2. No More ‘Beerzies’ for Me

On the Wagon

After having a ‘whale of a time’ with friends and family celebrating Christmas, New Year’s and camping, it was time for me to end the drinking of wine and beer that goes with it! This challenge was an alcohol detox for 18 days. I’m going to be honest the first few days were hard!!! It was like I was a ‘Pavlov dog’ conditioned to drink every time it turned 5 pm. This was a great challenge because once I conquered the initial ‘cravings hump’ I didn’t miss it and I had the bonus of feeling fantastic. For me alcohol makes my body feel like a ‘puffer fish’ and after a couple of days the bloated feeling melted away.