Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

[charlee]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

And you have contributed to many of our successes...Thank you Chief

[Beaches]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

CONGRATS CHIEF, I was on vacation so I missed this....WELL DONE

[Riker]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Congrats to my buddy

Hey Chief, it's me Riker.. or I could say, Hey Don, it's me Stephane,

First and foremost, you are amazing.. 100 + days !!! wow, that just seems so far away for me right now..I am really proud of you, we joined pretty much at the same time and I remember your posts on your 3rd and 4th day..that was a hard time.. but you made it.. you kept it going and you made it out.. like I said in another post tonight.. I have the utmost respect for you Don. I just need to be strong like you are and get this damm thing under control once and for all..

You continue to be my inspiration, the Beast has had the upper hand for to long.. way to long... I am scared..... afraid of leaving it behind.....but it MUST be done....

Again, my most sincere admiration,

Riker

[Chief]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Hey Stephane! Good to hear from you, Buddy! I'm glad you checked in...

Thanks for the compliment, but, you know, I just made up my mind that I had to beat this thing and just refused to have that first beer. It was tough the first few days, as you know, but I rode it out and before I knew it I had a week AF, then 2, then 30 days, and they just keep adding up.
You just have to make up your mind that you are done.

Don't be afraid. There are plenty of people here who will help you when you need it. They did for me and I made it, so you can too. Once you really leave it behind, you'll wonder why in the hell you didn't do this years ago..

So make up your mind and start. At first, just concentrate on today. Just today. 1 day without beer, that's not too much to manage. What if you were in a car accident and hospitalised and couldn't have a freakin' beer? You would survive. Think of it like that.

PM me anytime you want if you want to talk. You can do it. I wish you would so you can get that damn monkey off your back...

Take care,
Don

[Lucy Van Pelt]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Don!!

I missed this one too!! Congratulations!! I am so damn proud of you, as I know you must be of yourself. You are such an inspiration to me...and ALWAYS there for me. You are truly the best!!

You must feel so...FREE.

I can't wait to "see" you on-line to congratulate you in person!! You are really a success story!!

With so much love,

Beth

[Riker]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Thanks Don

Thanks Don

As always your words ring true to me. I really want to give it up and I have every best intentions to do so while lying in bed in the morning but somehow I end up caving at dinner time.

I asked myself as honestly as I could, are you ready to quit ? really ready ? and I was not sure..I want to..but somehow I don't feel that deep inner commitment..and without that self realization, it's pretty hard to go at it.

But I am encouraged by you and your words.. I will work harder at it..I might not give it all up tonight, or tomorrow night, but I am really going to try to.

Thanks again Don,

Steph

[Chief]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

You know, Steph, I think while you are still in the midst of heavy drinking, you can't really feel that deep inner committment. The Beast won't allow it. I think that's the way it was for me, anyway. That's why I couldn't quit the first time here.
But if you can just make a firm decision that you are not going to drink, and get mad at yourself for failing, and stubbornly refuse to drink that first beer, no matter what, then you will have that first day AF. Then you get up and do it again. And again.
And after you have about a week AF, you will start to think differently. You will start to really like the way you feel, you'll start to notice yourself looking better, healthier. You'll start to want to NOT drink, instead of want TO drink. And then that deep inner committment will start to set in.
It's a process. You can't rush it. You just have to be stubborn, and brutal the first week or so until you get through the physical part. You have to get mad and fight.
If we try and get super motivated while we're still drinking, it doesn't work. The Beast won't allow it because he's still controlling your thoughts. You have to be willing to get ugly and take control back.
Hope that makes sense.

Don

[Riker]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Makes perfect sense. Thanks Don

I will get mad.. I will fight.. I will give it everything I've got.. I can't give up.. that's to easy.

And I'll keep coming here...I'll keep you posted ..

Thanks again,
Steph

[happydog]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Well done chief and well deserved. I will also take that one on board, wont go mad tonight 1st day again, need to stay calm but 2morrow i will get mad fight and be STUBBORN!
Love
Teardrop.x

[AMELIA]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Congratulations Chief,
I can remember all that time ago when you posted in 'Help ASAP' and would go to the gym to try to avoid drinking.
You have come so far. Fantastic, feel really happy for you.
x

[vinophile]

Chief Celebrates 100Days AF!!!

Congratulation Chief!!!!

I love seeing your car here!!!

Janet