Lancet study: "..the safest level of (alcohol) drinking is none."

[lawrenceRaider]

My wife and I recently cut out alcohol consumption, entirely in her case, and nearly entirely in mine. I went out for beers with a friend once, and had a friend bring me back beers from England that I've nursed on here and there. Total drinks per week for me is definitely less than one. Biggest bonus is weight loss for us both, hers I'm not sure of, but I dropped 7 lbs without doing anything else differently.

I'm a beer hoarder, so have a bunch of pretty fantastic brews in my beer cellar, and I plan to slowly consume those. Also have some nice bourbons that I need to decide what to do with, and a couple expensive bottles of wine that we'll probably eventually drink. I've pretty well decided though that I will not be purchasing more moving forward. I feel a hell of a lot better in general and am moving weight at the gym that I either haven't since I was much younger, or just haven't at all (PR territory).

[DanT]

Originally Posted by lawrenceRaider

My wife and I recently cut out alcohol consumption, entirely in her case, and nearly entirely in mine. I went out for beers with a friend once, and had a friend bring me back beers from England that I've nursed on here and there. Total drinks per week for me is definitely less than one. Biggest bonus is weight loss for us both, hers I'm not sure of, but I dropped 7 lbs without doing anything else differently.

I'm a beer hoarder, so have a bunch of pretty fantastic brews in my beer cellar, and I plan to slowly consume those. Also have some nice bourbons that I need to decide what to do with, and a couple expensive bottles of wine that we'll probably eventually drink. I've pretty well decided though that I will not be purchasing more moving forward. I feel a hell of a lot better in general and am moving weight at the gym that I either haven't since I was much younger, or just haven't at all (PR territory).

Reductions like that are expected to be good for your health. My wife doesn't like the taste of alcohol. I like whiskies but, like you, I've only average about 1 drink per week lately and that's almost all been wine or beer with friends. No whiskey. A few weeks ago I bought a bottle of Teeling Small Batch to enjoy with any guests that like whiskey, but so far no takers, so it's sitting unopened at home, next to an unopened Glenfiddich 12. I wouldn't be too surprised if those two bottles make it to deep into the upcoming NFL season.

I've been on a weight-loss kick lately, so cutting way back on alcohol has been very good for my own health, both in avoiding all those calories and also in getting much better sleep. I'm down about 25 pounds and hope to take off another 25 or so in the next few months.