The Mod Hatters!
Hi Drinkinga - glad you are feeling betterl!!
SKendall - Sounds like me. Body craved the sugar and mind craved the buzz. Been pretty bad with the sugar lately too. I had been doing better but all of a sudden, it's like I'm surrounded by it and I can't keep out of it. Oh well, at least I'm not drinking.
I did take the alcohol dependency test. I only came up with 13 so either I wasn't honest in my answers or I have changed a lot in the last year. I based my answers on the last year like it said to do. And on a couple of the questions, I did hesitate because the answer was different in the past. But, I think the bottom line is that I would slide very quickly back into the daily, heavy drinker. I used to drink 1-1/2 to 2 bottles of champagne a night approximately 4-5 times a week. Wow! Now when I have one of my drinking times, I would still drink that much. But, it would a be one night event. I might drink for a few times during that week but not that heavy. So, I do have to say that I see such an improvement in myself.
But, let's face it, that is not a normal amount to drink. So, I need to avoid drinking. That is why I tend to lean towards being AF. It just makes everything easier all the way around for me. But, I have also reached a point where I am not so angry at myself if I do have a drink. As long as I can see that I have had weeks of being AF and that it is only a day or two where I did drink, then I am not going to beat myself up. Not perfect but so much better.
Hi Drinkinga - glad you are feeling betterl!!
SKendall - Sounds like me. Body craved the sugar and mind craved the buzz. Been pretty bad with the sugar lately too. I had been doing better but all of a sudden, it's like I'm surrounded by it and I can't keep out of it. Oh well, at least I'm not drinking.
I did take the alcohol dependency test. I only came up with 13 so either I wasn't honest in my answers or I have changed a lot in the last year. I based my answers on the last year like it said to do. And on a couple of the questions, I did hesitate because the answer was different in the past. But, I think the bottom line is that I would slide very quickly back into the daily, heavy drinker. I used to drink 1-1/2 to 2 bottles of champagne a night approximately 4-5 times a week. Wow! Now when I have one of my drinking times, I would still drink that much. But, it would a be one night event. I might drink for a few times during that week but not that heavy. So, I do have to say that I see such an improvement in myself.
But, let's face it, that is not a normal amount to drink. So, I need to avoid drinking. That is why I tend to lean towards being AF. It just makes everything easier all the way around for me. But, I have also reached a point where I am not so angry at myself if I do have a drink. As long as I can see that I have had weeks of being AF and that it is only a day or two where I did drink, then I am not going to beat myself up. Not perfect but so much better.
) I have two... Dougie and Hamish... Hamish is a recent addition.
To top it off, one of my students made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese icing and brought the whole pan to my desk! I still didn't eat one. For the most part though, eating low carb and staying away from the white stuff: sugar, bread, pasta, has made me crave it less. I think it helps with AL cravings as well.
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