Recovery is the new Black (The Sober Thread)

[Shaggz]

amazing (embarassing) how much money you save when you give up drinking.

It's the big beers that put a hurt on my wallet. I work for a wholesaler and do not pay for alcohol. Irony is I have over 400 bottles of wine in my collection, and I have come to the realization that me and wine are not a good combo . I love whiskey, but it makes me belligerent.

I'm rolling Sober-Tober into Mostly-November. To be honest, I really don't miss it all that much and the positive feedback from my wife and kids makes it that much easier.

 

[Zaskar]

Apparently there is something called NO-vember so that's what I'll call this for now.
Weekend went ok.. We got pizza Friday and Indian on Saturday and paired them both a fine lemon/lime seltzer.

 

[mattybfat]

fine lemon/lime seltzer

I average 15 sleeves of seltzer a month and @ $1.99 for 5 sleeves it feels like a crime 🤣
PM me if you need someone to lean on. It helps me as much as it helps you!

 

[Zaskar]

I average 15 sleeves of seltzer a month and @ $1.99 for 5 sleeves it feels like a crime 🤣
PM me if you need someone to lean on. It helps me as much as it helps you!

Thanks yo!

 

[The Kalmyk]

I told him that I don't have enough free time to give up a 1/2 day or full day nursing hangovers.

Niether the pleasant nights nor the unpleasant mornings were improving his life

 

[a.s.]

Hanging at the PTs office with my current DOC.

 

[BananaFred]

ginger beer is pretty good as well. there is only so much water I can drink.

 

[mattybfat]

Well hello 3 year anniversary
Funny this anniversary I seem to remember 🤣

 

[Cassinonorth]

Well hello 3 year anniversary
Funny this anniversary I seem to remember 🤣View attachment 170608

Congratulations! How do you feel?

 

[mattybfat]

About the same as yesterday with a

Congratulations! How do you feel?

About the same as yesterday except a little more sleep.

Compared to 1094 days ago, like a free man from a life in prison sentence.

 

[Zaskar]

Had a few beers in Philly last week while seeing a show...NBD. Nothing since.
New goal is to get past Thanksgiving which, would be the first time in 30 years for a dry turkey (not the meat).

No plans to keep updating or to not drink in the future but we shall see.

In the words of the poet Ice Cube...
You better check yo self before you wreck yo self

 

[Cassinonorth]

2022 is almost here. A couple of us could probably use a Dry January.

 

[Patrick]

This one is all-in on dry January.....
and this time i'll try not to make up for it in the other 11 months.

 

[Shaggz]

I saw signicant decrease in consumption this past year. One of the COVID brite spots is that our annual corporate meetings have been moved to remote again in January. As long as there are no insurrections, this should be an easy one. Here's to 2022.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

360 days dry as of this morning. I'm not missing ethanol one bit.

 

[Over the Bars]

360 days dry as of this morning. I'm not missing ethanol one bit.

That's awesome

 

[2Julianas]

@Zaskar I just read your story - I sincerely hope you and your family are slowly healing from your loss. I'm sure the holidays without him were particularly difficult and you are all in my thoughts.

 

[Patrick]

I'm ready - really ready.
actually woke-up a couple times this week and had to decide if the symptoms were c19 or just a mild hangover.
ya think my body is trying to tell me something? ya think i'd listen.
also returning is the daily antacid. Hasn't happened in years. I just thought it was something that our family "had"
until i dialed everything back and lost the extra weight about 10 years ago.
most of the back pain subsided, and sleep was easier to come by.
Ya think an overworked digestive system can keep you awake? I do.

It is time.

 

[Mtbdog]

22 years sober! December 31,1999 to present.
Feel like a fresh f@cked cat everyday. Thank goodness 🙏.

 

[Norm]

Well I see sobriety doesn’t help one’s analogy game.