Giving up alcohol

[jones786]

I used to drink quite heavily up until recently. I would drink a few cans or pints a night in the week and then binge drink friday and saturday night.

However, I have decided to take my fitness more seriously and so I gave up drink alltogether just over a week a go. Even though my mates have been taking the piss I have not touched alcohol for a week and a half.

The thing is, I never really felt that drink effected me that much. I'd get pissed up but I never suffer with bad hangovers or headaches. I also have a really fast metabolism so I don't put weight on through drink. The only thing it effected was my motivation and productivity in doing things like work and training.

Since giving up drink I've had head aches, slight chest pains, stomach aches, I felt nauseous for a time and my back has been hurting like I pulled it. It's ironic really.

Maybe it's all the crap coming out of my system, i don't know. Anyway i'm going to stick with it and I don't really crave drink as much as I thought I would. Maybe I'm just bored with getting pissed now.

Anyway, I'm starting to think now, wether I should comepletely cut out drink full stop and give up completely or just really cut down to drinking the odd pint or glass of wine. Or the odd session at the weekend.

However, I'm just a bit worried that if I start drinking, even a bit, I will slip back into getting wrecked again with my pisshead mates all the time.

Have any of you managed to completely cut out drink altogether? Was it difficult? Or, if you just drink in moderation, do you ever get tempted to drink more than you know you should? If so how do you deal with these urges?

[andym]

I drink like a fish.

[jones786]

And are you happy with this lifestyle?

[miffersy]

andym said:

I drink like a fish.

Ditto ;D

[random]

I drink therefore I am

[jones786]

I don't think any of you should ever get jobs with Alcoholic Anonymous. I was expecting some solid advice. tsk

[AngelaG]

I very rarely drink these days. I used to drink LOADS when I was at University, and dread to think the damage I did to my liver (not to mention my bank account). Since then I drink occasionally as a social thing, but it wouldn't bother me if I couldn't. Even when I do drink it tends to be a couple max because I am quite a lightweight, and I got fed up of feeling like crap the next day. Now I prefer quality over quantity.

I would always say that everything in moderation is a better approach, because as soon as you deny yourself something you will only crave it even more.

[random]

Although without alchohol kebabs can be very dangerous ;D

[andym]

Especially the chilli sauce!

[jones786]

Good advice Angela. I was thinking of cutting down, but I'll prtobably gradually drink more and more until I'm getting smashed again. So I think I'll try and cut it out completely.

I'm sick of the drunken idiocy that goes with drink too. I know people who get violent and start fights when they are out drinking. I don't get that way. However, I have this strange urge to steal a glass from a club or bar. I don't know why, I just find it amusing to try and smuggle my pint through the doors after closing time. This has got me in some trouble before with the bouncers. And I was once warned by the police for wandering around in the street with a full pint. It's not just glasses either, I have an intense urge to steal all sorts of things when I'm drunk. Therefore, I think I'm going to give it up completely and focus on something a lot more positive.

[jack]

Mmmmmmm cider and kebabs .... mmmmm

[jones786]

cider is the official chav drink.

[jack]

Chavs/Townies .......... one of my pet hates

[andym]

White Lightening is the official Chav drink. Don't see many tracksuit wearing scrumpy drinkers!

[jones786]

Well I had one can of beer last night, after Angela urged me to start drinking again, I got intense heart palpitations and felt sick. However, I did have some pork scratchings with it, and they tasted a bit funny.