Hello everyone, long time lurker here. I've been toying with posting for a while but decided I would do it today, as today I am an day 100 
Like many here I used to have a glass of wine a night, thinking I was being tres sophisticated. That turned into two glasses, which turned into three, or four..... More at the weekends. It was affecting my sleep, my moods, my weight. I'd become increasingly worried about it, and had tried to moderate which was a miserable failure!
So on New Year's Day, after about 2 years of watching these threads, I just stopped. Initially I told everyone I was doing Dry January, although my goal was to stop completely. When Dry January was over, I told people 'Well I feel great! I'm going to carry on with this'. Nowadays I tell people that it was making me feel terrible so I'm not drinking, for the moment. Forever is too scary a thought, but for the moment feels easier and less of a big deal, I think it's easier for others to deal with, as well as us, IYSWIM.
In the last 100 days I have been doing some socialising too, which is the bit I thought I would find really hard. I've always thought I needed the booze as I am an introvert and find these things hard. That first night out was a bit tricky, since I was on Day 9 or something and it was to a champagne bar 
but it was doable. Then I went to a party a few days later and, to my surprise, I actually enjoyed it more than I would have if I were drinking. I got a buzz out of the atmosphere, everyone laughing and being jolly, and instead of collapsing in an embarrassing sozzled heap at 10pm was dancing the night away until the early hours. And then when I wanted to leave, I hopped in the car and went home. Brilliant.
I've managed not one but two holidays (one skiing, one camping weekend, I'm not Kim Kardashian!) and they were both fine. Camping we were with some friends who are big drinkers and I thought they would put me under pressure, but they didn't. And it meant no middle-of-the-night dashes to the toilet block!
I'm not saying I haven't had my wobbles, I have, but they don't last very long. Like others on here have wisely said, distract distract distract and they pass. I've also re-discovered PMT which I've clearly been self-medicating for, for years.
So thanks to everyone who has ever posted on here- whether you are a long timer or just starting, it has really helped me to know there are others on this journey. Some who are at the same stage, hitting the same bumps in the road. And some who are further ahead, and can see the way round the obstacles that look insurmountable from back here. Thank you.
And now back to lurking I go 