Day 4 Feeling strong in my resolve
19/12/11 • 1 Comment

I am happy with my decision, so happy in fact I have been telling my friends. Not for any other reason than they may not have considered doing it and might like to give it a go themselves. I was not a heavy drinker, or at least I didn’t think I was. But even drinking a couple of wines each day was holding me back from what I really want out of life, health and fitness. You see, when I drink, I also make bad food choices. So, coupled with my no drinking, I am also cutting out sugar, to a large extent. I have factored in that I will have the odd bit of sugar over Christmas, but I don’t plan to have the odd bit of alcohol. I have been doing more exercise and I am feeling great. I am thrilled that I have started my journey and [...]

7 days to Christmas – 1 day down 83 to go…………
18/12/11 • 4 Comments

Well, for some strange reason, I decided to join this movement, just 8 days before Christmas! More I think about it the more it makes sense though. Why would I wait for another 8 days when I know that I would be more likely to drink even more than I have over the last 12 months, on a daily basis for the next 2 weeks, through to New Year. I survived the first night, last night, despite going to my friend’s place for early Christmas dinner. I am proud to be giving the sobriety scene a try and I am even more proud that I have started my 12 weeks, despite telling myself that if I wanted to, I could start until the New Year. Positives include: 2 weeks head start on my healthy movement and on my goal to get fit and lose a little weight for my triathlon [...]