I haven’t touched alcohol in November. No cravings or temptation. I am a binge drinker so I’m pleased with the no drinking and feeling healthier. I want this to continue not drinking, small steps so doing December first. I want to stop drinking soda too as think I’ve increased the Coke and Pepsi drinking. This way I’ll lose weight as think I haven’t lost any in November.
I think I’ll find no soda the hardiest. Going to replace it with only 2 mugs of coffee a day.
Anybody else gave up alcohol and soda. Am I doing things too fast?
I’m an alcoholic and have gone to AA meetings. I slipped and drank 19 days ago, but am back on the wagon. I’ve tried to stop caffeine with no luck. I drink a cup or two of coffee, but sometimes this doesn’t work. If I get a diet soda, that takes care of the problem. I feel better after drinking it.
Congratulations! I’m really proud of you. That’s hard, what you’re doing and you deserve a lot of credit. It’s natural to crave sugar when you quit alcohol. You are going for the dopamine rush. You may have a hard time giving up both at the same time, I’m not sure. But you can try. Just remember if you’re going to slip up, have it be a soda. As schizophrenics I think we are especially vulnerable to self medicating with things that alter our dopamine levels which adds difficulty to an already hard problem.