Going to quit drinking.

good luck with it...really...

I don't drink beer but you can send me any good Scotch you have to get rid of.

 

I only ever really enjoyed a beer after working up a good sweat on hot summer days and then chugging a cold one in about 20 seconds. Then relaxing with a second.

 

With the exception of Caffeine and tobacco, I've been completely sober for the last 18 months. Recovery is actually what led me to take up a new hobby, which is how I started playing bass. After all I needed something to spend all that extra cash on haha
But I digress, I can't express enough how much my life has changed for the better since cleaning up. Best of luck to ya brother!

 

8 years sober here, it's all good

 

When I went from sitting at the bar everyday after work to not drinking, it was because other things got in the way of my bar time. I signed up for a couple of classes at the community college after work, got my first computer (late 90's) and a couple other time consuming things. After a couple of months the amount I noticed that I had a lot more money than I normally did.

I still have a drink now an again but I limit myself to 2 max because I would end up losing count after 3. Old habits don't die...

 

I used to drink fairly heavily, now I drink less often not at all. The big difference to me other than saving money and waistline is feeling generally better/healthier and more alert.... The other benefit is I actually enjoy a drink more now than I did then (said the guy still sobering up after a 2 week bender over Christmas )

 

Once in a blue moon, I'll have a tipple. Not my bag either, OP. Boozin' got its marching orders twenty odd years ago. I regret nothing. Stick with it.

 

Congratulations! I have been struggling over the last couple years trying to quit. I have been cutting down, but its still too much.
Don't be surprised if 3-4 days in, you feel like crap. Stick with it and you will end up feeling much better in the long run. Plus, the cash saved is substantial.

 

If you don't want to drink, don't. It sure won't hurt you!

Problem solved.

 

I prefer smoking to drinking.

 

At this point, I'm wondering how many years of drinking I have left in me. I don't do it much anymore (maybe 1 or 2 a week), but if I go past 2 of anything, I'll definitely feel it the next day. Me and the wife went out with some friends for dinner last night, and I had 2 glasses of red wine. Closer to a glass and a half, really. I barely slept last night, and I don't feel great this morning.

It's getting close to the point where ONE is going to be my limit. Getting old is fun.

 

Good luck with it!

 

Good luck. When you go from wanting something because you like it, to needing it, it's not good.

 

I had a similar realization in my mid-20's and abruptly gave up alcohol for good when I turned 28. Every single aspect of my life miraculously began to improve and I have never once missed drinking. In my experience, it does take a certain fortitude to establish a new identity as a non-drinker. If you stick with it, you will be amazed and disgusted by how omnipresent and ubiquitous beer is in our culture. Drinking is borderline mandatory in many circles. You have to be prepared to reinvent yourself completely, on your own terms. Good luck!