A year after I quit alcohol, this is what has changed
ABC"Will you go back to drinking?" We celebrate the fact I have dropped exactly 10 kilograms since December last year — a direct result of zero extra calorie intake from alcohol, less unhealthy snacking and the exercise routine I've managed to keep up in fits and starts. The newly revised-downwards National Health and Medical Research Council guidelines now say people should drink "no more than 10 standard drinks per week" to reduce the health risks from alcohol, down from 14 — I'm happy to take that even further. "Your life is in your control — you can have a drink whenever you want — but it's important to reflect and remember where you were a year ago," Dr Davis says. "You've done all that work, you've got rid of all those triggers and associations and your brain no longer equates fun with alcohol — why would you want to go back to drinking poison?
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