If you could remove one harmful quality from alcohol

[NosyJossie]

What would it be?

For me, it would be the calories. If it had zero calories I would consider drinking it.

Because of this, I am two months sober today.

[stevemckenna]

Remorse

[sfgiants13]

The liver damage. I can account for the calories in my diet. If my liver could just process alcohol like it’s nothing I’d probably drink way more.

[FingerNailsBrah]

The ability it gives you to make terrible decisions.

[EagleOfWar]

Prob it being so addictive for many. Or at the least that it wasn’t dangerous to stop (like the green) for those that are addicted.

[ocelo7]

Hangover

[Chest-Rockwell]

The damage to your body. I can live with a hangover if it meant no harm was done to me

[socalivin]

Hangover, this reason alone has kept me sober

[sfgiants13]

Obviously the damage it does to your liver

I had to quit for that reason. I'll get some tests done in a few months when this pandemic is over to see if it has healed enough to start drinking again

I had a yearly physical for the first time in 10 years the other day. Let's just say I was quite surprised that my blood panel came back completely normal. Was fully expecting there to be some liver values that weren't good especially with how much I drank during quarantine..

[NosyJossie]

I also quit because it slows your speed when running the next day...aka impeded motor function.

[Samraiwise]

Alcohol isn't harmful just excessive alcohol is, like everything else in this world.

[untranslatedZA]

lol at worrying about microscopic amount of calories in alchohol.

Alchohol shuts down muscle protein synthesis for like 24 hours. Meaning any training stimulus is pretty much meaningless. If anything you want the calories but not the supression of the MPS response since then you can both bulk and cut on it technically. Rather than neither due to it.

[2am]

probably the waking up next to ugly chicks

[cromofo]

hangover

i rarely drink because the couple of days of feeling like chit is not worth it