I’m over a year dry now. Loving it mostly but the social side is tough. I’m finding it quite hard to connect with people without the social lubrication of booze and dating is tricky. But I guess I just need to find more sober folk. On the whole I feel great.
I run pubs and bars. It’s interesting how quickly you notice how much people drink once you stop.Good stuff! I’m nearly 3 years alcohol free now and wouldn’t go back to my old casual / habitual drinking ways. Like you I feel great and by combining no booze with a decent diet and an uprated gym regime I’m back to the sort of physique I had in my mid twenties. I do find that the social side gets progressively easier as more and more people are accepting when you just say “no thanks” if offered an alcoholic drink.
Amazes me when I inadvertently clock the amount of booze people in supermarkets are loading into their trollers and baskets - especially when I realise that used to be me.
I decided yesterday I'm going to try and give it up now after several nights out feeling completely sober even after drinking a substantial amount
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Physically, within a few months you’ll be amazed how much you change. I’m 41 and pretty ripped now and mostly that’s down to not drinking- weight just dropped off parts of me I didn’t even know had fat on. Call me vain but that’s a pretty great reason to stop in itself!That’s a really interesting observation and one I can certainly relate to but I’ve never thought about it before until I read your post. Thinking back, at the point at which I stopped I was drinking a lot by any reasonable measureb but still felt sober. Blimey.
Good luck. If you find it tough just remember how much money you’re saving and how much better you will look and feel in a relatively short period. I found it easier by telling myself that I wasn’t drinking “today” but might tomorrow if I felt like it. So far, that mindset has seen me through the best part of 3 years alcohol free and I don’t even think about having a drink these days.
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Cheers [emoji106]That’s a really interesting observation and one I can certainly relate to but I’ve never thought about it before until I read your post. Thinking back, at the point at which I stopped, I was drinking a lot by any reasonable measure but still felt sober. Blimey.
Good luck. If you find it tough just remember how much money you’re saving and how much better you will look and feel in a relatively short period. I found it easier by telling myself that I wasn’t drinking “today” but might tomorrow if I felt like it. So far, that mindset has seen me through the best part of 3 years alcohol free and I don’t even think about having a drink these days.
Lots of help and support on here if you want it. Always feel free to PM if you want