I cold-turkeyed nicotine/tobacco, but wasn't strongly addicted. Anything you've been using for years you probably need to taper down on, since your body needs it to function like you're used to it functioning. I'm still working on tapering down on caffeine. Down to a couple or 3 cups of strong tea a day, say a maximum 150mg, from a minimum of 600mg in the 80's.Hello, my name is holechit and I have an alcohol problem. Could use some advice and support. I used to have a bit of a dependence issue with alcohol, but I’ve beat a lot of it. I have come to realize that I do still drink too much. The old lady and I have decided to completely eliminate alcohol from our lives for at least a month, but have discussed extending things out an extra month or two. My end goal is not to completely give up alcohol, but to lose some weight and get back to where I can sit down and have a drink or two and catch a buzz.
I am only 3 days into not drinking and man, I am dealing with some cravings. With this I am also cutting down on my sugar and carb intake, and man am I craving any kind of sugar or alcohol I can get my hands on. Any tips on battling this? Any tips on this process as a whole? I would like to come out of this next 1-3 months healthier, with the ability to enjoy one of my favorite vices, without things getting out of hand again.
Start by measuring how much you need to feel right. Do you drink hard liquor or beer or wine or some of each? Figure out how much alcohol you're actually using, then start reducing it. Maybe cut out one drink a day, or have your drinks in a smaller glass. Just start reducing what your drinking, and reduce it a little more each month. If you want it badly enough, you can do it. Maybe start saving the money you've been spending on alcohol for something else. I found I could get 5 used paperback books for what my 3 packs of cigarettes per day were costing me. $1.05 at the time. Not saying I saved any money, but I bought stuff I wanted more.
You may not need to completely quit, either. There are supposed to be health benefits to drinking one or two glasses of wine a day. Likewise tea. Nobody needs to drink a case of Coke a day, like I was doing, in addition to all the gallons of sweet tea, hot & cold, I was drinking.
Knew a guy who drank a minimum 6 quarts a day of Passport Scotch. Cheap nasty stuff. He'd rather have a drink than get laid or anything else. And he was as drunk as he was going to get on the first drink of the day. Got himself thrown out of the Air Force when I was an Airman 1st Class. Was a Technical Sergeant when I started working with him. And I out-ranked him before his career was over.
Bill