"Everything in moderation" is a pretty good rule to live by, especially where alcohol is concerned. Obvious effects of alcohol on the body are high blood pressure (hypertension), which increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke, liver damage and increased risk of cancers. Another, not so noticeable effect of a drinking problem is that sipping too many Margaritas can also cause you to gain a bunch of excess pounds. There are roughly 200 calories in a pint of beer and about 230 calories in 100 grams of vodka.
When a heavy drinker gives up on the alcohol abuse, however, the physical metamorphosis is staggering. Take a look at these before and after pictures of alcohol recovery to see what we mean. Some of the people in the photographs are barely recognizable when compared alongside their former selves, and while some of them complemented alcohol rehab process with exercise, benefits of quitting drinking cannot be clearer by looking at these pictures.
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1 Year Sober
Thanks for sharing this. By the way, I'm coming up on five years sober (11/29/16). -Shane (Silverladder) fouryearss...b5e167.jpg 
1.5 Years Sober
I love the fact there is someone's hand in the first pict, like suportting hi
1 Year Sober
And that's just the outside. Imagine what it did to their brain ad liver.
1 Year Sober
6 Months Sober
156 Days Sober
3y 4m 17d Sober Together
Thank you! It literally saved his life and allowed both of us to have a life worth living.
95 Days Sober
4 Years Sober
1 Year Sober
120 Days Without A Drink
5 Months Sober
Look really young .. all you need is a smile on that healty new face :0)
5 Months Sober.
What A Difference 5+ Years Of Sobriety Makes! Sober Date: January 16, 2011. #recoveryrocks #iamtheevidence #gratitude
2 Years.
My father FINALLY became sober. I will always wish he had done it when I was a young girl.
151 Days Sober
Good for you! On the left you are in a hospital bed. On the right you are fit and healthy. You should be very proud!! You rock, keep it up.
2 Years
19 Months Sober
17 Months Sober
1,368 Days Sober
15 Months Sober
9 Years Sober
1,5 Years Sober.
I'm thinking the photo on the left is the after photo, and the one on the right is the before photo! Just possibly...
13 Months Sober .. Not Only Did I Stop Alcohol And All Non Aa Substance I Also Stopped Drinking Soda.
You're so happy and making so many things happen! So stoked for you girl!
Before And ~6 Monthsish
8 Months Sober
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okay how about renaming this as "What happens when you reduce your caloric intake and/or get more exercise". i know plenty of skinny drunks.
And get a shave if you are a guy. ;)
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Of course if you're too drunk to exercise and care about what you're eating, this wouldn't have happened. Why can't you just be supportive of ALL the great changes that have happened for these people, as a result of their dropping their addiction? Do we need ask?
Look at their skin, not their weight.
you guys here exactly bring up my thoughts..... bs-post
Well you are reducing your caloric intake by not drinking. It also prefaced it by saying one took up exercise too. Its a completely personal decision for some of us who don't able alcohol consumption the way others do. I get severely bloated when I drink, eat badly and don't want to do anything . So when I don't It's a transformation. Nothing against normal drinkers, I wish I could be one, I love alcohol and I'm a bartender.
Me too. My friends drink almost daily and are quite thin/fit.
I Was a drunk, I've seen a huge transformation once I stopped drinking. Thank you for sharing your thought....I hope you understand that alcohol was a very needy friend of mine, that took a tremendous amount of energy to get rid of. I imagine it was the same for the people in photo, don't discount what they achieved just because you haven't gone through it.
Lol and they look like he'll. Who are you kidding
My "transformation" was just from not drinking. Little to no exercise before or after.
Guys, WHY on earth are you focusing on their weight??? It is so not about about that. It is about their health. look at their skin, eyes, their much healthier look. In all of these before and after pictures all I see are happier, healthier people, who have more life energy and look actually like they enjoy life. My dad is VERY skinny drunk... only one week of not drinking makes a HUGE difference. He gains weight, he looks much younger, his eyes radiate happiness, his mind is sharper. He simply looks human again. So get over your petty fat-non fat views, because weight is not the point here whatsoever.
Looks like the men learn to shave after getting sober and they all of them lose weight. The photo quality also seems to get a lot better :p
This guy is my friend and I've personally watched the miracle of sobriety transform him for the better, both spiritually and physically.