Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

[SAUSAGE]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hi everyone!
Well I'm back from my 4 day trip over the Jubilee weekend to the west of Scotland, in the camper van with the family.
Had a great trip and I passed 100 days whilst I was away - today is day 103!!
A huge well done Janet on passing day 30 - good to see this thread is still running.
Ishy great work, keep going, nice to see you on the Newbies thread too, another good place to post if you want to branch out, is the AF Daily on the Monthky Abstinence thread. I post there most days.
Janice you are almost on day 30 , you sound great and very positive, hope the juicing continues to go well

I haven't caught up yet on MWO, loads of washing, unpacking to do but I hope to have a quick read tonight as well as watching some of the jubilee highlights on the news as we don't have a tv in the van, only a portable DVD player so I haven't seen anything yet.

Will be back later.

[Topper12]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hey Janice, Ishy, Janet and AmyC!!! and anyone i forgot!!!!

Great thread going here!!! Great to hear of all your AF days and weekends !! Very inspiring!! im on Day 16 myself!! looking forward to joining you guys in the 30+ Day club!! haha!!

Great that your trying AmyC!! You could of just thrown in the towel!! but you didnt!! you are doing what you can!!!

Ishy ive been reading your posts and you have been doing great!!

PlanetJanet great to hear bout your running, im training myself for around 6 races (between 5 and 13 mile races) and Im doing the Dublin Mararthon here in Ireland in October!! So busy training!! its very rewarding and great for your mental health!

Janice great to see how close you are to 30 days!! Great stuff!!

Well done everyone!!! We are doing it together!!!!!!!!!!

[AmyC]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Thanks Topper. 7day and counting!!! Last night was a little rough but feeling pretty good tonight. I really admire all of you how are heading to or have already hit 30 days!! Keep up the good work

[planetjanet]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hi everyone....had along day at work and in bed will write more tomorrow..congrats on your AF days wow way t go...

Will check back tomorrow...

Hugs,
Janet
AF Day 33

[Topper12]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

AmyC;1329860 wrote: Thanks Topper. 7day and counting!!! Last night was a little rough but feeling pretty good tonight. I really admire all of you how are heading to or have already hit 30 days!! Keep up the good work

Hey amyc! 7 days already! Nice! How are you managing it? Are you keeping busy? That what om doing. Hey janet! Looking forward to hearing from you.

[Janice]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hi Janet, Topper, Amy, Ishy & Sausage...grt to see you back!! Glad you had a good trip & huge congrats on your 100th Day!! I love this thread because so many of us are at the same early stage but you are our inspiration Sausage...you are our Mother Hen lol!!!

Ishy I had another "urrggh" moment yesterday.....5pm - you know, THAT time of the day!! I went up for my bath and when I came down, hubby had poured himself a glass of red. I was dead miffed that he hadnt brought me a drink up (he would have done if I'd been on the wine) and that he'd assumed cause I wasnt drinking alcohol I wouldnt want anything!! I had an hour where I wasnt a happy bunny & was in one helluva mood!!! One of those "it isnt fair" sort of hours.!! Woke up this morning & felt so grateful I hadnt given in.

Another thing...during that time I was browsing on the internet & read an article on the Daily Telegraph about celebrities who had embraced sobriety & didnt drink anymore (I was trying to make myself feel better!). Anyway, then I went on facebook and there on my profile page it said "Janice has been reading an article from the Daily Telegraph etc etc"......and named the article!!! I was horrified as I didnt want all my "friends & family" knowing I was that worried abt my drinking I was reading abt it!!! But then it occurred to me that actually....I'm the one who's doing something abt it, whereas they have probably got just as much as a problem as me !!

Damp miserable day here so going to get some chores down indoors today. Have a great day everyone & I'll check back later! xx

Day 29!!!!!! eeeeeek!!

[Topper12]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hi Janice! Well done and not giving in! So glad to hear how gratefull you where the next morning! Theres always going to be few moments like that. So great you didnt. Especially because you are so close to 30 days! 29 now! You done brilliant! Well done!

[SAUSAGE]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hi everyone
Long hectic day, very tired. In bed now with my iPad. No time / energy to read or post much but wanted to stay accountable. Will write more tomorrow.
Keep going everyone.
Sausage x
Day 104

[AmyC]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hey Topper. Im managing good right now but Im going to be honest and say what my disfunctional brain is telling me. its telling me that since Im going to be starting Baclofen in about a week or so that why not have one last Alcohol blowout before I start. The weird thing is that its a really comforting thought!!! Why is that so appealing when I know Im only going to feel like Ive been ran over by a truck the next day. Its not like Im going out with friends to an awesome party or something like that. Can anyone else relate to this. Its so stupid!!!!!

[AmyC]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Topper. I know what you mean when you say your were worried about family and friends finding out. I would be mortified!!!! The only people who know about me is my very best friend and my therapist and I just dont think I can every talk to my family about it. The reality is we dont know what goes on in other peoples home so there my very well be friends and family that are having the same issues we are. I have a tendency to think everyone elses lives are perfect except for mine. Silly isnt it. lol

[planetjanet]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Hello....gee it's so nice to read your posts..sorry but once again it's bed time for me. I probably won't be able to write too much til the weekend. It's interesting how some of you have written that you have been experiencing "arrrgggh" days, well I have just recently been experiencing this same "aarrrgh" feeling myself and I get angry because I just can't be in the moment of being fricken grateful that I am AF!!! Luckily it doesn't last long and I am able to have the "adult" side of me, point out my selfishness. One thing I am relieved in knowing is that it's definitely not the "arrrrgggh" for alcohol and I am very grateful for that...phew...

Anywho, I would love to write more but again it's bed time for me. Will continue this another time.....Congrats to your AF days and a "way to go" Sausage on 104.

Hugs,
Janet
AF Day 34

[SAUSAGE]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Went to give blood this morning. They checked my haemoglobin, as they always do and it was a lot lower this am 12.6 instead of over 14.5 (I've had a hysterectomy so mine shouldn't vary much). This is infact only 0.1 over the acceptable level for donation. I had commented previously to the nurse checking my medical history that I no longer drink alcohol, so she said - may be you should go home and have a couple of glasses of red, it's really good for iron levels you know?

Not very happy about all this, I know it was only a flippant remark and those finger prick tests aren't that accurate either, but even so it has upset me and I am even thinking - maybe I should have a glass of red each day?! Please slap me with a wet fish or something, somebody, for thinking such terrible thoughts !!

[Janice]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

And so you shouldnt be very happy abt it Sausage...that was a terrible thing for a nurse to say!! Just getting the wet fish out of my handbag to give you a slap....whatever you do, do NOT have a drink..whatever was she thinking of?? She probably drinks far too much herself and trying to justify that its good for our health.

Well, here at last....Day 30!! Dreary & miserable here in England so its an afternoon of family history research, my passion!! Will be back on later.

xx

[SAUSAGE]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Thanks Janice, just what I needed to hear. Am safe at the moment, 6 hrs away from my witching hour, but I started up a thread about it in the Need Help ASAP section so hopefully will have lots of help by this evening when the drinking thoughts may creep in. I am staying close to the site tonight!

Congratulations on your day 30 by the way, that's fantastic! Now do another 30, and another!!

[Ishybit]

Anyone Up For 30 Day AF

Good morning everyone,
Sausage, isn't it amazing how one little remark can make you feel weak!? But you know better than that, and that thought will pass. I'm going to slap you with a big red steak and some black beans!! Take that hemoglobin! Not only will iron rich foods help but I find that protein helps with cravings. Win, win.
Janice, I'm always paranoid about Faebook tracking what I read, what I listen to and who I communicate with. It's the big brother and big marketing tracker! Oh and a big Con gratulations on 30 days!! Whoo hoooo!
Pj I hope you're settling into your new job!
I feel ok it's morning.mi will go for a run in a bit. I have to admit my AF honeymoon phase is waning so now what? Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Have a great day everyone!
Ishy