Haven't had a drop since jan 2. Pretty good considering drank a lil every night up till that point for a few years. Hope to stay with it for 60 days then from there nothing in the house but will socially drink. How's everyone doing this new year?
Haven't had a drop since jan 2. Pretty good considering drank a lil every night up till that point for a few years. Hope to stay with it for 60 days then from there nothing in the house but will socially drink. How's everyone doing this new year?
Doing good. Almost 2 years without booze and feeling great
I started Paleo therefore no alcohol for me but I didn't drink much anyway.Originally Posted by Johnz4
Good for you. You just proved you don't need it!!!!
I only drink smith forge hard cider one or two every few days.
I haven't had a drink since the 4th and I was a 10-15 beer a day, everyday. I am what you would call a functioning drunk I guess, it doesn't interfere with life or work, but it is killer on the physique. I don't plan on going back to that kind of drinking, but for some reason it just seems to happen over time.
Damn. I would be in an alcohol comma! And you don't need it neither.Originally Posted by zempey
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Got lit last night, smoked a pack of smokes & went to sleep at 7am
Well, to me this is still sobriety. Haven't touched dope in months & this is the first time I actually got hammered in quite a while.
It's weird, I didn't even like it - I am to the point of complete burn out. I have done too much for too long - It's just not fun anymore.
But, my woman wanted to go out since we haven't in months then some.
What's kinda funny is that I still know my limits very well now. I say lit, but in reality I would say an equivalent to about 5-6 shots. Slept for 6 hours and felt like a million bucks. Fvck all this drinking to the point of sickness- my woman on the other hand drank about 2x of myself. Straight got sick and was just down all day. I went to the gym and had excellent workout.
Ive got a Corona that has been in my refrigerator since 2003, hows that? lol
Ive never required a taste for beer. I have gone years without having one.
I do like to have a mixed drink now and again. Usually almost once a week, sometimes 2 or 3x a week but usually only 1 and then I also go weeks or more without any. I dont remember the last time I actually got drunk, many years ago.
I have a close friend who was worried he was starting to have a problem because he also had at least one drink every night for a year or more so he stopped for several weeks and didnt seeem to have any problem so now he is back to a few times a week but not every night and also he never drinks in excess, doesnt get drunk or do anything stupid.
Congratulations on your time dry and sober. It's always a good think if you realize you have or might have a problem.
Aside from getting shit-talked in to a game of beer pong around a year and a half ago, at a party, I haven't had a drop of alcohol since like '09 or so.
I personally never really thought I had a problem. I just don't like the taste of alcohol and I don't like the feeling it gives me. My problem was that I was hanging out with people who did have drinking problems and thus I got suckered in to drinking with them.
In your dry time, I would suggest exploring your other interests.
Thanks guys. That game could be fun lol.
I've limited myself to one night a week. Been doing pretty well
I didn't have a problem, I am actually pretty good at it, lol. I do enjoy beer and the beer buzz, but I don't like the cloudy feeling the next day, and the impact on my body. Waking up after a hard night of bourbon is such a bad feeling, feels great that night, but the next day is horrible. I am only off the beer due to my cycle, I will still have a drink here and there once done, but I really want to stop the daily drunk thing.
congrats johnz4!
back in the day, i was a binge drinker - verging on a functional drunk like zempey. the drinking was starting to affect my family and i found it easier to just stop than try to manage. been sober 4.5 years and everything's great. occasionally miss a beer or wine with dinner, but not the vodka+red bull (my kryptonite).
the improvement of lean body mass was a welcome benefit!
6 cans of stout on sat night before that was 2 weeks and that was another light night on the beer. I drink now to enjoy it not to get pissed never do shots and if I'm drinking shorts its only whiskey or expensive rum I get.
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