My username is day 1

[June242018]

Last night I didn’t drink for the first time in a long time.
My story is probably fairly familiar. I grab a bottle of wine on the way home from work, sometimes 2 bottles incase 1 isn’t enough. I work until 9pm, get home at 9:30 so start drinking at around 10pm.
I’m ‘asleep’ passed out by midnight after drinking at least a full bottle of 13% Chardonnay.
It’s not always been that much wine, it used to be a couple of glasses with 2/3 alcohol free nights a week but it’s crept up on me over the last 2 years or so.
I feel hungover and guilty every morning. And every day I tell myself that I won’t drink that night and start fantasising that it will be the start of a new, alcohol free me. But even if I do manage to not drink that night, I’m straight back on it the following night.
Well today is the following day and I’m determined to not drink again tonight and to keep taking it one day at a time.
Last night I drank a soft drink from a wine glass to help fill the gap.
I will do the same again tonight, as long as I don’t come to the end of my shift and end up in the shop.
I want to be less poor, slimmer, healthier and happier.
Stopping drinking should put me on my way towards all of these goals.
Please wish me luck, any offers of advice will be greatly appreciated.

Good luck, am in pretty much the same boat too, could really do without the guilt/resolution cycle, bloody exhausting feeling that grim about yourself all the time . . . you can do this.

Good luck, you sound in the right place to make a success of it. Keep posting for support.

Thank you so much for your replies. I really want to do this now.
@OhHelpNooo I hear you, good luck to you too.

Good Luck

Good luck. There's the brave babes battle bus over in relationships for ongoing support.
I'm day 64.

@WooYa thank you

@OhDearMavis thank you, and thanks, I’ll definitely take a look.
Day 64, well done, what a great achievement!

Hi! Just thought I'd check in... how are you getting on? X

My username is Day 5. I was the same and I've managed not to drink since Sunday. Tonight I was soooo close to going to the shop but I haven't.

I'm worried about my health. I'm convinced I must've damaged myself beyond repair. Yet, I really want a glass bottle of wine. I'm going to bed instead and hopefully tomorrow I'll be back in the right frame of mind.

Good luck x

I could have written your post, mine's an identical story. Except recently, I'm not even a happy drunk, end up crying and often arguing with my partner. He says he will leave me if I don't stop drinking so today is Day 1 of my abstinence. Good luck everyone.

June, this is a great thread, too.

Good luck OP. I'm on Day 21 and feel so much better.