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02-17-2014, 07:44 PM | #1 | |
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After I did those two things I quit doing stupid shit. And I did a LOT of STUPID SHIT |
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02-17-2014, 07:39 PM | #2 |
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Plus I hate my reputation as "that party guy".
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02-17-2014, 07:45 PM | #3 |
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This thread is both informative and lolzy. Thank you guys.
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02-19-2014, 01:47 PM | #4 |
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I'm not going to bump this thread to commemorate every milestone or anything.. I'm doing this to better myself and not for attention and rep points.
But I feel as if I took the second step toward a better me. I took that $100 I would have spent on booze and bought some nice running shoes. Running. Blows. The end. |
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02-19-2014, 03:11 PM | #5 | |
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6pack a day mon-thurs 12pack a day fri-sun every day, from the time I was 22-23 years old. I'm 53 now. last june I just decided to change. instead of getting home and popping one, I went home and walked. started w/a mile, then 2,3,etc. Monday thru Thursday I'd walk instead of drink. then, I started walking on weekends...don't know why, outside of the fact that I'm a creature of habit. I'm up to 6miles (walk 4.75/run 1.25) 6days a week. no booze at all mon thru thurs. Fridays - my days...no walk, and i'll drink a few beers. sat and sun, maybe a couple. but...I know that if I'd skip the walk, I'd want to crack a brew. just the way I am, I guess. after about 9 months, I still hate walking/running. but the habit's been started and hopefully replaces what I was doing before. good luck, and congrats and respect to sr and the others that have stated that they've been able to quit for as long as they have. sec
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02-19-2014, 01:57 PM | #6 |
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I drank heavy for a long time. I'm a better man without it.
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02-19-2014, 02:40 PM | #7 |
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02-19-2014, 02:02 PM | #8 |
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Good job..... Keep it up.
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02-19-2014, 03:39 PM | #9 |
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I spent most of my 20's in bars and drinking. Like 6 nights a week, and not just 4 or 5 beers. Beers and usually some kind of liquor. Looking back I don't really know how I made it to work most days. Eventually I just grew out of it I guess. Got married, had kids and a house. And it would take me a lot longer to recover the next day. I don't have time to be walking around in a fog after a night of drinking.
I do remember that at the end of my hard drinking days there were nights where I couldn't remember what happened. That never used to happen; in fact, when people would say, "I don't remember what happened last night," I thought it was BS. That they just didn't want to admit they were acting stupid. But then it started happening to me and I didn't like that feeling. Anyway, I just don't have time for it anymore. Don't like to drink in front of my kids. I get up early every day and almost never have time to sit and drink more than one beer. I'll still have a beer but it's rare that I would have more than 2 in a day. |
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02-19-2014, 04:54 PM | #10 |
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It's good to know that some of y'all were there to help your friends. Having a friend help you is very important in overcoming addictions.
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02-19-2014, 04:57 PM | #11 |
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