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>exercise massively reduces my otherwise constant craving for processed sugars, deep fried and smoked or cured things, alcohol and smokes.

Can confirm your findings in me. After the lockdowns and the birth of my son I got a _lot_ fatter. Started exercising just 3 months ago. My cravings for fast food and snacks disappeared. My love for Bourbon is still there but I can control myself better and I don't drink anymore. Before exercise I would drink one bottle per week ... which was becoming very worrisome to me.

> the release-endorphines-on-effort circuit is 100% broken for me

I'm also the laziest person I know. My brother who's well read into this stuff tells me that once I keep up the exercise routine for some time the circuit should come back.

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> and the birth of my son [...] Before exercise I would drink one bottle per week

It's also the getting used with the little monster, can state that from experience... to me at least alchohol was a must-have drug to reduce & control rage and aggresiveness induced by the little one and all the people that had to be around and be interact with... not a peoples person and my natural reaction to demanding people is to want to make them go away one way or another, with a great temptation to do so violently and permanently. (to clarify, was never angry or enraged when alone with the baby himself, taken alone the little thing was sweet af... only with all the people that seemed to suddenly go crazy and become extra "caring", "attentive", "demanding" or what not... I like babies, but I find other peoples' excessive reactions to them utterly disgusting... "baby brain" is a real thing apparently and it makes people uttely unsufferabe...)

>> Before exercise I would drink one bottle per week

Now that you exercise, I'd hope this seems less excessive? When I take time off from running, I cut back on the alcohol hard else I feel like absolute shit.

Cardio and beers are what life is about.

Haven't touched alcohol in over 3 months. Not really tempted to, either.

A bottle of whiskey per week is excessive to the point that it might shave decades off your life, regardless of whether it comes with exercise.

I drink. Sometimes (rarely) maybe even the equivalent of a bottle per week. But let's not kid ourselves

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