All I Want Is 30 Days AF

[FlyAway]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Good morning everyone!

Not Tonight--Good to see you back here. The important thing is that you're right back on track and trying again. Just don't give up!

Queenbug--It sounds like you are ready to go! I hope the supplements help.

Mum--How are you feeling today? Sending you strength for tonight.

Clover--Way to go! Talk back to the voice and know that it's lying.

WS--Yes, wine is like crack or any other drug, just this one is legal. Way to go on the visualization.

[jenniech]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

do you think kudzo works? I have it and have taken it but wondering if I need to increase dosage?
Day 3 for me.....again

[SarahJane]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Hi everyone,
Am on Day 4 now for the 4th & hopefully last time. Would be nice not to count but would love to get to 30 & then hopefully would just forget about AL altogether!
Have finally lost 2 pounds on my low carb diet for nearly a week. Still have 20 more to go but great to see the scales move. AL has continually sabotaged my weight loss for years. But just being AF isn't enough- didn't lose any weight at all as too much sugar.
Had a lovely 4.5 mile run in the sun this morning & then a swim in the ocean with my daughter.

Queenbug yes we have chatted before on another thread. The supplements sound good- I feel much better when I take mine everyday.
Jenniech- haven't tried kudzo- but am sure lots of others have.
Clover- I am going to try talking to my little wine voice- and the other one that tells me that other AL like beer & vodka would be better as I will stop after 2- when I know that I will then want wine.

Back to the sunshine. Have a great Tuesday everyone.

WS it is interesting what you say about AL & other drugs. Why do we have to justify not drinking AL when we wouldn't have to justify not taking any other substance? I am hoping that when I am totally relaxed with my AF life I wont feel the need to justify. Might need some new friends! Or I will see which ones are the real friends & which ones just want drinking buddies. Feel I am letting go of the struggle- but not there yet.

[FlyAway]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

SJ--Congrats on the weight loss. Low carb definitely helps my cravings. How nice to live so close to the ocean.

Jennie--I haven't tried kudzu, only glutamine. Are you taking glutamine too? Best wishes to you.

[mumofsix]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Day Two here for me - its WEDNESDAY too so a day ahead of you guys. Feeling fine - will go for a run later - its very early here - 7.30 in the morning and very cold. Even though I'm a runner, I have put on about 5 kilos with booze so thats got to go. Have the Taupo half marathon in two weeks time. Have a great day everyone

[Clover]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Good Evening, All. I wanted to check in and say hi before I hit the hay. I have hardly been home since after work. I went to the grocery store and then a friend's house for dinner, checked on my son and then came home to a house that reeks of sewer - yuck! I've called the utility company and they're checking on it, but I may have to spend the night at a friend's house. Geez, it seems like every day some crap or other is going on - and tonight it is especially crappy (the aroma, that is). But .... no wine for me!

Well, I just got a call and sure enough there was a stopped up main which they blew out, forcing a stenchy air into our houses! I'm outta here for the rest of the night, ladies and gents.

I did want to check in and say "hey" to everyone. I hope you are all enjoying a sober night and will see you all tomorrow!

[WineSucks]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

I just wanted to say Hi this evening...everyone sounds great! Clover - you sure have had your hands full girl, but you are doing awesome! I hope they get the situation at your home fixed...that's awful.

I have been taking L-Glut 3 times af day....morning, afternoon and evening and I'm not sure if it's all in my head or it really works but I have not had one wine craving since I started taking it last week. I thought about wine very briefly on Saturday but that's about it. Even tonight, when a big trigger for me is being in the house alone and just having time to relax and have a glass of wine by myself....I went for a bike ride instead and it wasn't even a struggle. I haven't tried anything else as far as supplements go.

Mumofsix and SJ - Boy do I know what you guys mean about AL sabatoging fitness goals. It's terrible. Even if I do get up to go to the gym, after drinking the night before, my workout stinks! SJ congrats on the weight loss....Mum...don't worry, once you cut that wine out, those few pounds will fall right back off. I get frustrated but I have to keep reminding myself that it didn't take me 8 days to gain the weight or become addicted to AL and I'm not going to shed the weight or become unaddicted in 8 days....I guess it takes time. I am going to be 46 and my goal is to get into a bikini before I hit 50 (not sure I want to be sporting a bikini at 50 no matter how good it looks).

Anyway, I just wanted to say that I am so thankful to have made contact with everyone on this thread and I am glad that we have come together. I look forward to coming home and logging in to see how everyone is doing and working with each of you to turn our lives around for the better.

Hope everyone has a peacful sleep and a great day tommorrow.

[Spanky]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

I caught up with your posts from yesterday and today. Today was the 3rd day AF. In the past , the 3rd and 7th days have been the "hardest." So am happy I got past the witching time right after work. Went to see a former neighbor in an Alzheimer's care center. She was in a full blown paranoia streak and sobbed for an hour. Came home and pulled weeds. the weird thing is----- it was a very rewarding evening! And now I feel alert enough to read an action novel and remember it!
Many of you have mentioned mood swings- I have found myself tear-ey over my mother's death in April. Alchohol let me avoid grieving in a way. Thanks for all your posts. Moving on to day 4.

[WineSucks]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Spanky - Good going on Day 3. Day 3 and 7 are also my hardest days....(not sure why). I just finished Day 7. So glad you made it through Day 3. I can't tell you how many of my Day 3s led to Day 1 again. Sounds like you had a fulfilling day!

[FlyAway]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Clover--It just never stops for you, does it? One thing after another. And through it all you're staying sober!

WineSucks--The L-Glut helped me a lot the last time I took it. I did it the same way as you, 3x a day. But occasionally I'd still get hit up with an urge and then I'd just pop another and the craving would go away.

Spanky--I'm sorry for your mother's death. It's an interesting thought that the booze prevented you from grieving her properly. We do numb ourselves with it.

[SarahJane]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

WS I am so pleased you started this thread I am finding it great support. I am also nearly 46. Well done on Day 7, we were Day 1 together a few weeks ago. No more Day 1s please!
Clover you are certainly being challenged, I hope the universe is kinder to you today.
Mumof6 your running is amazing. I did 2 half marathons last year & am doing my first full one in Dec. I dont find running easy- the extra weight makes it much harder with all the wobbly bits! But being AF is going to make a huge difference and a super healthy diet.
Fly- I must stock up on the Glut to prevent cravings.
Spanky- that is so sad about your Mum. I have anaesthetised myself through grief with AL in the past & it hasn't helped. It must be tough visiting your neighbour as well.
Hope everyone else has a fab Wednesday.

[not tonight]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Good afternoon everyone,

We are getting ready to go to a 3 day music festival tomorrow. I am looking forward to the time away with my children, however I just hope the weather holds out. We have had a typical English summer this year. Rain and more rain. Had a bit of good news this week. A large Chinese publishing house saw one of our projects in the press and want to include it in an up coming book this fall. I am hoping this will give us some much needed exposure in China, and well any other developing countries such and Brazil. The west is not the sure thing it once was.

Clover - you deserve a spa day. I hope the problem at your house is short lived. It never rains, but pours.

On the subject of fitness, and the sabotaging effects of alcohol, wouldn't you all agree that the weight that you put on around the middle from wine is distinctive in it's sheer grotesqueness, and much harder to shed? I have found that particularly after 40, wine weight is immediate and unforgiving. I do drop pounds once I cut wine out, but it will take a great deal of effort to completely get rid of the wine belly. It is gross!

I should get back to work. Hope everyone has a great day. Stay positive and stay sober!

[Clover]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Good Morning, Everyone! I'm back home and the rotten smell is gone. Yes, indeed, the last few weeks have been mighty interesting.

I'm glad I checked in this morning because I found out from you gals that I probably need to take more glut. I've only been doing one pill a day, but I'm going to bump it up to three. It is wonderful to see that everyone is doing so good! I've got to scramble to get to work on time today. I'll see you all later tonight and hope that everyone has a terrific, sober "hump" day!

[Queenbug]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Hi everyone....Clover...you really are going through it....big hug to you and well done for coping so positively!
Regarding the whole wine belly thing.....its SO SO horrible! And UNFORGIVING is the word! I hate mine!...I turn 50 in December and I didn't really notice it creep up on me. I'm a bit of a shortass and always been curvy...but usually I had a waist that I could define....but that is fast disappearing. I remember my mum being really slim when I was a teenager, but she had/has suffered with alcohol addiction and despite being able to pull herself back from the brink at times, she was a bit of a barrel shape before her 50's....I know age has stuff to do with it, but definately down to AL too. Even when she drastically yo-yo'd weight wise as I got older, she never lost the belly...but too be fair, she hasn't really been AF for as long as I remember....poor love, she's pretty amazing in so many other ways though...as I'm writing this I'm thinking that maybe I could try to tell her what I'm trying to do now.Previous attempts have usually ended up with her getting really upset with me as she thinks its a criticism of her...but it's not...I think?!?
Anyway...rambling!
Have a good day...stay strong lovlies x

[WineSucks]

All I Want Is 30 Days AF

Just wanted to say Good Morning to everyone before I get moving for the day. I'm working from home this morning then taking my daughter to the doctor. She is having female problems. Hopefully it's nothing serious.

Day No. 8 for me and I honestly can't believe it. Like I said before, usually when I fall off the wagon, it takes me awhile to get back on. 1 week ago today, I was lying in bed with an awful hangover and absolutely hating myself....full of despair. I NEVER want to feel like that again!

Clover - I'm glad you are back home today and everything is okay. I agree, you not only deserve a massage but a whole darn spa day.

SJ and Mum - You guys inspire me! I can't wait to start running again.

QB - The Wine belly.......uggggg. I like my body everywhere else except there! I thought you could only get a belly from drinking beer, not wine! Oh well, running, weight lifting and ab work...that's the plan.

Not Tonight - I hope your business venture works out...the world is certainly a different place. I can't imagine trying to do business on an international level right now but your sounds promising.

Have a great day ladies and I'll check back later.