The Sober Squad- Alcohol Free Living

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  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    There are no guarantees of course. It's all about trying to lower the odds of an early death. There is lots of anecdata about chain smoking obese drunks living independently 90+ years but those just stick out in peoples' minds because they are rare. The benefits of alcohol get a lot of press because they are popular stories. Not long ago a huge study did receive some press and while it did confirm the results of light drinking being associated with a slightly lower risk than never drinking, it turns out that light means 3 drinks a week or less. Anything beyond that raises the risk pretty quickly. If you are participating in this thread, it's a pretty safe bet that limiting yourself to 3 drinks or less a week is very unlikely.

    https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/19/health/cancer-risk-alcohol-mortality-study/index.html
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,347 Member
    Quote from an article about who funds many alcohol related studies:

    Rigorous as this research may seem, though, there are experts who are worried about the alcohol industry's role in it. The New York Times notes that two-thirds of the study's funding thus far has come from money given to a foundation set up for the NIH by five of the largest alcohol companies in the world, including Heineken and Anheuser-Busch InBev; companies that have a vested interest in promoting the idea that alcohol is healthy. Some of the researchers involved also have previous financial ties to the industry.
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,347 Member
    edited November 2018
    I agree with all of your posts above about the dangers or alcohol to the body and I assume the mind. Also, @CarvedTones you made me laugh when you said “if you are participating in this thread...” limiting yourself is highly unlikely. So true in my case!

    P.s. An aside, I remember reading and seeing the heart healthy seal of approval from the American Heart Association on a box of Lucky Charms cereal. I imagine there are a lot of behind the scenes funding going on from major companies.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
    edited November 2018
    RubyRed427 wrote: »
    I agree with all of your posts above about the dangers or alcohol to the body and I assume the mind. Also, @CarvedTones you made me laugh when you said “if you are participating in this thread...” limiting yourself is highly unlikely. So true in my case!

    P.s. An aside, I remember reading and seeing the heart healthy seal of approval from the American Heart Association on a box of Lucky Charms cereal. I imagine there are a lot of behind the scenes funding going on from major companies.
    Most cereals switched to whole grain as a high enough % and sugar as a low enough % to fall within guidelines that AHA approves of. Biggest dangers of cereal IMO is how easy it is to have multiple servings. If you weigh it out according to the labelled serving (I do), it's not all that much. I eat Lucky Charms sometimes; they are magically delicious. :smiley:
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    lorrainequiche59 wrote: »
    HAPPY sober beginning to our week!!

    5 more sleeps till I'm back in my own digs!! I'm looking forward to having my normal routine back & am REALLY missing my canine companion. I'll be taking him for a bit of a walk this aft & having a cuddle, but I DO NOT look forward to leaving cause every time I show up he gets SO excited and I know that he's thinking I'm coming to take him back home. Interestingly, my daughter says he's been howling in the middle of the night. He is a Lhasa & I have never heard him howl...so I googled it and apparently one of the reasons dogs will howl is to beckon their owners back home....AWWW!! He's howling for me! I won't do this again though. I had already committed so had to follow through...plus I think lap dogs are my thing...no more big monstrous dogs for me...She is a cutie & very lovable with humans, just not other dogs... :'(

    This reminds me of one time I was drinking and over at my daughter's house all night and my poor dog was howling,,he never howls either! He did it again in the morning and I told him to quiet down! I honestly think our animals can sense drinking is bad for us,I've seen him look at the can,at me,then back at the can accusatory like haha,happy AF week all
  • lorrainequiche59
    lorrainequiche59 Posts: 900 Member
    Techno-tard strikes again...this is Kona, but we're not quite right!! Story of my life LOL! Do any tech-saavy people know how to turn the pic right-side up?? I just kinda figured how to post a pic, but obviously it needs some tweaking!! BTW, I did this by myself with no help from my tech-saavy daughter, can you tell??? ;)
  • islandbeez
    islandbeez Posts: 162 Member
    @lorrainequiche59 You are adorable and so is Kona :) I'm with you on the little dog thing. We had to put our Rainie (yorkie/shih-tzu) down on January 2nd and I miss her terribly. I have no idea how to help with your pic, but it looks cool sideways ;-)

    Speaking of tech issues, has anybody had problems with MFP the last couple days? I am having loading issues, message issues, comment issues....you name it....it's mfPeeving me off.

    @salleewins I'm thinking of you as these holidays roll in. Do be kind to yourself, it is unimaginable what you have gone through. ((hugs)) I don't eat a lot of sweets but I am in love with the Ghirardelli Intense Dark Sea Salt Soiree. Like you, I won't overdose on that kind of treat.

    Happy Monday, peeps. Kinda dragging over here the last few days, but I'm hanging in there.
  • salleewins
    salleewins Posts: 2,308 Member
    RubyRed427 wrote: »
    Good morning friends! Last night, my mom text me what do I want to drink on Thanksgiving. She was going grocery shopping. I am happy she didnt waste her money on my usual Chardonnay and that she probably has an inkling I dont drink anymore even though I never told her I quit. So, she’ll have Perrier for me.

    Yesterday, all the teachers went to happy hour after work. I just said I had other plans and couldnt go. I felt so much better NOT going. I worked out, went grocery shopping and then to my bible class. Don’t you find you get so much more done when you dont drink?

    I feel so much fitter these days. I’ve lost track of the AF days. I think about 120days. I am at my lowest weight in a decade (due to the whole 30 diet too), exercise almost every day, and went back to doing crafts and painting with acrylics. Right now, I feel like I am in a good place.

    Hope you all have a wonderful day!

    So good to hear!! You sound happy!!
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,347 Member
    LC0924 wrote: »
    @islandbeez dragging here, too! Soooo ready for a long weekend :) MFP has been finicky for me as well, mostly with loading and staying loaded.

    Last year I got in trouble with my husband because of how much I spent at the liquor store for the Thanksgiving dinner we were hosting... I thought about it today and chuckled. Definitely under budget this year ;) And we are going to someone else’s house as well! I’m a bit more nervous than I thought I would be for this whole first holiday season without booze... But I keep reminding myself that it’s also the first holiday season without the threat of hangovers!

    Happy Monday, party people 🙌🏼

    Like @JenT304 said earlier why dont we take some of that booze money we didn’t use and donate it or share it with someone less fortunate.

  • salleewins
    salleewins Posts: 2,308 Member
    JenT304 wrote: »
    @salleewins I don't know if you read/recall how humiliated I was this past May when my daughter was in the hospital having her second baby and I was staying at her house, taking care of the 2 year old? On the list of my written instructions from here was, "Please don't drink." My face face burns even now with shame, thinking about it. As I said then, I never and would drink while taking care of that precious girl, but I didn't say anything about it. She eventually stopped tasting my drinks etc. when I watched the children and I guess she now knows I have stopped drinking though I never explicitly said so. I just have said, "No thanks" every time I am offered one, and she has figured it out. My point is that while we DO reap what we sow, there is such a thing as redemption. Just keep on doing what you are doing. You have come so far! I am so grateful for my sobriety now and winning back my daughter's faith in me.

    Thank you for your kind words @JenT304. I do remember reading that, but see I had forgotten it until you mentioned. You are right. I am sorry that had to happen to you. I am glad it is being restored there as it seems to be here, too.
  • SunnyDays930
    SunnyDays930 Posts: 1,572 Member
    @joha5603 You are taking care of yourself which is the most important thing. It is so true that sometimes we have to walk away from certain people, even people we really care about. I am glad you are sober for this trying time in your life <3
  • SunnyDays930
    SunnyDays930 Posts: 1,572 Member
    As Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on our blessings, I am thankful for my family, my health, having a roof over my head, and this forum. You all have helped me more than you could possibly know. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, Everyone! Much love, Jen
  • lorrainequiche59
    lorrainequiche59 Posts: 900 Member
    @SuzMac1981 Welcome to our lovely, loving group <3 Happy Day 31 ;)

    @islandbeez "Hoping" the best for you <3 & interesting artwork @mbaker566 :)

    @JenT304 I have a wee sign in front of my kitchen sink that says "Count Your Blessings" Very simple, yet so profound because the simple act of thinking about all the things I have to be thankful for can lift my mood & remind me of the more important things and help me to forget the negative stuff that seems to dominate at times.

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