I mean, I just think about how shitty I’d feel getting fatter and realise that short tierm satisfaction isn’t worth it
I kind of “gave up” last week and am definitely regretting it
Life is too short for regret. Vacations are for enjoyment.
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This is why I hang out on these forums - I’ve been training 30+ years and I really don’t much care what anyone else has to say about training and nutrition anymore, I just want to shoot the shit with people who have the same foundational beliefs as I do.
The regulars here are crazy, but they’re my kind of crazy.
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The older I get, the better I used to be.
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Having gone from a lover of beer and whiskey (I grew up in Wisconsin where beer is ingrained in the culture) and then having tk give it up completely at age 30 due to non-alcoholic stereo hepatitis [sic] I can honestly say I don’t miss it at all. Why change one’s brain and ability to function at a high level?
Very rarely I will get a craving for the taste of beer, but not the alcohol. Thankfully there are some amazing non-alcoholic beers these days.
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I think drinking socially is fine, but there’s a fine line between ‘Drinking some spirits during a fancy dinner/get together or a (note; a single!) bottle of beer during dinner with friends’ and ‘drinking mimosas at 7:30AM’ like ChickenLittle said.
I think drinking culture is fucked in so many places.
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I don’t understand the appeal of alcohol
- toxic
- leads to bad choices
- 1+2 = feel shite after
- 1+2+3 => very bad for fitness/bodycomposition/productivity goals
I feel very lucky to be allergic to ethanol and even if I were not, I feel very lucky to not be the type to fold to social pressure
This is all true of fast food too, and goddamn do I still love me some Taco Bell
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It can be fun though.
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I don’t say that everything you eat is nasty, and the burrito looks incredible, but when you really had your head down there for a while, well, I couldn’t have done it.
You’re one of the people on here whose opinion I hold in VERY high regard.
Thank you! It’s mutual.
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I think it’s more down now than it’s ever been, haha. But thanks for that!
There’s never anything nasty I force myself to eat for gains. There HAVE been meals that I made quickly simply because I was in a rush and was just checking boxes of “has protein and veggies”
I’m very introverted. It can definitely help me in social situations. There was a time it definitely would eventually hurt me in those same situations.
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Alcohol has positive sides too. None of them health related obviously. But it’s easy to knock what you have not tried (with tried I don’t mean having a sip).
Peer pressure around alcohol consumption sucks! Growing up in what most people here would deem a very fucked up drinking culture, I’m sure I was part of that problem! When I was young and dumb. Maybe not consciously but we were toxic.
But I understand the argument. I would have a similar argument with people when it comes to smoking. Even though I do smoke a cigar myself every couple of months. It’s hard to work in a hospital where people die gasping for air and then see people you care about smoke.
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Ahh… my lack of social awareness helps me here too. I rarely get nervous talking to peers bc I don’t care enough about what impression I make nor can I judge 
Even around superiors, I tend to put myself out there for better or worse
A good portion of the men on mums side are some combination of drunk and deadbeat. Every summer I’m reminded of how shitty their lives are when I’m forced to go with the family to visit.
Uncle on dads side also gets serious ulcers bc of a drinking game grandpa made him play a decade ago. He’s miserable and has to go to hospital every couple of months
Definitely coloured my views
Beer and wine are also like food. There different styles and regional or national “Apelacions” to try.
It’s like a cultural exchange!
Plus, somebody who loved beer or wine made it for you to experience and enjoy. By drinking it you show respect for their craftsmanship.
And new seasons mean new beers. Now it’s almost German/Fall time! Marzens and Festbiers and Ales of all kinds are coming out. It’s very exciting.
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Confession: I bought a treadmill today.
Follow up: it’s the first step in convincing the wife we need a half-rack in the garage.
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Any cool tricked out features?
Yeah. You cant just leave it out there all alone. It needs a buddy or it will get bored and pluck itself bald.
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No. It’s a very basic treadmill. Fanciest thing it has is Bluetooth.
Not looking to pry - but hoping this means good things for you two again!
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