Had the aha moment with drinking lately

Posted on August 20, 2026 at 07:08:51 PM by Deezy

Nothing I love more than a two hearted (or six) and a bourbon (or 4) and just hated that the pants were getting tighter and hated how I looked in pictures.

All the bad things run in the family (high cholesterol, heart disease) got my annual labs ran and YIKES.

On a drinking hiatus and feel wonderful and it's nice stepping on the scale after all the daily exercising that I've been doing the past years and actually seeing the number go down.

Life got blurry. Won the 400k, was making $14k a month on gambling side hustle and just said yes to all the over indulgences.

Taking a step back and re focusing on the family, the job that should be there as long as I want it and putting more effort into friendships

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Things post. Been a really productive month at the office. Not even that upset about rolling over into September anymore and fall. - By Daytripper August 20, 2026 at 06:34:42 PM
- Cozumel is pretty nice beaches* - By harbaughdyssey August 20, 2026 at 11:28:53 PM
- Had the aha moment with drinking lately - By Deezy August 20, 2026 at 07:08:51 PM
  - How did you make the gambling money side hustle?* - By Poster P August 20, 2026 at 08:11:51 PM
  - that gambling story is still crazy, congrats! Yea I quit drinking for like 6 months about a decade ago. I have never looked better as an adult. Maybe I can try again* - By Daytripper August 20, 2026 at 07:22:03 PM
- hmm say more about that Sanibel friend. strongly recommend SEA, you might not even come back if it hits you right * - By Nikos August 20, 2026 at 06:37:41 PM
  - your money goes a looooong way in SEA (places like Thailand). a 45-min foot massage is the price of your Starbucks coffee* - By 6p August 20, 2026 at 06:46:48 PM
    - yes it's hard to even prepare you for it. I'm not joking about 50/50 on returning. 4-star hotel can be like $15 USD per night. * - By Nikos August 20, 2026 at 06:58:31 PM
    - that's what I hear* - By Daytripper August 20, 2026 at 06:56:17 PM
  - We met in like 2019 when her dog peed on my sandwich board and I asked her to clean it. She obliged with a huge smile and we hit it off after that. Pretty intense few months. Then she moved back down to Florida to help care for mom with early stage dementia - By Daytripper August 20, 2026 at 06:45:48 PM
    - there are risky and zero-risk versions of SEA. I really cannot endorse enough * - By Nikos August 20, 2026 at 06:49:34 PM
      - SEA takes for you - By Nikos August 20, 2026 at 06:57:50 PM
        
        Ty, a good friend went to Bali this summer. It doesn't sound appealing to me. I hate being around bovine herds. This is a randy like tip post, I nominated it for HOF* - By Daytripper August 20, 2026 at 07:03:57 PM

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Had the aha moment with drinking lately