Wednesday, 18 July 2007

[Paddy]

Hi Absville,

Well people, bad news for me. My AF counter is back to zero. Slipped yesterday. Damn it. During an opening of one of our projects. Hotel and catering school. During the whole day, people were tempting me with white wine (grrrrr you know how hard that one is on me). Anyway, I resisted fine. UNTIL, the evening. The problem, too, was that I brought three cases down to the project area. My own allowance, which I didn't touch because of having given up alcohol. The teachers at the school were going on about the quality of the wine, and ohh, yes, it must have traveled, and bla bla, and yes this year and that. And not bad. Wham! And here goes me.

Anyway, back to square one again. I should have known better. Been there. Done that. Lesson learned? Hope so.

Over and out, returning to my corner with the dumb head on ...:bonkers:

[Determinator]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Paddy don't mind if I cheat and zoom into the future to say hi! You didn't go on a big binge so you'll be ok right? you know you can do it now...you darn near made a month..not too shabby!!!

[Kitty]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Hi Guys,

Hi Paddy, doesn't sound like your slip was too bad, hope you feel ok now.

Hiya D.

Nothing much to report here. Nice weather at least so a trip out on the bike I think.

Ima, good luck on your visit to see your sister today. And I hope you were ok last night, you sure have alot going on right now. Take care.

Have a nice day everyone.

Kitty

[Pebbles]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Hey Paddy, reread that post...

HOW MUCH MORE temptation could you have had in one day ????

It's just another lesson learnt.

take care
xxx

[Doggygirl]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Hi Paddy. I have read so many of your posts here at MWO and you are truly an inspiration. That doesn't change for me anyway, after you spent the whole day and evening right next to your "old friend" and finally shook hands. I know I'm sure not ready for a situation like that - not by a long shot. Dust off those britches and get back to business. At least you are also considering this "day 1 of abs" and not "I blew it so why not start over next week" or something. (the cup is always half full....)

**waving** to Kitty and Pebbles and Determinator too!!

Well, in the spirit of "More :yougo: Less :upset:" it's another wonderful day! I feel great about making it abs for a full week. And Day 8 feels good because it's the start of week 2, and I'm also only a couple days away from my first 2 digit number since I was 18. I took some good MWO advice last night, and took some melatonin before bed. I must have slept at least 7 hours last night so if you thought I had rocket fuel in my kudzu yesterday, just you wait!

In terms of what I'm struggling with (and thankfully, these are minor struggles comparitively speaking), I can report progress on the food front. The sugar cravings didn't seem quite as bad yesterday (thank you L-Glut or Kudzu or Will or Great Pumpkin) and I did NOT succumb to sweets. I had a decent low carb day of reasonably healthy stuff. Could be better still, but light years better than a diet of ice cream and gummy fish.

I still have to get better organized with a good routine for the hypno. I always do sleep learning, but am hit and miss with the rest - and I really believe I can tell the difference in my attitude between the "hits" and the "misses." So I've got a date with Will (the voice on the CD) today for sure.

Well, good morning or afternoon or whatever time it is for everyone. I'm off to the drink tracking to collect yesterday's gold star!! And then make my call list for cleaning ladies!! (come on...I know you're jealous...just admit it....)

DG
Day 8 ********(gold stars)

[ScoobyDoo]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

I'm with Pebbles... learn and grow from it.

It must've been the day for temptation. I have just got home from a function tonight where I normally would have had a few glasses of wine. I was really nervous about this function in these days leading up to it... it was one of those all you can drink professional association parties. I ordered mineral water and explained to my girlfriend (also business colleague) about quitting and she was absolutely great about it. I ended up having a great night and feel like I made another little leap. Having said that, the temptation I felt before I actually arrived at the event was huge so I can relate to a degree. I think it will get better for all of us with time, but just recognising those triggers before hand is perhaps the biggest part.

So Paddy, just jump back into it and realise that you can learn from it and sort out a way to deal with those sorts of triggers in the future.

Bernie

[Determinator]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Happy Wednesday AB-a-rooonies! ok, really is Wed now...a-hem..
DGirl you must post an ice cream and gummy fish recipe in the appropriate section of the forums
Way ta go Scoobs on your social event and handling that like a pro.
be well everyone....

[Doggygirl]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

LOL Determinator. The sad thing about my ice cream and gummy fish recipe....the thing that makes ice cream and gummy fish SO difficult to resist.....is that it's even easier to make than microwave pizza out the freezer.

DG
Day 8 AF********

[YoungAtHeart]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

G'morning all!

Paddy, we ALL should have known better at one point or another, but we took the drink(s) anyway. It's discouraging to have to start at Day 1 again, but you still know you can do it from your history. Don't be too hard on yourself. You already feel lousy! You're still ABsolutely terrific in my book!

Hi Deter. What's cooking?

Hi also to Kitty and Pebbles--I hope you are both doing okay.

DG, I INSIST that you send me some energy! You sound so terrific and upbeat! It's wonderful to hear, but I must confess to a little envy! It does feel cool when you get into the double digits! Just two more days to go! And go ahead and rub it in about the cleaning ladies! Pooh! Yes, I'm envious of that too!:H

Good for you Scoobs for dealing with your social event! I'm really proud of you--you keep knocking down those stumbling blocks one by one.

I KNOW I'm a complete pushover, so that's why I take my AF champagne to events. Maybe it's cheating, but if I can get by without drinking the real thing, it's okay by me!

Anyway, I'm more of an ice-cream and potato chip type myself--salty and sweet. Yum.

Today I close on my home equity line. Goodbye to credit cards, yay! I am sooooo looking forward to that. Anyway, I have to go do some dusting, as we are meeting here after work. DG, I want those cleaning ladies here, NOW! Also, Maddy and my sister are getting back from France today, and that will be really nice. I've been lonely, and I'm glad I didn't cave during the last week. Loneliness is a big trigger for me.

Oh well, I guess that is all for now.

Love to all and to all that come later.:h
Kathy

[imatree]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Hey Paddy, I'm back at zero with ya girl. Let's dust off and get back at it.

Keep going Doggy girl! woof woof!!

[YoungAtHeart]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Ima, I tried to send you two PM's but they got lost in cyberspace!! )#%^#%)^#%!!!

[Popeye]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Evening all,
I'd a hard shift at work, which is good. The day just flew in.
Days like that are a real workout.
Take care everyone.

[Determinator]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Imatree...good to see you still upbeat and happy. Paddy is a guy BTW but he has a good sense of humor

Kathy, you are so financially organized....I'm jealous. As I guy I have a genetic pre-disposition to being disorganized..LOL! that's my excuse anyhow!!

What's cooking you ask? last night I made brussel sprouts with crispy prosciutto.....yummo. Main course was blackened salmon with brown butter garlic and roasted fresh corn...again I say yummo.

[imatree]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

oops, sorry Paddy.
yummo is right Det!!

[vinophile]

Wednesday, 18 July 2007

Hi All,

Haven't posted on the abs board in a few days as I would take my time reading all the other boards and then when it came time to post here something would come up that requiured my immediate attention.

I had some wine last night, and this may sound strange, but I could feel this slip(and I haven't even accumulated enough abs time to even call this a slip) coming on for a few days. So Day One again......
and speaking of day ones...Ima, and Paddy,you both have a good number of AF days to your credit.If you only drank on that one occasion I would deduct the same number of days from your count as drinks that you had on that one day. If you had accumulated 30 days and had 3 drinks then you're back to 27 days. It does not seem fair to go back to day one if you've only slipped once. It's too easy to slip again from day 2 or 3. My thinking is a bit unorthodox but you both have worked so hard that it seems a bit rigid to slap back your count to day one. You clearly have so much more abstinence under your belts than me who is glaringly and humbly back at a well deserved DAY ONE.
Ima, I certainly hope your situation at home changes. It is miserable to have such tension. I'm thinking of you.
It's starting to thunder and the lights just dimmed so i'm going to post this before it's lost. I'm going to post first and read later. I'm also going to start my drink-tracker. Have a great night all.

Janet