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[quote=Anonymous]Like many people, I am trying Dry January this year and I am two weeks in. This is the longest I have gone without drinking since I was pregnant about 10 years ago and I am feeling really good.

Over the past few years, I have had tons of tightness in my hip and glute, which has prevented me from running as much as I used to. Over the past two weeks, it has almost completely gone away. And I have been running (not a ton -- 3 miles, 3x a week) so it's not because I'm not running. I was also having a lot of stiffness in my ankles when I first woke up in the morning, and that has gone away too.

Obviously I know the many benefits of stopping drinking (weight loss, better sleep, etc) but I had not previously connected muscle soreness/stiffness with alcohol. I thought I was just getting older (I'm in my mid 40s) and that I didn't bounce back as quickly from a run. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced something similar? And also, if you have recently quit or cut back on alcohol, have there been any surprising benefits? I'm hoping for motivation to keep me going on this journey, and wondering what I might have to look forward to. [/quote]

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