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

[Sick'ntired]

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

Hello everybody,

The I had a similar evening to Enough, asked DH if he felt like a beer and this time he said yes, yay cue me tucking into my bottle of chilled white (its very hot so imagine the condensation dripping etc), granted it is a 'billy goats beard' or some such from the winning a hamper at one of the kids events! but it tasted awful, is this really what I was looking forward to? Thinking to myself whilst drinking (nail polish remover) probably going to sleep awful and feel crap the next day, this is pointless. I (!!) left the rest in the fridge and had a Ginger Ale and Lemonade which was much yummier.... Still am not brave enough to keep red wine in the house but fingers crossed this is the beginning of the end....

[athome]

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

well done sickntired!!!! Sounds like ur starting to change towards the wine alright!

I didnt give in but had a tough weekend! Going to get it together today as still not feeling brilliant and go outside! Bad feeling between me and my partner because of my mood...may as well have drank but glad i didnt...

Keep it up you guys!! Talk soon xx

[mya]

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

Hi everyone!
It's been awhile, sad to say I haven't had any alcohol free days in a long while.
I really need to get this under control.

Shue what is the detox you r taking?

[mauritiusdodo]

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

HI everyone, day 1 again for me and I am shooting for the stars this time and trying for 30 days sober - wish me strength!

[shueaddict]

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

Good morning peeps,

Had some wine over the weekend ( a glass here and there as we had lots of social engagements) ? I did not push it, but it was still 3 glass overall for each day . I am also starting to look at it differently, especially the taste part. I got a buzz very quickly as I am on liquids only these days ? at the end of the day I asked myself what exactly did the wine do for me - the answer is of course, NOTHING. It enhanced nothing, it gave me no great joy, yet I had it anyway.

Have a great AF (hopefully) week.

PS - the detox is a colon cleanse from BlessedHerbs.com

[Sick'ntired]

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

Just wanted to say thanks again to Enough, I know you said it is up to the individual to control their drinking but if I hadn't seen the post Conquoring (sp or no sp) Day 1, I don't think I would have done anything, the 30 day AF just seemed to damn long! Now I have put quite a few AF days since my day 1 and that is because I just needed that first day.. Anyway the long and short of it is I have entered a charity mini triatholon this Sunday, which I would never have done before because the thought of a Sunday 6am start with my hangover put me off! This means that now not only am I getting the exercise but my kids can join in the kidz tri according to their age groups which will mean we all get a fun (?? I hope!!) Sunday morning out, yay! On another note I am now reading (see by Conquering Day 1 I found out not only tonnes of peeps in the same boat but fantastic books and advice on supps etc) Diary of an Alcholic Housewife, she mentions thinking of getting preggers again to kurb her drinking, that sounded familar, but what I was curious about was how could I stop drinking for my pregnancies because I know its bad for the baby but I couldn't stop for my own life, peculiar hey?? Onwards and upwards.....

[mya]

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

Good Morning everyone!
Yesterday I had 3 beers so today is my Day 1 yet again.
But I feel like I can really do this, this time.
Will post more later!

[mandz]

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

im on day 1 . my husband has decided to leave cuz I told him if he keeps drinking we cant I cant b with him.but I know Its what I have to do for my self . so I need yo be syrong xx

[mandz]

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

I start my meds tomorrow pretty scary thought I would have my hubby but no .

[mightymite]

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

Hi everyone,
I am new here. I thank the stars that I have found this site. I am a wineaholic. It's strange but I guess you could say I am a strict alcoholic. I drink Th-Sun from 3:00 to 5:00 and I only drink Chardonnay. At 5:00 we eat dinner and then I don't have anything else to drink. I am pretty good at controlling things at home. I will drink about 3/4 of a bottle on the days that I drink but cannot control myself at parties. My dh and I hosted a blow out party Sat. Of course, I drank way too much. As the last guest left, I promptly retreated to the toilet to throw it all up. I think I passed out and when I awoke I couldn't remember where I was. Scary. I guess you could say I am on day 3. Sunday I didn't drink because I felt like sh***. These 3 days have not been hard because they are not my "drinking" days. I am so afraid, so afraid, so afraid of Thursday to come. I am hoping to put it all behind me. I haven't told my dh my plans because he has heard it all before. He will learn soon enough when Thursday comes. I have the most wonderful husband and family and I am throwing it all away on Chardonnay. Why? I am so tired of feeling like crap and feeling guilty. My dh has to leave the bedroom when I drink because I snore and he can't sleep. It kills me when I see he is gone from our bed. He has to get up so early and I disrupt his sleep. Another reason to feel guilty. I can see my habit is getting worse and I need to do something about it NOW! I have started my list of tools to help me when the desire comes. I would like to say that I can do it this time but that terrifies me. I have said it before. Your stories give me hope and strength. I know that I cannot be a moderate drinker. It makes me crave for more. So I have to stop completely. One day not too long ago, we were visiting my brother. It was my niece's bday and I was drinking. Well I drank too fast and on an empty stomach. Of course I ended up in the bathroom and they were waiting for me to come out so she could blow out her candles. Ugh. I felt horrible. They were all very forgiving because they were shocked I had lost control. They said they have never seen me like that and my sister in law said she felt good because she saw that I didn't have it all together like they thought I did. I guess I hid it well. I will stop rambling now. But I feel so encouraged now that I have found you all and can put a plan together. I have never had that before and I didn't know that there are so many ways to help myself. I may need all of your strength when Thursday comes.
Mightymite

[mya]

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

Mandz - you can do this I am on Day 2 let's do this together.

Mightymite - I can relate to your story so much. Good luck and let's all keep in touch

[Enough!]

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

Hey gang!

Had a great day today and fab girls night with a friend yesterday. We met for dInner and (jason vale will roll over...) had a great Super Tuscan red at a little Italian outside cafe. Well I tried to find fault with the tase and yeh... It was pretty tasty! BUT this is what I learned... It was being with my friend... The weather... The cute Italian waiter... Laughing... No kids... Freedom for a few hours...
That made the evening great... Not the wine!!!!!! Arrived home sober and enjoyed hubbys company (wink wink)! Ahhh so much better!

Mandy... Welcome!
Mighty... I read your post and we have all ended up ith the bathroom or passed out. No judging here...
Mauri... Keep it up!
Athome... How are you!
Mya.. Hi sweety... Stay close! Add those days together.
ST... Your post made me smile tha was very sweet what you wrote. I have learned soooo much since I began conquering.
Shue... Xoxoxox

I wish everyone happiness... You deserve it.
Enough

[athome]

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

Hi....Im still hanging in there....havent drank yet! Liked ur post enough...well done!!

Each day is ticking by, would still love a bottle of wine but not going to!

[Sick'ntired]

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

Got my password wrong a couple of times. It's funny how the give 5 tries rather than the standard 3 obviously catering for the alcoholic!

At home you are doing so well, hoping it starts to get easier.

Enough sounds like you have a handle on this...

mya and mandz hope you can find the strength to do this together.

mightymite you all already starting off in a much better place than most of us, today is the day, I am sure you can do it.

Right time for a rant...... It could't have just continued on a high!!!! Firstly we are putting a new roof on the kitchen and I fell off a ladder.. Then I found out a close friend had lied to me, I hate that, why? This resulted in me in the bathroom in tears.... I realized why I was so upset wasn't really about these 2 things but at one of the kids sports events everyone was sitting around talking, Johnny can't sleep so he is on sleeping tabs, Jenny is depressed she has Prozac, folks hold Sunday lunch and puddings off the menu because sister-in-law is on diet, now I know it may be easier if I told everyone that I was trying to stay off the booze but it is so taboo! Plus there is no way that there wouldn't be wine for Sunday lucky and I would be the talk of thud pat, same she's the one with the problem with al! Also what is it with chemists? There a rows of cures for smoking, overweight, sleeping, stress but not for the alcoholic! I could join an AA meeting for the support but this is such a small community I know several of the people who go, one of them is suspected of embezzling from the company, not sure about you all but I would still rather be honest and a heavy drinker than a thief! Not surely I could hold my tou ge in a meeting where honesty should be a priority!

Sorry about the long rant.

[Change]

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

Gawd, am feeling drained. Is this normal? Almost can't function and want to sleep. It's only 7pm.