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

[gingerspice]

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

Hi again,
Feeling strong and spurred on to give it another , and hopefully the final go at ditching the wine for good. Finishing the last glass of wine in the house , and really do not want to have any more . Going out with two couples at the weekend so will need lots of inner strength. Thank you all for bringing me this far

xx

[available]

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

welcome destiney you are in a good place here.
Enough 1 glass u go girl but just remember that bloody devil on your shoulder. congrats on day 6.
great work SJ on day 10 keep it going
GS i know how u feel, i have to get rid of the wine in the house too. funny i got given red wine for xmas and i dont really like red wine. yesterday i bought some wine as thought yep give up date 16/1 and i bought red wine thinking it was white. well that is going to last me awhile i am thinking lol. must be trying to tell me something.
hope everyone has a great day xx

[gingerspice]

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

hi Avaliable,
i dont like Red wine either , Probably down to a mega bad experience in the past.
Well done Sarah Jane and Caper 10 days wow
Enough , so glad to see you back, your posts have encouraged me
Scottish Lass thanks for the points , it really has helped
Juga day 2 ,well done
Boozer how are things with you ?
destiniey you are in the right place
shue how are things ?
Take care all , thinking of you
xx
Will try and post more x

[allswell]

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

Hello everyone and thanks Enough for the encouragement. This will be the fourth time I've decided to quit in the past two years and I think it's true that as long as you don't give up you never really start from scratch since there was learning done on the previous attempts. This time around I have had almost no anxiety, I actually slept a couple of hours last night, and feel positive knowing much better days are ahead. Hope everyone is moving forward with their goals today.

[Jolie]

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

Jane - :welcome:

[Jolie]

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

Jane - :welcome

Sorry I don't have any advice about meds - haven't tried them. Hopefully someone else here can be of help.

Allswell - my fourth try as well - I too don't have the anxiety that I had before during my initial days/weeks so hopefully that's a good sign. Guess we know what to expect this time along with what brought us down the last 3 times

Enough - wish I could be like you but 1 glass of wine would never be enough for me. I know myself too well - I'd be reaching for a 2nd then a 3rd and so on. Glad to see it's successful for you.

Hi to all that posted before me but who's names I haven't mentioned - that's always one of the hardest things for me here - trying to address everyone but never seeming to have the time! Got home from work late and now have lots of chores to get done before hitting the pillow for some of the most restful sleep I've had in a long time!

Night all!

[Enough!]

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

Welcome Jane! sorry other then the occasional ativan for a bit of anxiety.... I can not give any advise. Just keep reading and posting.

Jolie and my other friends... Today was a little test that I am not sure I passed yet. Came home after a long day... Made a yummy dinner... Had my one glass... ( the last of a bottle that lasted 3/4 days)...And the thoughts of opening another bottle are right there. Came to my thread and support instead.
Strength???
Enough!

[available]

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

Enough good on you. my will power would crumble. impressed about the bottle lasting so long though. if i had one glass half the bottle would be gone as my glass is pretty damn big lol. well it saved me from walking to the fridge too much

[Juja]

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

jane27;1242460 wrote: Thanks for your welcomes :-) Its my 2nd day AF. One problem I have when I don't drink is lack of motivation. I tend to crawl into bed very early. Can anyone else relate to this?

Have you always been like this when you don't drink? If so, I have to wonder if you're depressed, and tried to mask the depression with AL. Just something to consider.

Also, maybe there's nothing wrong with crawling in bed early--your mind is telling you to heal your body and soul. As long as it's not an ongoing thing, I'd give myself permission to rest.

[Juja]

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

Enough!;1242448 wrote: Welcome Jane! sorry other then the occasional ativan for a bit of anxiety.... I can not give any advise. Just keep reading and posting.

Jolie and my other friends... Today was a little test that I am not sure I passed yet. Came home after a long day... Made a yummy dinner... Had my one glass... ( the last of a bottle that lasted 3/4 days)...And the thoughts of opening another bottle are right there. Came to my thread and support instead.
Strength???
Enough!

Oops, thought I responded last night. Sorry for not giving aid.

Did you past the test, my friend?

[Enough!]

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

Avail... Thanks! Yes I thnk I could fit a good 12 -14 oz in one glass. As I once posted... The glasses kept getting bigger and the wine cheaper so I disguised my problem. It's easy to have 2 glasses when there is 30 oz of wine.

Juja... So I scored a B... B- on my test the second bottle did get open but 3/4 is still left in it. So I am again hangover free and feel mostly successful. My next challenge is adding AF days.

I guess 20 years of doing the same thing takes a little time to change. It simply just a routine.

Jane... Maybe you need a little vitamin boost? How are your eating habits? Do you eat every couple hours? Is yours side effect of medication making you drowsy? Glad your still here!

Shue... Thinking about you while you are traveling!

Anyway... Off to the big bad workplace for another challenging day.
Did I mention how flipping good I feel? Btw... Slept flipping awesome too!!!

Take care all! Day 7 as a normal functioning human
Enough!

[Destiniey]

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

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes! I know I am in the right place! Tried to be AF on day 1 which was yesterday and did well until I got home at night and couldn't bring myself to pour the rest of my vodka down the drain so I drank it instead! I was hating myself the whole time even though it was only 1 shot...but I was still pissed that I gave in! There is NO alcohol in my house and I refuse to go and buy any more. I woke up this morning not hungover but I had a terrible time sleeping last night! Ugh!!!!!!!!!!! I keep reading how people feel so wonderful after they have been AF for a while.....I just want to be strong and get to that point! Wish me luck!!!!!!!!!
:thanks:

[allswell]

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

Hi Destiniey,

Sleeping is a problem for many of us in the first days and weeks. I will do nothing but toss and turn for the first five or so days before I'll be able to get 4 -5 hours but they are decent. I'm on day 3 and feel fantastic, I do a lot of running which I think helps. I started taking 2 grams of L-Tryptophan before bed this time around and it seems to help. Other than that no supplements this time. Good luck making today AF!

[Juja]

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

Here's some luck and strength, babeee!!!!!

:disco: (disco dj playing "I Will Survive" by Donna Summer)

[Destiniey]

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

:thanks: Thanks so much Allswell and Juja!!!!!!!!!!! I am wishing both of you best of luck too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!