Am I An Alcoholic?

Wow. Talk about a difficult question to ask. Am I an alcoholic? As I’ve written SEVERAL times on this site, if I’m asking the question, I think that tells me the answer.

My last post (271.5 – Two Week Carnivore Cleanse – Day 1) here on the site was in February. Spoiler alert… I didn’t make that two week challenge. The ‘good’ news is I’m down about 10 lbs from that post, but if I’m being honest it’s not because of anything I did. I got sick. I lost about 12 lbs in 30 hours and I’m just sort of kept it off since. The last time I got on the scale, earlier this week, I think I was 264.

Back to the question at hand…

I think, at this point, it would be tough for me to unequivocally say ‘NO’ that I’m not an alcoholic. That said, I’m certainly not the WORST kind. I NEVER drink during the day. I NEVER drink prior to evening meetings, etc.

But… I drink. WAY too often. My wife hates it. And I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. I even went so far as to have a candid convo with Scott about it… he’s in the same boat and I think he’s coming to the same conclusion I am.

I’d planned on going the entire month of September without a drink. That lasted less than a day. I drank on September 1st (Labor Day). I may have taken the 2nd off, but I certainly drank on the 3rd at the Annex and the 4th at El Chile Bravo. I rarely drink to excess, but it’s just too much.

I’ve got to stop. I’ve said it numerous time. I genuinely believe that if I stopped for a month I’d lose 20-30 lbs.