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[SlipperyPete]

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B - I've had super ADD all weekend and don't think I'd be able to make much sense out of your posts right now if I were to go back and read them. Can you sum it up for me please? I know I'm being a lazyass, but I'll go back and read through it all later. I just can't sit still ATM.

[Rusty]

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Bruun....

Congratulations on buying the wine and not finishing the bottle!! I am so proud and happy for you!:kissass: I love reading about your journey. I would write more but just returned from France and I'm not feeling well at all. Add to that the fact that I was traveling with my d*ck of a client. I kept wanting to say to him, "Go soak your head in the bidet, a**hole." Thankfully, I wasn't drinking, because if I had been under the influence, I would have told him just that.

[Bruunhilde]

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Hey Rusty, at least that rotten trip is over, and you're probably scrubbing yourself with a hard bristle brush to get any molecules off you that might have stuck over the week or two you were with the A-hole. Thanks for your post, the journey is definitely a two steps forward, one step back sort of thing. As DG says. A journey. I am not perfect and am forgiving myself when I'm not, and patting myself on the back daily for all my efforts. That in itself helps tremendously.

Pete, my revelation was something I think you already have experienced, the I APPROVE OF ME and finding out that all is not lost, that there is life after alcohol and you're lucky enough to be able to live it because you've made it to the other side or at least can SEE there IS another place, within reach. Hope that suffices to tell the story.

I have three big motivators aside from just being FREE to keep me from finishing the bottle. These are not new motivators but I have a newfound capability to implement moderation or abstinence. These are:

My heart/cholesterol and blood pressure
My hair needs to grow back
My weight needs to come down so I can feel better and get strong/look better
I'M TIRED OF FEELING LIKE SHIT IN THE MORNING.

So I feel good today, yay!

[Doggygirl]

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Hey Bruun! Love your motivators. I share them, for sure!

When I first quit drinking, my BP was in the pre-hypertension range and a bunch of my other numbers were not necessarily *red alert* but were outside of ideal or normal ranges. Well, my weight was red alert. :fatass:

[Bruunhilde]

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Thanks DG. Your support helps - if I had a couple of glasses of wine, it's not outright failure, I'm still not getting drunk and I'm still not getting hungover. But I am NOT doing that all the time because I realize it's a beast waiting to strike and take me down. Every step back is not failure, it's just a lesson. Thanks again. Did you lose your hair?

[Doggygirl]

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I did not lose my hair. My hair actually got healthier (according to my stylist) after I quit drinking (which her and I did not discuss), started losing weight (her and I did discuss) AND I WENT ON BIOIDENTICAL HORMONES. She was shocked because she said if/when her clients lose weight, their hair gets worse not better. When I asked my doc about that, she said "it's the estrogen."

So...things probably would have been worse if not for the hormones.

DG

[SlipperyPete]

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Yeah B I remember that now. Even if we're not there yet, just knowing that we can get there, and that there even IS a there, makes all the difference in the world. It's good to hear you're doing so good. I enjoy reading your posts. And staring at that sexy lioness. Rawr!!

[Bruunhilde]

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Hey DG,

You know if you're overweight you carry extra estrogen? I'm fine with estrogen, in fact I'm overfine. I'm estrogen dominant and my doctor suggested progesterone cream or pills. I tried both but both depressed me. Apparently that's the opposite of what is supposed to happen. I stopped with the progesterone.

And thanks for the fried chicken Pete, cute! I would loooooove some fried chicken! I just had a whey protein shake with half a banana and ice. And hey, I lost two pounds this past week! So keep that chicken away from me!

I love that lioness too. She's a leo, in honor of August, my birthday month. But I may just keep her, she's lovely.

[Doggygirl]

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My doc is really good with all hormones. All are regularly saliva tested. The estrogen and progesterone somehow get me in balance. For me, it made a HUGE positive difference. I still have some menopause related symptoms, but it was OH so much worse before. I am also low on testosterone (and have the unfortunate symptoms of that) but that one did NOT sit well with me when we tried to adjust. :upset: (well, it bothers Mr. Doggy more than me!)

Anyway...someday somebody will be prying my hormone containers out of my cold dead hands!

DG

[Bruunhilde]

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Ha! I'm overabundant in testosterone.... which could be part of my hair problem. I tried an anti-androgen aldactone for that but it didn't work so I'm praying the huge reduction in alcohol helps.

[redhead77]

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Congratulations on all the wonderful accomplishments in your life Bruun!! You sound like you are in a good place right now.

Are you trying out whey protein?

[bleep]

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Menopause in one so young DG? Alas, it seems wisdom comes with a price!

[Doggygirl]

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Bruunhilde;1149332 wrote: Ha! I'm overabundant in testosterone.... which could be part of my hair problem. I tried an anti-androgen aldactone for that but it didn't work so I'm praying the huge reduction in alcohol helps.
I wish we could join hands on that testosterone thing and fix each other. Alcohol doesn't HELP anything - that's for sure. I was a mess on so many fronts when I quit. I know all that stuff would still be a mess and worse if I hadn't.

How are you today?

bleep;1149428 wrote: Menopause in one so young DG? Alas, it seems wisdom comes with a price!

Yes. 29. Don't you forget it!

DG

Oh - PS. Since my spritely young age came up, I will just say that I'm heading to the Junior College to hopefully register for classes today. This is going to involve me asking for an exemption on a pre-requisite. I'm wearing my cougar clothes. This will backfire if my advisor is a 18 year old girl. :H

[Bruunhilde]

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Cougar clothes! :H DG, hopefully you get a "cub" to give you an exception.

Red, I'm doing better, definitely, but I have had some slip-ups. Last night I had wine, and I finished the bottle. :upset: I guess I needed a reminder of why I don't drink too much anymore. I feel icky today. But I am re-dedicated to the AF regimen.

[Doggygirl]

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Hey Bruun. No cub, unfortunately. Heck, these two battle axes would not have been imprssed with any of the large cocks around here either. Oh well. Looks like registration will have to occur later - probably next week. However, I was given an ego boost by the noises which seemed to mean "approval" coming from some construction workers. So the trip was not a complete waste. :H

I can SOOOO relate to what you described with the wine. My stopper just doesn't work reliably. Way too easy for me to over do it. AF is just so much simpler. Here's wishing you an AF day if that is your desire!

DG