The Sober Squad- Alcohol Free Living
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Waving back 👋 oh but I am not just any lurker. Nice to hear(read) everyone is doing well over here. Big hello to @JenT304 🤗lorrainequiche59 wrote: »Hi @MIssMay ~ We love lurkers...the more the merrier
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Hi friends, Covid Julie here in bed.... I am blessed it is not getting worse, but the lung issues are still annoying. Not able to take in a big breath, lots of coughing... I was thinking it is blessing I don't smoke. That's once vice I never did get.
What I have experienced during this illness is such incredible kindness.... from friends and family. All reaching out with texts, sending flowers, buying little gifts and leaving them on my porch. Mom is delivering food on the door step. I'm so touched.
I'm really boring. I have nothing new to say except hoping you all have a great day!9 -
Hi "Covid Julie" Thank you for updating us all. So glad that you are healing and are being cared for through all of your friend's and family's kindnesses....Boring is fantastic btw...It means you are resting & taking care of yourself...happy recoup
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Boring is the new awesome "CJ". My thoughts and prayers for a quick recovery. It took some time for my son to get his taste and smell back, but it eventually returned. So glad to hear you have a network of kindness around you.
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201 days AF!
I missed 200 yesterday - oops. I am in the Florida panhandle where hurricane Sally hit, so my mind has been elsewhere. We came thru with only minimal damage. Neighbors one street over we’re not so lucky. More clean up today. At least if you stay busy you don’t think about drinking!!6 -
@Beka3695 I'm glad you have minimal damage. The pictures on TV are terrible. How awful for people. Covid Julie, I hope you are improving. It is scary not to be able to take a full breath. I AM a former smoker and that aspect really scares me. I'm happy your family and friends are being so thoughtful.4
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Hi @MissMay!2
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I was shocked Friday to receive an invitation to an “in person” Jeopardy audition based on the online test I took in the spring. It’s via Zoom of course. I realize the odds against progressing further are astronomical but I’m excited nonetheless. Two things about sobriety hit me immediately: 1. I honestly think I would have declined the invitation pre-July 6 because of anxiety and also self-consciousness about my appearance. I’ve lost 20 lbs and look much different off the booze. 2. The audition is scheduled for 5 pm. No doubt I would have consumed a few drinks to “prepare”. I may still stumble over obscure Ethiopian war generals questions but I will have all my faculties on board. Day 77 today and I’m grateful for all the benefits of sobriety.11
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Hi everyone,
I stopped drinking on July 4, which is also when I re-started MFP. Working from home made having a cocktail in the afternoon way too convenient. I’ve always been a drinker, but I haven’t had any alcohol since then, mostly because I’m not socializing the way I used to pre-Covid. And I decided not to keep alcohol in the house. I don’t really miss it, but there are times when I think “If I still drank alcohol, I’d be having a drink right now.”
Not drinking has made eating healthier foods much easier because I’m not craving all the processed junk I used to have with a drink. I’ve lost 20 pounds since July 4 so I’m not inclined to start drinking again anytime soon!5 -
I just got my first shipment of NA cocktails from Curious Elixirs. They have 4 versions, each with adaptogens (plants with healing properties, especially stress and anxiety reduction.) I’m drinking a #2 right now. It is really weird. Has a kick from ancho chili and a very different taste from damiana. I tamed it with grapefruit juice and diet tonic and find that delicious! I can’t recommend because everyone’s taste is so different but if you are into interesting, sophisticated cocktails you might give them a try. Their slogan is “Shaken, not slurred.”6
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@FeelinFooFoo, I'm so glad you had a good, restful holiday. I truly wish you the very best in your quest for moderation. Kate Bee, Annie Grace, and others I've read (Allen Carr, Jason Vale) claim that going from a heavy drinker to a long-term moderate drinker just doesn't happen. Maybe you will be the exception that proves the rule. I hope so (Or maybe you didn't drink that heavily--I may be mis-remembering some of your earlier posts). In any event. please keep us posted. I hope in 6 months you can report that you've found that happy middle way that seems to elude many of us (definitely me!). But no need to leave this group! I hope you can enjoy both threads.4
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Welcome back @Feelinfoofoo...glad you had a relaxing vacay!
@Donimfp I'm excited for you!!!!!
@MaGaOhMa Congrats and thank you for sharing your success in your healthier lifestyle.
I watched a YouTube video the other day entitled, "What's Alcoholism Like?" It's a young guy in his later 20s who shares his story describing himself as a high-functioning alcoholic. He said nothing significant happened to get him sober. I could relate cause I remember my brother asking me if something had happened to cause me to quit...to which I replied, "Nope, just the increasing dependence" This guy in the video talked about how people always talk about hitting bottom & shared what a really low point in his life was but that was not when he got sober. He said, "I just got tired...felt like I was coming out of the other end of a storm...I couldn't keep living the way I was living...it does not have to get to a certain point for you to get sober...things don't have to get worse before they get better."
He actually described my life when I was drinking...my pattern of starting & stopping and then starting & stopping again, trying to gain control of something I have no control over, isolating so I could drink. He said he had all these people telling him he didn't have a problem and I did too cause I hid it well. And not only that, I didn't have to always hide it. I just made sure I gathered "friends" aka "drinking buddies" who would reassure me I didn't have a problem...kinda like the blind leading the blind. LOL It's worth a watch for anyone struggling. Just knowing we are not alone in our struggle is a tremendous resource.
Happy healthy week to all 6 -
Thanks, @lorrainequiche59. I will check out that video. What you relate of its content resonates with me, too. No big crisis caused me to (finally) quit, either. Today (given that it's now 2 a.m. where I am so it's "tomorrow") is Day 80 for me, and I have no intention of ever having another Day 1. I'm up at 2 because I have a fear/concern (won't go into the details) that we may be facing prostate cancer. Thus the difficulty sleeping. Worries are keeping me up. BUT, I'm sober. And I'm aware that if we do have something looming, I'll be able to be a support in a way I would not be able to if I were in the midst of my love/hate battle with alcohol. No surprise that I got up and turned to this site while I try to kind of lull myself back to sleep. There's always a feeling of supportiveness here.5
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Good morning~ I'm back at work. And on the way home, I thought for one second I should stop and get wine, because that's habitual thinking. But I didn't. Since I have been AF and ill, I have lost 8 pounds easily. Just eating good food, no fast food, and no alcohol calories has just made the weight fall off. For me, drinking is like walking a tight rope, sometimes I stay on the rope, but when I do fall it is so painfully obvious, I should just be AF. It is too painful for me to have those binges because when they happen, I suffer terrible emotionally and physically.
Also, the poor food choices and feeding my hangover sure don't help the weight. I just figure some people's bodies are just not meant to drink and that's me. I focus on sobriety more for my organs and emotional health (anxiety comes with drinking for me). It's almost a relief not to have to drink or negotiate with myself.
If you can moderate, I applaud you. I really really wish I could. I would love to have some wine, sit back under the stars and enjoy.... it is so romantic for me to wish I could drink normally. But I cant.
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@donimfp I really hope for you there is no cancer diagnosis in your family. I'm sorry. It's terrible to have to worry about that.
@FeelinFooFoo Sounds like your trip was a success!! I am happy for you; yes, give moderate drinking a try. Maybe it will click for you. I want it to. At least, you are much farther in your knowledge than you were even a year ago. So much awareness and education about alcohol has probably helped your goals. We are always here for you on this thread- whether your moderate or abstain.
@MaGaOhMa Welcome! Sounds like you got into a nice AF rhythm of life. As much as I enjoy a lovely glass of wine (or ten), it just isn't in the cards for me. 20 pounds would be a dream for me. Happy you are in a good place.5 -
201 days AF!
I missed 200 yesterday - oops. I am in the Florida panhandle where hurricane Sally hit, so my mind has been elsewhere. We came thru with only minimal damage. Neighbors one street over we’re not so lucky. More clean up today. At least if you stay busy you don’t think about drinking!!
201 days of peace of mind- at least you never have to worry "who did I call?" "did I text anyone". ... Not sure if that ever happened to you but it sure did with me.
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@lorrainequiche59 so nice to read your wise words! Always good to see your posts.
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@RubyRed427, so glad you're back in the game. This time of total AF for 80 days, I've actually lost 21.4 lbs. so far. I'm the same way. The combination of no alcohol, no drinking food, and LOTS of water seems to be the magic bullet for me.6
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