+ 10 1 year sober
This past Thanksgiving officially marks my 1 year sober. Although I’ve been clean of hard drugs (besides tren lol) for 6 years alcohol slowly consumed me. Drinking every weekend slowly creeped into the week. Next thing you know I was drinking everyday. 9-12 tall cans a day. Riding and drinking driving and drinking. Empty tall cans in the car. Sometimes I’d drive home and have no recollection of how even got home. Went from 275lbs with shape pushing heavy weights to 250lb sedentary fat slob. These were some dark times not only for me but everything I put my family through during this time. My wife hated me and my children wanted nothing to do with me.
6months before I joined I took a year off of work to gather myself. Started training again and jumped into the world of PEDs. Something I had wanted to do since my early 20s. I decided if I was to jump into this world I’d need to stop drinking. I’m glad I did. I haven’t felt this good since my early to mid 20s. Not as strong but I’m working my way there and in much much better shape. My mental is in a better place, my family is intact, and my relationship with my children has improved drastically.
Addiction is for life. the trick is to become addicted to something that will help you improve. I traded the drugs and alcohol in for the weights and the gear.
For those still struggling all I can say is keep fighting and never give up!
Lift with your mind, push with your heart
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Definitely keeps me motivated and to stay sober in no at a year but I will be thanks for the post keep it up!
Keep going brother! It gets better
Congratulations! Stay strong.
Thanks!
Congratulations brother man!!! A year is no small feat! I'm glad you made the trade bro. That was not life! Sounds to me though, like you're living now. Better late than never though, right?
Yes better late than never! I never want to go back to being a fat alcoholic lol
Extremely Well Done Sithx - I am VERY proud of you Mate
This is the beginning of a New Life for you mate, there is NO reason to go back to the old one. Keep aiming for the next 6 months at a time Sober - thats what I did during those early years as a whole year can sometimes seem like a long and boring time lol Even now I still state my sobriety time to people to the nearest 6 months! DO NOT let any excuses creep into your head as to why its O.K to have a cheeky can or 2 - they will be there and they will be there to tempt you back in, Don't do it because that 1 little drink that you kid yourself will be 'fine' will be the in road back in to Alcoholism again. Remember that Drinking is the No.1 thing that is gonna fuck up your training and progress if you get back into it again - I reminded myself of this every time I wondered if it would be okay to just have a 'few drinks' tonight, to have a drink or 2 with pals in town, to have a drink because I have just got a little injury and feel negged out, to have a drink because I feel great, to have a drink because a family member has died, because I feel depressed & the list of excuses go on Bro
Being Addicted / Committed / Passionate / Obsessed with something - It's all the same thing mate!! Nothing wrong with having that kind of personality as I like to think it just means you do things fuckin properly and to the best of your ability LMAO
Appreciate you press!
I’ve been in that situation a couple times through out this past year. Weddings and family get together and when I say I don’t drink anymore these fucks act like I'm trying to be better then them lol. They make comments like well I drink this much does that mean I’m an alcoholic. I always respond with well no one can tell you that you have a drinking problem or that you’re an alcoholic bc addicts spend a lot of time in denial and always trying to justify their usage. Then I’ll ask them ok go the next 6 months without drinking a couple times a week and no weekend drinking. They never agree to it and usually say I don’t feel the need too. Then I’ll say well you just answered your own question lol.
I completely agree with your last statement. When addiction is applied to the right things in life you progress fast bc you are completely indulged in whatever you’re chasing.
Yeah Buddy - I've heard all of the Bollocks and Excuses people come out with too on why they don't think they are Alcoholics or have a Drinking problem. Best ones are 'But I don't wake up on a park bench every morning / I just like a few drinks on a night / But I don't need a drink first thing in a morning to function / I don't need to drink at lunchtime etc etc I think they are confusing people who are actually Homeless with being an Alcoholic LMAO If they don't think they have an issue then they wouldn't even be asking your opinion in the first place .....
The Ultimatum that I always give them is if they genuinely don't have a problem, then don't have a drink on week nights and just drink as much as you want on a Friday night - then you will get the bewildered look of 'you cannot be serious????!! LMAO
Aaaaaamen!