Abstinence Challenge
At the risk of being a bit of the Lone Ranger here I want to put in an enthusiastic vote for AF beer. I think I am way beyond any kind of craving (quit in Jan 2008) now...I actually drink a couple AF beers every evening because...
(1) they in fact do taste good (to me). From the perspective of taste and price, I like O'Doul's best. On taste alone (but its pricey where I am) I like Beck's.
(2) AF beer has the benefit of being pretty low in calories.
(3) I like to sit down and relax before dinner and eat some cheese and crackers or veggies and a cold drink is complementary and relaxing. I was in the habit of having a few real beers and I just substituted the AF beer.
(4) Many (or most) of the alternatives are high in high fructose corn syrup or, just as bad, artificial sweetener. So I try to avoid colas and so-called energy drinks.
(5) iced tea and lemonade are good but its easy to go overboard on the sugar and they don't have the appealing crispness and bitterness of a cold beer, even an AF beer
(6) V-8 is good, but very high in sodium. I get tired of it after a few days.
(7) Fruit juice is good, but I like it better in the am. BTW, they say that much of the goodness of fruit juice is eliminated if you drink a juice made from concentrate. its also more filling (to me) than beer.
(8) Water is good for us and if its hot or I'm a little dehydrated it can be appealing, but its pretty boring, too.
So, by process of elimination, I end up many nights drinking an O'Doul's or two. I also like the taste of it with food.
Just my 2 cents.
Cassander
Juan BH;1542014 wrote: Nice job on the 90 days Stuck!
Skullbaby, going AF for a bit really helped me realize I was indifferent and tbh, I probably overshot my switch dose. I have been able to back off from 240mg to 180mg over the last 6 weeks and the bac is still working.
I agree that the AF beer is not quite the same and don't drink it warm cause that's nasty. The stuff used to just piss me off when I drank it pre-baclofen. Now it serves a purpose in helping me relax after a day of work or whatever. It is hard to change everything at once when your life has been centered around drinking for so long. That's mostly why I drink 3-4 AF beers in the evenings. I get to keep my little ritual going and I think they taste pretty good.
Edit: the brand of AF beer makes a huge difference for me btw. Odouls and Sharps (US brands) taste more like beer to me than some of the others. Oh and I think I'm at13 AF days again! I'm in for another 28
Skullbaby, going AF for a bit really helped me realize I was indifferent and tbh, I probably overshot my switch dose. I have been able to back off from 240mg to 180mg over the last 6 weeks and the bac is still working.
I agree that the AF beer is not quite the same and don't drink it warm cause that's nasty. The stuff used to just piss me off when I drank it pre-baclofen. Now it serves a purpose in helping me relax after a day of work or whatever. It is hard to change everything at once when your life has been centered around drinking for so long. That's mostly why I drink 3-4 AF beers in the evenings. I get to keep my little ritual going and I think they taste pretty good.
Edit: the brand of AF beer makes a huge difference for me btw. Odouls and Sharps (US brands) taste more like beer to me than some of the others. Oh and I think I'm at13 AF days again! I'm in for another 28
(1) they in fact do taste good (to me). From the perspective of taste and price, I like O'Doul's best. On taste alone (but its pricey where I am) I like Beck's.
(2) AF beer has the benefit of being pretty low in calories.
(3) I like to sit down and relax before dinner and eat some cheese and crackers or veggies and a cold drink is complementary and relaxing. I was in the habit of having a few real beers and I just substituted the AF beer.
(4) Many (or most) of the alternatives are high in high fructose corn syrup or, just as bad, artificial sweetener. So I try to avoid colas and so-called energy drinks.
(5) iced tea and lemonade are good but its easy to go overboard on the sugar and they don't have the appealing crispness and bitterness of a cold beer, even an AF beer
(6) V-8 is good, but very high in sodium. I get tired of it after a few days.
(7) Fruit juice is good, but I like it better in the am. BTW, they say that much of the goodness of fruit juice is eliminated if you drink a juice made from concentrate. its also more filling (to me) than beer.
(8) Water is good for us and if its hot or I'm a little dehydrated it can be appealing, but its pretty boring, too.
So, by process of elimination, I end up many nights drinking an O'Doul's or two. I also like the taste of it with food.
Just my 2 cents.
Cassander
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