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[DSLR]

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Happy Easter everyone!

Sorry you have to Audrey, I hope you have a good evening anyway.

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Hello rivergirl!!! Yes, i felt that AL dwarfs my relationship with God..i felt constantly guilt as i knew that from religious point of wiew it is sin..yet i knew if i'll pray for help i 'll get it..and i got..

Hi mylife!!! I can understand - "missing wine"..i really enjoy good red wine..i like the taste, smell, color..i'm not much fan of white (some i like very much..)..today was nice, warm, sensuous evening..i wanted to sit on the street cafe and have some glass of red..not hiding, not in solitude somewhere..but i was afraid that continuation will be bottle of cheep wine (i can't afford now good one) and headache tomorrow..oh, so good, i'm at home, my daughter arrived, we were having late dinner with water and we made fun that we're drinking Pinot Grigio or Puligny-Montrachet (extremely good french white wine)..i know i torture myself but good thing is that i can be sarcastic about it..

Hi Molly!!! A bit envious (but in a good way) that you have garden..i'm not typical gardener:H..not at all..but with age i'm longing for small green garden, maybe only with flowers, lawn and some herbs.. and coffee table with chairs for breakfast or small lunch..ok, to much dreams..wish you great time in your garden!!! Yes, nature and fresh air and sun gives calmness..

Hi DSLR!! You're gardening too.. Congratulations with your 3 weeks and wish you to reach 30 days!!!

Tomorrow i'm going to complete my 2 weeks!! For me that sounds as miracle...

Audrey

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happy easter gang.
A house full of chocolate and all i can wish about today was to drink, a lovely glass of wine in the bath, sitting out in the garden, a couple with dinner. Physically craving and almost tasting it was hard but i could feel my mind opening the second bottle if i had of given nto it.

Hope everyone had a wonderful day filled with positivity

[mylife]

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Hello Guys!

I'm checking in a bit late today, but I'm still here and sober!

Molly, thanks for the advice. I plan to stick wtih it and see myself through these tough days. Really I'm not thinking about it constantly, it's just hard with a long weekend not to wish for a nice glass of wine while we're sitting out back or something.

Audrey, I have a yard and a few herbs but most of the year here it is too hot to garden and have it be enjoyable! The northern parts of the US are much better for gardening in the summer. Good job on 2 weeks! I can't believe how great and strong this group is!

DSLR - good job on 3 weeks! I think we're pretty much neck and neck here. I'm on day 24 today! Almost to my 30 mark.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter Sunday evening. My husband and I went to a really nice service today at a church that has a beautiful choir and listened to the beautiful voices . It was really great. :h

[mylife]

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Hello Leave - X Post!

Yes, I agree I am sick of chocolate and would love a glass of wine -- but like you I know that one wouldn't be enough and the feelings later would be awful. So I'm not going there. Let's hang in there together! We can do this. :l

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dslr congrats on 3weeks and audrey 2 weeks thats great:goodjob:

Audrey i had trouble with feeling tired for a few weeks, so tired i could fall asleep anywhere but it does pass i guess it's the body healing itself..

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Hey aimers,

Glad to see we are all in good spirits and happy Easter! Well done to everyone who has gotten some sober time in this April. It cam be such a struggle but I am very impressed that everyone is gettin their plans sorted persevering! You are all fabulous!

X

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hi mylife,

Funny how those cravings hit from nowhere isn't it,

I think i'll have a huge vodka free coke and loose myself in a computer game

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Hi Kids
I hope all that have been struggling are finding their path a bit easier. I think it is hard over a long weekend, as so many people do use it as an excuse to party hard. I was suspossed to go to a house warming party on Sat night, I ended up not going, I just couldnt be bothered with hanging out with a bunch of extreamly drunk people, and thats what that party would have been about. I am so enjoying waking up without a hangover, especially as its starting to get quite cold in the early morning, its so nice to wake up feeling great & then snuggle down under the blankets all toasty warm.
I have been having some trouble sleeping as well, I find it comes and goes, so I just listern to my body, I guess after 2-3 years of heavy AL consumption, its going to take a little while to get back on track.
I have work this afternoon till 7pm, I think I might get some cranberry juice to have tonight uummmmmmmm.... with a splash of lime juice so yummy.
Any way hugs to all, hope you have a great day/night.
i will probably check in later
XX

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Good Monday morning April'ers!

We had a quiet Easter dinner here at home and I was grateful.

Witchy, I have to say my sleeping has not been great this time around without AL either. Of course it's better than with AL hands down. I think I read one post that said they'd rather have 3 hours of AF sleep than 8 hours of Drunk sleep and I agree with that! I also love waking up without feeling drained and dehydrated from too much wine the night before!! That being said, I have had a lot of nights that I have woken up in the middle of the night or woken up really early (like 5am) and not been able to get back to sleep. I guess you're right Witchy, after years of drinking most of the time there are bound to be adjustments.

I have also been having ups and downs with my husband and even relationships with my other family members (sisters etc.). It's dawning on me that I've been in my marriage and a lot of my relationships through a haze of wine for the past several years and I can't help but feel like I'm "waking up" and wondering what's happened while I've been away!!?? I don't know if that makes sense to anyone else, but thought I'd share!

Hope you all have a wonderful AF Monday.

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I fell in April

Just posted in Newbies Nest - tomorrow would have been 21 days - the three week mark, but I blew it last night. Like folks posting here - the cravings really started in, and combined with other things, I lost my strength - and feel like hell today, hungover now...
Well done to those of you who continue to fight the cravings - do not gve in, it stinks - so here I go again, hopefully this is day one....

[mylife]

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Hi Scottish,

We have all been there! Hang in there you can do this. I came really close myself this weekend, not sure where my determination is coming from but I am grateful.

Jump right back on and join in. There are many with a slip along the way -- use it as a learniing experience and save it for the future.

Peace and hugs.

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mylife;1104847 wrote: Good Monday morning April'ers!

We had a quiet Easter dinner here at home and I was grateful.

Witchy, I have to say my sleeping has not been great this time around without AL either. Of course it's better than with AL hands down. I think I read one post that said they'd rather have 3 hours of AF sleep than 8 hours of Drunk sleep and I agree with that! I also love waking up without feeling drained and dehydrated from too much wine the night before!! That being said, I have had a lot of nights that I have woken up in the middle of the night or woken up really early (like 5am) and not been able to get back to sleep. I guess you're right Witchy, after years of drinking most of the time there are bound to be adjustments.

I have also been having ups and downs with my husband and even relationships with my other family members (sisters etc.). It's dawning on me that I've been in my marriage and a lot of my relationships through a haze of wine for the past several years and I can't help but feel like I'm "waking up" and wondering what's happened while I've been away!!?? I don't know if that makes sense to anyone else, but thought I'd share!

Hope you all have a wonderful AF Monday.MyLife, I know exactly what you mean bout the relationships being carried out in a wine haze - it's a bit of a shocker when you face up to how you let things 'slip' in relationships when drunk. I've had major changes in relationships since - hubs and I nearly split up and at the mo (fingers crossed) are like honeymooners, whereas when I saw the way my sisters treated me for years I was confident enough when sober to just put them out of my life!
scottish lass;1104922 wrote: Just posted in Newbies Nest - tomorrow would have been 21 days - the three week mark, but I blew it last night. Like folks posting here - the cravings really started in, and combined with other things, I lost my strength - and feel like hell today, hungover now...
Well done to those of you who continue to fight the cravings - do not gve in, it stinks - so here I go again, hopefully this is day one....

C'mon SL, yes, like Mylife says, lots of us have had calamities along the way - no one more so than me, but the trick is to get back up quickly - don't let it turn into 'oh well I drank yesterday I might as well drink today' that's when it becomes a true calamity. Learn from today's hangover and vow you just don't want to feel like that again. I'll say it again - that 3 week period seems to catch a lot of us. Water, bed and feeling better tomorrow OK?????:l
Molly

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Hi Guys
Scottish, Like Molly said dont let this slip up knock you out of the game, I cant count the number of times I have stopped, slipped & then picked myself up, dusted myself off & started again, cause I knew one day I would get it, it would fall into place, I knew I had to keep picking myself up & starting again. You can do it, drink lots of water, be kind to yourself & tomorrow wll be a new bright shiney day.
Mylife, I have struggled with my sleeping for most of my life, do you have more trouble falling asleep or staying asleep?
A big Hi to all the rest to come, after reading Sheri's post I have my reasons why I love waking up not hungover:

I wake up with a smile on my face
I wake up knowing i can jump in my car & be off to do whatever, without worrying that I might be tecnically over the limit
I dont feel like I want to spend the day in bed feeling sorry for myself.
I dont hate myself, on the contrary I feel proud & happy with myself.

anyway just a quick check in, off to ahve some breakfast, then the day is mine, some house work to do, a couuple of wee errands to run, I have to go get my bus tickets to go to Christchurch for my 1st meeting with the surgeon who will be doing my lap band surgery, Iwill be staying 2 nights with some close friends who have a 4 month old baby so that will be lots of fun to play with him, when they got pregnant they decided I was offically hte "kooky" aunt. so looking forward to seeing them, not looking forward to the earthquake aftershocks, they are still having some magnitude 4+ shocks. :-(
catch ya later,
XX

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Hey Witchy! Didn't know - probably missed - that you were having surgery - what does it involve and what way will it affect you? I know nothing about it an am very curious (nosy!!) Did you have a lot of weight to lose?
Sleepwise, I have the same problems - getting to sleep and then staying asleep as well! Pain in the neck - but - the alternative????
Molly