November
jplord
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How are you doing? Cutting back successfully? Going cold turkey?
I stopped October 14, and so far so good. No weight loss, but no angry outbursts, no dismal depressed moods and trains of thought. I loved drinking; craft beers, good whiskeys, fine wines with food..... and i didn't love me or my family very well.
That is slowly changing. family and spouse are skeptical. My wife told me, "I'll pat you on the back if you make it to 1 year."
Meh, I'll make it for the rest of my life, and not worry about others' preconditions. It's all a consequence of my past drinking and behavior so accept the fallout and make each day count. ANd the days are better without alcohol, as there is more room for relationships with people.
I stopped October 14, and so far so good. No weight loss, but no angry outbursts, no dismal depressed moods and trains of thought. I loved drinking; craft beers, good whiskeys, fine wines with food..... and i didn't love me or my family very well.
That is slowly changing. family and spouse are skeptical. My wife told me, "I'll pat you on the back if you make it to 1 year."
Meh, I'll make it for the rest of my life, and not worry about others' preconditions. It's all a consequence of my past drinking and behavior so accept the fallout and make each day count. ANd the days are better without alcohol, as there is more room for relationships with people.
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Congrats , jp! Let the family be skeptical... you can prove them wrong! My weight loss hasn't been fast since I quit... I think about 5-6 pounds in 2 and a half months (maybe more), but it's there, and I really been exercising or logging food. I was drinking 1000 cal. easy some days, though, so that's certainly a cut.
As for me, on the 17th it'll be 3 months without, and I have been considering partaking around Thanksgiving. I'm not sure. I like where I'm at and going. I don't know if I want to risk needing booze again. I'm more aware of my emotional ties to it... any time something trigger-like happens now I want sweets or grease first, rather than a drink, which is nice, and since I'm not dulling my senses the same way, I can recognize the response immediately and try to stop myself more effectively, or redirect to something healthier. I'd love to quit eating so much sugar though, and it's been tough. :noway: Now I mostly want a drink after a long day to wind down instead of escape. :bigsmile:
Goal wise, I'm trying to started logging again... Last months goal of 3x a week was a total failure. However, I logged and exercised (ow) yesterday, and plan on the same today (ow). One day at a time, like stopping the booze, will get me healthy, and to my goals! I found a literal "little black dress" in my closet I know I've never worn (since I don't remember buying it, and probably couldn't fit in it when I did) and I would love to rock it for the holidays! I want to be at goal weight of 145 by New Years so I can start training for "fun" obstacle races.
WooHOO! We can do this folks... The only thing stopping us is excuses! 0 -
How are you doing? Cutting back successfully? Going cold turkey?
I stopped October 14, and so far so good. No weight loss, but no angry outbursts, no dismal depressed moods and trains of thought. I loved drinking; craft beers, good whiskeys, fine wines with food..... and i didn't love me or my family very well.
That is slowly changing. family and spouse are skeptical. My wife told me, "I'll pat you on the back if you make it to 1 year."
Meh, I'll make it for the rest of my life, and not worry about others' preconditions. It's all a consequence of my past drinking and behavior so accept the fallout and make each day count. ANd the days are better without alcohol, as there is more room for relationships with people.
Congratulations to you!! I started this journey a few weeks back and stumbled a couple times but every time I did I found that it just wasn't worth it so it's getting easier and easier. The thing that has helped me most of all is that my husband and I started to do Insanity after the kids are in bed. This removed for me that 5pm feeling of wanting a drink. Now it's not a question of should I because I can't since I am doing the workout later.
I'm not quitting totally and forever but I find I am in no rush to drink anymore either. Before lunch out without beer would be unthinkable. Now I rarely order one. I may every now and then but mostly I prefer iced tea. I'll probably have a glass of wine on date night or Thanksgiving dinner but gone is the need to have a half bottle with every single meal.
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Congrats , jp! Let the family be skeptical... you can prove them wrong! My weight loss hasn't been fast since I quit... I think about 5-6 pounds in 2 and a half months (maybe more), but it's there, and I really been exercising or logging food. I was drinking 1000 cal. easy some days, though, so that's certainly a cut.
As for me, on the 17th it'll be 3 months without, and I have been considering partaking around Thanksgiving. I'm not sure. I like where I'm at and going. I don't know if I want to risk needing booze again. I'm more aware of my emotional ties to it... any time something trigger-like happens now I want sweets or grease first, rather than a drink, which is nice, and since I'm not dulling my senses the same way, I can recognize the response immediately and try to stop myself more effectively, or redirect to something healthier. I'd love to quit eating so much sugar though, and it's been tough. :noway: Now I mostly want a drink after a long day to wind down instead of escape. :bigsmile:
Goal wise, I'm trying to started logging again... Last months goal of 3x a week was a total failure. However, I logged and exercised (ow) yesterday, and plan on the same today (ow). One day at a time, like stopping the booze, will get me healthy, and to my goals! I found a literal "little black dress" in my closet I know I've never worn (since I don't remember buying it, and probably couldn't fit in it when I did) and I would love to rock it for the holidays! I want to be at goal weight of 145 by New Years so I can start training for "fun" obstacle races. WooHOO! We can do this folks... The only thing stopping us is excuses!
I started logging again too. I hate it but it it helps. And when I get back into exercising like I have been now I am encouraged by earning the extra calories and it helps me both keep up the exercise and the logging. I'm wearing a fitbit so the more steps the more I can eat...
And it's funny because without the booze eating up SO many calories I really have a lot more calories available to me.
My goal is to get back into the size 8 jeans that I had bought a bunch of last year when I was down about 10 pounds from here. I am so mad at myself for gaining it back but I'm back on the path to lose it again and hopefully another 10 from there.
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yes we can do this. I am sober since October 13. Not as hard as I thought it would be. I chose to love my family, my wife, and myself, not booze. Kind of a no-brainer now.0
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Stacey, How's logging going? I stopped a few days ago and need to get back on it. I haven't been exercising either though, and I've noticed that I'm far more likely to log food if I log exercise too. Does the fitbit get you a lot of extra calories daily?
Jp, isn't it amazing? It seemed almost like the decision to stop was harder than actually stopping... almost. I mean logically, you stop by NOT doing something, right?0
