The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

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david k

Hi
Location
North West
Not just me then?
After a fairly normal for me(ie about 3-4 drinks per day) festive season, I had lot of Vino Collapso last Friday night, and nothing since. Feeling ok, but not sleeping at all well - no nightmares, just really vivid dreams that feel like they last for hours. :thumbsdown:
Me too, glad it's not just me
 

Hill Wimp

Fair weathered,fair minded but easily persuaded.
Have been watching this thread with interest, well done to you all. I stopped on the 29/30 December and the plan is to keep it up until Easter when i go over to ride with @hopless500 in Norfolk.

My reasons for stopping were that the one glass was starting to turn to two or at the weekends a bottle, nothing horrendous but for me that's a lot and i just wanted to rein back the control.

The most significant things i have noticed are i have lost 3lbs, i am much more alert and my sleep quality is greatly improved. I do actually wake up feeling good instead of not so good. I never felt bad just knew i hadn't slept well. After all as us girls always say it's quality not quantity :laugh:

Anyway can you add me to the list, the public declaration may just keep me going ?
 

Bodhbh

Guru
Bit open ended, but giving up booze till I get a new job closer to the other half. From experience I expect it'll take several months to sort that. Reasons - to save money as getting in debt, to loose the 2-3 stone I've piled on during the year, and so I actually get jobhunting stuff done at the weekend - rather than either boozing or being hungover.

FWIW a few years ago I gave up booze for 7-8 months after the New Year. I went from 20 stone to around 14, then went down to 12 the next year following a shorter New Years purge. I find after a 2-3 weeks of sobriety you forget what the fuss was all about and are perfectly happy - you enjoy the better sleep, lack of hangovers, extra free time, feel much better, etc...the problem I found was socialising with other people who expect 'the drinker' to make an appearance.

Only starting today as was visiting and getting the socialising out the way over Chrimbo. See how things go! Doing 20miles a day on the commute so weight should fall off pretty easy anyhow and without much dieting.
 

Dogtrousers

Kilometre nibbler
Here's a little article for all you booze quitters out there, a piece in the New Scientist on the short term benefits of abstinence.
http://www.newscientist.com/article...acation-is-a-dry-january-really-worth-it.html
Sorry if this has already been posted - I've not read the whole thread.

Edit by Spinney (as I have the power!):
I summarised the article here for anyone who cannot get through the New Scientist paywall.

Edit by me. Oh, sorry I didn't realise it was restricted. I'm NS subscriber and I must have a cookie or something to that effect which let me view it. Thanks for summarising. And all the best to you abstainers. (TT for about 7 years, me)
 
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mattobrien

Guru
Location
Sunny Suffolk
Been to London today and avoided going to the pub at any given point. Helped possibly by the fact it isn't warm and light...

I have also volunteered to be driver for pub nights.

What would really convince me of these benefits from not drinking would be if I could hit a 20mph average on a circular ride by the end of the month. I would need the wind to drop a little and the weather not to be too cold...

That said, I do like a pint or two after I have had a good ride, so perhaps I ought to go slowly on the bike...
 

speccy1

Guest
Been to London today and avoided going to the pub at any given point. Helped possibly by the fact it isn't warm and light...

I have also volunteered to be driver for pub nights.

What would really convince me of these benefits from not drinking would be if I could hit a 20mph average on a circular ride by the end of the month. I would need the wind to drop a little and the weather not to be too cold...

That said, I do like a pint or two after I have had a good ride, so perhaps I ought to go slowly on the bike...

I have the same problem, I always enjoyed a pint or two after a ride. After nearly 2 weeks now I do feel far better, just wish I could sleep!!
 

david k

Hi
Location
North West
Me too....last night's was I was hosting a meeting of the management committee of the Rugby League in my house. There were several smokers who lit up and I was mortified about what my wife would say about the smell.

I need to get back on the ale....fast

Anything with rugby league in I support ^_^

My dreams have been bizarre and I've woken feeling sick, hopefully wont last long!
 

mattobrien

Guru
Location
Sunny Suffolk
I have the same problem, I always enjoyed a pint or two after a ride. After nearly 2 weeks now I do feel far better, just wish I could sleep!!
Two small children help both prevent and aid sleep. When they sleep we do, when they don't, we don't and there's always the opportunity of one waking the other. Joy.

That said, I do like to go to bed physically tired, especially when I am properly fit. I have extra energy and get a bit twitchy if I don't burn it off. Not that I am properly fit in these winter months...
 

mooseracer

Guru
Location
Nr Bristol
I have the same problem, I always enjoyed a pint or two after a ride. After nearly 2 weeks now I do feel far better, just wish I could sleep!!

Likewise, when I completed a century ride last September I 'treated' myself to a nice bottle of red when I got home...

I was in a hotel overnight with work, resisted the glass of wine with dinner urge quite easily but another awful night's 'sleep' sadly. I'm consoling myself with the thought that if I'd had this little sleep and had a drink I'd be feeling ten times worse :smile:
 

edindave

Über Member
Location
Auld Reeker
Like many I've been having a lot more dreams, and they are much more vivid. I'm putting this down to the improved sleep pattern. It's a positive sign!
In last night's dream I was out with friends and gave in and had one beer, then spent the rest of the dream feeling guilty and trying to justify it to myself. :wacko:
 
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