Starting over alcohol free

I haven't checked in on here in AGES and I will make an effort to do so more often. For those who don't know me here's a summary of my alcohol experience:

I used to drink 750 ml a night (vodka). In 2021 I detoxed and went to rehab while I was in the military. They random tested me for a few months which kept me sober. I got out in 2022 and for more than the last 2 years I have drank 500 to 1000 ml almost every night (now rum). I was in substance abuse counseling February through the beginning of this month, but apparently an income of 30k is too much for government assistance in my state so even though I am not offered benefits at work I can no longer afford to go to therapy to help keep me sober.

I first gave up drinking Jan 17 (2024) and had a couple slip ups, the last time I drank was Feb 21st. I don't count days typically, but I've crunched the numbers for this post and am excited to see I'm at 98 days sober!

When I was in rehab I didn't make it to 2 months sober, so I suppose I'm on a new personal best. I want to keep it going for at least a year as I learned in January I had some bodily damage with cholesterol and liver damage. I have not had the opportunity to see how those are doing now, but I'm guessing pretty good. I'm now down 36 lbs since Jan 17.

I hope everyone is happy to and willing to do the work (whatever that looks like for you) to make themselves and their health a priority. I believe in you!

I also strongly agree with Darlene as in my experience day 1 is the most difficult, and the following 2 weeks following can be tough, however it's worth pushing through.

I'll be popping in at least once a week.