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Forum ยป Going sober and working out more as you get older?
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Thread: Going sober and working out more as you get older?

post 1665430033 08-02-2022, 02:16 PM
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Going sober and working out more as you get older?

So, as with age it gets harder to lose weight (obviously due to bad habits)

But curious if anyone has really toned down their old habits (junk food, alcohol, smoking cigs, etc) in a pre-emptive move?
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post 1665430283 08-02-2022, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted By thadderbox⏩
So, as with age it gets harder to lose weight (obviously due to bad habits)

But curious if anyone has really toned down their old habits (junk food, alcohol, smoking cigs, etc) in a pre-emptive move?
I have cut way back on drinking as I got older. Not really a weight loss motive, but recovery time over 40 (from any activity that is taxing on your body, but including heavy drinking for sure) is a lot longer. I just can't do it anymore.
post 1665430293 08-02-2022, 02:21 PM
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ive done this the last few years. only drink a few times a year, on vacations or holidays. Focus on doing athletic things for fun instead of drinking. example, if i go to the lake for the weekend, instead of getting day drunk on the boat, i might kayak around for a few hours.
I do a lot of mountain biking too. id rather stay sober and ride bikes for 4 hours than sit in a bar on a sunny fall saturday and watch collage football. fun as that is...
post 1665432333 08-02-2022, 02:58 PM
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I've been sober for over 8 years and i'm aging gracefully, still go as hard as i ever did
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post 1665453753 08-02-2022, 09:58 PM
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Originally Posted By eod8989⏩
I've been sober for over 8 years and i'm aging gracefully, still go as hard as i ever did
Drinking kills me as I'll have 2 cocktails, which are high in calories, and then I binge because the alcohol makes me not give a chit. It's definitely a problem behavior as my girlfriends like to go out for cocktails. I do better if I stick to one cocktail, but it's hard when you bar hop and guys buy you drinks.
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