OT: I quit drinking alcohol

[grateful]

I quit drinking alcohol 6 months ago. I wanted to start this thread to highlight a couple of personally important, quantifiable changes that this choice has caused.

1) Cholesterol-I have been suffering with high Cholesterol for years and medication helped to lower it but not near the recommendations from the medical community. There were times I was +300 mg/DL regardless of fitness.

Please keep in mind the standard is <200 mg/DL.

Cholesterol (under prescribed medications) just prior to quitting- 257 mg/DL

Cholesterol (under prescribed medications) 3 months post quitting- 151 mg/DL

2) Hypertension-I have been battling Hypertension for the past 3 years. Prescribed medications weren't effective.

I would take my blood pressure at the local pharmacy on occasion. I happened to do so within a month of my quitting. To my surprise my blood pressure fell into the acceptable range.

I stopped by my Dr. on the drive home and had them confirm my blood pressure readings. I was in fact within the normal range.

3) Weight-245 to 215, no other lifestyle changes.

I could go on discussing subjective findings and I would be happy to do so in a separate thread if anyone would like.

Brad