BzzBee62: Progress Thread

[BzzBee62]

BzzBee62: Progress Thread

Thanks DG. I've also been a daily drinker for quite some years (about 7). I figured the foggyness / tiredness is probably due to the body trying to adapt. It is a bit bothersome, but par for the course I'm guessing.

Thanks for the feedback and warnings. It's always great to hear how others have coped / are coping.

Buzz.

[BzzBee62]

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Day 6, and still going strong, despite forgetting to post anything yesterday!

Yesterday was a bit weird. I didn't have much energy for anything, so basically I didn't really get much done either at work or at home.

Last night I was restless and woke up several times, feelng very tired this morning. It's almost like all the energy I had on days 3 and 4 has now been zapped. Still, I'm positive about staying quit and haven't had any real cravings since the first day... So, hopefully it will continue that way.

Buzz.

[BzzBee62]

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Day 7 today. Woah! The last time I stoppped drinking for this long was when I did it on meds. This time I went cold turkey, and despite some minor physical side-effects (mainly headache) I've been feeling ok.

I'm still doing ODAT, and thinking about the fact I have some business trips coming up soon (in a couple of weeks). Do I drink, do I not drink, if I don't drink what do I say etc.? I haven't made my mind up on this yet... And probably won't until I'm in the situation. One thing is for sure; I don't want any future drinking to trigger me into daily drinking again... That needs to remain a thing of the past.

[tonstantweader]

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Good for you BzzBee62. Don't worry about the business trips yet, ODAT is still the way to go. By then, your cravings may have really diminished. Somewhere on here I found my new mantra when out with people: "I don't drink anymore." or even plain "I don't drink." Let them think whatever they want. I think the first week is the hardest part to get through and you've made that so feel good and celebrate (soberly) your accomplishment.

[BzzBee62]

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Thanks very much tonstantweader. I'm not really fretting about the business trips, but I am asking myself whether I should give myself a firm "no", or rather wait to see how I feel at the time. For now I'm inclined to "see what happens", bearing in mind I don't want it to be a trigger. I may make up my mind before I get to that time, but indeed for now it is ODAT.

At the end of day 7 now. Things seem to be clearing up in my mind, and I have no more potential symptoms of withdrawal. Hopefully that is the end of physical reactions, because despite they were relatively mild, I really didn't enjoy the headaches in the first few days.

[BzzBee62]

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Day 8, and it's the weekend, but I'm still going ODAT. Just because it's the weekend doesn't mean I should be drinking! I need more AF time under my belt.

[tonstantweader]

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Weekends used to be one long binge for me, but now I look forward to having a clear head and actually enjoying my weekend days free of the hazy, cloudiness of a three day hangover.

[BzzBee62]

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tonstantweader;1165647 wrote: Weekends used to be one long binge for me, but now I look forward to having a clear head and actually enjoying my weekend days free of the hazy, cloudiness of a three day hangover.

Same for me. I had gotten to the stage where I was already thinking about having a drink as soon as I got up, and actually having my first by 10AM... Not good!

Day 9 today, yay! Still off the sauce...

[Today]

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I can relate too, weekends used to be time to pretty much stay drunk. It is 7am here and I in the past if I had gotten up so early would have had few drinks already! I pretended I would have just one so I could go back to sleep.. and then another, and another. Finally I would go back to bed around 9am and wake up at 11am all groggy and re-hungover. I look back at that behavior and can barely believe it!

Today I am going to keep busy, I don't have time for AL!

Have a great AF Saturday!

[BzzBee62]

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Today;1166160 wrote: I can relate too, weekends used to be time to pretty much stay drunk. It is 7am here and I in the past if I had gotten up so early would have had few drinks already! I pretended I would have just one so I could go back to sleep.. and then another, and another. Finally I would go back to bed around 9am and wake up at 11am all groggy and re-hungover. I look back at that behavior and can barely believe it!

Today I am going to keep busy, I don't have time for AL!

Have a great AF Saturday!

Wow, now that you wrote that, I thought about it and realized I sometimes did exactly the same thing...

[BzzBee62]

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Day 11, and almost all symptoms (mainly random headaches, stomach ache...) are gone. I haven't had any real cravings thus far, but the temptation has cropped up a few times. The temptation has manifested itself much like thinking of having a cup of tea or a glass of water, but I know that one drink can easily lead to two, three etc. and I really don't want to be a "home drinker" any more.

[allswell]

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Hey BzzBee,

I read another post somewhere about wanting to lose some weight in the middle. Think of all those empty calories you DID NOT take in over the past 11 days. I really started noticing a difference after about 3 weeks although I cut out all sugar and caffeine when I quit drinking. Keep it up!

[BzzBee62]

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Hi Allswell,

Thanks for that information. I'm not actively dieting, but not eating more than usual either, so I'm hoping there will be at least some noticeable (i.e. visible) difference within a month or so.

Today is day 12, and I had a bit of a crave this evening, like "Hey, go on, one won't hurt... You're doing great, go on..." I have no idea where that came from, but it wasn't very pleasant, knowing that I have told myself I won't drink because I crave, but rather when the opportunity arises and I choose to have one. Other than that weird moment, everything else seems to be going ok. I'm actually starting to feel a bit more alert and productive at work, although very tired a lot of the time too... I have no idea where that tiredness is coming from... I will make a post asking about that.

[BzzBee62]

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Hi Allswell,

Thanks for that information. I'm not actively dieting, but not eating more than usual either, so I'm hoping there will be at least some noticeable (i.e. visible) difference within a month or so.

Today is day 12, and I had a bit of a crave this evening, like "Hey, go on, one won't hurt... You're doing great, go on..." I have no idea where that came from, but it wasn't very pleasant, knowing that I have told myself I won't drink because I crave, but rather when the opportunity arises and I choose to have one. Other than that weird moment, everything else seems to be going ok. I'm actually starting to feel a bit more alert and productive at work, although very tired a lot of the time too... I have no idea where that tiredness is coming from... I will make a post asking about that.

[Turnagain]

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Hiya Bzzz....I recall being VERY tired for the first few weeks. I still tire out quite easily but it's getting better at 30 days plus. From everything I've read, this fatigue is a normal part of the detox process.

I move when I can - it always makes me feel better. I am looking forward to getting more vigorous exercise soon.

How's your sleep? Are you making it through the night? I'm still plagued by the 4 am night sweat. But at least no longer have the 1 am...2 am and 3 am sweat beforehand!