I just decided to quit drinking and did so. I attended an AA meeting after a few weeks sober and for a variety of reasons decided it was not a good fit for me. I make a point of avoiding any kind of temptation and try to have alternatives to alcohol around me all of the time; 2 liter bottles of club soda mainly. I work out daily and am pretty much a vegetarian. I believe that good nutrition is an important factor in eliminating cravings for alcohol so that is one of my foci. Beyond the above, I just try very hard, and fairly successfully, to not think about drinking or alcohol. I am sure that my approach is not for everyone but it works for me and that is all that really matters.