I haven't had an alcoholic drink for 40 days

[TitaniasAss]

Not a long time, I know, but I have known for a while that I've been drinking too much. I can't 'cut down', I need to stop completely so that I don't gradually slip back into 3/4 bottles of wine a week.

No purpose to this thread other than I'm feeling a bit proud of myself I suppose. I nearly gave in last night and I know I have a long way to go, but it's a start isn't it.

169 days for me

Have you found it easy @mrsharrisgoestoparis ? Any tips?

Amazing OP! Well done! 👊🏻👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

@mrsharrisgoestoparis that's amazing by the way.

It's brilliant, you should be proud of yourself - you're doing really well. 👏 ❤️
Keep going !

That's excellent! Keep going x

@mrsharrisgoestoparis , well done to you, too.

You should be proud of yourself OP! 👏🏻. Very well done.

If you haven't already, check out the threads on MN's Alcohol Support. Lots of soberistas supporting each other there too.

I listed everything I hate about myself when drunk and it wasn't looking pretty about 30 things. I bought the book the unexpected joy of being sober and it has changed my life and I also buy non alcoholic drinks my fridge is full. At the start I was drinking lots of zero drinks but now I don't rely on them as much. I feel like a different person my bleeding gums have gone and I look a lot fresher and I feel mentally with it

117 days here. Tomorrow is my 24th wedding anniversary and it will be the first one sober.
At my worst (and that worst lasted many years), I was drinking 1.5 litres of vodka a day. How I'm still alive, I don't know.
Last Xmas we went away to a beautiful cottage, it cost nearly a grand - I drank 2 litres of vodka on Christmas eve and don't remember a thing till around 7pm on Christmas day. It was very hard at first- changing your mind set was the hardest thing - now I just take it one day at a time, and I'm beginning to forget about alcohol occasionally. I'm actually looking forward to Christmas- decorating the house and cooking lovely food, I'm a very good cook- and I'll be able to cook a lovely Xmas dinner.
Congratulate yourself, OP - you're doing wonderfully!!

Well done! You’ve done the hardest bit.

Well done!

It's such a waste of time there is nothing like waking in the morning just dreading the day ahead I hate the hang overs I have wasted every Saturday and Sunday of my life for the last 40 years

Well done! Keep going xxx

Bloody hell everyone-well done! I am envious of your successes.

Hi I posted recently about this. I just had a huge epiphany one day after binge drinking every weekend since I was a teen. I'm two weeks in with no alcohol and I feel so much better already

@Liuckle , well done. Epiphanies are amazing, aren't they. That light bulb moment !
2 weeks is great - so many benefits you'll be feeling, and more to come.
Keep going ! 👏

I’d cut down to weekends only but found I drank to excess and at my age (50s), couldn’t handle the hangovers. Spoilt the weekends with the DCs. Decided to lose some weight and improve my skin/ health - plus my bank balance is better for it. Doesn’t feel like I’m missing out anymore so less of an achievement for me, but well done, everyone!

Well done be very proud of yourself you’ve done very well.

Yes I was weekends only and justified it that way. But I was getting through 3 bottles of wine and spirits over just two nights. Saturday and Sunday hangovers were getting worse due to my age and hormones and I realised that this was extending to Monday/Tuesday too because my body just couldn't process it. So most the week feeling below par.

It's been a joy to wake up at the weekend we'll slept and a clear head.

I can't handle the hangovers either. I also realised that I was actually thinking about having a drink before I got home from work and that scared me a lot. I still think about it and I am not finding this easy, particular as all my friends can drink on a night out and then not til the next night out. I can't do that. I know if I start again I'll be back at square one.

@TitaniasAss , you probably will still think about it. I'm working hard to cut back and I often think about it. But, I don't always act on it and that's the key. 2 things help me when the thought invades....1) I visualise batting it away then get on with my day and 2 ) I make myself laugh by thinking that sometimes I might for example, think about cleaning the bathroom....but I don't act on it !!
Hope that makes sense !!

I think I would be so upset with myself if I let myself down again.