Sober September 2017
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Hi All. Checking in - been following my plan of 1 drinking evening every two weeks (or twice a month). Had my first one early in the month and haven't planned my second one yet.5
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I'm checking in, too. Been 15 days AF and I'm feeling good about that. This is definitely the longest I've abstained since I was pregnant w/ my last child (and that child is now 12 yrs old - ha!) Keep on keepin' on, everyone! We can do it.5
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Almost caved today,lots of stress over my dad being in surgery for prostate cancer, argument with my daughter, other daughter lost her job,grrr! Made it through by walking, drinking lots of water and I'm happy to say my dad's surgery went well!8
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I'm trying really hard! Every time I drink, it just ends in excess, weight gain, and feeling sick. The problem with being an alcoholic (that's me) is that I can only abstain for so long...bad relapse cycle...but I'm doing my best. Day 4 today of not drinking11
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Trinkwasser wrote: »I'm trying really hard! Every time I drink, it just ends in excess, weight gain, and feeling sick. The problem with being an alcoholic (that's me) is that I can only abstain for so long...bad relapse cycle...but I'm doing my best. Day 4 today of not drinking
I too have a bad relapse cycle, trying very hard to change my ways,great job on 4 days:)6 -
Day 4 for me. I have about an hour to kill between end of work and my hair appointment and so many opportunities to go have a drink, and then the offer of free wine awaits at the salon.
I went for my last run before Sunday's race today and I was still slower than I want to be. I am trying to convince myself that if I drink tonight (or at all before the race) that it will negatively impact my time. Because in all reality it's probably true.
Plus...I have my weigh in for the "Lose 5 lbs in September" challenge tomorrow and I know wine would put me over!7 -
It's Day 6 for me - the main thing is that I've consistently worked our every day this week, and I have remained at the same weight were before I would fluctuate a lot. I think this is a good thing! I made plans to go to a bar tonight, so we'll put to the test that I can do that without drinking alcohol. We shall find out!
Happy Friday everyone, the weekend is coming so that"s going to be a challenge!6 -
We are halfway through the month!4
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Although it's halfway through the month already, this is something I need to do. Between 2013 and 2015 I lost over 190lb having quit drinking in 2012. Over the past 18 months the drinking has started to creep back into my life, starting out with a couple on a Friday, then a couple on both Friday and Saturday, then more than a couple on both nights. I don't really ever suffer from headaches or sickness, but the anxiety and feeling of guilt I'm always left with is not pleasant to say the least. So I'm commiting to going AF until the end of the month and hopefully carrying it on indefinitely.12
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melissaulmen wrote: »Good job! When I am not drinking alcohol I drink water out of my wine glass. Makes me get up more to refill the glass and there is something about drinking from a wine glass or cute coffee cup i love. I like your name. I love to knit and quilt, tried to crochet but I always go back to knitting.
Thanks. Did good that one day then ended up finishing the bottle during the week. I think I will have to try not keeping any wine or beer that I like around. If it's not here, I can't drink it. I have gotten better at my portion sizes though. I now measure it out instead of just filling the glass to the top. I used so disciplined back when I was younger!!
I have been crocheting for awhile now and I love it because I can go at a pretty fast pace. I never learned to knit. I've watched people do it and it seems to go so slow. It would drive me crazy.
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... just stuck my head into this string out of shy curiosity ... I don't know if I would succeed at this but I know it would be a great thing for me. Perhaps I will see if there's a similar challenge in October (though, like many of you, there would be days when I know I will be drinking - Foo Fighters, for instance, lol). Great job, everyone. Very inspiring.5
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I a trying dating again but it generally involves drinking. Not sure how to do this. If I say no to a drink people think I am an alcoholic or abstain 100% which I do not plan on. I guess having a drink for a date is not a big deal.2
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trishfit2014 wrote: »I a trying dating again but it generally involves drinking. Not sure how to do this. If I say no to a drink people think I am an alcoholic or abstain 100% which I do not plan on. I guess having a drink for a date is not a big deal.
I'm trying hard to not drink. Occasionally I feel compelled to accept a drink out of politeness. I take a sip, then nurse it along and drink half. By the time anyone notices they've had a few too many and don't care.
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This week flew by. I failed on Monday with one glass of wine. Otherwise the week was a success.
Last night I stayed within my weekend goal of two drinks. Oh, the headache! It wasn't worth it!! Drinking less overall means I feel the effects so much more when I do drink. I am going to stop at one if I indulge tonight.2 -
I'm still alcohol free and feeling great with it! I even went out and partied until 5am on no alcohol. It was different to being out drinking, but it was still good in a different way!7
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trishfit2014 wrote: »I a trying dating again but it generally involves drinking. Not sure how to do this. If I say no to a drink people think I am an alcoholic or abstain 100% which I do not plan on. I guess having a drink for a date is not a big deal.
I found that dating is a lot easier if I don't drink. Plus I don't want to get involved with someone who thinks "fun" is about alcohol.
There are lots of people who don't drink. I'll just say I've learned my lesson with guys who spin a date around a bar. It's a bad sign.3 -
I'm in...today marks four days without drinking; however, today the cravings have been horrible
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Had my second drinking night this month. I had a tall boy and it gave me a headache! I enjoyed the flavor of it though. Will need to drink much more water next time. I have at least two more events this month where I'll be expected to drink. Have to be ready with my seltzer water on those days. Hope you all are having a great weekend!2
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I have been using this app to track my days without alcohol called nomo. I'm at 54 days...the cool thing is you estimate how much money you were spending per week and time...The app says that I have saved $312.93 by not drinking...and I've saved 117.28 hours. Of course those are just estimates, but it's pretty cool! Still not sure how long I am going to go, but enjoying this so far! 6
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