(since Jan 5 for me, waited til after the "holiday week")

One interesting thing for me is to observe how easily we find an excuse for alcohol: it was a stressful day, need a glass of wine. Or, it was a good day, need a glass of wine to celebrate. Monday Night Football is on, good reason to open a beer.

There's always a reason.

I then find that the less I do that, the less I want to do that (find a reason to drink). But it takes longer to get to that point than it does to go the other direction. Once I start again, it's easy to drink with regularity.

Also finding, which I had forgotten about, how I tend to go to bed earlier. Not just getting better sleep, but feeling like I want to go to bed earlier (which is a bit counter-intuitive).

Thanks for doing this thread -- interesting reading, and props to all.

Nope, total myth. There’s still booze in your boozy food.

I'm out - had a beer last night. My doctor's office f'ed up my anxiety meds, I'd already worked out so that wasn't a great option, so I resorted to alcohol. Which is fine.

Carry on, y'all are doing great

(since Jan 5 for me, waited til after the "holiday week")

One interesting thing for me is to observe how easily we find an excuse for alcohol: it was a stressful day, need a glass of wine. Or, it was a good day, need a glass of wine to celebrate. Monday Night Football is on, good reason to open a beer.

There's always a reason.

I then find that the less I do that, the less I want to do that (find a reason to drink). But it takes longer to get to that point than it does to go the other direction. Once I start again, it's easy to drink with regularity.

Also finding, which I had forgotten about, how I tend to go to bed earlier. Not just getting better sleep, but feeling like I want to go to bed earlier (which is a bit counter-intuitive).

Thanks for doing this thread -- interesting reading, and props to all.

So far so good. I do find myself drinking a lot of coffee after 8pm which is unusual for me, but I have such a bad coffee-habit that it doesn't keep me up.

It will be tough, today, getting through the Packers-Seahawks game without a couple, but its like you said about how it gets easier once you get the ball rolling. Now I just need to find the want to amp up the training that WI winters seem to just suck out of you.

In since January 6th and second time I'm doing this. Like last time, I'm disappointed that two so-called friends have made snarky responses upon learning I was doing this. I certainly don't need their support or blessing to do this, but am surprised that they would belittle my attempts. Both friends, while having many good qualities, are functional alcoholics though.

See, this is where is comes in handy to cheer for a team that has no super bowl destiny ever again :D

Jump back in with us!

In since January 6th and second time I'm doing this. Like last time, I'm disappointed that two so-called friends have made snarky responses upon learning I was doing this. I certainly don't need their support or blessing to do this, but am surprised that they would belittle my attempts. Both friends, while having many good qualities, are functional alcoholics though.

I've been drinking a lot of tea (green/ginger or decaf chai) in the evenings which has had the added bonus of keeping me more hydrated than normal.

I almost cracked last night. Did something yesterday (while working on bike) that resulted in sore/spasming side of neck and upper back, so was just trying to position on the heating pad ... playoff games on ... and some wine would have been nice ...

But I paused, paid attention to breathing, waited for that desire to pass. That is something I've picked up from starting to do yoga classes, about 2 months now.

In since January 6th and second time I'm doing this. Like last time, I'm disappointed that two so-called friends have made snarky responses upon learning I was doing this. I certainly don't need their support or blessing to do this, but am surprised that they would belittle my attempts. Both friends, while having many good qualities, are functional alcoholics though.

I've chosen to keep a tally, literally on paper with a red pen, of how many days I can accumulate in 2020 without having any. Goal is 180 days. Idea is to treat it as a treat