

I used to really not get Dry January and I really underestimated the time it takes for a liver to really recover.
As I’ve had a bit of a scare from the doctors telling me my liver is overly fatty for someone my age, I’m committed to really get by without the stuff for a while. So far so good. I’ve done a couple weeks before just to see if I could, but lately, especially in December, I felt like I really couldn’t do without.
Right now, I feel like I can go without for a long time, if I have to. I’d really rather not, but health comes first.













Sober now for 12 days. I’m not finding it difficult so far, I’ve been in some situations where friends would be drinking but I felt no pressure, not even really the urge.
It’s not that I’m addicted to the stuff, I just really like the taste. It’s not even about the feeling of being tipsy or drunk. Even though I loosen up a bit more if I’ve had a few, problem is that once I start it quickly becomes about how much of the stuff I can get in me before I have to go to bed.
I want to keep going for at least 4 more weeks. After that, I’ll probably return to drinking, but far less often and far less at a time. So a couple of glasses on a weekend is fine, but no more than that. And if I do go overboard once, I’ll just not drink for a couple of weeks to get the liver back to a healthy condition.