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Long story short......I only really started drinking beer again about 3 years ago. I went about 20+ years with only having a couple beers a month. In my early 20's I drank and did some crazy / stupid shit that I regret now days. But this last stint was it for me. I enjoy feeling healthy , way more then the buzz I got from having a few beers and then feeling like shit. I may still have a beer or two at some special events , but I'm no longer going to have beer here at my place in the fridge. I haven't felt this good in like 4 years.....And am loving it!
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On the digestion thing ( which believe it or not was the worst side affect ). Every night ( I mean every single night for the past 6 months ) I had to take a damn laxative before bed , to have any hope of going to the bathroom the next morning. I was feeling tired , from the food not digesting well , and bloated like a son of a bitch. Not from gas or extra food , but swollen inside. I'm a light weight with beer , so I'm talking only 3 - 5 beers.
I can honestly say , coming up on week #5 of no drinking , I don't think I ever want to drink again. I remember feeling this good about 4 years ago before I started drinking. I forgot how good it feels when I " Don't " drink ! And check this out , I've never been fat or heavy , but as much as I was bloated , these past 4 weeks I have lost 4" around my stomach from the swelling going away. I fucking feel awesome right now , and can't wait for the serious riding season to start! Which is hopefully this weekend!
I drink a lot from 16 to about the age of 20. Was going through rough times from 18-19 and did a lot of stupid stuff. A little after turning 20, I realized how dumb going out and drinking was. The road that everyone was headed towards, including me. I simply lost interest.
When I hear someone get so hyped up over chugging beer I cringe, it reminds me of a little kid getting excited over the sugar in a soda, except instead of the sugar you are excited about the alcohol. At 22 I definitely feel like the “odd one out” when around people in my age group since it’s strange that I don’t jump at the chance to “get hammered” and “shotgun beers” or take some shots. I enjoy a couple beers when I’m working in the garage, or when I go out to eat I enjoy a cold beer with my food. But I don’t drink liquor because it makes me act like a fucking idiot, as it does a lot of people. I’ve had people BEG ME to “cmon man just take 1 shot with me/us.” Why do you want me to take a shot so badly? Does it make you feel better about yourself because “everyone” is taking one? That’s the most annoying thing in the world.
If you truly enjoy the feeling of being drunk, more than when you are sober, you are extremely broken as a human being. You need to dig deep and find why you feel that way.
There’s nothing wrong with alcohol if you just genuinely enjoy a beer after work, or you look forward to cold beer, some wine, or a little captain n coke on the weekend. As long as it’s not negatively affecting your life and holding you back as a person. Sadly I feel the majority of people who drink, do it as an escape from their real life, which is a life they hate, and complain about, and do nothing to change it. They just keep drinking, making bad decisions, and escaping their problems rather than solving them.
Had to go on a decent rant there lol. After seeing first hand alcohol completely devestate my family growing up and many other people, it makes me feel strongly about the subject. It blows my mind how an ingredient in a drink can rule over so many peoples lives in such a negative way.
Please don’t take this as a “I’m better than you because I didn’t get drunk last weekend and you did” thing or something like that. Everyone has their own issues in life, and everyone makes mistakes, we are only human. We are all going through different things at different stages in life. But let’s deal with and solve our problems, headfirst, rather than use something as a coping mechanism.
For those of you that do like to drink or smoke something for the 5 or so hours every night you are free after work. Ask yourself why you do that. There are hundreds of hobbies and positively impactful things you could be doing with that time instead, that would be much more enjoyable, and even funner to look back on down the road when you are older. When you are 70, do you want to look back on your middle aged years and think of all the beer you drink after work? Or do you want to look back on how proud you were that you discovered a new passion, tried something new, or improved yourself physically and mentally? It’s never to late to start, but it will be too late, when the damage is done and you only have a couple years left.
Sorry for the book!
Society has made it seem like the normal people can consume a few drinks and stop.
Reality is the majority of the population who do consume alcohol tend to do it in excess maybe not every time but more often than they should.
There was an issue with one of the girlfriends in the the group. She caused fights with her boyfriend every time they got drunk. Nobody wanted her to go on the trip because she was drama. So her boyfriend (a blood relative of the immediate family organizing the trip) said he wasnt gonna go if his girl couldnt go.
So I suggested to the group that healthy solution would be to do the trip sober. Snowboarding is fun enough. And we could still do all the family board games in the evenings as well as the big dinners. I also pointed out that the one girl wasnt the only person who got dramatic when drunk, she was being singled out tho.
Bad move on my part I guess. My wife & I were uninvited because my 23 year old cousin threw a tantrum & said she wouldn’t go on the trip if she wasnt allowed to drink.
We didnt go on the trip. They ended up bringing the “dramatic” girlfriend. And as predicted, the entire trip was a shitshow series of drunken nights, fights between all the couples, hangovers, and vows afterwards that she had single handily ruined the family vacation.
The value people put on alcohol in their lives is incredible when you step back.
This thread has been awesome and is helping me a lot (not a substitute for treatment, I know). Here I am at the end of day two, and it's about 5 pm and I am having dinner and working instead of popping a beer. I have noticed a big difference already in mental clarity and less angry attitude. Not patting myself on the back yet, though-- one day at a time.
I never really liked alcohol. Never had an issue with it.
But... I ran into an old friend awhile back. Big drinker for a long time. Into his late 30s.
Shocked to hear he stopped with the booze, I asked him why and how.
"It was messing with work, my health wasn't the best, I could go till I passed out."
Todd elaborated a bit when he said,
" And I woke up in a pitch black bedroom. It was Sunday morning. I was in a basement, I could smell the cement. I fell down 4 times before I found the door by feeling around. I did not know where I was. I did not know the house. I fell again when I started for the big patio glass door leading outside.
I then realized my pants and underwear were around my ankles. Nobody was around. I pulled my pants up, made it outside, and found I was in some strange neighborhood 8 miles from where the party was. Had to walk home. My pockets were empty. Didn't know how I got there or what happened. That was it. Haven't had a drink since."
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Not sure how to quit. Probably an individual approach for everyone. Root of the problem. Accept it. Change it. But not always that easy
We had a big drinking crew in college (I worked in restaurants, another hardcore drinking crowd). When I got a DWI in 1996 (didn't learn my lesson), I walked into the first day of my mandatory AA and there was my big drinking buddy from college. The irony was a smack in the face, but after my court-enforced AA, I was back at it. In fact, I saw hardcore alcoholics in AA that convinced me that I wasn't as bad as them.
I told my wife the same thing- I do it because it's fun and I enjoy it. She said "it's not fun. Hangovers aren't fun." Trust me, her patience will likely run out.
My Dad drank around me every day of my life (a very civilized Bourbon drinker) but still it was a huge factor in my drinking. I'm determined not to pass it along. My Dad was born in 1931, times have changed. Everybody pretty much used to get sauced in our society.
Cause it made me feel better than I already do.
I called him a few months later and asked if he would like to come by and I would not imbibe either. He told me asking him to not come by has made his life much better and his wife thanked me for getting her husband to stop drinking. He comes by on occasion but he still feels uncomfortable around the other who still tip a few beers.
I have nearly stopped drinking,but have a beer or two over the weekend after a day of chores,seems like they taste better after getting the work done.
There is no problem that alcohol won't worse.
Wife is thrilled- things aren't perfect. But there is a lot more harmony and I feel a world better physically. I don't miss it- my biggest piece of advice is get a substitute and drink that. For me it's hibiscus tea, as unmanly as that sounds. The negatives so far outweighed the positives from drinking, it's ridiculous. Thanks to those who chimed in with their experiences, I read every response, and it helped a lot.
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