Gwen Jorgensen officially celebrates reaching 1 year of sobriety👏

Meh. If they want to do this it’s fine. Neither of them has a drinking problem and it seems like it was harder for him because he doesn’t really have a reason to do it other than wondering if he could. I mean he’s actively planning to drink when he’s presented with an opportunity to drink something worthy of ending his streak, like the $200 bottle of wine he suggests. As someone who will mark 12 years sober on Oct 25 (assuming I don’t have a drink before then—certainly not planning to!) I don’t see this as problematic nor worth a video.

Who?

jamin wrote:

1 yr and 8 days.

Woo-hoo, Gwen!

Remember: winners do what they have to do and losers do what they want to do.

1-year coin for Gwen:

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61PAHdofkUL._AC_SX450_.jpghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNrGA_HwT94&ab_channel=GwenJorgensen

You’ve got that backwards.

alcohol in moderation. wrote:

runners don't need to drink2 wrote:

This thread is specifically discussing the drinking or now not drinking habits of females. It is a fact that women, even if drinking only two or three drinks a day have a measurable increase in risk of cancer. You can attempt glamorize drinking wine if you like but cancer risk is not measurably different from consuming P.B.R. or other alcohol.

Alcohol has an immensely positive impact on women’s health and all cause mortality risks when consumed in moderation vs abstinence. A woman is more likely to die from a fractured hip than breast cancer. Alcohol is a phytoestrogen and can help preserve bone mass. A woman can weigh her risks/genetics appropriately.

What a crock of sh!t. Alcohol helps preserve bone mass! Alcohol is a diuretic. Like all diuretics, one is flushing minerals including calcium out of one's body. The reason why expensive wine drinkers do okay as far as longevity has nothing to do with the wine. Those who can afford expensive wines most often eat a healthier than average diet, have good health insurance, more likely to belong to a fitness center than the average citizen and just tend to be wealthier. Wealthier people live longer than less wealthy people. Run your study again. Test wealthy non-drinkers versus wealthy drinkers. Your study was flawed.

AA Tradition 11:

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alcohol in moderation. wrote:

runners don't need to drink2 wrote:

This thread is specifically discussing the drinking or now not drinking habits of females. It is a fact that women, even if drinking only two or three drinks a day have a measurable increase in risk of cancer. You can attempt glamorize drinking wine if you like but cancer risk is not measurably different from consuming P.B.R. or other alcohol.

Alcohol has an immensely positive impact on women’s health and all cause mortality risks when consumed in moderation vs abstinence. A woman is more likely to die from a fractured hip than breast cancer. Alcohol is a phytoestrogen and can help preserve bone mass. A woman can weigh her risks/genetics appropriately.

Alcohol is absolutely not a 'phytoestrogen' and if you think it is, nothing you say is worth taking seriously.

Hello, I am new

I’ve sat thru countless stories of guys doing the same thing..

.. bro, you see me drop that soccer milf?!! I think I’m ready to break 30 at the turkey trot !!! Cheers and beers!!!

Her Portland-based content was much better and focused more on running. This is not really where her content shines. Insulting to people who have had drinking addiction.

On the side, she had a video of the ParkRun. There were some cringeworthy moments. One particular comment she made telling someone "she's a normal human" after being introduced. No Gwen, actually you're not.

Really

brnAct21_7 wrote:

not zuckerberg wrote:

I do like Gwen but she has sometimes soured me recently on her attitude. She did a parkrun vid where she dropped a guy and her and the other other girl were bragging about it.

Guy probably had no idea who it was anyways either.

I’ve sat thru countless stories of guys doing the same thing..

.. bro, you see me drop that soccer milf?!! I think I’m ready to break 30 at the turkey trot !!! Cheers and beers!!!

Simp

I ragart nothing wrote:

BrainCell wrote:

At this point she really is struggling for content. As someone who had a family member end their own life due to problems that arose from abusing alcohol - I fail to see why anyone would celebrate this video/'accomplishment', if the person in question never had an alcohol problem. You're not '1 year sober', you just chose other drinks. Not to mention we are talking about someone who was a pro athlete and so would naturally be drinking less than the average person anyway.

Once again, Gwen puts out more painfully self-indulgent content.

P: "How was that for you?"

G: "It was easy"

As a recovering alcoholic who has been sober for 10 years, I actually am offended by this. If giving up alcohol is "easy" then you don't have a problem with it. So incredibly tone deaf, Gwen.

This.

Even look at the video title: "WE" "QUIT" alcohol "FOR ONE YEAR" - implies a certain ulterior motive and a lack of long-term commitment.

It's a stunt/experiment/hail mary. Sad.

alcohol in moderation. wrote:

runners don't need to drink2 wrote:

This thread is specifically discussing the drinking or now not drinking habits of females. It is a fact that women, even if drinking only two or three drinks a day have a measurable increase in risk of cancer. You can attempt glamorize drinking wine if you like but cancer risk is not measurably different from consuming P.B.R. or other alcohol.

Alcohol has an immensely positive impact on women’s health and all cause mortality risks when consumed in moderation vs abstinence. A woman is more likely to die from a fractured hip than breast cancer. Alcohol is a phytoestrogen and can help preserve bone mass. A woman can weigh her risks/genetics appropriately.

These statements are rife with incorrect information. Breast cancer is second only to lung cancer in overall female mortality. The study regarding hip fractures from 2007 was in regards to ELDERLY women specifically. While alcohol is a phytoestrogen, studies only SUGGEST that these estrogenic compounds MAY have a small effect on the female body. IF I were you, I'd watch what you write, especially if you are a health professional.

Poosh wrote:

Back on the sauce this time next year. Drunks never change.

I want you to know that My laptop wasn’t working so I pulled this up on my phone just to say this too you: f*ck you, your an ignorant piece of sh*t, we don’t fully know what gwen’s alcohol use was but there are millions of people in this world who severely struggle with sobriety, and for you to come out and say that discounting millions of peoples efforts in recovery, you sir deserve a special spot in h*ll

Gwen will put anything in a video to make a buck.

No my statement is not incorrect. There’s a 48.1% mortality risk from a hip fracture vs 25.1% from breast cancer. That’s a large difference. The stats don’t lie. Yes alcohol is a phytoestrogen and has very positive bone health benefits in both young and older women when consumed in moderation. A woman can weigh her risks and make the right choice.

Bill from Akron wrote:

AA Tradition 11:

Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, and films

+1

speasdj wrote:

Poosh wrote:

Back on the sauce this time next year. Drunks never change.

I want you to know that My laptop wasn’t working so I pulled this up on my phone just to say this too you: f*ck you, your an ignorant piece of sh*t, we don’t fully know what gwen’s alcohol use was but there are millions of people in this world who severely struggle with sobriety, and for you to come out and say that discounting millions of peoples efforts in recovery, you sir deserve a special spot in h*ll

That was an unhelpful, unkind and insensitive comment for sure, but I personally believe our world has gone way too far in the other direction with people abandoning personal responsibility completely, and telling themselves they are an innocent victim of a "disease" as if it were childhood leukemia or something.