We’re all awesome here.
Although I’m officially 3 and a bit years sober, I spent a year before that cutting down (I didn’t realise at that stage I would never be able to moderate again), taking up exercise and creating the beginnings of a great new way of life to follow. I’m going to be harsh on myself, though, and say it needn’t have taken a year. Anyone actively quitting/withdrawing from alcohol dependence should be applauded, but in my opinion it needs to have a timescale of weeks or months and certainly not years. The sooner a drinker quits, the sooner they can start living properly.