45 days today.
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southeast Arizona
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45 days today.
Well, I have not had anything to drink for 45 days now. I appear to be past the habitual part of drinking; I have found a number of enjoyable substitute activities to take up the slack when "drink time" rolls around.
This will be my second round of sobriety. I quit once for thirty years and recently had a lapse of a year or so. This time, I am back on the rails for good.
I did not have much in the way of physical withdrawal symptoms when I quit again: restlessness, sleep issues, some GI changes were the things I noticed. The habit side was much more noticeable. Saying no when the wine was beckoning was hard for me for the first couple of weeks. But, I keep telling myself that "no" is a mental muscle that gets stronger with use; and, in fact, it has gotten stronger. I intend to keep exercising my "no" muscle from now on. Interestingly, though, I have developed a significant sweet tooth since I quit.
I am nearly 75 and definitely don't want to spend my remaining years drifting in an alcoholic fog. I am physically fit and am even fitter now that I have quit drinking. I have a 110 mile solo backpack trip planned for the Sierras next month and another 50 miles in the Grand Canyon in October. I am really looking forward to the change of pace the two trips will provide. And, my pack will be lighter by the weight of the booze I would have otherwise been carrying. Life is looking better!
This will be my second round of sobriety. I quit once for thirty years and recently had a lapse of a year or so. This time, I am back on the rails for good.
I did not have much in the way of physical withdrawal symptoms when I quit again: restlessness, sleep issues, some GI changes were the things I noticed. The habit side was much more noticeable. Saying no when the wine was beckoning was hard for me for the first couple of weeks. But, I keep telling myself that "no" is a mental muscle that gets stronger with use; and, in fact, it has gotten stronger. I intend to keep exercising my "no" muscle from now on. Interestingly, though, I have developed a significant sweet tooth since I quit.
I am nearly 75 and definitely don't want to spend my remaining years drifting in an alcoholic fog. I am physically fit and am even fitter now that I have quit drinking. I have a 110 mile solo backpack trip planned for the Sierras next month and another 50 miles in the Grand Canyon in October. I am really looking forward to the change of pace the two trips will provide. And, my pack will be lighter by the weight of the booze I would have otherwise been carrying. Life is looking better!
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
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WB to the sober side Pachy!
Hey I am young enough to be your son if you started at age 16!
People think being able to not work and/or work only by choice would be ideal for a drinker. There is a lot more to life as you portray so well.
I hope to join you in 30 years of sobriety!
Hey I am young enough to be your son if you started at age 16!
People think being able to not work and/or work only by choice would be ideal for a drinker. There is a lot more to life as you portray so well.
I hope to join you in 30 years of sobriety!
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