Quitting Alcohol

[Manwitaplan]

Well fellas I was so pumped to announce my 1 year alcohol free on this board. Friday Dec 27 was exactly 1 year and this thread had a major impact on me making that decision. I only started to do dry january then the rodeo cookoff was here in February and I decided not to drink, then spring break and decided not to drink and just kept going. I believe i have read every single thread posted on guys quitting and others who were motivating. I had many first over the last 12 months first time to ever fish and not drink, first time to ever dove hunt and no alcohol, opening day of bow season, opening day of rifle season at the lease and no alcohol. I was not a drunk or even an every day drinker but when I did drink I liked to have a good time and talk trash and get a little rowdy. I have really become strong in my relationship with God, and 21 days ago I started the Carnivore diet to finally get my health on the right track.

I do not know anyone on here but truly wanted to say Thank You to every single person who replied on this thread.

Manwitaplan!

 

[bakerra2]

Nice work. Congrats


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[CRJR45]

Well fellas I was so pumped to announce my 1 year alcohol free on this board. Friday Dec 27 was exactly 1 year and this thread had a major impact on me making that decision. I only started to do dry january then the rodeo cookoff was here in February and I decided not to drink, then spring break and decided not to drink and just kept going. I believe i have read every single thread posted on guys quitting and others who were motivating. I had many first over the last 12 months first time to ever fish and not drink, first time to ever dove hunt and no alcohol, opening day of bow season, opening day of rifle season at the lease and no alcohol. I was not a drunk or even an every day drinker but when I did drink I liked to have a good time and talk trash and get a little rowdy. I have really become strong in my relationship with God, and 21 days ago I started the Carnivore diet to finally get my health on the right track.

I do not know anyone on here but truly wanted to say Thank You to every single person who replied on this thread.

Manwitaplan!

I am so happy for you and everyone else making strides in recovery, or just living a healthier lifestyle .

KUDOS !

It can be done !

 

[HingleMcCringleberry]

I am about a week and a half in. Going to give drying out a go for a few months. So far sleep is waaay better.

 

[eamyrick]

Well fellas I was so pumped to announce my 1 year alcohol free on this board. Friday Dec 27 was exactly 1 year and this thread had a major impact on me making that decision. I only started to do dry january then the rodeo cookoff was here in February and I decided not to drink, then spring break and decided not to drink and just kept going. I believe i have read every single thread posted on guys quitting and others who were motivating. I had many first over the last 12 months first time to ever fish and not drink, first time to ever dove hunt and no alcohol, opening day of bow season, opening day of rifle season at the lease and no alcohol. I was not a drunk or even an every day drinker but when I did drink I liked to have a good time and talk trash and get a little rowdy. I have really become strong in my relationship with God, and 21 days ago I started the Carnivore diet to finally get my health on the right track.

I do not know anyone on here but truly wanted to say Thank You to every single person who replied on this thread.

Manwitaplan!

Awesome job on the sobriety. My 1 year seems like not that long ago because alcohol was every part of my life. April is 11 years for me.

 

[eamyrick]

I am about a week and a half in. Going to give drying out a go for a few months. So far sleep is waaay better.

When you take a step back there is no real argument that anything is better with alcohol. Sleep, budget, decision making, fitness all improve. Way to go.

 

[74Bronco]

Well fellas I was so pumped to announce my 1 year alcohol free on this board. Friday Dec 27 was exactly 1 year and this thread had a major impact on me making that decision. I only started to do dry january then the rodeo cookoff was here in February and I decided not to drink, then spring break and decided not to drink and just kept going. I believe i have read every single thread posted on guys quitting and others who were motivating. I had many first over the last 12 months first time to ever fish and not drink, first time to ever dove hunt and no alcohol, opening day of bow season, opening day of rifle season at the lease and no alcohol. I was not a drunk or even an every day drinker but when I did drink I liked to have a good time and talk trash and get a little rowdy. I have really become strong in my relationship with God, and 21 days ago I started the Carnivore diet to finally get my health on the right track.

I do not know anyone on here but truly wanted to say Thank You to every single person who replied on this thread.

Manwitaplan!

Congrats! Your story sounds like it is just 12 months behind mine. Sober since 1/22/23, Carnivore since 12/08/23. Quitting alcohol had my sugar cravings going wild, quitting sugar was tougher for me.
I'll keep it to Alcohol, that decision has helped good decisions snow ball for me. Good job!

 

[TaperPin]

As a young guy I had no clue so many older guys gave up drinking at some point, and always assumed they just didn’t enjoy the taste or being around fun people. It was also partly due to the older generations never liking to talk about anything “private.” At least for me it was eye opening to know others in my boots.

Now I don’t harp about it, but make a point to not hide it either - that applies to all addictive behaviors. I don’t drink, but also can’t do a number of things. The kids laugh when I mention back in college during a month-long break I did nothing but play a new video game every day all day, and had to throw it in the dumpster and have never had a Xbox since. At the time that happened one friend had a porn addiction and headed for divorce, another dude was a sex addict and would hook up with your grandmother and hate himself for it afterward. lol The grandmother thing is not funny, but damn all his friends have always given him crap and it’s still funny after all these years. In life we will all know folks that will develop a number of behaviors that will negatively impact their lives, from women, to chemicals, social media, talk radio, movies, fishing, hunting, parties, concerts, video games, smoking, the gym, racing things with motors or pedals, food, spending money on things, gambling, fighting, and some place someone collects butterflies and can’t stop even after its cost him a marriage and job.

Managing a predisposition to addictive behavior and recognizing it’s having a negative impact on your life is a skill that gets stronger the more effort is put into it over time. Cutting out an unhealthy behavior is great, just try to fill the vacuum with something or the bad habit will return. It’s part of being human.

To everyone - hang in there day by day - keep up the good work.

 

[pugwylde]

I can’t ever seem to quit all together, but with the new “lifestyle” change I’m doing I only drink once a week with my cheat meal I get once a week. I think it makes a huge difference with my weight loss and not feeling bloated.

This is where I'm at. I can't say I notice benefits on the regular, save the bloating, but I definitely notice the drop in performance when I do drink.