re: For those that quit drinking how did you do it?

I would seek professional help if it was interfering with my job and marriage.

I am not a quitter, but like you am beginning to no longer enjoy drinking at night mostly because the negatives outweigh the benefits. Me realizing this makes it a lot easier for me to avoid it when I get home. Usually my routine after I got home was to eat dinner and then pour a few cocktails because it took the edge off and helped me relax and sleep. However now after several years of doing this, I am just now realizing the other effects it has me like high blood pressure, foggy memories, skin irritations, and gas. Not so much the hangover because I never drank that heavy, more just a little bit over a long period of time with very few days off.
Fortunately I don't have an addictive personality and so its not hard for me to drop it. So far I have only consumed once in the past 8 days, and that was 2 glasses during the LSU game sat. Usually its a 4-5 drink night easy but after my 2nd glass I looked at my cup and said why? I know this isn't enjoyable and its wrecking my body so why am I drinking it? I threw my ice out, put the cup in the sink, and grabbed a huge glass of water. Woke up loving life and mad at myself for even drinking the 2 glasses I had.
Don't ever forget the reason why you want to quit and remind yourself it way more important than the drink itself.

Figure out all the situations and reasons alcohol helped you, how you used it to cope, boredom, anxiety, stress. At one time it serves us very well.

People usually use coping mechanisms to cope with these situations. Workaholism, food, media, drugs and alcohol, and even exercise are all coping mechanisms, some are just healthier than others, but all of them can become unhealthy. Ideally we could cope with the situations with just our brains.

Naltrexone is a approved drug for AUD

My 6 year old got a beer bottle out of the fridge in the garage, my wife grabbed it as he was about to turn it up. We discussed it and I quit that day.

I realized that my life style choices affect my children, and i didn't want them following suit.

I've had 2 people in my family who have died due to long term alcohol use and i didn't want that for me or my 2 boys.

I know in the South that it is cool to hang out and stay drunk all weekend but i've been sober for 10 years. I guess i lost a few friends because i would no longer sit around and drink with them. If that was the only reason i was around maybe i wasn't their friend anyway.

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I hate going anywhere unless there is alcohol because thinking of having to do something without alcohol gives me anxiety

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This tells me you’re powerless to alcohol. You need help.

There the obvious suggestions. AA, new hobbies, etc. Im sure you have heard all that.

If you can afford the time and money rehab. That being said you will only get out of it what you put into it, and it sounds like you really want change.

If that is not doable for you for any reason, the next best is to find a solid group, or groups to talk to. Some AA groups are good but any support group is. Never fear reaching out to someone.

Assess yourself. are you to the point where you have shakes, sweating, nasuea when you haven't drank in 24 hours? if so you will have a very tough withdrawal period and even life threatening and seek medical assistance with sobering. It is not uncommon for someone to have a seizure during withdrawals.

if you want to talk more off TD maybe we can set up a way to exchange messages.

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maybe she's the root of the problem?

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His drinking is her fault? Wut?

I quit yesterday. I may start again tonight, not sure yet.

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Any tips would be helpful but I have to change now before it gets really bad

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Commit to a diet regimen that is completely anti alcohol and have a support structure to help you stick to it. You won’t be able to sleep for shite for at least a week, but after about day 4 you’ll start to feel better just not struggling from 6 am to 3 pm.

I started keto a couple weeks ago and feel incredible and have shed ~ 10 lbs. It’s all about setting a goal, being strict about it and remembering how shitty you feel right now once you start to improve.

To me the hard part is backsliding after 2 - 3 months of good results, thinking I can have the best of both worlds, but the reality is that if you are having this issue now there is no middle ground. You either continue on the path you are now, or do a 180 and improve.