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[hazeleyes]

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Thanks halo and live love learn. Great to have your support!

Still Day 3
Just went through a bad patch, wanting wine real bad, so had a coffee and cake and then decided to play my ukulele. This worked a treat, felt happy after an hour of singing. Making dinner now so should be all good tonight. Close call...whew

I love being AF because it gives me choices

[witts end]

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Keep it up hazeleyes your doing great

[hazeleyes]

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Day 4
Great to be here. Reading the toolbox has made it clearer to me how drinking is a trap. The photos on page 20 really hit a chord about how I isolate myself with Al.

Friday night tonight so time for some real strategies to get through.

I love being AF because the sex is better

[free at last]

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Keep going hazeleyes--you are doing great. Love your statements about why you love being AF!

[witts end]

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Good work hazeleyes
Yef friday night I have just been informed there's a group coming her to night for a camp oven dinner round the camp fire
I'll have to have green tea all made up ready to drink

[hazeleyes]

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Thanks wits end and free at last for hanging in with me. Much appreciated.

Finished Friday dinner AF. Must be the first time in months I have been sober at this time. I feel so glad to be here, but I know I need to fill up my life with more challenges and fun times so I don't slip back. I think I have an additive personality, so I better get addicted to being AF.

Today I am a winner because I made it through Friday night AF and I love that.

[free at last]

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Congrats on your first Friday dinner AF. On to many more firsts! Keep going and stay close.

[witts end]

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good for you hazel eyes being addicted to af sounds good to me also

[hazeleyes]

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Day 5
Saturday night went to watch a rugby match with 30 others. Lots of wine drinking and socialising. I had diet ginger beer In a wine glass. Worked really well, had no desire to join the drinking even though my husband had 3 beers. Reading stories on here and also finding famous people quotes who believe that giving up Al has led to their success is really changing my thinking. The key for me now is to fill up my life with things that I enjoy like music, making things, planning adventures, photography etc...

I love being AF because I can drive home safely, even in the pouring rain.

[witts end]

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well done hazel eyes
lets get addicted to af together
I'm hoping to be able to think and concentrate and start to finish and clear out my sewing room

[hazeleyes]

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Thanks witts end, hope the sewing room spring clean goes well...

Sunday night and having a lot more urges to drink as its cold and boring at home, but reading lots on here and feeling strong enough to resist. Getting lots done, much quicker, dinner in the oven.

I love being AF because I foresee a brighter future.

[Yogagirl123]

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I'm just starting too... tried many times on my own.. was sober for 30 years started drinking last 5.. the last year has been miserable.. no friends weight gain bad health..
I'm looking forward to getting my life back.

[3June2013]

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Welcome yoga girl! I'm new here and first really serious attempt to quit. Woke up today with a sugar hangover! Otherwise feeling great. Did you quit alone 30 years ago?

[hazeleyes]

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Day 7
Happy to have made it to Day 7, AF

What i have gained so far:
1 saved $75 - $90
2 feeling better in myself, clear head, no fuzziness for a week
3 no bloated stomach
4 able to handle stressful situations more calmly
5 better talks with my husband
6 a lot more work completed
7 made plans for the future...

So onwards to week 2 more positive that this is a good path to be on. Hope I can make it stick.

Thanks for reading!

[witts end]

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Haven't started on the spring cleaning yet to many people coming and going
welcome yoga girl to being accountable for our drinking
it must have been a big shock to you and others about your taking up drinking again
but don't beat yourself up we all make mistakes .......makes us human
glad you want to be af again