Sober October Challenge!

[Chillgirl]

Sober October Challenge!

Great to see the September crowd here

I've had a challenging couple of weeks with social events and family and managed it all AF. At times I did feel uncomfortable to be surrounded by drinkers but after seeing the state of my two sisters who were here for a fews days holiday Im overjoyed to be sober! I NEVER want to feel the way they felt this morning when they slept in for the airport.

Here's to a positive and uplifting sober October!

[Spinning J]

Sober October Challenge!

Goodmorning Team and happy Sober Sunday! I started the day with a swim then coffee at the gym. Great to be hangover free!!!! Hey choice so glad you are with us I need a same day buddy, 6 weeks today we ROCK!! Anon I hope your run went well and you didn't get too wet? Molly sounds like you had a great AF day with your hubs and new boots too what more could you want :H? Witchy I'm with you I choose Life too! I'm going to make a roast in a bit and potter around the house nothing exciting it,s just nice to be at home with my family feeling normal as opposed to hungover, stressed and drinking. Hope everyone has a good day.
:l :h

[FancyC]

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Good morning. Hope everyone is having a great Sunday. Weather is cool here, so good day for baking! I am planning to start an exercise route a couple days a week, maybe that can be my routine breaker to make it easier. Also, hubby has decided that he could use some af time, for some health issues. I'll take it! Hopefully, we can lean on each other to stand tall! Have a wonderful day!

[mere]

Sober October Challenge!

Hi everyone -
Well I had some wine last night but am not hungover! I live alone and am new in town so I don't have much of a social group. I fought the urges at 3:30 (was really hungr) and just walked out of the store. Then went to pick up some dinner and bought the white wine. Wasn't even that good.
So hope I cans till be here. No AF today and need to make sure I'm eating enough.
Glad everyone is doing so well. I will get there!

[mollyka]

Sober October Challenge!

Thats a great help Fancy - the hub I mean. Also let us know about the exercise you're doing? I know I should do more, I just get bored - story of my life - one of my big reasons for drinking was boredom too 6 weeks SJ and Choice:goodjob:. I'm havin roast beef and homemade apple tart, hungry already.
Hey Chill - I gather the poor sisters were in a right state?:H God do I remember that feeling!
Better go and cook, see you all later
Molly

[anon]

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Ran the race Blimmin Marvelous! :H
It rained so heavily some of the course was like a mudbath.
Finished the race way faster than I predicted and was covered in mud from head to toe.
Celebrating with elderflower cordial mixed with perrier.
Chill isn't it great to be the sober sister!
Molly can I hop on the Ferry and come for lunch? I am starving. We went to the Trocadero when we were last in Dublin-- Yummy
Off to make some food before I starve to death.

[Spinning J]

Sober October Challenge!

Congrats on the race anon! Well done you! xx

[witchywoman]

Sober October Challenge!

HI Guys
just a quick check in before I go to work, today is day 8 out of 17 in a row, so HAPPY to be doing it AF & hungover free.
good luck to all. We ROCK
XX

[Dewdrop]

Sober October Challenge!

Evening guys,

Another quick post, have had a busy day helping my friend with her packing for the move tomorrow. I met up with my son and his partner at lunchtime and they ordered a bottle of wine and I was able to tell them that I?ve stopped drinking, said that I?d been on a month healthy detox and had enjoyed it so much and feel so much better that I?m doing another month. They both agreed it was a good idea and just wished they had the will power to do it themselves. No fuss, no hassle, and no pressure to have just one it was actually so easy

I?m tired tonight so going to have a quick check on the threads then off to bed.

Hope everyone had a successful weekend and if anyone slipped just get right back to it tomorrow and start again ODAT.

Dewdrop :h

[icandothis]

Sober October Challenge!

Hello All. I hope it's not too late for me to join in. I had 6 days AF and broke it Oct 1st and 2nd, now I'm feeling guilty and upset with myself. I just want to kick this thing once and for all! I seem to be fine for 5-6 days and then I just get the urge to have a few drinks and I blow it! Anyway, I'm going to post here regularly and try to go to meetings and see a Dr. about meds...I feel like I just need to pull out all the stops to get and stay completely AF. This forum is a great place for information and support. Glad to be here!

[Dewdrop]

Sober October Challenge!

Hi Icandothis :welcome:

Looking forward to getting to know you, there's a great bunch of people on this thread newbies and experienced so you'll get all the support you need. hang in there and get a few days under your belt.

Dewdrop :h

[icandothis]

Sober October Challenge!

Thanks Dewdrop! When I'm not drinking I feel so much better...really I was asking myself the other day why I drink when it basically makes me feel so lousy! I wonder is it some kind of self punishment thing?? Anyway, looking forward to getting to know you all as well.:thanks:

[neart]

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Hi Icandothis you're very welcome :welcome:
Hi to everyone - I read through the posts earlier but didn't have time to write (it's been a busy weekend), and now I can't remember what everyone wrote! I'm pretty sleepy so just a quick note then I'm off to sleep.
Had a good time last night, my friend was disappointed when I said I wasn't drinking, and she was about to try and say "go on, go on" etc but I just started asking her about something I knew she'd be really interested in and she got caught up in that and seemed to forget. After that it was grand, although the place we were eating had no real nice drinks, just fizzy drinks, so I stuck to water. The thing I missed the most was having a nice glass!!
Hope everyone's having a great sober Sunday

[choice]

Sober October Challenge!

Welcome icandothis! Hi Everyone!!! Witchy you sound so wonderful!! I love aromatherapy and really believe in it. Dewdrop, I have a feeling it is going to get easier and easier to say no to that one drink offer as time goes on. I love that it wasn't a stressful situation for you. Neart, I also think it's really cool that you just decided to make yourself some tea at the party, and are starting to care less and less what people think about your not drinking. I was so worried when I started about what others would think about me not drinking. I haven't had too many challenges in this area yet, but I think it's kind of interesting that it's the same people I'd worry- what they thought when I drank too much and couldn't remember how I conducted myself. I guess old habits of worry die hard in this journey of drinking or not. Good to be on board Molly! And hello to everyone else!!! What I love love love about this thread is there is so much going on... and so much to think about, just never enough time to respond to all the wonderful people!!! xoxo

[icandothis]

Sober October Challenge!

Okay, finishing my first day (AGAIN) sober. If I could string all the first days together I'd be in good shape! I'm determined to stick it out for the full 30 days this time. I know next weekend is when I'll start missing my evening glasses of wine!
I also always worry about what I'll say to people, too about not drinking if I'm in a social situation. Really, I think I make it a bigger deal in my own mind than it actually is!! I just need to be a non-drinker. That one drink thing just doesn't work for me, so I'm better off with none. Glad to be part of this thread! Have a great evening everyone!:thanks: