The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

[david k]

OK over a week in, and so far....

Not sleeping, horrendous nightmares, social life on the rocks, constipated and to top it all off, man flu.....

Which part of "good" is this supposed to be?!

sounds like me, in fact the first few days were easy, last few days have seemed harder

 

[Roscoe]

Not been on the forum for ages, this thread seems like an opportune time to rejoin!

Last drink was 29th december 2013, prior to this was a beer and wine monster. Have put on far too much weight (currently 5'7" and 77.5Kgs.

Looking to get down to 68kg and not have the after effects of alcohol spoiling my riding!

 

[speccy1]

The lack of sleep is doing my head in now, about 2 hours a night if I`m lucky, I seem to be in energy overdrive and cannot switch off, then I struggle to stay awake at work!! I`ve stopped craving the sweet stuff now, was getting addicted to cadburys caramel bars

 

[Koga]

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...

you will get to 20mph, just follow you your motto and also put some new wheels on the bike !

Good luck to all

 

[mattobrien]

you will get to 20mph, just follow you your motto and also put some new wheels on the bike !

Technically I am not getting a whole new bike, but only the gruppo, bars and pedals are being migrated, so I will have new wheels, along with frame etc.

No excuses really, especially according to my scientifically proven new wheels / new things on the whole theory.

The 'revised' winter bike won't be deliberately light, so we will have to see if it is any faster than the current cobbled together winter bike.

It will have the ability to have panniers though, so I can go to the local brewery shop and stock up on mini kegs of my favourite beer, Earl Soham Victoria

Is it February yet?

 

[Koga]

Technically I am not getting a whole new bike, but only the gruppo, bars and pedals are being migrated, so I will have new wheels, along with frame etc.

No excuses really, especially according to my scientifically proven new wheels / new things on the whole theory.

The 'revised' winter bike won't be deliberately light, so we will have to see if it is any faster than the current cobbled together winter bike.

It will have the ability to have panniers though, so I can go to the local brewery shop and stock up on mini kegs of my favourite beer, Earl Soham Victoria

Is it February yet?

All is in place, except the wrong month, skip to another calendar (Chinese perhaps).

 

[Spinney]

The main reason I gave up was that I am also suffering from mild to mod depression/anxiety, and didn't want to rely on the wine.

But now I really, really fancy a nice glass of red! I can just smell it swirling around in the glass....


Might have to make do with chocolate instead.

 

[Kies]

Not had a drink since New Years Eve/Day - had been drinking far too much (for me anyway), from September to December with work redundancies on the horizon. The stress was really getting to me, even with my wifes assurances & support.
That has now passed, and my job is secure. A new year and a realisation that a couple of glasses of beer, or wine every night IS NOT the way to deal with change. Lesson learned.
Feel very well, after 8 days of alchohol freedom

 

[Hill Wimp]

Not had a drink since New Years Eve/Day - had been drinking far too much (for me anyway), from September to December with work redundancies on the horizon. The stress was really getting to me, even with my wifes assurances & support.
That has now passed, and my job is secure. A new year and a realisation that a couple of glasses of beer, or wine every night IS NOT the way to deal with change. Lesson learned.
Feel very well, after 8 days of alchohol freedom

The day before yesterday was not a good day for me at work, pretty stressful and quite a test not to come home and have a couple of glasses of wine. I am glad i didn't though as @Kies is right, it's not the way to deal with it and i know that i felt better as a result yesterday and was able to think through the issues with a clear head. Luckily i finished very late at work so i could just go to bed instead of sitting there brooding and wanting a glass of wine.

 

[Broughtonblue]

As I bimble around the forum I note that there are several of us quitting the demon drink in the new year. So I thought it might be productive and encouraging for us to share experiences.

I'm quittin' because I've had a series of rotten colds since September that have really put a dent in my fitness, and therefore in the new year I want to get back to my ideal weight and fitness, and beer, wine and spirits will not help me achieve this.

Also the wine I like to drink is probably slightly beyond my means, so my pocket will also benefit from not buying booze.

What's your motivation?

UPDATE

The following list of folk are going sober! At least for January anyway...

@SimonJKH
@bromptonfb
@ColinJ
@BigonaBianchi
@Custom24
@Broughtonblue
@david k
@vickster (from Jan 18th)
@martint235
@MickeyBlueEyes
@Steve H
@WellyWonkey
@Brad123
@Easytigers
@mooseracer
@Spinney
@Dave 123
@Smeggers II
@4F
@Andrew_Culture
@The Jogger
@speccy1
@mattobrien
@DooDah
@AndyRM
@edindave
@mickle
@eck
@nickyboy

Have I missed anyone?

So 10 days in how are we all going? (Honest answers only!) I'm pleased to say I'm still dry, but a test will be tonight when I go and watch the mighty lcfc play, in pub beforehand will be tough but convinced I will be fine. Drinking tonic water at nights now, love the stuff and very little 'badness' in it.
Was getting a bit stressed at work because to be honest I don't really like my job, they are making cut backs in staff, in fact they have sacked 3 blokes in last couple of months and put another 3 on final written warnings. The bloke I was good friends with left of his own accord last Friday so my boss called me in to see if I knew why. I told him it was because he hated the place and had been looking to leave for a while. My boss then asked if I was looking too, to which I replied yes! Seemed like a massive weight lifted off me with that one word.

 

[Kies]

Nevet tell your boss you want to leave unless voluntary redundancies are on the table

 

[Hill Wimp]

So 10 days in how are we all going? (Honest answers only!) I'm pleased to say I'm still dry, but a test will be tonight when I go and watch the mighty lcfc play, in pub beforehand will be tough but convinced I will be fine. Drinking tonic water at nights now, love the stuff and very little 'badness' in it.
Was getting a bit stressed at work because to be honest I don't really like my job, they are making cut backs in staff, in fact they have sacked 3 blokes in last couple of months and put another 3 on final written warnings. The bloke I was good friends with left of his own accord last Friday so my boss called me in to see if I knew why. I told him it was because he hated the place and had been looking to leave for a while. My boss then asked if I was looking too, to which I replied yes! Seemed like a massive weight lifted off me with that one word.

So far so good for me. A couple more good reasons have popped up to help keep me going including the possibility of a good long ride with a group of good friends that i need to be fit for so at the moment it's looking good.

Hope you find something else workwise soon @Broughtonblue

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'm having no trouble at all not drinking, but I'm getting fed up with this calorie deficit / anxiety lark. It's like I've been hungover for a week now.

Feeling a bit better today though.

 

[nickyboy]

So 10 days in how are we all going? (Honest answers only!) I'm pleased to say I'm still dry, but a test will be tonight when I go and watch the mighty lcfc play, in pub beforehand will be tough but convinced I will be fine. Drinking tonic water at nights now, love the stuff and very little 'badness' in it.
Was getting a bit stressed at work because to be honest I don't really like my job, they are making cut backs in staff, in fact they have sacked 3 blokes in last couple of months and put another 3 on final written warnings. The bloke I was good friends with left of his own accord last Friday so my boss called me in to see if I knew why. I told him it was because he hated the place and had been looking to leave for a while. My boss then asked if I was looking too, to which I replied yes! Seemed like a massive weight lifted off me with that one word.

Look on the bright side. If malaria makes it to the East Midlands you're probably last man standing

 

[Spinney]

Good so far. The half-drunk bottle of wine that I was on is still sitting there too - will probably be a nice red wine vinegar if I last the month!