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02-23-2009, 09:02 AM
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| came-came to-came to believe  Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: east coast
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welcome Roxinrecovery and hi to all!! Quote:
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02-24-2009, 04:24 AM
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| Rockin 'n' rollin' everyday Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest
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Congratulations to all who try to change themselves for the better. From AA, I am told I cannot change/control other people, places or things. All I can do is change myself. I have found that changing me takes a lot of very hard work. Take care all. Roxie-1/30/09 - 25 Days Jack-2/19/2009 - 5 Days RoxieinR - 2/21/2009 - 2 Days Mike - 2/22/2009 - 2 Days Cali-2/24/2009 - Day 1 |
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02-24-2009, 05:00 PM
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Well, Day Three is drawing to a close for me. I'm hanging tough. I hope everyone is doing well. I'm starting to believe that i can do this. I'm praying and keeping it real. We can do this - right Cali? I know it! Mike |
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02-25-2009, 04:57 AM
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| Rockin 'n' rollin' everyday Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest
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I hope today is a good day for me and for you. I am starting is right by coming here. My life feels overwhelming today, though, with a lot of pressures I am putting on myself. I do not have to give in to the emotions of it...I can Take It Easy...Do the Next Right Thing...Think...One Day At a Time...Easy Does It...Let Go... Take care all. Roxie-1/30/09 - 26 Days Jack-2/19/2009 - 6 Days RoxieinR - 2/21/2009 - 3 Days Mike - 2/22/2009 - 3 Days Cali-2/24/2009 - 1 Day |
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02-26-2009, 06:32 AM
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| Rockin 'n' rollin' everyday Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest
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How is everyone doing? A repeat of yestedays lines for me. I hope today is a good OS Free day for me and for you. I am starting is right by coming here. My life continues to feel overwhelming today. There are significant events I need to accomplish and demonstrate thorough knowledge of on Friday and Saturday. I am putting a lot of pressures on myself. I do not have to give in to the emotions of it...I can Take It Easy...Do the Next Right Thing...Think...One Day At a Time...Easy Does It...Let Go...I can be OS free. Take care all. Roxie-1/30/09 - 27 Days Jack-2/19/2009 - 7 Days RoxieinR - 2/21/2009 - 4 Days Mike - 2/22/2009 - 4 Days Cali-2/24/2009 - 2 Days |
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02-26-2009, 06:34 PM
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Hi all, Way to go everyone! I'm still doing it - the longest sdtretch in some time, and I see others are, too. I'm starting to feel better, not tired all the time, and my blood sugars are improving. I hope all are well! Mike |
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02-27-2009, 07:03 AM
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| Rockin 'n' rollin' everyday Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest
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Great going, Mike and everyone. How about some posts on ES&H? I hope today is a good OS Free day for me and for you. I am starting right by coming here. My life feels less overwhelming today. The significant events I need to accomplish and demonstrate thorough knowledge of on Friday and Saturday I have been preparing for. I believe I will do OK. Others have been helping me along the way. For that I am very grateful. I have been putting a lot of pressures on myself...but it was one of those times when pressure is necessary. I do not have to give in to the emotions of high involvement...I can Take It Easy...Do the Next Right Thing...Think...One Day At a Time...Easy Does It...Let Go...I can be OS free. Take care all. Roxie-1/30/09 - 28 Days Jack-2/19/2009 - 8 Days RoxieinR - 2/21/2009 - 5 Days Mike - 2/22/2009 - 5 Days Cali-2/24/2009 - 3 Days |
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02-27-2009, 04:17 PM
| #134 (permalink) |
| came-came to-came to believe Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: east coast
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I haven't been here because I have had so much going on. I have been eating whatever I want. I am so overwhelmed with financial insecurity that I don't know what to do with myself. I know that I am not alone, for sure. I have had to make a lot of changes becasue of money (lack of)--after 4 years of going to my morning meeting, I won't be able to do that anymore, can't affort the before school daycare anymore which allowed me to get to the meeting before I had to be to work. My dad is gone a year in March--it's just been a lot. I hate to bring up the "stuff" but that's what it ALL boils down to, the "STUFF" the issues. I know I don't "have" to over eat and eat sugar...but I am. Thanks for listening, I will give it another shot tomorrow.
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02-27-2009, 04:33 PM
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I have noticed this thread for a while now. I am trying to quit drinking and I am also trying to quit eating things with processed sugar. My question is what constitutes obvious sweets? This isn't quite obvious to me.  also since I am trying to quit eating sugary food do I belong here? I have a few more questions but I will hold them until I learn more about this thing. Thanks for reading.
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02-27-2009, 05:07 PM
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I can't answer all your questions, fubarcdn, but I do know that the cookies that I ate today were OS. Sigh. Please reboot me. Welcome, fubarcdn. I think each of us here kind of defines that for ourselves and the effects that certain foods have on our bodies. Please feel free to ask any questions = we are a pretty friendly lot. Peace. |
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02-27-2009, 05:50 PM
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Well, along with quitting drinking I am trying to eliminate processed sugar. My list includes coolies, pastries, coffee with sugar,candy,chocolate, soda pop, and I added potato chips and other snacks like that. I have refrained for 10 days by having coffee with Slenda and Coke0. but this is harder than quitting drinking so far. I already messed up at a dinner party. The booze didn't tempt me but the brownies were too hard to resist. That was on February 16 and the 17'th was day one. I hope that this is the kind of thing you peeps here are trying to do since my other support groups here don't think this is the least bit important. Thanks for listening.
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02-28-2009, 05:22 AM
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| Rockin 'n' rollin' everyday Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Midwest
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Welcome Fubarcdn...I hope you find what you need! The most important thing to me is to not drink alcohol or take mood-altering drugs. While I have continuous sobriety for some time in AA, and I have had some long stretches of being OS-free (cookies, candy, donuts, etc) I gave in yesterday and this AM... I've got to go...but more later...keep coming back...stay AA sober...and I heard that one should work on their addictions in the order that they will kill you.
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02-28-2009, 05:34 AM
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Hi everyone, Welcome Fubarcdn! I've seen you around the other site. Good to see you here, too. I'm clean and sober 13 years, but the sugar thing is proving much more difficult. I define obvious sugars as sweets, candies, ice cream - stuff like that. As I write this I realize that I have to go back to Day One - but I'm not stressing over it. Last night our family went out to eat and I had a few spoonfuls of ice cream from my daughter and son's dish. My daughter, Sheila, said, "Daddy, you promised!" She's 4 but already has better perspective than me. Son Liam (2) didn't notice my skullduggery - he was too busy smearing ice cream all over his face - and everywhere else. I'm quite happy this morning because although I ate the icecream, normally I would have had an extra large Sundae. Not last night. This week has seen an improvement in my diabetes, I can read without falling asleep, my eyesight is improving, and I've dropped nearly six pounds - in one week! This is incentive! This is motivation! WE can and must do this! Reset me, Jack, but I'm still here and doing great! Thanks for keeping this thread going. Best to all - we can do this! Mike |
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02-28-2009, 09:17 AM
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Thanks for the welcome all. Unlike a lot of you sugar isn't really threatening my health but I am trying to drop a few pounds and I know that this is my weakness. After I lose the desired weight I will probably go back to having the occasional sugary treat. In order to feel I am succeeding I have to quit completely for now though so I will hang here until I reach my goal. Glad to be aboard the OT wagon.
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03-01-2009, 06:33 AM
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RoxieinRecovey...can you let us know how you are doing? Just a funny...but that person in this thread who's a skilled computer programer...could strut their stuff managing the OS free list..lol Ok, enough out of me...I think my cut and pasting is accurrate...but if not let me know. We all work our programs the ways that make sense to us. I use this thread to manage my OS addiction...which will never be gone...but I can try to manage it...and this so far as worked out better than any other way I have tried. Thanks to all. Fubarcdn - 2/17/2009 - 12 Days RoxieinR - 2/21/2009 - 8 Days Roxie-2/27/09 - 2 Days Cali-2/28/2009 - 1 Day Jack-3/1/2009 - Day 1 Mike - 3/1/2009 - Day 1 |
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03-01-2009, 09:08 AM
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Good morning all. I went to a nice Italian restaurant last night and made it through without ordering any alcoholic beverages or sugary beverages. Just a diet coke. When the desert menu came I said no thanks. The waitress didn't look too happy. No alcohol and no dessert_ not a great bill to collect a tip on. I hate it when the wait staff look at you in that way when you don't order the overpriced drinks and desserts. Takes some of the enjoyment out of dining out.
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03-02-2009, 06:23 AM
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One of AA's promises is that the fear of economic uncertainty will go away. Abstaining from alcohol and OS's can leave cash in the wallet for sure. I avoided OS yesterday. I am hopeful for today. Take care all. Fubarcdn - 2/17/2009 - 13 Days RoxieinR - 2/21/2009 - 9 Days Roxie-2/27/09 - 3 Days Cali-2/28/2009 - 2 Day2 Jack-3/1/2009 - 1 Day Mike - 3/1/2009 -1 Day |
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03-02-2009, 08:25 AM
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Way to go Jack I almost feel guilty when I come here for not eating sweets.  I forgot to say congratulations on 13 years sober mikel60. I am only a couple months sober but I am finding the sweets a bigger sacrifice so far too.
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03-02-2009, 10:02 AM
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Can i just say what an absolutely wonderful thread this is to read, the support you guys give each other is amazing. For me the obvious OS's are not a problem as i haven't touched those for years but the not so obvious one's can be a pain and i have to be vigelent with those each and everyday to stay in recovery from the obvious OS's. 
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03-02-2009, 10:08 AM
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just popping in at this point...my diabidis is giving me some trouble and life has had a lot of challenges...clearly my diet has a huge impact on so many aspects of my life....I got a "health coach" last week and I am thinking i may need to go back to no obvious sweets soon...but for this week i just have to get my meter and start sugar tests again and get an A1C and thyroid check... I think you will be seeing more of me soon (hug)
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03-02-2009, 12:48 PM
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Good to see all of you!! I have a dear friend that I see every Sunday at Pot Luck. He has been talking about quitting smoking, for weeks now....he said last night he just needs some incentive to STOP once and for all....I looked at him and said I do too!!!!!! I told him I am a sugar addict...(I always wait for people to roll their eyes, and say well who isn't), and that I of course don't drink, haven't smoked in almost three years, but am full blown addicted to sugar, and I need help. He didn't roll his eyes, he said wow-tell me more!! I told him we could be like accountability partners.....He said "ok good"! He at first said that he didn't know what date to set and asked me when I was going to start--I said "I already started", meaning that the little talk we had kicked me into the start mode. He said ok--tomorrow then!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is so cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So today is my first full day with NO os's! I hope he can stay stopped on smoking...I love this guy like a brother!
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03-03-2009, 04:04 AM
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I like to see the lots of posts over the last couple of days...regardless...I know I am not alone. I am going to exercise today. I am going to eat healthy today. I am going to get enough rest today. I am working on my recovery. Take care all. Fubarcdn - 2/17/2009 - 14 Days Roxie-2/27/09 - 4 Days Cali-2/28/2009 - 3 Days Jack-3/1/2009 - 2 Days Mike - 3/1/2009 -2 Days |
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