I made it!! With the help of lots of mineral water, caffeine, ginger beer, and lemon, lime and bitters. (Though I found out on Friday that bitters is like 44% alcohol! I had three or four bitters a week, does that mean I have to start over? I mean, I thought it had traces of alcohol…)

These last two weeks have been up and down. Sometimes I’ve found it really hard going, and been dying for a drink. These times, surprisingly, have not really been when I’ve been out, but instead when I’ve been bored or stressed. So that’s interesting.

I’ve been sleeping for longer, and waking up feeling rested, which I’m loving. I haven’t experienced any of that ‘clear-headedness’ stuff, but I’ve been able to focus on my work for longer periods. (Or maybe I’ve just been busy.) My mood has been more even overall, but I’ve still felt stressed, anxious, sad, worried and the rest of it at times.Physical changes have been pretty negligible.

I’ve saved a lot of money! Hurrah! That’s a big motivator for me at the moment. I’ve just gotten myself out of debt and I’m now looking to start saving for some big things, so the not-drinking has been a good kickstart for those goals.

Overall, I’m glad I did Sober February. I’m proud that I actually made it the whole way through, and on a whole it wasn’t completely awful, though it wasn’t exactly fun either.

I want to carry my new good habits into March. I won’t stop drinking altogether but would still like to do much less of it, so hopefully now that I know I can stop, cutting down will be a breeze.

Also, it’s been interesting to take a break from something bad for me and see how I respond to that. I’m kinda toying with the idea of giving up something different for March… coffee or sugar springs to mind. The idea of giving up coffee gives me the heebie jeebies though! Perhaps that’s a clear sign I should do it, then?

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