Soundguy
#SenditGuy
My wife’s Italian grandmother once gave us a bottle of wine to celebrate my 1 month sober 🤣 then got offended and argued that “wine does not count, it is the blood of Christ…” 🤦♂️
Dry January 2025 (The Sober Thread)
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Wtf.
Soundguy
#SenditGuy
True story lol.
Dave Taylor
Rex kwan Do
I made it to day 8 then slipped. Tuesday I had an "excuse"to drink and I slipped. My bad. Then I did a welding job Wednesday and of course the customer brought my favorite IPA...that's all on me. I am back on the wagon. Need to reinforce things when people come over. Having a hard time finding motivation but digging deep. For the record I want toque forever. Thisdoesn't mean I will...but I want to. Appreciate all of the support in this thread.
The reason weed is in the same group is because it's just a substitute. You are looking at it ti fill a void. I want to put cement in the crack so it isn't a void.
The reason weed is in the same group is because it's just a substitute. You are looking at it ti fill a void. I want to put cement in the crack so it isn't a void.
Johnny Utah
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I really wanted a beer the other night as an event that triggers the beer door in my brain opened hard. It was good to have the N/A beers in the fridge - one did the trick.
Temptation has come up a few times, I know I am going to have more than one if I start, but my sleep has been too awesome to go back.
Stick with it!
Sleep has been great - my watch is reporting 3-4 hours of deep sleep.
This is up from just over 2.
I feel good in the morning, and have been able to fall back asleep if i get up at 1,2,3......
another thing I've noticed is my resting heart rate.
while i'm down about 8 lbs, which may explain some of it,
my system isn't working overtime to clear itself.
Looking over the past year - early 2022 when I was doing an OK job at riding,
and taking weight off, it went into the low 50s. End of the year - Ugh - i was seeing 70!
Here is the year - see the climb in the middle...Blue line.
Here is the last month. Middle is Jan 1. Progress.
This is up from just over 2.
I feel good in the morning, and have been able to fall back asleep if i get up at 1,2,3......
another thing I've noticed is my resting heart rate.
while i'm down about 8 lbs, which may explain some of it,
my system isn't working overtime to clear itself.
Looking over the past year - early 2022 when I was doing an OK job at riding,
and taking weight off, it went into the low 50s. End of the year - Ugh - i was seeing 70!
Here is the year - see the climb in the middle...Blue line.
Here is the last month. Middle is Jan 1. Progress.
rosceaux
Well-Known Member
Way to hop back on. Consider sobriety to be like singlespeeding. Hard to find the right cogs, but always faster in the end.
Zaskar
Well-Known Member
25 days in and not missing it a bit. I've been skiing, out to see music and dinners and really no interest. Have coupled this up with working out and a more focused diet and its starting to pay off. Might run this into February.
My dad stopped drinking at about my current age. Not dry a January or anything just got bored with it and stopped.
#nopromises
My dad stopped drinking at about my current age. Not dry a January or anything just got bored with it and stopped.
#nopromises
WJF
Well-Known Member
6 pack - 12oz cans, purchased in PA for $9.99 at a beer distributor.
Johnny Utah
Well-Known Member
A buddy of mine came over on the 18th and brought something special over as we discussed some gangsta sh*$ - So I had two glasses. Otherwise nothing this month. Looking back on this I need to preface to people I am off the sauce prior to meetups as I think that would have prevented this.
Taking this into February.
Most of my work meetings/business done at the bar have been switched to coffee or breakfast.
Taking this into February.
Most of my work meetings/business done at the bar have been switched to coffee or breakfast.
Soundguy
#SenditGuy
I've never really been able to answer the "what makes you drink" question. People assume we are just depressed or trying to bury something, which is often true but not the root; we drink when our team wins, we drink for the holidays, we drink after a bad day at work, we drink over relationship problems. We drink when we are happy, sad, stressed, whatever. One time I had over a year sober and went into a gas station to buy a red bull then walked out with 2 big DIPA's. No clue why. I was having an awesome day and my life was headed in a good direction. I didn't even process what I was doing in the moment. I went from one year sober to about two years very unsober just like that. I hate this phrase but it is a very slippery slope. There is a reason that there are guys with 50 years sober that still go to AA twice a week.
Thanks
nice job - Def proud of you and the rest of the group that did a pause,
or have put it down.
I ended up having 1 on Saturday night with my wife while we were out.
Felt weird breaking it early, but it did feel good when I didn't have a second.
Heading up to the ADKs for a few days with my new attitude. Will report back.
Johnny Utah
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Went to AC last night with the wife, we both had an O’Douls which was actually pretty good.
Went to dinner with my parents Saturday and had a Heineken zero, which was solid.
Definitely weird to be in AC with no drink, it was a totally different experience.
The savings over the past month is legit.
I can’t believe how filling one beer is. Unreal what the beer buzz masks.
Went to dinner with my parents Saturday and had a Heineken zero, which was solid.
Definitely weird to be in AC with no drink, it was a totally different experience.
The savings over the past month is legit.
I can’t believe how filling one beer is. Unreal what the beer buzz masks.