The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

[Studley]

After some 20+yrs of Friday night binge drinking, remembering nothing of the evening, wasting the remaining weekend and spending money I didn't have, I stopped drinking. Been tee total for over 10yrs now. My method was somewhat unorthodox but worked a treat. Instead of going into town with the mates, I started going nighclubbing instead. A proper dance club called Passion in Coalville where Trance was the main music played. After a few weeks of adjusting to the friendly atmosphere I started getting into the music and the DJ's etc. It was hard to spot a drunken person here, most peeps were either off their trolly on drugs, or spent all night dancing, or both. The group I went with were a similar age to me (early 40's) and we weren't the oldest there either. Had some of the best nights out ever going to Passion, met some beautiful people too, and dancing all night and never even bought an alcoholic drink in the 4-5yrs I went there. Ok, so I got a bit wasted but never felt as rough as I used to after a Friday night binge.
My point being, sometimes you just need to change your environment, and/or the company you keep.

 

[Roscoe]

It will be 47 weeks this weekend! I'm shocked, didn't think I could do it. I binged 3-4 nights a week for at least 20 years. A normal Friday or Saturday night was 4-5 beers before dinner then 1 sometimes 2 bottles of red after dinner, usually crawling to bed about 3am.

Now? Lots of tea, ginger beer and getting up and out on the bike by 7 or 8am at the weekends.

Have cycled 2911 miles this year, previous best year 1200. Lost 5kg's so far, target is 69kg by the year end, so 2 to go.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Im doing this, I failed last year but managed 3 or 4 months iirc.

My reasons are to prepare for the Paris Brest Paris by completing a SR and have paid for my entries to some Audax's. I'll be commuting at least 6000 miles alone as well. Tbh as well I've noticed this last few months my mood dips for about a week when I've been out with the lads on a session.

Well, it's been 6 months out of the last 12 for me booze free. Not as good as I hoped, but better than the year before.

So if I manage 9/12 during 2015 that'll be a consistent improvement year on year.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Anyone doing this again this year? I have mixed feelings about it. I'm really keen to get back on my bike following what has been a really crappy year of dental health issues and fuggy mornings aren't exactly motivational

 

[ColinJ]

Anyone doing this again this year? I have mixed feelings about it. I'm really keen to get back on my bike following what has been a really crappy year of dental health issues and fuggy mornings aren't exactly motivational

I'm not ...





I think giving up on having given up, in order that I could give up again would be a pretty bad move! I think I will just stick with having given up in the first place!

 

[Roscoe]

Today marks exactly 1 year since I last had alcohol.

Cycling mileage almost trebled, have lost 6kg and feel a lot better mentally.

I won't be indulging again, I'm enjoying the new me (so's the wife!)

Good luck to anyone going for it in 2015!

 

[subaqua]

Anyone doing this again this year? I have mixed feelings about it. I'm really keen to get back on my bike following what has been a really crappy year of dental health issues and fuggy mornings aren't exactly motivational

Seeing as I failed spectacularly last year , then yes I think I should at least try again. With a little more willpower. I stopped smoking easy enough and that's the difficult one apparently.

Definitely a dryanuary from the 5th and then see where it goes. What is annoying is that it only took 12 months to put on all the weight I lost in the back end of 2010 .

As cliched as it sounds new year , new me.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Seeing as I failed spectacularly last year , then yes I think I should at least try again. With a little more willpower. I stopped smoking easy enough and that's the difficult one apparently.

Definitely a dryanuary from the 5th and then see where it goes. What is annoying is that it only took 12 months to put on all the weight I lost in the back end of 2010 .

As cliched as it sounds new year , new me.

Not cliched, just a goal!

 

[subaqua]

Not cliched, just a goal!

I think it is more a journey than a goal.

 

[Thegreatthor]

I'd love to stop. What do have if you drop in the pub or out for a meal instead of a beer?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I'd love to stop. What do have if you drop in the pub or out for a meal instead of a beer?

Years of being the only sucker in a band with a driving licence led me to believe you might as well have soda water, especially if it's free.

 

[nickyboy]

I'll be doing a dry January as usual. But I enjoy alcohol too much to extend it any further. For me it's just a sanity check to make sure I am the master and alcohol is my servant, not the other way around

 

[edindave]

I'm in again. This year I extended it to April, and later on did Octsober. Not sure if I'll do the same thing again, but we'll see.

 

[subaqua]

I'll be doing a dry January as usual. But I enjoy alcohol too much to extend it any further. For me it's just a sanity check to make sure I am the master and alcohol is my servant, not the other way around

the problem with that is i know i can do 30 days easy . the big one for me is in February just having a couple of beers of a weekend rather than a few bottles of wine an evening every evening. If i can master the February plan then i know i am not needing to visit any other support groups

 

[nickyboy]

the problem with that is i know i can do 30 days easy . the big one for me is in February just having a couple of beers of a weekend rather than a few bottles of wine an evening every evening. If i can master the February plan then i know i am not needing to visit any other support groups

If you're still on the wagon come April 25 you're in charge of making sure we all get back to the Travelodge in one piece, ok?