I made a big decision yesterday...no alcohol for 30 days. It may not seem like a big deal, but it is for me. Would I consider myself an alcoholic? No. I can control it. Have I been abusing alcohol? Absolutely. I've used it way too often to self-medicate, yet I know it only exacerbates the problem. I feel gross afterwards, not to mention the hundreds of extra calories I surely don't need.
The hardest part, I think, will be not being able to go to bars. I'm not a person who can go to a bar and just drink water or something under most circumstances. So, my social life may suffer a bit, but I don't have too much of one to begin with. And it will be a good opportunity to find new things to do. In terms of a standard cost/benefit analysis, I definitely expect the benefits to outweigh the costs.
After 30 days alcohol-free, I expect the following:
- increase in general well-being, both physically and mentally/emotionally
- weight loss
- increased happiness
- increased self-esteem
I'm sure there will be more benefits, but those are the biggies. And they would all be HUGE gains for me. I figure it'll be like the South Beach Diet of alcohol...cut out alcohol entirely, and then start integrating it back into my life, but in much smaller amounts.
I feel really good about this. Welcome, Day 2!
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