Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Happy Sunday Fliers!

Today is a very special day for me cause it's my 30th Day AF!!!! I am so happy about this! I didn't think I would be able to do it a month ago but here I am!

Well, I'm off to work (yes, I have to work Sundays, oh well), but I just wanted to say hi and share my good news with everyone. Sounds like you all are having a great weekend!

[Judestir]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Good Morning to all you Fabulous Flyers and a happy Sunday tooooo!!!
Congratualtions Blondie on a job well done!! Now onto the next 30 ahhhh????

Well first things first this morning....shovel snow, then off to the gym. We are going to a Super Bowl Party this afternoon. I am sure there will be lots of booze there and that my husband and I will be the only ones not drinking (heck he might even have a couple). i will be very proud to be the designated driver. It has so rarely happened in the past. I feel very confident.

[choice]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

:yougo::yougo::yougo::yougo:
Congrats Blondie!!! You are doing so well!! I love the energy to your path!! Reading your posts always puts me in a good mood. It's a reminder of how this journey can be enjoyed. I hope you have a wonderful day at work. What are you planing to do to celebrate your first 30 days?

Hello to everyone else! It's so great to read about how everyone is doing. I've also become more of a lurker in the past week. I've pretty much kinda stopped thinking about alcohol which is so refreshing. But I just really have grown to see you guys as a bunch of wonderful people that I enjoy checking in with.

Last month I did my first cooking class and so I've really been having fun in the kitchen... I've really enjoyed the recipe section of this forum and now the laugh out loud section.. My mom saw me on the computer the other night writing stuff down and asked if I was having a hard time not drinking. I kinda had to laugh because I told her I was writing down beauty tips and recipes from the site.. It's just such a good support network! :thanks:

[Gidget1016]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

February Challenge

Good Morning Everyone.....Count me in...today will be day 3 for me! Usually this is the day when I give in so I'm praying to make it through today but I'm feeling confident! I'm so glad I found this site...reading the posts really helped me through last night. I'll report back tomorrow.

Good Luck to everyone and God Bless.

[Judestir]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

You can do it Gidget!! Stay strong and don't let the little voices talk you into it. )))

[mylife]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Good morning flyers! This was the first weekend I've been AF and not even really had a temptation to drink. It's really been great. My husband even had a glass of wine with dinner at a restaurant on Friday night and I really thought it did not appeal to me at all.

So, that's my good news for the weekend! Woke up early today and not hungover and went for a power walk at 7:00 and have been feeling great all day. Yeah Februrary!

Blonde -- CONGRATULATIONS ON 30 DAYS!!!! :goodjob:

[witchywoman]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Hi Kids
I havent done so well in the last week or so, I have been drinking, dont know why, not enjoying it, I am currantly trying to work out why, I am not giving up, I may not always suceed, but i am NEVER going o stop trying, I wonder if its a form of self sabotage, something i tend to do to myself when things start to work out for me, I think that subconsiously i dont feel i deserve to be happy (sober).
Anyway i am off to work, will try to check in later
XX

[Dewdrop]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Hey Witchy,

You sound a bit demotivated at the moment but you are still here and you are still trying and that's great. Do you have a plan that you can stick to and can you recognise when things go wrong? Are you able to commit to a few days or a week at a time? I'm not sure what your triggers are but I bet you do. Maybe counselling or joining an AA group? Being AF is the best gift you can give yourself so I hope you do hang in there :l

Dewdrop :h

[allswell]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Hello everyone,

I'm currently on day 42 and I gotta tell you something, this superbowl sunday thing has me conditioned like a lab rat. I haven't been able to get my mind off getting plastered all day since it has been tradition for the past 20 years or so. I'm not going to do it and throw away all the hard work but this tug of war in my head is driving me crazy. Any positive energy that can be spared and sent my way is appreciated.

[BlondeAFAmbition]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Hi Guys!

Thanks for all of the congrats on my 30 days! It has been an uneventful day, I guess...I mean the only people I have told about it are my husband and all of you wonderful people here...it's not like I could go into work and blurt out..."Hey, today is my 30th day of no wine!" But nonetheless, here I am, sitting here tonight sober and happy!

Judestir, I plan to keep going 30 days and beyond! I can't really imagine going back to drinking every day now or even moderately...cause I know I can't. And the fact that I have made friends with my liver again (she downright kicked butt on the last blood test...she did so well it was almost like showing off), I don't want to let her down. I think if she saw a stream of cabernet coming full speed down my throat towards her, she would really be pissed. I can just see her now, rolling her eyes at the rest of the digestive organ gang, saying, "oh God, she's done it again. Let's pull some overtime and get this binge out as fast as we can...it'll be a late night and hard work for us all, but and we'll make sure we get her good with a hangover tomorrow...pounding headache and all!" (ok, to let you guys in on a little secret, I have personified every organ and cell in my body...I have befriended them in this way). I picture them with smiley faces routing for me in the inside to keep my system clean and AF, in addition to eating better and just overall being better to myself. I imagine them working together, happily and harmoniously. I take several deep, meditative breaths every morning upon waking and night before sleeping, and when I breathe in, I picture myself filling up every cell of my being with healing, white glowing light. And when I breathe out, I breathe out any negative or sad thoughts that I might have in my head at the moment, and I envision my body lit with this wonderful, lumenescent glow that radiates my whole being. It really is a peaceful feeling to have when I start and finish my day this way.

I just see too many positive changes from not drinking that I want to be true to myself and not go back to the old me. I deserve better than letting AL have a hold of me. The freedom is wonderful!

Choice, good to see you on this thread my friend! I'm glad you have been getting good energy from my posts, as I have with yours! I didn't really do anything to celebrate...the Superbowl is taking precedence over that..lol, even though hubby is in the livingroom watching it and I am in the office on MWO! Come to think of it, I did buy myself some new face cream today, so I'm going to call that my reward as it was a bit pricey at $25.00...on sale. Hey, it actually retails for $30 so there's my 30 day reward, ha ha!

Witchy-I thought of you over the weekend as my copy of the Secret arrived in the mail just yesterday and it was you that opened my mind up to that inspiring concept. I am going to start reading it tonight after I finish catching up on MWO. I was wondering how you were doing as I hadn't seen you on the board for a few days. You have the right attitude, to never stop trying! We are all human beings, perfectly IMPERFECT in our own way. Don't beat yourself up for running into a bump in your AF journey. We have to learn to "accept" ourselves for being human. The fact that you are trying and have already learned how good it is to be sober for a period of time is an accomplishment in itself. We are here for you! Sending strenth and blessings through the universe to you...

Mylife - I'm beginning to feel the same way as you about wine...hubby can have a drink with dinner and it just doesn't phase me anymore. I hope that's a sign that I am really through with it this time. I feel that way inside anyway. I envy your powerwalk...my walk today was more like ice-skating...very slow and steady. Lots of black ice around us up here!

Welcome Gidget! Great job on day 3! It gets easier and easier everyday! I'm sure you have heard that before but it's really true! Stay strong and come here often to read and to share your stories.

Hello to everyone else! No pun intended, but isn't February really flying by??? :H

[Ringing Cedars]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Hey Allswell! Just read this. I hope you kicked it and your team won today!!

[Ringing Cedars]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Hey Witchywoman--turn that self sabotage into self respect whatever it takes. I'm working on that too.

[Chillgirl]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

A quick :hiya: to the flying squad from Chillworld, hope you are all ready to fly through this week like a force to be reckoned with....

[Akasoto]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Is 30 day mark a milestone in the journey?

I am completing 30 days by the end of the day.

[mollyka]

Flying Through February AF. . . who's in?!

Aka - to most folks here it is a huge milestone!! I don't know if in itself if 'does' something to our body and minds, but it is the aim of every newbie here to get there. It is the time period recommended in the book to get to before making decisions about anything - moderating, changing life etc. Just gets the booze out of the system so to speak. So bloody well done when you make it tonight!!
Blondie, you really have 'got' it haven't you! Sometimes I lack that motivation that springs out of your post so nice one - I remember it now!

Hope superbowl wasn't too much of a threat to any of you - prob a bit like our Paddys Day here - bit of an obstacle course! My solution to that day is to 'hermit' myself from all the madness and then face the next day with a clear head - not many round me do!

Had another bit of a tantrum last night - had fallen back into lazy ways with hubs telling me what to do. We went out for the day - against my better judgement, and actually had a lovely day but when we got home bout 7pm I just felt sort of 'bare'. Hubs poured himself a drink, and made up a nice supper for himself - I don't eat much in the evenings and had a big lunch when we were out. He plonked on Topgear on the tele and I sort of felt 'what about me', and (don't anyone DARE give out to me on this one) I went out the back to have a smoke. It was pissing rain so I just opened the back door and smoked out it. When he came into the kitchen he started on bout the smell of the smoke drifting back into the house - went to bed and youngest woke me up to ask me could he stay out a bit later cos Dad wasn't answering his phone - prob asleep downstairs after his wine - I blew up! Anyway have talked about it this morn and on the surface things are ok, but I'm not ok with any of it. Sorry for moaning but ah hell yeah I'm having a 'pity party' and I swore I wouldn't do that anymore - bugger.
Talk to you all later
Molly