Join the Army Against Alcohol - January '17

[starty]

You are sounding good and determined too Paul that is great :hug:

I find it too hard to go low carb as I am veggie and its too restrictive. I will just stick to avoiding sugar

[JackieClaire]

Evening,
Listen to the wise woman, Tabbers.

I'll go a bit further.......no going to wet places (think that's what pubs etc are called by AA) for a long while, listen to your gut feelings, you've given up drinking................not life or emotions. There's a million and one reasons not to drink and to be honest I can't off the top of my head think of one to drink.

Oh I forgot this, while we're still wallowing in addiction we think we're the most horrible, pathetic, sorry for ourselves individuals but guess what...................we're not. Alcohol does funny things to all our senses getting ride of it lets us see clearly.............that all in all we're not bad at all we're really quite nice.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Great advice, duly noted ladies, thanks.

[IamMary]

Evening..
Love spidys pic idea that she carries around..

Tabs- great post. Great advice here.
What's the plan tonight? Are you watching anything? Have you snacks, something else to sip on? And practice F@*K YOU wine/beer, in your best angry Dublin accent (its more threatening that other accents.. no offence to us dubs).

[IamMary]

Jackie,have you ever heard from Shambles again? I always wonder if he made it to detox and what he's doing now,off to get ready for Monday, have a nice one

I was thinking about him recently too Pauly. I hope he's doing well.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Hiya Mary luv, as you Dubs would say. Going to watch a small bit of tele with DW as soon as her soaps are over then its an early night, back to work tomorrow. Not eating or drinking anything special today just plenty of spring water, some multi vitamins and lots of rest. I will tackle tomorrow, tomorrow but when the cravings do come calling at some stage its L-Glutamine and probably something sweet, not ideal but I know from past experience it helps early doors. I really feel like I am trying to heal myself here and it feels 'right' if that makes sense.

[JackieClaire]

Forgot about keeping hydrated............never forgot to fill a wine glass but still don't drink enough water.

I'd love to know how Sham's doing and I really hope that TonyNiceDay comes back.

[IamMary]

Forgot about keeping hydrated............never forgot to fill a wine glass but still don't drink enough water.

I'd love to know how Sham's doing and I really hope that TonyNiceDay comes back.

Yes JC, thinking about him too.

You've got today in the bag Tabbers, well done. Don't worry about the treats.. whatever works right now is good. Al rite bud :happy2

[madonmehndi]

Wow, I blinked and missed a few pages!! I can never keep up with this thread!

[IamMary]

Wow, I blinked and missed a few pages!! I can never keep up with this thread!

:happy2: how you doing Maddie??

Watching The Survivalist. Mr M thinks it's fantastic

[satz123]

Great work Tabbs - but apologise in advance for this:
but soaps will drive you to drink - sorry.
Boxsets were a lifesaver for me and now young Satz is using same idea.

Breaking Bad back to back at the time. 3 / 4 years worth :egad:
Something to take your whole attention 'till bedtime is how I saw it ...

I've just stumbled on 'Criminal Minds' Sky Boxset - and it's now working to stop me eating crap. Well it did today :haha:
ps
L-Glut is great for sweet cravings too - this is for Mario - not you Tabbers - you're allowed indulge for a while

[IamMary]

Great work Tabbs - but apologise in advance for this:
but soaps will drive you to drink - sorry.
Boxsets were a lifesaver for me and now young Satz is using same idea.

Here here.. you need to be able to binge watch. If u don't have Netflix, that could your present to yourself!. Breaking bad was cracking..

Better pretend to be interested in this movie.. night folks.

[IamMary]

Last word, how is young Satz??

Chat tomorrow.

[mario]

Good morning..

[mario]

I am an angry man with a plan to stop the madness JC. I have done months sober before and I can do it again of this I am certain. The hard part will come in staying clean weeks or months down the line. I have been here a long time now and must have read tens of thousands of posts down the years, the stories, words of advice, plans of action and experiences of others all mean nothing unless I accept this for what it is and want it more than ever before. And I have and do. Let day 2 commence.

Ktab that has made my day, & if there is in any way I can help just contact me. delighted for you .