Newbies Nest Roll Call

[A new page]

Count for as long as you want. There is no right time to stop posting if it helps you stay quit. And there is no reason to stop if you don't want to. Why change what works? For me, checking in on the Roll call is a very important part of my quit. I think I've only missed 2 days, once because I was too sick to get out of bed all day, and the other because I was traveling all day and stuck on an airplane. Thought about posting both days, just couldn't get to a computer. Also, I enjoy checking in daily and seeing everyone's progress and celebrating their milestones with them. And I think it's important for newbies to see big numbers. I know when I was starting out, seeing big numbers was motivation. So I post, daily, hoping I can pay it forward in some tiny way.

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible! :welldone:

[ALpro]

Count for as long as you want. There is no right time to stop posting if it helps you stay quit. And there is no reason to stop if you don't want to. Why change what works? For me, checking in on the Roll call is a very important part of my quit. I think I've only missed 2 days, once because I was too sick to get out of bed all day, and the other because I was traveling all day and stuck on an airplane. Thought about posting both days, just couldn't get to a computer. Also, I enjoy checking in daily and seeing everyone's progress and celebrating their milestones with them. And I think it's important for newbies to see big numbers. I know when I was starting out, seeing big numbers was motivation. So I post, daily, hoping I can pay it forward in some tiny way.

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AlPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)

[All done drinking]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

In response to Eloise's question:

Count for as long as you want. There is no right time to stop posting if it helps you stay quit. And there is no reason to stop if you don't want to. Why change what works? For me, checking in on the Roll call is a very important part of my quit. I think I've only missed 2 days, once because I was too sick to get out of bed all day, and the other because I was traveling all day and stuck on an airplane. Thought about posting both days, just couldn't get to a computer. Also, I enjoy checking in daily and seeing everyone's progress and celebrating their milestones with them. And I think it's important for newbies to see big numbers. I know when I was starting out, seeing big numbers was motivation. So I post, daily, hoping I can pay it forward in some tiny way. - Elvis

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)

[Mr Vervill]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

In response to Eloise's question:

Count for as long as you want. There is no right time to stop posting if it helps you stay quit. And there is no reason to stop if you don't want to. Why change what works? For me, checking in on the Roll call is a very important part of my quit. I think I've only missed 2 days, once because I was too sick to get out of bed all day, and the other because I was traveling all day and stuck on an airplane. Thought about posting both days, just couldn't get to a computer. Also, I enjoy checking in daily and seeing everyone's progress and celebrating their milestones with them. And I think it's important for newbies to see big numbers. I know when I was starting out, seeing big numbers was motivation. So I post, daily, hoping I can pay it forward in some tiny way. - Elvis

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)

[NoraC]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

In response to Eloise's question:

Count for as long as you want. There is no right time to stop posting if it helps you stay quit. And there is no reason to stop if you don't want to. Why change what works? For me, checking in on the Roll call is a very important part of my quit. I think I've only missed 2 days, once because I was too sick to get out of bed all day, and the other because I was traveling all day and stuck on an airplane. Thought about posting both days, just couldn't get to a computer. Also, I enjoy checking in daily and seeing everyone's progress and celebrating their milestones with them. And I think it's important for newbies to see big numbers. I know when I was starting out, seeing big numbers was motivation. So I post, daily, hoping I can pay it forward in some tiny way. - Elvis

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)

[jane27]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)

[j-vo]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)
jvo 29

[Quit wining]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)
jvo 29
Quit Wining - Day 87 (Eloise please don't stop posting. You're an inspiration to us all!)

[Hypernova]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)
jvo 29
Quit Wining - Day 87 (Eloise please don't stop posting. You're an inspiration to us all!)
Hypernova - Day 55

[IamMary]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)
jvo 29
Quit Wining - Day 87 (Eloise please don't stop posting. You're an inspiration to us all!)
Hypernova - Day 55
IamMary - Day 122 (Eloise, agree, keep posting! Im afraid to stop now, just in case! say we all count to 1000? should be safe to go weekly then!!)

[lex]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)
jvo 29
Quit Wining - Day 87 (Eloise please don't stop posting. You're an inspiration to us all!)
Hypernova - Day 55
IamMary - Day 122 (Eloise, agree, keep posting! Im afraid to stop now, just in case! say we all count to 1000? should be safe to go weekly then!!)
lex - Day 224

[rooniferd]

Tuesday November 17, 2015

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)
jvo 29
Quit Wining - Day 87 (Eloise please don't stop posting. You're an inspiration to us all!)
Hypernova - Day 55
IamMary - Day 122 (Eloise, agree, keep posting! Im afraid to stop now, just in case! say we all count to 1000? should be safe to go weekly then!!)
lex - Day 224
rooniferd - Day 3

[idefineme]

Good to see you back, rooniferd! Keep at it!

[Matthew6]

Lifechange day 12 (Yaayy! Daisy on 7 days yesterday! Hi Rooni!
Daisy - Day 8.....thanks LC
G man - Day 87
Eloise 550 (is it time to stop the daily count? maybe scale back to once a week?)
SSD - Day 18 (Eloise - great number!! Don't stop - it is encouraging to see your number!)
Elvis - Day 378
New Page - Day 374 - Eloise, I agree with Elvis .....counting and posting days really helped me through the hard times....and it is encouraging to see the really big numbers! It proves that long term sobriety is possible!
AllPro - Day 502 (Ditto what SSD, Elvis, and New Page posted. Today is the only day we have, so post it!)[/COLOR]
Addy ~ Day 124 (It helps me do the daily (when able) because when I have temptations, it gives me strength to say no because I want to tack on another number.)
Mr V- Day 41 ( 3 weeks SL ! Well done)
NoraC - Day 114 (I agree - please keep posting long timers. You help me so much!)
Jane27 - Day 679 (El, me thinks don't mess with success....better to be safe than sorry...much love, Chicken Little)
jvo 29
Quit Wining - Day 87 (Eloise please don't stop posting. You're an inspiration to us all!)*
Hypernova - Day 55
IamMary - Day 122 (Eloise, agree, keep posting! Im afraid to stop now, just in case! say we all count to 1000? should be safe to go weekly then!!)
lex - Day 224
rooniferd - Day 3
Matthew6 - day 19

[jane27]

Hi gang, Below is from an article in Psychology Today magazine. 5 years is the milestone with the most promising success rate. When I first read these stats a year ago, I was shocked (and discouraged). Not anymore- knowledge is power.

* Only about a third of people who are abstinent less than a year will remain abstinent.
* For those who achieve a year of sobriety, less than half will relapse.
* If you can make it to 5 years of sobriety, your chance of relapse is less than 15 percent.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/craving/201402/how-often-do-long-term-sober-alcoholics-and-addicts-relapse