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    For those of you who haven't read earlier posts on "Anyone want to come along" some of us are going to start this daily thread as our support while we start to work the whole program together. We have an initial goal of AF for 14 days with Moderation as an end goal for some of us. It starts today, May 13th. Welcome to anyone who would like to join. The support has been amazing. We'll be chatting soon, I'm sure.

    Travis

    And thanks, Gabby1go, Universal, Chiman, Maisie, AngelCakes, Aunty Mame, jhazline_20, and Tiny for your verbal commitment, I hope to see you here tomorrow.

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    Hi all - had a long and busy weekend with friends in town for wine tasting. It wasn't a successful attempt in moderation, but I didn't expect that of myself yet. Haven't gotten back to the PC in a while but glad to see that so many people are interested in sharing this together. Spoke with my doc last week and he liked the program. He's a bit worried about the immediate abstinence I was planning on. Even for someone like me who is a 12-15 light beers a day habit can have some problems going to no beers a day, and he seemed to the think the detoxification period would be rough enough to make it hard to stick to the program. So I worked hard to moderate over the last few days and have done well Friday, yesterday and today anyhow. Down to 6 drinks last night and tonight. My package did not arrive with the supps and CDs yet, but I still plan on making a go of this tomorrow - I want as many tools to back me up as possible so I hope it gets here soon. I guess 14 days now puts us to Memorial Day weekend (in the U.S.). So let's go for it. Let's post under a new thread tomorrow and we can do a new one of the same name every day for the next two weeks and work this thing together. How about "Check in" to remind us all that before we head for the drink, we can come here for encouragement and progress - good or bad. If anyone has a better name - please share - not my strong suit. I'll start it tonight and just paste this in for the post. Good luck to all and we shall chat tomorrow. Good evening!

    Travis

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    The name is great. Thank you so much for starting this thread, Travis. In my old pattern, I'd still be beating myself up over how things went Saturday night. Instead, I feel good about myself and agree that the support is just amazing. See you tomorrow!

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      Travis,

      thank you so much. I'm going to be here every morning when I wake up in NZ .... god knows what time it will be where you are!! (West Coast or East?)

      Day 1 yesterday was great (in hind-sight!!) and fabulous to wake up this morning feeling good. Got harder as the day went on - in part because I didn't sleep very well and in part because I REALLY REALLY wanted some wine. And the dishwasher hadn't been emptied when I got home, and we had run out of lemons (my staple!) and I got very very short tempered which is quite unlike me. I also have to give a very major presentation tomorrow for a group that I dont know very well and feeling a bit anxious about that. End result: had 2 glasses of wine tonight. Am not going to beat myself up about it, but dont like that feeling of being under the control of the aliens in my head, rather than making the good and healthy choices that I make in other spheres of my life.

      Anyway, will be here every day and I make a commitment to myself and to others that I will be honest when I post. My personal deadline is 1 June .... but I want to get in as many AF days as I can before then. I have promised my partner that I will make an appointment with my GP after 1 June to get bloods done and find out the worst. Would love to know whether others have been as scared about this as I am and how it all turned out.

      And it is my beloved's birthday next Thursday, and a significant one, and we have a very special bottle of wine that we were given as a gift that we put aside for this occasion. I know absolutely that if I say to him that I dont want to join him or if I ask him to leave it until I am in a space to share it with him that he will do so. So I'm asking myself - can I face this challenge?

      and then I read over this and tell myself not to be such a drama queen! (reality check: just watched a news item on Myanmar)

      so here with all my transitory ambivalence and resolve, but trusting that if a few of us do this together then the latter will win out over the former!

      see you in the morning!
      Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn

      Harriet Beecher Stowe

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        PS - do you like my new picture??!!

        Spending the evening that I used to spend drinking coming to grips with technology and discovering all sorts of cool things to do!!!
        Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn

        Harriet Beecher Stowe

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          l love it Agent 99 looks so good.

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            I'm in folks -- good day too all! Off to work now will check in later... Loving the Get Smart avatar!!!
            Tiny

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              Well, Day 2 here I come. I woke up after a strange dream, and it occurred to me that my recent (failed) attempts to mod were for someone else, to try to salvage a lost relationship. This time it is for me.

              I don't know if this helps, Aunty Mame, but when I had blood work done, I was really nervous about damage I may have done. But everything came out fine. However, the doctor said not to let that make me complacent because damage can occur really quickly even after good test results. I can really relate to a lot of what you said--I am good at my job and make solid professional decisions but just can't seem to carry that into my personal life.

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                Good morning...

                ...from the West Coast USA. Day 1 just starting for me. The program still hasn't arrived at my doorstep. I'm going to go ahead and do my best today on will power alone. Haven't done well with it in the past, but I haven't had this group before either. Glad to see everyone here. Off to get ready for work, I'll be back this evening.

                Travis

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                  Hey all, made day one, I started early, hope you don't mind. Today is Day 2. What is great about this site is everyone is in all different times, so here I am at 9:00 AM (I'm in the Midwest US) with no temptation and can help by talking to others who are fighting a crave. Then I can come here at 6:00 tonight my time and those of you have made it through the night can inspire me to hang in as well.

                  Thanks for getting us started, Travis!
                  Those who dance are thought mad by those that hear not the music.

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                    Good morning Travis, Maisie, Sidney, Aunty Mame and all who want to join in:winkmonkey: Aunty Mame, I like your picture. I'm looking forward to Steve Carrel (sp?) in the remake. I am on day 8 for the first time in a year after trying several times and a drinking habit that had gotten worse in the last 10 years. You folks and this website are a lifesaver. I'm on board with any support or advise I can share.

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                      Morning all ..... at least it is here! Start of another Day 1 for me, but it shouldn't be hard as I have a very busy day which will keep me distracted. Hope everyone has had a good sleep.

                      It feels great to have everyone on board - when I feel tempted I will just think of you all going through the same things and not feel so isolated.

                      Too early in the morning to think of anything to say - am heading off to the gym in a few minutes and will come back here this evening.
                      Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn

                      Harriet Beecher Stowe

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                        I'm in

                        Hi all, I too and on day 2, day 1 was not too bad thanks to the L-Glut and the Kudzu, only took 2 Kudzu and didn't have the urge all night, drank a ton of water though. My initial goal is 7 days, if I can to to Memorial Day it would be great, big party that day but maybe i can go AF or even just 1 or 2 rather than just drinking cause its free. Look forward to this journey with you all. :thanks:

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                          Hey we have a great team!!!! We'll work together to "Get Smart"
                          I want a shoe phone!!!! I am doing fine and am going in tomorrow for a stress test... I am just not ready for rehab and cannot take that much time away (yet)
                          Need to try this first... I am working on it...
                          Tiny

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                            Just got home from work here. Now is the time I usually kill a couple of beers and start cooking dinner. I'm struggling just as I thought I would at this time, but came here first rather than stop off at the garage refrigerator. I'm excited to hear those of you who are taking the supplements are having success with craving. Mine should be here any day and I could really use some help with that. I'm still planning on the AF for 14 days, but have seen a lot of feedback that at 14 days, your body and brain are at an important place, a fork in the road if you will. Have gotten advice that rewiring is a lot better at 30 and that moderation is much more likely to suceed at that point. So once we get to 14, who knows - We'll all be feeling better and ready to go another 14 I hope.

                            Aunty Mame - do you suppose you could start the new 'Check in' thread each day, since you are the first to see the day? (as far as my geographical abilities can deduce) I think we'd all appreciate not paging through to get to the new messages on the old threads - although I did reread them for inspiration this evening.

                            Congratulations to everyone who made it through, I'll be reading with you all in the morning.

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                              Travis, hope the kudzu gets there soon...hang in there.
                              Aunty Mame, where are you?? I'll do my bestest to help you out starting the new thread every day...
                              Today is hump day...but with everyones support I'm feeling strong.

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