Birds sobriety quest

[NoraC]

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[MENTION=24196]Rava[/MENTION] - I used to take l-glutamine and it helped with cravings too.

You all are doing great!

[bird]

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Day 7,
I take l glutamine too. Also a b complex. If you have ever read 7 weeks to sobriety, that whole thing is on vitamins. There are some other successful programs using them as well. Another book I liked a lot was Alcohol Explained. Tells you everything that is going on when you drink. Really scary....well, time to get started on my day....b

[bird]

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Day 8,
Sleeping good. Morning meditation on self compassion. Smoothie for breakfast. Feeling ok. Good day to all.....b

[bird]

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Day 1......got off my routine. Have to make sure I do the same thing each morning. So morning meditation today. Took my vitamins. Ate a healthy breakfast. Starting the day right. Will not get wound up on caffienne...happy happy.......b

[bird]

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Day 2...here I am. Morning meditation and a bit of yoga. Vitamins and an omelette. Easy on the caff...calm calm. I'll be ok today. Sober for today is all I need to think. ODAT for me...b

[bird]

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Day 3....rough day yest....going to the beach. I'm gonna be ok....b

[NoraC]

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Hang in there Bird. :heartbeat::heartbeat:

[bird]

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Day 5......feeling better. Morning meditation done. Vitamins taken. Gonna be a long hot day but I will be ok I think. And I did go to the beach! ...b

[bird]

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Day 1!....ahhhggg....I cannot get off my routine. My little morning routine that keeps me going throughout the day. Got up way to early yest and started packing, as I am in the middle of moving. Did not do my meditation. I need that and my journal each morning. And daily posting. By lunchtime I had done a days work and kept thinking I could have just a few and it wouldn't kill me. But it does kill me a little more each time. Here is some scary stuff for me to remember....Drinking heavily over the long-term can weaken the heart muscles resulting in a condition know as alcoholic cardiomyopathy. This condition causes the heart to stretch and droop, and it cannot contract effectively. This means it cannot pump sufficient amounts of blood to nourish the organs. In some cases, it can lead to organ and tissue damage, irregular heartbeat, and even heart failure.

Additionally, binge drinking and long-term drinking can affect the quickness of a heartbeat. Drinking alcohol to access can trigger this irregularity, and chronic drinking can actually change the course of electrical impulses which drives the heart’s beating, resulting in arrhythmia......I like to read this sort of thing, as it reminds me how bad al is on my body....so today I did morning meditation, had a healthy smoothie for breaky, and vitamins taken. Today I am ok.....b

[paulywogg]

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Bird,it does affect the heart bad,I may last drinkfest my fitbit had my resting heartrate up in the 100's! Usually it's only around 65 very scary

[bird]

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Day 2.....ahh Pauly, that is scary.....morning meditation finished. Smoothie for breaky. Vitamins taken. Heading out in a bit to move some cement blocks, so that will be my exercise for the day. There are a lot of them. Today is trash day so I will throw out the remaining beer I didn't drink. I have done this so many times. Well, there is a last time for everything and this will be it.....b

[YouKayBee]

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Day 1!....ahhhggg....I cannot get off my routine. My little morning routine that keeps me going throughout the day. Got up way to early yest and started packing, as I am in the middle of moving. Did not do my meditation. I need that and my journal each morning. And daily posting. By lunchtime I had done a days work and kept thinking I could have just a few and it wouldn't kill me. But it does kill me a little more each time. Here is some scary stuff for me to remember....Drinking heavily over the long-term can weaken the heart muscles resulting in a condition know as alcoholic cardiomyopathy. This condition causes the heart to stretch and droop, and it cannot contract effectively. This means it cannot pump sufficient amounts of blood to nourish the organs. In some cases, it can lead to organ and tissue damage, irregular heartbeat, and even heart failure.

Additionally, binge drinking and long-term drinking can affect the quickness of a heartbeat. Drinking alcohol to access can trigger this irregularity, and chronic drinking can actually change the course of electrical impulses which drives the heart’s beating, resulting in arrhythmia......I like to read this sort of thing, as it reminds me how bad al is on my body....so today I did morning meditation, had a healthy smoothie for breaky, and vitamins taken. Today I am ok.....b

None of it's good, easier avoided although I know that sounds a bit bonkers to you right now.

My advice if you want it is to try not to set yourself up to fail, I used to set rules and structure.............then something would upset it, or I'd be 'busy'.

I simplified it down and took my time, didn't cut anything out of my life - just made myself accept a few things, and stop trying to be wonderwoman. More or less made staying AF the MOST IMPORTANT thing in my life (because it had to be), at the same time realising only me not any sodding meditation or hypnosis or vitamins would keep me from drinking.

[paulywogg]

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None of it's good, easier avoided although I know that sounds a bit bonkers to you right now.

My advice if you want it is to try not to set yourself up to fail, I used to set rules and structure.............then something would upset it, or I'd be 'busy'.

I simplified it down and took my time, didn't cut anything out of my life - just made myself accept a few things, and stop trying to be wonderwoman. More or less made staying AF the MOST IMPORTANT thing in my life (because it had to be), at the same time realising only me not any sodding meditation or hypnosis or vitamins would keep me from drinking.

This is actually a really good point,I cruise along in my structure to stay sober but when something upsets my routine I feel uncomfortable and end up drinking,being out of my"comfort zone" derails me,I need to learn how to be sober in any situation,not just the ones I feel comfortable in