Today is my first challenge day. Mexican and game night with the girls. I would normally already be sipping on a glass of sangria to get a buzz on as quickly as possible. Tonight I'll sip on seltzer water with lemons and limes instead. I'm sure I'll have a twinge of jealousy at first when I'm the only one not heavily buzzed. I am confident that this feeling will be replaced with a surge in motivation and happiness when I go home and get sober sleep (it's noticeably better!) and wake up tomorrow feeling great. I also highly doubt that I will laugh or enjoy myself any less :-).
I've come to a quick realization over the past few days. Resisting temptation is not going to be my largest challenge, it's changing my habits that will take the most effort. When I talk about making plans I immediately include alcohol..."I'm off on Sunday let's go to the beach with a cooler." ok I can do that, but the cooler will have very different contents. "Ugh work was awful today, let's go to happy hour." I'm going to try my best to turn that sentence into "Work was awful I'm going to the gym." I'm also hoping that with better rest and less hangover, I'll have a better attitude and less of those awful work days.
My favorite (and unexpected) aspect so far has been outsiders comments and support. People I work with and old friends I haven't spoken to in years have sent me sweet and supportive messages, offered to join me in non drinking activities and shared their personal challenges and goals. The support has been so inspiring.
I'm already loving it and can't wait to learn more everyday. Now it's time for tacos.
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