10+ Before-And-After Pics Show What Happens When You Stop Drinking

"Everything in moderation" is a pretty good rule to live by, especially where alcohol is concerned. Too much booze can cause high blood pressure (hypertension), which increases the risk of a heart attack or stroke. It can also cause you to gain a bunch of excess pounds thanks to all the extra calories in alcohol (there's roughly 200 calories in a pint of beer and about 230 calories in 100 grams of vodka).

When a heavy drinker gives up alcohol however, the physical metamorphosis is staggering. Take a look at these before and after pictures to see what we mean. Some of the people in the photographs are barely recognisable when compared alongside their former selves, and while some of them complemented quitting with exercise, the pictures nevertheless serve as a powerful reminder of what can happen when you party too hard.

#1 7 Months Sober

ghostbackwards

#2 1 Year Sober

silverladder

#3 8.5 Months Sober

brittsuzanne

#4 6 Months Sober

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#5 1.5 Years Sober

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#6 1.5 Years Sober

luscrib89

#7 300 Days Sober

MEATTEO

#8 1 Year Sober

MEATTEO

#9 1 Year Sober

Beth Leipholtz

#10 5 Years Sober

redlightgreenlight

#11 7 Years Sober

coolcrosby

#12 99 Days Sober

hannafr

#13 1 Year Sober

JimBeamsHusband

#14 1 Year Sober

B-radleybean

#15 6 Months Sober

LegSkinner

#16 156 Days Sober

Chris20322

#17 500 Days Sober

MEATTEO

#18 3y 4m 17d Sober Together

#19 95 Days Sober

oberApok

#20 1 Year Sober

wrovers

#21 1 Year Sober

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#22 6 Months Sober

im_twelve_

#23 At 11 Months Sober (3.85 Years Now)

#24 4 Years Sober

#25 1 Year Sober

theyseemesoberin

#26 77 Days Sober

sweet_Smolder_tank

#27 7 Months Sober

MDCXXX

#28 1 Year Sober

arowan

#29 1 Year Sober

yourprettygorgeous

#30 100 Days Sober

hotdog_love

#31 120 Days Without A Drink

#32 5 Months Sober

#33 5 Months Sober

#34 What A Difference 5+ Years Of Sobriety Makes! Sober Date: January 16, 2011. #recoveryrocks #iamtheevidence #gratitude

#35 2 Years

#36 151 Days Sober

#37 21 Months Sober

#38 Before & After :)

#39 2 Years

#40 19 Months Sober

#41 17 Months Sober

#42 1,368 Days Sober

#43 15 Months Sober

#44 9 Years Sober

#45 1,5 Years Sober

#46 13 Months Sober .. Not Only Did I Stop Alcohol And All Non Aa Substance I Also Stopped Drinking Soda

#47 2 Months Sober

#48 Before And ~6 Monthsish

#49 234 Days Sober

#50 8 Months Sober

#51 5 Years Sober

#52 1.5 Years Sober (100lbs Less)

#53 One Step At A Time

#54 1 Year Difference

#55 Best Decision I Ever Made.

#56 1 Year Sober (i'm On The Left) 😁

#57 234 Days Sober

#58 Before In Late 2011, Trying To Moderate. Got Sober 8/19/2012. After Is In August Of 2016. 45lbs Lighter + My Bp Without Meds Was 196/92, Now It Is 118/62.

#59 4 Months Sober

#60 30 Years.....

#61 15 Months Sober

#62 11 Years Sober

#63 13+ Years Sober Whollysober.com

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#64 5.25 Years Sober

#65 1 Year Sober!

#66 3 Months Difference.. Left To Right.

#67 3.5 Years Sober!

#68 4 Years Sober

#69 10 Years Sober

#70 5 Years!

#71 11 Months And 19 Days Sober

#72 10 Months Down... Fat Face Mcgee. Go Cubs!

#73 Sober Nick

#74 4 Months Sans Booze

#75 Forstmann

#76 15 Months Sober

#77 3 Year's Sober

#78 18 Months!

#79 Sobriety Date 7/11/05

#80 12 Years Sober

#81 Not All Can Want It, But If You Truly Try You Can Defeat It Or At Least Minimize It

#82 At 77 Days, I Did My 1st Half Marathon!

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#83 986 Days Sober!

#84 6 Months No Alcohol

#85 9 Months Sober

#86 21 Months Sober

#87 Before And After Drinking 3 1/2 Years Sober

#88 She & Him: 1715 & 1711 Days

#89 9 Months Sober

#90 Me Haha

#91 Sober Date 6.20.89 I Was 18.... 27years And Counting Odat ❤️

#92 Ten Months Sober

#93 928 Days Sober

#94 Second Day Sober ;)

#95 /:

#96 David Sullivan

#97 9 Months Sober

#98 My Last Day As An Alcoholic 8.18.14 Celebrating 2 Years 2 Months And 20 Days Sober

#99 10 Months Sober

#100 Yuck

#101 Char

#102 Ми

#103 3.38 Years Sober.

#104 7 Months

#105 Before 10 Months Sober

#106 318 Days Sober

#107 Before And After 12 Days In Rehab, 2yrs Ago.

#108 Before Rehab.

#109 22.5 Months Sober

#110 Me

#111 Hung Over

#112 Before

#113 Now 17 Months!

#114 Me

#115 After 12 Days In Rehab! 2years Ago.

#116 Good Looking Dude

#117 Was A Heavy Binge Drinker 15 Months Ago

#118 1 Year Sober Before And After

#119 Sober Since 9-9-2015

#120 289lbs

#121 Craigy Pooh

#122 8 Months Sober. (-70lbs)

#123 Sober For The First Time In Ten Years

#124 7 Months Sober, So Much Less Bloated!

#125 5 Years Sober

#126 If I Stopped Wine

#127 1999 Woodstock

#128 Just Wanted To Read An Article

#129 Before

#130 I Look The Same! Maybe Cuz I Don't Drink!

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