by Bryn Youngblut on December 1, 2011
I successfully quit drinking for an entire month and I gotta say after the first week or so it was very easy. I realized quickly how unnecessary alcohol really is.
Don’t get me wrong I am still going to drink but I don’t feel that urge to need a drink whenever I am stressed out about something.
I lost almost 10 pounds, and I’m not even close to overweight. I started running every other day or so and started eating healthier.
I really enjoyed doing this little challenge, I’ll have to think of a new one to do soon. Maybe I’ll do another not drinking month in January.
Maybe if others want to join me we can start a group on Facebook or something.
by Bryn Youngblut on November 21, 2011
This is just another quick update to my quit drinking for a month challenge.
Can’t believe I’m almost done the month already.
I remember the first week all I could think about was how awesome it would be to finish the month and have a drink again, but now I don’t even care.
I’m not gonna lie I am definitely going to have a celebration drink on December 1st, but I don’t see myself going back to my old ways.
I think the stress that comes with being your own boss can be overwhelming at times and by what I’ve seen in our industry it seems like a lot of people take to having some drinks to ease the stress. I wouldn’t call it an addiction or abnormal to have a couple drinks after a day of work. We used to drink stupid amounts every day in college, for no reason whatsoever but because we could.
I think everyone has their own way of unwinding, it’s making sure you don’t cross that line from casual to dependent.
by Bryn Youngblut on November 15, 2011
This is just another quick update to my quit drinking for a month challenge.
Still going strong and half way done!
I realized the always needing something to drink (non alcoholic) thing was to do with the dryness of my house right now as I am waiting for my new humidifier to be installed. It takes a commercial size steam humidifier to work in a 6,000 sq ft house.
On to the next week!
by Bryn Youngblut on November 7, 2011
At the start of this month I started a challenge to not have a single drink for a month.
Today is day 7 and everything is going great.
Some observations I have noticed:
- My energy level is up a bit, however I find myself getting tired faster at night which usually leads to me having a coffee
- I seem to always need to have some sort of a drink, whether it be water, coffee, ginger-ale or cranberry juice (maybe I should get checked out for diabetes)
- The first few days it felt very annoying not having a glass of red wine with my dinner, however I don’t really think about it anymore
- My stomach feels much better, some days it would hurt or feel gassy
That’s pretty much it for now.
Happy making monies!
by Bryn Youngblut on October 28, 2011
Over a year ago I attempted to not have a drink for an entire month. You can see that post here.
I think I lasted like 12 days, which isn’t that great but I was also in a different stage of my life where I went out a lot more. This time should be much easier since I live out of the city now and rarely go out.
I will be starting November 1st. Anyway I’m not sure what else to say about it, but I will write updates.
Bonus Rant:
I feel this constant need that I should be writing more on this blog. The problem is most things I could write about I don’t want to because they will just increase my competition and hurt business. And then there are other things I don’t want to write about because they are just stupid and pointless and I get sick of seeing all the bullshit other people write about just to get a post out. I’d rather see one solid post every month then a bunch of garbage every few days. And yes I know this quit drinking post is just useless to most people but to me it’s a great way to keep myself committed knowing I have made my challenge public.
