Priority numero uno is staying sober. Inching my way towards 3 years sober, thank ya very much.
I’m heading towards 2 years myself. Yay! I’m prolly watching NYE live streams and not waking up a hungover blob
Feels great doesn't it? Good on ya! Keep on smooth sailin' !
Every couple months I sit down and figure money/calories saved, unbelievable 😉
Mad respect! I cut out most things but others are harder to stop.
By far the best thing to stop was caffeine. Nicotine and caffeine have similar withdrawals, and I'm glad I don't do either any more.
I stopped drinking and lost 50 lbs in ~8 months. How much has your health improved? The best part is feeling younger and more capable.
I lost about 40 lbs pretty quick. Stress an anxiety levels decreased. No more holes punched the wall from drunken anger. Also getting sober shows you exactly who your real friends are. A LOT people I used to hang out with we had only alcohol in common. Also you stop maturing emotionally while intoxicated all the time. You get in this state of arrested development and selfishness. Nothing but me me me always. That has changed. I get a kick out of making others smile or helping others. That's where a lot of the joy of living is. Service to others. It's a game I play during the day to just be aware of my surroundings and looking for opportunities to help others. Something that would have never crossed my mind in my inebriated state of mind. Simple things like offering to take somebody's shopping cart back to the store after they load their stuff in their car. Helping people with money when they are short on cash in line somewhere. Just being aware and doing little things brings a surprising sort of contentedness to life. Also observe the people buying beer or liquor in the shops. Observe their demeanor and attitude, recognizing aspects of yourself that is no longer part of your life. Alcoholics have a thinking problem. The selfishness of my former self was just disgusting. How I wasn't killed or arrested, I have no idea. Guardian Angel protecting me for sure. SO many times I was inches from death but too drunk and stupid to know better.
Congrats on 3 years sober, I could never do such a thing myself
Well, whenever I get the urge I just remember what the gates of hell looked like down at rock bottom and that pretty much kills the urge. It's stupid juice for me. If you can handle booze and not go WAY overboard with it, great.That can be awesome. I'm not that kinda guy. lol I usually didn't stop till at least one friend was lost and another pissed off at me for something I had no memory of doing. Happy New Year!
I never get that bad, only time I ever blacked out I downed a almost a liter of vodka and topped it off with a well-carbonated beer.
I felt fine until the beer hit and I blacked out, woke up hours later on the couch after puking my guts out for about 5 hours, thankfully don't rremember any of that.
Hangover was mostly just gut rot from the excessive vomiting, but somehow my hangover wasn't too bad. No headache to speak of, no vomiting either, no light sensitivity. Feels good to be 21 man, won't last forever.
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