i have gotten to where i LOVE beer. i just had that awkward conversation with my Doctor, where we did "booze math" together. a serving of beer is 12oz..not the 16oz pint i wish it was.
it's not easy to answer; "so how much do you drink?" she did tell me (she thinks) ALL patients average DOWN the number.
while i do not drink often, when i do; it might be 3 pints. Pliny the Younger night @ RussianRiver, i had FOUR 10 oz pours. they are only supposed to sell us three due to the 10.25 % ABV, but i did the Jedi mind trick on the bartender. (had to call my wife to pick me up, i left my truck parked until morning) that was and has been my last beer. i just stopped.
I drank a lot in college. it got me fat.
now? i worry about my liver. hehe. i dont think it recovers like it did in my youth. it doesnt help me in keeping fit either. i am mtn biking like a fool, but it sucks..my younger riding buddies all want to meet at the brewery down the single track hill. i just pedal my happyass home now. last night, my wife had a beer..i had a fizzy water.
i have some delicious brews in my fridge..and i think i am just gonna let them sit there..my rye whiskey?! oh boy..i'll leave them as well.
one month of laying off the booze, and my wife said i am skinnier. i dont claim to feel better, no better skin, sleep, poops, pees..
who has stopped? just because. non-addicts please. anyone just stop because they want to? or who cut waaay back?