The 9 benefits of not drinking
Yes, I'm mainly talking to myself here, you know. Because man, oh man, life is boring without a glass of J. Lohr (my favorite) in hand. And I'm not alcohol-free, but I am trying to go low-alcohol through January. To keep that up, I mantra the benefits of it. Every day again.
1. Those abs
Abs are made in the kitchen and especially not for the drinks cabinet. If there's anything that makes you fluffy and juicy, it's that glass. Or that bottle. And let me tell you, I'm incredibly attached to my little glass, because I also like to frolic a bit trimmed on that beach. So that's what I think about when I keep the cork in the bottle. And if I want a party in my glass, I take a Fever-Tree Naturally Light or a good old Crodino. But okay, getting tight is benefit number one.
2. The wallet, people
The bottles I like to drink are not for the faint-hearted. No, I will find something delicious that is cheap once in a while. Such a J. Lohr quickly costs €15 per bottle. Another favorite of Madonna and me (so nice to say) officially costs 23 euros, although I can sometimes snag it for less. Let's keep an average of €17.50 per bottle and let's calmly go through four (which are actually five) bottles per week. That comes to a total of €87.50 per week, which we can easily round up. So I save €400 per month this way. I'm going to sniff around at Wouters & Hendrick’s, uh pardon, that was a Freudian slip, I mean at Wouters & Hendrix for a nice ring that I can buy for that.
3. Sleep, girl, sleep
The first night doesn't count, I really don't like it without having drunk a soft nightcap (I really sound so incredibly Wim Kieft when I read myself back). I was so fit that I just couldn't fall asleep and woke up as soon as my Kepri-Cotton duvet crackled. But the nights after that I slept so intensely deep. As if I had been promoted to the advanced class of the sleep group.
4. Fit
But really fit. And sharp. Marion Pauw also didn't drink for a few months and felt so fit that she almost didn't want to drink a glass again, because that feeling of limitless energy is almost addictive.
5. Never embarrassing
Not that I'm crawling down the street, but I am sometimes aware (when I let the dog out for a pee around midnight and bump into two neighbors) that I might be carrying a souvenir (read: whiff) from my alcoholic treats. And I don't have to worry about that now.
6. Healthier
Alcohol reduces the absorption of vitamins. That gate is now open.
7. Think of your liver
It doesn't have to work overtime now to get those Moscow Mules out of your system and can focus on the other cleansing of your body.
8. A skin like Kae Sutherland
Your liver might not be able to process everything you've taken in. Toxins partly end up in your skin, which can lead to pimples, impurities, and a dull complexion. Just look at how everything starts to improve.
9. A straight spine
It gets weaker and weaker with each glass until it reaches the level of a spaghetti strand boiled for ten minutes. Then eating a cheese soufflé suddenly seems like one of your better ideas, and wasn't there still a bowl of sugared holly leaves from Christmas? And then you can write that slender body off on your bacon-covered belly.
