The Sober Squad- Alcohol Free Living
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I gave up alcohol, best decision I ever made. Was just so tired of sitting in bars with my friends staring up at TV's, throwing my money away, degrading my health by slowly poising myself, all while a beautiful day and a world spins around you. Alcohol is the biggest time waster on this planet, and time is the most precious commodity we all have in common.20
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Bleh,if I was drinkin today would be the day! All the weirdos in Vegas decided to come outta the woodwork and come in for haircuts,my patience was worn so thin but I'm home,wound down and not leaving the house for anything thank goodness
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lagoscarrie wrote: »@lorrainequiche59 One word: stairs!
YUP...but it is handy having an elevator in my building when lugging stuff. My building was an old school which was gutted & redone including the brand new elevator. The one I got stuck in is getting replaced next month. They have a notice stating this BUT nowhere on the notice did it say there was a chance of getting stuck in the dang thing. You can be assured I will be taking the stairs from here on in when I enter that building. My client is only 4 floors up so it's not like it`s a major climb. Just lazy LOL.6 -
@lorrainequiche59 I would have panicked! Oh, my!! What a fright! Xo2
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@lorrainequiche59 wow what an experience. Well you will be to getting more exercise, as you say, while being AF. I would not want to lug booze up 4 flights. If it were me, and the past drinking days, it would have been once or twice a day of that.3
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Bleh,if I was drinkin today would be the day! All the weirdos in Vegas decided to come outta the woodwork and come in for haircuts,my patience was worn so thin but I'm home,wound down and not leaving the house for anything thank goodness
HMMMMM!!! You're reading my mind!! People can have a huge effect on me too, IF I let them. One of my biggest stressors is relationships of any sort. I have issues. LOL...Some days it is all I can do to get through the day and today was one of them. Things rarely happen in an isolated fashion, it's usually a dump of crap! Sounds like we had a similar day today and I also am home, but not wound down yet...need to soak in a tub full of hot water with my new novel and forget I'm bugged...
As I was talking with my niece/bestie this eve, I heard her sipping on her wine...every time I talk to her I can hear her sipping on her wine..there's brief moments where I "wish", because it's days like today where I could just numb it out!!!! BUT, the cost is NOT worth the brief, momentary delay of the inevitable and the serving of guilt & regret to follow. SO, I remind myself, "This too shall pass." And it shall
To all my supportive friends here
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customstevo wrote: »I gave up alcohol, best decision I ever made. Was just so tired of sitting in bars with my friends staring up at TV's, throwing my money away, degrading my health by slowly poising myself, all while a beautiful day and a world spins around you. Alcohol is the biggest time waster on this planet, and time is the most precious commodity we all have in common.
Awesome post
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Hi there! I just canceled my account with another weightloss group and was nervous about doing that because of the support I got with my sobriety. So I'm REALLY happy to see this thread! I'm 109 days sober today! I'm not having a lot of cravings and desires anymore but I know anything could hit at anytime and they will be there. I feel so much better without it, life is a lot more tolerable without it!14
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becky_puttingherselffirst wrote: »Hi there! I just canceled my account with another weightloss group and was nervous about doing that because of the support I got with my sobriety. So I'm REALLY happy to see this thread! I'm 109 days sober today! I'm not having a lot of cravings and desires anymore but I know anything could hit at anytime and they will be there. I feel so much better without it, life is a lot more tolerable without it!
Welcome!! And congrats on 109! We're a good bunch of peeps here, you're in good hands. 😁9 -
Hi there! I just canceled my account with another weightloss group and was nervous about doing that because of the support I got with my sobriety. So I'm REALLY happy to see this thread! I'm 109 days sober today! I'm not having a lot of cravings and desires anymore but I know anything could hit at anytime and they will be there. I feel so much better without it, life is a lot more tolerable without it!
5 1/2 weeks AF here...it’s a good group. It’ll be better now that you are here. Glad you found us 👍👍9 -
Hi there! I just canceled my account with another weightloss group and was nervous about doing that because of the support I got with my sobriety. So I'm REALLY happy to see this thread! I'm 109 days sober today! I'm not having a lot of cravings and desires anymore but I know anything could hit at anytime and they will be there. I feel so much better without it, life is a lot more tolerable without it!
And today is 110! Way to go! 7 weeks AF here and looking forward to more. This group has helped me a lot even though I didn't post until recently. But I sure did read a lot. Very welcoming group!8 -
Welcome @Becky71CM yep you're in a great group of "quitters" haha, Lorraine,I get the I wishes too but then remember how SICK booze makes me ugh,besides I'd never "sip" anything, last time I drank I tried to pace myself, poured my beer into a glass with ice and took a few pulls,after that was gone I rinsed the glass and hurried like a crazy person to open the cans! Nope off switch is defo broken,waves to all and wishes for a fab AF day 9
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Hi there! I just canceled my account with another weightloss group and was nervous about doing that because of the support I got with my sobriety. So I'm REALLY happy to see this thread! I'm 109 days sober today! I'm not having a lot of cravings and desires anymore but I know anything could hit at anytime and they will be there. I feel so much better without it, life is a lot more tolerable without it!
5 1/2 weeks AF here...it’s a good group. It’ll be better now that you are here. Glad you found us 👍👍
Thank you, and Congrats on 5 1/2 weeks!!6 -
MountainLaurel787 wrote: »Hi there! I just canceled my account with another weightloss group and was nervous about doing that because of the support I got with my sobriety. So I'm REALLY happy to see this thread! I'm 109 days sober today! I'm not having a lot of cravings and desires anymore but I know anything could hit at anytime and they will be there. I feel so much better without it, life is a lot more tolerable without it!
And today is 110! Way to go! 7 weeks AF here and looking forward to more. This group has helped me a lot even though I didn't post until recently. But I sure did read a lot. Very welcoming group!
Thank you! Congrats on 7 weeks!!7 -
Thanks for the welcome! Good luck on your continued success with being AF!
I find it kind of odd that for 5 years I drank to drown out the hard stuff and now the hard stuff reminds me how awful drinking is, especially when going through the hard stuff.11 -
9 days sober. Aiming for the rest of my life.14
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Hello. I have been sober for 19 months and 5 days. I just noticed this group and I'm glad you're here.15
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lorrainequiche59 wrote: »Bleh,if I was drinkin today would be the day! All the weirdos in Vegas decided to come outta the woodwork and come in for haircuts,my patience was worn so thin but I'm home,wound down and not leaving the house for anything thank goodness
HMMMMM!!! You're reading my mind!! People can have a huge effect on me too, IF I let them. One of my biggest stressors is relationships of any sort. I have issues. LOL...Some days it is all I can do to get through the day and today was one of them. Things rarely happen in an isolated fashion, it's usually a dump of crap! Sounds like we had a similar day today and I also am home, but not wound down yet...need to soak in a tub full of hot water with my new novel and forget I'm bugged...
As I was talking with my niece/bestie this eve, I heard her sipping on her wine...every time I talk to her I can hear her sipping on her wine..there's brief moments where I "wish", because it's days like today where I could just numb it out!!!! BUT, the cost is NOT worth the brief, momentary delay of the inevitable and the serving of guilt & regret to follow. SO, I remind myself, "This too shall pass." And it shall To all my supportive friends here
Proud of you! The cost is not worth it as I know as well. The “wish” turns for me when I think back to all the negative things I have done or said. When I try to numb it.....disaster happens!10 -
@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.8
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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. 6 -
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. I'll have to start over 8 -
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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