Sober (AF) September Challenge

[Spinning J]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Hiya I hope everyone has a great AF weekend. Not read all the posts today but picked up on the 'cons' theme :H. I've been looking at winter boots today. I just love shopping for my feet!!! Anyway day 19 and feeling really good. I went to the gym then out for lunch with Hubby which was very yummy. Drank water and coffee. No probs even though I was facing the bloody bar!!! Keep strong everyone :l :h x

[mollyka]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Night all, just a quick dip in before I go to bed. Watching big brother, Nasty Nick gone - I liked him. Sunbeam, I haven't taken any meds or supps except Antabuse, which I took for 2 weeks. I started this crusade 14th Dec and I reckoned I would never make it over Christmas without help, hence the antabuse, which unfortunately I stopped after Christmas and ended up drinking again in Jan. If I could change anything I would have stayed on the antabuse for about 2 months till the 'urgent' urges are eased. I have to admit not even having read the book - not proud of that, I just sort of fell in here in crisis and muddled my way along. Oh I did take Milk Thistle for a while as well.
Molly

[sidney]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Still with you all. Day 18.
Feeling so gooooood. Got a sassy new haircut today. Pampering myself keeps me stronger.
May the force be with you for the weekend. Sid

[Chillgirl]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Hi guys! Glad to hear everyone doing well, Sid I'm delighted you're feeling good.

A good friend of mine is moving back to the UK and had a night out tonight to say goodbye. I ventured into a world I haven't been in for 8 months, we went to a nearby Irish bar and all the same old faces were there and they were all still as drunk as ever! This is a very late night for me these days but at least I know I will be waking up hangover free tomorrow.....

[Rusty]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Good for you, sweet Chill!

[sidney]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Man Chill 8 months! What an achievement. Sid

[Peacefull]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Just checking in before retiring for the night and want to share that I made it through our first social outing without a craving.

Glad to be going to bed anxiety free and sleeping soundly.....2 weeks tomorrow

Peace

[choice]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Hi Guys!
Day 19 and feeling good. Went for a hike today, and going to the movies tonight. It's great to hear how everyone is doing!!! Way to go Peace Seeking!! To get through the rough spot and then not be tempted at an event. These urges pass but they are a strange head game for sure.
Have a good weekend everyone.:h

[Anjicia]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Good mornng its day 16 for me. Gong to an AA meeting at 1pm this afternoon. Have a nice weekend everyone i'll check back later.:lipstick::strawberry:

[anon]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Day 7

Well done everyone I am so glad to hear the stories of being able to go to a bar after 8 months sober time and not give in so well done Chill. A lot of hair stuff going on with Molly and Sidney I must admit feeling good about how I look helps me feel much more positive and able to fight harder.
Well day 7 today and 3 weeks since I broke my ribs and actually almost pain free today maybe the mix of no alcohol and a better nights sleep.
Sunbeam not sure about supplements but have started taking I Glut and Kudzu 2 days ago not sure if there is any effect also 1 10mgs Baclofen last night only 10 because I sleep so deeply and feel fuzzy in the morning.
Anyway thanks for this thread I am getting so much help from reading it.:thanks:

[Spinning J]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Hi everyone! Well done anon on you week AF so glad to hear that you are feeling better . The start of day 20 for me. Having a quiet day in pottering (raining) and going to make a curry for dinner. I too am getting a lot out of this thread . As for meds/supplements I take Lglut but don't know if its doing any good?? Have a great day everyone. x

[anon]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Thanks Spinning J. Well done on day 20. I am feeling a bit jittery and wanting a drink but I just know I will not give in--I think it is to do with being Saturday evening.

[mollyka]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Course you won't give in Anon! Think positive - Sat is just a name of a day and don't forget a bad Sat makes for a really bad Sun Mon Tues.......Good stuff with the hairdo Sid, and yes, I realise that feeling good about how I look makes me feel much more positive, have been spending much more money on clothes, spose cos I've lost weight, chuffed to be a few sizes smaller and the hair also feels good. Hi Spinners and Firefox, Choice and Peace,you all sound good.
Chill, were you bored in the pub? - I get bored to tears round drink and drunks now, utterly intolerant! Well done getting thro it anyhows!
Not long in from work so will check in later before I go to bed
Molly

[Doggygirl]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Hello everyone! I've been bad about keeping up with this thread but just did a little catching up for the past couple days posts anyway. Good to hear the success stories! Yay for pampering ourselves with anything, and especially sassy hair cuts and great athletic shoes. (or any fun shoes! Bring on the shoes! And the :bling!) I really let myself go in the later years of my drinking. Pathetic. Now I have fun being a "girly girl" again. Including hiding bags in the closet for long enough until I can say "what
! This old thing?" when Mr. D asks me "is that new?" :H Oh the games I play that were passed to me by my mother and her mother before that.

Sunbeam I started out 'back when with the MWO recommended supplements purchased here. I have no idea how much worse my cravings would have been, but I definitely know that I had positive health changes as a result. As one example, I had a really bad pain in one of my feet. Shortly after starting the All One, it went away. And even after I relapsed, I kept taking the supplements and that pain never came back. My BP is back in the low/normal range and I've lost a lot of weight. I think fixing the nutritional deficiencies helped all of that. I have switched to some other brands of supplements, but still take them aplenty. I am about to add L-Glut back in. Not for AL cravings as that compulsion, thank God is gone, at least for today. But the sugar monster tends to catch up with me and L-Glut helps with those cravings too.

The sober journey is so worth it. I am doing things today that I couldn't dream of doing in the later drinking years when my need to drink was so bad I couldn't plan to leave the house in the afternoon or evening. (without risking DUI) I'm fortunate that my suicidal depression was AL related - I'm so happy these days and I wanted to kill myself with AL. And all my life circumstances are the same - same house, husband, job, car, etc.

Someone mentioned going to an AA meeting. I too go to AA. I added that in about 1.5 years ago and for me, it has been a great step forward. I have made lots of sober friends and am using the tools of that program with success to help my mind and my life stay calm and content. I never ever thought I would go to AA. I know it's not for everyone. Just suggesting to keep an open mind rather than be a stubborn pig head about it like I was.

Have a fabulous weekend everyone! Sobriety rocks one day at a time.

DG

[anon]

Sober (AF) September Challenge

Thanks Molly. No I will not drink tonight I have just had a big meal with a glass of perrier hunger is probably a trigger. Off to watch a half marathon in North Wales tomorrow which will give me something positive to do.