The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

[Steve H]

I'm still dry. Going to a restaurant tonight with the missus and another couple. Normally this would be a few pints and a bottle of red, but I'm confident I can do without.

Hardest part for me so far has been a business trip to Morocco last week. Was fortunate enough to be able to travel Business Class. There was free beer, free wine, free spirits on offer. Managed to resist ok.

 

[The Jogger]

I could really go a beer or 3 tonight as I fell off the bike on ice this morning and spent about 3 hours in A&E, back home licking my wounds now and pretty miserable

You can fall off your bike but don't fall off the wagon.

Hope you are feeling better.

 

[The Jogger]

My wife bought an awesome bottle of wine today from our local specialist and she has decided she's going to have a glass or two tonight.

I'm seriously tempted...

Well you can always start day one again but just think how much better it would be if you didn't have to start again and be the newbie of the thread.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Well you can always start day one again but just think how much better it would be if you didn't have to start again and be the newbie of the thread.

Right now I'm pretty sure I'm not going to drink tonight, citing quality of booze feels a bit silly right now. I may feel differently this evening

 

[mooseracer]

Stay off it, it's just one evening. Think how good about yourself you'll feel tomorrow

 

[martint235]

Right now I'm pretty sure I'm not going to drink tonight, citing quality of booze feels a bit silly right now. I may feel differently this evening

It all depends on why you're not drinking. If you're not drinking because alcohol is a poison that's bad for your system then you shouldn't drink tonight no matter how good the wine is. If you're not drinking because you just want to get a little fitter in the New Year then I see no problem but you do, as mentioned, become the newbie of the thread and we all get to throw scorn at you for being weak willed . If you're not drinking for a month to prove to yourself you can go a month without it, then the answer is obvious.....

At the end of today, I'll have clocked up 4 weeks. History teaches me this is where my problems start as I've now forgotten just how bad the last hangover was.

 

[mattobrien]

History teaches me this is where my problems start as I've now forgotten just how bad the last hangover was.

Clearly not bad enough if you've forgotten already

 

[martint235]

Clearly not bad enough if you've forgotten already

Ooh I don't know. 2 days of panic attacks and about 5 days to recover in total was pretty bad but when you look back from the safety of 4 weeks you think "Well maybe if I hadn't had quite so much it wouldn't have been so bad" but then if you do start it goes down exactly the same path.

 

[Hill Wimp]

Ooh I don't know. 2 days of panic attacks and about 5 days to recover in total was pretty bad but when you look back from the safety of 4 weeks you think "Well maybe if I hadn't had quite so much it wouldn't have been so bad" but then if you do start it goes down exactly the same path.

At least you recognise and admit the repetition Martin, that's half the battle.

 

[martint235]

At least you recognise and admit the repetition Martin, that's half the battle.

Time will tell. Although to be honest the time between benders gets longer and longer and the length of the benders shorter and shorter. I'd done a month and a half before the last one and only drank for 4 days (1+3) in total before stopping again. We'll see.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

When It comes down to it I want to get fit but probably thought I was drinking too much. The fact I'm finding it very easy to turn down booze has reassured me that I probably didn't.

 

[edindave]

Day 8 here and feeling good so far. Keep it up folks.

 

[speccy1]

You can fall off your bike but don't fall off the wagon.

Hope you are feeling better.

Thanks Jogger

I lost interest again shortly after my post so not a problem, felt too knackered and washed out to fall off the wagon, and today I am in too much pain, all of which was delayed from yesterdays fall. I`m coming up to a fortnight now and don`t really miss it in the slightest, and my sleep is improving so I feel almost human again!

 

[eck]

Nothing since last Friday night's excess (eh, edindave?); feeling well but still having overly vivid dreams. Last night some lowlife stole our tandem and our car.

 

[edindave]

Nothing since last Friday night's excess (eh, edindave?); feeling well but still having overly vivid dreams. Last night some lowlife stole our tandem and our car.

Bloody hell eck that's terrible. I hope you and A are both OK, that's shocking news.
With any luck the tandem will be easier to trace than some bikes and the scumbag will get what's coming.