Kate Hawkesby
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Newstalk ZB’s Early Edition presenter Kate Hawkesby’s alcohol-free lifestyle began as a personal challenge – and to her surprise, she’s still going!
Kate has never been a big drinker and gave up alcohol because she was “just not that into it”.
The mum-of-three explains that she’s always been a lightweight, and even a small amount of alcohol would take her ages to process and leave her feeling sluggish the next day.
“One day, I just decided to stop drinking, even before it was cool to do so,” she says. “I decided to see how long I could last.”
It’s now been eight years and Kate is still going strong, claiming she’s become “addicted to feeling good”.
One of the immediate benefits Kate noticed after giving up alcohol was she slept better and binged less on junk food, which seems
