Quitting alcohol for health and fitness and using cannabis instead + easiest edibles to make?

[GenericMale]

Alcohol is shit but I can't seem to stop drinking the stuff, some people like it and can enjoy it responsibly but I don't know when to stop.
Weight gain, decrease in fitness, wasting money, not sticking to plans and goals and making bad decisions are just some of the consequences of my alcohol abuse.
I've tried quitting before but I always seem to fall back into old habits, I drank last night so would this be day 1 of no drinking or day 0?🤣 I'm going to post an update here once a week. I'll do a weigh in too. Might even post before and after pictures when I lose the weight.
I'm thinking instead of drinking I'll just make weed edibles instead so I just picked up a fat ounce to last me the month.
Anybody know the easiest edibles I can make? Or any you'd recommend? I don't even want to smoke anymore, I want to improve my health.
Currently I'm a muscular but fat fuck who's 5 foot 8 and 19 stone😭
Any comments are appreciated, whether or not they are helpful or abusive doesn't matter to me 🤣

 

[RandyScott111]

I've been dealing with the bottle for many years. It's tough not to find your way back to it, especially when you have mediocre at best coping skills like I do. I hate counting days and doing AA but have seen it's benefits. As an atheist I have hard time with how much God they push, working the steps and finding the motivation to get an actual sponsor. I've been to the hospital for withdrawals trying to get sober and for alcohol poisoning.

Marijuana is a great alternative. I have a little anxiety so it lacks to social lubricant I get from alcohol, but it's better than being fucking sober. And it's not gonna kill you (as fast). Currently have a "get busy getting sober or get busy dying" mentality and I have lots I wanna do before I kick the bucket. 1 day at a time. 1 foot in front of the other. Keep fighting the good fight my friend.

 

[GenericMale]

I've been dealing with the bottle for many years. It's tough not to find your way back to it, especially when you have mediocre at best coping skills like I do. I hate counting days and doing AA but have seen it's benefits. As an atheist I have hard time with how much God they push, working the steps and finding the motivation to get an actual sponsor. I've been to the hospital for withdrawals trying to get sober and for alcohol poisoning.

Marijuana is a great alternative. I have a little anxiety so it lacks to social lubricant I get from alcohol, but it's better than being fucking sober. And it's not gonna kill you (as fast). Currently have a "get busy getting sober or get busy dying" mentality and I have lots I wanna do before I kick the bucket. 1 day at a time. 1 foot in front of the other. Keep fighting the good fight my friend.

Thankyou bro, how long have you stopped drinking for? And do you like edibles? I have things I need to do before I kick the bucket too, alcohol gets in the way of those things😩
Cannabis is great but I agree, when I'm stoned I'm actually less social but I'm okay with that😅

 

[seasonsofdeath]

Why’d you do cannabis? Smoking weed turns you into a literal nigger.

 

[JG Ballard]

Get yourself a Levo infusion machine. Looks like a coffee maker. Levo also sells gummy kits with instructions which are easy to follow. The basic process is grinding up your buds, decarbing them in the Levo, then adding coconut oil or some equivalent to the Levo chamber with the weed, then infusing the oil with your weed in the machine. After you have infused oil you add it to a pot on the stove and add Levo's gummy mix, heat, stir, and pour the resulting mixture into molds. Note that this will require a substantial amount of weed - like several ounces - to make potent gummies. There is always the option of just buying the gummies in the store if you have that available. Aside from startup costs though, you probably come out better making your own.

 

[j.f.🔎]

I used to drink everyday, now I smoke weed everyday, I'm about 6 stone lighter 4 years later.
Edibles rarely work with me so I've never attempted to make my own, I sit waiting and waiting and eventually decide to have a bong, last one I had I had several bongs as well as alcohol so I'm not sure if it worked but it might've helped the other stuff along, they were certainly strong it was a bit like chewing a cube of jellied cabbage.

I'd try Reddit if you want tips and recipes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/treedibles/s/Tr7XWKUrOa

 

[GenericMale]

Get yourself a Levo infusion machine. Looks like a coffee maker. Levo also sells gummy kits with instructions which are easy to follow. The basic process is grinding up your buds, decarbing them in the Levo, then adding coconut oil or some equivalent to the Levo chamber with the weed, then infusing the oil with your weed in the machine. After you have infused oil you add it to a pot on the stove and add Levo's gummy mix, heat, stir, and pour the resulting mixture into molds. Note that this will require a substantial amount of weed - like several ounces - to make potent gummies. There is always the option of just buying the gummies in the store if you have that available. Aside from startup costs though, you probably come out better making your own.

That sounds like something I need in my life😍

 

[j.f.🔎]

Why’d you do cannabis? Smoking weed turns you into a literal nigger.

 

[GenericMale]

I used to drink everyday, now I smoke weed everyday, I'm about 6 stone lighter 4 years later.
Edibles rarely work with me so I've never attempted to make my own, I sit waiting and waiting and eventually decide to have a bong, last one I had I had several bongs as well as alcohol so I'm not sure if it worked but it might've helped the other stuff along, they were certainly strong it was a bit like chewing a cube of jellied cabbage.

I'd try Reddit if you want tips and recipes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/treedibles/s/Tr7XWKUrOa

Yeah I drink too much, I need to lose this excess weight and kick the bottle to the curb.
That's a great idea I'll have a look on there! You don't drink anymore? How long ago did you quit? Did you lose that weight by quitting drinking?😱 That's awesome

 

[ArmageddonWatcher]

 

[j.f.🔎]

Yeah I drink too much, I need to lose this excess weight and kick the bottle to the curb.
That's a great idea I'll have a look on there! You don't drink anymore? How long ago did you quit? Did you lose that weight by quitting drinking?😱 That's awesome

I'm now in the place where I can enjoy just a bottle of wine round my mates on a Saturday (obviously with weed) but I can still be quite a fucking knobhead if I end up in a bar.
It was around 4 years ago I stopped daily drinking, other factors were in play (lazy Co worker, eating more veg and when the streets were empty with covid I started walking a lot) but the drinking was the main one, I lost weight that quick my mam was worried, now I'm pretty much the weight I was at 25 which was when my metabolism said you can't be that skinny all your life.

 

[Prince 👑 Harming]

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and what exactly is a cockwomble?

 

[(G.O.A.T.) Tubemonkey]

I am approaching my 9th year sobriety date and don't regret making that choice. It was a fuck-ton of misery when I first got off the sauce but I couldn't keep on the path I was on and stay alive long enough to be here typing. I tried the marijuana substitute but it didn't work for me. AA helped me find myself and learn to accept myself, though I don't go any longer because I got what I needed and that's all I cared about, me. One doesn't need to believe in God to get sober but all us drunks know damn well about demons. I don't fight my demons any longer, I embrace them. A shit load of shit circumstances have happened in my sober life but I never felt a drink would do anything but increase the pain. The only thing I can offer in advice is for one to come to acceptance of all things one can't control, and that's almost everything. Persons, places and things generally are irritating to me, I can't control any of that but I can control my reaction to it (if i want to).

 

[Benny-Tow]

Honestly I wouldn't pick up a weed habit to replace alcohol, they're both bad in their own ways. Sounds lame, but you should try replacing the drinking with even more fitness related things or whatever hobbies you're into.

I used to be a hardcore drinker and tobacco user, occasionally used other substances, and I gave all of it up cold turkey. Sucked for the first month or 2 but now I feel great, going to the gym as much as I can and being alot more active. The only drug I use now is caffeine, and I should probably cut down on that too. Alcohol destroys all of your organs, and I believe there's studies that claim THC lowers testosterone which would be bad for fitness, not to mention all of the other little known side effects.

 

[GenericMale]

I am approaching my 9th year sobriety date and don't regret making that choice. It was a fuck-ton of misery when I first got off the sauce but I couldn't keep on the path I was on and stay alive long enough to be here typing. I tried the marijuana substitute but it didn't work for me. AA helped me find myself and learn to accept myself, though I don't go any longer because I got what I needed and that's all I cared about, me. One doesn't need to believe in God to get sober but all us drunks know damn well about demons. I don't fight my demons any longer, I embrace them. A shit load of shit circumstances have happened in my sober life but I never felt a drink would do anything but increase the pain. The only thing I can offer in advice is for one to come to acceptance of all things one can't control, and that's almost everything. Persons, places and things generally are irritating to me, I can't control any of that but I can control my reaction to it (if i want to).

One doesn't need to believe in God to get sober but all us drunks know damn well about demons, well fucking said right there.
I hope I can stay on the straight and narrow road to sobriety, alcohol is a demon😩

 

[j.f.🔎]

and what exactly is a cockwomble?

One of those.

 

[Harumph]

Alcohol is shit but I can't seem to stop drinking the stuff, some people like it and can enjoy it responsibly but I don't know when to stop.
Weight gain, decrease in fitness, wasting money, not sticking to plans and goals and making bad decisions are just some of the consequences of my alcohol abuse.
I've tried quitting before but I always seem to fall back into old habits, I drank last night so would this be day 1 of no drinking or day 0?🤣 I'm going to post an update here once a week. I'll do a weigh in too. Might even post before and after pictures when I lose the weight.
I'm thinking instead of drinking I'll just make weed edibles instead so I just picked up a fat ounce to last me the month.
Anybody know the easiest edibles I can make? Or any you'd recommend? I don't even want to smoke anymore, I want to improve my health.
Currently I'm a muscular but fat fuck who's 5 foot 8 and 19 stone😭
Any comments are appreciated, whether or not they are helpful or abusive doesn't matter to me 🤣

I drink in moderation, zero to five drinks per week. Perhaps quarterly, I may have two beers with dinner, as with fish and chips, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches or barbeque. We also cook a few things with wine or beer monthly. I started practicing Yoga almost a decade ago for increased strength, flexibility and balance so as not to become a fall risk too soon as I age and for moderate pain relief of my hip conditions as well as my lower back trouble. I began with Restorative Yoga and Yin Yoga classes, which involve stretching and holding positions on the floor for one to three minutes while focusing on breathing so as to not overdo it and become injured. I do them three days per week without fail, an hour each class unless they are cancelled for some reason such as a holiday or illness. It works for me. Occasionally, I will take a more advanced heated class @ 85°-90°F to sweat profusely, get the blood flowing and detoxify, but I didn't try that until I had a year of the beginning classes under my belt. I don't bother with all the Sanskrit terms and astrology, as I have no interest in that. I have benefited from the classes though! Try it! You may like it, too! What have you got to lose apart from some clutter in your life and in your mind? I found it gave me a productive way to spend time in the evenings before supper that was not only good for me physically, but it also kept my mind off of drinking and going to those places that are not good for me. Cheers! 😂

 

[Fry_Swatter]

Why’d you do cannabis? Smoking weed turns you into a literal nigger.

...Well...

... There's the dumbest goddamn thing on the Internet today...

 

[Prince 👑 Harming]

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One of those.

is that Biden?

 

[j.f.🔎]

is that Biden?

The Wombles are old as fuck but they ain't Biden old.
Not even Uncle Bulgaria.

But yes he's a cockwomble, if he gets re-elected then I shall assume that the elites want a president to die in office for a laugh.