Well, two weeks and 7 hours to be exact. I'm feeling pretty good, and what a relief it is to not have to rotate where I'm buying my two bottles of wine nightly (to avoid judgment from store clerks), nor to have to take bottles out to the recycle bin every third day, knowing the neighbors can see all the bottles I've accumulated (we share one set of trash/recycling for 5 people on our property).
Based on how much I was drinking prior to quitting, that's 142 drinks passed up, 28+ bottles, $185 bucks saved (I was buying some cheaper, but tasty to me, wine).
It's been so wonderful to wake up ready for the day, and eat my first meal of the day without intense stomach cramps and having to run for the bathroom for fear of shitting my pants (and that has happened). No more waking up with unexplained bruises or skin issues (I would get eczema-like patches occasionally and my face was breaking out - especially my nose), and bloated face/swollen and bloodshot eyes. I've cleaned my house (finally put away holiday decorations that had been sitting unboxed on the floor for four months, and folded all the laundered clothes I let pile up on my sofa), cleaned up most of the yard and planted a few things, and am preparing to start exercising - my puppy will finally be able to take walks in the outside world this coming Saturday, so we'll be walking quite a bit. I've lost 4.8 lbs without trying (because i'm not drinking 1200+ extra calories per day) without any exercise at all (besides a few hours gardening).
How is everyone else doing? Anyone else sick of drinking? Thinking of quitting? Just quit or have a story to share? Share it here! It's great to be back among the living again. Thank you to everyone who has been encouraging and helpful to me before and while I've been quitting, fellow DLers.