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    #1

    AF Army October 1st 08

    Pinch, Punch, First of the month..no reply!
    Goodmorning all. I hope everyone is well and ready to start the new month with a positive attitude and determination to reach there goals. For those who slipped, September is gone..October is a fresh start and may the winter months be good to us all.
    I have an appointment with my counceller at 10 today. Boy, those 2 weeks went by quickly! Will be great going in and being able to say i havent drunk again, and today im going to take her in a copy of the book and a copy of all the 30 day posts i had to show her what a wonderfull site this is and what a help it can be when trying to get the beast in check.
    Have a great start to October peeps:l
    To Infinity And Beyond!!
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    #2
    AF Army October 1st 08

    Signing up for October. Not doing too badly but badly want to be AF for a significant chunk like I was in June. Have changed jobs and find it hard to log on during day without being overlooked but have made up my mind to sign in morning and evening from home.

    Patricia x
    Short term goal 7 days AF

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      #3
      AF Army October 1st 08

      Good morning Patrricia. Welcome to the thread and thanks for joining us. Dont worry about the lengh of the threads and reading it all. Most of it is just us chatting about our days and o2m and limers being bitchy to eachother(in a friendly, fun way!). Do you have anything for the cravings? Just being here and getting to know all the wonderfull people on here will be such a help, and without them all i couldnt of reached where i am today. Enjoying the new job?
      To Infinity And Beyond!!

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        #4
        AF Army October 1st 08

        Good morning Cy....or should I say goodnight....it was nice to catch your post right before I headed off to finish the laundry and go to bed. It gives me peace to end the day!!!
        "The one true thing that I know about myself is that I will never stop learning things about myself!":nutso:

        AF SINCE 5/23/2007 - MINUS 3 DAYS!!!!

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          #5
          AF Army October 1st 08

          Evening akmon. you sound happy. Have a good sleep, and we'll catch up with you tnt. So confusing!
          Nos Da.
          To Infinity And Beyond!!

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            #6
            AF Army October 1st 08

            alcohol & autoimmune disease

            Thanks, Cymru, for reminding us that every day the sun will come up again and it doing so it gives us the opportunity to change habits, to be better, to do better.

            I have a question for fellow members: I have an autoimmune condition that has caused psioratic arthritis through the past 5 years. The psioriasis is very localized to my shins (thank goodness) so no big issue; but the arthritis (caused by my own immune system attacking joint cartilage in my toes) causes swelling and pain to not just my toes but also my ankles and the arch of my feet. I noticed that in having gone AF recently (this is day 3) the swelling in my toes has subsided and, generally, the pain in my feet has gone down.

            Anyone have a similar condition and noticed any link between your alcohol consumption and your autoimmune condition?

            Thanks in advance for any insights, and create a great AF October ahead...

            p.s. I am new and this is my first post - hope ok to ask questions like these.

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              #7
              AF Army October 1st 08

              Welome Simba. Glad you could join us. Im afraid i cant answer your question, but welcome all the same! Are you planning to go alc free? Your in a great place with lots of people who will help you reach your goals. there are lots of threads with lots of info that you can read. I would suggest having a look around and getting a 'feel' for the site. Keep posting and congrats on day 3!
              To Infinity And Beyond!!

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                #8
                AF Army October 1st 08

                Morning Everyone
                I like the first day of a new month.. like a fresh start. I slipped after 4 days AF in Sept, but am sure that will not be happening THIS month!
                Also, havent been on much cos of my temperamental internet connection, but hopefully will be getting that sorted later on this week (well, once BT gets off their a***s and does something about it!).
                Hope everyone has a Great Day
                C
                ?I am playing all the right notes... But not necessarily in the right order.....?

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                  #9
                  AF Army October 1st 08

                  Hi Simba,
                  I dont know the answer to your question, but would like to say that whenever I go AF then there's a LOT of physical changes! My skin/hair looks and feels better, so I can imagine the autoimmune condition changes too. Try that 'wikipedia' site, or Google it. Whenever I attempt to do some research, I always get reminded by my son: "Google has the answers..."
                  ?I am playing all the right notes... But not necessarily in the right order.....?

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                    #10
                    AF Army October 1st 08

                    Moring Chelle. great to hear from you, and great to see you still so positive. Hows the antibuse going? Any side effects atall? Watch the footie last night? Arse looked good, but guess they needed to after losing to Hull!!(wish id put a tenner on that) and Berbatatov's second goal was a peach. Rooney was injured though which may be bad news for England fans.
                    To Infinity And Beyond!!

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                      #11
                      AF Army October 1st 08

                      Morning everyone and welcome to Simba and Patricia! And thank you to everyone who congratulated me on my 30 days yesterday!

                      Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:6 The Message

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                        #12
                        AF Army October 1st 08

                        Oh, wow Vlad.. of course, you're over 30 days now!
                        Congratulations to you!
                        :thumbs: :goodjob:
                        ?I am playing all the right notes... But not necessarily in the right order.....?

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                          #13
                          AF Army October 1st 08

                          First customer query of the day is from a wine distributor, LOL!
                          Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; He's the one who will keep you on track. Proverbs 3:6 The Message

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                            #14
                            AF Army October 1st 08

                            Morning All!

                            Hi Simba and Patricia, and welcome- sorry I don't know about your question either

                            I won't be in th AF free army this month I am sorry to say, as I am about to embark on the Sinclair Method using Naltrexone, which doesn't advise on being AF to start- that is the eventual goal, but one can expect the process to take around 3 months for the brain to de-addict itself.

                            I still have to read the ebook I bought on the programme- I am not planning on starting the Naltrexone until tomorrow because I still have antabuse in my system today. So that gives me plenty of time to read up on it, I am determined to follow this to the letter, because if this doesn't work for me, to be quite honest I don't know where to go- over the last 10 years I have tried again and again to stop, but just end up picking up again- so I am treating this as though my life depends on it- which I am sure it does.

                            I will start a thread in the drugs section to document my progress for anyone else who may come here looking for info on this program.

                            Wishing you all a lovely day, I will be following the AF Army antics, but I don't want to post on this thread as I am now trying something different.

                            Love to all the soldiers-
                            M xx

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                              #15
                              AF Army October 1st 08

                              Thanks for your quick replies; pleasantly surprised, actually. Goes to show this AF community is alive and well.

                              Cy, yes, my plan is to go AF. I never considered my drinking an issue, perhaps because I grew up in a household where there was daily drinking (lots of it), mostly before, during and after dinner. In most cases until we were all falling asleep from being genuinely tired but also from having 4 to 6 drinks in the system. Now I have my own family and my wife and I follow a similar pattern (through I admittedly drink more volume than my wife because my tolerance is higher and I weight twice as much).

                              I started to question my daily drinking habit when I noticed some of the following:
                              1. I would politely justify to my kids why reading a story tonight was not a good idea when the real reason is that I either wanted to continue drinking or I was too tired in large part due to the drinking
                              2. I would set my alarm for 5 a.m. to plan my day and make it to yoga by 6:30 a.m. but would miss day after day, ending up with a much less healthy body and an ad hoc day which, as CEO of a medium-sized company, underserves both employees and shareholders (people I have made deep commitments to)
                              3. despite a very healthy relationship, 9 of 10 arguments I have with my wife occur after both of us have been drinking for a while (4+ drinks each), where often neither of us remember fully what as said or, if one of us does remember, it is hurtful and lingers for a day or two
                              4. when I drink a lot, my feet would hurt (due to autoimmune condition I described earlier) to the point of barely being able to make it from the bed to the bathroom (thanks, Chelle, for re-affirming that the health benefits of going AF are far-reaching...I am indeed finding out firsthand
                              ...and so on.

                              So I connected the dots and recently had the realization that despite my past, despite what feels like a chemical need, despite knowing that it will give me respite or "escape" for a while, it's not worth it. The time lost is time I'll never gain back. And so without crying over spilt milk (time already lost), I'm all for engaging the journey to achieve AF because this would mean gaining control of the present.

                              And I'm all the more encouraged and comfortable with this difficult journey because I have found you guys..

                              Phew, guess I needed to get that out. Sorry for long post and thanks in advance to all of you for sharing your own journey...it really helps...

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