Thursday 10th January

[Mackeral]

Good Morning Absville,

Day 10 Today...After reading about Paul taking great pride in putting his 0 in the drink tracker every evening, i decided to set my own up last night..It actually looks more when you put it down on the tracker....So im also looking forward to putting my 0 in tonight..

I'm feeling a bit strange this morning...Do you know after a heavy night..sometimes the next morning you would wake up and still feel a little drunk...Well i feel like that...Now i either went sleep walking to the pub last night or....Its those anti depressants...( more likely the latter eh)?......I,m not to sure about them...although Mrs Macks says my mood in the evenings is a million times better..I might give it a week or 2 and see what happens..

Its great to see Absville as busy as it has been and i'm looking forward to reading all your brilliant posts again today...Such a great bunch of people we have here..

Have a great day all....Love macks:l

[Mackeral]

Thursday 10th January

Sugar...Looks like i'm on Pauls universal calander...At least i can blame it on the tablets

[irishlady]

Thursday 10th January

Hi Macks and all to follow,
Yes I think I shall use Pauls calendar as well, it makes me one day younger and at my age I need all the help I can get....
I agree with you Macks about the drink tracker, once you have sussed it out, its magic...At the start of the month, when you get to about day 3 or 4 it doesn't mean much, but wait till you get to day 29 or 30 and you can see a straight row of yellow squares with a beautiful big fat zero in each one...That alone would make you hesitate before having a drink because you would ruin the symmetry of that beautiful yellow line....

Well I wish you all a sober and productive day,

Catch you all later....love Louise xxxx

[MaggieD47]

Thursday 10th January

About the drink tracker....I've been admiring yours Irishlady for a couple months now! I am so delighted to see ANY zero on mine but now I have three in a row. Yippee!

I will have a row like yours Irishlady! It's in process. Day 4 AF, day 4 Campral. I seriously think the Campral is kicking in already or else the "mental click" I talked about yesterday after discussiong with dbf has occurrred. Probably both. But no fighting the urge at all since Sunday night. What a gift that is. I get home from work and go straight to QUICK dinner preparation.

Looking forward to all the other posts here today.

Mags

[irishlady]

Thursday 10th January

Maggie thats great news, once that urge has almost gone it helps you to see more clearly the path you want to follow....And isn't it a huge feeling of relief when that enormous black cloud of craving has suddenly been lifted from you shoulders, it really puts a bounce into your step.....Actually just reading your post today I can almost hear that bounce as you sound so happy and upbeat...Keep it up...xxxxxx

[sammys]

Thursday 10th January

You guys are my morning sunshine! Everyday I check in and feel so much better.

Sammys

[Lotus]

Thursday 10th January

Sorry I'm lost....

Where can I get the drink tracker?

[lorisunshine]

Thursday 10th January

Good mornign all,
Just quickly checking in. Oh, I think I have release a monster. Before, I was lying awake all bloody night long and could not sleep. Now, something wakes me up in the middle of the night (cats) You can push me over with a feather and I am back asleep like a log. This morning my husband brought me a coffee to my bedside and left for work. I woke up at 8:30 and the coffee was stone cold, I am really late to start my day (working from home office) and I still have cotton batton in my brain. Well, who would have though....
I am starting day 11 and I too want a AF counter, where is such a beast to be found. Must look for it. All of you courageous people I wish you well for another day of AF.
Consider yourself hugged and kissed and hugged again. Sigh...
Lori

[Mackeral]

Thursday 10th January

Hiya Mandy & Lori

At the bottom , just past laughing ou loud...Think its second from the bottom there is a catogory for tools...Its in there....Good Luck...Its worth doing.

[YoungAtHeart]

Thursday 10th January

Hey Mandy and Lori,

Go to the bottom of the main forums page to miscellaneous, and it is under "tools"--you will find the drink tracker there. You can make your own and have it be either public or private. If you have to click in your drinks (or lack thereof) twice, don't be alarmed. Good luck.

Good morning everyone else! I have an easy client day today, so less opportunity to fall asleep and more opportunity to get some more organizing done around here, which is what I really want to do. I want a relatively serene space to begin abs. I have been reading Maddy the riot act about pulling her weight around here in keeping her mess contained, and she is responding with the inherent dignity and respect of a 17-year-old.
:yeahright: In other words, I am getting snorts of contempt and a lot of back talk. However, I am remaining firm, because I'm sick of living in the midst of teenage chaos! She must confine it to her areas of the house!

Okay, off to work. My sister had two drinks last night, and she is now sick in bed with a migrane! I feel really bad for her. For me, two drinks is like just backing up for a good start. At any rate, onward to abs.....my quit date is Tuesday, January 16th. There, I said it! I'm scared, even though I've done this before and shouldn't be.

Hugs,
Kathy:l

[Olly]

Thursday 10th January

Hey all,

Just another quick hello. Hi Lori. I've been forgetting to fill in my drink tracker.. will go do that now. On day 11 with Lori, right behind PaulB. In fact, if I would take notes along the way, I think there is small cluster of us all within a few days of each other. Reminds me of the saying someone (can't remember who.. no notes!) wrote about souls who travel together. Nice to know I'm in such great company. Have a good one everyone!!

take care, Olly

[kitkatsue]

Thursday 10th January

Good morning, to you mack, irish, maggie,sammy, and everyone I might have missed, day 13 AF.

Irish I agree can't wait to see a long yellow line, and I sure don't want to mess that up or the progress I've made. Congrats to all, here and to come have a wonderful day!!!!!!!!!

kitkat

[Popeye]

Thursday 10th January

Hello Everyone.
Macks, Macks, Macks! What can I say.......except HA HA HA HA HA. . Funnily enough, it was day 10 when I made the fatal date error. Anyway I'm glad to here that you're doing so well.

An observation. I have been peeing a lot more than usual recently....not too much, but noticeable. I am assuming this is something to do with the supps that I am taking, perhaps the Milk Thistle which is supposed to repair the liver, I believe.
I feel as well as I can remember feeling for years. This is obviously due to the fact that my body doesn't have to deal with all the muck that I've been giving it. Perhaps it's my imagination, but the whites of my eyes seem clearer. Also, there was a funny taste coming off my tongue which has went away. I think I read somewhere that your tongue excretes some of the rubbish out of your system. Is this right?
Anyway Day 15, that's 15 today. It just keeps getting better and better.
Thanks for all your posts today.
There is so much positivity here.
Kathy. You'll be fine.
I'll be back later.

Love

[Accountable for Me]

Thursday 10th January

Good morning Absville! A lot of really great posts already today! Way to go!

Day 13 for me.... YIPEE! Time seems like it is flying. (Hopefully I didn't jinx it! LOL)

Good job to all of you whom posted here. Kathy, you have set a start date, and although you are scared, you will do great!

Keep up the good work guys!

[Accountable for Me]

Thursday 10th January

Today is the 11th !!! HAHAHA

Hey all, today is the 11th not the 10th! LOL