Today I vowed to begin four weeks' abstinence from alcohol in order to lose weight. Shedding a few pounds was one achievement of the last period on the wagon. I undid it quickly though by returning to beer and abstaining from running.
In the five and a half months since I allowed myself to drink again, I have hardly thought about my experiment in abstinence. It was a different regime, to be sure, but it didn't change my consumption patterns at all. It seems I have two states: ON or OFF the wagon. Fortunately for me, the OFF state is compatible with family life and professional responsibilities. Drinking is part of an equilibrium that I seek to return to unless it's unavailable, in which case I make do.
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