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[sweetpea]

AF Anyone??

SWEETPEA IS IN HIDING

:l :sofa: Hi Everyone

Just wanted to say Happy New Year to you all - Been a bit of a bad pea so that is why I am here reading and posting away because IT DOES HELP

LOL and strong supportive vibes to everyone on this thread

:h :l Sweetpea xxxxxx

[AMELIA]

AF Anyone??

Hello All!!
Welcome ChefRobaire....All the best for your AF start!!
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year.
xx

[ChefRobaire]

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Thank You....I can't wait....

[cuckoosnest83]

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Hello everyone, and Happy New Year. I wish you all the best in the coming year. Whatever your goal, moderation or abstinence, I hope it is easily within your grasp.

Cuckoo

[diane52]

AF Anyone??

Hi. I'm new here. I have the tapes and supplements and start tomorrow AF for 30 days. I don't have the topo stuff yet and won't get that till the 16th but don't want to wait to start. Been thinking about this for some time. Now is the time to act. Scary. Scarier not to.

[cuckoosnest83]

AF Anyone??

Diane52, welcome to the thread. I had been AF for over 30 days in November and December but ended up lacking the courage and will power to make it through the holidays. Now I am ready to make a brand new start. I have everything including the topa which I find really helps the cravings. Good luck and you are so right. It is scary but even scarier not to.

[AMELIA]

AF Anyone??

Hello Diane 52!! Great to have you here!!:welcome:
From yesterdays post I see that you were going AF today...hows it going for you??
It looks like you have everything in your toolbox (cd's, topamax, supps....exercise???)
So you have set yourself up very well to succeed. Make sure you use the support here and if you can't sleep initially, take a homeopathic sleep remedy.
Er,....what else. Drink loads of water, not too much caffiene and just tell yourself,...'this is a process that may feel uncomfortable at times, but is much easier than being drunk (etc).'
Let us know how you get on.

Cuckoo hope you are getting on well honey. xxx
Cindi, Prose, Fjones, Lukalee, Maggiemoo, Dcline, ChefRobaire, and all of you - thinking of you.
Wishing you the best for this New Year :h :h

[Cinders]

AF Anyone??

Amelia, Cuckoo, Prose, Fjones, Lukalee, Maggiemoo, Dcline, ChefRobaire,

Good afternoon from the deep COLD south of USA. Brrr. It is a really good day to be home and inside.

Hubby bought a new movie for us to watch together. I am looking forward to snuggling down and watching it.

I hope everyone is doing okay and enjoying some AF time. We will be so much better off with some AF time under out belts and be proud of ourselves for doing it.

I, for one, am sad and glad the holidays are over.

Love,
Cindi

[betty boop]

AF Anyone??

Hi all, just barging in here ...... hope you dont mind ....

Amelia, where would I find a homeopathic sleep remedy???

I'm having an AF spell and I don't crave but I do struggle sleeping???

BB xx

[AMELIA]

AF Anyone??

Hey Betty, happy New Year to you and Mr Boop and Kerrie!!

Well as far as sleep goes honey,.......and I have had a few 'fits and starts with AF' as you probably know , (so know lots about sleeping aids )
I would recommend Melatonin or GABA ( a natural amino acid that helps your brain to calm) or Kalms (completely natural and herbal - contain Valerian and hops etc - and it works)
However, I do have to say,......and I am not sure whether you will like this or not??
The best nights sleep I got (once you get there!!!) are the ones where you are a week or so or two into not drinking and your body has gotten used to it and,.....wait for it,....you sleep like a baby. No interuptions, no drink,..no drugs!!!,...nothing.
It's great. xxx







a

[AMELIA]

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Cindi, hey you sound good. Glad to see that you are back with your family and doing great!! xx

[AMELIA]

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Cindi, hey you sound good. Glad to see that you are back with your family and doing great!! xx

[betty boop]

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Thanks Amelia, I've had my fair share of fits and starts myself, I know about the eventual good sleep but its the days before that i'm thinking about, I will try them...

Last year a member here pm'd me and said that benadryl (allergy medication) was good for sleep .... any ideas?????

Thanks again Amelia, look forward to meeting you again ..

BB xx

[cuckoosnest83]

AF Anyone??

Betty another naturall sleep medicine is L-trytophan which is the chemical in turkey that makes you drowsy.

Amelia, how are you doing on going AF? I didn't start until today. Looking forward to it though. Need to get to market and buy some sparkling water.

Cindi, what was the movie hubby bought? Did you enjoy it?

Hope everyone was successful in their first couple of days AF. Please keep coming back and posting. This is a good thread.

Cuckoo

[AMELIA]

AF Anyone??

Hey Cuckoo, glad to see you have started AF. I am really happy for you.

I haven't myself,...had a (HEAVY) New Years Eve and drank tooooo much.
Used the last couple of days to 'unwind' with drinks in the afternoon.
However tomorrow is my first day back at work and I just KNOW for me AF is what it has to be at the moment.
So,....I am letting you know tomorrow will be AF for me. Hound me if I do not post.
It is what my sane mind wants (you know what I mean)
It needs to be that way.
with love
xx