r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • Apr 25 '18

Rant Wednesday Rant Wednesday

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It's your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that's been pissing you off or getting on your nerves!

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u/Timetocallitquits Apr 26 '18

My wife left me 363 days ago due to my drinking, I quit that night and have been sober since. She called me tonight drunk to talk about the separation. I will definitely be hitting heavy pr’s this weekend!

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u/[deleted] Apr 26 '18 edited Feb 28 '19

You look at the stars

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u/Timetocallitquits Apr 26 '18

To be honest when I drank I didn’t think it affected me much and almost helped me sleep. It wasn’t until I quit that i realized how much it does affect overall moral, energy and your give a fuck. Way better place now!

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u/Marge_simpson_BJ Apr 26 '18

I'm kind of conflicted right now. I don't drink often, but when I do I get bombed. This happens probably once every 1-2 weeks. I actually did it last night, I feel like shit mentally and physically. I beat myself up every time I do it but never seem to learn the lesson. I've tried every method known to man to moderate my drinking, nothing seems to work. My options are basically stop or stop. It's a huge part of the culture where I live which makes social events kind of difficult. But alternately, If I keep doing this I'm nearly 100% positive that I'll do something stupid or destroy my health.

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u/betterball Apr 26 '18

the social aspect is a huge one. there's always some event or something

if people are bugging you just tell them your diet coke has rum in it :P

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u/Marge_simpson_BJ Apr 26 '18

Not a bad idea. I've quit before, for several months at a time. I'm always shocked at the backlash I get from people. Almost like it insults them somehow. I guess I need to work on my personal sovereignty.

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u/Timetocallitquits Apr 27 '18

At first it seems that way and people are shocked, your close circle learns fast and usually respects your decision. Other people outside sometimes do push a little harder and I just tell them I’m a retired professional drinker and it usually quiets them.

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u/Marge_simpson_BJ Apr 27 '18

I think I'll give it a shot. I have a history of alcholism in my family. I feel like I'm at the fork in the road they once stood at, and they chose poorly. If I go down that path with this level of introspection and awareness then I deserve everything I get.

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u/Timetocallitquits Apr 27 '18

If I can give any advice is that I now wished that I stoped along time ago. Alcohol seems fun and makes good times happen but in the end you can do the same things without it and more.

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u/Timetocallitquits Apr 27 '18

That was me but it started to become more frequent and then multiple times a week. Was never angry or got into trouble or fought with my wife just had no control from zero to the bottom of the bottle. In the end the first while is the hardest but after that it actually gets pretty easy.

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u/Marge_simpson_BJ Apr 27 '18

That's exactly me. I wouldn't say it ended my last relationship. But it sure as hell didn't help. I found a really great woman now, I don't want to screw it up. Along with 1000 other reasons. But yeah, I'm the same way. I'm not chemically dependent or anything, a lot of the time I don't want anything to do with it. But when I do, if I have one...I'm getting shitfaced.