Worth it!
19 months ago
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How to go a week without alcohol
It made me 
"Amazing, well worth doing"
How I did it: I just decided to give it a go and here I am 10 days later and feeling so much better. I sleep better, I feel so much better when I wake up in the morning.
You just have to decide that you are going to do it and be brave enough to keep going.
Lessons & tips: Look for a range of non alcoholic wines.
When out with friends don't be afraid when asked why you aren't drinking to say something like "You don't have to drink all the time!"
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Entries
JakeB is writing
Feeling Better
23 months ago
after achieving this goal. Glad that the excesses of Xmas are over.
JakeB is writing
Weak! Weak! Weak!
2 years ago
I had my birthday celebration yesterday and ended up drinking. And today we went for dinner at my friends’ house and I had a tipple of port.
There is a supplier lunch on Wednesday, but I am interviewing for my replacement in the evening so hopefully I will be good as gold.
JakeB is writing
Rubbish
2 years ago
I have been soooo bad at this. I am DETERMINED that this will be the week of no booze!
pcyclepath is making progress :)
almost there!
2 years ago
So I’m almost done with my “10 days without alcohol”. Last night I dreamt I was helping myself to a glass of wine, after I had the first sip I felt really guilty and sad about breaking my goal. Glad it was just a nightmare and here I am, pleased with myself for not drinking. I may extend this to more than 10 days, I’ll decide tomorrow if I want to drink or not.
JakeB is writing
Bit Naughty Lately
2 years ago
I’m quite good with booze normally, but I have really been going OTT over the last month due to weddings, parties and general stress due to changing lifestyles.
I am going to try for at least a week off for my liver to recover – if not more. I suspect that my last 2 months in London could be fairly riotous.
pcyclepath is making progress :)
10 days
2 years ago
My partner and friends all tell me I don’t have a problem with alcohol but that’s not the way I feel after the amount I drank last Wednesday during the dinner party. I haven’t had a glass of anything alcoholic since and I’m planning to stay alcohol free until next Saturday Sunday!
Did it
2 years ago
Well I have been a somewhat heavy drinker and binge drinker since my late teens (I’m 30). After a recent break up with my girlfriend of two and a half years it would have been real easy to crawl in the bottle. I had to leave our home, our pets and she works in the place I use to frequent. Plus I can’t can’t stand the guy she’s seeing now. Anyway I’m actually on my 3rd week without drinking and it has helped. I began to notice that getting Sh*! faced would make me feel ok for a little bit but the next day I would be even more depressed. I’m not saying I’m quitting forever cuz I love me beer but I’m gonna try to be more responsible about it in the future. I’m actually quite proud of myself for this. My social life has been pretty lame but some time alone may be just what I need. I do have a fridge full of beer that I haven’t touched yet so I guess I’m not as much of a lush as I thought. That’s reassuring as well. Worth doing!!:)
