Four years dry.

zepp76

some time this year (I can't remember the exact date) I will have been dry for four years! Not a drop of alcohol has passed my lips and I have to say I feel the better for it. I can actually afford things now that I'm not pissing all my money up against the wall, it was very hard at first but got easier as time went on. Has anyone else taken the plunge and quit the alcohol? 

JAYJO

Well done mate.
I wouldnt say i made a conscious effort to cut down it just happened.
I Cant get out because of The Mrs and kids etc.
I had my fill for a good few years and so i think i am lucky. I haven't saved too much but i don't worry about bills anymore.
My biggest bill was always my Ale bill so  stop that and everything else gets easier.
I drink now and again usually watching the football at home and only a few cans.
4 Years dry is Excellent work mate good luck to you and enjoy your new found Health wealth and happiness.

Paul_C

Nice one !

2 1/2 years so far for me.

JezWynd

6 + years now. Had to go into detox to deal with actually stopping but all these years later I don’tmiss It at all.

BigBearKris

Good stuff mate. 

scrumhalf

Two years four months, but who's counting? Roughly the same amount of time caffeine-free. Eight years plus dairy-free.

If anyone expects me to give up chocolate I'll rip their heart out.

rsvmark

scrumhalf said:

Two years four months, but who's counting? Roughly the same amount of time caffeine-free. Eight years plus dairy-free.

If anyone expects me to give up chocolate I'll rip their heart out.

Touchy! ;-)

tone1

@zepp76 ;As Aretha said...... ‘R.E.S.P.E.C.T’ 

musteatbrain

1.5 years without any alcohol for me.
don’t miss hangovers at all and still enjoy going out

Blaendulais

Well done i can remember 4 years i. Am now at nearly 15 good luck.  Not a day goes by without me thinking how lucky i am that all that shit is so far in the past.  

Sassafras

If I'd realised this forum was so full of recovering alcoholics I would never have joined. I do have some standards.

Sassafras

rsvmark said:

scrumhalf said:

Two years four months, but who's counting? Roughly the same amount of time caffeine-free. Eight years plus dairy-free.

If anyone expects me to give up chocolate I'll rip their heart out.

Touchy! ;-)

Hardly surprising considering what he's had to give up. Sounds hell.

zepp76

Wow, I never realised so many of you have also given up the booze, well done and congratulations on quitting. The main thing I don't miss is the complete memory loss the next day, not knowing what you've done or said just a complete blank, horrible.

Neil

Gave up booze about six years ago.

During a medical MOT Doc told me I had a borderline fatty liver and that was all it took. 

menamestom

4 hours for me. It’s going well so far....

Blaendulais

scrumhalf said:

Two years four months, but who's counting? Roughly the same amount of time caffeine-free. Eight years plus dairy-free.

If anyone expects me to give up chocolate I'll rip their heart out.

Hate to tell you there may be dairy in chocolate.  Please dont relapse!

scrumhalf

Blaendulais said:

scrumhalf said:

Two years four months, but who's counting? Roughly the same amount of time caffeine-free. Eight years plus dairy-free.

If anyone expects me to give up chocolate I'll rip their heart out.

Hate to tell you there may be dairy in chocolate.  Please dont relapse!

Not in real chocolate. Anyway, it's mostly vegetable fat in the "milk" chocolate.

damm73

Funnily enough, I had my last drink 2 years ago today.  Don't miss it in the slightest, in fact it's been easy. 

The real battle is still ahead which will be to give up added sugar!

gringopig

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DrJazzTap

Fairplay mate well done. I've been seriously thinkint about it.

RiftAmps

8 years and 6 months for me. I've talked about it before on other threads so not much to add other than well done