r/stopdrinkingfitness

I’ve been alcohol free for 35 days. I have two friends coming into town this weekend for what is supposed to be my tiny little bachelor party and we are supposed to go to a tiki bar ect. My plan was to give myself two days to drink and be a merry bachelor with them but I’m concerned about the slippery slope. My friends support me no matter what just wondering what others may have done in this position? I’ve definitely enjoyed my time away from alcohol and the gains in the gym as well as clarity of mind. I’m I foolish to think I can have this successful break? Thanks for reading.

I have never been good with forgiveness or grace, but I made a bad decision and drank last night. In terms of my overall fitness and goals, this one night of drinking will not erase my goals and fitness aspirations, but I’m beating myself pretty badly.

We shall see how my workout today is. As Richard Bach said, “There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.” I am not sure what the gift behind this problem is, but I can tell you I have been hard on myself all morning and learned a lesson.

Time to get back on track! 💪🏼

Two days ago (May 6), I celebrated 7 years completely sober. I would like to post progress pictures but it isn't a good idea with my job. However, I can tell some stats;

I last drank at 47 years old, now 54

Weight from 185 to 160 (I'm 5' 6" tall)

blood pressure from 160/80 to consistently under 120/70

Cholesterol from over 300 to 176

Pants waist size in American went from 38 to 30

Shirt size from medium to large because of the upper body muscle I've added.

I regained the respect of my family. For some, it took a while.

In my career, I work with many people every day. I have gained massive patience and often receive comments on how I'm always positive and helpful.

I wake up every day just feeling good and ready to get into whatever is coming my way.

IWNDWYT

Does anyone else feel this way? It’s been like 5 months now. I’m sleeping great, making gains on the phys, looking so much better but I guess I thought I’d FEEL a lot better. I know your dopamine systems need to adjust but it’s been quite a while now. To be fair life is life and there’s lots of other stuff going on which could account for some of the flatness but grateful for any insight on when the joie de vivre comes back I guess and how it is for other people.

For about 10 years now I've not been able to past that initial immense craving on a Friday or Saturday evening and always (90%) of the time gave in or nearly subconsciously drive to buy booze.

Always a heavy binge every weekend despite wanting not to, weekends and weeks following not drinking I never been happier yet the craving just gets more intense and usually followed by a 2-3 day bender instead. It's as if the happier I am sober, the more I want to eventually booze but it's the booze that is the cause of all my issues (anxiety, feeling low after weekends, low drive).

Anyone who was in this binge drinking rut what crazy things did you do to break the cycle? I've tried to keep main workouts to weekend but it doesn't work I just force myself through them hungover and last Saturday I was actually 8 drinks in before training legs.

I was genuinely thinking of camping every weekend for a while or something. Any suggestions welcome, I am someone who enjoys chaos and a massive foodie also.

I’m proud of you!! Keep going

6 months sober today, despite the unexpected ups and DOWNS that sobriety can bring I’ve stayed strong! 💪🏻

So for those of you who need to hear it ( like me )

I’m proud of you.
Whether it’s day 1 or year 1
So proud of you.
It takes courage to acknowledge change and to chase or in spite of how hard it is.
When your friends, family, society keep drinking and you battle alone in more ways than most can ever know, I’m proud of you.
For those who slipped up last night and are ready to start again, I’m proud of you.
For those sitting with the shame or the pain instead of reaching for just one drink, I’m proud of you.
So in case no one is saying it to you, or you’re struggling to say it to yourself, I’m proud of you.

Keep going!!! IWNDWYT ❤️

(44F) I’ve been eating clean and do daily walks and easy bike rides but I’m not losing much weight. My doctor said my liver is fatty and gave me a metformin script to help me drop some lbs.

I’ll be ramping up to 2000mg per day after a two weeks. Has anyone tried this?

Been struggling for many many years. I have made some strong progress but havent kicked the bottle completely. Slowly starting some mild exercise, actually on a GLP1 as well.

I say all that to ask this; ANY pointers on reclaiming the ability to focus? Just on regular things in general, I feel like my mind goes a mile a minute but I also feel like I can't concentrate or so small task or projects through. I really dont want another pharmaceutical pill to take. Anyone had any experience with this? Thanks all.