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[Doggygirl]

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Hi Anna!! Wow it sounds like you are having a fabulous weekend! The food you mentioned sounds fabulous, but the Pellegrino water made me drool! That is going to be my new champaign - I love it! (note to self: shop for some soon!)

Thanks for reading my story, and thanks SO much for your support. I am so happy for your success! I will get there eventually. I'm a bit wiser this time around. I've been jotting down a list of things I learned from my fall(s), and will do differently this time. I will probably start posting some notes on that topic here in my new story tomorrow.

Have fun!!

Ciao!! (did I spell that right???)

DG
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[Sunbeam]

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Congratulations of four stars. I don't spend enough time here to comment on most of the discussions, but I do know what those stars mean.

[Doggygirl]

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Thank you dowjbw! They mean a lot to me and I'm hanging on tighter this time around.

OK. Time to make a bullet list of what I learned from my falls, and what I'm doing different this time to improve my odds. In no particular order:

1) There IS NO "just one" for me. Ever. That's the biggest Booze Beast trick of all, and I WILL NOT "experiment" with the notion of thinking I can have "just one" and leave it at that. If I ever choose to drink, and I hope I never do, I will do it eyes wide open, knowing that one drink will likely lead to days and months of a problem. Better to fight off the crave and just deal with it.

2) I backed down on the Kudzu, L-Glut and GABA too early in the game. They really do help. I started feeling pretty good most days, but I really need to keep those tools close at hand especially for trigger situations like Saturday dog training (just one example).

3) No Vodka or wine in the house. Period.

4) NO SUGAR or other high carbs. I need to be on a low carb diet anyway for weight issues which are tied to blood sugar issues. Last time around, especially the first month, I allowed myself some sweet treats and other high carb crap "because I was so deprived of my booze and my cigarettes." That was stupid. Feeding a craving with sugar (or high any high carbs) only leads to more cravings for sugar in any form, including booze. I have been strictly low carb this time - I've even stayed away from any artificially sweetened things. I'm sticking with simple meals for now - eggs, meats (simply prepared) and lots of fresh veggies. I firmly believe this is helping.

I know I had more things in my head - I'll come back and add them as I think of them.

DG
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[meditation mama]

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Mornin' sister!!

Just a quick helllllloooooooooooo!

Are you watching tight bums in tight leotards yet?

Seriously, though - sounds like you have a great, plan. You are going to do this, and do it right.

I will check in with you when I get back from my day...

No kiddo tonight..

Congrats on another STAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meditation McMama

[Doggygirl]

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t, Pellegrino with straberries sounds awesome!! You just solved a big problem for me I think. I've been racking my brain to come up with something "special occasion." THANK YOU!! I have a vision of this in a champagne glass, and it actually sounds better than champagne to me at this moment. (and I do love champagne!)

MM - love your festive avatar! Thanks for stopping by. Yes, I feel good this time - even for this early stage which seemed much harder the first and second times around.

No man pant wedgies yet. Things get underway tomorrow morning with the Compulsory Dance which is always a costume extravaganza. Big Wedgies for both sexes. I'm hoping at least one of my various illegal internet feed options comes through for me. US TV never broadcasts the really good stuff, and it's rarely live. The Pairs short program will be tomorrow afternoon. There is a Russian pair skater named Smirnov who has the most eye popping, jaw dropping body for a figure skater I've ever seen. (his partner is a waif though, so maybe that exaggerates him) But anyway, he sports this MASSIVE bulge. And man boob cleavage - the good kind that comes from muscle. They always seem to change up his costume, but somehow the pants are always tight, and there is usually a V-neck. I figure he must be creating lots of new figure skating fans in Russia, and beyond.

No kiddo tonight??? Girl, you gotta find some men to date!!!!

DG
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[The Londoner]

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DG
your last post was so funny!
I shall look at ice skating in a totally new light from now on

and MM
have temporarily stolen your avatar and bounced it around my friends for st P's day,hope that is okay?

yours in love and leprechauns

Anna :h

[Dolly Sunshine]

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Low carb has totally helped me with cravings. I'm going to try the strawberries with Diet 7 up

[Doggygirl]

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Dolly Sunshine;292809 wrote: Low carb has totally helped me with cravings. I'm going to try the strawberries with Diet 7 up

I'm sure Low Carb is helping me here in week 1!

I didn't get Pellegrino water yet (have to venture to a different store than the one closest to home) but I DID get strawberries and other sparling water!!

Thanks for stopping by Dolly!

DG
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[LVT25]

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Hello DG, I would like to introduce myself. I'm Mimi and i'm still finding my way around this site after 2 weeks+. Anyway, I just read your story....well, most of it. (lol)
I, too, have quit smoking and I utililized the quitnet support. I also was looking for stop smoking books on Amazon--found a couple of good ones, plus a couple of subliminal and hypnotherapy cd's. Anyway, since my smoking and beer habits were so closely entwined (the only time I smoked was when I drank, or vise versa) I decided to find some help with the drinking (or not drinking) also. That's when I ordered MWO and the Kudzu. The rest is pretty much history. I do really well as long as I stay away from smokers for now. (I am a horrible mooch!) But I'm always on the look out here for people that have quit smoking for any and all the help I can get with that. I recently lost a friend to acute liver failure which was more than likely caused from alcohol abuse (she was pretty good at hiding that). Anyway, I decided it was high time to give my own liver a break, and with this program, it really hasn't been that hard for me. I do have problems in social situations, so for now I don't go out of my way to put myself in those situations.
Anyway, thanks for posting so honestly your story. It really is inspirational!:thanks:

[FallenAngel]

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vettech25;294226 wrote: But I'm always on the look out here for people that have quit smoking for any and all the help I can get with that.

Hello Mimi & welcome!
I too quit smoking (July '06) and have used the skills I learned from that & have been applying it to my sobriety. Because I lost a 2-3 year quit & it took me 8 years to finally quit again. This last time I quit I educated myself, found a support group online & decided that this was going to be THE QUIT. I am enjoying my new freedom from smoking, and the confidence I gained over the course of my first year gave me the determination to finally quit drinking.
Come join Doggygirl, myself & others over in the "A Journey of a Thousand Miles" thread.... (click here)
we would love to have you!

[doubter]

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Engrossing post

Hi Doggygirl,
Don't know how I missed your detailed post but chanced upon it today. What an enlightening post!
I am very sure that you will succeed in your resolve to stay alcohol-free.
Reading your post, I actually realise how life-altering quitting smoking is for so many of us. In fact, although it is only 20 days, my personal experience has been that I struggled far more in the initial phases of quitting smoking than at present ( No offence meant to anyone with a different experience).
We both have initiated our journey to sobriety almost at the same time, so best of luck to both of us
D

[Doggygirl]

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Hello Mimi, FA and Doubter! Thanks for stopping by My Story. This is sort of my spot for journaling. It's been somewhat random lately, but that's OK.

Mimi, are you a vet tech? I'm assuming that from your screen name. I have FOUR dogs, so vet techs are definitely my friends!

Boy smoking and drinking really do go hand in hand so much of the time. Doubter, this may seem hard to believe since I quit smoking over a year ago, but was unsuccessful (until NOW lol) at quitting the booze. But I too found giving up nicotine to be HORRIFYING for the first three months or so. It was like every minute of every day was consumed with wanting to smoke. I was a raving lunatic bitch. I drank more to make up for it. The only way I got through it was sheer determination and the help from Quitnet.

And yet others say that giving up alcohol was more difficult. I think the two are intertwined - as in similar in their addictive properties. But we're all wired a little different.

I'm looking forward to getting to know all of you better! I will see you in FA's thread. And of course the door is always open in the Booze Busters thread - It's in the monthly abs section. It's a group of people who have a goal of 30 consecutive days AF. Many people string together lots of 30 days. July just popped in today on Day 239 sober. (about the same amount of time as you FA!) July told the group that the 239 days STARTED with Booze Busters back last summer. So some people like me fell off, but I'm very happy for the Booze Busters Graduates like July and Satori and Chief who have gone on to bright and sober futures. If they can, we all can!

Anyway, I'll see more of you all next week! Thanks again for posting here.

DG
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[tlrgs]

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thank you for sharing . great job keep it up

[LVT25]

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I am a vettech. Retired a few months ago to make my family my priority. I have 2 young kids. I worked at a vet clinic for over 25 years, and I miss alot of the pets--the people not so much!

[Doggygirl]

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tlrgs, thanks for the encouragement! Is that your dog in your avatar?

Vettech, LOL and missing the pets more than the people. I can imagine! Taking care of two little kids sound like harder work to me than anything I've ever done!

DG
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