Moo's Plan

[Miss Behaving]

Moo's Plan

Hey moo!

Was wondering where you were - just looking on the wrong thread!

Glad things are bettr!

[redhibiscus]

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Moo, just stopping by to tell you I really appreciate your posts. Some of your phrases, like "feeling heavy hearted," describe how I feel at times too. I also fave days were I just want to stay home and not do a whole lot. You are making real progress on your AF journey and it is inspiring to read your thoughts. Thanks.

[mooderator]

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NOTES

Just to be clear, I am not seeking to be AF. I moderate and I actively intend to keep SOME AL in my life. For me it is not failure to drink, it is failure to drink more than I wish to, wish I largely dont do now. I would also hate for people to misinterpret my notes on here. I do comment on general feelings ....esp. PMT as its a real burden to me. To be clear, it is not a reflection of the fact I am not drinking. I am not heavy hearted because I am not drinking. I would not want this misunderstood. I only say this as unless the thread had been read through, it may not make complete sense...

[mooderator]

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Jury still out!

Have been very happily AF all week and last night FRIDAY...have been wondering whether I fancy a drink tonight. I am cooking a special meal at home for me and Mr Moo, so part of me thinks a couple of glasses of champagne would be nice. After having a really successful modding weekend last weekend, I am sort of keen to test myself a bit. One thing about last weekend was a I did not drink wine. So...i think I am tempted to try it see where I am at the moment. I am feeling really quite good about my relationship with booze at the moment. The beast seems to be seriously abating. I mean six months ago there would have been no question at all as to whether I wanted to drink or not. The answer would have been questionably YES!..

I will just see how my day goes and how I feel tonight. I will make sure I drink water whilst I am prepping the meal, that I have water at the table and that I take my supps...

XXX

[Sunbeam]

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Hey Moo,
Enjoy your evening, whichever way you would enjoy it the most. Sometimes controlling alcohol is a burden, and I can relax and enjoy myself better without it. Other times, I want to include it.

[mooderator]

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Successful modding weekend.

Well it was another good modding weekend. I was AF friday night and sunday. I decided to drink some wine with a nice meal with mr Moo on saturday night. I had three glasses of wine and stopped, left wine in the bottle and poured it away in the morning. Wow! Things are I feel as though something has shifted yet again, it is like it comes in stages with me. I am definitely improving the quantities I drink when I do drink at the moment and settling back nicely into the routine of life at home and mostly AFliness. I am far better when I do not have a plan which spans more than a weekend ahead at any one time. I over think it if I start with lonnng periods of abstinence in mind, whereas if I have a maybe/maybe not plan for the weekend, then the week is VERY VERY easy now. I feel pretty good about all this at the moment. I am sure there will be ups and downs in the future, but I want learn as much as I can about what makes it work well and stick to it.

I have noticed that routine is a big part of success. By this I mean in general there are certain things that I do on certain days which makes them AF times in my life. Examples are wednesday night is dance class night, that is always an AF occasion and I associate it accordingly, Sunday night is always, a long relaxing soak in the bath after a long walk and some baking etc with work the next day and that I associate with AF....friday night I have created the new habit of treating myself to some nice chocolate in front of good TV, so now this is more often than not AF....if this routine is taken away it makes it easier to drink at different times...I found this whilst we were away from home for three weeks when MIL died. It also takes longer then you might think to re-establish good patterns.

Heres to another AF week....definitely want to get another AF friday in this week....once again I am not sure about saturday. I want an AF weekend in october...depending on what happens this might be it....I might have a party to go to...that might be the decider....I might rather do it AF as these are new friends and it would be easier to drive anyway...lets see if the invite definitely comes and go from there....

[mooderator]

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well have had another completely AF week...sunday to friday, no issues, no worries...even though it was a stressful week, it is easier than it has ever been not to cave in and have a drink in the week. I am happier with it this way. It would be easy to have a few nights a week where I allowed myself a drink, but I am better when I dont do that. I am also not getting to the weekend and feeling desparate to have AL. I am going to have some wine tonight as I am going to a party with friends and it will be present and frankly I fancy a few glasses. But I have taken sensible measures. I will drink lots of water and take my l glut, then not start too early and try and be sensible....enjoy the evening, but enjoy tomorrow too!

[mooderator]

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Good result.

Really pleased. Had a very successful modding night last night. I went to a party with the girls, we had dinner and desserts, then there was dancing. It was a really good night. We didnt finish too late, around half eleven. I drank 2 glasses of rose wine over the earlier part of the evening, with dinner, felt a little gentle nice buzz, had some good conversation, of which I can recall it all, then the CDs went on and we had a bit of a dance (these are my dancing friends). When I got home had a little chat with Mr Moo, he had a beer, I thought about having another drink, then dismissed the idea as I didnt actually want it. good result. I must confess I have a little headache this morning, but I truthfully dont think it is caused by AL, didnt drink enough really, but one never knows. In any event, I am planning an AF weekend next weekend.just because I havent had one yet this month.

[mooderator]

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Update

Felt a little under the weather for an hour or so this morning...not sure whether due to AL or not. On the one hand it seems unlikely as I only had two glasses of wine and historically there is no way this amount would effect me, on the otherhand I have this residual feeling that if I have had booze the night before that must be why! In any event I am AF now for two weeks...just because I can. There are no special events or reasons to drink for this time, plus its a busy work week and then the weekend will be spent getting the house guest ready again....so I want to feel totally well.....and gets lots done...
Thats all folks...

[mooderator]

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On now for some AF time. Thus have put AF head on and recall that the best success is that which is planned. Thus, I know that it is best to have saturday night sorted early in the week, with a clear AF plan. I have decided to cook a curry at home and invite my parents as my mother is a definite non/very moderate drinker. It helps to have that other person with you who is simply not interested in drinking. I have two AF cobra beers left in the fridge from ages ago and it will give me the chance to use these up. Thus I have a plan and I am sticking to it....

[scrubbly]

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Hi Moo:

Just popping in to say hello and also to say it's nice to see you doing so well with your plan!

I wish you all the best dear!!! :l

[wineilove]

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Good Job

Very good plan, I am into day 5 AF after 26 years of a drunken frenzy. What I found worked the best for me is (Math) yep...Algebra and I definately just wanted to sleep after a day of studying.

mooderator;559511 wrote: Hello All.

I hope everyone is going OK.

This is probably a rather self indulgent post, just to make sure I do not get tonight wrong....final bolster. Feel free to tune out now...this is just to keep me straight and to check in with myself tomorrow...


..Saturday nights being the trouble zone if there is going to be one....so the plan.....

take a couple of extra Kudzus

listen to the CD which I have not done since last weekend

do the work which I have planned for this evening (distraction)

come on here and read a few posts if required

enjoy my evening with my hubby thereafter ...and get shit kicked out of me on the Wii!!!!

Why........

Because I feel so well and positive this week and if I was ever going to beat this it is now.

If I dont drink and eat rubbish tonight I will hit a new weight low

I have done lots of exercise this week and eaten really well, so why ruin it?

If I dont drink I can have a Sunday where I feel good and get things done.


If I did drink....

Tomorrow I will feel guity, ashamed, anxious, dissapointed, beaten unworthy, hopeless, sad, hungover to include awful headache, funny tummy, beaty heart..etc etc......

...when you put it like that its hard to believe I would ever drink isnt it?

So there we have it....my reinforcment plan.. I am so excited about filling in 7 alcohol free days on the DRINKTRACKER...I know I will get a real buzz from this......self rant over.



If anyone read that and is still with me. Whoever you are and whatever your circumstances, I wish you luck, hope love and joy and most of all results...


HUGS ALWAYS AND THANKS FOR REALLY GETTING ME THINKING AND ADDRESSING ISSUES THIS WEEK...YOU ARE ALL FAB

MOOOOOO:thanks:

[mooderator]

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Thanks SCRUBBLY for the support.

WINI - well done on day 5 AF. great start....this planned has worked for me and been modified a lot over the 7 months I have been here and been modding....I find the plan itself ie the waffling on here helps more than anything else...other than the MWOers who are just the best...

good luck

[mooderator]

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Resolve...

Well its hump day, on what is to be a totally AF week. Which also means dancing night for me, which is always fun and always AF. I find this midweek treat helps me get through the week without wanting to drink because I feel as though I have been out and had a bit of fun and social life without booze and sets me up to be happy to chill at home for the next couple of evenings. I am really busy with work this week, so I must spend my weekend getting the house ready for guesties....thus clear head and feeling 100% is essential this weekend. I am actually looking toward to an AF weekend and a two week AF stint. I am in a good place to do it, as my modding has been going really well lately and I am feeling more settled that I have for sometime...

Heres to the rest of this week AF.....one step at a time is something I have learnt to do...bite size chunks....I planning to be AF until the family arrive for a holiday, and as yet not sure of dates, but will be very early november...once that is out of the way, then think again....

I would like to get some more AF weekends in for November in light of the impending Christmas season...


Thats all from the Moo

[DeeBee]

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I love reading about your dancing evening's Moo -- they sound like a blast.