BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

[Doggygirl]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi accountable!! Congrats on Day 2 and please let us know how the doc appointment goes. (dreadmill at 4AM. it's not motivation. it's stupidity. don't tell anyone)

Satori, sorry to disappoint men the world over, but sadly it is not my "hottness" that allows me to be "noticed" at 100 yards. At least not yet.

WHEE Lilac!! Congrats on 14 pounds in addition to the AF!! You have just convinced me that maybe these early AM dreadmill sessions will pay off in the end. The rear end.

I'm off to prep dinner now - it's gonna be an early one!

Have a great rest of the day everyone!

DG
Day 23 AF ***********************

[Arial]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Good morning everyone! - actually it's 2am here so I'll just be going to bed shortly before DG gets up! - luckily the 'dreadmill' doesn't even start to tempt at this time so no danger there of succumbing to any sort of physical excercise at this time of night (and being single the only possible excercise at this time of night would be climbing the walls when not able to sleep, chasing flies around the bedroom, swatting mosquitos and obviously deep breathing excercises cos apparently (so the girls tell me) I sometimes snore! Never heard it myself - I think they're lying )

It was an AF day for me today despite having a run in with French beaurocracy! I mean, how many pieces of identification does a girl have to produce to get the registration document of a car transferred to her name - passport good enough - NO! - sorry Madame, you need proof that your maiden name is also your own - just in case I've made it up! - This is the third trip and it takes an hour each way - 1st trip - closed (French summer opening times - 'we'll work when we feel like it!'), 2nd trip - 'where are your documents Madame?' 'Ehhmmm, quels documents??' 3rd trip - 'Merci for the documents, but your ID eez no good' and 'la voiture must have a new emmision check because zis eez too old!'
Crap! so 4th trip tomorrow - have 4 pieces of ID with photos, maiden name, ex-married name, address, mother's hair colour, father's weight, cat's middle name, so fingers crossed!

Actually was feeling a bit down today but feel totally cheered reading through this thread - you guys are great - I am really impressed by all your successes despite temptations and love being along on the same journey - will definitely try to keep to a straighter and narrower path to keep on track. Anyway, drivelled on for long enough - that's what 2am does for you! So take care all and good luck with another AF day today!! :l

[Hannah]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

: :yougo: ************** :yougo:

These are my 14 days AF. Today I am feeling a real craving, somebody please bombard me with all the reasons once again? No, I won't really cave, just am feeling it more right now.

Hi everybody, congrats to everyone on another AF star. Love the enthusiasm in this thread. DG and Satori, I worry about your sanity, but you are a hoot. Arial, sure hope you get your papers/car registration sorted out. What a pain in the :moon: !
Lilac, wow - 14 pounds! Awesome. Usually I peel off a pound or two when not drinking, but not so you'd notiice. Maybe got something to do with the huge bowl of potato chips I scarfed last night because I just had to have something BAD, and I didn't want it to be wine!
Starlight Impress - I am so proud of you! :hug: I knew you could do it! Don't you feel great?

Just a quick hello and goodbye today, must make supper and then Hubby will no doubt monopolize the computer till late, and I am definitely going to be early tonite! Have a good AF day again tomorrow, everyone!

[Accountable for Me]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi again. I posted this in the meds thread but I will say my doctor is an AWESOME, COMPASSIONATE doctor. As soon as I saw him I started to bawl my face off. It has been over a year since I have seen him. I used a diff doc over the last while, while I was living back in my home town. I explained a lot of what has been happening - ie: being HONEST about my past alcohol consumption, problems with anxiety and depression; being diagnosed a few months back with bi-polar and my fear of going back to the bottle regularly for temporary relief. The Lithium I was prescribed wasn't working for me obviously.... it was only helping part of the problem, not the whole problem. Yeah, I am an emotional roller and need help with a few disorders LOL!

I told him about MWO and how this site has practically saved my life. I told him I was doing so well but now I needed something in addition to MWO to stay in recovery. That something just isn't right and I can't seem to get a grip.

Well, he has changed my meds. He gave me Epival (mood stabilizer). It apparently works very well for someone who has bi-polar and alcoholism. It is also used for seizures and migranes. I don't have migraines or seizures just giving you some further info.

He also prescribed me Trazodone which is an antidepressant that helps with severe anxiety disorder. He also gave me a prescription for Atavan for emergencies.

Never had any of these before - but I feel a lot better knowing I am not going to die or eventually kill myself. We have worked before with the traditional SSRI's in the past so he does know I am prone to depression. I always left out the alcoholism part in the past because I was ashamed, and now that he knows I have BP & and am an alcoholic we can work on getting me well. I see him in 6 days to see how this is working for me.

I can't wait to get some sleep folks!!! It has been over 6 weeks without a decent night's sleep. (Starlight I can totally relate - my anxiety lasts for weeks at a time as well). This time it was exceptionally bad - more than I could cope with anyway.

The Epival and Trazodone work very quickly and are apparently very effective. In the meantime he is putting me on a waiting list to see a shrink.

I honestly think I may finally be heading in the right direction. I am glad that I was completely honest with him and can start sorting through this garbage once and for all.

I may have to take a cocktail of pills for the rest of my life but for now I am comfortable with that. The alternative of drinking myself to death is a lot less appealing.

[pinkie]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hello everyone! Great job to all for staying AF another day. I havent been on much but I have been trying to keep up. Today is my day 22!

Yesterday was a REALLY bad day for me and I almost threw in the towel. My bad day had nothing to do with drinking but I just felt like that was the only recourse. But then I remembered someone saying that if we deided to drink that we had to come here and read our starter thread, so that is what I did. It didnt make my day any better but it reminded me of all the reasons that I gave it up in the first place! So it is with pride that I add another gold star to my collection and move on to day 23!

Hang in there everyone, we can do this....WE ARE DOING THIS!!!

[pinkie]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Accountable,

A big high five to you for being open and honest with us and your doctor! Seems you are now on the right path to taking care of yourself. A daily "cocktail of pills" to keep you stable sure beats the alcohol that makes us all unstable!

Hang in there, you are doing great!

[Accountable for Me]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi Hannah - don't give into it. This too shall pass. You are doing very well! Hang in there hon.

And to the rest of you............. congrats on another AF day!

[Accountable for Me]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Thanks Pinkie. I am excited about feeling better and to see a shrink believe it or not. I just want to live some sort of good life before I die LOL!

[july232007]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hannah,

You cant cave to the crave because if you did what would you do with all those excellent AF stars that are accompianed by their own :yougo: cheering section?

Can't trade them and can't give them back. Go get yourself another AF star.:crowned:

July

[satori]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Morning AF fiends!

Lilac - 14 pounds weight lost AND AF! - great job - you must be feeling fabulous! Mind you - you are another one who must be mad - running, I can do that - but BEFORE work????? I barely have time to drag myself thru the shower and get dressed before I am in the car!
I only have "breakfast" if SWMBO happens to have a cup of coffee in her hand as I pass by - so I can grab a gulp of that!!
As I said - I don't do mornings!

Arial - er - remember you will also need DNA samples from each of your parents and the date of birth of your first primary teacher's husband's second cousin! You cant be too careful about voiture registration you know!
Alternatively, you could try turning up with hairy armpits, smoking a galoise and with your hair dyed that strange red colour that french ladies "d'un certain age" tend to use - you probably would not need any ID at all!

Hannah - It would be BAD BAD BAD to cave to the crave - so DONT do it!
I'm sure you wont - you will want to keep hold of all these shiny stars!
As for my sanity - that was never in doubt - I am as nutty as squirrel poo! :nutso:

Accountable - Great news! I hope things start turning round for you BIG TIME now that you have your Doc on board!

Pinkie - day 23 - Awesome - could you and Doggy wait there a while so we can catch up please - I'm trying real hard - but can't seem to get any closer to you leaders!

July - where do I complain? My gold stars don't come with cheerleaders!
Mind you - how would I explain a house full of 17 year old cheerleaders to SWMBO? Perhaps I'm safer to just have the gold stars .

Well - I went to the gym AND the bar last night - and I have a really sore head this morning :upset:







But NOT from drinking!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I must be allergic to OJ or something!

I have now officially passed the half way point in this challenge - today is day 16 for me - YAY!

Hope this headache goes soon.

Talk to you later

Satori
xxx

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[satori]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

HMM! - these 17 year old cheerleaders are obviously still preying on my mind here.

Perhaps if I gave the gold stars to SWMBO she could sell them and get loads of money (or handbag vouchers as she calls it) to go shopping with, and I could keep the cheerleaders for er.....company ..and er ...stuff !

Sounds like a plan!

I'll let you know what SWMBO says!

BTW - If my next post is from the intensive care ward you will understand!

Satori
xxx

[Doggygirl]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

GOOD WHATEVER TIME OF DAY IT IS BOOZE BUSTERS!!

Well finally I got a good night sleep!! Could have slept longer but of course this one came on the ONE day of the week I have a 7AM meeting. So it's a morning post to get the AF day started on the right foot, and then hit the road.

Ariel, your post is where I started and I was laughing my butt off over your...eh em...bedroom activity choices and your lack of snoring (but you didn't mention farting which further proves, to Satori's dismay, that girls DO NOT FART). I'm sorry you are having to spend hours going back and forth but your document story cracked me up too! Who woulda thunk going AF could be fun???? Congrats on your AF day and here's to racking up another gold star today!!

Hannah, I'm sorry you had the craves but CONGRATULATIONS on staying AF anyway. You get some gem stones on your gold star for that!

Accountable - I'm REALLY happy for you that you were able to tell the full truth to your doc, and that doc is working with you for solutions. You must feel so relieved and hopeful. I hope you are feeling better today, and just keep feeling better each day. I believe there is a good life out there for each and every one of us if we thoughtfully go about finding our way to it.

Pinkie! Glad reading that long thread worked for you!! Congrats on Day 23.

July - well, we've got a TRADEMARK here!! July is now officially credited with the awesome saying... "Don't Cave to the Crave (tm)" LURVE that!

Hannah - I would just like to clarify that while Satori admits he is "Nutty as Squirrel Poo" I have admitted no such thing. In fact I submit I am the ONLY sane person on this whole thread. Possibly this whole discussion board. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Satori you had me going there for a sec with the "head hurts" thing. Congrats on your ever growing star collection!! LOL on "handbag vouchers." Keep us posted on the negotiations for the cheerleaders. When Mr. Doggy and I moved to our current house, he said "The only thing that could make this place better would be a troup of naked dancing ladies in the yard." And he did not end up in the emergency room. He did not get a troup of dancing ladies, but he did not get any injuries either. So there is hope. Congrats on Day 16 and your arrival at the back half of your 30 day round!

It's day 24 here...UN-FRICKIN'-BELIEVABLE!!!!!! Gotta run - see you all latah!

DG
Day 24 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (my gold stars)

[Almostfamous]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi all,
Could it get any hotter???? I swear it could drive a girl to ...oh wait, NO it can't!!!!

I carted my ample arse out the door for a 4 mile run at 5 a.m. and about felt like the melting witch from the Wizard of Oz.
Today is my 2 week anniv!!!I am not a 17 year old cheerleader, but hip hip hooray!!!!

Arial- you poor thing. Don't you love convenience??? Hang in there and hopefully this trip everything will work out. I have only been to France (Paris) once and loved it. Your post cracked me up. I think we can all relate to it in some way.

Hannah- AWESOME JOB!!!!!

Satori- "handbag vouchers," eh? I like the sound of that. If she has any extra vouchers please have her send them my way!!!! If you don't I will tell her about your cheerleaders!!!!

Accountable- Glad you have a new doc.

Pinkie-I had a rough day the other day and did just what you did. Re-reading works wonders. Here's to a better day for you!

Dg- I bet when I finish this you will have written your a.m. report. Somehow we are always typing the same time. Sending a big shout out and congrats your way mama!!!!!!

Best wishes for an af day and weekend to all!!!!!

[Doggygirl]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi AF!! Yesiree bob we sure were reporting at the same time!

Just think how hot we're gonna be someday after all this early am working out. Although a 4 mile run is out of me reach at the moment, and I'm not sure I ever want that IN my reach! Incredible shrinking a$$es is what we have!

Congrats on 2 weeks AF!!! :kudos: Have a GREAT AF day.

DG
Day 24 AF ************************(my gold stars!)

[Accountable for Me]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Good morning to all of you!!! I tend not to list names because I am fearful of missing anyone when I am on a thread such as this. So to all of you - HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Day 3 for me, and man, did I ever have a GREAT sleep last night!!! YIPEEEEEE!! I had one anxiety attack but it didn't get to the point where I thought my life was over. I didn't take an Atavan for it either. (whew! the stuff kind of scares me!) My new anti depressant was enough to sedate me and keep me calm.

I hope you all have a Fabulous Friday!! It is a long weekend here - although that doesn't mean much to me since my leaving he*l, I mean my job, but nonetheless glad anyway.

Toodles!