Beer, I was raised with it. Growing up on the countryside you started to drink beer from a relatively young age. So since I was about 15 years old I have been drinking at least one bottle/glass of beer every month. At least once but most of the times a lot more. I wouldn't call myself an alcoholic but more of a beer lover. Now I am nearing 26 and I have been thinking if I could even do without. So I came up with a challange, 1 Month without a drop of beer, alcohol and soda.
The reasons I want to do it.
Social pressure
And in the social pressure lies my biggest challenge. It is very easy to grab a beer when all of your friends do. It is the feeling of a “gezellige” evening (gezellig is a dutch word that translate that you have a good and fun time somewhere). You drink a beer, have a few laughs and having something to retreat to. I hang out with my friends a lot and everybody drinks beer. Everybody that is except me.
I am halfway through the challenge now and it goes pretty well. I have not had a single drop of alcohol. Last thursday I had my first football training and my stamina did not disappoint. I even reduced my beer belly a little bit. But those 2 weeks were not easy, this is what I had to overcome.
Challenges I have overcome
As you see there are quite a few occasions every week that I drank a beer. As far as i am concerned so far so good and we shall see what the next 2 weeks will bring me.
Right now I am heading to my football team, ADO Den Haag, to see what they are up to. What shall I dink? I guess it will just be coffee.
