When celebrating 365 days without having a drop of alcohol, the 'Cravings: All Together' cookbook author admits she used to drink 'to end crazy anxiety that later mostly went away.'
- July 19, 2022
AceShowbiz - Chrissy Teigen is celebrating one year sober. The "Cravings: All Together" cookbook writer marked her alcohol-free anniversary in a frank Instagram video showing her with her singer husband John Legend and their kids Luna Simone and Miles Theodore.
On Monday, July 18, the 36-year-old reflected on a series of moments that passed her by due to drinking. "Not a drop of alcohol in 365 days! I miss feeling loopy and carefree sometimes, but to be honest toward the end, it didn't give that fun feeling anymore anyhow," she said. "I drank to end crazy anxiety that later mostly went away when I - get this - quit drinking! Sigh."
"Anyhow I feel really good. Sometimes I get really frustrated looking back on days I should remember way better than I do because of alcohol," she went on. "Like when I drank cafe patron and fell asleep while an Outback Steakhouse chef taught me (my friends) how to make a bloomin onion at my house. I wish I was awake for that. Wish I remembered really any awards show lol.
"There are pictures from huge moments in life where my eyes just look… gone. Some are from real work shoots, some just beach days with the family," she continued. "While I honestly STILL don't know if I'll never have a drink again, I do know I never want to be that way again. And for now, none is best. I'll let the bad dreams come up and try to sort them out in therapy, without booze."
Chrissy's followers flooded her with support in the comments section of her post. Back in December 2021, the former Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model opened up to PEOPLE about her first time celebrating a major holiday sober. She said, "I think the thing that makes me happy is realizing that I'll still say stupid things and act and make stupid mistakes, even sober."
"I used to make crucial Thanksgiving errors, maybe one or two, and I still made a really bad one this year," she added. "But I actually caught it, and that's something drunk Chrissy would never have done. I caught it before it went out and I was like, 'Wow, I am so sober.' "
