I’m in a long term dance with alcohol. Ironically I started drinking more when I gave up smoking. At the peak I was drinking a bottle of wine a night- I didn’t know how much it affected my day to day functioning as I was never not without sleep deprivation or worse for wear. I started to have periods going alcohol free to help with weight loss and I realised how much alcohol affects me day to day. It was a crutch. I have an emotionally invested job- I drank on the bad days for consolation. I drank on the good days to celebrate.
Friday is a trigger day- I’ve been sober this time since 2nd Jan. My goal is not to drink alcohol again till I’ve lost my target amount of weight. She. I’m on the wagon, I’m on it but Fridays are the days when I start to bargain in my weaker moments- just Fridays, then a few weeks later, just Friday and Saturdays and then Sundays and then and then.
It’s amazing but I realise a weight has been lifted when I decide to not drink for a while. Then I forget. A few years ago the thought of going dry for a year terrified me. It makes me nervous now but only because I know I’ll have wobbles on the way.
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I too did the Beer on Friday gig for a few years just when my wife was on my hiny. And when our daughter was born in 1998 and the attention shifted to the baby, I started drinking saturday and then Sunday. Slowly it became a daily deal like before. Worse yet, 2005, when they introduced those high gravity beers in the state of GA I jumped on the wagon. That did good to me, because it made me realise my bottom. I asked by my shrink to seak a spiritual solution and wanted me to try AA. That was in 2006 september. After an initial struggle on whether I am an alcoholic or not, I was convinced listening to people and speaker takes that indeed I am an alcoholic. Thus started my journey in AA. You can access the book AA at AA.org and read the chapter "More about alcoholism" and also read Bill Story to see if you can identify with the concepts laid out in the book.
We do little bit more than that.😀😀😀😀😀 We share how life is without alcohol using the 12 steps of AA.
hi, can I ask how you weight loss is going? Are you losing your your weight by consuming less alcohol or through good diet and exercise too? 😃 well done with any you have lost so far. I’d like to lose 2 stone. I’m hoping cutting out alcohol will be the starter then o can get back to activities x
I totally understand what you mean ! I am new just starting out on a sober journey re health and weight concerns . If I’m honest I don’t think I can cut out totally ! Was hoping to take each day as it comes because too scary to think of sober weekend!
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reflection since New Year’s Day 
No more wine for me.
Looking to open up about my drinking problem
Here’s to a sober 20s (hopefully)
