I had been kinda stumbling toward it in November and December 2014 without a real "end date" in my head, just cutting back, didn't drink at holiday functions, etc. I had January 1 in mind as an absolute bright line end date, but then I didn't drink on December 30th or 31st and that was it. I haven't really looked back. I really think educating yourself about the disease and coming on SR, over time, makes the whole drinking thing less attractive. The process objectifies the disease and it makes it harder to make excuses for what really is just running the hamster wheel. I didn't feel genuine anymore when I told myself I was gonna get that bottle of wine because I had a hard day at work or my kids were driving me crazy or my husband was in a mood... They all just started to sound like excuses to me. That helped me stop.