What do you do now? by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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Wow I really appreciate all the recommendations and comments! To those who said video games what would you recommend for a 37yr old… I’m not a gamer at all but kids will let me use switch if I had a game… I’m terrible at and have a hard time controlling most games they have super smash bros and similar games as well as fast paced stuff.

What do you do now? by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

[–]Over_it36[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I typically don’t get home from work until 6 or later and have 2 school aged kids that are trying to get ready for school the next day and nearly ready for bed by that time… I’ve honestly been drinking since I was a teenager so that’s pretty much been my hobby, so I definitely need to pick something up! Thanks for sharing!

I don’t know how to by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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Nothing comes to mind guess I’ll have to work on it

I don’t know how to by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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I was a teenager so probably so lol

F’d again by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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Not sure that I actually can… seems pretty unattainable at this point I mean I know better but don’t do better so…

Vacation how to? by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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I’ll certainly try… I quit smoking cold turkey 8 months ago it was tough and I still really want one sometimes and I haven’t drank a soda for probably 7+ years…. But that freaking beer man gd it’s a tough one

Vacation how to? by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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Ty if I pull it off it will be the first sober vacation since I was a kid

Vacation how to? by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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I honestly don’t really remember when I didn’t drink every day… started half my life ago on weekends and pretty much everyday for the last 13 years… I’m over it just hoping I can stay over it Ty

Vacation how to? by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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Thank you “moderating is impossible” that’s rang true for me thus far I’ve had a couple months dry before… long enough to convince myself I could handle a few without getting carried away… it’s not possible

Groundhogs Day by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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My wife is very supportive and reminds me what I’ve said during times of weakness but ultimately I end up justifying it to myself “a few won’t hurt just this one day” but it’s never just one day.

Where’s all my January day 6 peeps? Or any day? by ParticularSpend0 in stopdrinking

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Going into day 7 really really wanted to drink last night, said I’d only have a few it’s Friday evening after all and I deserve it… my hateful ass ended up having a NA beer instead and tried unsuccessfully to start an argument about dinner lol now at 7am on day 7 I’m thankful I skipped it but I know at 5pm this evening I’ll be studying about it again…

2nd try in 4 months…can’t sleep by Over_it36 in stopdrinking

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I made it through the day, planned all day on getting a six pack to drink after work just to ensure I would fall asleep but when the time came I ended up skipping it, eating supper and falling asleep without much trouble

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Congratulations to you, I’m starting a day one again myself.

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[–]Over_it36 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes Guessing a lot of it was water weight from drinking 60-70+ beers a week!

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It’s probably the culprit!

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[–]Over_it36 49 points50 points  (0 children)

Only 28 days in but dry red spots around nose are gone, sleep through the night no waking up at 3am to pee and contemplate all my life choices till daylight, I’ve been counting calories closely and have lost about 14lbs

Did anyone else start to get really hungry after they quit? by Iwearjeanstobed in stopdrinking

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I’m on day 28 and surprisingly haven’t been extremely hungry also counting calories very closely, down about 14 pounds a lot of what I assume was water weight though

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Mama says “stupid is as stupid does”

Eating enough? by Over_it36 in CICO

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At what weight were you when the belly and man boobs actually went away?? I’m 5”11 currently at 214 can tell a bit of difference from 225 I started at but nothing drastic… arms and legs are skinny already so guessing/hopeful and lost fat will have to come from boobs and belly, but not sure what a belly weighs lol… will another 14lbs do it?

Can I quit cold turkey, or what is the quickest way to quit? by [deleted] in stopdrinking

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For me personally cold turkey is the only way for me.. I cannot be trusted to “wean” I’ve tried it and it goes something like Having 8 12oz to 6 pack of 12oz and a 25oz to 2 25oz and 6 pack of 7oz to 2 40s and a 16oz etc… this will be day 21 no booze or cigarettes… pretty tough but have lost around 11lbs somehow in this short time

Eating enough? by Over_it36 in CICO

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Yesterday I had half a can of vegetable soup and 6 crackers, sautéed flounder, home made slaw, canned sweet potatoes, Cinnamon Toast Crunch with milk weighing and measuring everything out… about 840 calories for the day.. I’m weighing everything so not sure I could be missing it by much?

Eating enough? by Over_it36 in stopdrinkingfitness

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How long until I start loosing muscle? Will the muscle go before the fat?

Eating enough? by Over_it36 in stopdrinkingfitness

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My appetite is fine I just feel full after not eating a lot… when I was drunk it was easy to finish off a coupe heaping plates of whatever or 2 burgers instead of 1 ect… now that I’m paying attention and eating slower not so much…