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Hey Loamers check in time and i am bored too blah.

Dot being af when it clicks is such a good feeling isnt it. Each day is a bonus sober. Is a flea market like a trash and treasure market? I love markets.

Jvo today was lovely but we so need rain so if anyone has some spare please send it over. When i first moved to melbourne they had a drought for 10 years and the water levels were like 30%, thats scary for a major city, then of course it did not stop raining did it.

NS well i got to work and yes the patients are always a bonus to the day and most love a chat and even though i am the quiet silent one i do try haha. I wish i liked everyone i worked with though then i would have the perfect job.

Daisy its sad about your sister but unless she wants to help herself then we cant do a damn thing can we. I wonder how many people shuddered when i used to ring drunk, i am glad those days are over. Have you spoken to her when she is sober, not that she will listen but you never know. Have you told her you are not drinking? It is great that you dont want to be there again as we all dont.

Pav i could not find your poem, can you please copy and paste it on here for me? I do like poems and loved mine also. We have some very clever girls on here. I am not one of them!

Dream, my figure is getting rounder. I wore a skirt today that was a tad snug, not sure if it has been all the lollies and sweets, well maybe, so i am thinking might be time to sleep in my walking gear, shoes included. You are sounding well my friend.

Oh Rox, Rox Rox the days will come. When i first started i felt like i was standing still and everyone else was zooming along at a rapid rate of knots. I wanted to wake up and i would be at 100 days but alas not to be. Now it is just another day that is going by and you will get the same, i think after 2 weeks it starts to go a bit quicker so hang in there. Good on you for four straight days, you rock.

Well Maddy met me after work at the door and its like she has taken some speed or something, whatever it is i want some.

Bastet posted on NN about "bitters" and it has al content. I googled it and yep it does so now i am paranoid and think i have failed. Gees, i hate that feeling. The drink has only a few drops of bitters in it and i just dont know. Fark! I love that drink, its got all the tastes and is refreshing and you cant taste any al. Oh well fark is all i will say, oh i did say that.

Ok going to watch the idiot box and settle in for the night. Wake up FFS haha. xxxxx

[roxane]

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think of bitters as homeopathic. the levels are minute.
you didnt have any reaction while drinking lemon lime and bitters (loved it over there, they dont know it here).
you didnt worry before, dont worry now. how many do you drink at a time? 2 at most i would bet. dont drink anymore if it concerns you but i had one at lunchtime when over there and absolutely did not wish to drink after, it did not ignite my alkie brain.


i seem to have lost 5ibs in 4 days. cant see where though.
when i have a bit of an urge i have been popping a skittle or two, a small handful of revels. havent stuffed them in me gob, but slowly chewed them and that does it for me.
im drinking water and teas, not sodas, even sugar free ones (think they can cause a whole heap of problems), and sometimes an elderflower cordial with sparkling water.

rambling now lol

[roxane]

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i burnt my bacon while typing that :H

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Yes i think you are right Rox and they are refreshing but its all about honesty with drinking and even a minute amount is a minute amount. But you are right and i wont get paranoid, well not too much and try not to overthink. I love LLB it is so refreshing and yes i have two or three and no urge to find a bottleshop afterwards and cant even taste any al. Then again mouthwash has al in it and i swig that too after brushing my teeth.

Oh i love bacon rind so if you dont like it i will dibs that please and thank you and crispy bacon is better than soft soggy stuff.

I must go on your diet then and i have been having lots of sweet drinks albeit it diet, think that is just a name they whack on to make you feel better. I do drink lots of water and teas. Elderflower, never heard of that one at all. I have LLB cordial sigh.

Always good to ramble.

[roxane]

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ive just had a root around (no sniggering) and schweppes and bunderberg llb is not alcoholic in the legal sense. 0.5%. they are lower. it was a bit woolly though. some sources said no alcohol at all.
from what i looked at there is more in mouthwash and it absorbs into your gums etc. you can get alcohol free mouthwash.

im not on a diet, i just dont like fizzy drinks much. if i stuff my face with sugar i get an awful sugar high. i ate a whole mars bar a while back and got palpatations and sweats. from one bloody mars bar!


the rind is mine, back off.....

[daisy45]

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I have started having a little chocolate at night - I rarely touch sweet stuff! Going to keep an eye on that....looking forward to losing my wine belly!
In a way I am glad I got that call last night as it reinforces just how much I want sober! And Pav, you're right, she probably won't remember speaking to me. 2weeks today! Rox, when I came here on day 1, even 1 week seemed far away.....patience.....you are nearly on week 1 - every day feeling better and better....pat yourself on the back!

[DreamThinkDo]

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Ava, I wouldn't worry about the bitters; you add only a few drops to your drink, certainly not enough to make you want to drink, and it does add a lovely taste and colour. Indulge, in other words.

I know some people avoid medicine that contains Al, but unless you start chugging it by the bottle - and when there's absolutely nothing wrong with you - I can't see it being a problem. But then, I try to avoid medicine as much as possible - that's a bridge I'll cross when I get to it.

[roxane]

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thanks daisy. past the halfway to a week sounds better than four days somehow.

if you need/want chocolate or anything sweet, have it! just savour it and eat it slowly. suck it if you want.

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Thanks guys, i'm not going to worry about it now. I dont chug mouthwash or bitters, blah and Dream it does make the drink taste nice so i will stick to it when i go out and just enjoy. Better than chugging on a wine or 20.

Lucky Rox having a root around lol. Thanks girl i appreciate it. What you like bacon rind? WTF so many dont like it. I am the one that sits at the table and grabs the rind, bit like i used to be with left over glasses of wine. Sad very sad. Rox you cant go half a week plus 1 can you? Now that would be a different way of counting i must say, but if it works........

Daisy congrats on 2 weeks today, 14 days. The worst is over and all upwards from now on. A great achievement.

Well i am off to bed, i just made a coffee and put what i thought was sugar in it and it was salt so its way past bedtime.

Hugs to you all and thanks for relieving my mind i appreciate it. The honesty thing got to me and throw in a bit of failure as well but all good and i can sleep like a baby.

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Thanks guys, i'm not going to worry about it now. I dont chug mouthwash or bitters, blah and Dream it does make the drink taste nice so i will stick to it when i go out and just enjoy. Better than chugging on a wine or 20.

Lucky Rox having a root around lol. Thanks girl i appreciate it. What you like bacon rind? WTF so many dont like it. I am the one that sits at the table and grabs the rind, bit like i used to be with left over glasses of wine. Sad very sad. Rox you cant go half a week plus 1 can you? Now that would be a different way of counting i must say, but if it works........

Daisy congrats on 2 weeks today, 14 days. The worst is over and all upwards from now on. A great achievement.

Well i am off to bed, i just made a coffee and put what i thought was sugar in it and it was salt so its way past bedtime.

Hugs to you all and thanks for relieving my mind i appreciate it. The honesty thing got to me and throw in a bit of failure as well but all good and i can sleep like a baby.

[j-vo]

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:wd::wd::alf::yougo::bowHumble, this is 100 for you!!! I hope this is the right day, and if not, you know we like to start parties early. So, congratulations, dear girl. You are so strong, and how you've been able to tackle each day is inspiring. Thank you for being such a wonderful role model here! We love you.

[roxane]

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was half way through reply and the site crashed.

listen to me and dream, we are the voice of reason :H

cant remember what i was going to type.

elderflower is native to europe, you wont get it there, but its on the same lines as llb.

coffee for bed? no wonder your sleep is dodgy.

[j-vo]

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:h:yougo::woot::jumpwow::clapping2:Humble, this is 100 for you!!! I hope this is the right day, and if not, you know we like to start parties early. So, congratulations, dear girl. You are so strong, and how you've been able to tackle each day is inspiring. Thank you for being such a wonderful role model here! We love you.

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Ava I can't even drink coffee in the morningd. Huge migraines from caffeine. Even sodas. Or too much chocolate. Salt in your coffee? That's one way to cut back.
Humble since we are in Mardi Gras season here, Laissez les bons temps rouler (let the good times roll) for your 100 days.:dancin:
Daisy I have honestly found my sobriety to be very inspirational to others. It takes time and
Soon people notice the change in you. I went from isolated, depressed, angry to a happy person who felt good about life again. I hope the same thing works with your sister. Good job on 14 days.
Roxy time will speed up again. I felt very similar when I first started out. Like Inwas stuck in time warp. Everything around me was normal time, but my time was creeping alone. Almost 1 month into my quit I was driving along between jobs, it was a grey, rainy day. Suddenly a beam of sunlight lit up the road ahead of me and I realized that I was feeling happy. That quitting was really the right thing for me. Kind of a turning point for me. I just kept on. There have been some really rough patches, sure there have. But I just don't want to go back.
So I ordered new shoes when I got home and really celebrated my 30 day mark.
Good to see you j-vo. I enjoy reading your inspirational posts.
Dream I hope you have decaf coffee.
No sugar our whole state celebrates Mardi Gras. We even have boat parades. People stand on the banks as the boats go past throwing beads and throws. Stuffed toys, trinkets, etc. We are in the doggie parade for a local animal shelter on Sunday. This is their big fund raiser of the year. My throws are beads, stuffed hearts, plastic cups (really popular here as a throw, I don't know why) baggies of milk bones for doggies, and little chew ropes for the dogs. As many dogs zttend the parade as people. There are costume contests and so on. This is where the dogs dress up and they are the stars of the show. Very family oriented and TONS of fun.

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Roxy I was watching Olympics this morning and there was a saying that made me think of you.
So many people worry about the end of the journey when the most important part is the beginning, just starting out.