Stop Drinking Alcohol

I just don’t even think about it anymore. I quit drinking 18 weeks ago, WOW 4 Months! Believe it or not this site and reading about everyone else really gave me the strength to not drink.
I am officially 20lbs lighter, I am working out, eating better, I got a job 3 weeks ago. (I couldn’t work before; it really interfered with my drinking) My life is on track, I feel great, and I thank you all for it.

and 14 pounds total lost :)
I’ve been eating out a lot, I’m actually surprised I continued to loose weight the way I’ve been eating. I feel so good, no hangovers, no regrets of doing something stupid, or being a drunk A-hole.
All my clothes fit great. I should have done this years ago.

I am feeling great. The antidepressants totally took the edge off, and I think will really help me defeat this.

I lost 1.5 pounds this last week, my confidence is better every day. I’m very proud of myself. I can’t go to the gym for another week (recovering from a hysterectomy) But my new body (11.5 lighter) is sooo worth never drinking again. I know this will always be an uphill battle, but I am pushing the possitive energy to keep up the momentum.
My husband drank a beer in front of me for the first time last night, and I was dying to smell it. Then I just thought, that is stupid, don’t do that to yourself. So I didn’t.
I’m a little peeved, cuz it’s his first beer in 6 weeks, and that is about how offen he has one. I don’t know how my drinking got so bad and his didn’t, I’m glad he doesn’t have to go through this with me. But it is hard some days to do it on my own. But that’s only because I still have beer in the fridge and booze in the freezer. I’m not going to force my problem on my husband. If he wants a drink, it is here for him. I much rather that than force him to drink and drive.
Oh well, so far so good.

:) from big drinker, to no thanks. I got on antidepressants 2 weeks ago and that really helped stop the cravings. In a month I went from weighing 136 to 127 just from not drinking. My clothes fit great, and I’m so happy I stopped drinking, I still have a little beer gut, but I’ve been drinking almost daily for over half my life, so I know it’ll take a while to loose that. Hell I might even start going to the gym.

I love the buzz, hate the hangover. It’s like candy. I just love the taste of beer, wine, booze. I don’t care. But I had an unrelated surgery, am now recovering and thinking that since I haven’t drank in two weeks. It’s a good time to quit. I quit a few year back for 3 months and then slowly started again.