Its Officially been 1 month...

[ShoogarBear]

ill tell my bro that. he loves the wine and talks about it being good for you all the time

Red wine does appear to have some benefits when taken IN MODERATION (1-2 glasses per day). But it's probably the same as you'd get from eating grapes.

More than 1-2 glasses of wine per day and the bad probably outweighs the good.

[1369]

Red wine does appear to have some benefits when taken IN MODERATION (1-2 glasses per day). But it's probably the same as you'd get from eating grapes.

More than 1-2 glasses of wine per day and the bad probably outweighs the good.

1-2 glasses of wine just pisses me off.

There's a reason a bottle of wine has 4 glasses in it.

Oh, and HiLo, you put a dollar figure to how much you've saved this month by not drinking?

[ShoogarBear]

There's a reason a bottle of wine has 4 glasses in it.

So you don't drink alone.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

1-2 glasses of wine just pisses me off.

There's a reason a bottle of wine has 4 glasses in it.

Oh, and HiLo, you put a dollar figure to how much you've saved this month by not drinking?

yeah i did. keystone is pretty cheap though. like $7.50 for a 12 pack so about $225 iv saved. that of course is an average. some nights would be only 8-9 brews but some would be 20+

[atxrocker]

hmm.. they say you can't trust a man who doesn't drink. also, i would have quit a long time ago if i was drinking keystone on a regular basis.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

over 11 weeks with no problems
it sucks to think about how messed up i would get on the daily
how are my sober buddies doin, Bottomtooth?

[Evan]

bad ass dude...don't get y.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

bad ass dude...don't get y.

didnt mean to come off y
its just that days like today i think, how long has it been again?
the desire to drink alcohol is gone and i cant explain how much it was like a light switch being turned on. if my buddies wanna foos it up or throw down on some tiger woo, i drink odules with them
seeing family and friends get drunk and stupid is one of many good reminders
again, i wanna stay humble and pray that nothing will ever happen to make me wanna drink again

[marini martini]

Good job HighLow! I'm proud of you. My poor St.S drinks about 12 - 20 light beers daily. Sounds like a pretty common thing with young men these days. Glad you nipped it in the bud, early. Course I'm sure subs uting the "racing rush" for the beer buz, helped alot!!!

[Evan]

didnt mean to come off y
its just that days like today i think, how long has it been again?
the desire to drink alcohol is gone and i cant explain how much it was like a light switch being turned on. if my buddies wanna foos it up or throw down on some tiger woo, i drink odules with them
seeing family and friends get drunk and stupid is one of many good reminders
again, i wanna stay humble and pray that nothing will ever happen to make me wanna drink again

Oh no you weren't....just saying for the future!

sorry I worded that poorly.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Good job HighLow! I'm proud of you. My poor St.S drinks about 12 - 20 light beers daily. Sounds like a pretty common thing with young men these days. Glad you nipped it in the bud, early. Course I'm sure subs uting the "racing rush" for the beer buz, helped alot!!!

its a trade-off i wished i'd made a long time ago. im havin fun right now but damn i wish i didnt get rained out every other weekend. looks like racing is in the forecast for this weekend though

btw this dallas/philly game is great

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Oh no you weren't....just saying for the future!

sorry I worded that poorly.

either way you reminded me to not get y. thats good advice, someone should tell that to desean jackson my fantasy team needs all the touchdowns it can get right now

[remingtonbo2001]

over 11 weeks with no problems
it sucks to think about how messed up i would get on the daily
how are my sober buddies doin, Bottomtooth?

Congrats HighLow

I can relate to the symbolic light switch, something which occured when I stopped smoking marijuana.

It's nice to enjoy mental clarity.

Keep the ST community updated on the racing.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Congrats HighLow

I can relate to the symbolic light switch, something which occured when I stopped smoking marijuana.

It's nice to enjoy mental clarity.

Keep the ST community updated on the racing.

yes it is. its nice to step away from something that was holdin you down and look back at it feeling like you bettered yourself.
im gonna go bump that racing thread now

[Brutalis]

Congrats bro. I am 3 months into being mary jane free.

[Brutalis]

..and would like to add that is in no way even on the same playing field as an addiction to alcohol, much less an addiction at all. Just a mind thing.

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

Congrats bro. I am 3 months into being mary jane free.

..and would like to add that is in no way even on the same playing field as an addiction to alcohol, much less an addiction at all. Just a mind thing.

thats great and IMO it is on the same playing field if you feel as though you've bettered yourself. i can see your point though when it comes to alcoholism and such. i have not experienced any symptoms of withdrawl that i know of, and i was really expecting to. what im tryin to eliminate now are the cigs.

[TDMVPDPOY]

dude 1pac > 6pac abs

[HighLowLobForBig-50]

dude 1pac > 6pac abs

my ex agrees. she really liked the beer belly look
and come to think of it, i dont like hearing from my buddies "dude , you losin' some weight?"

[Brutalis]

thats great and IMO it is on the same playing field if you feel as though you've bettered yourself. i can see your point though when it comes to alcoholism and such. i have not experienced any symptoms of withdrawl that i know of, and i was really expecting to. what im tryin to eliminate now are the cigs.

Me too. I might make a thread about it, I heard there are free products to help people quit.

[travis2]

Since ive had an alcoholic drink. For the last 10 yrs or so i prob averaged about 8-10 light beers a night.(sometimes 18-20) 6 weeks ago i started having strange chest pains. Not really pains but tightness in the chest and back. Well, 4 weeks ago it was so strange couldnt sleep for two days and in a moment of clarity I asked myself "why do you do this, what is it doing for you". The only thing i could think of as far as the connection between the tightness in my chest and the beer was that it was thinning out my blood alot. I dont know if there was a connection, but i can tell you i havent had any tightness or strange feelings in my chest since. Anyway my friends and family dont know what to think about me not drinkin beer, but are proud at the same time.(i was prob more fun when i was drinkin beer) They keep askin if its perminant and i dont really know what to say. I end up tellin everyone that "im just seeing how long i can go". Thing is, its not hard on me at all. I dont have cravings,dont mind being around people that are drinkin and as far as i know , havent had withdrawls of any kind. theres a 12 pack of keystone in my fridge right now. I see it everytime i grab somethin and the thought never crosses my mind. Somehow i think i managed to either A) scare myself outta wanting to drink or B) somehow mentally turned myself off to the idea. I dunno its weird but i do feel kinda proud of myself. That is all

[travis2]

Tomorrow will be 5 weeks for me.

Keep up the good work.

[travis2]

Congrats, man.


I've been off of it for 16 years.

[travis2]

Congrats bro. I am 3 months into being mary jane free.

[MrChug]

I'm not quite ready to quit, but I will. You make me feel bad because I drink more than that (maybe alot more than that). I think you hit a point and just say NO. Is that what happened?