The Sobriety Thread

Fagan_ODowd · July 18, 2015, 8:55am

Day 200

KinvarasPassion · July 18, 2015, 9:00am

Winner

Tassotti · July 18, 2015, 9:11am

briantinnion:

I’ve never been a big drinker but with the exception of an Old Fashioned on my birthday I’m completely off it three weeks now.

I’ve been wanting to give it up for a sustained period for some time now but I have absolutely no personality so I find socialising very difficult without having a few pints in me. I’ve now come through two social occasions (a work leaving drinks and Friday pints in the 51) by drinking non-alcoholic beers. It actually feels great to be in total control of yourself and remember everything from the night. I’m now confident I can do this for a few weeks or months.

I’ve combined the sobriety with a new early morning training regime and a few people in work have already remarked that I look less depressed and more upbeat than usual. Drinking is for mugs.

it sounds like you life is changing ways that you never thought possible

briantinnion · July 25, 2015, 12:13pm

6 weeks clean. Was in the gym at 8am this morning. Came home and had a nutribullet. Went off then and got the car washed. Stopped off at Super Valu on the way home and picked up ingredients to make a homemade soup. Have just had a bowl of it, to quote Darina Allen - it’s simply delicious.

Have only lost about 4lbs so far but hoping that picks up pace too.

braz83 · July 25, 2015, 8:58pm

And mugs are for drinking.

Juhniallio · July 25, 2015, 9:09pm

Sobriety my hole. Booze is for winners. I’m sitting at home drinking watching utd on the computer. Winner.

Fagan_ODowd · July 31, 2015, 7:46am

7 months.

briantinnion · July 31, 2015, 4:30pm

6 weeks dry now. Came through another work event last night without cracking.

Left work early today and hit the gym. Set a new distance record for my 30 min run.

I’m winning. At sobriety that is. The rest of my life is very boring at the moment.

carryharry · July 31, 2015, 4:36pm

Santi & Theo have signed new Contracts. 2015/16 will be our Season, pal.

Big_Dan_Campbell · July 31, 2015, 5:18pm

4 weeks.

Might have a hew over the weekend but in moderation

TreatyStones · July 31, 2015, 8:55pm

I’m considering not drinking anything at all, as in no alcohol whatsoever for the entire weekend.

Big_Dan_Campbell · July 31, 2015, 8:58pm

All jokes aside would you find that difficult?

I’m finding it very easy to abstain these days.

TreatyStones · July 31, 2015, 9:00pm

I lilke a bottle or two of beer in the evening at the weekend and I mean literally just a bottle or two. When that’s all I’m having I’d never see a reason not to have it.

Horsebox · July 31, 2015, 9:30pm

Bender

TreatyStones · July 31, 2015, 9:45pm

Two bottles is hardly a bender

Big_Dan_Campbell · July 31, 2015, 9:47pm

Hoo ho

carryharry · July 31, 2015, 9:47pm

Fagan_ODowd · July 31, 2015, 9:56pm

#banter

TheUlteriorMotive · July 31, 2015, 10:04pm

The archbishop of banterbury

anon96870661 · August 1, 2015, 9:20am

Fucking brilliant