Because of this thread I've cut back on alcohol by around half. I have around 5 drinks a week now, which I think is fine.
Because that has been a good experience, I've tackled a larger problem - pornography. I got one of those sobriety counter apps. This will be harder than the booze . I'm starting day 4 at 11pm eastern.
How goes it, everyone? Still sober since 7/27/14.
Congrats, dude :-) I am coming up on 8 years.
Any word from the OP?
bro quitting drinking is gonna be bad for your running, you need the carbs baby
It's still weird quitting drinking this year. St. Patricks Day & my Facebook feed is filled with friends doing St Patty pub crawls & 'run to pub' races. Meanwhile I'm sober.
Alcohol is everywhere.
How's this for a problem wrote:
This is gonna be quick and choppy, as I'm at a bar. I have been drinking for 18 years. Im 33. I have been drinking heavily for 6 years. Heavily to me is every day. More than 10 drinks per day.
Here is my real problem. I'm married. I make a good living. I budget incredibly well. I can completely black out and, apparently, act like an extremely nice, helpful person. A war story: had pre dinner drinks with wife's family. Went to dinner with them, and drank. Went to friends engagement party and drank. Met wife's extended family at another bar, and whilst completely unconscious ; paid the bill, called an uber for them, poured them into it, called an uber for me and the wife and got everyone home safe and happy. Woke up in my parents in laws house with little to memory thinking I was in the dog house. Wife rolls over and says "I love you so much, you took care of my family and were so cute during our uber home telling me you love me".
I never wake up with a hangover. I mean never. I can drink a bottle of red wine. Several beers. 3 shots of whisky. Top it off with some vodka and sodas. I wake up fresh as a daisy and go work my butt off 6 days a week.
There is no rock bottom. I'm not drinking myself poor. I'm blacking out and no one notices. I feel great and am the happiest go lucky guy you can find
I'm not trolling, and I'm not bragging, I am actually at a loss as to what I'm "supposed" to do. "This will kill me at some point", is how I try to rationalize a reason to stop, but it ain't working.
Any thoughts?
You are drinking very heavily. Blackouts are not a good sign and are a telltale sign that you have a drinking problem. You may have not hit rock bottom yet, but ti's only a matter of time.
Posted early on this thread about using weed to get off of alcohol (from last October). Happy to say I am down to maybe sharing a bowl with a friend once wee, if that. Had two drinks since Christmas, no biggie.
My health is so much better and mental clarity is skyrocketing. At age 59 I feel like I've just dropped 30 years off my odometer.
Roughhouse Doyle wrote:
How goes it, everyone? Still sober since 7/27/14.
I'm at 30 days tomorrow, prodded by this forum. Sleep soundly, workouts improving, can focus better.... been down this road many times, though...
Bump
Tried some Sam Adams Rebel IPA after Boston, dam that's some good brew.
I have been sober since February 11. So far so good- unfortunately for me, I'm not noticing my workouts improving or myself getting faster but I feel better overall. My go to has been soda water and lime, especially when I'm out at a bar. It's difficult but I just tell myself that I do not need anything in my body that impairs my judgment or takes control of me.
I've had to cut back. I recently found out my cholesterol levels were off the charts, and I suspect the few cheap beers I was having about every other day to deal with my unhappiness about my workplace had a lot to do with it. I've stopped with beer and try to limit myself to a bottle of wine per week.
Funny thing is, the less I drink, the more my body seems to reject alcohol. I can really feel the effects it has on my body and mental state. I've also had to come to terms with why I drink, and that has forced me to ask myself many questions about my life.
I've been sober for over 12 hours now. May or may not extend beyond 24 hours. Too much beer and wine in my house.
Sober for 8 months today. Best decision of my life. Running much less mileage and yielding similar (if not better) results pending distance. Take it day by day!
I'm on day 9. An important race was moved up from the fall to early summer and that sparked me to quit drinking. I chose to not drink at all vs. drinking less because if I even have one drink, it will snowball to 20. There have been some hard days like craving a chardonnay or cold beers after a run.
Day 13. Running feels lots better...
Good job, man--keep it up.
How's everyone doing?
22+ months sober.
Day 31.
Day 2399 - over six and a half years.
I hope to never go back!
This is a fantastic thread.
One thing I have noticed here recently: Starting Flossing has been nearly as difficult as Quitting Drinking was :-)