Day 1 Again

Yesterday, it was my friend B’s birthday, so I ended up taking him to our favorite pool hall and plying him with shots. Normally I wouldn’t do this after my whole alcohol cessation thing, but to be honest, I felt strong enough to go have a couple drinks without relapsing into alcohol abuse. B is also planning not to drink for the next year and last night was his last night. So I did go, and had a couple of shots and 1 drink. I didn’t overdo it - in fact, I left the bar early. My last AA meeting was last Tuesday night, and I’ve had no cravings or relapses since then, so I feel perhaps I am not a true alcoholic after all - just a alcohol abuser? I broke the “drinking every day” cycle.

So… I did end up going grocery shopping last night after leaving the bar. I got the following: lots of iceberg salad (which I’ve strangely been craving lately), rice cakes (cheese-flavored), a bag of pears, carrot sticks, canteloupe, tuna, “Slender” Soy milk, Kashi low-cal cereal, and some squash. I already have a bunch of yogurt in my fridge, other meats, and a few odds and ends. Nothing fattening or high-sugar or junk-foodish, however.

Nothing else too exciting going on at the moment! I am considering this to be Day 1 of my diet… all over again.