HeavyJ

Hello friends,

I have a quick story today.

Last night I rode my bicycle in a time trial race that I participate in every other week. As you all may or may not know I'm on about my second week of quitting drinking cold turkey (With all of your help)..
Anyhow, I haven't trained at all in the past two weeks, yet I was able to beat my last time by a minute and a half! that is huge. My little brother was with me (Ha little, he's 39), he did awesome too, but immediately wanted to go to the bar to grab a victory beer. Well. I went and I kept thinking back to my new friends (You guys) and our stories we have shared. The bar tender came up, My brother orders a large New Castle, and I thought long and hard and ordered an Odouls (Spelling?).
I really wanted that cold one, but I resisted and I feel much much better about it.

Thank you friends!

Heavy

CarolD

Ah Yes!
It's the first drink
that has the last say.

Good for you...

Horselover

Great job Heavy! That had to be a "little" hard or at least it would have been for me right now.

HeavyJ

It was very hard, I didn't tell my brother that I had quit. I could have had a few, then went home. I just realized that i would only be lieing to myself...

Thanks Horselover...

Heavy

suki44883

So true, heavy. I've often thought "no one would know," but the thing is, I would know and I'm doing this for me, not someone else anyway.

SoBearish

Nice Job Heavy - On the time trial and the sober behavior

Horselover

Wow can I relate or what! I just had a friend, whom I've known for a few weeks, ask if my son and I would like to go camping with her, her daughter and a friend of her daughter's. I said I would love to and what can I bring. She mentioned she would be bringing Kaluha or something, but she's not a big drinker. This was all communicated via email and so I had time to think about it. I responded saying I don't drink alcohol anymore because its messed me up pretty bad, but she's more then welcome to bring stuff for herself. It doesn't look like she will though. I am so glad that was out of the way before we went because I don't know that I would have said no had she offered me some drink in hand. Know what I mean??

HeavyJ

Horselover, I totally know what you mean. I am very proud of you for getting it out in the open before you went. I have a similar situation coming up on Friday. I have dinner plans at a swanky place with some friends I haven't seen for a while. I'm just going to tell them I'm pregnant when they see me order the diet coke (This is funny because I'm a bit of a heavy-set guy)....

suki44883

Lol!!

Horselover

That will break up any tension. You rock Heavy!!

Emily2002

That's awesome, Heavy!!!!!

Impressed with the improvement during the time trials but even moreso that you handled the "celebration" the way you did.

I love your "little" avatar btw. Brings a smile to my face every time I see it. THANKS!!!!

adore79

Congrats on not drinking, and on the time trial thing. Good job! :bounce

four812

great job and thanks for the humor.

thanks for sharing your sucess in a difficult situation.

happy for you

Hevyn

(Actually, HeavyJ there IS a man who's pregnant right now - been all over the news - so you COULD use it!) Anyway, you should be so proud - every time you resist, it's another little triumph. You get a little stronger. You are actually doing this - congratulations! I myself (against the advice of some people) go out to the places I used to because I knew if I gave up everything I liked to do, it'd be be harder on me. Alcohol is always around - I've learned to just order sodas & so far no one has said a thing. Just once my sister-in-law asked why I wasn't having drinks with the rest of the family & I told her I'd decided to give it up. "I decided I was too dependent on it" was all I said. Good job, Heavy - continue!