Giving up....in a good way!

[Ne/Neva Eva]

Giving up....in a good way!

Oh! well some exercise should help with that.

Rock on with your big ol' bad selves. :yougo:


Sorry for the fly-by. This is another one.

[NoraC]

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Hi Taw! Great to see you too!
Been reading a bunch of books on my Kindle but right now I'm reading a Dean Koontz book - 77 Shadow Street and his new Odd book came out today. So, I'll be busy for a while. :H
How about you????

[Bruunhilde]

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Hello all!

Taw, you knew that horrible murderer man? That's way more horrible than my just meeting someone who was assessory to murder. And creapy to think about that bar where he picked up victims, and the mall. Brrrrrr.

You asked how I am on other fronts - sorry I was on the Kindle last night and boy I have no patience for it. I don't know how you all esp Windy manage on the smartphones. I type minimally on the iphone. I type about 80 words or 100 words a minute depending on the computer keyboard so the comparison between the smartphone or Kindle pecking makes me crazy. I'm sure everyone has that issue but I'm just lazy.

I'm AF and on a semi-juice-fast. What's that, you say? I am in the middle of watching a free movie called "Fat Sick and Almost Dead" and the guy did juice only for 60 days and lost like a pound a day. Of course women lose much slower, but it gave me the idea to substitute most of my food with juice that is mostly veg. Today is day two of that and I'm not sure how long I can do it. I'm so TIRED. And I have the shits for some reason, so cant' take AB since that gives me the shits too, and I don't want to be tied to the toilet, would be a problem what with the job and all.

Kathy, I do know how you feel, its the first day that's the worst, and then I think day three, and day seven, there are hard days and less hard days. So the secret is to put yourself in a situation where you can't drink to get one day in, then take an antibuse/AB. Just so long as you know you won't drink on it. So the situation where you won't drink might be spending the evening doing something where you can't sneak a drink, and get home too late to drink. THEN the next morning you'll feel great about it and have the strength to pop the pill which takes away the arguing in your head at 4pm about whether or not you should drink.... it just slams that door in your alky head and you stop thinking about drinking and hopefully train your brain to think about other things. Like getting some dinner. Welcome!

[taw]

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Wow Bruun! A juice diet? Is that healthy? I know, look who is talking but that sounds like a hunger headache and jelly legs waiting to happen....both of which I am way too familiar with! :H I did see the ad for that movie and wanted to see it. I guess the bonus of this diet for you is that you won't drink, correct? Even without the AB?

I am bac from the doctor....poked a prodded all over. I need to get a battery of blood tests but from the outside all seems good and sound....for the most part. I need to work on my weight...UGH!!!. Concentrate on eating healthy...and taking my vitamins and supps. I told him all about AB, HDB, gabapentin....he said I was very resourceful. I told him about MWO and piggy backing on others resourses! Wanted to know how the bac did for my cravings. Told him I drank all the way up to 320 so wasn't quite sure, but am starting over with bac AF so hope to see a difference. OH, I did not even tell him what the bac was for! He knew! Where was he 2 years ago when I was ordering from Vanautu???? He asked if I need a scrip for bac or AB. I said no, my shipment of AB just arrived from Singapore today. He said it was probably better quality than I would get from here! I told him I got my bac from Dr. L., but had never met him, etc. He said finish what you have and we will talk about a scrip for that.

I don't, nor does he, forsee anything majorly wrong with my blood tests, aside from maybe vitamin deficiences....(Why isn't there spell check on this site???)

I have to go back in 2 months, unless something in my blood is very askew, and he said if my weight is where he likes it, and I am still AF, and comfortable with that, I can maybe get Chantix to quit smoking.

Sorry for the babbling.....relieved doc did not see anything out right to be worried about....had all these bad scenarios in my head!!!

Time to make dinner....at least I am remembering to eat dinner since the lad is with his dad....I usually forget till I wake up starving! Baked potatoe with salsa and sour cream! Yum!

Hope y'all had a good day! :h

[Bruunhilde]

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He knew! Ha, my doctors never suspected although it was obvious.

Turns out I can't do juice diet for more than a day. I decided last night to have a salad with chicken and again tonight. Its for weight loss and cholesterol cure.

See ya Taw, have a nice dinner.

[Rusty]

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Good Evening Everyone,

I am in Salt Lake City on business and just thought I would blow in. Taw, I am so proud of you with all your efforts:goodjob:....and I am so glad that your doctor is on board with your recovery. You sound so cheerful....and it's great to see.:l

A warm hello to Bruun and Ne.

Bruun...a juice diet....ummmm....I would last about 15 min. on that!:H

[taw]

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Thanks Rusty! I am feeling good....in an apprehensive sort of way...kind of like waiting for the other shoe to fall...something has to happen to make this bad, right? I am trying to think positive about this whole situation. But also keep my guard up a bit so as not to run back to the bottle at the first sign of a trial. So I will keep taking the AB!

Ha! "Unwell" by Matchbox 20 just came on! Think that about sums it up and where I will leave it for now! I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired!! :H

Best to all this day!! :h

[Ne/Neva Eva]

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taw;1358445 wrote: something has to happen to make this bad, right?
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Ha! "Unwell" by Matchbox 20 just came on! Think that about sums it up and where I will leave it for now! I'm not crazy, I'm just a little impaired!! :H

Nope. Nothing has to happen to make it bad.

I love how songs can fit the exact moment! I'll probably have that line going through my head for the rest of the day...

I am a little bit blown away by your experience with the doctor. And it lights a fire under my a$$, again! I really, really need to get a doctor, and I've been saying it for more than a year. oy. (I know for a fact that I will write this and then as soon as I leave, conveniently forget that I need to do it. I am such a pansy about the whole doctor thing!)
I have a tiny little bit of hope now that s/he is not going to think I'm completely nuts. Then again, Chicago is a far cry from where I am. Fingers crossed, though.

Hope it's a good day, Taw!

[Destiniey]

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Ok....so now I have that song playing over and over in my head!!!!! Ha!

[taw]

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Ha!! I love that song!

Ne, my son turning 10 kicked me into hi gear to get healthy...more so than me turning 40! And it was a new doc, and I was just COMPLETELY honest about everything. Felt good. I felt like an idiot asking him how I should eat, but he got it...I have drank my caloric intake for so long...I have always fed my son healthy but forgot about me.

And it is good to have a plan...and be in charge of my future....if that makes sense. Now if I could just get my butt in gear to get to the dentist! Baby steps!!! :

Dest, how are you doing??? Have you started AB? Do let us know how you are doing!

Best to all!

[Destiniey]

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Hey Taw....I am doing EXCELLENT! I have been taking the AB since last Wednesday and I LOVE it! This is the first time since I can remember that I feel like I am getting my lie back! I wish I had started it long before this! I have actually even been able to sleep again! I can't say enough good things about it! I still take my L-Glut and Kudzu to help with cravings but the great part is that the thoughts of AL are fleeting....they come and go soooooooooo fast. Since drinking isn't an option my brain just focuses on other things...LOVE it!

[taw]

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I am so happy for you Dest!! That is great! Keep it up!

[StuckinLA]

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Good morning (for me I'm pretty sure, and I think for everyone else too?).

Sounds like people are doing pretty well, and that's awesome. Glad AB is working so well for you Dest. OK, I thought I had a lot more to say... but I guess not. It's just nice to hear good news.

[Bruunhilde]

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Good morning everyone!

Rusty, the juice diet isn't working for me, but I am having veg/fruit fresh squoze daily for one meal and am hopeful it will help me out. I seem to feel generally better even on days I drink the wine. The theory is the juice is such a concentration of vitamins, nutrients, minerals, whatever, that its medicinal food. Part of the reason America is so fat is the lack of nutrients in our chemically fed and processed food. So we have endless appetites. It sure makes sense to me and I love the idea of a fairly easy way to substitute real food (the juice) for vitamin bottles lined up on all surfaces and in the cupboard ... and a way to curb my munchies.

On AF days/nights, I am finding that the l-glute plus veg juice works better than l-glute alone.

Have a good Thursday everyone! Can't believe another weekend is almost upon us. HOORAY!

[windycitylady]

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Bruun, have you been adding any green superfoods to your veg juice? Spirulina would really up the protein and make it even more satisying. Do you have a juicer? I'm jealous. I've always sworn that when I quit smoking that I'm going to do a juice fast. I'd still like to, but juicers are so damn expensive!
Hi Taw! Hope things are going well! I'm a serial killer nerd, and I think it's crazy that you met Dahmer!