I ate a gummy a few months back and sat down to read until it kicked in. After 20 minutes I noticed that my E Reader was diagramming (parsing?) the sentences and referencing previous related passages with lightly glowing highlights.
At that point I realized that my E Reader pages were not 3 dimensional and that the gummy had kicked in.
It was great while it lasted though.
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How I wish edibles affected me. Would be much safer/healthier than vaping/combustion.
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Gummies donāt count.
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To me they do. Iāve only ever had gummies (canāt smoke anything), and they made me realize that I just donāt like weed.
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I am guessing she means the lack of similar health issues comparing gummies to booze.
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Ok, but they arenāt alcohol, so a person isnāt breaking dry January rules by having them.
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My January is best described as damp. Iām allowing myself one drink per day, along with eating clean (and less) and reacquainting myself with the gym. Somewhat curiously, itās not been every day Iāve imbibed. And shockingly, I havenāt missed it much.
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Iāve not had a drink more nights than I have, and I donāt miss it, either. Sleeping fantastically well, too.
Ah, got it.
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Since this thread started, my life has changed a LOT.
Ive had a couple of glasses of wine this year, with friends, with dinner.
Not a cocktail yet, but ive tasted a few homemade liqueurs.
I donāt feel the need to have any more.
I still like the conviviality of our fav brewpub and social fraternityāwhich, for good or ill, revolves around drinkingāso A pint or A cocktail when weāre there is in the health ābudgetā.
What I hope is gone is the unthinking repetition.
My sleep hasnāt improved, but maybe itās attributable to withdrawal. Iāve certainly been getting enough exercise.
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In a (failed) attempt to lose weight many moons ago, I cut down drinking from 5 nights/week to 1-2 nights.
Didnāt lose a single pound (Iām speshul like that 
), but my IBS all but disappeared.
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Iām doing it for the third year in a row, but got started two days late since I was on vacation through the 2d, and wellā¦ vacation. I generally donāt drink Sunday through Thursday anyway.
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I drank at several of Derek Brownās bars back in the day.
Thank goodness I never resolved to stay dry this month 
I didnāt make any specific plans either. All you can do is all you can do!
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Weāre just about halfway, Dry January-ers! 
The birthday party I was planning on relaxing the rules for got rescheduled to February 1, so Iām golden this month 
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Donāt do things for just one month but for years have added sparkling water to my wine. Itās a full glass but only 1/2 the actual alcohol. I get my wine at Trader Joeās so no worries Iām not watering down a $30 bottle of wine (more like 10.99 Josh Sauvignon blanc). My husband just had a scary health issue and canāt drink any alcohol for the foreseeable future. We have some Heineken 0.0 being delivered with our groceries today. He had some the other night and gave it a thumbs up.
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Run the Athletic flavors by himā¦
Wahine frequently adds either tapwater or a few ice cubes to her white wine. She doesnāt mind the dilution.
I drink TPSTOW, whether I imbibe or not, and often add bubbly to my wine. Spritzers are where itās at
