Try for 10 days AF??

[Alcoholic]

Try for 10 days AF??

Day 5:

Patrick: that is a hilarious video!! I wish it was that easy!

Dangrog: didn't sleep well because wanted to check the MWO site and this site kept me awake since 2:30 am. Oh well, will get some coffee and power through today. Probably go to bed early tonight.

How are you this morning? What do you have planned? Are you kids proud of you yet??? They should be!

[K9Lover]

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Hi Everyone...

Keep plugging along, sometimes it seems like it's the end of the world, but it's really not...it's the beginning of a great life! A wise person here always said (and I'm sorry, I forgot who) "Don't quit before the miracle happens". It's so true. You guys and gals are doing great...keep it up!

K9

[Alcoholic]

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K9 thanks! You are an inspiration! Btw, you look like you are on your 20's! What's your secret?!

[Alcoholic]

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Paperwork ...paperwork.. No nowadays it's digital work...digital work..it feels like I'm doing data entry work. Boring....

[dangrog]

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Today is a mellow one with cruising with kids. A littl play date so I can go grocery shopping then early to bed. Woke up feeling really good. Did the hypno cd and think I fell asleep during it. (It'll still work, yeah). But feel energized instead of sluggish. Today is a breeze. Thanks for hanging Patrick! And k9 too! I'm concerned about tomorrow and Saturday. I have no plans so in not worried about that. Moreso I have the kids all day for the next three days alone. Hopefully I can load up more stuff. But most are zooming out of town since no school.

So I got today. I'll check in tonight to say hi. Tomorrow ill probably be in here more to avoid any thing that might make me loose. :-)
Alcoholic. Thanks. :-)

[Alcoholic]

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Dangrog:

Yea we rock! Tell me how that cd thing goes! I have no cravings at all. I have bottles of wine at home plus beer my husband bought 2 weeks ago still untouched. I have no desire whatsoever. Dining alone was difficult bc I did enjoy wine w meals w or without other people to dine w, but having my phone and having you and MWO made it easy!

So you think day 5 is the gateway to sobriety all the way, huh?

For all those watching and cheering, my buddy and I are gonna make it no matter what!!' Thank you for your support!!!

[dangrog]

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ah alcoholic. now i owe you. had a rough afternoon with the kiddos - i think i overbooked them. that plus knowing hubby is still out another week - well - i came home to grab a drink.

but you foiled me! read your post about how WE are going to make it and damn - went for a pepsi instead. thanks. i appreciate it.

so are you going for totally AF? or are you looking for a life of moderation? i'm thinking that after this 10 day purge - i'm going to try and introduce it back to see if i can stick to moderation. (that plus i'm going camping next weekend, and you have to have a beer around the campfire) i hope to have A beer or two, not 20 bud lights. after the camping trip my goal is to be AF during the week and lightly drink on the weekends - this 6 pack a night needs to end. i've gotten so much stuff done this week that i realize that i need to be sober to just make it through to the weekend. the cd - gave me energy, and i guess it helped a little, i'm not drinking now even though it's 5:00 and i'm all alone. i'll let you know after i listen to the next one how i feel... but so far - i'm doing alright.

thanks alcoholic. we ARE going to make it. and i'm so very proud of you!!

[Alcoholic]

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Dangrog:

please e strong and stick it out for 5 more days. Just imagine how proud you will be when it's over! Now how many kids do u have and how old?

You know how you thought dining alone was stressful for me? I think having more than 1 kid with husband away would be more stressful!!! If I were you, I'd keep them entertained at home w video games and tv for a whole week while we do this AF thing. Because this AF thing is hard enough without hyperactive kids around. No, you won't get mother of the week award this week but who cares. This week is just for YOU and ME!

Lets get this done!

Regarding moderation after these 10 days... I'll give this advice: I know plenty of people won't agree w me but I'll recommend this: if thinking about that after 10 days you can have a beer will help you get through the 10 days, then that's ok. But if you think you will be pounding drink after drink on day 11, then we may need to talk on day 10. But let's do these 10 days first. I know we can!!! I love it that we are being watched!!! Maybe even if we decide to moderate we should post our results for all to see so they can monitor our progress, keep us in line!!!

I haven't yet decided whether to moderate or not. I guess I'm reading the posts here to see people's experiences and also read some scientific journals to make that decision. Not in any hurry though because I'm paranoid that I might have damaged my liver so I want my liver to heal for awhile first. As far as my brain, that's a lost cause. I lost that before alcohol was ever in my system!

Hope the rest of tonight will be easy. But you sound like someone who likes to stay busy. I'm more like sit-in-front-of-tv-in-massage-chair-for-3-hours kind of gal.

Let me know how the cd goes tonight. Maybe it will have cumulative effect w continued usage! I love us being buddies! This is super fun!!!!

[dangrog]

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oh - i'm being strong - again - having you as my buddy is helping tremendously! i have two groms under 6 - they are busy and keep me busy! :-) but they are fun - how about you?

i think no matter what i do over the next 10 days - having me AF makes me mom of the something, right?

I agree that if my sole mission was to "get through" 10 just to drink like i used to again - then this is no good. i hope that after this 10, i really won't need to pound a 6 pack every night. i can enjoy a glass now and again. i can hang with people and not be the drunkest person in the room. time will tell. at this point, today was my ONLY little craving - and literally it lasted about 5 minutes. then i didn't think about it again for the rest of the night! so - i know my mindset has shifted a great deal, which is very cool.

i like the thought of maybe sticking together if we decide to moderate, keep us in check. :-) i'm also liking the fact that thus far i've dropped 2 pounds in 5 days. usually i'd say that quick weightloss is bad - but i know that cutting out 1200 calories PER DAY from my diet without changing my eating habits at all - that is going to have you lose something. so that's been another new motivator - my clothes are getting looser and i've got a big trip planned for april. i'll probably stick to this little to no alcohol thing just to get back into bikini shape (that plus i actually have enough energy in the morning to go for a walk! so that's double)

well - i'm also off to sit in front of the tv. really jealous about that massage chair. gonna have to look into one of those. :-)

have a good night! see you in the morning! happy friday to you! and again - really proud of you!

[Alcoholic]

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Ok. In bed now. Didn't sleep well so tonight is a catch up night. I hope I don't wake up at midnight to play my favorite game fairway solitaire on my Iphone (there are 2 new games per day). Wow, tomorrow will be day 6. It's going by so quickly. Good night dangrog. Hope you are already asleep listening to your CDs! I'm thinking about buying them if you think they are worth buying.....let
Me know. I bought many hypno apps before they never worked for me so I'm a little leery...but I hear good things about the CDs purchased from this site.

Good night!

[Alcoholic]

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6 year old kids are a handful!!! I have just one 11 year old boy. How do you do it?!

So grateful that we are in this together. I wonder if I would have made it this far if I didn't have you!!!

I must say I'm totally jealous of your weight loss though! Must be because you are going shopping, walking to the park, not just cutting out the alcohol calories while all I do is sit in my chair, more Hungry than ever, and gaining weight!!!!

I'm glad your craving was just 5 minutes. I had a few thoughts too. There have been some threads in some of the forums here that ate kind of upsetting and I do tend to alcohol when I'm mad. But I shrugged it off and said who cares. I should just focus on positive people in my life. Like you! Is that what you did it the other day when you had an emotional deal w somebody?

I was typing my last note on my phone (very slow process) while you were typing yours. After I posted mine, saw yours and read yours which was above mine, and thought? Oh no, she's going to think I don't read her posts!!! So just wanted to let you know what happened!

Ok. It's 10
Pm here, I really should go to bed now.... Good night and sweet dreams!

[Alcoholic]

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Dangrog:

In preparation for our day 11, I found this article and read it when you have

Moderation or Abstinence? | Moderate Drinking Options

Have you visited the Long Term Moderators forum? A lot of information there, too.

It's hard to think life time abstinence but we can definitely do these 10 days since we are already 1/2 done!

Why can't I sleep!!!!
I had too much coffee today because I didn't sleep well last night... Horrible cycle!

[dangrog]

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Hey there - actually i have a 3 and a 6. busy indeed. i always am using my phone and have had to delete posts due to your quickness. :-)

i think the weight loss is due to the fact that i drank 6 IPA beers a day - that's over 1200 calories. it's a LOT. way more than wine or vodka - i imagine that it will not last once body is used to not feeing it 1200 extra calories a day. and you know what - i agree with your earlier post - this 10 days is about you and me getting through this. not about starting a new workout or diet - or anything. so if sitting and chilling is what makes you happy - DO IT! after you are AF or moderate for awhile you might start to see things differently and it will all just fall into place. don't push or feel guilty over ANYTHING because what you are doing right now is the most important thing.

who knows - maybe your body is wanting you to lay low so that it can internally deal with repair. go with it. :-)

i've only listened to the sleep cd regularly - and i have no idea what it is doing as it's "subliminal" so you can't hear anything. i did one of the cd's yesterday and fell asleep i think... so again... unsure the results. i think that the supplements are the best thing happening to me at this point. so unless i have a serious breakthrough i'd hold off on the money. i'll have a look at those articles and have not poked around the moderation area at all. i figure that the best thing i can do for myself is to ensure i can be around alcohol without needing to be the most intoxicated person in the room. if that means zero, then so be it. if i can handle some social drink - even better. but i don't ever want to go back to the drink every day person i was only 6 days ago.

6 days! we are so close to being done! i'm so proud of us! and i agree that i seriously would have cheated by now if i didn't have you to report to.

i think if you are getting any negative flack on this site then those people are not worth talking too. you need to project the type of people you want in your life. so if you are projecting positively, then you should only allow positive people back. really, if someone or people are not being 100% supportive of you... why would you even listen to them? you, now especially, need to surround yourself with people who will lift you up and make you feel good about everything.

i realized the other day that i cannot please everyone. and that some people are better left to be other people's friends. i don't need the stress and negativity in my life. especially now. i have some people in my world who are very controlling of members of my family. at first i was angry and tried to fight it - and recently i realized... they are happy being controlled and don't mind having this person boss them around all the time. it works for them. so i should just deal. i also have recently realized that family is what you make of it - and to dwell on stuff from the past, or carry a grudge, or be on pins and needles around your family - well - it's just exhausting. so i decided to stop - and i feel a TON better. now i'm chill around my blood family and i've also created my "family" of friends that i choose to spend most of my time with. :-)

anyway - here's to day 6! i think that we are all downhill from here! i'm chilling with the kids all weekend. tonight is movie and popcorn. tomorrow is pumpkin carving - i think that having a chill family weekend and knowing WE are going to do this - well... WE WILL!!!!!

[K9Lover]

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Hi!

You're both doing so well...keep it up! I know weekends can be hard at first, so stay busy, like you wouldn't, with kids in the picture right? LOL

I have one 15 year old, and she's very busy socially so I find myself alone a lot...that USED to be a trigger, but now I just can't wait for the quiet!

Stay positive you guys, you're really doing great!

K9

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K9 -

-a15 year daughter? Must be an adventurous life there... Thank you for the continued encouragement and monitoring. . It helps us!!! Check up on us like a k9!


Gangrog:

Yeah all the drama is too exhausting. I'm just through w it. Just gonna sit back and focus on the positive people. But my massage chair already has problems!!! The calf /foot part isn't working! It's under warranty so they are coming to the home to fix it but still!!!no massage for several days.

Oki won't buy the cd yet. I bought several hypo apps on phone and something called brain entrainment to help quit drinking ...waste of money . Kudzu and l glut amine helped the most for me. I'm afraid of running out ilm going to go on line this weekend and buy tons of supplements!!

I'm going to take you wise advise and leave negative people alone.


3 and 6 are the cutest ages! 1 girl 1 boy? Sounds like easy weekend everyone says weekends are dangerous time for drinking.... I have to work Saturday anyway so I won't be too tempted. Wait today is 5 or 6? I lost count. You will help me w that!!!!