The booze-quittin' buddy thread!

[SimonJKH]

Major incentive for me now. I've promised the mrs I'll 'stick with the programme' in return for being allowed to get a new bike. Score!

 

[ColinJ]

Ive had loads of chocolate - and im stopping alcohol to lose weight

I too have developed a chocolate habit since giving up beer!

I am doing the 5:2 fasting thing so at least I have 2 days a week where I eat only healthy stuff, but a reduction in my chocolate consumption is next on the list.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Major incentive for me now. I've promised the mrs I'll 'stick with the programme' in return for being allowed to get a new bike. Score!

Huzzah! I'm heading out tomorrow morning, are you about? I plan to leave by 6.30am

 

[The Jogger]

Well by my reckoning the sober-crew now includes:

@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

Have I missed anyone?

Me?

 

[SimonJKH]

Huzzah! I'm heading out tomorrow morning, are you about? I plan to leave by 6.30am

No, stupid work
Must hit the road with you again soon though!

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Me?

Added!

21 of us so far.

 

[Steve H]

Anyone struggle to get to sleep on the first night? I call it the alcy-sleep. After the festive period,when I've been drinking most days, and always falling asleep with beer and/or wine inside me, that first night alcohol free just means I'm awake a lot longer and struggle to drop off.

Last night was my first real test. I went out with the local club. The Thursday social ride is around 20-25 miles ending at a real ale pub. Rather than going in and drinking diet coke, I peeled off before the pub and removed temptation. Not a long term solution, but I didn't want to risk a failure so early on.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

Yup, first sober night was anxious and horrible. Last night was a lovely night of sleep though.

I'm still waiting for the morning clear head but I'm still a bit cold-ridden.

 

[martint235]

From experience (having done this giving up lark a few times) it will take between 2 - 3 weeks (depending on your previous drinking) for sleep patterns to normalise.

 

[BSRU]

I'm still suffering after the holiday/new years eve drinking malarkey, probably due too not drinking much normally.
Six months of last year I was alcohol free so I could take advantage of the light very early mornings.
An easy weekend and I'll be back to normal on Monday, plus probably give up alcohol until September(apart from the odd celebration).
Spending lots of money to feel bad doesn't make any sense, especially as the money could be better spent on bike stuff.

 

[Broughtonblue]

Doing alright so far but ................

Friday night

 

[Peter Armstrong]

I can do sober, to be honest I find it really hard to drink in the house, first you have to go buy the stuff, then sit and drink it, and for what? spoil you ride the next day?

 

[ColinJ]

Anyone struggle to get to sleep on the first night?

I have struggled nearly every night since 1986 to one extent or another!

I have suffered from stress since leaving university and the only ways I could get to sleep easily were to do hard, hilly rides of over 50 miles and/or drink 4-6 pints of bitter/lager/cider a night.

The past 18 months have been hard because I have all the usual sources of stress, plus very poor health, plus inability to do the hard rides plus no booze to numb my mind!

What I do now is to stay up until 02:00-04:00 when exhaustion usually takes over. I am often awake by 09:30 so I average about 6.5 hours sleep. Not quality sleep, mind you - I normally wake up a few times during the night.

 

[david k]

I am doing the 5:2 fasting thing

hows this work exactly Colin?

 

[david k]

I'm still suffering after the holiday/new years eve drinking malarkey, probably due too not drinking much normally..

best start drinking more normally then