Drinking Alcohol and Your Quit

[YoungAtHeart]

You need to make lots of good decisions when you quit smoking to keep it your #1 priority.  One of the most important is whether to continue going out on the weekends with friends or family and including alcohol.  This is another area of your life that it is important to change a bit, especially early in your quit.  That one bad decision to drink has caused a LOT of quits to be lost by members of our community.  I have read about it over and over through the years, and don't want it to happen to you.  Do you REALLY know how much alcohol it takes for your addled brain to believe "just one won't hurt?"

A quit is a terrible thing to lose.

Nancy

[MarilynH]

Thank you Nancy for doing these weekly blogs because it's an Extremely vital reminder to that nothing is more important than our precious quits which must be our #1 priority so we can live a life of Freedom.....

I do not think that I should drink for if I drink I do not think .....

[sweetplt]

Yes so true...good you put these on before the weekend as a reminder Nancy...Thank you...hubs and I will be vegging with me sick this weekend...quite, alcohol free and best of all smoke free...~ Colleen

[MarilynH]

Feel better soon sweetplt

[sweetplt]

Thank you Marilyn...

[AnnetteMM]

Very important constant reminder. Thank you!

[Beck37]

I know for myself I could never drink without smoking. I’ve known many who aren’t even smokers that will have a cigarette while drinking. If I wasn’t capable of walking away after only one drink, know I wouldn’t be able to walk away after only one cig. Luckily won’t have that temptation. 

Beck

[elvan]

No drinks for me...not even remotely interested.  Have a lovely day, sweet Nancy.

Ellen

[JonesCarpeDiem]

It Veakens yer vunderstudt! 

[Giulia]

Yup.

[MarilynH]

Yippers! 

[tayokay]

This has been so, so important in making this quit as *easy* on myself as possible.  Zero booze.  Instead of looking at it like depravation, I'm continuing to add up all of the positive mini victories that this journey brings - sleeping better, clearer skin, clear lungs, WAY more energy, and a deep knowledge that I'm being true to myself.  If anyone is struggling with this, please feel free to reach out!  

Thanks Nancy.  I find a lot of comfort and great advice in your blogs!  Entering No Man's Land....  

Taylor. 

[muir2000]

Fortunately, I am well aware of my penchant for alcohol and that I like to smoke while enjoying alcohol. I will not be seeing the poker room of my local casino for quite some time due to this.

Small price to pay...

[elvan]

Giulia‌ Hahahahaha!

[sweetplt]

Think all the money you will save...~ Colleen

[muir2000]

But I'm a good card player!  I'll be losing money by not sitting at the tables!  lol

[JonesCarpeDiem]

put some vicks under your nose and don't drink.

[sweetplt]

LOL look what Dale wrote you ...

[muir2000]

A wonderful idea, Dale! Thanks!

Perhaps I will try when I trust myself a bit more...