To those who have packed in alcohol.

[ebikeerwidnes]

My boss for many years was a smoker

tried to give up many times

once he gave up for over a year and one day in the pub some offered him a fag when he was in the middle of telling a joke and before he finished the joke he was a smoker again
Even his daughters screaming at him that he was just smoking so he would die early and leave them wasn;t enough


Then one day he came into the office and said that he was now a non-smoker
not ex - non

he said something had just clicked in his head and said he could stop now so he did

he still had half a packet left and several weeks later he said he had not felt even the slightest urge to have one

no idea what it was - something just changed in his head

That was rather weird (he was at time!!!) but I think it needs something like that to fix an addiction
if your head isn;t in the right place then no amount of determination will work


all this is the reason I never started smoking - I could see how hard it was to give up
I am very glad I was like that when it was tempting to try

 

[Electric_Andy]

A teacher at my old school once said she was a 30 a day smoker. She woke up one day, lit up, and immediately stubbed it out as she just didn't fancy it. She lit up again and hour later, same thing, stubbed it out. From that point on she never smoked again! Weird

 

[Drago]

I quit the flags over the course of 3 or 4 days.

I decided one day that I really wanted to quit, used my final pack to taper off the numbers over a few days and that was that.

If you really want to quit you will. If your heart isn't genuinely in in then it's very difficult.

 

[Salad Dodger]

I haven't entirely renounced alcohol (and I did have a pint tonight at the pub during ukulele band practice), but I don't drink much nowadays. Often I go for a diet cola instead.

Indoors, the drinks cupboard is well stocked, in case visitors fancy a drink, but I only very rarely partake of anything. I might, tomorrow evening, if the football is a bit tense though....

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Trying to stop drinking again here as I can see the effects it's having on me.

But it's hard.

 

[kingrollo]

Coming up to a year without booze (couple on Christmas day excepted).

Don't miss it - the alcohol free range are pretty good these days. No great revelation from me - I don't weigh less, I don't spend less and if anything my health has detoraited in the past year.

Don't see me going back to booze though. It just knocks me about too much

 

[Dave7]

Trying to stop drinking again here as I can see the effects it's having on me.

But it's hard.

Thinking about exactly that yesterday.
I tried, for years, to cut down and it didn't work. For me I found that STOPPING COMPLETELY did work.
As I said earlier, I have what I call 'twinges' of desire most days but they last just seconds (rather than minutes).

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I don;t like any of the alcohol free beers and wines that I have tried
not allowed the beer now anyway but I never drank it just because it is "missing something"
probably the taste of alcohol!

the wines were like a bad attempt at a fruity drink and far too sweet

I think I did find one that was OK but no more than that - but it was do damn expensive that I left it after that

I find I am better off with diet coke or coffee

you just need to find what is right for you

 

[Hover Fly]

Teetotal for 10 years just about now. Medical reasons at first, now just not inclined. Hardest part is resisting the “Just one won’t hurt” pressure.

 

[CentralCommuter]

I really struggle with this.

I want to be healthier, fitter, weigh less. I eat well during the week, try to cycle 3 or 4 times a week, then at the weekend I can easily drink 8 pint cans of lager and eat a fair few bags of crisps.

I struggle to think of anything else once I finish work on a Friday but that cold lager when I get in. Then invariably I go again on the Saturday night!

I’d love to be a happy and satisfied non drinker but it’s not something I’ve ever managed!

 

[Electric_Andy]

I quit drinking on Jan 1st this year. Just didn't fancy it anymore. I went on holiday 2 weeks ago and on the first 3 days was on the beer and cocktails. mostly because the 3 other people I was with were going hard on the booze, but also because I fancied it. Got back from holiday, haven't even thought about drink since!

 

[Dave7]

Teetotal for 10 years just about now. Medical reasons at first, now just not inclined. Hardest part is resisting the “Just one won’t hurt” pressure.

I have asked myself that a few times recently ie could I just enjoy 1 decent whisky. So far, so good.

 

[Dave7]

I really struggle with this.

I want to be healthier, fitter, weigh less. I eat well during the week, try to cycle 3 or 4 times a week, then at the weekend I can easily drink 8 pint cans of lager and eat a fair few bags of crisps.

I struggle to think of anything else once I finish work on a Friday but that cold lager when I get in. Then invariably I go again on the Saturday night!

I’d love to be a happy and satisfied non drinker but it’s not something I’ve ever managed!

That sounds like me only it's whisky not beer. I just Daren't go down that route.