Day 16- The recovering me

[vynan]

Hi All,

Many thanks to all the good people in this forum. I feel that this is one of the best support groups out there.

I am on my day 16 and I am feeling great. As opposed to the last time I went dry, this time I am far more motivated to stay dry. I have found a new addiction for myself and for sure is better one than Alcohol and it is an anti of it. In the last 10 days, I have maintained a strict diet with a whole bunch off supplements, started a rigourous workout regime and have developed a renewed focus on life. I have gained a pound of muscle and lost a pound of fat in the last two weeks and my new target is to gain a whole bunch of muscles in the next 10 weeks and get my body fat percentage to single digits.
My 2 cents worth, I feel it is absolutely essential for recovering Alkis to take up exercises as i feel it really helps you stay away from cravings, induces a peaceful sleep in the night and reduces withdrawals drastically

Regards,

Vijay

[BeanoC]

Day 16- The recovering me

Wow, sounds a LOT like my situation! This is day 15 AF for me, and I have worked out 9 of those 15 days. I also take plenty of supplements and I have been sleeping like a baby!

Sure beats the heck out of the 9 or 10 hangovers I would have had during that period if I hadn't sobered up.

[starfairy]

Day 16- The recovering me

beanoc..way to go!!! sounds like you have a great plan. i am now at 2 weeks and 2 days. i too am trying to have a new lease on life with a different addiction. my family and i have been hiking! i am also attempting a juice fast this week with my husband (he just found out he has a fatty liver, not from AL, but bad eating habits) and this was something we found that could help him. i would never usually do this because on monday i would be eating whatever to help me get over my binge drinking from the weekend. i feel so clean now so i want to take it to the utmost extreme (can you tell i have an addictive personality?) well anyway, good luck to you! i wish you the best!

[allswell]

Day 16- The recovering me

I agree exercise is a must. I'm a long distance runner and I know it has made a huge difference in my ability to abstain from alcohol. Even when I was drinking I would drink less when I actively ran which is one of several reasons I would escalate my drinking in the winter when I couldn't run.