What to Expect When You Go Alcohol-Free

The Dad Edge Podcast

Larry Hagner

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🗓️ 5 December 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Are you concerned about your alcohol intake?

It's the peak season for drinking. Many guys waking up with a nasty hangover will wonder what it would be like to give up alcohol for awhile.

But we worry.

Wouldn't it be boring? What would our friends think? How would we relax at the end of the day?

Today we have everyday dad and Dad Edge Alliance member, Darren Bellew on the show. After 35 years of drinking, he decided to try a 30-day detox. Once he reached that milestone, Darren experienced the benefits of being alcohol-free and just kept going.

More than a year later, Darren is still alcohol-free. Instead of feeling deprived, he has more energy, more time, better performance, and a deeper connection with his family. Darren has built a better relationship with himself, learning to solve his problems rather than putting them off by drinking.

If you're thinking of taking a break from the beer and the booze in 2020, this episode will help you understand what to expect when you go alcohol-free!

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0:00.0	We are men. We are warriors. We are dads with a purpose. Dad's with an edge. We sharpen our skills so we can show up best for others.
0:14.0	We have one shot in life to be a dad.
0:20.0	Why not make it epic?
0:25.0	Hey, what's up guys?
0:29.0	Hey, what's up guys? Welcome to the Dad Edge Podcast.
0:30.0	I'm Larry Hagner.
0:31.0	I am your host and founder of this particular community this podcast honored
0:37.2	you're here and judging by the title you know we're going to be talking
0:42.1	about drinking, alcohol, consumption, all those good things, right?
0:47.0	This is the peak season.
0:50.0	We just started December, this is the first Thursday in December. It's like the peak season for drinking. Like we drink more calories between Thanksgiving and New Year's than probably the entire year combined.
1:03.7	I don't know what the statistics are, but probably pretty scary.
1:07.0	I know that for sure.
1:08.9	So I know you guys, those of you who have been following the podcast for quite some time, you might
1:15.1	have known that in 2016 I went a year, no alcohol, and I just did that, started with a 90-day
1:21.2	challenge, and what I realized is after 90 days I felt so good and I didn't really want to go back and I did end up
1:29.1	I I I felt so good I didn't want to go back so I went ahead and I was like I'll do four months and then I was like I'll do I'll do I've gone four I'll do six and then I did six I was like you know I might as well I've gone nine I might as well go 12 so I went 12 and then I think it was right
1:44.4	around February of the next year I started drinking again and I drank here and
1:50.0	there I didn't get into it as much in the beginning and then I kind of started drinking more regularly like where I was drinking like one night during the week and then Friday and Saturday night and just kind of got back into a bad habit again as far as drinking goes and I don't necessarily call it a bad habit it depends on what your relationship is with alcohol
2:10.3	but for me I don't like the way I feel when I'm when I'm drinking a lot and I've gone
2:15.2	through phases in my life where I drink light I'll drink heavy I'll abstain and
2:19.8	it's kind of been all over the place.
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