I guess you have no choice but to.....drink.....or don't drink.....

Loading up on too much sugar isn't that great of an idea. You are better off with fruit juice, which has natural sugars, and lots of water. That should help a bit with the physical cravings.

The mental cravings are harder. Are you are setting yourself up to drink? After all, it is going to be nice out and you might even grill. How can you not have a beer when it is a gorgeous day?

Easy -- pick up a soda or a bottle of water instead of a beer.

Do something else to stay busy -- go to an AA meeting, exercise, read a book on addiction -- GOYA. Develop a plan to stay sober or join a program.

But if sitting around watching TV helps you stay sober tonight, then sit around.

The only way you can't win is if you drink.

Choices. Do you want to be sober or do you want to be drunk? If just 51% of you wants to be sober you have a chance

If your going to drink anyway...and that demon has you...

Something I have seen work and if it doesn't it doesn't

Get some non-alcoholic bear and switch up what your drinking. 1 regular 1 O'Douls. You might be lucky and find yourself drinking not to blackout or just too tired. Everybody is wired slightly different and if your gonna drink anyway...they have an Amber O'Douls.

It could be that this won't work for you. But I have heard this suggested before

Best best

EJG, what is the difference between a pound of sugar and a pound of sugar in juice?

TG -- the short answer: sugar in fruit juice is broken down more slowly and is less likely to spike blood sugar levels. (Smooths out the "sugar high.")

If you want the longer more medically correct answer, I'll be happy to research it for you.

Plus at least for me, fruit juice will fill me up more quickly than a candy bar and the drinking can replace the drinking of an alcoholic beverage.

i have tried the near beer thing before and it did work.. i forgot about it. i'll do that if i cant control my craving. after all drinking a beer is not the problem. getting drunk is the problem

EXACTLY!!

((HUG))

wishing you the best

Better to waste the night away sober, rather than drunk. I don't consider winding down in the evening to be a waste of time. I like to relax after a day of activity.
Can you think of some other way to spend your evenings, that would make them seem more worthwhile to you?!
Good luck on restarting your sobriety!!! I hope it goes well for you!!! (((((Hugs)))))

hugs and shrugs shoulder on what will help you...I do not have all knowledge, I am just a drunk that stopped....good to seek answers...try as many as you can till the idea sets itself that spot on drinking is basically out of the question.....

My last drink was the 9th beer out of a 12 pack. I guess it took every drink I ever drank to get me to that moment in my life where I finally said "no more, I don't want to live like this anymore." I go to AA, and our founders figured out we don't need to go to bars and "save" people. Sadly, alcohol does that for us. Most of us came to AA under it's lash. It requires willingness to stop. That's all I needed, some willingness. Alcohol finally gave me all the willingness I ever needed... in a very ugly way.

Oh yes, non-alcoholic beer. What a great idea! Seriously? Didn't do me a bit of good. But you may be one of the special alcoholics that it works for..........Let me know how it works for you.

Thanks. I did drink last night and of course i regret it this morning. I pray I come to the point where I can put it down.

keep praying but you also need to DO something. I don't know what exactly-but it is like me sitting around praying for a job. If I don't go and work to find one-the prayer is not going to do much good except have God think I am lazy.