On The Wagon... then in 'ere!

Shikkaka said:
For those that have quit who's social life revolves around alcohol, how do you manage? Do you still go out to the pub with friends or do you avoid alcohol situations altogether?
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I often drive places so forces me not to drink (not that I drink anyway). Friends / colleagues know I'm not a big drinker and there's never any pressure to drink.

I can make a fool of myself sober as much as I do if I have a drink! :D

There are 0% alcohol drinks you can get - or just have a mocktail if that's your thing. 0% beers are quite good now.
 
I applaud all you guys that have went sober. I don't have an issue with drink in that I rarely drink. Just can't be assed drinking at all. I like a glass of red wine for sure, but I'm never in the mood to want to crack open a bottle. We've about 15 bottles of nice red wine and they have just been sitting there gathering dust.

My mate was my best man at my wedding, he gifted me a 21 year old bottle of scotch,...back in 2002. It hasn't seen the light of day in over 20 years since he gave it to me either lol. It was sealed in the bottle over 40 years ago now.

A flagoon of Royal Salute whisky in a presentation bottle and velvet wrap.
 
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Well done guys , I've gone from 2 bottles of red a weekend to 3 again ,my enjoyment is too high and I am pretty much addicted, I just tell myself life's too short ,I also get my best ideas under the influence.
Said this before though I get mood hangovers so it part cancels the wine enjoyment out.
 
I'm very nearly at the point of phasing it out completely. Had a very boozy day drinking session at the start of the month and felt dreadful the next day.

I think the above was maybe the second time I've been drunk this year. I don't drink at home and don't drink if we go for lunch. I'll probably still have a day where I fancy a beer, but they're few and far between.

It's amazing how much booze messes with 'good' sleep.
 
firstborn said:
1 year on from giving up alcohol - made the descision to focus on my running. Got a lot fitter quite quickly, got cancer. Life can be arse! :D
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Sorry to hear this. How's this going?

Last weekend i made a decision to stop completely. Was consuming nearly 80 units without even realising (few drinks after work etc), realised id put 3 stone on in 2 years!

Not missed it at all, granted its only been a week i expected it to be difficult but it really hasnt been. No substitutes, just blackcurrant Robinsons :). I used to wake up and not be functioning till midday, this morning i was up at 6am ready to clean my garden lol.
 
Beans on toast Dave said:
15 years this year, from drinking everynight to nothing, gave up smoking same time too
i remember just losing it one night smashing things and hammering on the walls, next day i just gave it up
dont think i will ever drink or smoke again as i have no self control
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Well done, i'm catching up on you, Four and a half years now since i've had a drink, i'm pretty sure i'll never drink again, i got into ebikes and motorbikes and now back to ebikes. I think having a hobby is a big part of it, but it took my brain a while to accept that i had any interest in anything outside of drinking.

I also got out of the postie job as it's a total disgrace nowadays and got myself a cushy nhs job with zero stress, that was a big factor in my drinking as well.
firstborn said:
1 year on from giving up alcohol - made the descision to focus on my running. Got a lot fitter quite quickly, got cancer. Life can be arse! :D
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I'm sorry to hear that, i hope that you can beat whatever kind it is.
 
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Well would like to say me too but although down to 2 bottles a week it's still a bottle a session and I feel hammered, also Xmas coming up.......
My biggest issue is that I don't feel better for not drinking just really board , I walk 2 to 5 hours a day I surf,I read, so it's not a hobby I need just some self control.
Maybe I need to dry out longer ,after half the bottle I am buzzing and I can't recreate that feeling, I've burnt out my brains reward system I think
 
The boredom is the real wake up call as that’s when you realise how much time you spend and waste drinking/ pleasantly p***ed. I only really have a few drinks on Friday and Saturday nights. I did Dry January a couple years ago and I was bored out of my skull on those nights. If I ever stop drinking completely (unlikely as I don’t drink much) I’d have to things in place to alleviate that boredom till the habit was broken
 
Bluecube said:
The boredom is the real wake up call as that’s when you realise how much time you spend and waste drinking/ pleasantly p***ed. I only really have a few drinks on Friday and Saturday nights. I did Dry January a couple years ago and I was bored out of my skull on those nights. If I ever stop drinking completely (unlikely as I don’t drink much) I’d have to things in place to alleviate that boredom till the habit was broken
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yep those are my drinking nights, so i drink and watch music videos with the usb dac and heaadphones and really really enjoy, I've done it without drinking and just get board after 5 mins as opposed to say 3 hours when i am on the vino, every form of entertainment just seems enhanced.
 
Will be my first Xmas without drinking

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Determined to get 12 months (and beyond)
 
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{SAS}TB said:
Will be my first Xmas without drinking

Determined to get 12 months (and beyond)
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That is fantastic. If you need support or just want a chat, you're welcome to pm me, or ping me a whatsapp if you'd rather. You've done brilliantly - last push and then you can get that 1 year done and then move on to working on the next. Well done mate
 
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