Alcoholism: A Personal Analysis

Yes, I believe not only by the strictest definition, I was an alcoholic but I was over weight. Not saying I was morbidly obese, but going from the military regiment to daily drinking after retirement didn't help at all. I found myself sweating while just sitting and watching television, out of breath after short walks, and unable to get my wedding rind on and off my finger. Not to mention the custom suits I had made, now are custom fit to a body of a much smaller person. The clothes aside, it wasn't until I realized how much my health and family where suffering that the wake up call of change could be heard.

One day while watching Youtube videos and drinking, which was my favorite past time, I saw a guy who lost weight while refraining from drinking for thirty days. I needed to loose weight and I figured that this was the one thing that I have never tried. So I started the challenge, I didn't put too much faith into it, after all, I have been drink since I was twenty-two. …show more content…
I could feel the urge to drink, the ideas popping my head fro drink to the store and pick up a six pack. Going shopping with my wife and fining myself in the alcohol section. It did get easier and one the biggest things I noticed was the amount of "extra time" I had throughout the day, time to catch up on things around the house, and most of all time with my family. I was no longer so inebriated or hungover from the night before to enjoy time with them. I didn't read a riot act or a big announcement when I quit, i didn't even tell my