BK's Naltrexone journey....

[bkyogagurl]

BK's Naltrexone journey....

I see your Mohawk Skull-

I appreciate your moods and emotions so truly spoken. Helps the rest of us know we are human. Honestly I will take a food hangover any day over a drinking one... I exercise plenty enough to manage it... But thanks for understanding the exchange of addiction.

And you would not believe what my husband... Ya know the guy I wanted to decapitate a couple days ago did..
He took all the kids for the afternoon/evening so I could relax... I LOVE HIM! More than I secretly already do..
So looks like I am going to get my recharge time. Are you an angel? Or a magic hulk?

30 days..... Yah! My hubby told me how proud he was on me last night.. Made me feel good.

[bkyogagurl]

BK's Naltrexone journey....

I just turned on a movie.... And the first thing that happened was..
This gal was at this house with a guy who was drinking and he offered her one...

And she said "I don't drink"... Do you ever feel like someone is watching over you...


I don't drink.... I don't drink.... I think I could say... I don't drink.
Fucking WOW!

[Samandkatharine]

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Skull has a pierced eyebrow too..:H :rockband:

I have Ben and Jerry coming over around 7:30pm PST if you want to come join us. Wine and alcohol in general turn into carbs, which turn into sugar. I think your new love connection is a normal trade off. You run, right? 6 miles is probably 600 calories just waiting to be replaced.

At least your husband noticed you weren't drinking. I asked mine if he noticed my 2 week sobriety and he hadn't even noticed.:upset: when I was drinking his favorite thing was to say I was drunk ,or if I didn't remember something the morning after he'd say it was because I was hungover.

Hi five BK!

Sam

[bkyogagurl]

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Sooooo what kind of Ben & Jerrys Is visiting... Like it matters... I will be right over.... With fudge.
It's really a good thing we are virtual friends.

I had to actually ask my husband in previous times trying to be AF to throw me a kudo or two when he noticed the good times. It took 25 days to be worthy of an acknowledgement. My dad is an alcoholic so my husband used to call me my dad's name when I was drunk... It stung. I had to start calling him out of these things because it was hurting me and just making me drink more... And want to kick him in the nuts.
Belittling you is not a help in your journey... I bet you know that..

And to be honest.. I still don't remember what I said the night before so I think my husband is like hmmmm maybe it wasn't the alcohol... HA! It was a slight relief to me but then I wondered how many brain cells I have killed getting drunk.

It's nice being sober. Happy 2 weeks for you.. I will celebrate with you.

[bkyogagurl]

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I'm going to request a new moniker... Any suggestions?

Maybe SoberRawks..

[skullbabyland]

BK's Naltrexone journey....

Mohawk? Pierced eyebrow?? I may be dorky, but I'm not THAT dorky, haha! (Just kidding. I'm probably waaaay MORE dorky. But in that awesome way).

As to the sometimes insensitive/jerky comments from our partners... yes that can hurt, I've dealt with this as well... hurtful words can often come from those we love most... I've learned that it's up to us to stand up for ourselves and communicate what is and what isn't OK to say to us, what is and isn't helpful, what we do need (support and acknowledgement) and what we don't (jerky comments). We can't control others behavior but we can communicate our needs and our boundaries.

Hehe... a magic Hulk! Just call me the Hulk Fairy! LOL. Wish I could take the credit.. but it sounds like your husband did a very sweet and thoughtful thing for you right when you needed it huh? Great to hear about it, battery recharge time is so important.

Also, cool to hear that such a serendipitous movie scene came on. I too enjoy seeing expressions of strong sobriety in movies, shows etc. I also enjoy of hearing of actors/creative people that I like who are strongly, unshamedly sober. Oscar winners Ben Affleck and Anthony Hopkins come to mind, there are so many good ones.

Also, can I come to the ice cream party?? Oh wait I'm not supposed to be eating sugar. Damn!

[skullbabyland]

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As to new moniker- How about Kara Zor-El ?? (google it )

I think SoberRawks is great too.

[bkyogagurl]

BK's Naltrexone journey....

I LOVE it!!! Fits perfect... ZorEL. I am just getting ready to embark on a fitness journey so maybe I will even look like her... HA! Wish me lucky.

Your such an awesome dork- Skull. I am going to be off the sugar here I a couple days too.. But you are always invited...

Hope you are rockin your Sober Sunday.. Hulk Fairy... Ok laughed out aloud on this one.

[Samandkatharine]

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Paleo...google it if you haven't heard of it. I'm mostly grain and carb free. Since being AF 15 days I've slipped a few times. Pizza, ice cream and chocolate chip cookies to name the offenders.

Primal is another way of eating, but paleo is more of a common term. When drinking it was easier to follow.

I did finish the ice cream, and I'm being good this week.:tempted:

Sam

[bkyogagurl]

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Yep I have definitely heard of it.. I don't have a problem with wheat and love whole grain rice so I am using a different meal plan.. I have a couple friends who are in to it.
I eat really healthy when I want to...

It's hard to stay away from ice cream... But I am going to make that my next quit.. Sugar.
So I will be supporting you in being good... I am going to start some training so I will be focused on eating the best I can.

[StuckinLA]

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Frozen. F**king. Yogurt. C'mon, people, work with me on that one! It's soooooooooo creamydelicious and not bad for you at all I promise!

Um, wait that sounds like something I would've said to a girl in high school... Ignore that.

[YouKayBee]

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bkyogagurl;1618449 wrote: Sooooo what kind of Ben & Jerrys Is visiting... Like it matters... I will be right over.... With fudge.
It's really a good thing we are virtual friends.

I had to actually ask my husband in previous times trying to be AF to throw me a kudo or two when he noticed the good times. It took 25 days to be worthy of an acknowledgement. My dad is an alcoholic so my husband used to call me my dad's name when I was drunk... It stung. I had to start calling him out of these things because it was hurting me and just making me drink more... And want to kick him in the nuts.
Belittling you is not a help in your journey... I bet you know that..

And to be honest.. I still don't remember what I said the night before so I think my husband is like hmmmm maybe it wasn't the alcohol... HA! It was a slight relief to me but then I wondered how many brain cells I have killed getting drunk.

It's nice being sober. Happy 2 weeks for you.. I will celebrate with you.

Ouch, all these kicks in the stomach, it's so horrible when those close to you can really touch the buttons.

I also think many people who've been around someone who drinks a lot, or in fact anyone who drinks alcohol don't really believe they've quit until quite a long time has passed.

I didn't know you ran (or you might have said so and I've forgotten!), I loved running but it caused me too much pain so most I do is power walk although at the moment all the cardio I'm doing is a couple of short sessions of isolation stepper work and a 15 min walk after one of my work outs. We do a bit of jogging as warm up for martial arts stuff but it's not much.

[skullbabyland]

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I too am on a mostly paleo diet. Mostly- cutting out gluten, most grains except for rice and occasionally seed-based bread alternatives. Lots of veggies and some fruit, and a good amount of lean or grass-fed meats, and healthy fats. One caveat though- I think SOME carbs are pretty important to our bodies- simple carbs like sweet potatoes/yams or rice is what I go for, in limited quantities. I find when restrict my carbs too low, for instance when I limit my carb intake to just fruits and veggies only, that my energy level and mood really drops noticably. I become a tired, pissy beeyotch.

The most important thing IMO seems to be staying away from processed food as much as possible, which I try to do with overall pretty good adherance, but the occasional treat does sneak in.

There are a couple paleo threads on the board, I think it holistic healing section or maybe general. That said, I think everyone needs to find the diet that works best for them- I don't think one diet fits all. Some people do great as vegans, some do great as a meatasaurus like me.

Cool to hear about BK and UKB's training! Best of luck and wishing you both continued success

[bkyogagurl]

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Good afternoon...

I woke up feeling refreshed and all around good... but crashed about 9:30am...
I feel drug out and tired. I just want to take a nap.. It was so weird to wake up and
not feel tired. this is the first day since I can remember that this happened.
I am suspecting my body is adjusting slowly but surely to sobeity. I had a trainer tell me that toxins
store in fat cells and as I lose fat I will release those toxins which might not feel to good at the time..
If I come out on top and feel like an eventually RockStar it will take a lot of doing for me EVER to drink again. I don't want to ever start over.

Hey Skull~ I think a few carbs are important too. My energy level really drops if I don't have a few.

Well I don't feel very chatty today so I will return when I do.

[YouKayBee]

BK's Naltrexone journey....

bkyogagurl;1619181 wrote: Good afternoon...

I woke up feeling refreshed and all around good... but crashed about 9:30am...
I feel drug out and tired. I just want to take a nap.. It was so weird to wake up and
not feel tired. this is the first day since I can remember that this happened.
I am suspecting my body is adjusting slowly but surely to sobeity. I had a trainer tell me that toxins
store in fat cells and as I lose fat I will release those toxins which might not feel to good at the time..
If I come out on top and feel like an eventually RockStar it will take a lot of doing for me EVER to drink again. I don't want to ever start over.

Hey Skull~ I think a few carbs are important too. My energy level really drops if I don't have a few.

Well I don't feel very chatty today so I will return when I do.

A few years ago I had a terrible acne outbreak much worse than usual(I've inherited acne), it started after losing almost 20lbs and during an AF spell. I was convinced it was due to toxin release, however I didn't seem to suffer much during future AF spells, some of which also included losing the same if not more weight & body fat. Maybe I'd not picked up the same toxins again, I dunno so can't say how it'll be for you.