12 months alcohol free. I made it!

[Davent]

Good onya Ramjet!

 

[silver]

Kudos to you Sir Firstly for admitting you had the problem and then secondly for kicking it's ass.
Just re read string ......................... Silver I'd say you well on the way down the home straight ................ stick with it

Thanks Bogger, gunna give up hot chips next I recon ,.... just not tonight (ha), the hash browns in the grill are starting to smell pretty enticing atm.
Not even my matured Dandelion Wine in the demijon on the bench holds any enticement for me, and I know I used to look forward to the day I could try that once upon a time.

 

[Magilla]

Just thought I might revive this post, as it was inspirational ,.... those seeds of thoughts that sit there bideing time till time sits right can truly have their day, they grow through gaps and crevices in the undulating field's of emotions, till ripening yield their fruit.
very close to seven months alcohdry at this moment in time for me ,... took 9 1/2 months from germination of inspired thought before the fruit yielded for me, but, when I took that step across into the realms of non drinker it was easier to accomplish than I realised. I do know that having inspirational example setters and people saying you can do it, and seeing first hand the high esteem one is held in by ones peers on this forum for being able to quit/stop drinking alcohol as a personal accomplishment, is one very good seeding, even on fallow ground. Even though Mrs S still has a few drinks, and even though at times I even pour some of those drinks, or walk into Uncle Dans and buy full bottles of spirits, it never even makes a dent in the armor ,.... I hope, my seven months of being a non drinker (even over Christmas and New Years) can help (along with the rest of this thread) to set seeds and inspire others to do and achieve what they will. After all, I feel that once you can make your body jump through this hoop, anything is then possible. Live long and Prosper my many forum friends.

Great stuff Silver, even more so considering your wife still drinks. Admitting you have a problem is the biggest step for some people, they think they drink because they like it not realizing it is their body liking the addiction.

Cutting back on the tucker can be an even bigger challenge, it comes down to what you consider the most important, food or health. Avoiding sugar is the hardest as it is as addictive as alcohol. If you can cut out all soft drinks, juices, commercial sauces and sweets you are more than half way there but it is hard for many as they don't realize just how addictive sugar is.

 

[silver]

Thanks Magilla, I've stopped all sugar, grain, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, softdrink, lollies etc, and anything premade ,...... only natural sugars in fruit, when I go to the supermarket or the bakery, I look and see so much stuff that I chose not to eat, n it's funny to see how few things ate acceptable under the circumstances I've chosen for myself. (absolutely nothing in a bakery for me at all)
I felt I needed to exclude alcohol to keep my mind free and clear in order to chose properly the things I needed to eat unerringly, and of course chocolate, coffee and caffeinated softdrinks all go hand in hand with the caffine addiction with one driving the other all the time, so they all had to be tackled with a clear head all at once to clear the head and mind even further, so it was an easy choice to do it all virtually at once, I may mix things up in the future a bit and exellerate a bit of weight loss, but, I'm still in need of some certain nutrients and fats for healing my tooth atm, if I get that under control I might drop off dairy for a while and go high protein to see what that feels like on the body, I'm thinking I could like meat n nuts, fish n lentils as well as green peas.

 

[Magilla]

Sounds like you have it sorted, high protein will make it much easier to eat less. Natural almonds make a good snack to satisfy the hunger urges.