Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

[shueaddict]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Enough, congrats !!!! your thread made it to over 1,000 posts !!!! It is kind of awesome. As you can see no one pointed the spelling, good understanding, non-judgemental people that we are ...
also, posting from the Ipad I normally have a milion type-o's

Juja invented a new abreviation - HFM - Hangover Free Morning ...I liked it.

Change ... I had so many blackouts while watching telly it is embarassing.

On a lighter note, my granny falls asleep during movies too ( yes, she "imbibes" too ) ... only she keeps dreaming an entirely different course of action with the same characters, then she wakes up towards the end - and all surprised she says " but this guy is dead .. his wife poisoned him !!!"

I managed 3 days AF and on Detox - keep fighting !!!

[Enough!]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Shue... You have been there with me since we started this. TY
E!

I had a battle with hubby last night with a finale of throwing a full plastic glass of water at him...I haven't slammed doors or threw anything in quite some time Arrhhh. Today is a new day.

Enough!

[shueaddict]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Enough!, I hope you aimed well ...

here's a prayer for husbands:

"Dear Lord,
I pray for Wisdom to understand my man; Love to forgive him; And Patience for his moods. Because, Lord, if I pray for Strength, I'll beat him to death.
AMEN"

big big hug from me

[Enough!]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Shue... Direct hit! Ouch. Enjoying reading "Kicking the Drink". Purposely poured a small glass of hard liquor ( the super premium scotch sitting there since our last Xmas party) after enjoying a nice pot of tea.... To actually "taste" what alcohol tastes like. No cravings.

Well... My not so scientific study concluded... It burns your throat and tastes like crap! I swirled each sip... Really tasted.. and yuk! The tea wins hands down.

I really want to begin the experiment of ... Not wanting to drink instead of I can't have one. I actually threw to the recycle bin a few almost empty bottles... Who would want to drink this stuff??!

Enough !

[Enough!]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Next to go ... The pepermint schnapps... Rum given as gift from islands.... Kahlua from 2005 party... And 151 rum! And that is only the first shelve.

Time for a liquor garage sale!
What do you have hiding in the cabinet!!!!

E!

[shueaddict]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Our liqueur cabinet holds everything that I found completely undrinkable ? and that is mostly whisky & scotch ( ewwww ? Glenfiddich, Laphroig ? even according to my Irish brother in-law it tastes like rescue remedy, Talisker ? tastes just like the peat from the isle of Skye).

But here is what I polished from our liqueur cabinet - ouzo, white rum, gin, last of the Xmas sherry, Sambuca, Jagermeister ? all swigged directly from the bottle once the wine was over ?

I am starting to give a real go at Jason Vale?s perspective of not liking the taste . I used to drink mostly because I liked the taste ( especially in combination with certain foods or in anticipation of eating them, while cooking); I think I am doing well conquering this one. I find this is the easiest urge to surf / erase.

The second ?for relaxation effect ? numbing the muscles and the brain ? this I still have to work on, sadly. I know it is unrealistic to look for a similar effect from something else (never taken any recreational drugs, better not start now) ? but there are times when I want just one shot to slow down my brain.

So ? 4 AF days down ? 4 on detox ? 3 lbs lighter ? and twice as energetic.

Have a great day everybody:h:h

[Sick'ntired]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Well done Shue and Enough, seems like you have got all your ducks lined up!

Its been about 2 weeks and not doing to bad... Can't say I have found the peace and serenity from Jason Vales (nor A Carr which I am plough through, exactly the same except harder to read!) book, No!!! Take yesterday (bear in mind I live in a country run by a dictator) Gadaffi is dead, feel like a drink to cheer on the Libyans, got a cold, need a hot toddy (wiskey with lemon and honey to hide the taste go figure!) tax men want to do a semi-audit on our company, stress want to drink..... need I go on? I didn't, however it was down to pure willpower...

On the plus side skin starting to improve, have downloaded a bunch of steamy romance novels to keep me occupied, finding TV so dull and boring without a buzz on... Fingers crossed no-one looks at contents of my i-pad.... alcholic and sex (only fictional) addict, heck!

Cheers for now and have a good weekend all.

[shueaddict]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Sick &T, you are living in a crazy place !!!!

My hubby is Irish and we also live in a relatively small comunity (filled with British ex-pats that truly enjoy drinking ) . As someone said, is there no adult gathering these days that does not revolve around AL?

Ohhh .... the hot toddies (DH is a master at this). I am mostly passed my cold now (remaining barking cough will not be cured by more red wine, for sure).

Stay strong, don't ruin your weekend with AL, like I did last week.

[athome]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

hi everyone....had a pretty stressy week....bit bewildered with the house...been doing a clearout and fixing my older sons bedroom up. Am sooo in mood for a bottle of wine tonight!!! Am getting in a bad mood and snappy cause feel like my partner will give out if i have wine I would otherwise! Feel like need to relieve the neverendingness of past week and just switch off.
would it be that bad to drink a bottle for one night? Might lead to more but am sure it wouldnt. Probably be disgusted with myself tomorrow but i could start again then....Im tired!
Been doing so well and getting so much done.... kinda feel like i deserve it in a wierd way. My partner wanted to take me out for pizza tonight with the kids but i was too tired to get it together to go and we ordered in instead....a bottle of wine now would be lovely! arrgghhh

[Enough!]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Athome... How are you doing?
Enough!

[Anfield]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Day one ... finally made the decision

Last night for the first time in my life I admitted to my wife that my drinking is out of my control and I need help. I tolde her that I've been a 'functional' alcoholic for several years and thought I could keep my problem to myself, but in the last 2 or 3 years things seem to have slipped away from me and my level of functioning has become a real problem. We both cried and she loves and supports me 100%. I have a great job that lets me work from home and I manage to stay away from alcohol during the day, but I'm drinking two bottles of wine every night now by myself. I spend the entire day recovering from the night before and then at 6:00 pm, I'm back at it again. You guys surely know all about this cycle. I drink more than any of my familly or friends. I'm depressed, out of control, terrified of losing my job, I don't feel I'm accomplishing anything in life ... I don't want to live like this anymore.

It was a quote in an email that I received this week that really helped me to make this decision. I'd like to share it woth you all.

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward."

One day I'm going to tell my friend what a difference his email made to my life. I have a few things to take care of first. Wish me luck guys ... I'm working on day one right now. I look forward to getting to know you guys much better.

ANFIELD (Rich)

[Enough!]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Anfield... Welcome. Great job making the decision. It is a journey... Determination is the number one reason you will have success. You have to want to not drink.... Not you can't... Or it's too hard. If you read our posts you will see we slip up. It's okay.

Post as often as you like... there Is amazing support here.
Enough!

[Sick'ntired]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Athome, good to hear from you, how did it go with the battle of that bottle? I am sure you can see from my posts how I fight the urge almost nightly, also got a bottle chilled yesterday but asked DH if he wanted a beer and he said no, cue no drink for me then went to bed with saucy novel instead.
Shue, it is a crazy place, we are middle income so doesn't affect us as much, (although I can't go into details as I am too afraid!?), dictatorships affect the poor the most!

Think I must have been and organised drunkard as I seem to be dropping more balls at the moment, perhaps its because I don't have to try so hard covering up my drinking?

Anyway watched Raining in My Heart docu, terrible! Think I am to far away from that rock bottom to make any difference to my drinking, however the article in on What TWO glasses of wine a day can do to your face in ten years | Mail Online, from another thread Another Reason not to Drink, really made me flinch!!! Only 2 glasses a day, how about the bottle!!

Here is hoping everyone can stay sober (ish?) this weekend! :l

[athome]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Sick and tired...wow.... Those pictures are awful!! Makes you think alright!! Thanks for posting....

Enough....I didnt succumb to the wine but still woke up feeling cranky and teary....am not able to get it together today at all. Am still craving that bottle of wine and a release from the monotony!

Am generally just exhausted and my mind is racing with all the neverending jobs to be done. Feel like am being unfair to my partner by feeling so down and cranky too.
Feel like a bottle of wine would give me the release i need. Heres hoping it all blows over soon. Teary even writing this and not so sure what the hecks wrong with me

[Enough!]

Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?

Athome... We all have those days. There is so much to do and so little time. Try to give yourself a break. So what if the floors stay dirty for a few more days!!

I also had hubby get a bottle of red along with our pizza. Just out of habit. I had a glass of acai juice while waiting for delivery . Best thIng I could do. Really allowed me to "taste" the acidic... Harsh... Good bottle of red compared to the sweet yummy AF juice. Before I would have just gulped down 2 glasses in 10 minutes... Not even tasting what I was drinking... By then the "drug" starts working and bam... Bottle gone. Sounds simple... Really taste what you are drinking ( have a little juice first )... Which one tasted better???

I still drank 2 glasses.. Then moved to tea. Felt great when I woke up and ready for my day

Happy Saturday...
Enough!