karate

Decided I'd just see how it was with no drinking at all

Raider

It's murder. Do it anyway.

freshstart57

Karate, I decided this was going to be my way forward, difficult or easy, it didn't matter, I had quit drinking. I had made my decision, final and everlasting. You can do it too. There is never a good reason to drink, and a thousand good ones not to.

Congratulations on the three days too.

karate

I had it to a moderated point , that was a decent plan . Or so I thought .

A moderated plan for a drinker is a 3 beers to a 6 pack on work days and a 12 pack on days off .

The moderated amount is still quite a bit too much ,by normal standards

But still at that ,I wanted to see if it was hurting my energy levels .

I did quite a bit of research and most of it suggested alcohol use does hurt our energy and mental edge .

I think I do feel better ,It actually makes sense if we don't force our bodies to process poison we would feel better .

I feel quite a bit better already .

Dee74

I'm glad you're going for the gold Karate

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karate

Thanks ,Im feeling good mentally and psysically .

Drinking seems to make me more tired the next day .

It seems to take very little to drag you down .

Hevyn

Proud of you for giving it a shot karate. We know you can do it.

huntingtontx

Way to go. I know you can do this. You are a very strong young man.

karate

I think im feeling a bit better , more energy ,less aches and pains .

I was doing a decent job of moderation , but it still drug down my energy -imo

Looking4Help123

Sounds like you are really getting a feel for how your body responds. From all the reading I've been doing that is a real key in getting "unaddicted". Well done.

karate

I feel better than I have been feeling , doing good .

First day or two were a bit different , but now its no problem .

I have been somewhat keeping it in check , but still feeling tired a bit of the time ,And not as good in the mornings .

I thought id try this and see how it worked out .

fini

good stuff, Karate.
just a heads up, though just my own experience: "how it goes" can change from day to day or moment to moment, though the overall trend is towards fairer weather.

karate

Its a bit more difficult to quit , when you are not having a lot of trouble from it .

Feeling bad is trouble though ,I did notice feeling worse mentally too .

Drinking makes me a little bit depressed ,it always has ,

jdooner

Be grateful your bottom is not a result of an epic fail. I agree that if you have a high bottom relatively speaking it can be tougher to quit. I thought I had a high bottom but through recovery I saw how much pain and loss, which was inside me - I was dead.

I am proud of you Karate. I don't believe moderation can work. Keep vigilant man.

GroundhogDay

lol

Longpasttime

Awesome Karate!!

karate

I already had the torture bottom , 2 years ago .

matt4x4

You can always dig to a deeper bottom, or a new bottom. Its not how high, or low we have fallen. Its what we do when that hand is reached out and you grab it.

karate

The other bottom is not far off I have forgot it .