I went out for dinner with a group of friends the other night, none of them are huge drinkers but they were all drinking. I was on the hard stuff - Tonic water and lime
My friends all asked why I wasn't drinking which I expected. The reason I gave was that I was trying to lose a bit of weight, which isn't a lie but also isn't the main reason either. They were fine with this and it wasn't spoke about again but it got me thinking about when I will get to the point of saying "I don't drink". I guess with only a month of sobriety so far it's still early days. I wonder if not wanting to say those words has anything to do with being unsure as to whether I will drink again deep down? Or perhaps I just don't feel ready to give an explanation yet, I don't know.
Just wondering what your experiences are with this?