Stevens two years sober(wednesday)

[Steve]

WAY TO GO STEVENS. CONGRATS ON TWO YEARS SOBER.

1. How did you do it?
2. When did you notice the biggest change?
3. What was the hardest part of quitting for you?
4. In health in general, what has quitting changed for the better?


Sorry for sticking you with questions, but what are friends for.



CONGRATS on two years of sobriety.

Steve

[Monument]

Congratulations on 2 years Stevens! :)

[bigsister987]

Congratulations on 2 years!!!!!

[Happy]

Congratulations Stevens.....you have done well!! :)

[T-Bone]

Awesome! You Rock!

[cashew]

Congratulations on your 2 years Stevens!

[Doodlebug!]

Many congratulations on turning PURPLE, Stevens!!! 2 years is awesome. :)

[HollyJM]

Fantastic, Stevens!!!!

Incredibly well done! Wishing you all the best in Year 3,

xxH

[ariel]

Congratulations Stevens !!!

May year three be the most wonderful yet !!!

[Hoots]

Good job stevenssss!!! :d

[Hopey]

Congratulations Stevens !!

[Fern]

Way to go Stevens!

[Bridgit]

Way to go, stevens!!!

[KSA]

Nice job Stevens, thanks for your help.

[Reed]

Congratulations on 2 years Stevens!

[DtheM]

Congratulations on 2 years, Stevens:)

[allthatkatydid]

Stevens!

Two Whole Years

I knew you when you were a pipsqueak:D

Well Done and onwards to an amazing year three.



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Oooooh found nicer cake, blueberry cheesecake!:p

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[stevens]

1. How did you do it?
2. When did you notice the biggest change?
3. What was the hardest part of quitting for you?
4. In health in general, what has quitting changed for the better?


Sorry for sticking you with questions, but what are friends for.



To all who have dropped in here, thanks. It has been a fun productive journey for us, these last couple of years.

Steve was kind enough to remind me that a speech is in order at these times.

I have been so busy with cleaning out one house, moving furniture to a second, painting, planning business trips, working overtime, and all that the two year mark almost passed without notice.

Even so, I couldn't fail to take note when it arrived.

Steve's questions are good ones.

How I did it? Didn't drink, repeated the next day. The big deal was starting. Making that decision. It helped when I saw the no-hangover results. Many of us found that getting started was the hardest part--the biggest worry. Once we started, we saw it was possible.

The biggest change--no hangovers, no waiting until noon to begin feeling OK every day, the pain in the eyes and the dull headache every day. There have been many changes, but that one is the biggest. The first result is the best. Few "self-improvement" plans can boast that. Usually, one has to wait for the best things to arrive.

Hardest part? Not drinking has been easier than quitting smokeless tobacco (that ain't saying a lot--tobacco is wicked stuff). But the hardest part has been avoiding social events where I'm the only non-drinker. Drinkers aren't entertaining when one is not drinking, anyway. There are places I'd like to go, where I don't go. It's not such an inconvenience that I can complain too loudly. Mainly because I'm a nerd and not all that social, to begin with.

Health? My blood pressure went down. My eyes aren't bloodshot. I don't worry that I'm going to keel over from a heart attack (remember that feeling?). I worry a whole lot less about the idea of cirrhosis and liver failure. I can be honest with the doctor, for a change. In other words, I left behind that creeping transition into a hypochondriac, whose denial pushed back the reality that it was booze, not age, that was the problem. The best thing healthwise that changed for the better is that I have a shot at making 80 years old. Drinking, there'd be no way.

I'm enjoying this transformation. I don't have so much to hide anymore. I don't worry about sneaking around anywhere anymore--to make sure I have enough beer at home.

It's a fun trip. I'm glad you're all with me on it.

[Steve]

Great speech, Stevens. I see alot of what you wrote in my journey also. I hope to bring three years in with you.

Steve