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  • TheCounselorx
    TheCounselorx Posts: 1,182 Member
    I've been dry for 16 days now too, its been pretty easy for me because I haven't been out to a bar at all in that time. The good news for me is.... I reckon I'm not an alcoholic because I haven't craved it all .... the bad news is that, it confirms that I have zero self control and that would say yes to anything that anybody asks me..... which of course gets me into a whole lot of other types of bother! ahem ahem...
  • GreenGoddess22
    GreenGoddess22 Posts: 3,818 Member
    I'm not sure if you have a Trader Joe's near you, but if you do, look for their sparkling grape juice. It is made with Chardonnay grapes, is non alcoholic and actually tastes really good. The sugar content is high, but if you limit yourself to 4-8oz in a fancy glass you will get that "feeling". Good luck and happy early bday!
  • greyzie123
    greyzie123 Posts: 27
    GreenGoddess22 wrote: »
    I'm not sure if you have a Trader Joe's near you, but if you do, look for their sparkling grape juice. It is made with Chardonnay grapes, is non alcoholic and actually tastes really good. The sugar content is high, but if you limit yourself to 4-8oz in a fancy glass you will get that "feeling". Good luck and happy early bday!

    Thanku! And there's no Trader Joes over here - I live in England, but a good enough excuse to visit America! I'll tell my husband I'm popping to the shop, he doesn't need to know which one!!!
  • cowbellsandcoffee
    cowbellsandcoffee Posts: 2,975 Member
    I drank on my 21st b-day way back when...Twenty plus years since then. No interest in it.
  • Becka4Real
    Becka4Real Posts: 1,527 Member
    I plan wine calories into my day at least once a week. If I never get to eat/drink things that I want I go crazy and binge. I'd rather have one glass of wine and no snack that day then just be wanting it all the time.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I used to have a couple of cocktails every night after work. I haven't had a drink for 18 days and can say I don't really miss it. I would calculate it into my calories every night, but when I stopped drinking, I realized how many empty calories I was drinking away and finally figured out why I was so hungry first thing every morning. I'm not hungry anymore and have lost 5 lbs so far.
  • leeloo54
    leeloo54 Posts: 112
    Wow. I had no idea so many people struggle to give up alcohol. I stopped because of a medication interaction many years ago, and now I just find no interest in drinking. It makes me feel like crap! But this is a very alcoholic world so you get treated like a freak or a religious prude when you say "no thanks, I don't drink. But I would love a ___ instead!"...
  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    edited January 2015
    redhead_che wrote: »
    FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
    stevegri wrote: »
    Being a confirmed and committed alcoholic I'm finding not drinking more difficult than any other sacrifice. But, it is helping with the weight loss. I'm just bored shitless sat at home

    You know, instead of being at home on a Saturday night, you can go out and not drink.

    Spoken like a non-alcoholic.

    A person truly incapable of going out and having a good time without imbibing alcohol has something legitimately wrong with them.

    -Spoken like a person who used to drink quite heavily, then chose to stop cold turkey and haven't had a drop in five years. I still go out and have fun.
  • _Figgzie_
    _Figgzie_ Posts: 3,506 Member
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    redhead_che wrote: »
    FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
    stevegri wrote: »
    Being a confirmed and committed alcoholic I'm finding not drinking more difficult than any other sacrifice. But, it is helping with the weight loss. I'm just bored shitless sat at home

    You know, instead of being at home on a Saturday night, you can go out and not drink.

    Spoken like a non-alcoholic.

    A person truly incapable of going out and having a good time without imbibing alcohol has something legitimately wrong with them.

    -Spoken like a person who used to drink quite heavily, then chose to stop cold turkey and haven't had a drop in five years. I still go out and have fun.

    sooooooo, you used to have something wrong with you?

  • AllOutof_Bubblegum
    AllOutof_Bubblegum Posts: 3,646 Member
    _Figgzie_ wrote: »
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    redhead_che wrote: »
    FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
    stevegri wrote: »
    Being a confirmed and committed alcoholic I'm finding not drinking more difficult than any other sacrifice. But, it is helping with the weight loss. I'm just bored shitless sat at home

    You know, instead of being at home on a Saturday night, you can go out and not drink.

    Spoken like a non-alcoholic.

    A person truly incapable of going out and having a good time without imbibing alcohol has something legitimately wrong with them.

    -Spoken like a person who used to drink quite heavily, then chose to stop cold turkey and haven't had a drop in five years. I still go out and have fun.

    sooooooo, you used to have something wrong with you?

    Lol, I had PLENTY wrong with me. But I didn't say I couldn't have fun without it. That was never the case with me, luckily.
  • _Figgzie_
    _Figgzie_ Posts: 3,506 Member
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    _Figgzie_ wrote: »
    AllOutof_Bubblegum wrote: »
    redhead_che wrote: »
    FatFreeFrolicking wrote: »
    stevegri wrote: »
    Being a confirmed and committed alcoholic I'm finding not drinking more difficult than any other sacrifice. But, it is helping with the weight loss. I'm just bored shitless sat at home

    You know, instead of being at home on a Saturday night, you can go out and not drink.

    Spoken like a non-alcoholic.

    A person truly incapable of going out and having a good time without imbibing alcohol has something legitimately wrong with them.

    -Spoken like a person who used to drink quite heavily, then chose to stop cold turkey and haven't had a drop in five years. I still go out and have fun.

    sooooooo, you used to have something wrong with you?

    Lol, I had PLENTY wrong with me. But I didn't say I couldn't have fun without it. That was never the case with me, luckily.

    well, it looks like you righted the ship.........you look amazing

  • mk2fit
    mk2fit Posts: 730 Member
    I, too, am a drinker. Have cut my alcohol intake by more than half after seeing how many calories I was wasting. Still not quite ready to give up the last bit but after reading some of your postings, maybe I will give it a shot. Oops, no pun intended.
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