The past two evenings made for an interesting experiment - Thursday night, I had two mixed drinks; gin, 1.5 oz per, with ginger ale. Friday, one gin, 1.5oz with Fresca. Neither night did I catch a buzz, and honestly, I didn't really enjoy the taste of the drinks either, and this was a gin that I'd previously enjoyed quite a bit. Each night, I felt a bit off; each night, I had nasal congestion after being in bed for a while; each morning, although I didn't have a hangover, I could feel the strain on my body, I felt unhealthy.
This biometric ring I wear captured some interesting data as well. I've developed a really good baseline reading of my metrics over the last several weeks, having only walked a few days, and having done no lifting at all. I did jog one day, so I have that information too, which helped. Typically, my resting heart rate has been around 55-60 bpm overnight, and I usually hit my lowest, shortly after falling asleep. Thursday night after two drinks, my heart rate stayed elevated (over 25% higher, in the mid 70s) for the entire night. I only hit a low of 63 about an hour before waking. Last night, I had the same elevated heart rate, but it slowly returned to normal about halfway through the night, which makes sense, as I'd had half the alcohol.
Anyway, it was interesting to see that my body recognized the toxin and sped up my bodily functions in order to process/eliminate them. It's also interesting to see how poorly I felt from just one or two drinks, even after having a long time off from drinking. I'd bought a fifth of Hendrick's with the intent of it lasting a while, only having a couple drinks per weekend, but this morning, I realized that wasn't anything I was interested in anymore. I dumped out the entire bottle.
I'm a little concerned about not being able to tolerate alcohol anymore though, as I'm not sure what this means for my spring/summer road trips this year (and going forward). For a long time now, I've enjoyed riding the cycle somewhere and knowing that I can always stop into a brewery to relax for a bit. If I have the same kind of adverse reaction to beer that I did to the gin, I'll no longer have a reason/excuse to visit my local breweries either, which will basically eliminate the only form of socializing I've known for the last several years. If I'm not drinking, I'm not really comfortable being around others who are getting drunk & enjoying themselves; it just seems pointless.disappointing.
I *am* going to try stopping off for one beer somewhere once the weather warms up, just to finalize the experiment. I'd recently switched from beer to alcohol because I'd been having that same reaction to beer (nasal congestion, similar to allergies), and I thought that would help, as many beers are made from wheat, and I've already determined that my body has an issue with wheat.
Hrmph. Writing that made me realize I don't need to try a beer; I know it'll be a problem because of the wheat issue. So... No more drinking - what will I do about being isolated, now that I no longer have a place that's ready-made for social interaction?
I have a feeling this summer's going to be very lonely.
1:23 p.m. - 2021-04-03
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