Thank-you all so much

[Guest]

I love my new found friends/family....I haven't received any supplements yet, but I feel so good this morning. I am starting day 5 AF. I could never have done this without this group. Yesterday, I felt very weak leaving work. I wanted to stop so badly I literally had shakes. I did it!!! I by-passed all the stores, came home and took my son to his baseball practice. I got up ealry this morning and made the kids a BIG breakfast too, complete with sausage, eggs, potatoes....they were so happy. I am feeling much better physically too. I slept almost the night through last night. So, thank-you!!! To each and everyone one of you that keeps showing me support. I know I may slip someday, but i also know I will have this group to wake-up to. I guess you all know how much that means to me as you are in my shoes, but i just wanted to say "thank-you and love to you all".

[satori]

Thank-you all so much

Yay - go girl - day 5 is awesome! :goodjob:

Feels good doesn't it?

Hugs

Satori

xxx

[Beaches]

Thank-you all so much

Congrats to you Tired!
That is great. Isn't wonderful when you wake up full of energy and can actually do some of the "normal" family stuff. (Well I don't cook breakfast...hey wanna come over and feed my family too?) Anyway you know what I mean. You are able to get up and have motivation instead of feeling like dirt.
Have a great day

[Rocky]

Thank-you all so much

Tired

thanks for sharing this...I'm so happy for you...It is great to wake up and feel good about having not drank, and no fog, and struggle to remember what happen last night...

Thanks for sharing...

[sunshinegirl]

Thank-you all so much

I'm so happy for you !!! I'm new here to and just love it here. I've had my setbacks the past couple of weeks, but I am doing soooooo much better than the past 20 years. All hard liquor is out of my house, am AF all weekdays and I am "allowing" myself 2 glasses of wine on Friday night. Seems to be working for me and I feel so great waking up with a clear head each morning

Keep up the good work !!!

[AAthlete]

Thank-you all so much

TOC, glad to hear that you made it through one of your trigger points sans alcohol!

I know that people always say that anything that you do to improve yourself needs to be done for you and not the benefit of others, but I'm guessing that your kids will indirectly notice the 'new' you as well and be VERY appreciative (as you saw through making them breakfast).

Congrats again, and keep up the great work!

[Guest]

Thank-you all so much

I agree that I need to do this for "ME", but for anyone with children, they are "ME". Their sucesses and failures bring a smile to me face or can break my heart and I know my sucesses and failures do the same for them. We have been through a lot over the past year together. Ever heard the saying "when Mama's happy, everybody's happy and when mama ain't happy, ain't no one happy"...HA

[rivergirl]

Thank-you all so much

Tired - You are sounding so great. I know just what you mean about children being "you", too. That's awesome you are doing this without the supplements so far. Wow,, just wait until they come - you will have good AF time under your belt and it will just get better. Keep posting - we are so thrilled to hear of from you and how well you are doing! But listen now dear - don't feel as though you can only post when you are cheery now. We ride a roller coaster in this battle. How many children do you have?

Riv:h

[momof2boys]

Thank-you all so much

Way to go on 5 days af. I try and go all week af and have a couple on the weekends. I love feeling full of energy and actually feeling good about myself.
Keep up the good work.

:h :l :h

[MKR]

Thank-you all so much

Dear TOC,

That is just wonderful news! You know those shakes last night passing the store? Well pretty soon, you don't have them. Followed by months later you forget the store is there. Followed by going to the grocery store even and realizing you didn't even hit the alcohol section.

It is all good stuff!

Congratulations! You can do this!

[Guest]

Thank-you all so much

Rivergirl,
I have two children. My daughter is 13 and my son is 8. I will post even through the rough spots. This is the first time I have been AF for more than 2 days in over a year! It feels great.

[Breez]

Thank-you all so much

No One to really thank but yourself! We're here for the ride.

So take a bow...you deserve it! Keep up the great attitude & work! :wd:

[Popeye]

Thank-you all so much

Thank you Tiredofcrying.
It's great to hear that you're doing well

[Rags]

Thank-you all so much

Hi TOC.
And guess what?
IT GETS BETTER! AND BETTER.
And it really does get easier to not want alcohol. Yep you may well slip up, as almost everyone here has. If that happens, please don't make a big deal out of it and get the guilts or despair, or dwell on it and put yourself down. Switch your thinking to positive thoughts, and push alcoholic ideas into the background where they belong. Oh, and make this journey fun for yourself.
Like RJ says, would you attach the same thoughts to butter? Treat alcohol like you do butter. You never consume your whole day thinking about it. It's just there in the background.
Sausages eggs AND potato?
Rags.

[Rocky]

Thank-you all so much

Rags...Thanks now I'm hungry

Oh no!....I'm addicted to eggs...