TeeQue
Active Member
I have gone from about 1 bar of chocolate a week in the beer days, to about 8 a week now!
I was the same went from not eating chocolate at all when I was drinking to pretty much a bar a day now I'm dry.
The booze-quittin' buddy thread!
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I was the same went from not eating chocolate at all when I was drinking to pretty much a bar a day now I'm dry.
The Jogger
Legendary Member
- Location
- Spain
One of the things I was told when I stopped drinking was to eat chocolate, I took that advice too seriously. .....
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Well I can't quite remember when I last had a drink, but I do feel loads better for it. A clear head on a weekend morning is great.
As an unexpected plus I think her ladyship is drinking less (or more behind my back!)
As an unexpected plus I think her ladyship is drinking less (or more behind my back!)
I have the same plus with my better half, she only has a couple of Sherry's on a Friday/Saturday night as she has no-one to drink with at home.
Roscoe
Guru
- Location
- Clarkston, Glasgow
Hello! It was 13 weeks dry for me last weekend, still going strong and can't yet see a reason for me to want to indulge again.
My evening addiction to crisps followed by biscuits and milk may have to be curbed though!
Really enjoying being able to head out for weekend rides at 7am now. Monthly mileage has gone from an average of 100 miles when I was drinking to a peak this month of 263. Can only see this increasing as I get fitter.
My evening addiction to crisps followed by biscuits and milk may have to be curbed though!
Really enjoying being able to head out for weekend rides at 7am now. Monthly mileage has gone from an average of 100 miles when I was drinking to a peak this month of 263. Can only see this increasing as I get fitter.
edindave
Über Member
- Location
- Auld Reeker
March - done. Go me!
I seem to have got a grip on the sweets and chocolate at long last, down to one bar a day for about a week and none at the weekend just gone. No point cutting it out entirely. I couldn't say I had a balanced diet if there wasn't some bad stuff to balance the good stuff after all
I seem to have got a grip on the sweets and chocolate at long last, down to one bar a day for about a week and none at the weekend just gone. No point cutting it out entirely. I couldn't say I had a balanced diet if there wasn't some bad stuff to balance the good stuff after all
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
I've been having a few beers but far less than normal so quite happy with that
Roscoe
Guru
- Location
- Clarkston, Glasgow
16 weeks this weekend and not missing it all.
Have replaced wine and beer with good quality non alcoholic ginger beer
I also seem to have got a grip of the crisp and snack addiction at last, so the weight is now starting to slowly come off.
All good!
Have replaced wine and beer with good quality non alcoholic ginger beer
I also seem to have got a grip of the crisp and snack addiction at last, so the weight is now starting to slowly come off.
All good!
youngoldbloke
The older I get, the faster I used to be ...
Since I stopped drinking I have lost around 25% of my body weight - that's over 10 years mind, and exercise has obviously helped too, but it indicates how many unnecessary calories I was consuming.
david k
Hi
- Location
- North West
i was with you until the 10 years bit
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Since I stopped drinking I have lost around 25% of my body weight - that's over 1.75 years mind***, and exercise has obviously helped too, but it indicates how many unnecessary calories I was consuming.
***But ... becoming seriously ill was what got the first half of the flab off, and I would not subject even my worst enemy to 'The DVT Diet'!
Roscoe
Guru
- Location
- Clarkston, Glasgow
Anybody else still off the drink? 18 weeks for me now and feeling better than ever.
Managed 305 miles in total last month on the bike, not bad considering 6 months ago I thought 100 miles a month was good.
Managed 305 miles in total last month on the bike, not bad considering 6 months ago I thought 100 miles a month was good.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
About 15-20% and 6 years.
Mind you I too experienced a strange liking for chocs that had been dormant since childhood.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Try swapping the ginger beer for something with less sugar, and you'll lose even more weight.16 weeks this weekend and not missing it all.
Have replaced wine and beer with good quality non alcoholic ginger beer
I also seem to have got a grip of the crisp and snack addiction at last, so the weight is now starting to slowly come off.
All good!
I lost about 20kg in less than 6 months after quitting the alcohol 5.5 years ago, and I suspect a lot of this weight loss was due to the fact that I drank alcohol and mixer combinations which had too much sugar in them.
Irishrich
Über Member
- Location
- Northern Ireland
I'm going to join this elite group of booze quitters as I would like to take my cycling and fitness to the next level, but the booze is holding me back. My story in a nutshell is that I like a drink at least 5 times a week due to a seriously stressful position as a business owner who is responsible for all making ends meet and making enough to pay staff at the end of the week. I've already decided to put the money I would have spent on drink into a jar each day and use it next year to have a family holiday. My guess is that I spend close to £50 per week on drinking at home so I could save £2600 over the year so I could use this money to better effect. Wish me luck!
