You dont have to feel thst way anymore, put the plug in the jug. Keep in mind alcohol is not the problem only the solution to a problem. It can get better and honestly your life also gets better.
Just read that article. the cancer info is sobering. Bravo to bicycling for publishing.Cutting back, but not going totally dry. Saving it for the once a week cheat meal if I feel the urge. I too have noticed the RHR, stress level, body battery and sleep info from my Garmin Vivoactive. I also notice it from sugar from a dessert. And I just read this, published on 01/01/23
Does Cycling Have a Drinking Problem?
Bikes and booze have been linked for decades, but research shows there's no such thing as a healthy amount of alcohol.www.bicycling.com
I have dumped alcohol so many times only to buy it back that night. 5 days for me now. Haven't done this since 2016.
Trying. Yesterday was a tough one. Either way I am still on the wagon. Fighting this stupid cold has been awful. I'm such a baby when it comes to being sick. It's not even that bad, just an annoying head cold/tickle in throat. I just don't do well sitting and that, combined with Sundays being my worst day, wife wanting me to sleep in another room(snoring/coughing), depressing staying away from everyone trying to be the good guy and not get them sick...oof. I was up every 2 hours(maybe because of Advil Cold and Sinus?). Trying to start the week off right but a bit sick(NPI) of this head cold.
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As a life-long non-drinker, I always found it interesting that many people do not think drinking is an issue, until it is. Meeting new people, I have been ask this question many times: Do you not drink because you had a problem or you just don't drink? What an odd freaking question and really shows you the mindset of "I will never be the one with the problem".Does Cycling Have a Drinking Problem?
Bikes and booze have been linked for decades, but research shows there's no such thing as a healthy amount of alcohol.
My friend Mark Taylor is mentioned in this and I found it quite brave that he aired his story so publicly.
Alcohol is fucking up so many people around us all. It fucking sucks.
I find the entire CBD thing interesting. Scientifically, its pure snake-oil, there are zero actual real clinical data that shows it eases pain, primarily because if anyone does try to run a phase 3 trial and it fails, the entire house of cards falls. I think it was hyped in an effort to justify legalization. Well, mission accomplished. If you have a real medical issue, take real drugs. THC on the other hand has benefits, particularly with oncology patients, beyond the anecdotal.I’m watching someone close to me quit alcohol for good over the last year. I’m basically a decade plus w/o alcohol and I don’t remember quitting being that hard, but as I watch it happen in front of me it seems far more challenging. I give anyone trying a ton of credit.
I’ve become quite informed about this particular topic of late and I am a complete believer:
I became interested as I heard it was helpful for seasonal depression. I can attest that it works. Big time. I’m not talking about tripping. The opposite in fact. It’s such a low dose that your only thought otherwise is that you are having a good day. Kind of like that first sunny day in the spring when everything is just barely blooming. Sounds like a stretch I know..
Personally, I had a full knee replacement a month ago and I took a very deep dive into cbd/THC instead of opioids. (I took 0 oxy btw). This self prescribed treatment was less than embraced by some, but it made this time easier. I mention this as for me I have never really had strong urges to return to alcohol with 🌱 plant based options standing strong for my personal needs when they arise. In my personal headspace, I find alcohol a way more damaging and dark than cannabis, but years of refer madness / dare has convinced so many that alcohol is a safer bet. It isn’t. It also isn’t harmless.
One of the things that I really never understood until this year, is that any substance impacts each individual differently. With this in mind it’s difficult to really understand how quitting any substance or taking any substance is impacting someone you know. I am fortunate that I quit alcohol quite easily and I wish an ease to quit comes to others considering same.
Does Cycling Have a Drinking Problem?
Bikes and booze have been linked for decades, but research shows there's no such thing as a healthy amount of alcohol.
My friend Mark Taylor is mentioned in this and I found it quite brave that he aired his story so publicly.
Alcohol is fucking up so many people around us all. It fucking sucks.
Here are some audiobooks that I found empowering that might have snippets that could help
Food of the Gods : The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs, and Human Evolution
Nonfiction · 2012
Living from a Place of Surrender: The Untethered Soul in Action (Original Recording)
Religion & Spirituality · 2019
I know its cliche, but too much of anything isn't a problem until it is. We live in a culture of more, more, more.
