From 1st January 2012 to when Ironman Wales 2012 is over, I will not be drinking any alcohol. (There may be 2 nominated exception days - the day after Ironman UK 70.3 and perhaps 13th January - I've not yet decided whether I will do that or not.)It's just going to be easier that way. Easier to keep to my planned nutrition - alcohol tends to lead to eating more than required/planned. Easier to keep to my planned training schedule - alcohol leads to poor quality sleep, lack of enthusiasm the next day and is pretty poor nutritionally. It'll just be easier all 'round if I don't drink at all. Drinking a bit, setting a weekly/monthly limit isn't going to work. It's all or nothing 'cause that's how I am. I'll miss the wine, for sure, but some things are worth quite a bit of sacrifice.
Stopping right now isn't something I need to do, nor is it all that practical when there's wine in the house ready for Christmas, so the date is set for 1st January.
Good luck with staying off the booze... it's easy... I've been off it for over 2.5 years. It's a little bit hard in the first few months, but after that it becomes just a part of life, like, running, cycling or training. :-)
ReplyDeleteAfter 2.5 years off it I feel the healthiest and fittest I've ever been. :-D Feel free to look at my blog if you want any ideas x