Week 15 and not craving alcohol thanks to Naltrexone and TSM.

I'm still not officially at pharmacological extinction because I'm drinking socially but I'm not experiencing any cravings on a day to day basis. My past trigger point (late afternoon/early evening starting to prepare dinner) comes and goes without a thought now. I don't miss it. I don't want it. I'm not missing out on anything and am enjoying the clear head and productivity.

My graph at 15 weeks shows that I consumed 8 glasses of wine this week. This was over 2 nights at friends houses.

I find that if I am out at a bar or restaurant, I'm less likely to drink that amount and of late it would be 2 drinks maximum. Also, I've noticed that my friends don't offer water to their guests but keep topping up the wine. I was guilty of that too before starting TSM. Now when people come over to our house, I am topping up water glasses for everyone. Of course, I can get my own water at someone's house and need to remind myself to do that in future. ...Particularly with the silly season approaching.

On another topic...

For the first couple of months I noticed an increase in my cravings for sugary foods and a definite increase in my waistband. Having been a low carber for some time, this troubled me a bit but I decided to let it run its course and it seems to have stabilized over the last couple of weeks. For anyone in the same boat, don't panic. Our bodies are adjusting to some pretty big changes when reducing alcohol intake so ride with it.

For now, I'm delighted to be at a point where I am drinking in safe amounts socially.

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