Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

[Determinator]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

see through Toga? hey...that's....cling wrap? hmmmmm.

Thankful...you will be ready for bed early dear!

ok, looks like BHOG is alone in chat....zoooooom

[KateH1]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Hi All, Ok, with a little nudge from Liv, I am going to try to catch up! I have been so busy, with work! This week is particularly crazy! My boss has been in since Monday, we have been in meetings all week, on Saturday I have a 6:45 Am flight to Minneapolis and will be there throught the weeked, returning late monday night! I will have my work laptop, so I will be out of touch with MWO......I do not want to install it on that computer!

Liv, I am way to hard on myself as well. I am working on it! Yes, MM's post really hit me as well. We need to give ourselves credit for a job well done! 90 days for me quickly approaches.......I am beginning to feel so many changes. I still have moments where a glass of wine, seems like a good idea......arghhhh! This even though the last thing I truly want is a drink! Crazy! I look forward to the day when I no longer even give it a thought!

MM-I love your recent post's. You truly do have your wings and you deserve to spread them! I am beyond happy for you....your Joy is so obvious! I will get there!

Noelle-A sweetie, it was so nice to see your beautiful photo with your gorgeous daughter! Keep working on this thing....You are soooo worth it!

WW-How is the tenant situation? I do worry about you. I hope that you are OK!

Sorry, as this group gets larger, it gets harder to speak to each person individually each time!......Just know, you are all dear to my heart......I am thinking of all of you......you all inspire me everyday, each in your own way!

Have a fabulous Day!
Love to You All !
Kate

[meditation mama]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

wonderworld;306121 wrote: AS FAR AS YESTERDAY'S CHAT PARTY: Whoever missed it (BHOG, Det, and OTHERS[Liv]) has to come next week in a see-thru toga! And bring gourmet snacks !!!! You have to parade down the runway in your toga, carrying your tray of canapes, while the rest of us hold up score cards. Now doesn't that sound fun?

YIPPEE!! I'll bring the little weiners with toothpicks! And I have the perfect see-thru toga... I actually wear it around the house when I am alone - with, of course my purple fuzzy high heels and my tiara... I'm a pretty, pretty princess!

Yes, this wonderful family has grow. look at us!!! I am just proud as punch with all of us. This is such an ispiring thread. If I didn't have 30 days yet, I would certainly get it just so I could jump in here with all of you...:l

I truly love this thread. Thank you all for being here. Some days when I am just plain 'ol down, I always know that a few moments here will cheer me up. :bow

Well, I'm off to the spa. I actually am the guinea-person to lay there and have two of the girls give me a salt scrub and seaweed body wrap today (followed by a 90 minute massage). We got some new products in and I want to feel them. So, I will be in heavenly bliss for about 4 hours today! I really, really need it. I don't have DD tonight, so I can come right home, slip into my jammies and go to bed.. BUT, I'LL COME SHARE THE DETAILS FIRST.. :H

Have a fantastic day, everyone.

MM

[meditation mama]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Oh, and you are welcome on the posts.. But, they come from the inspiration I get from all of you, really. Your posts are just as inspirational to me. If they stopped I would go into complete withdrawl and have to come and find you all... :l

xoxox

MM

[BELIEVE]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

What up everyone! Just thought I would check in and see how y'all are doing I'm doing great. For some reason when I woke up this morning it struck me how nice it is to wake up hangover free. It seems like (for me anyway) the longer I go AF the more I tend to take it for granted. Not that its a bad thing, having an AF status quo. I think its about as close to being a true (as in "Don't have an addiction to deal with") non-drinker as I'll ever get.

But anyway for some reason when I got up this morning hangovers were on my mind, I actually took a second in between hitting the snooze button to reflect on the fucked up feeling that used to greet me every morning when I was drinking, which really renewed my excitement about being AF. Then I get up and look in the mirror and see the rediculous results I'm getting from my diet/training program now that I've taken AL out of the picture, and really I just have to take a minute and appreciate the AF lifestyle and its many benefits. I know life goes on and we adapt to the day to day changes in our life, big or small. But still, what we're doing here (all of us) is HUGE.

Just thought I would throw that out there, no big cathartic ending to close with.

Lol Liv, if your 20 year old is anything like me then no, you won't be getting the "Chrome" anytime soon.

I still have a chromless Xbox 360 but its functional so I can keep the money I would've spent to replace it for my new toy. Lol another $2k or so and some paperwork from Uncle Sam (plus a 14 week wait time) and I'll be the cooles kid on my block...

Take care all!

[Thankful]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Hello, my friends.

As you know, house sat for my friend the other night and he called me Monday from Nashville soooo hung over. He drank so much that he actually fell down 5 times and he was laughing as he told me the "stories" of what he and the guys were up to. The more I listened the more I was so thankful to be AF. He sounded like death, but couldn't wait to go out and grab a drink "to level himself off" but cause of the sweats and shakes. God, I was sick just talking to him and thinking about it. He doesn't drink nearly that amount when he is home and drinks usually only on weekends. But when he and his buddies take these trips it seems all they do is drink excessively. They are all body builders and a couple of them are trainers so I never understand why they put their bodies through this in the first place. He's home now and he just called me swearing off drinking for a long time. I hope so.

Still trying to get caught up on missed sleep. Between house sitting for my Aunt for a week, a night in the ER and a night at my friend's the sleep is just not happening. I've been a mess this past week. I feel so off schedule lately. Lucky if I eat twice a day and when I am eating it's not the healthiest of choices (just something on the go). This is a huge problem for me (not eating enough really slows the metabolism). Sometimes I get so busy I forget to eat. I rarely feel hungry. Been that way for as long as I can remember. I usually eat because I know I should. I'm determined that this week is going to be different (even if I am starting on a Wed) lol. Ok, actually I have to start tomorrow because here it is 11:31am and I haven't been able to get myself to eat anything yet and I'm about to have my second cup of coffee. Just can't help it right now. I really need the caffiene this week. :upset: This sucks because I was doing so well a month ago...sleeping well, limiting caffiene, eating 3 times a day and it all equaled to losing weight! It's hitting the 60's here today so I am going to do my best to get some walking in. I think the fresh air will help and it will definately relieve some stress.

MM ~ I really enjoyed your post as well. As I was reading it, I knew I wanted to cut and paste the quote about thanking yourself and offer a comment. But then I saw that Liv had already beat me to it and well her response was just perfect so I left it at that. You are an inspiration, MM. Thank you.

Liv ~ I too am a Biggest Loser fan but never paralleled what they go through with what we do. That's a very interesting way to look at it. Of couse, I only catch the first hour, because I have to also watch Big Brother! lol

Believe ~ Way to stay positive! Keep those thoughts and let's not take any of what we've been through for granted.

I swear I will get you those recipes this week! I promise! Maybe even later today. I feel so bad you've waited this long.

Love to all. Need to get my butt moving. Coffee cup is empty and the carafe is alllll the waaaayyyy dooooownstairs. lol Poor me, huh? :H

Stay strong my friends.

Love, Me
:l

[KateH1]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

You know what, Believe, you are the coolest guy on the block!!! You are leaps and bounds ahead of so many your age. To have realized so young that alcohol was not good to you and actually take the stand that you have taken is amazing!! I applaud you!! Happy to hear that you are getting "The Chrome"......yeah, as if I have a clue what you and Liv are talking about!! LOL

Thankful,
Wow! You have so much going on right now.......please take care of yourself! I know exactly what you mean about "forgetting to eat"......I have done that all my life, then I wonder why suddenly my head is spinning! It is something we must be very vigilant of, because it is not healthy. I hope that you can take some time for you this weekend!

I know what you mean about hearing "drinking stories" and "tales of hangovers"....it really makes me feel ill just to hear about that any more. I am just so grateful not to be dealing with any of that! Funny though, for a short time during the 30-60 day period, I would begin to wake up in the morning and "think" that I had a hangover.....crazy, but true! The I would fully wake up and sit up and realize, I had nothing to drink the night before and I felt fine!!

WW- Do you have enough smilies yet???? How is the roomate thing going?

BHOG-I hope that you and Mrs. BHOG have a wonderful time on your mini-vacation!

More later.....

XXXX Kate

[Determinator]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

I have a chrome blender. and a brushed stainless cuisinart! hows that? am I cool?

sitting here at the airport delighting in indegestion after eating a slice of 'mystery pizza'. it's just amazing that the pizza had all this crap on it yet was devoid of any flavor.

I always used to drink in airports and planes. so these days I'm saving my one dollar bills for the piggy bank. for the "send Dx and I to Italy" fund!!!! sigh......some day

be well me loverlies

[KateH1]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

You are the Coolest......Determ!!! You have a Shinny Soul!!!

So, at the rate of saving a dollar for every drink you had last year.......how long will it take to save for Italy??? Six months!!! It is mind boggling what we spent on that poison!!!

Have a safe flight!

XX Kate

[BELIEVE]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Thankful I can really relate to hearing your drinking freinds story. I still have a couple freinds left who drink heavily (some have abandon me, oh the fuck well). Everytime I hear from them clowns its always the same thing. Catch them b4 10am and they're "Getting primed" or bitching cause they can't for some reason. After 10 and they're drunk and obnoxious. Call me hypocritcal but I have little patientce for their crap. its not even entertaining anymore. Just annoying.

Anyway Thankful, surley you'll have some downtime coming up? You can get your shcedule back and maybe start living on your own terms for awhile

I appreciate ya K8! Lol took me 10 years to get here, but "Here" is a pretty good spot so maybe I'll stick around for a minute. Most of the people I know seem to enjoy asking me how long I plan on staying AF, then scoffing when I say I don't know, for the forseeable future at the very least. I tell them the thought of drinking really dosen't appeal to me at present, so wether I start again at all is in question, leaning towards doubtful. It was never my intent to quit for good but I might accidentally do just that. Honestly I'd have more success convincing them I just saw Bigfoot. What I don't tell them is how bad those first couple AF weeks were, with the insomnia, nightmares, crazy mood swings (more like varying degrees of depression), lets see, night sweats, whatever else I may have missed. Lol who would want to go through that again?

Det your chrome blender does in fact make you cool. Dammit I don't have ANYTHING chrome. Not unless silverware counts. I gotta quit being a loser and get some bling here

Oh well, I'm going to cop a new rifle pretty soon. No chrome though, and the current wait for them is 14 weeks, but when it finally gets here, it'll be the coolest civie rifle of all time. Well, thats a stretch but it'll be the coolest one or amongst the coolest at the range everytime I go though lol. Can't wait to post its pix on the gun forums. I think that will mitigate my lack of chrome....

[livingfree]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Believe - wow it's great to have you posting on a nightly basis here! I do think that "job" gets in the way of family time. We all took a vote and think you should quit the job and move back home with us. We will even put up with the antique x-box - the nightly target practice with the new civie rifle (I didn't know we had a gun forum LOL) and occasionally I think our gourmet Chefs (MM & Thankful) will cook for you. WW says if you move back in however you are in charge of pool clean up. Filters can't handle ........... And by the way - would you explain to Ms Kate what all the Chrome is about. Can't you tell she has grand "daughters".

Kate - your birthday is now "hours" away! 90 .... tick tick tick. :goodjob:

WW - also wondered your thoughts on the demonstrations in SF with the Olympic torch. I think we should all fly out and participate . We better pack. But wouldn't that be great - seriously.

Det - you DO have a shiny heart! How true is that!

Everyone else - I've got to keep this short tonight - so ........ Nite all. Click my light is off and I'm going to bed.

Love to all
Liv

[BELIEVE]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Lol as fun as my job is I would LOVE to quit and just hang out....but its hard to buy toys with no paycheck! Maybe someday something a little more "Normal" will come along, plus I can try to get on more during the workweek.

Lol I thought that whole pool filter thing was behind us? maybe I won't sport the Borat look next time around, cleaning out hairy pool filters.....yikes.

[KateH1]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Believe, Please do not bring the subject of guns to this forum....Please!
KH

[BELIEVE]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

No worries K8. I wasn't trying to turn this into a gun forum, its just a favorite topic/hobby of mine and I was sharing, thats all. Easy problem to fix though, I can take that discussion elswhere. Consider it done.

[wonderworld]

Day 31 and Beyond: Hello, I'm a non-drinker

Hi everyone-

Don't want to be MIA for TOO long - alot going on - quick check in.........

I'm a little wiped too (though my mood is not terrible and yes AF is still rocking). And you know, reading your post Thankful, you've got me getting honest about the fact that my caffiene intake has been creeping up and I have the same thing - my eating and sleeping both get worse. Especially the sleep which is SO hard to live without:upset: and so easy to screw up. And yet, teh more I drink, the more I crave. Tastes so good in the moment, but even morning coffee effects sleep. What are we going to do ? :upset:. I HAD been down to 1 cup in the a.m. (a big one, and if you tried to take it away from me, I would rip your hand off) . This is one of those things I can be so stupid about (HOW many times have I learned this lesson?) - how do I magically 'forget'? Geez.

I agree with everyone about drunk and/or super negative people. My tolerance is getting lower and lower - and that's good. But the transitions are......um....... 'awkward'? And in some cases, really uncomfortable. Oh well.

I am handling my psycho tenant very carefully. She won't be staying. I have learned. Nipping this one in the bud. She is looking for another place. I have protected myself legally and every other way, and I am handling the siutation with both compassion and good boundaries. She has a month to move, but can leave any time with 24 hours notice to me, and she has signed a lease for the one onth period that she is here which I prepared with very clear conditions etc. . She will be fine. Just not here. I still like her even on some level.

Other than that - it's all good . A beautiful day here today - warm and sunny and in the 60's. Sweet!!!!

No Kate - NEVER enough smileys! Still working on procuring more for my private stash-
:bigwink:

Love to everyone and more later!!!

WW xox