Over a year in this group. Thank you all.

[FatOldMan]

I have been in the group since 20th April last year and feel like I have made some progress. I have cut down the frequency that I drink and the quantities on most occasions, but I must admit that there has been a few occasions that I am not very proud of.

I am feeling a little bit pleased with myself today because I have just returned from five days in Germany at a family wedding. When all of the guests at the wedding were staying at the same hotel the inevitable drinking get-togethers every evening happened and I managed to stay in control. Even when the bride was giving us all a taste of her fathers homemade schnapps (fire water😂)

Some of you may know from my previous post here that I like to count things so here are the stats from the Drinkaware app for the last year. Although I have had beer, wine and vodka I have listed it here as the equivalent of one litre bottles of vodka for easy comparison.

I have drunk just short of 32 litres of vodka over the year, still too much but better than the 130 litre average that I reckon I must have been drinking before.

I intend to improve on that over the next year and I hope to have the continued support of you good people here.

Best wishes and success with your own battles against the demon drink.

[catsrock]

Congratulations on all your success! I'm doing pretty good - still drink at times, but much less frequently than I use to.

[Jampacked]

Lovely to hear from you! Holidays are always a trigger and I know you have battled this, so it's fantastic that the wedding went well. It's a gradual building up of confidence. I am looking forward to your updates and bottle tally.I am 60 days sober longest yet. People around me are starting to accept I am staying this way which is making life easier. They are busy planning all the places I can drive them to when they have been drinking 😀😅.

I am raising my cup of tea to your achievements. Well done

[Elemis]

Well done to you...its always a challenge staying in control when everyone around is over indulging. We sometimes take a wrong turn but can get back on track .