I am deep denial
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Anonymous
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42 yo fit woman. But realizing that I feel so much better when I don’t drink alcohol and when I don’t eat meat.
I do not want this to be true. |
Anonymous
| I feel you. Also 42 and I recently cut out bread for a week. I felt and looked better immediately (which is not to say I continued to avoid bread after that week). I'm so mad about it, especially because MIL has been recommending it for years. Ugh. |
Anonymous
| SAME. At least about the alcohol. I was drinking a glass of wine every single night for the first 20 months of the pandemic. Then I suddenly lost my taste for alcohol. Now I’m having a glass of wine maybe twice a month, and only with friends. I feel so much better overall (and pretty crappy after those solitary glasses). It’s like my body is suddenly intolerant of any alcohol at all! |
Anonymous
| I'm coming to the same conclusion with chocolate. It's depressing. |
Anonymous
+1 But I still like alcohol and it makes me feel like crap. Then I questioned maybe I was an alcoholic because I really craved my 2-3 glasses of wine once or twice a month. Yeah, I normally stop at 2 not 1! Meat does nothing to me though, so I will continue to eat like a T rex |
Anonymous
| It might be worth it to search out the stupid high end meat that’s pastured on a regenerative farm type of thing. Factory meat is not good for us. |
Anonymous
| I regret this discovery about myself also. Sorry OP. |
Anonymous
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OP here. First of all: I am IN deep denial. Sheesh.
Second, yes, this is very, very sad. Alcohol just makes me feel awful in my 40s… instant hot flash, especially from wine, and I can’t sleep, I feel sluggish and headachy and unmotivated the next day. Sigh. And with meat, I never noticed an issue until I went mostly vegetarian. Now when I eat animal protein, and always local/grass-fed/organic - I just feel really full and lethargic and icky the next day. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh. |
Anonymous
None of this means that you can't ever drink or eat meat again. You're still able to make trade offs. For me, this would mean I only drank rarely, when it would really contribute to my fun (like a college reunion or wedding or something) and just plan a low key day the next day or two after. I'd probably eat less meat, but not no meat. It doesn't have to be black and white. |
Anonymous
I wish (chocolate). I have lost my taste for alcohol though. |
Anonymous
| I wish I would lose my taste for all of the above! |
Anonymous
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Me too!
I've stopped drinking. Reluctantly stopped eating meat and most simple carbs. All but cut out sugar (I love candy). I am in the best shape, though. And I feel good. Healthy and clear headed. I do still pop an occasional edible. I'm allowed one vice. |
Anonymous
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Ugh, SAME OP. Same. I'm 44. I enjoy drinking alcohol but the cons outweigh the pros at this point. It's not like I can't function the next day but I just feel blah and fuzzy--even after just 1 glass--because it's affecting my sleep so much now.
I won't even get started on how terrible I feel eating the same foods I've been eating for the past 20 years. Sigh. |
Anonymous
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I’m carbs and cheese (really any cow milk)
But I love carbs and cheese |
Anonymous
| Likewise with carbs. I love, love, love bread and cookies and sweets. But they simply do not love me back. Sob. |