What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

[LostButFound]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

Nursie
While I feel for you I really like your rant and can relate!
Some of those are me, too - I thought I'd lost a few pounds if not drinking but then I was eating more!

I hate having no will power
I hate having a hang over
I hate the remorse I feel the next day; including being disapointed in myself
I hate the constant trips to the bathroom (hee)
I hate what I'm doing to myself physically
I hate that when I abstain I eat more
I hate that at 47 I don't know better by now
I hate that I enjoy the taste of alcohol
I hate that I can't quit after that initial warm buzz feeling

Like you I am brooding over the negative, it's only natural. I wonder why we can't concentrate on the positive and reward ourselves for it?

[LibraryGirl]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

I hate that I sometimes get so negative in my thinking. Yesterday I succumbed once again, and as you see I let it fly here.

Today is a better day, and there is a LOT to be thankful for.:thanks:

[Nursie]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

Lost- I gained weight at first too. Today at day 70 I have lost 15 lbs.
This is not a negativity thread...oh contrare... This is where we get pissed off, vent about it, an then keep it moving in the right direction!

[yorki2]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

"Sierra" I know very well.

[yorki2]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

Miss "Cabernet Sauvignon" Is the BIGGEST BITCH on My planet! That three buck Bitch needs to exit my life...
pronto!

[damo180]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

mylife;1282293 wrote: Good for you hanging in there Nursie!

LG - I will vouch for the fact that problems don't just evaporate when we stop drinking. But what I was finding out is that I was adding to them instead of solving them with the AL. I started on a low carb diet after about week two and have lost 10 lbs. That made me feel a lot better as I knew I couldn't have stuck with it if I'd been drinking. Try doing something that your drinking held you back from before...just a thought. You'll get there.

Okay - rant - I hate that our neighbors had a loud St Patty's day party until all hours last night in the bak yard so it kept me awake!!

Great advice ML,

As an Irishman, this weekend has been tough with St Paddys day, absolute mayhem here with the amount of alcohol drunk this weekend from what I could see.
But happy now that I didnt touch a drop and heading for 4 months sober soon.

Damo in Dublin

[caper564]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

i hate thats it a beautiful hot sunny day and i can't sit on the back deck and have A beer....

[LibraryGirl]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

Have an ice cold O'Doels (sp?) Caper.

[shueaddict]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

I hate the fact that I cannot turst myself to stay home alone and not drink. Yesterday could have been a super nice ME time ( with hubby and son - gone all day ath the golf) - instead I packed it quickly and left with them to the golf club.

I hate the fact that I have just realized I have a new trigger: "knowing there is an open bottle of wine in any of the 3 fridges"

[tomahawkkid]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

Same old St Paddy's day binge drinking in Ireland.

damo180;1282599 wrote: Great advice ML,

As an Irishman, this weekend has been tough with St Paddys day, absolute mayhem here with the amount of alcohol drunk this weekend from what I could see.
But happy now that I didnt touch a drop and heading for 4 months sober soon.

Damo in Dublin

Fair play to you. The whole St Patrick's Day obsession with out of control drinking in Ireland, I think, is something this country has to look at. I've been living here 16 years, have Irish parents etc, but am really quite disgusted by the antics I see every March 17th. And it seems to have the support of the mainstream media and obviously the drinks industry do very well out of it.

It doesn't reflect well on the country does it when you pass through towns where both
young and old are lurching around, swearing and being sick and keeping the Garda busy. That's not having a bit of craic, to me and a lot of visitors to this country, it's tacky and scummy. I think we need a sea-change in attitudes towards alcohol in Ireland and St Patrick's Day would be a good place to start.

Once again, congrats with staying away from the booze.

[mylife]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

I second that all ye Irish! Good job staying away on St. Patty's day!

Luckily we don't really celebrate it too much - my Great Grandfather was Irish and apparently a real alcoholic too - but everyone else in the family is German and a bunch of other mixed nationalities by now so .... it kind of died there.

Have a great AF Monday all.

[mylife]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

PS - Shue - you need to get that open wine out of your house!! Danger, Danger, Danger...!!!

[shueaddict]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

mylife;1282728 wrote: PS - Shue - you need to get that open wine out of your house!! Danger, Danger, Danger...!!!

Relax ... I poured it in the sink on Saturday ... I am just dissapointed that I could not stop thinking about it.

The bottle in my office ??? no probs - I had in for weeks - drained that too ..

will clear all AL again today - from the obvious places

[CollieMom]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

LibraryGirl - Are you waking up in the morning WITHOUT your first thought being Oh S***! and guilt, guilt, guilt? THAT's sure been enough improvement for me in this start of my journey.

OK - here's what I hate: I don't think the drunk cleaning elf EVER EVER showed up in my house. Why????? (Since the sober cleaning elf is a complete bomb too....)

And LostButFound - I also hate that I, too, ENJOY the taste of alcohol; something I haven't seen too much about here.....(at least, those first few tastes...)

:thanks: to all you bitches for starting this week with some smiles!

[mylife]

What I don't like about being newly sober...Rant then keep it movin'

Hi Guys.

Shue - I can completely relate. I would love to be able to keep wine and beer in the fridge as I did in the old days and forget about it! I have faith that some day that will happen again and I won't be tempted to drink it - but I think it will probably take some time.

LG - an Ice Cold AF beer can hit the spot sometimes.

Collie - I do miss a good glass of wine with dinner. I liked the taste a lot. It's one of the things I hate about dinner now - I want my glass of wine and there really is no substitue. But I'm getting used to it and I suppose eventually I won't miss it!