The Sober Squad- Alcohol Free Living
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Thank you Hon. There was so much to catch up on today, that I didn't get to it with my daughter. Hopefully next week.
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salleewins wrote: »@Fitness327wk yes I understand that wish, too after reflecting on the past. If you can some how make up for these things if possible and ask for forgiveness if you can. Only if no further damage gets done. You have to do it at a pace that won't cause you to start back up drinking to drown it out. Forgiving ourselves can be some of the hardest forgiving out there. I have been working on what people have done to me my whole life, too, since I quit. I have been writing it down. I have yet to put myself on the list. Forgiving and seeing how it has affected me and trying to do something about it all if I can. I have a plan to ask my daughter how I can make up for a few things over the top that I did. Plus I was married to a SOB and I yelled a lot being married to a pure evil lunatic. The yelling wasn't right just the same. My daughter should not have had to hear and endure it. I have at least told her that. Tomorrow in fact I plan to talk about it with her. I feel scared, but I can't keep it bottled up anymore or the bottle will find its way into the house.
Oh those are painful memories for all of you. But keep looking ahead. Mend your relationship with your daughter- start fresh. Very rough situation you’re in. Wishing you and your daughter peace.
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Love my sober mornings the most. When I wake up after a refreshing sleep because I didn’t drink the night before. And then I drink my coffee without a nauseous stomach. My skin looks good; I eat an egg for breakfast instead of crackers to sooth my hangover. Today, I was tempted to go drink after work. But I went and worked out, ordered some Chinese food, took a hot bath and even went to the dentist for a cleaning in the evenings. All possible because I didn’t drink. 10
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Watched a good Craig Beck youtube. He drew a diagram. How when you have one problem, you just want to drink and forget about it. So you drink. The next day you still have that problem. But, you have another problem : perhaps an argument that happened while you were drunk and a hangover. Now, you have three big problems ....And so on.... Alcohol just makes you forget for a short time, but adds plenty of problems to your life including anxiety and depression.12
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Hello, sorry I haven't been in for a while. I took a sickie or three..
I was going ok on this three mths thingy.. until it got the better of me. It wasn't a formal drink, so there wasn't the peer pressure. I'm using it to blind out things.
Well done everyone else that's staying strong but I've blown my change.
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RubyRed427 wrote: »Watched a good Craig Beck youtube. He drew a diagram. How when you have one problem, you just want to drink and forget about it. So you drink. The next day you still have that problem. But, you have another problem : perhaps an argument that happened while you were drunk and a hangover. Now, you have three big problems ....And so on.... Alcohol just makes you forget for a short time, but adds plenty of problems to your life including anxiety and depression.
So very true! I'll have to look that up. Thanks for sharing it.4 -
Hello, sorry I haven't been in for a while. I took a sickie or three..
I was going ok on this three mths thingy.. until it got the better of me. It wasn't a formal drink, so there wasn't the peer pressure. I'm using it to blind out things.
Well done everyone else that's staying strong but I've blown my change. I'll have to start over
Here's the thing: you haven't blown your change. You've actually recognized how important this is to you. Sounds to me like you've affirmed it -- and that's a great realization!11 -
6 weeks AF today.
I am feeling better about sharing this info now because I am more confident that I will not slide back into my former "functionally-drunk" self.
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Hello, sorry I haven't been in for a while. I took a sickie or three..
I was going ok on this three mths thingy.. until it got the better of me. It wasn't a formal drink, so there wasn't the peer pressure. I'm using it to blind out things.
Well done everyone else that's staying strong but I've blown my change. I'll have to start over
You haven't blown anything! You're here being accountable and honest waves to all have a fabulous AF day! 9 -
@ElC_76 Understandable bump in the road. You are slowly evolving and these little bumps wont get the best of you. Keep trying. Xo5
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Hello, sorry I haven't been in for a while. I took a sickie or three..
I was going ok on this three mths thingy.. until it got the better of me. It wasn't a formal drink, so there wasn't the peer pressure. I'm using it to blind out things.
Well done everyone else that's staying strong but I've blown my change. I'll have to start over
Great job on starting over! Keep going! I don't know how many times I started over. Doesn't matter.6 -
What a rough week at work. Wow. Next week--we will see how it is--since this week isn't resolved. This week a work in progress. No drinking, but my diet plan, sheesh. Have to start over today on the nutritional end of things.5
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As the year closed in 2018, I knew I needed to get a handle on my drinking, not only for my weight, but behavior. I am happy I am on my way to my goal and have lost ten pounds! The most important thing is my relationship with alcohol! I was dry in a Jan, had a few major mess ups in Feb (learned a lot), and have had a few days in March with a few glasses of wine. Not overdoing it and using alcohol as a crutch. I am happy of my progress and will continue to push towards my goals of a healthier lifestyle!
Best to all! 💃❤️👍🎉
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salleewins wrote: »What a rough week at work. Wow. Next week--we will see how it is--since this week isn't resolved. This week a work in progress. No drinking, but my diet plan, sheesh. Have to start over today on the nutritional end of things.
@salleewins I hear ya. I'm doing great on staying AF, but struggling to eat as healthy as I was before. When I made room for drinking in my calorie planning, I ate better. What a strange thing.8 -
@VeggieGirlforLife Me too! But then again, when I was drinking, there was a lot of other planning, too, i.e, when and where, balance between drunk and not too drunk, not drinking excessively in front of any one person....
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Ha! Same - I always watched my calories and left room in my daily calories for liquor.
I need to get that calorie counting mindset back on top of the "important things to do today" list!5 -
I'm totally in... So happy you created this community. Alcohol is ruining my mental/physical health, weight loss progress, and motivation to go to the gym. My fiance and I drink 1x/week but we go hard and i end up binging on junk food. I always hate myself the next morning after a great week of healthy food & working out. So today will be Day #1 of alcohol free weekends.9
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I'm totally in... So happy you created this community. Alcohol is ruining my mental/physical health, weight loss progress, and motivation to go to the gym. My fiance and I drink 1x/week but we go hard and i end up binging on junk food. I always hate myself the next morning after a great week of healthy food & working out. So today will be Day #1 of alcohol free weekends.
Awesome!! Great community here!!5
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