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

[mylife]

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

Hey guys! I'm back and exhausted. Just laying in bed with the laptop. Made it through the first day with the out of town crowd!! Can't wait for this week to be over.

Sharky, I love sugar when I'm not drinking...I try to at least keep some low calorie sugary stuff around because I'd rather have that than a drink! Apparently part of my addiction is to the sugar in Alcohol, because when I'm drinking I could care less about sweets.

Anyway, glad to be finishing another day! So great to be sleepy and know I'll wake up clear headed in the morning. Jenn, enjoy the snow while it lasts in Texas!! MM, glad to hear you're hanging in there with us all the way from Ireland.

[jennyneric]

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

Hey all, the slight dusting of snow we got is gone it's just really cold here tonight. We had chicken and dumplings for dinner and I think I'll call it an early night. Have a great AF night all.

[mylife]

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

Jenny! First of all beef stew and then Chicken and Dumplings?? I need to start cooking more --Yum!! Have a great AF night!

[madmans]

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

Good morning sleepy ones what time do you call this to get out of bed at? . As for the sugar AD try to eat loads of fruit, different types helps with the cravings but remember they will go. rained here last night again, i thing Ireland's weather is much the same as Seattle's , i could be wrong but i think i read that some were

[jennyneric]

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

Sounds like y'all are like Seattle, but in Seattle it is dark and gloomy most of the time, there is very little sun and it's pretty cold. Is it like that there? Well you posted at 4:39 our time well my time so that is 10:39am there. For ML it would be 5:39 and Sharky it would be 2:39, oh those SoCal people, so far behind LOL. Right now on my eating I just eat everything I can get my hands on! I woke up late today so I took a personal day but I had to get up and drive the kiddos to school because its 21 degrees outside burrrrr! I also learned that kids in middle school don't were heavy coats, I guess its not "cool". wonder how cool it is to shiver. . .or be in the hospital sick from freezing to death. HUH KIDS! She'll learn one day when she has kids, my baby on the other had will where a coat, he listens to his mama! Course he is 11 so that will last about another year or so! Well thats my life, hope y'all have a great AF day!

[Sharky]

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

Hi all!

Jenny- You are correct - we are behind but it is sunny!!! We don't even own winter coats - although we could use them from time to time. My 9 yr old son refuses to wear long pants, we made him wear them for Christmas Mass!
Mad- Seattle is a fantastic City - typically great weatrher from June until Octoberish - then cloudy, drizzly and cool. I believe they are about the same longtitude (or is it latitude) as you so they probably get the same winter darkness and summer dayness.

Good call on the fruit - love fruit and do eat a ton of it. Will keep more around. hate that candy/sugar feeling. MyLife- I noticed that as well - when drinking - no desire for anything sweet. When not - need it. Probably need to see my dentist!

[madmans]

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

Hi everyone. That sounds about right Sharky, we tend to have mild winters and warm summers ( some people would say different ) when i lived in NY we had we had cold winters, hot summers and lovely springs/ autumns . Today is like living in a fog bank not cold but not nice.

[mylife]

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

Morning guys! I was busy from dawn 'til dusk yesterday with out of town visitors from corporate at work (2 from Ireland originally, MM!)

Anyway, I'll be busy again today, but the "designated driver" excuse is working great. No one even questioned me getting sparkling water last night while they all ordered drinks.

Have a great day all!

[mylife]

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

By the way, on the weather thread...it's been cold here, too. You would think living in the "sunshine state" it would be warm here year round, but it actually gets colder than SoCal in the winter. (I used to live in LA). Just for a couple months though but we do use our coats in the winter. However, if it snowed here, I'm sure it would make some sort of international news! I've never seen that.

[jennyneric]

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

Good morning all! I'm feeling a bit under the weather still today. . .wish I could stay home today again but then who would do my job? It's 20 degrees F here again this morning, that sure doesn't help! So last like I tried to have drinking thoughts (odd I know) and I couldn't find a reason in the world that I would want to drink. . .again odd. Cool though! ML how did you feel about ordering sparkling water? Did you have a urge and resisted or did you fell OK about it? Today is day 23 I think, I'm happy that I'm starting to loose track! I know that the 21st is 30 days but I don't want to call it that cause the on the 22 I will have made it through 30 and not just to 30 does that make since? Well have a great AF day all and I will check in later!

[mylife]

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

Hi Again! Jenny, sorry you're not feeling well. That's so great you're forgetting why you drank. I felt OK about ordering Sparkling water. I have to say I still wish I could order "just one glass" but it's getting easier and easier to remind myself that just doesn't work for me.

I keep losing track of my days too -- I stopped Dec 27 -- is that day 16??? I just hope I don't have to keep track soon. How did I get myself in this dilemma???!!

Have a great day everyone!

[jennyneric]

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

was 12/27 AF? If so this is the start of day 17. My son is sick today and my hubby stayed home with him and was glad to do it, it's very cold here and he works outside so he didn't want to go anyway. I wish he would find another line of work or that I made enough money for him to stay home and run the house, wonder if he would do that? Anyway my change entry person call in also so I will be at work forever cause now I have to do it, and I'm sloooowwww cause I never do it anymore. Oh well, not a reason to drink that's for sure! LOL be back later!

Morning Sharky! How was exercise this morning?

[Sharky]

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

Hi everyone! Glad everyone is doing well (hope you feel better Jenn). MyLife, excellent job! looking forward to hearing more on your success with the Big Whigs!.. Mad's glad it is just the weather that is foggy! I know in sunny SoCal it was often me that was "foggy".

Spin class this am - great, therapy session as well. Definitely seems to help!

Best all
Sharky

[jennyneric]

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

Good morning day 24 today. I still feel bad, but it's ok, I'll get better. Going to try to make it to the gym after work, even if I just do a little I think it will help. Tired of the cold, tired of work, tired. . . .

[mylife]

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

Morning guys. I drop the folks off at the airport this morning and then I can relax and get back to my regular job! (not that it's that relaxing but...!!!)

Had a great sleep last night despite running around all day with the "Big Wigs", and really glad to be getting back to normal! I'm going to go to the gym tonight, too. It'll be warmer than our house right now for one thing!

Have a great AF day all!