AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

[SAUSAGE]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

Evening (well it is here!) everyone!

Not a lot to report - a raw cold day yet again in UK with temps around freezing. Deiced my car at 7.30am, went swimming. Have done jigsaws with my kids and we took them out on their bikes down a cycle track (disused railway) in afternoon. made a fish pie for tonights dinner and kids tea (i'm definitely cooking better since quitting alcohol) do think I need to reduce my carbohydrate and sugar (interesting reading on another thread about craving sugar - yes I definitely think I have increased my intake of sugar since quitting AL - have particuarly eaten rather a lot more chocolate than normal over and since Christmas) - however I'm also convinced I'm suffering from S.A.D (seasonal affective disorder) and I've felt really low these last 2 or 3 winters in the dark days and so i've ordered a SAD light replacement lamp - should arrive tomorrow, so I'll let you know how I get on. Craving sugar etc is also a symtom of SAD. Fortunately I haven't gained any weight - although i've failed to lose any more because I'm doing OK on the exercise front, however Mr Sausage is away for a few days this coming week on a course, so won't be able to exercise in the evenings because of the kids - still more time for MWO I suppose !! (LOL!)

Thanks to all of you who commented on my other thread about counting no' of AF days - Today i'm on day 70. Think I'll count til I get way past 107 - my previous record, possibly til 6 months and then just look at it in months / years hopefully!!

Have a good day everyone

[hulagirl]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

Aloha All! A most beautiful bright sun-shiney day (so far...between passing storms) with brilliant blue skies and those puffy cumulus clouds. I just may get those seeds planted as I slosh through the mud. Hey Sausage, what is a fish pie? You're going to have to make it sound really good to me because right now my first un-educated reaction is "yuck". Take care all on the beginning of a new AF day and week (and month!)

[SAUSAGE]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

Hula girl (and anyone else who is interested!)- a fish pie - it has in the bottom of a dish, white fish cut up into 1cm pieces, mixed in a white sauce which you make yourself (milk, plain flour, lemon juice and barely cooked onions) then on top I put a layer of cut up hard boiled egg, on top of that I put a layer or barely cooked leeks and then on top of that a layer of mashed potatoe, and then grate a bit of cheese on the very top and bake in oven (about 200 degrees C - you'll have to do your own conversion to gas or fahrenheit if you REALLY want to make it!!!) for about half an hr.

Instead of white fish you could use salmon and prawns in the very bottom.

Do you still think "yuck" or are you tempted to try it?!?!?

By the way -I'm not very good at describing food or giving recipies folks, (which is why i've not posted any before!) as you've probably just noticed!!

[A Work in Progress]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

That sounds GOOD, Sausage! I want one! Will do that soon...

Everyone sounds good... I finally got back to my workout schedule today, the antibiotics kicked in somewhat yesterday, but today I actually feel pretty good. After all those years of drinking, I tend to forget what it feels like to feel "good" and so I just put up with feeling semi-crappy, way longer than I should...

Getting ready for a VERY busy week, my work schedule is more crowded than usual plus I am getting ready to get in the car and drive to Florida, on Friday... lots of buying cleaning supplies, and packing (the house is totally empty, and has not been cleaned in years... literally, years)...

[LVT25]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

After a fairly busy weekend, I am where I like to be most--in my warm house, on the couch with a blanket and my laptop. Sounds like a lot of you had the same idea today. As a matter of fact, I could relate to pretty much everyone's posts today. Except maybe DG and her great, healthy cooking and eating habits as I sit here and nibble on my peanut m & m's. Dark chocolate so it's ok. :H And Sausage--I'm not sure about "fish pie"? I'll bet it's good though.

Went to the bar last night to meet friends that are in town for their mom's funeral. A big family with the kids and grand kids and now great-grand kids! This is not something I want to do very often, because I think it would lead me to my old ways. but once in awhile I can handle it and it is good to get out and see friends. I'm uncomfortable around drunk people, but I deal with it, and they either don't care or won't remember how I seemed or acted anyway--so no big deal. I talk about my old drinking habits, and can see that I was different than some of my friends and the same as others as far as the ability to control my drinking once I started. There was a constant stream of people going outside to smoke, and I know if I was drinking I would have envied them and perhaps even joined them. Instead I thought how glad I was to be able to stay on my barstool where it was warm and not smell like those nasty fags!! Hubby drank a couple of Pepsi and then had 3 beers which was good. I drove home totally and completely af. I was telling a friend about the evening in Church and she asked if I drank--I was happy and proud to say no. I think it helps me to talk about it to my friends. I hear things coming out of myself, like I just finally got honest and did what I knew I needed to do.

I also suffer from short temper syndrome. I blame it partially on my hormones though, it seems cyclical to me, but I do hate it, and have to try very hard to control it. I do take some supplements which I think help. The Allone I'm trying to take religiously and I take extra GABA and L-tryptophan, EPO and Omega 3-6-9. I think when I get low I will go back on the True Calm, I do think that helped me.

Well, I need to continue to catch up here and then maybe a nap. I didn't get my office cleaned yesterday either!:h

[Guest]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

Hi All, I am sick today and yesterday. Can not wait till I feel better. Day 17 for me, hard to believe! And hard to believe I am not drinking. Usually when I am sick I used to have hot toddies, perfectly crazy. So helpful to read all of your posts, keep it up.

Perseverance Furthers

[Accountable for Me]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

Good day all!

I deleted my first post from this morning because I was bitching about my toddler. It seemed a bit negative and I didn't want to set that tone for myself today.

Just got back from doing the grocery shopping. I use to dread this chore.

I am finding I am enjoying shopping and being out in public now. When I was drinking heavily I had severe anxiety and was extremely aggitated. Too many people would send me into a complete tizzy. Shopping for the essentials felt like a ton of work. I am glad those days are over now.

Have a great day all.

[Doggygirl]

AF Daily Jan 11th Sunday

Accountable for Me;517294 wrote: Good day all!

I deleted my first post from this morning because I was bitching about my toddler. It seemed a bit negative and I didn't want to set that tone for myself today.

Just got back from doing the grocery shopping. I use to dread this chore.

I am finding I am enjoying shopping and being out in public now. When I was drinking heavily I had severe anxiety and was extremely aggitated. Too many people would send me into a complete tizzy. Shopping for the essentials felt like a ton of work. I am glad those days are over now.

AFM, I can relate to both of these points. We DO have a lot of power to choose our mood for the day. My days go a lot more smoothly and pleasantly overall when I choose a GOOD mood to get me started LOL! (when will I learn to do this 100% of the time??)

I too am finding an almost crazy pleasure in the simple things like grocery shopping and other "mundane" stuff. I like smiling and being nice to people in line and behind the register and so forth. I like being out and about in the world - even doing mundane stuff - instead of either sitting in my self imposed prison and drinking my life away, or hurrying and GRUMPY ABOUT IT to get my minimum chores done so I could rush back to my self imposed prison and get the drinking started for the day.

Geez - when I think about how that used to go, no wonder I can have fun going to the store to get a dozen eggs or something!

Going back upthread a bit, I love the saying "I don't worry about what I can't control." It is such good advice and something I need to work on!!!

Pappa I think you might have been the one who started the "moods" discussion asking about whether being a bit short tempered is normal. I think being a bit short early on IS normal. The supplements recommended here really do help. I like both GABA (I take that once in awhile as needed) and L-Tryptophan (I take daily - I recently went off but now back on) which seems to REALLY help in the mood department. And then of course there is the "choice" element. I learned this the hard way because I used to choose to be resentful that I *couldn't* smoke or drink rather than choosing to be happy that quitting these things is a positive change. What a difference that choice alone can make in your mood towards your loved ones!!!

If that makes any sense. I'm sort of rambling here on my second cup of coffee!

Anyway...time to go but just wanted to read/post a bit more by way of catch up!

DG