Sober curious? Try my Energy Gain Calculator

Stepping out for maximum gain: my Energy Gain Calculator proved I had all the go of a juiced-up battery bunny.

I knew I was getting a daily boost of energy after giving up the booze.

When I spoke to friends and colleagues curious about my sober journey, I told them of the benefits I experienced.

I slept better, was healthier, happier, lost that hangxiety, and had more money in my pocket. 

For effect, I left the best until last.

“The biggest benefit I’ve gotten,” I said, followed by a dramatic pause, “has been the extra time and energy I have because I am more on my game.”

“I’m like that battery bunny. I keep on going.” 

This got me thinking. How much extra time? How much additional energy?

I felt that I was getting at least another 10 per cent of both – maybe 20 to 25 per cent. Gee, if you account for the benders I’d have occasionally, probably more.

So, I built a simple tool to measure it: the Energy Gain Calculator.

Simple, quick, life changing

My calculator compares a typical drinking day with a typical alcohol‑free day, factors in personal aspects, and gives you life-changing data.

The calculator asks you to enter some basic figures. Punch those in and you’ll instantly get your Time Gain and Energy Gain – and it all starts with comparing one day of not drinking to when you do.

The calculator can also tell you what you get back in a typical week, month and year.

Your life: in the palm of your hand 

When I created the calculator, I wanted to measure what I was feeling. 

I was shocked.

I knew I was a new and improved bloke. But I was staggered by the own goal I scored every time I drank, and conversely what I was getting back when I didn’t.

Every week, I was getting another day back. Across months, it was many days, and in a year, I was getting weeks back to enjoy the best that life can bring.

The beauty of the calculator is you can do it in the palm of your hand, it only takes a minute and no-one needs to know.

Indeed, it might prove to be one of the smallest investments of your time that produces one of the greatest impacts on your life.

>>  Go on, do it. Check out your rating on the Energy Gain Calculator.