johnnydun Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 I'm sure it is a well known song with the young team, but I recently discovered Jamie Webster 'Weekend in Paradise' and his lyrics were very close to home for myself. It made me think of all that time I wasted from my late teens to my early 30's in pointless benders, desperate to keep it going and borrowing money constantly, only to repeat the cycle every single month so I was always skint and in debt to others. This just lead to the benders becoming longer and leading into week days. It all became worthless and 'just because'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 1 hour ago, scottsdad said: I'm knocking out the 50 hit Ultra Combos pal! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 9 hours ago, Tony Ferrino said: Ready to give myself a break from the drink now. Age, health concerns, money, relationships.....etc. Bored with it and myself now. Don't feel motivated to engage with anyone unless I've had a couple. I can polish off a 70cl bottle of spirits a day a few days a week and feel ok. I know that's far too much anyway and it's only going to get worse. Evening boredom. Need to break from shite evening tele, football and worrying about everything. Too fat to run and tried walking. Swimming can f**k off. Switching from whisky to white wine was a fairly painless way for me to cut down the alcohol a bit if going teetotal seems too drastic. Easier if you stop having whisky in the house obviously. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 About 10 weeks now since I cut it out. Have had the odd relapse in a moment of weakness that I’ve kicked myself up and down the street for the following couple of days but generally keeping on the right path. Wine was my go-to in the house. Complete kiddy-on that’s it was civilised not-really-drinking because it’s taken while cooking, eating, conversing and so. Kicked that habit in its entirety so that’s a big plus. My new tipple is Lucky Saint beer (I’m not a bot advert, honest!). Most low/no alcohol beer tastes synthetic and thin. How they’ve done it I don’t know but this stuff tastes like a decent bottled beer and you’re easily capable of fooling yourself that your getting a proper drink. Have had various people over at the house for drinks and I’ve managed fine on it. Only downside is it’s expensive but not much more so than real beer. The means to my end, it works for me… Can’t however say I’m massively up or down about sobriety. No real epiphany. Certainly sleeping better, digestion better but a hooer of cravings for sweeties and ice cream. I’m hoping they’ll pass in time but so far, I think as a result of that, no noticeable weight loss. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, alta-pete said: My new tipple is Lucky Saint beer (I’m not a bot advert, honest!). Most low/no alcohol beer tastes synthetic and thin. How they’ve done it I don’t know but this stuff tastes like a decent bottled beer and you’re easily capable of fooling yourself that your getting a proper drink. Have had various people over at the house for drinks and I’ve managed fine on it. Only downside is it’s expensive but not much more so than real beer. The means to my end, it works for me… Can’t however say I’m massively up or down about sobriety. No real epiphany. Certainly sleeping better, digestion better but a hooer of cravings for sweeties and ice cream. I’m hoping they’ll pass in time but so far, I think as a result of that, no noticeable weight loss. 7 weeks for me now and I’m more or less the same as regards the sweets and crisps. I’ve switched over to FreeDamm (alcohol free Estrella) or GhostShip AF, which have filled a void very well. Tried a few stinkers on the way to finding those mind. Don’t feel like I’m missing out at all by not drinking and definitely have much more get up and go. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abdul_Latif Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, throbber said: 4 cans of bud and a bottle of bitter and twisted whilst watching the football last night and I’ll do the same again tonight. To each their own. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 3 hours ago, alta-pete said: hooer of cravings for sweeties and ice cream. I’m hoping they’ll pass in time but so far, I think as a result of that, no noticeable weight loss. My sweet tooth still going strong after 4+ years! Was at a beer garden one sunny Saturday in Perthshire recently. They had pizza ovens and also did nice chips. Washed down with a few of these it was a decent afternoon and I could drive after and wasn’t staggering about and slurring my words unlike most of the other punters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 On 07/09/2022 at 09:04, coprolite said: Realised i hadn't had a night without a drink for about six weeks so have decided to kick it. See how this goes. How is it going? I’ve myself have not had a drink in 4months. First Christmas sober for 40 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 26, 2022 Share Posted December 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, Molotov said: How is it going? I’ve myself have not had a drink in 4months. First Christmas sober for 40 years. Christmas sober, for me, is almost as bad as watching Dunfermline sober. Torture! Soon be over though. Struggle a bit with down time but sober now for years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 07/09/2022 at 08:45, scottsdad said: Live footage of @Shandon Partraining. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 12 hours ago, Molotov said: How is it going? I’ve myself have not had a drink in 4months. First Christmas sober for 40 years. Just under 4 months here. Christmas was a test, well done with that. Weird not making a c**t of myself at the works do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 12 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Christmas sober, for me, is almost as bad as watching Dunfermline sober. Torture! Soon be over though. Struggle a bit with down time but sober now for years. I take it you decided against a bijou tipplette? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 53 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: I take it you decided against a bijou tipplette? Yeah, had a bottle of Nozecco and the sugar rush was an equivalent hit to a few malts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 1 hour ago, coprolite said: Just under 4 months here. Christmas was a test, well done with that. Weird not making a c**t of myself at the works do. Well done you! I must admit I did have a slight urge for a drink on Christmas Day but thankfully there was no booze in the house and nowhere was open. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Halbeath Raith Rover said: Deffo agree about the sweets though. Never had a sweet tooth but scoffing the big bags of buttons when i see them on the end of supermarket aisles. You're supposed to pay for those. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 27, 2022 Share Posted December 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: You're supposed to pay for those. There's trolleys left out after the checkouts. It's mostly shite but you can find the odd good thing in them. Very handy if you've forgotten something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Richey Edwards Posted February 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2023 Today marks six years since I stopped drinking alcohol. I have never regretted a single moment of this. 26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I can’t remember posting on this thread before, but I have a similar story to OP in that with three young kids the thought of being hungover around them is horrific. I’m not teetotal but I haven’t been drunk in five years. The last time I had an alcoholic drink was for the Scotland v England game at Euro 2021. I do enjoy a few non-alcoholic beers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 A year last Wednesday for me. Never thought that would be possible. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 On 09/02/2023 at 03:56, HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows said: A year last Wednesday for me. Never thought that would be possible. Good effort mate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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