Saturday 14th July

[ScoobyDoo]

Hi All

Weekend sleep-in... yeah! Mick and Chris have gone to Chris' soccer game while I have a sleep in but instead and lying in bed here with coffee and MWO

Victoria/Java Congratulations on 6 months... god girl... your running must be improving out of sight with 6 months up your sleeve! I hope that injury has healed. I jumped on the scales yesterday and have dropped 2 kilos which I'm sure is from being AF. Since being sick and End of Fin year I haven't been doing any training so have lost a chunk of fitness but am back into running next week with my neighbour (running partner), so will hopefully lose these 'other' kilos sitiing on and around my butt! :H

It's a seriously stunning winter Saturday here in Sydney... I'd better go and make the most of it now. Have a fab weekend everyone!

Bernie

[Paddy]

Saturday 14th July

Hi Bernie,

It's 9 am here. I'm doing exactly the same. Just taking it easy. It's sunny here in Hanoi. 31 Celsius. Will probably go out and do some shopping this morning. For a week already, I've been wanting to buy a nice tea table, the kind of traditional ones in rose wood they do here ... So, that's what I'm going to do ... 22 AF days ... But, I'm gonna scale back my Topa to 200 mgs. The side effects (sensitive skin and muscles is getting to me ...). I guess Topa on 200 mgs still helps me deal with cravings enough not to relapse ... Let's see.

Have a good weekend, ey. And may you shed those kilos. I guess, now that you kicked the booze, the kilos will leave you easily. I noticed that in my case (belly area ... as it is customary for guys ...).

[MDBiker]

Saturday 14th July

Thats funny paddy, it is just after 9:00 PM here. Happy 1000 too. I am still on Friday night. I hope everyone has a great Saturday.
bear

[YoungAtHeart]

Saturday 14th July

I'm just off to bed here too in the US.

Hey, Scoobs, amazing to hear about you "resting" in. I think of you as "Captain Energy". I wish I could borrow some!! I'm starting to get past my carb cravings, so I'm starting to lose some weight slowly again, too. Yay!

Tell me about the muscles and topa, Paddy. What are you experiencing? Also, congrats on becoming a senior member.

Nice to see you Bear. How are you, by the way??

Also, congrats to Victoria on six months of sobriety!

Time to turn in for me. See you all tomorrow!

Hugs,:l
Kathy

[Paddy]

Saturday 14th July

G'day Kathy, thanks.

No, with the muscles and skin it seems to limit itself to the top arm just underneath the shoulder, particularly on the right side. The doc said it might have something to do with the Topa. Moreover, my panic attacks have returned over the past 3 weeks. It's like a combination of symptoms which I sort of ascribe to the notching up of the dosage ... In any case, I'll lower the dose to the usual 200 mgs and see. If it subsides, I will at least know the cause. If it doesn't, I'll up the dose again.

You know, with drugs it's a constant gamble. But at the same time it's an interesting experience for others to know what's happening.

[imatree]

Saturday 14th July

Hi ya'll,
Friday night 10pm here... first sober Friday night I've had in years. And that's even with beer in the fridge (bf's). Wasn't even tempted when he and my ex-husband managed to piss me off BIG TIME simultaneously.
Happy weekend to all!
hugs.........

[Kitty]

Saturday 14th July

Hey all,

Scooby glad those pounds are starting to melt away.

Paddy congrats on 1000.

Kathy, Ima, and MD see you later on the thread.

Day 27 for me today so nearly there with my 30. Day 3 for Topa and all good so far, I must say though that I slept like a log last night, and if that is a side effect it is a welcome one because I' not a great sleeper.

Have a good day everyone.

Kitty

[Paddy]

Saturday 14th July

Good on ya, Kitty, so AF 27, and Day 3 Topa? 50 mgs?

[Kitty]

Saturday 14th July

Hey Paddy,

I'm still at 25 should I be at 50?? No side effects as yet apart from a good nights sleep last night (oh and a very slight headache which I think was hormonal) Shall I wait a week to titrate up?

Any advise most gratefully received!!

Kitty

[Breez]

Saturday 14th July

Morning All-

Gotten woken up early -hubby needs new tires for his truck-$1000. OMG! He's got a big pick-up but still. We're taking that on vacation (has soo much room-seats 5 comfortably) so we need them.

Kitty-if your not experiencing anything unpleasant I'd go up to 50 mg. My Dr. had me do them before bed but some do split a.m. & p.m.

Ima-congrats on your AF accomplishment!

Scoob-hope you enjoyed your day of rest

Hi bear-nice to see you again

Hi Kath-hope you had a great night's sleep after last night

Hi Paddy-ooh, table sounds nice. How we notice the beautiful things around us. Good luck on the Topa thing.

Well off to round up the troops to do chores. They are still too young to really get the job done immaculously so basically I supervise & when they leave I re-do it! Got to start somewhere.

Have a great day everyone.

AF 207

[Determinator]

Saturday 14th July

Top of the Saturday AB-eroooos! loverly sunny day in the high desert and aside from being wiped out from an extra dose of workout I'm happy to be alive and kicking. Got home at 10:30 last night so beat I wasn't even hungry. Last year at seminar time I looked for the booze for relief soon as I got home. This time it was a couple of NA beers. Got a party to attend tonight if I'm feeling up for it and I shall remain AF and bring my own alternate beverages.
that reminds me: I just hate it when I go to a restaurant and while they have certain N/A drinks on the menu they are so often out of them and when you ask they look at you like they would a recently emerged occupant of a flying saucer.....arg!
Imatree congrads on your first AF weekend and enjoy!
be well everyone.

[Breez]

Saturday 14th July

Deter-I remember yrs ago when I first got pregnant how I loved beer & knew I couldn't drink so NA beers were the thing for me when we went out. O'Douls was all people had. And that bottle shouts out: This person is not drinking! Then when we went to "better" restaurants they would have these ghastly foreign lager tasting NA beers that I couldn't stand. Eventually I started showing & well weaned off of them as half the time when I was in the mood they didn't have them or had those disgusting ones.

Good going on your workout grasshopper!

[Java]

Saturday 14th July

Okay guys, I had a 16 mile run plannes for this morning on the training schedule, as some of you know I inured my knee on July 4th. Our route goes 16 miles and then we have to walk back to the car (1.55 miles) I decided to go ahead and run it, but do it in my old running shoes. I was a little nervous at first, seeing as how I havent run in a week and a half, but my boyfriend assured me I could do it as long as the knee didn't hurt because I am "conditioned" now. We started running and I could tell I felt a little twinge in my knee, same place as before, but not as bad. I continued to run. I ran the entire way, with the occasional knee ailment but never getting bad enough for me to stop, or ever in any real pain associated with the knee...your body kinda tells you when you need to stop pushing it, and mine never did, it told me i could run through it. My knee had been hurting even when walking sometimes, and on the walk back tot he car, ti didn't hurt at all, so I know I hadn't injured myself any worse, and I was able to get our run in. I came home, and now, two hours later my knee is still fine. I am of course exhausted from the run, but other than my normal injuries---lol---it seems I made it through okay. I am gonna get another pair of my old running shoes, and ditch the ones that may or may not have caused the injury. Thanks guys for all your kind words, I was pretty devastated when I was thought this might ruin my marathon--but its looking like i will be fine if I can survive the distance.

Love you all, Happy saturday

Victoria

[Newyear]

Saturday 14th July

Great news Victoria!


Lisa

[YoungAtHeart]

Saturday 14th July

Hi All, Back Again!

Paddy, I think mine might be a little more than just muscle pain. In fact, I think I might have injured myself, cause I know exactly when I did it back in April. It has just gotten worse since then. I think it is time to see a doctor.:sighbubble: I'm sorry your panic attacks seem to have increased on the topa. I imagine that the lower dose will probably work for you, now that you're not trying to moderate.

:goodjob: Imatree! I'm really thrilled for you. Despite all of the difficulties that you are facing, you seem to be getting stronger in your commitment to remaining alcohol-free. Congrats on your first AF weekend. I think you are just stellar, love!

Great on the good night's sleep Kitty. I think that the topa does help with that, so good for you! If you've only been on 25 for a few days, I'd stay at that for at least 2-3 more before going up to 50. Or try to go up to 50, but if you feel any ill effects drop back down to 25 for a few days before trying 50.

Breez, I DID have a good night's sleep--SO GOOD, in fact that I overslept and had to rush around like a nut to get ready for my day! Where are you going on your vacation and when? I'm going to miss you when you're gone! Good for you on getting the kids to help with chores. Even if they're not perfect, they'll get better at it.

Deter, I'm thinking that restaurants wouldn't take too kindly if we brought our own AF beverages and offered to pay a "pouring fee". What do you think? I was thinking about that last night. You'd think that if they were often out of AF beer, they might get the message that people are drinking the stuff and order more!! I've thought about it too with diet ginger ale. No restaurant I've ever been to carries it! Forget it about AF wine!

Victoria, I'm so happy that you had a successful run. I hope you're icing down your knee (mother hen, I can't help it!). I know how much this means to you!:yay:

Lisa, thanks for your good wishes on my other thread, I really appreciated them. I hope everything is going well for you these days.

Have a good rest of the day, everyone. I'm going to try and get some productive things done so that I can be a little lazy, or just do what I WANT to do tomorrow!

Hugs,:l
Kathy