I'm curious as to whether anyone's experience with physical well-being has changed in the past 4 months or so. My rather unexpected experience has been with alcohol.
I used to drink one beer per day, very rarely two, and really enjoyed it. But when the quarantines and lockdowns began, I stopped drinking entirely. I didn't want to deal with any more retail than I had to, I didn't want to gain weight due to confinement, and I didn't want to start drinking anything additional. I knew I'd be doing more cooking, housecleaning, and gardening, and those are activities I often enjoyed with a beer, so better to do without than add more.
I didn't have an issue with quitting, but I did miss a beer - and still do. My discovery was, after a couple of months, that I felt *slightly* different - better, more energetic, and I still do. I wonder if it were the elimination of that single beer? I can't think of what else it would be - I'm probably exercising less.
But I still miss a drink! Last night I made an excellent lemon garlic shrimp dish and thought it would be great with some wine or beer. But, I think I'm feeling vaguely "better" without alcohol.
Has anyone else experienced health impacts, good or bad, from the restrictions? Less fast food? Less or more careful diet?
I used to drink one beer per day, very rarely two, and really enjoyed it. But when the quarantines and lockdowns began, I stopped drinking entirely. I didn't want to deal with any more retail than I had to, I didn't want to gain weight due to confinement, and I didn't want to start drinking anything additional. I knew I'd be doing more cooking, housecleaning, and gardening, and those are activities I often enjoyed with a beer, so better to do without than add more.
I didn't have an issue with quitting, but I did miss a beer - and still do. My discovery was, after a couple of months, that I felt *slightly* different - better, more energetic, and I still do. I wonder if it were the elimination of that single beer? I can't think of what else it would be - I'm probably exercising less.
But I still miss a drink! Last night I made an excellent lemon garlic shrimp dish and thought it would be great with some wine or beer. But, I think I'm feeling vaguely "better" without alcohol.
Has anyone else experienced health impacts, good or bad, from the restrictions? Less fast food? Less or more careful diet?