Cycling or alcohol

120 days ago I finally felt compelled to make a change. At the age of 52, with a lot of spare time, and let's not beat around the bush, a lot of spare money on my hands too, I wanted to break a 35 year drinking habit - I desperately needed to break it actually. At least in my younger days spare time and money were so limited that my drinking was reduced to only a couple of days a week. Now, with the shackles off it could easily spiral out of control. That decision may well have saved my life.  The truth is I had a binge drinking addiction. Alcohol affected my brain in such a way that I could not stop once I reached a threshold, a very low one at that. Yes, I only drank 2 or 3 times a week, but considering what I was drinking each time, it was becoming a very dangerous pastime. I've learnt from recent reading and research that this affects many people and is quite a common issue. I certainly know many people with the same trait. One old mate, on reading my blog recently responde...