I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

[mylife]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

I'm so happy to hear we're all hanging in there. Great idea to start a new thread Jenny. Like you said ..whoever gets up and going first! I convinced my husband that we're both better off if I don't drink tonight so he's supporting me tonight in not drinking.

I've also been taking supps Sharky and I think the L-Glut might be kicking in...whatever works!!

Have a fantastic day!

[jennyneric]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Hey Sharky and mylife, I will be here tonight, I have so much cleaning to do. I went to my therapist today and it was good, odd tho in the fact that a couple of times we just sat and staired at each other. She threw out some ideas on how to make it past today. . .day 11. . .but I am already so informed because of this site I had heard them all here but I liked that she cared! I think I will be cooking and feeding kids and playing games, I hope board games and not video games, tonight.

[jennyneric]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

hey sharky mylife yall here?

[mylife]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Morning. Hope you guys had a great evening.

I hung in there, although got into an argument with my husband over drinking. I did not drink, and he did, he's not an Alcoholic, but he got very trashed last night and became obnoxious. It was really hard to endure sober, so at one point I just left (we were at an outdoor festival) and picked him up later when he called me -- of course outraged.

Anyway, I'm here and sober, ready to start the New Year with all the challenges I'm sure it will bring. I will be a lot better off without AL no matter what. Hope you guys had a good evening!

[jennyneric]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

I made it through! Day 12 for me! Did you see Choochie is back? I jumped up out of bed this morning when the 18 month old that I watched for a friend last night started waking up and I found myself on the floor????Sitting there on the floor I had to think to myself. . .did I drink last night and forget? So I tried to stand and I couldn't so I pulled myself up on the bed and did a systems check and found the one knee was totally asleep! Very odd! I am very tired today because my Husband had to get up at 5:30 for work so I only got like 6 hours of sleep but I feel a nap is in my future! Happy New Years all!

[mylife]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Congratulations on day 12 Jenny! Now you never have to fear day 10 again. In fact, hopefully we'll just keep going forever!

I did see that Choochie was back. Great news.

Sharky? Are you out there? Hope you had a great New Years.

[jennyneric]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Thanks ML it feels great to be here on day 12! Dido Sharky are you out there?

[KundaliniGirl]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Hi Everyone - just wanted to pop in to say congrats on what you're achieving!!

Hugs,
KG (aka Choochie ).

[jennyneric]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Hey KundaliniGirl (KG so much easier!) thank you! Same to you!

[Sharky]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Hey everyone!
Sorry for not checking in but all is good! Looks like you all did great - love hearing about it.
MyLife - glad you survived the Festival and hope all works out - maybe nice to have the feeling that "the shoe was on the other foot"? Great control.
Jenny - I know that feeling. Woke up last night - must have been dreaming - but thought I was completely hungover, once I got my senses recognized I wasn't, smiled and immediately back to sleep.
So, my story on New Uears eve.. I had 2 glasses of wine over about 5 hour period. Plenty of water and food so didn't feel any effect. I look at this two ways. 1) Annoyed that I succembed to it but 2) maintained complete and utter control without feeling the need to sneak off and pound drinks (L Glut maybe?).
I'm going to stay positive and consider it a victory. The way I felt in the morning on New Years Day was unbelievable (hasn't happened in decades).
My quest for 30 days will be something like 9/10 days AF. Hope you all don't mind.
The journey continues!
Happy New Year!
Sharky

[mylife]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Morning Sharky! Congratulations on maintaining control on NYE. That's fantastic. I say try whatever you think will work for you! Choochie on another thread has said she is going to try modding and thinks it will work for her. I say that's great. We are the only ones who know our real threshholds and if something is working for us.

Kundalini Girl! Great to hear you're now into Yoga. One of my NY resolutions is to start doing Yoga 2 times/week and see...
Have a great AF day all!

[KundaliniGirl]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

ML - thanks for being supportive. I will definitely go back to AF if dramatic modding doesn't work for me. I am committed to drinking no more than 1 time per week at the very most! I will not compromise the huge strides I've made because I feel so good now.

Strength and peace to you all!:h

KG
p.s. I'm absolutely loving the yoga and cannot recommend it highly enough (at least the type that I'm doing -- there are many variatons).

[mylife]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Thanks KG! I can't wait to get started with Yoga -- I feel the mind-body thing is what's attracting me. I'm hoping to find a class for tomorrow.

I am really interested to hear how it goes for you, and I wish you the best with modding!

Have a great day all!

[jennyneric]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Hey Sharky and ML how are you liking the L-Glut? And Sharky do what you need to do, not what you think anyone else wants you to do. Do what you are happy doing! I'm glad you were able to show self control and I sure that made you very happy not to be sitting up at night alone throwing back as many as you can! Have a great day all!

[Sharky]

I'm starting my rest of the year sober challange today!

Hi guys-
Checking in and feeling great. Got back from the gym and have the day off. Feeling exceptionally positive about 2011. Hope everyone is great!