The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

[Andrew_Culture]

Back to day three

I was doing really well and didn`t want to drink, had no interest in it whatsoever. But, went to a quiz night on sunday and got pressured and nagged into hitting the local cider. Went home really quite narked. I`m getting really sick and tired of this:

"what do you want to give it up for?"
"why do you want to live like a monk?"
"go on have a couple you boring b*****d"

Anybody else get this from really inconsiderate friends and family??

Makes me wonder what the point of trying to look after myself is, might as well give up the cycling and sit and eat pies and cakes all day while I`m at it.

I don`t understand some people

Sorry for my rant guys, but I`m hacked off!

Do you want me to add 'dropped' to the list, or shall we turn the other way?

 

[speccy1]

Do you want me to add 'dropped' to the list, or shall we turn the other way?

Please don`t drop me

This is to be permanent for me

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Please don`t drop me

This is to be permanent for me

I was only being silly . It's one day at a time, all the time.

 

[uclown2002]

Birthday next week will be tricky, not been dry on a birthday for 30 years!!

And your only 37 next #badass

 

[speccy1]

Time to put my foot down with people who are trying to force feed me alcohol

Funny, if somebody gives up smoking they get no end of praise.

It`s a strange world we live in

 

[BSRU]

Time to put my foot down with people who are trying to force feed me alcohol

Funny, if somebody gives up smoking they get no end of praise.

It`s a strange world we live in

There is still the attitude that you must be weird not to be drinking alcohol.
Apparently 25% of drinkers stopped drinking for January, not sure how many of that 25% are still going but alcohol sales have dropped.

 

[david k]

Still dry, im feeling the benefits, lost quite a few lbs and cycling better, focus on the benefits and it helps say NO

 

[Broughtonblue]

And your only 37 next #badass

I wish!! Ten years out, 47

 

[SimonJKH]

How we getting on? I think I might have some wine on the 1st Feb but won't drink nearly as much as I did over Christmas after that!

Well it is not getting any easier, thats for sure! But I have to have a medical for work in the near future, so I at least want to keep going until that is out of the way.

 

[Broughtonblue]

Well it is not getting any easier, thats for sure! But I have to have a medical for work in the near future, so I at least want to keep going until that is out of the way.

At least I'm not the only one finding that it's not getting any easier!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

But is anyone feeling any benefit?

 

[Kies]

I am finding it easier. Would normally reach for a beer, but these days it's an early evening meal and a cuppa before bed

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I've drunk a lot of peppermint tea

 

[martint235]

I've drunk a lot of peppermint tea

Ditto. Everytime I give up the booze I switch to sugary mint tea.

 

[BSRU]

But is anyone feeling any benefit?

Yes, great sleep and able to wake up earlier to get out for some extra miles on the way into work.
Lots of new bike stuff as well