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Glad to be back, your help makes all the difference.

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Good morning all, temptation ran very high this weekend as I headed back to the states from Europe. I still do all this travel and am pretty tired but what is one to do unless a new job comes along that let's me stay home, I look every day but so far not - let's hope 2013 is better.
So glad I started posting again as you guys are awesome.

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One more addition since my flight was over 10 hrs and of course no smoking I decided to just continue and now at day 3 with nicotine free.

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So here I am its 9:30 ish at night and I am at another hotel, but today I decided to keep my goal going and day number 10 is almost behind me AF and day number 3 being NF is almost at a close. I went to the hotel gym and walked for 40 minutes and did some stretching and now was going to finish by doing a few sit ups (well we will see about that - LOL) . I am having a pasta dinner and some cola just unwinding from the work out and work, then off to bed for me and looking forward to a great tomorrow.
F.T.

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I find it truly amazing, those of you that give up two addictions at once..........pretty sure I couldnt do it.......as is proven by my crazy sugar cravings. You all deserve a special kind of sumpin sumpin! Way to go

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Thanks Nelz, today so far so good... Just got back for a good walk during lunch.

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Another beautiful day, AF & NF today and I know hard to believe went to the gym again,and did 45 minutes reading my book and just focusing. Thank you all again for your continued support....I like this math when the days add up.

FT

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What a day, I woke up this morning feeling great.
I have been AF (Dec 1st) and NF (Dec 8th) and can feel my body and mind starting to feel better and better, then I hear the news about those children at the school and I feel sick to my stomach. I just could not get motivated at work as I thought about my son and how grateful I am to have him and boy do I miss him when I travel, I did make sure to get in touch with him and tell him that I love him.
During my drive from work to the hotel that little creepy demon started to creep up in to my mind and tried to get me to stop and just have one, then its OK to get a bottle or something to make you feel better at the hotel tonight.... ahhh go ahead its OK.
But to my amazement I DID NOT stop but continued straight to the hotel, got in to my "comfy" clothes and had a light dinner and some Root Beer. Sorry brain that's the only beer that's on the list and that will have to do, and in fact it was pretty good with dinner.
So here I am still AF and NF and survived the temptation and slight sorry feeling and to all of you I owe you THANK YOU as I was thinking of all of you on this wonderful website the whole drive back and you were my inspiration.

Thank you all very much,

FT

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Way to go FT, traveling is hard and tiresome and being able to stay on course is terrific. Even better without the smokes!

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Frequent Traveler;1427148 wrote: What a day, I woke up this morning feeling great.
I have been AF (Dec 1st) and NF (Dec 8th) and can feel my body and mind starting to feel better and better, then I hear the news about those children at the school and I feel sick to my stomach. I just could not get motivated at work as I thought about my son and how grateful I am to have him and boy do I miss him when I travel, I did make sure to get in touch with him and tell him that I love him.
During my drive from work to the hotel that little creepy demon started to creep up in to my mind and tried to get me to stop and just have one, then its OK to get a bottle or something to make you feel better at the hotel tonight.... ahhh go ahead its OK.
But to my amazement I DID NOT stop but continued straight to the hotel, got in to my "comfy" clothes and had a light dinner and some Root Beer. Sorry brain that's the only beer that's on the list and that will have to do, and in fact it was pretty good with dinner.
So here I am still AF and NF and survived the temptation and slight sorry feeling and to all of you I owe you THANK YOU as I was thinking of all of you on this wonderful website the whole drive back and you were my inspiration.

Thank you all very much,

FT

You're rockin it FT. :goodjob:

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Good morning all, well here I am finally home after being on the road since Nov 26th. I have taken the time since getting home and just relaxed and trying to unwind. The day before my trip home I did fall slightly and had a glass of wine but no excuses I was frightened by the feeling I got from just one glass and did not venture further.
So now I am home for the holidays but my son will be away with his mom so it will be empty but I will survive and not submit. I will use this time to do some home repairs and other work on my 33 year old car toy that I have in the garage, it does help to keep my mind active on restoring my collector car.
I plan on doing my excercising regularly like I have been doing while on the road and taking my bicycle out for rides during the day weather permitting.
Again thank you all for your continued support.
F.T

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Hey FT...are there any community dinners you can attend or volunteer at? Maybe you can show us a pic of a before, in progress and after of the car? Glad you nipped that wine in the bud and moving ever forward. Good for you.

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Good morning all,

Today the 26th I woke up on the green side of the grass and so it has to be a good day, I don't like the alternative.
The past few days have been interesting to say the least, my son has been away overseas with his mom thus leaving me by myself here at my house for the holidays. But I did not falter and was able to keep my objective of being alcohol free, was I tempted ? Well I would be a liar if I didn't admit that it did occur to me to have one but I didn't and am proud of myself for that. In turn I was able to use my treadmill and some other workouts, read my book, write on this website, write in my journal and follow some of my friends and relatives on FB. I did also talk to my son several times as well as my sister and of course that all helped me from going bonkers. ( just kidding as I am actually loving it being home for a change)
Today after my exercise routine, it's time to review bills and all that other stuff that I have been putting on the back burner for the past week, oh well best done and done away with until next month.
Tomorrow I plan on finishing painting my stairway and upstairs hallway, something I have been meaning to do since earlier this fall.
Well enough of my rambling and hope everyone has a great day and thank you.
FT

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Happy New Year all my friends,
Well since my last post I got out of sync a little, started feeling real blue eve of the 31st and allowed some red fluid to pass my lips. I didn't black out or do anything stupid but like all of us I didn't stop until the bottle was empty and the next day was a wash, really felt sad and disappointed in myself but as a lot of you can relate the absence of your child for this long and this season takes its toll.
But here I am and it's the 3rd and I have regained my poise and been back at the treadmill walking briskly and completing 45 minutes and then my other 10 minute workout which is a great boost to my well being.
Tomorrow my son comes back and I can't wait to see him, no he's not a little kid (16) but I miss him just the same if not more as I realize he's getting older and more independent.
Thank you all my friends, and thanks for having this wonderful site.
FT

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What a relevation,

I was reading another thread and there was mention of gastric bypass and alcohol, so I did some research on someone that has gastric bypass (me) and issues with alcohol (me) and connection between the two.

Internet gave me some sites where this is discussed and there definitely seems to be a connection, so next Dr. visit for normal check up I will be discussing this with him.

I will continue to work on my well being and get healthy knowing that I like waking up clear headed and feeling good, I know that using the treadmill and riding my bike is making a difference and helping me keep my mind focused.

Again thanks for all your support, it is making a difference.

FT