My first alcohol free stretch took place between early November and December 2012. I think of those 8 weeks as a sort of pre-cursor to the main event - enjoying the year 2013 without any alcohol.
During those later weeks of 2012 I read the book Kick the Drink Easily by Jason Vale (best known as the "Juicemaster"). It was an easy read, very funny in places whilst also being bit of an eye opener in terms of the effects alcohol can have on your health. In general it helped put the whole "not drinking thing" into context for me.
