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

[Summerstar]

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

That is great, Timpin! I'm impressed...I stay away from the bars, not sure I would have the same willpower. What is this book by Vale I keep seeing in the posts? I need to check it out.

[available]

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

SS i hate cleaning too lol, i normally get home do what i have to then the urge starts so off i go on a nice walk with the dogs and by the time i get home i am exhausted.You will be fine. get rid of the grog out of the house. i dont have a drop in mine, due to the fact i drank it all.

Mya i felt like i had been hit by a truck on day 6 too and cld not motivate at all and felt really down. just wanted to find a rock and crawl under it. yesterday i was a lot better and today i am great. all days are different but AL is not going to make us feel better.

good on u timpin, very proud. i have not braved the maddening crowd as yet as have had no need. god the withdrawals are different everyday i think. day six was a killer for me but now feeling good and looking good as my son says. i had a great sleep last night then a thunder storm woke me but dozed straight off again, have not done that for ages well most of it i was in a coma and wld have not heard the storm.

[lilla]

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

love reading all these positive stories, it drives me on. So does the wonderful clear head feeling in the morning and like you say, available, a real sleep and not a coma for a few hours before tossing and turning the remaining few hours. Congratulations on your first week, I so truly hope I can do that too, I see the weekend looming but trying to push out the negative thoughts. Have a great day all.

[Enough!]

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

Hello to all!
Checking in... Will post and say a proper hi tomorrow. Doing fine today... Slipped a bit yesterday and "drank some wine without tastin it".... Just drank it down! Bla!
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[shueaddict]

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

Good morning everyone,

Got up at the crack of dawn, clear headed and ready to tackle some super serious work issues.

I am in full fighting mode, batteries fully charged - all thanks to a good night sleep and staying AF.

Timpin - well done .... keep that thought going. This is what I feel I have inside me now, a little feeble fire lit by Jason Vale, I fully intend to nurture it until it extinguishes anyl desire to drink AL.

Mya - That bus hit me too, it passes, eat well and often

available - you are on a roll, first time I quit I literally had to run away from the house when cravings hit. ended up spending a lot of time in the forest with the dog

Lilla - so many stories on this thread ... I swear at times I could feel the collective positive energy ... stay with us ...

Summer - I read the book and it did make an impact for me, but, as many people have said, I was ready for a change and ready to hear and apply the message.

have a great day everyone !!!!

[available]

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

well this afternoon has not been easy. my son is at work and i have no one
to babysit me. not that he does but i dont want to let him down by drinking. just one wine, just the one. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO so went for a walk, still feel like sitting outside with a wine and enjoying the evening but have none so that is a bonus or i would be out there i think. i think shue today i need a forest to get lost in.

There has to be something on the idiot box to take my mind of AL. two and half men, now no AL in that show at all ha ha.

hope everyone is staying strong and looking forward to another AF day tomorrow. I know in my heart i am, just that bloody demon sitting on my shoulder.

[shueaddict]

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

available ... I have been there too ... where the thought is in my head and would not dissapear ... this is the time I would drink ANYTHING (any dregs in the drinks cabinet - ouzo, yaegermeister, Xmas sherry).

It took a while to get over ... Instead of trying not to think about AL actually DO. Reason with yourself, I want one drink then another then another .. then lights hout / headache / dissapointment ... you already know the rout and know where it is goingg. So when you hear the damned AL devil whisper sweetly in your ear " just one, just one sip" ... tell him to STFU !!!!!

stay strong sweety, chat to me you want, got half an hour

[available]

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

shue i ccant get onto chat for some reason but will look into why. will give me an interest lol

thanks for your words of wisdom, it seems to be getting harder not easier these last few days. probably because i think i have gone this long it will be ok to have just one drink. oh hello d'head yeah right no. i'll be fine, early night, sleep feel human in the morning

[lilla]

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

I'm struggling too tonight available. Just been out after work for the first time around people drinking wine, oh how I wanted one. Popped in to buy tea and the poison shop screamed at me but I was strong and went in the veggie shop to get some juicing apples. Will juice them now and hope the craving passes. I hope you are hanging in there too. All your posts have been so inspiring, we can do this. We Can do this. Thank you Shue for the support too.

[available]

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

hey lilla some days are better than others. i am ok now. had a sugar fix and ate something. no food in the house and i am as hungry as so tomorrow being pay day i am going to get some fruit and vege. oh god if i had of been around ppl there would have been no hope lol. im fine, in bed now and so tired. maybe watching 2 1/2 men is not a good choice but crap on tv.

yes we can do this. day 9 tomorrow and im impressed with myself.

[lilla]

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

yep tv is always such rubbish now. I'm impressed with you too, and with myself. I juiced that bag of apples and my son was grinning with happiness to see such healthy, exciting, real stuff around. You know how hard it is to get a decent meal on the table when all you want to do is swig on the wine. My cravings have gone, well there is no wine in the house so they have gone enough for me to manage tonight! You are going so well. My next danger time is thursday evening when I am out with some girlfriends for tea. I have offered to drive so that's good but it will be hard to hang on in there when they say "oh you can have one glass and drive".

[available]

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

just tell them u have an ulcer, someone on here said that to me ha ha. worth a try i reckon. i am going out thursday too so i am hoping it is AF free but i have an ulcer! we all have ulcers!!!!!

I have no wine in the house either, have an empty box that i must admit i looked in and no wine, god why would i think there would be, i would have drank it all quick and smart. i am proud of both of us and we can do this. who wants wine when u r about to kill your son for showing no respect. grrrr

[lilla]

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

ulcers, ulcers, ulcers it is....I probably do, I have been suffering with heartburn or something lately and am sure it is the A. Ok, let's psyche ourselves up to get through "nights out" on thursday. We Can!

[Summerstar]

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

I did not drink yesterday--day 2!! I thank this site and you all. I went home, CLEANED some, lol...went to the YMCA, made dinner and enjoyed my family! Was a bit tempted when I saw the cold beer in the fridge but didn't do it. Had a cookie and milk instead.:H
I even got up this morning and went back to the Y!!! I felt sooooo good this morning. Thank you all! This place is so helpful. It is just what I needed. I really wanted this 'normal' feeling again.

[mightymite]

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

Hey Av, I wanted to tell you that I have been seeing a pattern here. I am on day 17. When I first started I was so excited and almost manic in my excitement over quitting. That lasted about a week and then I hit a big low. Yesterday was hard if you have seen any of my posts. I was talked off the ledge yesterday and today I truly feel so much better. I am thinking that when we first start out it is like a honeymoon. We are so happy and look so forward to the future. Then as time goes on we come back to reality and realize that it really is work to keep it going. I have seen this with so many people on this site. Me included. So I think it is perfectly normal to have these highs and lows and it does take time and patience. I definitely would have had something to drink this past weekend if it wasn't for my hubby being around. But today I can say that that won't happen. So it really means something to take it one day at a time. Hang in there. I was exactly where you are now. Not much further along but enough to see that it will go away. Take care.