JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

[broken halo]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Hi Jammers! Great to read so many people made it through Friday night! I had a wee moment last night where I wanted to jump in the car and go and get a bottle, but I gritted my teeth and it passed. I just kept busy with other things. Saturday morning with no hangover feels AMAZING!

Well done everyone, can't stop long, just wanted to say hi!

[Unwasted]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Hi Spuds and Broken Halo - good job jammers - you are rockin! BH, that's exactly how it works, you make it through a tough night, then feel amazing the next day. Suddenly you have a history of what that feels like in your mind, and you're able to keep adding days. Eventually you feel SO super that you realize you never want to compromise that feeling again. And, you know that if you drink, you might have a hard time getting back to the wonderful place you've gotten to..........

Well done you guys, you're at that difficult early on time, and you're doing so well.:l

[canadian gal]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Evening Jammers!

Well I am at the end of day of day 9. I was home from work by 3:30 today. I was watching Ellen and at around 7 or so I got my first craving since quitting. A thought just popped in my head "A drink would be nice right now. Who would know?". Very sneaky. I told that voice that it's an idiot and went back to watching Ellen. The thought passed probably about 2 minutes later. I am now wondering what made me think that? Maybe on Ellen they had mentioned alcohol...or maybe not. Whatever it was, I am very happy that I made it through.

I'm not taking any supplements or anything at the moment, but what I am doing is drinking ginger tea. It helps decrease cravings for alcohol, protects your liver, boosts your immune system, helps with arthritis, aids in digestion and the list goes on. I cut up fresh ginger root, put it in a cup, add boiling water, cover for 20 minutes and then drink. I also eat some of the cut up pieces when the tea is done. If you like ginger, you may want to try it.

R4L and UW- You guys are awesome! Congrats on your high number of al free days! And thank you so much for supporting us in our beginning stages. We definitely notice it and appreciate it immensely.

Everyone else, well done!!! Enjoy the rest of your weekends!

[jennyneric]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Roll Call! Whos here? And if you don't mind can you list what day you are on? If you copy and paste this into your post we should have a running total. I'm kinda into numbers and I want to be able to give congrats to people reaching milestones!

Ann
Audrey
Believer
Belle
Broken Halo
Canadian Gal
Cuckoo
Dodo
Drifty Alison
Free Fly
Hyper Nova
Issy
Jenniech
JennynEric-here! day 7!Started 1/1/2012!
K9
Luka
Merry
My Life
Pinecone
Prairie Fairy
Queenbug
Running 4 Life
Sarah Jane
Scottish Lass
Spuds
Tipps
Tribal Rose
UnWasted
Vini

[Unwasted]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Jenny, so proud of you making it through your toughest night last night! :goodjob: I was with you every step of the way!

CG - absolutely great advice about the ginger for cravings. I always have some on hand. I also eat candied ginger. I can just pop one or two small pieces in my mouth and it quells the cravings. The totally fresh is best, though.

I told that voice that it's an idiot and went back to watching Ellen

And, this is such a good point about your voice stragegy! SMART Recovery actually suggests that as a tool - you know, name the beast something that works for you, and then actually have a conversation with it and tell it to go to hell, or whatever! Great strategy and congrats on riding out your craving. They really don't last too long, as you mentioned.

Great going everyone - hope to be hearing from more of you soon!

Love and strength to us all.:l:l

[FreeFly]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Hi Jenny, nice idea!

Ann
Audrey
Believer
Belle
Broken Halo
Canadian Gal
Cuckoo
Dodo
Drifty Alison
Free Fly day 6 - started 2.1.12
Hyper Nova
Issy
Jenniech
JennynEric-here! day 7!Started 1/1/2012!
K9
Luka
Merry
My Life
Pinecone
Prairie Fairy
Queenbug
Running 4 Life
Sarah Jane
Scottish Lass
Spuds
Tipps
Tribal Rose
UnWasted
Vini

[broken halo]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Ann
Audrey
Believer
Belle
Broken Halo day 6 started 02.01.2012
Canadian Gal
Cuckoo
Dodo
Drifty Alison
Free Fly day 6 - started 2.1.12
Hyper Nova
Issy
Jenniech
JennynEric-here! day 7!Started 1/1/2012!
K9
Luka
Merry
My Life
Pinecone
Prairie Fairy
Queenbug
Running 4 Life
Sarah Jane
Scottish Lass
Spuds
Tipps
Tribal Rose
UnWasted
Vini

Hey Freefly, didn't realise we were on the same day! How are you finding the weekend?

This is a good idea jenny, let's us see where we all are and what can be achieved!

[FreeFly]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Hi Broken (will have to call you mended soon!)

Cool - we're on the same day. Yesterday evening was hard. I hadn't had severe cravings in the week. It's strange how conditioned I am to that Friday reward thing. My AL brain was going nuts. Survived but feeling a bit down today. Too much thinking I think! Have to remind myself that I'm doing this for January and go from there. I can't handle the thought of "forever" at the moment. Yoga helped a lot this morning and am now settling in with a movie - distract, distract!

What about you, how are you finding the weekend??? BTW, you sound so much better than you did a while a go - well done! :l

[jennyneric]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Thank BH, I think so because we can see where everyone is and help those who are behind us, take notes from those in front of use and bond with those on the same day as us....like you and freefly! You can compair notes and help eachother out!
FreeFly I feel so happy making it through last night. I am not hungover and I feel free and productive! Have you tried uping your vit D3? It helps alot!

[Irie]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

broken halo;1240483 wrote: Ann
Audrey
Believer
Belle
Broken Halo day 6 started 02.01.2012
Canadian Gal
Cuckoo
Dodo
Drifty Alison
Free Fly day 6 - started 2.1.12
Hyper Nova
Irie. Day 4. Started 1-4-12.
Issy
Jenniech
JennynEric-here! day 7!Started 1/1/2012!
K9
Luka
Merry
My Life
Pinecone
Prairie Fairy
Queenbug
Running 4 Life
Sarah Jane
Scottish Lass
Spuds
Tipps
Tribal Rose
UnWasted
Vini

I hope you don't mind that I added my name to the list. I'm definitely a Newbie and I'm sticking close to the board to get through this weekend!

[Unwasted]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Jenny, what a great idea! I'm adding my date below:

Ann
Audrey
Believer
Belle
Broken Halo day 6 started 02.01.2012
Canadian Gal
Cuckoo
Dodo
Drifty Alison
Free Fly day 6 - started 2.1.12
Hyper Nova
Irie. Day 4. Started 1-4-12.
Issy
Jenniech
JennynEric-here! day 7!Started 1/1/2012!
K9
Luka
Merry
My Life
Pinecone
Prairie Fairy
Queenbug
Running 4 Life
Sarah Jane
Scottish Lass
Spuds
Tipps
Tribal Rose
UnWasted - Day 1 - 11-15-11
Vini

[FreeFly]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

jennyneric;1240491 wrote: Have you tried uping your vit D3? It helps alot!

Hi Jenny,
I know I dont' get enough sunlight during the winter months. The vit D thing is a little confusing to me when I read about supplements. Any recommendations on D3? Im in the UK. Many thanks.

[jennyneric]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

I take D3 just go to a vit or health food shop and get the 1000 I.U.'s I take 2000 I.U.'s a day plus what is in my multi and my calcium supp. So prob about 2500 a day.

[mylife]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Hi Guys!

I'm here, I'm here! Had a busy night last night and today went to lunch with a group of friends - several people had beers but I had my sparkling water and felt just fine. Last night I had some serious cravings but I think over the last year I've learned I can ignore them and they do go away! I remember in the beginning thinking they would just get worse and worse if I didn't give in....well today was proof that I was wrong.

Great idea on the sobriety dates Jenny. We have our own little AA meeting going here!! I love reading all the posts here and really look forward to it each evening/morning (when I can!) to find my center each day.

I feel great that I'm here at Day 7 and positive that I will be at Day 97, 107, 207 .... this year...

Ann
Audrey
Believer
Belle
Broken Halo day 6 started 02.01.2012
Canadian Gal
Cuckoo
Dodo
Drifty Alison
Free Fly day 6 - started 2.1.12
Hyper Nova
Irie. Day 4. Started 1-4-12.
Issy
Jenniech
JennynEric-here! day 7!Started 1/1/2012!
K9
Luka
Merry
My Life 1/7/2012
Pinecone
Prairie Fairy
Queenbug
Running 4 Life
Sarah Jane
Scottish Lass
Spuds
Tipps
Tribal Rose
UnWasted - Day 1 - 11-15-11
Vini

Have a great AF evening everyone!!

[Vini]

JAMMIN JANUARY KICKOFF FOR A SOBER 2012 - NEWBIE SUPPORT THREAD

Ann
Audrey
Believer
Belle
Broken Halo day 6 started 02.01.2012
Canadian Gal
Cuckoo
Dodo
Drifty Alison
Free Fly day 6 - started 2.1.12
Hyper Nova
Irie. Day 4. Started 1-4-12.
Issy
Jenniech
JennynEric-here! day 7!Started 1/1/2012!
K9
Luka
Merry
My Life 1/7/2012
Pinecone
Prairie Fairy
Queenbug
Running 4 Life
Sarah Jane
Scottish Lass
Spuds
Tipps
Tribal Rose
UnWasted - Day 1 - 11-15-11
Vini - started 1/1/12 so also on day 7.

Wow, Day 7! That could be my most consecutive AF days in, hmmm, maybe 15 years. I struggled today. I went out to lunch with my DH (in a bar, grrr....). I tried to get him to go to the unlicensed Thai restaurant but no go. I don't think he realized it was going to be tough for me but it was. I had a Diet Coke. Then he needed a reload of wine so we went to the liquor store. By the time we got home, I had booze on the brain! I walked in the door, changed my shoes, put the leashes on my dogs and went for a 2 km. walk. When I got back, I fed and watered the horses, filled the bird feeders, picked up dog poop - I stayed outside until it got dark. Get away from the danger and distract myself until the craving goes away.

Anyway, about to have dinner then plan to soak in the tub with my go-to mint tea and a good book. I feel confident Day 7 is in the bag!

Thanks for being here to listen.