July 1 group. How is everyone?

[Rags]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Oh dear Bye bye,
I've done the same thing eating chocolate... then staying awake all night.


The motto for this month is GOING DRY IN JULY!

[ronnie]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Hi everyone
Well once again we all seam to be in great form.......
I love comming on here and seeing that everyone is doing really well....
Well done Bridge for getting through yesterday, sometimes it does get really hard but its a great feelling once you get through it.
I must admit all this talk about exercise is making me feel really lazy!!!! but I call my 3 young boys my exercise...... they have me running around in circles most days......
I hope everyone has a great Tuesday
WHOPPEE 2 WEEKS.......BRING IT ON........

[Becky]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

HI everyone!

Bridge - congrats on 14 days!:goodjob:

Brett - Heaps of benefits there

My Garden:

The garden that was once so well kept is now overgrown.

Reason:

Gardening is my main trigger. I go out there, love it, lose track of time and end up with a lager - never ending lager - outside at the end of a sunny day. I daren't touch the garden but it is so bad by now I may take a timer and time 20 mins a day probably best in the morning.

[prancy]

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Finishing up Day 10 and just checked in to get my evening dose of inspiration and support. And Got IT!! Thanks to all for helpful posts. Now if I only could take my computer with me everywhere I go!

[Cinders]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Hello July 1 group!!

Wow, everyone is doing so well. A very successful group. I am totally impressed.

I am sober, too, and happy to be that way.

Thanks for sharing, everyone.

And, yes, BBB, too much sugar is actually bad for us alkies. I agree, you come down off the sugar rush and there you are, wanting something else.

I try to stay away from too much sugar these days. It does seem to help keep my mood more even.

Look forward to "seeing" all of you tomorrow.

Love,
Cindi

[byebyebridgetjones]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

15 Days

I CAN'T believe it myself.
Triggers are coming at me like a hail of bullets and I'm just DODGING them....
Cheap Tuesday pizza....bottle shop right next door....no problem.....
Busy day making boring arsed phone calls....reward required ?.....sure ! a nice cup of tea whilst watching 'Packed to the Rafters' and actually REMEMBERING what I've watched.......remember all the TV series you liked the look of ....'watched' ....blacked out....and gave up on ?
Telling the kids you're off to get some 'milk' from the local shop....no, they can't come with you, they've had a shower and will catch a cold..........how transparent........
Anyway, it's onwards and upwards folks...
Have you worked out how much cash you've saved yet ?
I've already paid for my car bill.....VERY pleasant surprise.....
Bridget.

[TimeToLoveMyLiver]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Hi gang.

Feeling @#$&*% awesome today.

Been getting so much done. It's great to see the true me starting to appear.

Despite others drinking around me, I couldn't care less. My new life revolves around being sober, fit a good father and husband.

My wife has been good as well. She has not had a drink either. She is even going to check out my gym on the weekend. That'll be interesting. She's not really a gym person. She knows she needs to exercise though. Her liver was a bit out when she had her last checkup.

Bridge - You are on fire my girl. Can I say, you sound like a different person already. I can actually remember what I watched last night too. My wife said she wanted to watch that Rafters show but ended up on the computer so I ended up watching it anyway. :upset: It wasn't bad actually. Don't tell anyone though! :H

Keep up the great work.


Cinders - Sugar is a shocker for me too. I've been eating heaps of good fats like avocado, eggs, fish oil, coconut oil etc. Really good for you. Keeps your energy stable keeps your insulin stable and helps you lose weight. I'm never hungry when I eat heaps of good fats.

Prancy - 10 days. That is fantastic. What has been the most noticeable improvement for you so far? Keep going strong.:goodjob:

Becky - Gardening. How do you garden in England? It's always raining.:H Just kidding. We had great weather when we were there a few years ago. Stay strong. How is hubby?

Ronnie - 3 boys. Don't know how you do it. We have one and my God he pushes my buttons some days. I reckon my dear old mum is looking down from above and laughing her head off after all the crap I dished out in my youth.

Barb - you're not old. :H No seriously. I believe you. It's great to see our elders keeping fit in their prime.:H Feel free to slap me. I'm a cheeky bugger aren't I? Seriously though, you are an inspiration. I wish my inlaws would take a leaf out of your book. They are only early 50's and seem much older some days. Don't get me wrong, they are great people and I love em to bits.

Hope everyone else is achieving their al related goals.

Cheers

Brett.

[Nics99]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Morning all and HOOOOORAAAAAYYYYYYY for DAY 15 :wow:

I am feeling fantabitosie this morning Had a good chat with other half last night - slowley opening up to how bad things really were on the AL front. It felt such a relief to just have him listen and for me get it off my chest - kind of like confession time, lol.

Although he knew well there was a big problem, he really only saw the 'slip ups'. The badly hid bottles (for every 1 he found I'd probley hidden/got rid of 4-5-6..) the one glass/bottle too many scenerios (when mostly I just kept to a 'functioning' level) and so on and so on. I explained I will never be able to moderate - as I will always end up slipping back to the old ways, experiance has well and truly taught me that.

His response was soooo what I needed. He told me he had been waiting and hoped I would want to talk about all this honestly. Something we had never really done.

In the past the chain of events would be as follows -
1) Have an 'episode' / drinking related drama / make holy show of ones self
2) Major fall out over the drinking
3) Me in the 'dog house' feeling like S#*t
4) Patch up and agree to moderate / not drink
5) Incident brushed under carpet (and stay sober or at least 'appear' sober) for a while
6) Return to 1)
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - life stuck on repeat :egad:

So I am pleased to say I can actually see myself making progress. No more sweeping this shit under the carpet!

As one of the fellas in my group last night said: "Will power alone is not enough" - this is soo true, to really crack this thing it takes honesty, courage, strength and a great support system like all you guys *pat on back to all*.

So onwards and upwards my July 1st buddys, have a great day !!!

Nics :l

[TimeToLoveMyLiver]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Hi Nics.

That is just the best news. I am so happy for you.

It must be great to finally be able to be honest with your hubby.

There is nothing worse than having to be less than honest with the ones you love.

Your hubby sounds like a great guy.

Congratulations.

Brett.

[New Creation]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

You guys are so amazing!!!! Can't get over the good feelings going on out there!!!!! As I said in a previous post, maybe this group is the start of something big. Could it be world peace???? Can't get over the great energy and optimism that all of us are experiencing.

May a say, Bridge you are HILARIOUS!!! I love your posts! You, too, Brett. We are really fun people, aren't we? Prancy, hope you are doing okay without your husband. Did you get your taxes done? Nics, how much better you must feel after talking so honestly with your husband. I don't feel that with alcohol in my system that I am ever able to be totally honest with anyone, especially with myself.Cindi, Ronnie, Becky, Rags, etc. love and thanksgiving for all of you too. I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!

Have a wonderful day.

Barb

[Cinders]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Good Morning,

I agree New, this group is fun and a lot of good energy here. It is uplifting.

I got in some good sleep last night but have a heck of a day to get through today, so I must be brief.

I am still AF, yay, and enjoying the benefits I am getting from being AF. Sat at the hotel bar again last night and met a lovely woman who had some serious medical issues that made her quit drinking. She and I sipped on our club sodas with a splash of cranberry while watching others drink way too much and start getting sloppy.

It is good to observe from the other side once in a while.

I had a lovely evening, in all.

Hope all have a wonderful 15th day of the July journey. (or 16th for those on the other side of the world.)

Love,
Cindi

[moofarmer]

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Moo

Hi New Creation- It's July 15th the month is half over.
Day 48, but busy as Bee, could not be doing my work
commitments if I was wasted, which is what I was doing
a short time ago. Just string more days together, momentum momentum
Happy to be on board with you all.
Moo

[byebyebridgetjones]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

* Crashes into room displaying NAUSEATINGLY high energy levels *
Mor-NING............
Well, today's the day folks. Time to address sub issue 1.2..........overeating and going hard on trans fats to compensate for zero alcohol intake.........
Booze cravings are now gone. Have been personally supporting Cadbury and Nestle` dynasties.......not going to get the excess kilos off THAT way. So today I begin phase one of low carb/low GI eating as adjunctive therapy.....also got way too much junk in the trunk.....Haven't actually become a devotee of any PARTICULAR plan. Any suggestions ?

New Creation , honestly you sound like a WHOLE new person, compared to that guilty, depressed soul that we met such a short time ago. You really are going great guns aren't you ?

Brett....watching chick shows eh? Your secret is safe with me. Remember if you have another down time, that the other side is there waiting for us.

Hi Nics...I bet you felt so unburdened talking to your boy honestly. And I bet HE felt heaps better getting it out in the open too.

Great going Cinders. I bet you felt just a TEENSY bit smug. I know I have been.

Hiya Moo. Nice to see you here.You won't believe how much you acheive.

Hi Prancy and Becky. I can't believe how well everyone's doing. We're AWESOME.
Bridgex

[ronnie]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Hi Everyone
Sorry I was'nt around yesterday, but my god I was sooo busy I did'nt know if I was comming or going!!!!
Well once again everyone sounds in really good form, is'nt it good to be sober.....
I am loving it at the moment, and when I look back at the old days, I really dont know how I managed to get anything done.
Mind you no-one wanted to know me when I was drinking and now I am being invited round peoples house's and out for lunch ect. Its really strange as I am not used to going out much especially during the day for chats with the girls as I was normally to hungover, so its like a brand new life for me and I am loveing it.
Glad to see everyone doing so well, lets keep it up folks
Hope you all have a great Thursday

[Nics99]

July 1 group. How is everyone?

Hey gang.......good going on day all 16

Hope everyones in good form. Unfortunately today I feel drained and grumpy complete contrast to yesterday. Not in the form for interaction so going to bury my head in the books and keep a low profile. The snarl I'm wearing should no doubt keep people away.

Will check in later peeps x Nics x