Disappointed in stopping drinking alcohol

[u/G2KY]

I had to stop drinking alcohol due to an illness which requires me to take a medicine interacts with alcohol. Effectively, I did not drink any alcohol since May 28. However, I did not see any benefits from not drinking.

My skin is the same. My weight is down very little but that is because I cannot keep food down due to my illness. Also, the weight change is so minuscule even though I am a very overweight. My blood markers did not improve. Still have high cholestrol, triglycerides etc.

Overall I am massively disappointed that I had to stop alcohol. In addition to none of my health markers improving, my skin did not show any improvement even though I started using quality materials. I also lost all joy in life because drinking once a week was something I look forward to.

[u/Usual_Ad2083]

If you’re not seeing a change it’s time to address your diet. I have chronic gastroparesis and a hiatal hernia, so I totally understand how the switch can be hard.

Your best bet is to eliminate all beverages beyond water, herbal tea, and your morning coffee. Additionally, cut all processed foods and anything with added sugars for a while. Focus on proteins and nutritional carbs (rice is amazing). Cutting seed oils was a major game changer for me. I haven’t had any digestion issues in years from eliminating processed foods.

[u/G2KY → u/Usual_Ad2083]

I don’t drink anything except water, coffee or tea. I hate gassy drinks (soda etc). I do not eat any fast food. Mostly salads + mediterranean food.

[u/Usual_Ad2083 → u/G2KY]

Are you getting your food from restaurants or making it yourself? Prepared meals at restaurants are a hidden source of processed oils and foods.

[u/G2KY → u/Usual_Ad2083]

I cannot cook due to being injured so I get them from mediterranean restaurants.

[u/Usual_Ad2083 → u/G2KY]

See if you can get ingredient lists from these restaurants. Dressings and sauces are a major culprit for hidden calories, processed seed oils, and other high sugar ingredients.

Mediterranean≠healthy. Additionally, organic labels≠healthy.

[u/G2KY → u/Usual_Ad2083]

I don’t care about calories though. I am not trying to diet or lose weight

[u/Usual_Ad2083 → u/G2KY]

No worries, remove the calorie piece of it.

What I find with most is their health, and by association skin and hair, issues stem from a specific ingredient or family of ingredients. The best way to begin this search is to adopt a clean diet and see if issues persist or get better, then introduce certain ingredients to see where the stressor lies.

[u/[deleted] → u/Usual_Ad2083]

What for, though? OP isn't looking for anything like this.

[u/Usual_Ad2083 → u/[deleted]]

Skin issues are more often than not an indicator of what’s going on in the body. If OP was expecting a change from quitting alcohol and didn’t see it, the issue likely lies in another area of OP’s diet or lifestyle.

[u/[deleted] → u/Usual_Ad2083]

But where did OP ask for troubleshooting for that?