Week 1 Report On No Alcohol For Me (Video)

August 16, 2022|Richard Nikoley||

It’s actually day 10 at the time of this writing, but the video was recorded some hours after completing the absolute ease of the first week—effortless compared to previous excursions down this path. I’ve been contemplating all of the elements that contribute to this, some of which are mentioned. A glaring one that has not been mentioned but will be outlined at the 2-week report.

Doing several of these videos over the last week, as I have said within them, is that they’re my equivalent of “going to a meeting.”

For those just joining in, this all began over frustration of having zero appetite for a long time, where it was a chore to eat and had it not been required, I’d have been happy to just eat nothing:

I don’t like food anymore (with video)

After input and thinking on it, I decided to try the most obvious thing: dump the alcohol and add the gym…check. Here’s the posts with videos I did during that first week.

  1. Drop Alcohol and Work Out to Cure Loss of Appetite
  2. Update on my Abstaining from Alcohol to Cure Loss of Appetite
  3. “Alcoholic” is a meaningless, stigmatizing term serving moneyed interests
  4. My Totally Unconventional Alcohol Abstention Method That Defies Experts

…By day 3 of the first week, I was getting my appetite back. I posted some food pics in #2, above. Well, here’s 8 more of them, then the video.

Fish & Chips, 89 baht ($2.50)
Huge Grilled Chicken Taco, 120 baht ($3.40)
Mussels in Classic White Wine, Garlic, and Shallot Broth, 300 baht ($8.50)
Smoked Salmon Salad, 250 baht ($7.00)
My Fav (every other day), Chicken Steak with Mushroom Sauce, Pork Steak with Green Peppercorn Sauce, Fries or Mash, and Grilled Vegetables, 129 baht ($3.65)
The “Small Boy” at The Islander Pub. Full English is too much and this is just right, 150 baht ($4.25)
Huge Fried Chicken Breast, Mash, and Gravy. They use fish & chips batter. Amazing, 170 baht ($4.80)
Poached Eggs, In-House Sourdough Toast, Creamy Butter, 95 baht ($2.70)

Now to the very comprehensive video with two amazing stories, one mid-way through and the serendipitous other, at the end. And lots of stuff and insights about why this is so easy for me this time around, giving up nothing, really, while gaining everything.

Really consider sharing this post with family or friends who might be struggling. All of this will be turned into a “My Story” book in the coming months.

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1 Comment

  1. Lothar Nikoley on August 16, 2022 at 23:50

    Glad you’re eating again, you look great. Me, I’m the reverse, too much appetite even though I only eat twice a day. I I like to snack a bit in the evening when catching up on the daily news. But I hold back on the alcoholic beverages until after I finish working, which of course in order to do it, I must keep a clear mind. Also, I’ve been under tremendous pressure to get 2 projects out in time for bids to my client. 30 days with 2 days off so I could drive to my next destination. But today I’m free of work, for the time being anyway until the next project comes along. The project bidding today, a 370 unit apartment complex in Santa Clara 3.5 million $.
    We’ve been at Mike and Michele’s Lazy N Ranch RV spot in back of the house. Mike put in a 50 amp connection, a sewer and water hookup, so been here now for 12 days and not leaving until Monday the 23rd. Next stop is near the ocean to Oceana just a few miles from Pismo Beach.
    Got some bad news a couple days ago about Jerry Dimpel who died. That 2 of my best friends I’ve lost in the last 2 month’s, I’m sure you know about Buzz’s death, who’s was my best buddy since 1952. So who’s turn is next? mine? Anyway I’m having a good time here in Tehachapi with Mike, Michele and Hunter, and of course big Duke, the Mastiff.