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My drinking has been steady at the lower levels. 2-5 on weekdays days and 5-8 on the weekends (over 4 to 6 hours) . I have noticed on the weekend drinks, after the first 2, which are savored in my buddies garage, all the other beers are a challenge. I want the taste but not a whole beer. Yesterday I tried an experiment. For, what turned out out to be my last beer of the day, I left the open beer on ice and went back to when I wanted a taste. That beer lasted about 2 hours. I did double dose by mistake yesterday, that was a first.

So Sunday was not a great day for drinking. I wound up drinking 10 units over about 5 hours. Yes, it is 100% better than the past, but not what I was hoping for. It was an emotional drinking day. Never got intoxicated but still way more than I wanted to consume. Yesterday was back to normal. 2 small drinking sessions with 2 beers after work and 2 beers after my evening duties. To be honest, I probably could have done without the 2 evening beers. went to bed and slept well. TSM is working for me and I find myself talking about with my friends that also drink to much.

I'm still above my targets but way down from the start. Almost no physical craving. My psychological craving are still present and I take my pill, wait an hour and am disappointed by the second beer, in a good way. Tomorrow will be 3 full weeks. My spouse is taking this very oddly. I've changed the thing she hated about me and I guess she is trying to find a new equilibrium.

Day 16: I think I had my first slip up last night. I worked late and it was crazy. I thought i took my Nal at 645pm, but when I got off at 8pm and had a beer it felt like an energy drink. I still stopped at 5 but it scared me a bit. Looking back, I must have taken it at 745pm. I didn't drink until 815 but something was different.

Worked a little late and forgot to take Nal. When I remembered, it delayed drinking by 1 hour. Ran errands to pass the time. Had 2 in the afternoon and 2 around 7. Went inside and started reading. My wife and kids went to bed early and I thought "why not" the an amazing thing happened. My brain said "why". The desire passed in about 10 minutes. This is all while my home is full of tension.

Day 14 update. Yesterday (Sunday) was an up day. I had a limit of 7 and didn't make it. I ended at 9. Yes, that is a lot for the normies. 9 beers from 2pm to 8pm is not all that bad for me. It's not where I want to be but I also was not drunk when I walked in the house. I was still able to walk in the house and start reading a book and not think about drinking anymore for the night. There was extra stress in my house, but a case of beer was not going to solve it. Not drinking didn't solve it either but it also let me be aware of the situation.

The up and down thing is real. Wednesday night i took my Nal as I should and hit my 7 beer limit. I so easily could have done a 12 pack but stopped. Last night I had 2 after work and thought I wanted a few more after dinner. After the first one I grabbed the second and literally choked it down. My limit was 7 again and stopped at 4. I haven't drank only 4 beers in a day by choice in 10 years.

Seeking advice. I'm 10 days in and seem to be responding well(🤞). I have been spliting my drinking sessions into 2 parts. After work (3:30) I have 3 light beers, then 2 or 3 around 7pm. The After work beer is still pretty satisfying but the evening beer seems to be falling flat. Is it to early to think about eliminating the evening drinking session. I don't want to get ahead of the process. I have been a sticker about Nal dosing and time before my first beer. Sorry for posting so much but this is very important to me. This is cross posted, sorry if you had to read it twice.

Small victory. 1 case of light beer lasted a 3-day weekend. It may sound like a lot to some but most fri-sun weekends would be at least 2 cases and most of a of a 3rd case. Yes, I would buy 3 cases on Friday after work and need to buy more on Monday.

I was a daily heavy drinker 10-14 every evening. Weekends were even more 15-20. I've been cutting back for a few months and finally started Nal 5 days ago. Last night my limit was 9 on a Saturday. I split my drinking up through out the day and my late drinking session sucked (in the best way possible) beers 8 and 9 were not very enjoyable. Dumped half of 8 out because it was getting warm and the same for 9. Still counting as 9 but not really. I had 3 more in the cooler and I couldn't even think about drinking.

I had a terrible day. Still took my meds. Went to bed very disappointed in my drinking total. Did the math this morning and it was 10. I thought it was going to be 18.