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[Croft]

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I have read through all the replies and there is a ton of great advice and heart-felt support.

Welcome and keep us posted!

[Bambi]

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Hi Jimmy-Bob, lol

Welcome! Keep reading (yes it is alot of reading) there is some great information on this site. It has helped me a ton! Just take it ODAT and you will do great.

Good luck to you!
Hugs, Bambi

Hummmm, still thinking about what to do with all the beer you have in the garage. If I had that much, man I would be in much worse shape. I see it, I drink it. UGGGG! Willpower man Willpower!

[Captnjack]

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Hi jimmy,

All good advice hear think about the 30 days AF I am aiming for that (day 2) it is within reach and I am sure you could do it. As for all that beer man its gota go or locked up for a while give the key to some one to hide in a safe deposit box to be released upon 30 days maybe?. As well as for health reasons maybe think of the "global warming" issue I can imagine you and your brewing buddies getting together for a meeting drinking all that rich brew releasing more green house gasses into the atmosphere than a paddock full of a 100 steer chewing on grass all day!

Any way all the best and read the book its inspiring!

Danny

[steer64]

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Me too

Hi Jimmycrackcorn.....today is my 10th 2nd day of being AF.....I have gone back and forth too.
Talk to people here, type instead of opening a can of beer......look into the mirror and look into your eyes and convince yourself that today you are going to win.

Look at your family and think about them......

That's what I do......just found this group ordered my stuff and will not only give this a shot, but rather.....this is it.

Luckily, I haven't been pulled over......but more luckily, I have never been in an accident or hurt anyone.....just hurt the loved ones who know.

Pour the beer out, and talk to us.....give your wife a hug.....good luck.

[hulagirl]

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lol danny. greenhouse gasses and global warming!!! A PC reason to stop drinking. "Sorry I can't join you for a beer, I'm saving the planet." LOVE IT. :H

[Captnjack]

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Love it too Hula if only that easy

Danny

[Jimmycrackcorn]

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Well made it thought my last hangover for awhile. Got a bunch of sleep last night and made it to the gym this morning. Day 2 here we are.

Weird day yesterday was. Not only feeling like crap the whole day and night but then I got the mail. One letter was a belated birthday card (beer card of course) and the other was a letter to get a free pre-paid cremation. How ironic is that?

[cowgal]

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congrats!

Congrats on the day 2 Jimmy, strangely ironic on the mail thing.....................hmmmmmmmmmmm!

Keep on going man, it gets better!!:thumbs:

Love,:h:l

MA

[Noelle]

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Pre-paid cremation? That's so goofy it's funny. Although maybe it was a sign of what will happen if you don't stay AF.....I don't know. That's freaky!

The crappy feeling will go away a little bit more tomorrow and then a little bit more the next day and so on. Sleeping and getting exercise, you're doing great!

[reichertty]

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Oh g/God, all this talk about beeer.....

.... is making me thirsty! Home brew? Are you kidding me? Quick, give me your address. Haha... kidding, but, seriously, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this circle, I loves my beer! And my red wine. And my white whine. And my gin. And my vodka. And my scotch, oh how I loves my scotch. And my rum. And my bourbon. I guess if its main ingredient ends in "cohol," I loves it. Anyway, I can relate, I've always been into red wines and have gotten my "hater" girlfriend seriously into them as well. We've made 3 trips to Santa Rosa wine country and one to Napa. I know exactly what you speak of when you say you don't want to dissapoint, I just managed to turn someone close to me on to something I dearly love and now I'm thinking of betraying that and leaving it all behind? WTF? But, like someone said earlier, it's your life, it's your health, not theirs!

Best of luck. It isn't easy, there is no easy way out, take the supplement suggestions with a grain of salt, you just have to rely on your own self control, you're so much stronger than you now know, you just have to draw on it. And now, I am going to go into a corner and repeat that 1000 times to myself until I too believe it.

[tlrgs]

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hi there jimmy welcome good luck remember if you really want to do anything like slow down or quit.you are the only one that can make the change

[betty boop]

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Hi Jimmy & :welcome:

Well done so far, day 2 is good!!!!!

Hang in there and be strong, it isn't easy but it is soooooo worth it .......

All the best, love & Hugs, BB xx

[Jimmycrackcorn]

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reichertty;284479 wrote:
Best of luck. It isn't easy, there is no easy way out, take the supplement suggestions with a grain of salt, you just have to rely on your own self control, you're so much stronger than you now know, you just have to draw on it. And now, I am going to go into a corner and repeat that 1000 times to myself until I too believe it.

Are the supplements not working for some? I have not read to book or grabbed supplements right now, waiting for payday.

[wonderworld]

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Hey Jimmy -
Not sure, but I think the "grain of salt" comment may have to do with the fact that the supplements are NOT magic bullets :upset:. But as part of the whole MOW approach, I find some of them to be very helpful. The kudzu and L glut especially have been great for alcohol cravings.

Welcome and good luck!

WW

[reichertty]

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Thank you Wonderworld!

Jimmycrackcorn;284542 wrote: Are the supplements not working for some?

Wonderworld put it right, they're not magic bullets. What I was getting at is, this is one situation that is entirely too easy to get onself into, but, extremely difficult to get out of (how many years have you fought and fought and fought only to find how easy it is to tilt the glass sideways, letting that pale amber lager flow like honey down your throat?). There is NO easy way out. Those who advocate taking supplements, those who are saying it will do the job for you, even those for whom supplements have worked in the past, they're not wrong, you just have to understand that there is absolutely, hands down, ZERO easy way out of this, some may experience a placebo effect and some of the supplements may ACTUALLY work, but, only somewhat. All who have taken them also admit, to some degree, that kudzu is not going to deliver you a man made well. Kudzu, incidentlly, is being studied by medical professionals for its uses as an aid for withdrawl symptoms, but, lack of withdrawl symptoms does not an easy task make, slightly more manageable perhaps, but, easy? NO WAY.

I'm sort of a cold turkey advocate. Take smoking for instance. Some actually quit with the patch, but, studies show that more than 70% who quit with the patch do not quit for good. The way I see it is this: the patch is still delivering nicotine to your system, sooner or later, you're going to go off the patch and have to rely on your will power to get you through those cravings, because, rest assured, they'll be there, you've still been feeding your body nicotine. The same goes for alcohol. You can take the alcohol out of the alcoholic, but, that won't make you a non-alcoholic, those hungers and cravings will likely be with you a very long time. Those who quit cold turkey are statistically shown to quit for longer and have a higher chance of quitting for good. Shit, do what you can to help you through this, take supplements, stand upside down on your head and snort rails of kudzu, pack a bowl of it in your bong and smoke it if that's your thing, all I'm saying is it won't actually abstain for you, YOU will, and there is no magic cure to accomplish it, the only thing that will abstain for you is those 3 pounds of matter in your noggin.

Do I sound like I'm just being negative or does that make sense to anyone?