Heavy daily drinking meant accelerating weight gain, lethargy, madly elevated heart rate, and breaking into a sweat at the slightest activity. By the time I’d quit, my resting heart rate was scratching at 100 BPM.
Over the last few months I’ve realized the benefits of sobriety. With a little work, weight is almost back to normal, heart almost healthy (down to 70 BPM resting, no more sweats unless I really work it), and of course there’s always the continued blessings of sober poops.