I'm in the same boat as SoberJennie in that I didn't set a quit date or throw out any bottles. I actually "quit" drinking on July 5th and at the time still had an unopened bottle of Moscato and a pint of Brandy. I couldn't bring myself to just pour them out so they just sat. & sat. & sat. A couple days in I was doing fine with not drinking them but of course, after a while, I gave in and drank both of them one night. That was July 20th. I've been sober ever since the following day. I try to approach sobriety with a "do what's best for you" attitude bc what worked [or didn't work] for me mah be different from you, but I think quit dates are too easy to push back and eventually neglect. I found it easier to just do it. That way I couldn't find ways to validate excuses and in turn keep drinking.
Bri