Congratulations

You still Sober 2022 ? Hope so! I'm off alcohol 15 day's now as I Write ✍

Crystina Tamayo So how are you doing now?

Did that ever clear up? And if so, how long did it take?

@@JaeAndres 2-3 months

Keep going. Your doing great. The best is coming.

Chrissy T. 60 days tomorrow and my goodness I’m exhausted.

I am the opposite. I quit sugar in 2015 and drank zero carb (vodka, scotch, whiskey on the rocks on weekends. Sometimes dry red wine. I quit all alcohol a month ago but I was not drinking much since I cut out sugar. But, alcohol is poison no matter what. One thing I noticed is allergy symptoms are 95% better. I like to think it’s because I quit alcohol.

Good call.

Well said! Thank you for all you do! Not a day of your life has been wasted.. It has all Led up to your purpose! Helping others realize a better way of life, and not to mention the lives, marriages, and families that you have saved! Including mine!

RobRamdisk great quote. i love it. thank you

Nice quote. I think it's a combination of both really. That has been the key for me. Genuinely despising everything to do with alcohol and loving the freedom of being a non drinker. Nothing compares to it.

You're welcome!

Just saw your post was from 2 years ago. How you doing now? I quit about the same time.

You can and should face yourself. You’ll begin to feel normal self esteem when you quit.

Read Allen Carr The Easy Way to stop drinking. It's helping!

Your liver is crying out. Stop. 2 months here and I’ll not go back to daily “happy” hours. Bf drinks every day and I’m disgusted how quickly his speech slurs and eyes get squinty and I can’t have a conversation with him. Ickkkk hell no.

If you don't mind me asking, how long did you drink for? It's inspiring when someone in their 50s quits. Congratulations 🌞

After a year now? Still tired? 7 weeks now and feel very tired in the evenings..

@@bh9262 I'm at day 57 and still very tired. As a drunk I was training boxing and muay thai 4x a week and then weights/cardio 2x a week. Now, I can barely get in a gym 2 or 3x a week. I got a few buddies that at day 90 the fatigue disappeared.

@@robwithrbk day 59 for me too i was working out 5 x a week with tons of energy before i stopped drinking. .. now i can barely lift a single weight and less motivation!

Same mate, I'm only on my 9th day, very tired most of the time. Did you still get headaches after the first week or so?

@edmundblackaddercoc8522 Hey, no headaches just this darn fatigue, it seems to be hitting be earlier in the day now. I have to really force myself to stay up 'till 9.30 pm.......but I was going to bed at 7.30. My concern is.......I've been a drunk for so many years, now that I've stopped even for this short while, I'm able to see how being an alcoholic has influenced my decision making.....and not for the better. So my concern is........who the frig am I?

@@marktowers1836 Cheers for the response. The thing is after 35 years of moderate to heavy drinking we are in a similar boat. We didn't learn the life skills needed,we have hid in a bottle, now we have to play catch up. I just take each day and emotional/physical pain day by day, and it is tough. I try and focus on the positives, like no hangovers,no bloating,feeling real emotions good and bad,mending relationships slowly,thefeeling that we aren't controlled by a literal poison, feeling we are on the road to self healing, not spending 20 on a bottle of spirits everyday/other day all the good stuff. I've taken extended time off work to heal, my fatigue k8cks in about the same time I used to have my first drink of the day, coincidence? I think not lol. The depersonalisation that we feel is because, we have been living in a false life,false emotions,false thought patterns,false relationships for all these years, now we have to live a 'real' life without a mask, it's totally normal for us to feel this as we haven't been 'us' most of our lives. If I need a boost in my motivation, I just think of the harm I've done to myself and all the people around me, it stops right here right now, drawn a line in the sand. I've started going out in the dark for a stroll in evenings(fewer people around) with a self help track on. I try and do 10 mins of yoga through the day ( I used to do 1.5 hours when I had a break off it in the past) just to slow my thoughts down, and level myself. I've changed my diet, as my body detoxifies I've cut out sugar and carbohydrates all junk food. I just eat meat veggies, dairy eggs milk,yoghurt, fish and water, boring but, I don't have to think about complicated meals. I try to drink 5 or 6 glasses a day just to flush me through. I also take a range of vitamins to speed up healing. I take vitamin B complex, vitamin D, fish oil, and an Antihistamine, I have psoriasis/eczema. We are on a long road to undo what we have done to ourselves mate, gonna take time. We need to be kind to ourselves and accept what we have done whilst looking forward,not backwards, the past is over, it's our time to be real and true to who we really are now. I hope this helps and I honestly wish you well Brother. Let's stay strong and focused and WE WILL BEAT THIS POISON! peace.

my advice is keep doing the naps if that is what your body is telling you but limit them to an hour and a half. Also to help you at night if you can afford to then buy some melatonin.

Lashay Taylor I am experiencing that too

My sleep pattern is horrible right now. I sleep one hour or toss and turn most of the night. I'm lucky to get four hours of sleep sometimes.

@Rodriquez Camese totally *

I had the same,,, so tired all the time.... think it's your body adjusting to being sober and healthy again. It does get better and after a while you won't notice this.

It's been 5 years since this comment. How are you doing?

@@snu3877 I'm currently 428 days sober. My drinking definitely got worse after that comment 5 years ago. I was drinking everyday for the last two years before I just had to quit. There was absolutely no question anymore about it. Happy to be on this path! :)

@@actual_john_doe I am so happy for you. I lost track, but I might be right around where you are. It's not like life is all a bed of roses now, but wow.... so much better waking up with a clear head, no guilt, shame, regret... I was able to lose weight, get off of my two high blood pressure meds, get my house in order (clean/decluttered.) Alcohol gives so little, and takes SO much away. Not worth it!!

@@snu3877 Absolutely. It gives so little and takes so much away. Based on the effects of alcohol to my life, alcohol is like a man who is very small, a wicked asshole who only pretends to be big and a friend, and in that he is just a masterful liar. It does it by creeping into what's absolute value to a person, the person's own dopamine. Then by gaining access to that it blows itself up to great proportions, it's gleaming with sense of importance. All of that fades away in time by not allowing it access to dopamine. Then alcohol shrinks and becomes a stranger again, the small strange asshole it once used to be. It was a deep experience to come out of the daily drinking habit, the best decision of my life.

Cutting back, drinking in moderation, doesn't work for me. Its all or nothing for me.

Hoping you all the best mate.

Thanks man , Coming up on 3weeks after this weekend. Feeling pretty good wake up early in the mornings.

Noy Tanks right there with you!

Hope you're still going strong!!🙏 I'm 3weeks, cold turkey!!

Read the easy way to stop drinking by Allen Carr

So did u quit?🙏 I'm trying....3rd week, cold turkey!!! hope all is 👍with u!!

@@ceciliamaldonado9320Sadly Kevin died after a 6 week drunken binge. 😢 #RIP

Hope your still clean, I'm on day 18 and no real cravings so far, I'm just an idiot binge drinker that fucks my life when I'm drunk!

I hope your both well day 4 for me

detox is easier than drinking!been sober for about 50days myself .I clicked on this video because I was so tired too for a good while. I've been focusing on how much better I feel and walking and good food too.best wishes to you 😁

The longer the better buddy. Even a month sober can give significant long lasting benefits. It's not an easy habit to break but it is still achievable. Best of luck anyhow..👍

I like your perception as you see yourself as being punished for poisoning your body for many years.

Congratulations on staying sober! But I disagree that in order to be an alcoholic one has to drink first thing in order to function. IMO there are different degrees of alcoholism.

I believe that there are a lot of different types of alcoholism - but more importantly, I don't think any of us are positioned to comment on someone else's health unless they are that person's doctor. If someone tells you 'I'm an alcoholic', it's not really up for debate. That person knows themselves, and to have someone else tell them 'no you don't' isn't helpful, especially for someone who is aiming to improve their relationship with alcohol.

Me too

I'm exactly the same.

I am the same way!!!! Lets keep sober...we can have such a better quality of life.

I'm the same unfortunately...addictive personality...I live alone and can't keep any of these things in the house ..no discipline 😑

Are you still sober? Congrats if so, if not try again, you'll get there eventually ....

Understand about suger but 1st 3 months you will get suger cravings so you need to suger up for couple months easy doez it mate

Paul and Ancila same! Keep up the good work.

I felt tired in the late days of drinking and the early days of sobriety. They're different kinds of tired thought. The drinking tired was more an agitated, debilitating kind. The sober tired was more a relaxing and peaceful type.

Same for me. 5th day in and all i want to do is make my bed my best friend. 😴 💤 💤....

It's because your body needs to heal and recover

I had a sleep problem before I stopped drinking ,I try many times to stop drinking,am trying again to stop only 4 day into it,big test Saturday and Sunday wish me luck ty

I'm on day 18 and havn't had any cravings so far, I only get cravings if I hang around my friends who drink, I'm going to have to find friends who don't need the drink to have fun, this doesn't mean I don't like my old friends, I just don't want to fuck this up. I want to stay clean for the rest of my life, hope you stay clean and happy!

Glad it was helpful!

My palpitations have disappeared since I stopped drinking...... Sometimes I would be terrified that I was having a heart attack. This is a major win.

Check your gut for SIBO, IBS ect

The palpitations should be decreasing and the anxiety.....got to be better than when you are drinking... over time it will come good. Did for me and it's so much better than before.

Take anxiety medication at night

Smoothies. Wild wymanns blueberries 1c 2handfuls spinach. (Fresh) unsweetened coconut milk, water, avocado and banana

From what I’ve researched fruit juice is terrible for the liver it’s all fructose . Even fruit is high with the exception of berries .

I quit at 47, you got 10 years on me

I've found it easier to give up alcohol than caffeine...when I tried to give up caffeine as well,the headaches were intense! I'm keeping the coffee ☕ 😌 😋

I'm on day 5 today alcohol free

Coffee can be a cruel b!tch haha ….similar to alcohol , it takes more and more to get the effect …pretty soon people are crackheads for it. I am quitting starting tomorrow …I’ve gotten to where I’ve been having about 5 to 7 cups until 2:00 in the afternoon. I was so much healthier when I quit the big threw all together (alcohol , ciggs, coffee )…a little green tea is ok. Looking forward to getting into the shape of my life again ….will take a few months

Start jump roping and apple cider vinigar

Good luck!🙏