I am not going to drink today.

[sapphire1]

I am not going to drink today.

i am not going to drink today because alcohol strips my body and soul of everything that is good in this world -- love and grace to everybody today, Saff

[Choochie]

I am not going to drink today.

Sara - how wonderfully you're doing. So happy for you! It just sounds like you're really got your head on right......Bravo!

[Meech]

I am not going to drink today.

Sara - I love my hair. Was doing the braided pigtails with a cute hat hairdo for the last few weeks - so I desparately need a color and cut.

Frequent T- Many of my friends have P90X and they have received great results. I'm excited for you. It's a great program.

I too had the Beast try to tell me tonight as I prepared dinner how relaxing it would be to get a 6 pack of beer, chill out and get that warm glow (translation fuzzy poison).

So, I told the Beast to get lost and chased those thoughts out of my head. they lingered but I got through it and had a lovely healthy supper with my family (instead of cooking it while drinking and then not eating until I'm out of booze and drunk).

My tummy is full of good food and the cravings are gone (as they usually disappear once I'm fed).

Knowing that I'm going to wake up and have a great productive day is a wonderful feeling.

[Doggygirl]

I am not going to drink today.

Ahhh you all made me smile tonight! I am so glad I joined you all making today an AF one. I love the way it feels to end the day sober, reflecting on the day just past and the plans for tomorrow. I'm so grateful my plans for tomorrow do not include fighting through a hangover, and dealing with guilt and remorse and black holes in my memory.

DG

[Meech]

I am not going to drink today.

I'm so grateful my plans for tomorrow do not include fighting through a hangover, and dealing with guilt and remorse and black holes in my memory.

Brillantly said Doggygirl!

Yes knowing the plans I make for tomorrow will not be broken due to a hangover and a heap of depression!

Oh how I love to rest my sober head on my pillow at night.
Nightie night all!

[Choochie]

I am not going to drink today.

I don't have the slightest inclination to drink today. Even if I could moderate, I wouldn't. I feel like I've made the mental switch from deprivation to gratitude, so drinking is not a temptation today and I am so thankful for feeling this way.

[Meech]

I am not going to drink today.

I'm so happy today it's silly

Hi All,

There is something truly magical about the snow. When I woke up this morning we have a beautiful thick blanket of snow covering everything! The kids were coming out of their skin with excitement.

Hmmm if I would have given into the Beast last night let's see this morning's scenario.......
Wake up dehydrated with a headache and serious fatigue, loathing and depression
Get kids off to school and go straight back to bed for the rest of the morning. Not nice.
Then for the afternoon wallow in guilt and shame and look forward to going to bed at the end of the night. :yuk:

INSTEAD my day will be......
Killer run with hill intervals on the treadmill followed by weights
Go outside with my youngest (he doesn't go to school everyday) and build snowmen
Get a bunch of things accomplished around the house
Take the kids to the outdoor hot pools to soak and watch the big snow flakes fall
Come home and have a delicious crock pot supper:happy:

Tonight is a really tough night after swimming. So I hope to fight the Beast with everything I have so I can wake up to this feeling tomorrow morning!! lease:

Meech

[Choochie]

I am not going to drink today.

Meech,

Look at your lists - nothing positive about AL - everything positive sans AL.

You sound terrific!

[Meech]

I am not going to drink today.

Thanks Choochie! I do! Perhaps a bunch of AF days in a row is working wonders for my spirits (and not those ugly ones we pour down our thoats!)!

[Brigitte Bardot]

I am not going to drink today.

Choochie;1006217 wrote: I don't have the slightest inclination to drink today. Even if I could moderate, I wouldn't. I feel like I've made the mental switch from deprivation to gratitude, so drinking is not a temptation today and I am so thankful for feeling this way.

I'm on FB too much, I tried to "Like" this.

But, I am right beside you in your way of thinking.

[peacenik]

I am not going to drink today.

outdoor hot pools!!!???? lucky duck!

no drinking for me today, unless it's green tea or water!

[Sarasmiles]

I am not going to drink today.

Choochie;1006217 wrote: I don't have the slightest inclination to drink today. Even if I could moderate, I wouldn't. I feel like I've made the mental switch from deprivation to gratitude, so drinking is not a temptation today and I am so thankful for feeling this way.

I love this, Choochie! How wonderful! I think I have had tastes of what you mean, and reading your post helps me get in touch with that grateful feeling.

Meech - your description of the difference between a day with a hangover and a day without one is very powerful - reading it makes it hard to imagine choosing to drink. The problem I have is that I would never start out choosing to drink heavily. My beast-voice says, "just one or two...that won't leave you with a hangover...all the pleasure, none of the punishment!" BUT, Beastie: "If I have one or two tonight, I'll want one or two tomorrow night, and the next and the next. Eventually one or two will not feel like enough, and some "special circumstances", like a really bad day, a really good day, a party, a quiet time with hubby, a fight with hubby...will lead me to drink more than one or two. And then the risk of disaster (behaving badly in front of my kids, falling and getting hurt) and the inevitability of a hangover are back again. It would most likely not happen with the first drink. But the first would lead to more...I have 25 years of experience to prove this! So, Beastie, shut the fuck up!" :H (I'm not one to curse, but it seems fair to curse at the Beast).

So...I am not going to drink today. Not even one drink. And tomorrow maybe I'll think about wine just a little less. And the next day, maybe I'll think about it less still. And some day, I'll feel as Choochie does...That I've made the mental switch from deprivation to gratitude. Now to eat something. A full belly is less likely to want wine.

Hang tough, gang!

Sara

[Doggygirl]

I am not going to drink today.

Choochie;1006217 wrote: II feel like I've made the mental switch from deprivation to gratitude, so drinking is not a temptation today and I am so thankful for feeling this way.
:h

Meech;1006314 wrote: Tonight is a really tough night after swimming. So I hope to fight the Beast with everything I have so I can wake up to this feeling tomorrow morning!! lease:

Meech

I hope if you are tempted you will read your red and blue versions of a day with and without hangover. That's good stuff!

I'm so glad I woke up hangover free this morning. I went to a Chamber breakfast and heard an awesome speaker. In the drinking days, I would have most likely just skipped the breakfast all together and stayed in bed. If I would have dragged hungover self to the breakfast, all of my attention would have been consumed with trying to hide the evidence of my hangover, and trying to stay awake. The speakers words would have been in one ear and out the other. I too am very grateful to be sober and "present" for my life!

I'm not going to drink today because I want to be present for my life tomorrow too. Unhung and sprung.

DG

[Frequent Traveler]

I am not going to drink today.

I'm not drinking today especially after reading all these wonderful posts, I come here first thing in the morning and read and then I read in the afternoon. This all reinforces my drive to stay sober and keep that window seat on the wagon, hey maybe one day I can get upgraded to first class. :thanks:

FT

[BradyKelly]

I am not going to drink today.

Doggygirl;987117 wrote: The prospect of never drinking again can be very overwhelming and for me, prevented me from seeking sobriety for many many years. (I stayed in denial for a very long time LOL)

Sometimes I find it helpful to just make a committment for what I'm going to do about AL for TODAY.

TODAY, I am not going to drink any AL. I can do anything for just one day. I will worry about tomorrow when it gets here.

Anyone with me here? Anyone willing to make a decision to not drink today, no matter what? No excuses?

Here is my plan:

I have a busy schedule for today and none of the places I am going are AL serving places.
I will work out because exercise helps!
There is no AL in my house.
I have read several posts on threads here that help me stay sober.
I have plans to attend an AA meeting to keep my head in the right place.

What are you doing to keep AL out of your life today?

DG

Nothing, withdrawals were seriously bad, but tomorrow I'm going for some Xanax. Nothing else helps the first day for me like xanax. The second day I'm OK. I get very bad withdrawals very quickly. Some people have stopped after a 750ml hardtac every day without meds. I start worrying I will get a heart attack - the chest pains could be referred stomach pains, but its not worth taking a chance.