Yesterday afternoon man I felt bad. I had some nausea and some headaches and some shakes. It was weird. I did a little research and discovered that, in fact, once you hit that 10 day to 14 day mark of not drinking, your body can actually withdrawal relapse again just for a short time.

So you need to stay mindful.

But I woke up this morning I felt a lot better. Jumped on the scale and I was two and a half pounds down. So that told me that my mindfulness yesterday and refusing to succumb to the withdrawals and refusing to use not feeling well as an excuse to eat a bunch of carbs filled garbage, was working.

So I stayed clean.

Opened the refrigerator this morning to get some Half & Half for my coffee, and realized that there was a beer in there. Now some people will tell you that you need to remove all temptation from your life. If you’re addicted to cigarettes you should probably throw your cigarettes away and not have them in the house. If you’re a sex addict, you should probably have your internet blocked from porn sites. Makes sense right?

And I will fully admit that it would be very hard for me to go to a brewery right now and sit there and have lunch. But having this can in the refrigerator is kind of like trophy. It’s sort of like a reminder that I’m doing this correctly. So I think I’ll leave it there. And I think I’ll look at it every day. And every day that I don’t open that can will be a victory. And I’m a very competitive sonofabitch. So being able to have a victory every single day… that’s just the kind of medicine my soul requires.

I’m going to go workout now. If you are on this journey, either the non drinking one or the weight loss/workout one, stay strong. If you need to reach out, please do.

Peace