Quitting Alcohol

[magicjuan]

Have children. Drinking stops but the desire to grows daily....

Used to drink heavily daily, had to stop so just stopped. Might have the odd bottle of beer now and then but whereas I would have had 8 or 9, 1 or 2 is plenty now.

Can be done if the will is there

 

[coollino]

It's a nice idea but I enjoy the taste of beer/wine too much.

That being said, I probably have around 4 pints and maybe a glass or 2 of wine a week so not that much.

Don't really go out in the evening, don't like the crowd. Normally lunch on a Saturday, few drinks after, cook a nice meal and that's it. I could drink every day but I make sure I don't. Normally just Fri-Sat.

I run during the week which is as good a relief for me.

 

[Tramps_mate]

You alright mate?

Rough as....

 

[bol-uk]

I do it for a month at a time and at the end I note how ace I feel, then I go and pickle my liver again. Too many of mates drink so I'm sucked in by that and a weak resolve.

Good luck though, like anything pretty much the body is just about creating habits.

This mirrors my life!

Every Sunday I say I am having a week off but get a call from mates during the week and cannot say no. Also, on the days I manage to not go out, my wife gets a bottle of wine and I drink half of that.

I have a dry January every year (have done for about 5 years) and it's ace, the clarity of mind and productivity is immense but, by the 3rd week I am at my wits end.

I keep telling myself I will get a hold of it one day but worry it will never happen and I will just become and old soak.

 

[Billy Dean]

Today I can wholeheartedly say I'm going to stop drinking for a while. I used to be tee total and can honestly say that nights out are no more fun when drinking than when not. Drinking just adds a headache the following day.

I'm going to post my efforts here daily for accountability.

 

[Billy Dean]

Let's spot each other @ItsOKImAPilot

 

[The Blue Watch]

Anyone who stops drinking while being an Everton supporter is braver than I am.

 

[Kurt.]

im deffo never drinking again..... so so rough today ,,,unreal

 

[Prevenger17]

Anyone who stops drinking while being an Everton supporter is braver than I am.

Came to post. Alcohol should be a staple of every Everton fan's diet imo. The positives outweigh the negatives

 

[l4toffee]

Bunch of quitters

 

[ItsOKImAPilot]

I think that's his point tbf. It's almost impossible to give up completely because it's such a standard presence in social situations which, in turn, are hard to avoid.

@ItsOKImAPilot, was there some incident that gave you this epiphany? Because It sounds to me like you're a very moderate drinker, which should be perfectly fine. Just because we probably can't go without something doesn't qualify it as a dependence, I like chocolate but I don't go from Mars bar to Mars bar to get me through the day

Lately certain things have been making me sick. I cannot stand the smell and taste of chicken and I cannot be inside the house if my fiancé is cooking bacon. He and I like to sit outside on our deck for the evening and that's when we usually have a few glass of wine or beer. I am a lightweight so three is the absolute max but I'm not drunk, but I will make up in the middle of the night feeling so much worse and have thrown up even. I tried just having one and had the same issue but not as bad. No idea what it is but it is concerning.

 

[The Cowboy]

Unless you're a recovering alcoholic, I don't see the point in 'giving up alcohol'. If you want a drink, have a drink. If you've not had one for a while, and then have one. Who cares?

Same with smoking, people who claim to have 'given in' when they have a single cig on a night out - it's just a cig, it doesn't mean you've started smoking again or fallen off the wagon.

 

[The Cowboy]

Lately certain things have been making me sick. I cannot stand the smell and taste of chicken and I cannot be inside the house if my fiancé is cooking bacon. He and I like to sit outside on our deck for the evening and that's when we usually have a few glass of wine or beer. I am a lightweight so three is the absolute max but I'm not drunk, but I will make up in the middle of the night feeling so much worse and have thrown up even. I tried just having one and had the same issue but not as bad. No idea what it is but it is concerning.

Sounds like you're up the duff imo.

 

[ItsOKImAPilot]

how long ago did you stop ?

Not long, about a week. I just like sitting outside with a nice cold beer or glass of wine. I think once it cools off a lot it will not be as refreshing so it will be easy.

 

[ItsOKImAPilot]

It's a nice idea but I enjoy the taste of beer/wine too much.

That being said, I probably have around 4 pints and maybe a glass or 2 of wine a week so not that much.

Don't really go out in the evening, don't like the crowd. Normally lunch on a Saturday, few drinks after, cook a nice meal and that's it. I could drink every day but I make sure I don't. Normally just Fri-Sat.

I run during the week which is as good a relief for me.

It's not so much drinking is a relief, it's refreshing. I run/workout a considerable amount for stress relief but there I get a lot of enjoyment from sitting outside with a few drinks. It's hard to remove that environment unless I stop sitting outside.