Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Moo's Plan

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 16
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 5 12 13 14 15 16 template Next
    #211
    Moo's Plan

    DEEBS they are such a giggle...no matter what has occured that day, I always come home smiling!

    Well its finally friday. It has been an amazingly busy work week and I just dont feel 100%. I feel a little tired and under the weather, a liitle stressed. I think I just need a nice quite weekend to cover before the next lot the following week! I am definitely planning to have an AF weekend and my resolve is strenghthed by feeling a little below parr. My body it telling me it is tired, so my focus it rest and relaxation over the week...not AL. And of course getting the place ready for guesties....have a great weekend all...
    "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
    but in what direction we are moving."

    Comment

      #212
      Moo's Plan

      I too love lots of 0's. They are just so nice and round....
      lol Yeah me too Sunbeam and theyr'e so yellow!! An intelligent colour!

      Mooderator -you're not being self -indulgent. Self-care is absolutely number one priority essential. Great Plan. Can't fail! Go girl.
      Keep on keeping on

      Comment

        #213
        Moo's Plan

        It can be done!

        Over the past couple of days each time I have logged on here I have found lots of posts about how moderating cant be done. I find these are such a poke in the eye for those of us who actually can do it, do do it and are happy (genuinely happy) doing it. I have gone from strength to strength since joining and in a period of only 9 months have come to consider myself a successful modder. By the time 12 months comes, I hope i shall have improved further. At the moment I still find it useful to fill in lots of zeros in drinktracker and keep a note of what is going on, plus get and receive support. Thus coming here is good for me, but I doubt it is essential to carrying on as I am. I like coming here and will continue unless the balance was to flip and coming here was making me think more about drinking than I wanted to.

        Just a few random thoughts. they are not aimed at anyone or anything.....I just feel a little saddened that it seems most people cant accept that for some, modding can be done and not only that it can be enjoyed and can work well as part of a chosen/healthy lifestyle. For me it is no different than having to be aware of what I eat most/all of the time in order to maintain good health and well being/or planning some exercise for each day to attain the same. It works as part of a healthy life style!
        5 minute rant over....lol
        Love Moo
        "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
        but in what direction we are moving."

        Comment

          #214
          Moo's Plan

          DVD and TEA!!!

          Tonight is usually a dance night for me, but its school hlaf term this week and therefore there is no class. So instead a few of the girls are getting together to watch a couple of films. I will be drinking tea and maybe eating a few biscuits....there is nothing special about this point, other than in the past I would no doubt have used this as an excuse to have some wine. As it is a week night and I have a big day at work tomorrow, it would not have been a heavy night or anything, but nonetheless I would have had two maybe three glasses of wine. Now I dont even consider this as an option in the week. I dont miss it. I dont miss the buzz I would have got. I dont feel I need wine to have a good time. It just struck me that this has changed about me and it seemed worthy of documentation. Things are going really well right now and I feel I have really turned a corner for general AL life.

          I am commited to an AF weekend this weekend. Mr Moo and I are visiting friends on saturday night to see their wedding pictures. We will not be drinking AL. Well I definitely will not as I will be driving. I really want to be AF this weekend because I have family here the following weekend and there will be some celebrations and some allowance for wine will be made.
          "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
          but in what direction we are moving."

          Comment

            #215
            Moo's Plan

            Good healthy rant Moo!!
            You are a great example of "living the mod life"
            "The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it"

            Comment

              #216
              Moo's Plan

              Thanks DEEBS...big hugs...x

              Last night (Thursday) I had 1.5 glasses of wine with my tea, for no other reason than I had had an absolutely awful day at work, I was off all day friday and I JUST FANCIED IT. I dont normally drink in the week, but I am learning to be a bit more flexible so long as I am modding well. There was no issue with stopping at 1.5 drinks. I didnt need more, I enjoyed what I had. I dont feel that I will drink again the rest of the weekend. I am commited to an AF weekend and an AF weekend I shall have.
              "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
              but in what direction we are moving."

              Comment

                #217
                Moo's Plan

                I have decided that I want to crank "Moo's Plan" up again. I have not been posting on it much lately and I kind of miss it. I suppose it feels a bit self indulgent, but why not, it is only me that has to read it. If anyone else chooses to, thats fine too, but not mandatory!

                I had a brilliant modding month in October with no mistakes in it. There was one big night out, which lead to an overindulgence at the beginning of November, but otherwise November is going well. I keep meaning to have a complete weekend off, and somehow events have overtaken me each weekend for a while. So with that in mind, and the impending Christmas season approaching I am absolutley determined to be AF this weekend. There are no excuses whatsoever. I have no "events" in the calendar, indeed Mr Moo will be out at his works Xmas do on saturday night. I will probably go and visit my parents, which will mean a quiet saturday evening in front of X factor. So its a really good weekend to plan an AF weekend. I also need to plan it early so that my brain is set in AF mode. It seems that once I make a proper decision to be AF for a particular period of time and commit to it properly, with a bit of thought, it all runs smoothly. So that is why I have committed this to paper now.

                I went out to a charity event on saturday and drank 2.5 ciders. I drank 3 glasses of wine on Tuesday. So the modding is going well as it goes. I just feel the need to get and AF weekend in before December hits.

                Thus the plan is to write a little more in this thread. It just motivates me.
                "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
                but in what direction we are moving."

                Comment

                  #218
                  Moo's Plan

                  Moo, I think it might be difficult for some to accept the idea of modding because there is no way that THEY can mod. That is the case for me, although it took me some time to accept that. Maybe some might view that as a weakness, I don't know. I view it as just the way my physiology is -- one drink and it screams for more. So the answer is none at all, at least for now.

                  I really admire the way you have taken yourself through this process. Even those of us who are AF instead of MOD can learn a lot from this thread.

                  Comment

                    #219
                    Moo's Plan

                    Day 3 of 14 AF

                    Thank you for your comments Astra...I think we can and do learn from each other here...I get a lot out of read threads by those who are AF. Many of the same principles apply.

                    Its tuesday....thanks giving for our american guys...happy holidays....

                    All is well....I am focused on my AF weekend still. I do sort of feel settled now I have a plan and a commitment. If I ever get a moment of awww I could have a drink, it is followed with no you cant, you would have to admit to failure! So evidence that this works for me a lot of the time anyway.

                    This evening is just a quiet one at home, after the gym. Mundane stuff like food shopping to be done after work, then some more work at home later....happy days! Roll on tomorrow, it is my dance class and I love that.

                    Just filled in my zero on DT...it always feels good.
                    "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
                    but in what direction we are moving."

                    Comment

                      #220
                      Moo's Plan

                      Day 5 of 14 AF

                      Its thursday evening....I have had a great day getting errands done...went to dentist and my teeth are still perfect (aged 34 no fillings)...had my hair cut, been to the gym, seen the accountant etc....busy busy....have work to do this evening too....still happily in AF mode....its not just a case of being AF at the moment as usual, its the acceptance that AL wont be in the picture at all over the weekend....at the moment I feel content with this notion.....which is great...

                      I plan to go swimming on saturday and dye my hair....starting the pre-christmas preparations....need to get the christmas box out and see what cards I have left from last year and write a card list....


                      love to allmoo
                      "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
                      but in what direction we are moving."

                      Comment

                        #221
                        Moo's Plan

                        cyclefan;559538 wrote: Hey Moo, that is a great plan. It sounds like you are being the strongest you can be. It's hard to fail with a rock solid plan. You can do this! :cheering:
                        Hi all, I am a new member of forum. Would a newcomer be warmly welcome here? Good day you guys!!!
                        Watch Movies Online Free

                        Comment

                          #222
                          Moo's Plan

                          FURTHER IMPROVEMENT WANTED

                          I havent posted for quite a while and in general things have been pretty consistant. I mainly dont drink in the week at all. If I do, I will have one drink, two tops and its very rare. I tend only to drink once a week, at the weekend, usually a saturday. Its a slight relapse of the pattern I had when I first started posting less than a year ago. I have seen many positive changes since then and have learnt a lot about myself and my relationship with booze. I find that I still overdo what I have when I do drink once weekly. It is not drinking with wild abandon and I am generally pretty sensible. I dont get VERY drunk, I dont have rows, I dont generally guzzle, I dont feel to awful the next day (so often). But the habit of drinking on a saturday and waniting to overdo a bit is creeping in and due to that I am back to deal with it.

                          What I am minded ti try is drinking more regularly and drinking less. Obvious I know, but its a new plan for me.

                          I drank one glass of red wine one evening last week and I found I got a nice relaxed feeling from it and didnt want more. I think therefore that I will allow myself three days in the week where I can have that sort of amount. One large glass of wine, one beer etc. I will try this for a while. If there is a genuine occasion, I might allow a little more. This next week is my 35th birthday and I am not going to allow myself more than the one glass on the day.

                          I over did it last night a but when out for dinner and dont feel too good today, although I have felt much worse! I therefore need to start setting out my plan like I used to as it worked. It is just that the plan is different.

                          I have realised that I was just trying to go long periods of time without booze, then still allowing too much when I did have it and justifiying it that way. So now we try to truly and properly learn to mderate.

                          This is not meant to be read by others particularly, they are notes for me. Others are welcome to read, but I am not seeking feeback or anything else.
                          "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
                          but in what direction we are moving."

                          Comment

                            #223
                            Moo's Plan

                            Hey Moo,
                            It is great to hear from you. Alcohol is a serious problem, and it is important to keep working on it. Everyone tends to drift back into old habits if you don't keep working on it. If current plan isn't working, change it - that's what you are doing.

                            But I have to add, drinking more frequently would never be the answer for me. I've been down that road, and I now relish my AF days, generally all days except Saturday. On Saturday, I think about having a drink, resisted the urge yesterday, plan to have mostly AF Saturdays. I have the same problem of drinking too much when I do drink, but I'm fine at a restaurant meal, or if I just share one bottle with food with a friend. Never alone, that just leads to too much.

                            Take care of yourself.

                            Me!
                            My life is better without alcohol, since 9/1/12. My sobriety tool is the list at permalink 236 on the toolbox thread under monthly abstinance.

                            Comment

                              #224
                              Moo's Plan

                              Just to say it can work!

                              Havent been here for ages as i havent needed to. I am now really happy with the way things are. I dont think about alcohol that much now. I am aware of it and very mindful, but it doesnt dominate my world.

                              Largely I dont drink in the week, save for high days and holidays.....I usually share a bottle of wine with my hubby and then stop, if I drink at the weekend. And I make sure I have the odd weekend off and also vary the day I drink on so not to form a pattern. Otherwise I just dont think of it. This has really worked for me, I can moderate with these simple measures. It wasnt necessarily an easy process as this thread shows, but it can be done (in my case) but I am willing to accept I will always have to be mindful and that it could tip over the edge any time. If it did, I would come back here immediatly and deal with it.

                              LOVE TO ALL THE MODDERS..

                              Moooooo:goodjob:
                              "The greatest thing in the world is not so much where we are,
                              but in what direction we are moving."

                              Comment

                                #225
                                Moo's Plan

                                Well, another reason not to drink when trying to lose weight - it's not just the calories! It actually impedes your body's ability to lose weight because it stores all the calories you ate and drank as fat.

                                Alcohol and Fat Burning
                                Go before that fire there, at the altar of your heart
                                That fire of who you really are and be consumed by it fully
                                Surrender everything into the fire of that love until you are one with that love. You ARE that love.
                                Tilak Pyle Altar of the Heart

                                Comment

                                Previous 1 5 12 13 14 15 16 template Next
                                Working...
                                X