Alcohol, hints, tips, advice etc.

blue44 said:
Life is always teaching us new things or sending messages or signs , I believe so anyway.

Yesterday while out walking early morning,we went in a 7-11 and bought various things,while.at the drinks section,I said to my mrs "do you mind if i get one alcohol free heineken ? " for later,she said no don't buy it but i did regardless,never tried one before.
Last night when i came to have it,i realised i didnt have a bottle.opener,in Thailand where we are,they always have a bottle opener attached to a desk,cupboard etc,but not our room this time.
It was life telling me not to even have an alcohol free drink,I thinks so anyway,so i didn't have it.
Day 44 today.
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There are so many ways to remove a bottle top, I learnt them all in my younger piss head days!

Well done and keep it going…
 
blue44 said:
Life is always teaching us new things or sending messages or signs , I believe so anyway.

Yesterday while out walking early morning,we went in a 7-11 and bought various things,while.at the drinks section,I said to my mrs "do you mind if i get one alcohol free heineken ? " for later,she said no don't buy it but i did regardless,never tried one before.
Last night when i came to have it,i realised i didnt have a bottle.opener,in Thailand where we are,they always have a bottle opener attached to a desk,cupboard etc,but not our room this time.
It was life telling me not to even have an alcohol free drink,I thinks so anyway,so i didn't have it.
Day 44 today.
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When I stopped, my wife also tried to dissuade me from buying alcohol-free beers; thinking it would lead to me buying 'just one' real beer, then back to square one.

I don't buy them for drinking at home any more. Not because they could lead to me relapsing but because they are just an expensive soft drink, with lots of calories. Yes, they taste like beer, lager, Guinness etc but, not surprisingly, they do fuckall in the getting you pissed department, I was just drinking them for nothing. For habit. Now, I just drink a coffee, tea or mineral water when I'm thirsty.

I don't have milk or sugar so my calorie intake is vastly reduced these days and my waist size has gone from 38" to less than 32".

I will buy them if I'm in a pub so I don't look out of place but resent paying £5 for a 339ml bottle of AF Heineken.

Keep up the good work though, and keep posting on here. I'm nineteen months and enjoying it immensely.
 
Shirley said:
There are so many ways to remove a bottle top, I learnt them all in my younger piss head days!

Well done and keep it going…
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I know,my brother in law can open a bottle top with another bottle top,if i tried it,it would crack or explode or go everywhere ,last night,i could have taken the bottle to my wifes dad and he would have opened it, but i knew I shouldn't.
 
Zubrman said:
When I stopped, my wife also tried to dissuade me from buying alcohol-free beers; thinking it would lead to me buying 'just one' real beer, then back to square one.

I don't buy them for drinking at home any more. Not because they could lead to me relapsing but because they are just an expensive soft drink, with lots of calories. Yes, they taste like beer, lager, Guinness etc but, not surprisingly, they do fuckall in the getting you pissed department, I was just drinking them for nothing. For habit. Now, I just drink a coffee, tea or mineral water when I'm thirsty.

I don't have milk or sugar so my calorie intake is vastly reduced these days and my waist size has gone from 38" to less than 32".

I will buy them if I'm in a pub so I don't look out of place but resent paying £5 for a 339ml bottle of AF Heineken.

Keep up the good work though, and keep posting on here. I'm nineteen months and enjoying it immensely.
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Iv started to notice my belt is too slack,I'm on the last tightest hole and need to make a new one because my belt is doing nothing keeping my jeans up,i haven't used sugar in anything for 40 years plus,never had a sweet tooth but got a lot from beer.
 
blue44 said:
Iv started to notice my belt is too slack,I'm on the last tightest hole and need to make a new one because my belt is doing nothing keeping my jeans up,i haven't used sugar in anything for 40 years plus,never had a sweet tooth but got a lot from beer.
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And that's just the effect on your waistline. Think how you are also easing up on your liver and heart, amongst other things.
 
Zubrman said:
And that's just the effect on your waistline. Think how you are also easing up on your liver and heart, amongst other things.
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It's everything, isn't it? Brain function, heart, liver, waistline, kidneys, digestive system. I've noticed improvements in so many ways. Some of the phone apps are really good motivational tools for charting your progress. I reckon being teetotal not only extends your life but increases the number of quality years whereby you're able to do the things you want to do for much longer.
 
John Wayne said:
It's everything, isn't it? Brain function, heart, liver, waistline, kidneys, digestive system. I've noticed improvements in so many ways. Some of the phone apps are really good motivational tools for charting your progress. I reckon being teetotal not only extends your life but increases the number of quality years whereby you're able to do the things you want to do for much longer.
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the I Am Sober app is a great motivation tool you can track everything from not drinking to buying clothes
 
blue44 said:
We just got to ko chang
an island we have never been to before,i didn't want to come.,it was my wifes idea.
the room is a dump,crummy,paid £74 per night for a shithole,she's so dissapointed and so am I. Its at a time like this I would always just say to myself " fuck it,I'm getting pissed".
I can honestly say I'm at a very very low ebb and I seriously chroniclly need a drink.I wont though

I wish i was at home and going to City
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go for a massage
 
SK14BLUE said:
Coffee is my new vice! Can’t get enough of the stuff. Started having tea after dinner time to moderate the coffee intake . I know they both contain caffeine but tea doesn’t put me on the ceiling! I try to stay away from alcohol free beer and Guineas as it’s just too similar to the real thing in taste and appearance. Does the job on occasions that I feel awkward tho.
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try yerba mate
 
4 months off the beer and don't miss it a single bit, I even attended parties in recent months and just had soft drinks.

Absolutely loving my weekends off work spending quality time with the kids feeling fresh.

To be honest it's because of the kids that I don't drink anymore, When you drink on a Friday or Saturday night the next day is a complete disaster and you just get lazy not wanting to do anything. Theast four months I've been to the cinema most weeks, Out in playgrounds and play centres, Playing board games and computer games together at home ect

I would never go back now.
 
SWPISHOME said:
4 months off the beer and don't miss it a single bit, I even attended parties in recent months and just had soft drinks.

Absolutely loving my weekends off work spending quality time with the kids feeling fresh.

To be honest it's because of the kids that I don't drink anymore, When you drink on a Friday or Saturday night the next day is a complete disaster and you just get lazy not wanting to do anything. Theast four months I've been to the cinema most weeks, Out in playgrounds and play centres, Playing board games and computer games together at home ect

I would never go back now.
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I wish that I had taken the pledge earlier in my life.
So much family time missed.
Glad you have changed your habits and good luck.
 
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that was me,and i loved it,and i'm worried about how match days will not be the same for me,Im away atm but i know i will not go to away days now full stop,sad statement but 100% honest.

I drank before cos i was bored half the time,but christ i'm even more bored now not drinking.

i guess im a miserable get
Iv just arrived at ko samet a few hours ago and all i want to do is drink,drink.on the journey getting here,drink on the beach,drink in my room now.

I really am at a crossroads.

i want to stay up.late and watch City tonight,but i still.want to.get pissed more.
 
blue44 said:
that was me,and i loved it,and i'm worried about how match days will not be the same for me,Im away atm but i know i will not go to away days now full stop,sad statement but 100% honest.

I drank before cos i was bored half the time,but christ i'm even more bored now not drinking.

i guess im a miserable get
Iv just arrived at ko samet a few hours ago and all i want to do is drink,drink.on the journey getting here,drink on the beach,drink in my room now.

I really am at a crossroads.

i want to stay up.late and watch City tonight,but i still.want to.get pissed more.
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It is a mindset. You are saying, "I want to get pissed more."

If you are at the crossroads, you should be saying, "I don't want to get pissed more."

Break the habit; for that is what it has been for you. I gets easier the longer you continue to break the habit. It ain't easy. But it is doable if you want to do it.

Go to aways. I have. Yes, it feels really odd not being pissed when all around you are, but you sure have more control of yourself and don't end up asleep on some train going fuck-knows where and you remember the match too!
 
Zubrman said:
Go to aways. I have. Yes, it feels really odd not being pissed when all around you are, but you sure have more control of yourself and don't end up asleep on some train going fuck-knows where and you remember the match too!
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It will probably end my match going support now though,i will never go to an away for sure,probably even wembley for a final again,beer is the day for an away.

Im sat in a food place now totally miserable because there is no beer,its hard to change so quick
 
blue44 said:
that was me,and i loved it,and i'm worried about how match days will not be the same for me,Im away atm but i know i will not go to away days now full stop,sad statement but 100% honest.

I drank before cos i was bored half the time,but christ i'm even more bored now not drinking.

i guess im a miserable get
Iv just arrived at ko samet a few hours ago and all i want to do is drink,drink.on the journey getting here,drink on the beach,drink in my room now.

I really am at a crossroads.

i want to stay up.late and watch City tonight,but i still.want to.get pissed more.
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You've done amazingly well so far, especially in the face of some pretty big challenges so early on.
Willpower has got you this far but what extra support can you get in place now?
Are you listening to podcasts or following sober influencers at all? Is it worth sorting out a GP appointment? Or getting in touch with any of the charities or support groups who specialise in helping anyone looking to cut back / stop drinking. I'm in a couple through Facebook (which is pretty useful for this kind of stuff) and could recommend some if you'd like?
 
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