Quote: (12-01-2013 06:37 AM)cardguy Wrote:
I can have a few drinks - no problem.
But if I do - eventually - within a month or two I will stumble into a massive binge.
So - for the long term - I need to give up alcohol altogether.
I was the same way.
I could have a drink or two and go home or even take months off without issue. But even if I got used to pacing myself, eventually I'd go on a binge and get myself in trouble. It was just part of the pattern I had since I started in my early teens, so it was going to happen every time sooner or later, whether it be within weeks, months, or years.
And even the regular stream of mellower nights was just too detrimental to my health and energy levels. Wasn't getting shit done.
I've lost 4 inches around my waist since I quit. The reaction I'm getting from everyone I know in the difference in my appearance is pretty awesome - feels good. Even starting to see a six pack come to the surface. Going to be a while before it really shows itself but I'm not the only one who's noticed.
I'm peeling one more inch off the waist and then buying a new wardrobe.
At 32, it feels like 10 years taken off my life in a matter of months. I can't wait to see the results of the not drinking + my workout plan 6 months to a year from now...
And bitches keep emailing me on Facebook to ask me what "my secret" is.
I should sell them a pill.
It used to always irritate me when people would brush off my looking like shit with "oh you're just getting older." Even then I knew that was bullshit - that they were just enabling me to not take responsibility.
I'd argue with them. "32 isn't even close to fucking old. I just don't take care of myself."
But that type of rebuttal don't mean shit from a guy who isn't living his words. So now I get to show people I was right. That's what I like the most - demonstrating what I know is true through my actions instead of just flapping ideas. And inspiring people.
I don't pressure anyone I know in my real life with making the same choice as I did, but the results are speaking for themselves. One friend picked up the book and has also now quit. He works out like a madman now. And my mom, who has been an ugly drunk for ages, is about to buy it.
Even if she doesn't now, I imagine she will after her next downward spiral. I can't tell you how much it'll mean to me if she does actually kick the habit. I've been picking her up off the floor since I was about 10 years old and if she doesn't stop I have no doubt it will be the early death of her.
Just that alone would make it all worth it if I didn't already feel so good.
Beyond All Seas
"The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe.
To be your own man is a hard business. If you try it, you'll be lonely often, and sometimes
frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." - Kipling