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post 1644520493 08-08-2021, 01:03 PM
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I notice I have elbow inflammation the next day after drinking. Chit us terrible for fitness goals.
post 1644521183 08-08-2021, 01:18 PM
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Same OP.
Ever since I went 1 month without drinking, whenever I drink heavy now I get a hangover so bad that it makes me not drink again for weeks. It really messes your mind up too and emotions. Proper makes you realise just what damage it does to your entire body. Feel bad for low self controlcels who drink every weekend srs
post 1644521273 08-08-2021, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted By gainslit⏩
Don’t agree. Feel like many of the best nights of my life have been alcohol induced. Funniest times with friends. Lolsiest situations we’ve been in. Been laid most times because of it. Too many good times to count. Met wife on a night out randomly. Feel like ppl who haven’t spent some time of 18-25 partying are generally weird autists.

Drinking a lot when you’re older is cringe and cope though.
True, it can be a cope you might not regret in. My post was meant to be deeper, as in cope because of how the society is, having to work the 9-5 all week, then finally you can "relax" and "do what you really want" in the weekend and squeeze it all in to one or two nights by overloading your dopamine receptors

it's a cope that makes sense in a way
post 1644521393 08-08-2021, 01:22 PM
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I haven’t had a drink or smoked pot in 2 years.

Life tastes sweeter sober (dead fookin srs)
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post 1644521493 08-08-2021, 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted By gainslit⏩
Don’t agree. Feel like many of the best nights of my life have been alcohol induced. Funniest times with friends. Lolsiest situations we’ve been in. Been laid most times because of it. Too many good times to count. Met wife on a night out randomly. Feel like ppl who haven’t spent some time of 18-25 partying are generally weird autists.

Drinking a lot when you’re older is cringe and cope though.
i agree. honestly how long have you been lifting op? or seriously lifting?

idk for sure but i feel like you just described the benefits of lifting. i drank once a week max when i did. ive been so infrequent now i'm not even sure i could say i drink. i've drank like once in a year
post 1644522603 08-08-2021, 01:43 PM
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I did 8 months sober last year and it was amazing. Now I'm stuck in a viscous cycle of going out every night and getting yucky with the fkin bois. Having a blast but being sober is pretty nice. Maybe after summer.

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post 1644522703 08-08-2021, 01:45 PM
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alcohol is poison

im good without it
post 1644522763 08-08-2021, 01:45 PM
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Originally Posted By propreffered7⏩
i agree. honestly how long have you been lifting op? or seriously lifting?

idk for sure but i feel like you just described the benefits of lifting. i drank once a week max when i did. ive been so infrequent now i'm not even sure i could say i drink. i've drank like once in a year
I’ve been lifting on and off since I was 18 lol

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post 1644522803 08-08-2021, 01:46 PM
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im quitting too

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post 1644523193 08-08-2021, 01:52 PM
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Drank daily for years. Quit cold turkey (with the help of kratom, though) and have drunk a handful of times, since, and it's been a couple years.
Also quit cigs. Noticed a huge difference cutting those two things out.

Call me crazy, but when I cut out fapping, I also feel better.
post 1644523733 08-08-2021, 02:01 PM
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I quit beer and now just drink vodka and sugar free gatorade and feel like kang. Brb, dont have to get up at nite to piss, brb feel hydrated, brb ready to tackle the next day.
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post 1644524533 08-08-2021, 02:14 PM
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op are you smoking lala? srs
post 1644526553 08-08-2021, 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted By yieldtonothing⏩
op are you smoking lala? srs
Nah mayne, I haven’t been able to enjoy that really since college.

Just makes me paranoid and awkward usually (ded fkn Srs)
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post 1644526663 08-08-2021, 02:51 PM
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post 1644527473 08-08-2021, 03:03 PM
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I feel like a blanket ban on something so ingrained within the culture (in UK, anyway) is ultimately unsustainable. But i had to cut my **** back too. I always said nahh im an all or nothing guy. Two years of failed attempts and now i can have 3-4 beers, get a nice buzz on, and then call it a day before i pass into drunk state. Get to bed at a reasonable time

Maybe once a month ill go to a gig and get yucky or whatever. I have a high stress job and its fun to let loose. But it has to be a special event. No getting ****ed up on the sofa for no reason.

The key was switching from chit tier lager to >5% IPAs. You can really sit and enjoy those, instead of throwing them down as quickly as possible, just to get pissed.

Everything in moderation, men. Pizza, alcohol, tren etc.
post 1644527653 08-08-2021, 03:06 PM
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Yeah brah, 7 months sober here and feels good not waking up feeling dreadful. Can think so much clearer and much more clarity now.
post 1644532493 08-08-2021, 04:38 PM
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I felt that too. I think it is possible to drink in a "healthy" way, but, at least in my case, I preferred to cut alcohol out of my life completely.
I feel that I handle my problems better and I feel that I spend my money on things that are more worthwhile as well.
post 1644532783 08-08-2021, 04:45 PM
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alcohol is chit in any amount/moderation. can't stand *******s that constantly glorify drinking while at the same time likely knowing they need to stop drinking and attempting to peer pressure other people into joining in on their debauchery
post 1644533253 08-08-2021, 04:57 PM
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That's great dude! Keep it up.


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I need to follow suit OP. I've slowed it down but not enough. Even slowing down I notice less anxiety. I've gone dry for awhile before, so I know it's good. I know myself though. For the long term I'll need a substitute. Like smoke a couple times a week, edibles occasionally.
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post 1644535863 08-08-2021, 05:40 PM
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im quitting too

before my heart explodes
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I stopped drinking back in March 2020 before things went to sh!t cus of the rona.

Eventually I kind of just stopped caring and forgot about it.

My gym progress has been crazy, quality of sleep is better, more money in my pocket is great, mental clarity is wonderful too.

I'll come back to a nice craft beer once in a while instead of just slamming drinks cus it's something to do.
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Originally Posted By RealLifeAlpha⏩
Feelsgoodmayne (ded fkn Srs)



I sometimes miss rinsing out but I have noticed so many improvements fr



Have cut down on drinking big time the past 3 months.
Good deal man, thumbs up
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I have 3 cases and 5 bottles to keep me going. After I finish them I won't be buying more for a while
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Originally Posted By RealLifeAlpha⏩
Wish I had considered scaling back my drinking earlier, in my 20s

I’m turning 34 this month.It was always so easy to look at all of my peers binge drinking and use it as an excuse to view my own ****ed up habits as normal (ded fkn Srs)
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It seems like every time I try to stop drinking I end up drinking more. This is my third day in a row of getting wasted.
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Originally Posted By TealCat⏩
You're not wrong. Our culture around alcohol is so fukked up.

So many of my personal probs growing up can easily be linked to the extreme disparity between over and underachievement here, rather than just being a healthy/balanced person. (disappearing middle class too)
So true this. In the UK we drink on birthdays, halloween, christmas. We drink when were sad, when were happy, when were celebrating - socialising - whatever the occasion, theres always drink involved and it usually doesnt stop at 2-3 either.
Originally Posted By Yoopwat⏩
Could be that, the amount of drug addicts you guys have is absurd too. This is why you can’t have nice things, don’t see Chinese kids popping ***** for fun whilst their parents OD on meth.
Bruh.. I don't know if its official or not, but the UK has one of the highest drug addiction problems in the world.

How many people do you know that smoke green or snort pepsi? If I think of like 50 people, I can name maybe 3-5 who don't regularly do some kind of drug or have some kind of addiction problem (Food,sugar, caffeine, alcohol, gambling etc)
Originally Posted By gainslit⏩
Don’t agree. Feel like many of the best nights of my life have been alcohol induced. Funniest times with friends. Lolsiest situations we’ve been in. Been laid most times because of it. Too many good times to count. Met wife on a night out randomly. Feel like ppl who haven’t spent some time of 18-25 partying are generally weird autists.

Drinking a lot when you’re older is cringe and cope though.
This is definitely true. I can relate to all of this.


I think as you get older though, alcohol starts being less fun and more counter-productive. If you have goals/ambitions/dreams etc, anything you do on a regular basis that is bad for you, or holds you back or makes accomplishing your goals harder than it needs to be - is pointless.
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I read a study the other day actually that said something like high (or) consistent low alcohol use, limits protein synthesis by like 30-40%.

It also can fuk with fat loss more so than just the excess liquid calories. Because when your body ingests a poison, it burns that off first before doing anything else (e.g. fat loss).



I made a list to help me cut back on drinking. Not that it was everbad, but it was like a bottle of wine a night with dinner with the mrs or something. I'm drinking mostly just weekends now, but thinking of blocking it out all together for 1 month, then 3, then 6 and see how I feel. Got a lot of weddings and stuff and we just came out of lockdown not too long ago, so its kinda hard - as everyone seems to be an alcoholic now and wanting to socialise 24/7.


* Saves money (probably legit spend a few grand a year on alcohol, or things as a result of alcohol - thats for 2 people mind you)
* Saves Calories (so physique would look better)
* More likely to hit the gym and have good sessions + recovery (better physique)
* Higher protein synthesis uptake (better physique)
* Fuks with hormonal balances less (higher test, better mood, lower anxiety, bad vibe thoughts)
* Would get up earlier and be more awake, so more likely to get more work done or cardio etc.
* More likely to be more productive if im not drinking, e.g. working , reading, meditating, working out etc whatever
* Better physique for me and the mrs
* Less likely to go off piste with my diet and eat chit foods like pizza or whatever.
* Better skin, hair, face aesthetics etc.
* Save money on taxis/cabs because I could drive more places.


There were a bunch of other things too, but i cant remember them

I'd be interested to hear from people who have been clean from everything for like 1 month, or 3 months, 6 months etc and see what they noticed the biggest changes were.

For me to go T-total - the biggest reason would be, by drinking - I'm literally not adding anything positive to my life. Even if its 1 bottle of beer on a Friday night. You can get good tasting no-alcohol beers if i really wanted to - so literally what is the point. It only adds negatives.
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Originally Posted By RealLifeAlpha⏩
Feelsgoodmayne (ded fkn Srs)



I sometimes miss rinsing out but I have noticed so many improvements fr



Have cut down on drinking big time the past 3 months.
Me too, I do miss it but FEELS like it would be impossible to go back now. Plus green is legal where I am.

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