Giving up drinking for 1 year

[Setesh]

Sorry it's been so rough for you man. I think your decision to quit drinking shows real character. I hope you get back on top of everything soon. During and after my divorce I found exercise helped me more than anything else, that and talking it out.

 

[Jacob_Marley]

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Ultimately, I think there is a lot more that goes into one's health, or lack thereof, than their drinking or divine intervention...

I believe I have seriously “dodged a bullet”.
The Lord swung a 2x4 at my head and it just barely grazed me.
I took the advice and didn’t look back.
FWIW

It was not a religious comment.

Substitute "fate", "reality" or even "providence" for the word "Lord".

I'm not terribly religious either. It was just a better visual.

It IS possible for every single person, regardless of physical fitness and diet, to drink their livers into a corner ... nevermind the other disease and toxin factors I alluded to above that can contribute to the problem.

You are absolutely correct that more goes into health than drinking and luck. But if you are heading into liver failure then that pretty much trumps everything else.
It is *astounding* how many functions and systems are affected ... and those negative effects are both cumulative and synergistic.
I never knew until I had to.

I only made the post to point out:
1) that a person can end up with such problems even if they don't have a lot of other common "problem drinking" symptoms.
2) that early moderation is a better choice than having to give it up entirely ... and
3) that I admire cheezy's decision to take that step.

Ok, gettin down off the soapbox now.

I've always liked that quote by Hyman Roth ... "Good health -- the most important thing in the world. More than success, more than money -- more than power. "
But I didn't really understand it until I got older.

Sorry to lapse into "preachy".

 

[Brulosopher]

. It was not a religious comment. Substitute "fate", "reality" or even "providence" for the word "Lord". I'm not terribly religious either. It was just a better visual. It IS possible for every single person, regardless of physical fitness and diet, to drink their livers into a corner ... nevermind the other disease and toxin factors I alluded to above that can contribute to the problem. You are absolutely correct that more goes into health than drinking and luck. But if you are heading into liver failure then that pretty much trumps everything else. It is *astounding* how many functions and systems are affected ... and those negative effects are both cumulative and synergistic. I never knew until I had to. I only made the post to point out: 1) that a person can end up with such problems even if they don't have a lot of other common "problem drinking" symptoms. 2) that early moderation is a better choice than having to give it up entirely ... and 3) that I admire cheezy's decision to take that step. Ok, gettin down off the soapbox now. I've always liked that quote by Hyman Roth ... "Good health -- the most important thing in the world. More than success, more than money -- more than power. " But I didn't really understand it until I got older. Sorry to lapse into "preachy".

I feel you, man, not preachy at all!