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[Miss Behaving]

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will have to check out what a smore is ..... not a kiwi word at all. Sounds like a cross between a chocolate and raspberry lamington ;-)

.....whoops wrong thread!!

[Miss Behaving]

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A s'more is a traditional campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada, consisting of a roasted marshmallow and a layer of chocolate sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker. The name "s'more" means "some more", as in: "give me some more!".[1]

(from wikipedia!)

I aspire to healthy eating, and most of the time I do, but tonight when I felt the cravings come on I just went for fish and chips (well actually, calamari, breaded cod and paua fritter!) I usually never eat fried food, but it felt like a treat (even though I now feel like I'm weighted down like concrete!). And I dont want to use crap food as a treat .... just like I'm trying to get " alcohol is a treat " out of my thinking. But I'm not there yet. Soon!

[Angelcakes]

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Mame I figure in the early days I can only focus on one thing at a time...that's the booze for me right now so if I need to eat a bit of crap on the way that's OK...it's better than a bottle or so of wine. Altho I've also kicked the cigs (I only smoked when I drank so it just happens that way)but if I really felt the need for a cig I'd have one if it meant I wasn't going to have a drink.
So eat as much paua as you like I say...and there's something about fried shit that's so comforting!!
xo

[hdb]

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mmm wagon wheels I love them - although I am sure they were bigger when I was a child! Its like cream eggs I am sure they have shrunk to

Have a good evening all good luck x

Its hubbys birthday this weekend which means excess of everything of course but I will have my AF shield and sabour at the ready! :boxer::bat wish me luck please x I have booked a night in a hotel next weekend as a birthday treat to, wish I could have done it this weekend really but couldn't get baby sitters, gulp two wapping challenges - yikes

[fickle]

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Hey HTB,
MORE POWER TO YA!!
I hope you get what that means (I'm on your side )
Have had an.. erm... difficult week (trying not to say too much)
I had four days AF then went berzerkers but patted myself on the back for showing up at work ON TIME even though rat arsed.
To be honest I value the experience - recognised my trigger loud and clear - ex visiting (long & complicated blah) so for me the danger zones are UNEXPECTED VISITORS and PMT

[roberta930]

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Hi Gang- unfortunately I have had a minor setback after having minor surgery yesterday for a skin lesion problem and found myself sharing a bottle of wine with husband-over dinner tonight - the big escape! feel so angry wiv myself because I thought I could handle it but then realised I wanted more!!!!- but didn't/couldnt go there! - maybe these things are sent to test us! I think the chocolate issue is quite interesting as many of us seem to have issues in this direction- love to all of you and I'm back on the waggon - R

[Elsa]

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Hi everyone,
I had a wierd morning, this is my 5th day AF, which for me is a real achievement, but I woke up this morning feeling like I had a hangover. Why? It seems a bit unfair. Anyway the glut seems to be working with the cravings, and not allowing any in the house is definately helping. Unforuantley no chocolate in the house either, damn.
Hope everyone has a good weekend.:l

[Angelcakes]

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Elsa - great job on Day 5. I felt like that too...I considered it the hangover of 10yrs drinking. Once I'd been through it I didn't want to go back there.
Roberta - don't beat yourself up.
It's Saturday night & I'm off to watch a movie.

xo

[roberta930]

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Hi Elsa- Had the same problem the other week after going AF-(after 10-15yrs everyday drinking) thought I was doing so well and then on 4-5th day woke up with terrible/nasty headache- which I never even got when drinking! probably means that you're on the way to cracking it!
I've had a bit of a setback in last 48hrs but not a massive one (not a bender) I had begun to think (as I've been feeling so well)that maybe I could have a couple of drinks per night- like normal people! but have realised that this is never going to be a real option for me as very disappointingly I just craved more!!!! I have to accept that I need to be AF if I really want a life in the future, Good luck and all the best to you- R

[Elsa]

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Hi
Roberta and Angelcakes - thanks, its good to know its not just me being odd.
Roberta - well done on jumping straight back, it usually takes several days of drinking for me to bounce back.
I made it through day 6 today, no hangover feeling this morning, but I have been thinking about alcohol all day, its really beginning to annoy me now. I will not drink, I don't physically crave a drink, I'm just constantly thinking about wine. Eventually I poured some sparkling passionfruit juice into a wine glass, and drank from that, which seemed to take my mind off it. It does scare me though, I know that if I had any alcohol in the house I would have caved in and drunk it, and on Monday I will have a visitor who will bring wine, and I can't ask her not to as I would have to admit why. Hopefully another day AF will give me the strength to resist even when there is alcohol around.
Anyway, sorry for rambling on, take care everyone hope you all have a good Sunday.:l

[Angelcakes]

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Elsa - I see you did Day 7 also - that's so great!! Never mind about not being able to do it with alcohol around - I have to make it really easy on myself at the moment. Early days...just get your head in the right space before your friend comes over with wine, even rehearse what you'll say when she says "Want a wine?" so it rolls off the tongue "No, I'll have a fizzy water actually" or whatever you want to say...
I'm having some tax stresses at the moment and I feel so very grateful that I've got my mind clear to work through it. I've got PMT at the moment also so I swing between feeling crabby and crying with joy - I'm sure you ladies know the feeling!!! My poor husband, I said to him yesterday 'My boobs are sore' and he just said 'Oh'...I said 'Don't you want to know why??' He said 'I know why, my ears are sore for the same reason' :H:H:H
I hope Mame is doing OK- she went to visit her very sick brother on the weekend *wave* in case you're reading Mame.

xo

[hdb]

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Hi everyone

Thanks Fickle for you best wishes... unfortunately I fell off the wagon and let myself and everyone here down ? sorry :blush:. I had a bottle of Cava and two bottles of beer on Saturday (hubby's birthday) I lasted until 9:45pm to!!! How annoying and weak!! Then I had friends round for his birthday on Sunday had three beers and a glass of wine. I don't feel very happy with myself this morning grrrrrrr . I am however now back on the wagon and I have a hangover from hell this morning

Elsa I have had that feeling as well when you have not been drinking, I was at day 24 I seem to remember ? bonkers isn?t it!!

Sorry to hear about Aunty Mame?s brother being sick, poor Aunty Mame her Mum has been sick to hasn?t she? Hope they both get well soon Aunty Mame x

Have a good day everyone x AF I am back!!!

[Elsa]

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Hi
hdb - you really don't have to apologise to anyone here, been there and done that enough times myself.
Angelcakes - thanks, I have been thinking of things to say, but luckily I have one more day to practice as she is not coming over until tomorrow now.
I am still on the passionfruit juice instead of the wine and feeling much better for it, thanks again for everyones support.
Best wishes to Aunty Mame, take care of yourself as well.:l

[hdb]

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Thanks Elsa x

The excuse that I used but then buckled was that I was on anti-biotics, I buckled because I told them it was my last day on them and before I knew it I had a beer in my blooming hand. You could say you have just begun the course? Well done Elsa and good luck

[Miss Behaving]

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Thanks for your thoughts all ...... I do have to say that things have been so emotionally exhausting over the last couple of days that drinking has been right out of the picture! Feel like I have a hangover every day despite that!!!

Back home for now, playing everything one day at a time. But think that my brother is probably down to his last weeks, if not days. I've really appreaciated the suport I've had from all you wonderful people through the last two months

Onwards and upwards for all of us!!