Down 45 pounds

I had been drinking about the equivalent of a fifth a day for the past 7 years and not sure what happened but one day back in February I lost the desire to drink. For the first week or so I had some cravings but now they’re gone. Not only that but my birthday was a couple days ago and I had a fifth of my favorite liquor in the house. Normally, I’d be shit faced within an hour or two of one of my parties but this time I only had a few drinks and was good. One of my buddies was there and he was absolutely sloshed by hour 3 of the party and I was thinking to myself “goodness, that was me not too long ago.” Anyway, not sure what happened to me but I’m not complaining and I’ve lost about 45 pounds since. I’ll probably have some drinks on vacation next month. I know some people just have to stay away altogether, and I get it. I used to have this gnawing pit in my stomach that couldn’t be sated. I couldn’t even eat dinner without being half a bottle in. I hope one day that those who are battling with it like I did and do, will be free from that pull at the center of your being, forcing you to “have just one more.” Sorry to ramble but didn’t really know where else to talk about how happy I am that I’m no longer chained.