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    #46
    No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

    Thanks KG. Never tried yoga but i see it all the time at the gym. Does that count?

    As for drinking, i correlate it directly to whether i'm on my "program" or not. Program being diet and workout program. I take a break from it a few times a year because eating right sux so epicly i just can't do it all year long. I take my breaks for vacations where i'll be hanging with friends doing the kinds of things that usually include drinking but not dieting. While on these breaks i leave myself the option of drinking as much as i want (or can) as often as i like. If i wanna get up 1st thing in the morning and get half drunk before going out for breakfast i'll do it. And honestly one of my favorite things in the world is to drink beer and do shots while i'm playing video games online with my friends. And i'll drink till i can't see straight then go pass out lol.
    This will go on for a couple weeks till vacation time is over, then its back on the program which of course means going from super frat house style drinking to complete abstinance (not sure i can spell that either). Thats why i was saying in that other thread that stopping gets easier everytime you do it. I do use kudzu each time though. I'm not sure I need it cause af is my comfort zone, my "home" if you will, and i'm always anxious to get back to it. But why not make it as easy as possible? Besides i read the south is overrun by kudzu vines so you know i gotta do my part to help keep them in check.

    So what ends up happening, without fail, is that i quit drinking on the date i want to start my program but i can't give up the food for another 2 weeks or so. As great as kudzu is for alcohol cravings, its useless against stuff like bacon cheeseburgers and breakfast burritos. Matter of fact the whole reason i'm on these boards and ever stopped drinking in the 1st place was because i didn't want to get fat. I blamed al for not being in the shape i wanted, but after i stopped i discovered that food has something to do with it as well. Oh well one less thing to worry about i guess.
    Sorry for the long post but thats how i do it. Well, we'll have to see for this summer. Vacation with all the food but no drinking is pretty sweet!

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      #47
      No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

      Believe, no going to a gym where they do yoga doesn't count. LOL - I actually do it at home with tapes, which is cool. I don't care too much for group exercise anymore. But, you're working out, which is great.

      Thanks for enlightening us about your "program." How long do you go in your AF periods? Sounds like quite a long time?? Right now, for me, abstaining duing the week is working so well........My life is very predictable, though. Sounds like you're younger - did you say late 30s? Anyway, I think control is the important thing -- that we choose when we want to drink and that it's not something we feel we have to do. That's the big switch for me and it feels so much better. I just hate the thought of being a slave to a substance! This way feels like freedom!!

      Now, next you'll have to start working on your diet - I am really health conscious, so if you ever want my two cents.........you probably don't, though, cuz bacon cheeseburgers aren't on the list.

      KG

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        #48
        No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

        My af periods usually end up being 3-4 months. This one will be a little longer since i skipped Christmas and new year. Not sure when i'll get around to drinking again but thats the nice thing about doing it this way. I get all the benefits of af living without ever feeling like i'll never get to drink again or whatever. I'd imagine its the same with you and your weekly wine? We're definitely using variations of the same modding theme kg. Thats cool cause victory or even control over al is going to look a little different for each person. I think the nice thing though about going af between drinks this way is that you always have some af time under your belt and you can look at drinking in terms of when you'll be af again, instead of the other way around which unfortunately proves to be a lot of peoples undoing.

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          #49
          No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

          B - wow, such an interesting way to go AF. I never even thought of doing it the way you are. I so enjoy that wine with a nice dinner out, which is why I'm choosing to allow that for myself. I think it's like you say, though, the control will be different because of how we live our lives. Anyway, all good...........and all interesting.

          KG

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            #50
            No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

            Hey Believe ,

            Thats an interesting avatar / picture....Gold Bricks , Hand Grenade and Smiley Face ????

            Gotta be a good story behind it
            "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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            "Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is courage
            that counts" ~~Winston Churchill

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              #51
              No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

              rrcr;1039910 wrote: Hey Believe ,

              Thats an interesting avatar / picture....Gold Bricks , Hand Grenade and Smiley Face ????

              Gotta be a good story behind it
              Thats a Battlefield bad company avatar. Battlefield bad company is the greatest video game i've ever played, and it also happened to come along when i was making what have ended up being life-altering changes to my drinking habits. So no one plays that game anymore but the memories of that period in my life are tied quite nicely to that avatar where i'm concerned, so i think its perfect for this board Matter of fact i took my screen name from a halo 3 trailer. Sounds crazy i know but everyone here has brought some kind of crazy shit from their life experiences :H

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                #52
                No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

                Good story Believe.....I think the story BEHIND a lot of us...or heck even most people is more relevant than the little snapshot most get to see of us.....

                You sound like you are quite knowledgeable about video games. I have never played much and what I have tried has been way too fast for my big fingers and slow brain to cope with.

                I would like to find something simple like a Army tank simulator or the like....I just want to ride around and blow stuff up when the mood strikes me

                Everything i find is too mission based.....you seem to have to control way to much.

                Any Suggestions ?

                I guess I could go steal a real Army tank....but from what I've seen to the news it usually ends up bad.....real bad for the guy who did it
                "Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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                "Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is courage
                that counts" ~~Winston Churchill

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                  #53
                  No Regrets - but does the taunting ever stop?

                  An explanation of why people chose the avatar they use would be an interesting thread.

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