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Alcoholism vs sobriety. Today marks 1,000 days sober. Going into rehab and having the courage to ask for help saved my life.
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u/nextsummersweetheart 9d ago
Congratulations!! 🎉🎈🥇
You look great and so much more healthy!
I hope you're feeling good, and finding a lot of happiness in your sobriety.
High fives and best wishes to you :)
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u/Michael_konadu_69 9d ago
Bro went from mythologically accurate Thor to mcu Thor well done
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u/SteelAlchemistScylla 9d ago
Was Thor canonically big-gutted?
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u/Michael_konadu_69 9d ago
Yes he was a raging drunk basically god of war him exactly
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u/DraconicWF 9d ago
He’s described as a raging drunk but in the original mythology there is no full description beyond the Nordic equivalent of the word “big”. Could mean tall or fat or whatever. All likely hood though he’s supposed to be fat
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u/kinghorker 9d ago
IIRC the size of his gut is never stated in mythology, but it is stated countless times that he feasts a lot and drinks even more. As a trick he was once made to drink out of a horn that was connected to the seas, but they had to call off the prank because that dude drank so much he lowered the sea level, and his gulps created the tides. Man was a unit when it came to slamming back drinks.
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u/ChronicRedhead 9d ago
He was, and according to at least one telling of a myth was also quite the attractive cross-dresser. Don't ask me how he passed for Freya, though.
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u/DeficiencyOfGravitas 9d ago
No. The whole "accurate Thor was obese" thing is a pendulum effect from the minor backlash to the popular PS4 game God of War 5 Ragnarok.
To start out, there is no true canon in Norse paganism. Hard to have a canon when the pagan Norse did not value the written word. The only detailed accounts we have of pagan Norse stories are from the mixed Christian era where stories were written down by people who are decades if not centuries removed from when those stories were truly believed.
The stories about Thor have him being the ultimate "man's man". He's boastful, strong, and loved his food and drink. It's why he had a little workman's hammer as an ultimate weapon. Did that make him obese? Probably not. All we really know is that he had a red beard. "By Thor's red beard" as an oath survived longer than the stories did.
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u/HypnotizedMeg 9d ago
I'm very, very proud of you. This is something I've been battling for years. I make goals and they flop. All these sobriety posts are so inspiring
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u/Disney_Plus_Axolotls 9d ago
You can do it!! If it’s a bad problem for you I do suggest rehab, it saved my uncle’s life. He had a very severe drinking problem for about 20 years or so, his heart health was insanely terrible. Everyone had been telling him to stop for so many of those years but he didn’t listen, until a couple years ago when my dad forced him to go to a rehab. He’s now happy and healthy with a girlfriend and clean house. If he could change, you most certainly can.
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u/SweetLilMonkey 9d ago
Abstinence is 10,000 times easier than moderation.
Sending good vibes your way.
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u/BoozyMcBoozehound 9d ago
Took me too many tries to realize this. But once I did everything fell into place quickly.
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u/ResponsibleCycle5788 9d ago
Once your brain has learned to rely on alcohol to cope, you can't ever go back to the way things were. The alcohol has to go.
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u/Fortinbrah 9d ago
You can do it! The best piece of advice I’ve ever gotten was “just do your best” and it helped me so much!
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u/PerspectiveActive218 9d ago
Congratulations! I've recently gone sober myself. May I ask what your diet and exercise routine is?
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u/Disastrous-Dress8077 9d ago
My diet is vegetarian except for fish and squid which I catch myself. Hommus, beans, eggs, protein shakes and whatever vegetables that are in season. I’m fortunate that I can not get bored eating the same thing for an extended amount of time I’ve set up a home gym with mostly secondhand gear I’ve bought pretty cheap. I don’t really have a structured routine, I just try to fit in about 15 minutes a day. Sometimes more sometimes less. I’ve also started doing Pilates on a reformer 3-4 times a week for the last two months which has made a huge difference.
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u/Lambo918 9d ago
I am a recovering alcoholic as well, congrats on the sobriety man. What kind of protein do you use for shakes? Everything I have tried makes me so bloated but you look ripped as fuck haha.
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u/Murphy_York 9d ago
Idk about OP but Whey Protein Isolate is what you’re looking for
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u/RealNasty 9d ago
I'm on a similar journey for the second time in about 6 years. Optimal Nutrition Gold Standard 100 percent Whey. Costco has it on sale once in a while.
Double chocolate is actually pretty tasty and I don't even like chocolate.
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u/06_TBSS 9d ago
Wait, you catch your own squid? Beating alcoholism is unbelievably impressive, but the squid thing is a close 2nd.
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u/TheBirminghamBear 9d ago
Yeah he rows out into the middle of the ocean, taunts it, and fist fights it to death before hauling it behind him to shore.
Only way to catch squid.
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u/Tasty-Chicken5355 9d ago
How this man so shredded with 15 minutes a day
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u/malaporpism 9d ago
Shredded is about low body fat, which is just about eating less calories than you burn until the belly fat is gone. 15 minutes a day is enough to overload a couple muscle groups at a time, but you get shredded in the kitchen not the gym.
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u/Anti_Meta 9d ago
You replaced one addiction for another -
Doing laundry on your fucking stomach.
Good for you man, my dad got his 27 year coin on new years.
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u/bjohnsonarch 9d ago
Lol I’ve been in recovery for almost 5 years now and always hear about cross-addictions and the fear of falling back - laundry on your stomach is a new one LOL! Thanks for a good laugh today!
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u/MainMosaicMan 9d ago
Great job! (3372 days but who's counting)
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u/JohnExcrement 9d ago
Congratulations!! That is such a huge accomplishment. You look happy and healthy. Best wishes for your future!
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u/castle_corridor 9d ago
Man, you've done well and you look great.
Yesterday my mother passed away at the age of 57. She had many health issues, but she couldn't keep away from the bottle nonetheless. She refused serious help. Now I'm 25 and motherless.
Alcoholism can go fuck itself. It's good to see someone who managed to turn things around. My guy, be proud of what you've accomplished. I am glad for you.
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u/bugurman 9d ago
So quiting alcohol gets you ripped?
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u/Conan776 9d ago
I have been able to personally confirm that merely replacing alcohol with ice cream does not have quite the same results.
(The things I do for science!)
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u/_BigChallenges 9d ago
As someone going through quitting, stopping alcohol intake has made my desire for sweets GO THROUGH THE ROOF. It is wild craving chocolate chip cookies at 11:53 pm
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u/PrincessDab 9d ago
Alcohol metabolizes as sugar so when you are drinking regularly you often won't crave sweets at all because so much of your "diet" is sugar. When you quit your body is like wtf, gimme all the sweets!!!
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u/_BigChallenges 9d ago
Awesome. I’ll be going forward in stride, knowing that ultimately chocolate chip cookies are WAY healthier for me than alcohol. lmao
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u/PrincessDab 9d ago
It is so hard, trust me I understand. I hope you do well on your journey! It's takes a while but the sleep is soooooo much better and feeling true happiness again is incredible.
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u/jjwinc68 9d ago
When my wife came out of rehab she went on a pint (sometimes a half gallon) of ice cream habit a DAY. Our bathroom scale couldn't keep up.
It's the sugar from the alcohol that your brain and body miss. She's still not over it and it'll be 10 years on May 1. That struggle is real.
Luckily, we were able to get rip ourselves away from ice cream. Now it's Mike and Ikes, Good and Plenty, and Blow Pops. 🙄
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u/ohdippillboi 9d ago
I quit booze for about 4 months in early 2021 (had been working out relatively consistently for about 2.5 years prior) - it was like throwing gasoline on a fire. Went into summer 2021 looking like an absolute monster.
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u/SuperSalad_OrElse 9d ago
I’ve been sober for 6 months and I’m in the same boat - the results are showing and I’ve been feeling a self esteem resurgence!
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u/-iNfluence 9d ago
Does sober mean you never drink or you never drink to excess?
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u/SuperSalad_OrElse 9d ago
Sober for me means zero drinking of any alcohol. I’ve tried moderation and I’m just another person who can’t get enough. My moderation leads to excess.
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u/AnnyuiN 9d ago
While I don't have an issue with alcohol, I take a medicine called naltrexone as an off-label for certain mental issues. It's something I think that's worth looking at! Heck I don't drink much to begin with and now I drink even less while taking it. It's normally used for alcoholics and I can definitely see the appeal!
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u/Random_account_9876 9d ago
I was developing a gut from drinking lots of beer, dry January has really started to cut that fat down.
Probably going to drastically cut back on booze for the foreseeable future
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u/lunalives 9d ago
It sure helps! The liver metabolizes alcohol before other nutrients, meaning lots of carbs and fat get stored as weight/energy instead. (Massive simplification.)
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u/juancee22 9d ago
Yes. Well, if you do something obviously.
Alcohol reduces protein synthesis, among a lot other negative effects. So just by stop drinking it you should see an improvement.
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u/Soleil06 9d ago
Do not forget that alcohol is also incredibly caloric dense. 1 g of Alcohol has 7kcal, which is almost as much as fat at 8kcal per 1g.
If you are drinking 200ml of some Vodka per day or comparable alcoholic strength you are consuming around 500kcal. Almost as much as a large meal.
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u/vitringur 9d ago
Except the metabolic efficiency of alcohol is no where near that of fat.
You are only getting 5 effective kcals from alcohol if you factor in the metabolic process.
And then you probably also have to factor in how much of the by products you just end up peeing out.
Likewise, gasoline has a lot of kcals but you aren't exactly going to absorb them.
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u/terminalxposure 9d ago
Yes sort of…I lost about 9 Kilos simply by just giving up alcohol. You tend to be more happy, eat less and motivated to be generally active.
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u/Murphy_York 9d ago
It’s not the alcohol as much as it is the lifestyle. Your lifestyle is completely different when you’re drinking all the time.
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u/paulfknwalsh 9d ago
I've lost around 15 kilos in two years (33 pounds), the main thing I cut down on was beer / cider. Few other factors, and the crack probably helped, but yeah beer was a big one.
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u/LaReinalicious 9d ago
Alcohol Use Disorder ( AUD) is a medical problem, and there is medication to treat it. !!!
50 mg Naltrexone is a miracle if you want to quit drinking alcohol.
I drank alcohol every day for approximately 20 years. I was entirely sick of the waste of money and the lack of energy. I spent YEARS drinking wine late at night searching the Internet for "How to stop drinking." My searches FINALLY led me to a Ted talk where a woman explained how she had taken this one pill (50 mg Naltrexone) and it had helped her to stop drinking alcohol. So I went to my doctor and I asked him for a prescription for naltrexone. I've been taking it for about five years.
There was a period of time where I CHOSE to drink again due to depression and sadness ( my son died) and I stopped taking the naltrexone and started using alcohol again.
This period of using alcohol again lasted for more than a year, and then once again I got sick of it and I took the medication AGAIN and oh my God it is a miracle!!
It really really really helps with the cravings and helps with withdrawal symptoms. I cannot express how much it helps. Even though I miss my son very much, I am very happy and content these days.
If any of you reading this are struggling with AUD ( alcohol use disorder) and you feel like you need help, I strongly recommend that you ask your doctor for a prescription of 50 mg of Naltrexone. Alcohol use disorder is a medical problem, and there is a medical treatment to help you!
https://riahealth.com/blog/a-complete-miracle-how-naltrexone-works-on-your-brain/
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u/OnionTruck 9d ago
+1 for Naltrexone. It took all the joy out of drinking and enabled me to cut back.
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u/water_baughttle 9d ago
It took all the joy out of drinking and enabled me to cut back.
What do you mean by that? Are those two different effects of the medication, i.e. no longer feeling euphoric when drunk and also no longer having cravings to drink?
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u/D3korum 9d ago
It can do both but its different for every person. I think most use it for the removal of the euphoric effect, though this can be pushed through it isn't a 100% stop all.
There are also a lot of studies that show a strong link to a placebo effect of taking the drug and reduction of cravings/usage of alcohol/drugs. Its an interesting drug for sure.
If you are looking for something that is just for cravings Campral/Acamprosate has been shown to be effective. Its interesting as once again there is a strong placebo effect that is seen with this drug as well.
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u/thecatgoesmoo 9d ago
Did it make you feel sick if you drank on it?
I have a bottle but haven't taken it because I do about 12 drinks a day and the pharmacist said "do NOT drink at all while taking it" but i know I can't go cold turkey.
My doctor kinda said it would just make drinking not as fun, but not make me terribly sick. Not sure who to believe.
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u/Kal66 9d ago
Ask your doctor about Wellbutrin. It helps with the cravings, doesn't make you sick if you drink. But at the end of the day, it's about determination.
It gets easier faster than you'd think. Just takes determination. A little working out (like a 15 min jog nothing too involved) helps a whole lot too. You got this.
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u/DimbyTime 9d ago
Wellbutrin is also used to treat depression and off label ADHD. So it could also help those issues as well (for anyone suffering)
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u/secondfetus 9d ago
This is super good info thanks for posting! I had no idea there was medication out there to help with sobriety, that is wicked cool
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u/skyfly89 9d ago
Hey man way to go. I wish you the very best. I’ve been battling myself for years. I can’t seem to quit. I’m quite the functioning alcoholic and just can’t stop myself. It’s nice to see someone who can
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u/ripmacmillion 9d ago
I’ve been sober 25 days. I was about to go out with friends and break. This post changed my mind. Thank you.
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u/hands0m3dude 9d ago
Awesome! I'm pretty happy for you and nice body! I hope someday my body will be like yours. It's been 2 months since I started losing weight and exercising and I've gone from 227lbs to 205 lbs.
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u/GrassBlade619 9d ago
What an absolute beast man. I always tell people that anyone who puts in the work can become at least a 7 but it looks like you put in the work and became a 10.
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u/Shashamash 9d ago
I've been drinking everyday for 29 years...I meant to type 20, then when I realized 29 was actually right I just kept typing. I'm thinking about just killing myself as I'm just a burden to everyone and society as a whole.
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u/real_jonno 9d ago
You're not a burden. You need help. Please reach out to a support group. Honestly, you can do this.
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u/Mouth-Pastry 9d ago
You're no burden to me. You are of infinite potential. We have no idea what you are capable of if you got control of the sauce.
I bet there is a beautiful strong individual on the otherside of this comment.
I was a complete fuckin degenerate that nobody trusted. I got it under control 12 years ago and now life is damn good.
It's worth it mate. So are you.
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u/it_is_impossible 9d ago
It’s more that that though.
Maybe not for this one person, but for many. In order to maintain this for years you have to address the reasons you drank and resolve them then have the discipline to change to and maintain all new routines.
These posts pop up all the time and make it seem like hey quit drinking and everything turns around in a few months. Nah. Way, way more than that.
Quit drinking, get therapy, start exercising, meditate, eat better get full nights of sleep. Without all that you may still succeed but it’s a coin toss.
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u/MrMcStuffins97 9d ago
Thanks for the inspiration. I’ve got almost 2 weeks clean and sober. I started going back to the gym as well 💪🏼
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u/Ronark91 9d ago
Congrats, man. I’m two days shy of 100 days. Going to treatment was the smartest thing I’ve ever done. Here’s to another day, my friend.
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u/stevengreen11 9d ago
Alcoholism is one of the toughest battles I've ever witnessed, and it looks like you conquered it. Legendary. Well done.