Chocolate Ice Cream - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

bjames · 09-24-2012, 08:04 PM

I had a crazy, stressful day today.

I got to the point that my hands were shaking, and I felt almost of the verge of an anxiety attack (nothing BAD happened... just lots of little things including a grumpy husband and my toddler who had constant tantrums all day).

Anyway..... get a drink? I think not. Instead I sat on my couch, ignoring the chaos around me, took deep breaths, and let myself enjoy a bowl of chocolate ice cream.

I felt much better! What a great alternative to getting drunk, and therefore more irritable and tense, pissing everyone off, wasting money, and feeling like crap the next day. And for what it's worth, I probably had less calories than I would have too

bjames · 09-24-2012, 08:05 PM

Sorry for all the smilies... I just learned how to use them and am having way too much fun with them.

Tippingpoint · 09-24-2012, 08:09 PM

Mmmmmmmm......ice cream........

suki44883 · 09-24-2012, 08:13 PM

Chocolate ice cream reminds me of being a little girl. I like other flavors, but chocolate will always be my favorite.

Good job, bjames!!

Sobersunshine · 09-24-2012, 08:13 PM

Awesome. I loooooove chocolate ice cream!
Love the smilies too!

Mizzuno · 09-24-2012, 08:20 PM

Good for you. Ignoring the chaos and eating some ice cream sounds like a mighty fine plan to me. I've decided to lay off the stuff for awhile. I had a month long live affair with any and every flavor. Enjoy!

Southerner · 09-24-2012, 08:32 PM

Way to go. What a great Monday victory!

elihoping · 09-25-2012, 02:28 AM

Well done bjames! I'm now craving chocolate icecream but it's only 10.30 in the morning here!

pipparina · 09-25-2012, 02:33 AM

I am now addicted to Turkey Hill's chocolate peanut butter cup. Hard to find, so when I do, I buy it all. I'm down to 2 quarts left in my freezer.

aasharon90 · 09-25-2012, 03:19 AM

Now that's a terrific way to escape the noise
and chaos around us. ICE CREAM...!!!!

Ice cream once a week, maybe twice is such
a cool or cold treat for what ails me. Ben &
Jerry's Pistachio is my all time favorite and
look forward to sitting in my recliner with a
favorite tv show and slowly eat my ice cream
making it last as long as I can. For the entire
hour.

It definitely makes me and my tummy smile.

ENJOY..!!!!

onlythetruth · 09-25-2012, 05:53 AM

I don't know if I'd be sober today if it weren't for chocolate ice cream topped with cool-whip.

doggonecarl · 09-25-2012, 05:57 AM

Magnum Belgian Chocolate Covered Ice Cream Bars...a decadent treat.

no affilication, by the way. Just a pleased consumer.

nonblondechef · 09-25-2012, 06:05 AM

Bjames awesome victory there!! Don't tell a soul, but I have been known to escaped with Blue Bunny Red Velvet Cake, eaten out of the container, with a fork. Heaven!

09-24-2012, 08:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
bjames Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: MA Posts: 271	Chocolate Ice Cream I had a crazy, stressful day today. I got to the point that my hands were shaking, and I felt almost of the verge of an anxiety attack (nothing BAD happened... just lots of little things including a grumpy husband and my toddler who had constant tantrums all day). Anyway..... get a drink? I think not. Instead I sat on my couch, ignoring the chaos around me, took deep breaths, and let myself enjoy a bowl of chocolate ice cream. I felt much better! What a great alternative to getting drunk, and therefore more irritable and tense, pissing everyone off, wasting money, and feeling like crap the next day. And for what it's worth, I probably had less calories than I would have too __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

09-24-2012, 08:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
bjames Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: MA Posts: 271	Sorry for all the smilies... I just learned how to use them and am having way too much fun with them. __________________ God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference.

09-24-2012, 08:09 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tippingpoint Recovered With AVRT Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto ON Posts: 1,048	Mmmmmmmm......ice cream........ __________________ Yoda had it right... Do or do not. There is no try.

09-24-2012, 08:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
suki44883 Just livin' the dream Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Somewhere Out There Posts: 11,557	Chocolate ice cream reminds me of being a little girl. I like other flavors, but chocolate will always be my favorite. Good job, bjames!! __________________ "The difference between a stumbling block and a stepping stone is the character of the person walking the path." - Travis Alexander "So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains and we never even know we have the key." - The Eagles

09-24-2012, 08:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sobersunshine Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Western Canada Posts: 339	Awesome. I loooooove chocolate ice cream! Love the smilies too! __________________ Dog is love. Determine that the thing can and shall be done then we shall find the way. Lincoln You ain't a cowboy if you ain't been bucked off.

09-24-2012, 08:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mizzuno Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: California Posts: 1,369 Blog Entries: 11	Good for you. Ignoring the chaos and eating some ice cream sounds like a mighty fine plan to me. I've decided to lay off the stuff for awhile. I had a month long live affair with any and every flavor. Enjoy!

09-24-2012, 08:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
Southerner Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 109	Way to go. What a great Monday victory!

09-25-2012, 02:28 AM	#8 (permalink)
elihoping Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 351	Well done bjames! I'm now craving chocolate icecream but it's only 10.30 in the morning here!

09-25-2012, 02:33 AM	#9 (permalink)
pipparina Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 1,226	I am now addicted to Turkey Hill's chocolate peanut butter cup. Hard to find, so when I do, I buy it all. I'm down to 2 quarts left in my freezer. __________________ "The mind is its own place; it can make a hell of heaven or a heaven of hell" Milton

09-25-2012, 03:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 5,539	Now that's a terrific way to escape the noise and chaos around us. ICE CREAM...!!!! Ice cream once a week, maybe twice is such a cool or cold treat for what ails me. Ben & Jerry's Pistachio is my all time favorite and look forward to sitting in my recliner with a favorite tv show and slowly eat my ice cream making it last as long as I can. For the entire hour. It definitely makes me and my tummy smile. ENJOY..!!!! __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

09-25-2012, 05:53 AM	#11 (permalink)
onlythetruth Member of SMART Recovery Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,706	I don't know if I'd be sober today if it weren't for chocolate ice cream topped with cool-whip. __________________ OTT "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'" -- Jedi Master Yoda

09-25-2012, 05:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
doggonecarl Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 2,702 Blog Entries: 21	Magnum Belgian Chocolate Covered Ice Cream Bars...a decadent treat. no affilication, by the way. Just a pleased consumer.

09-25-2012, 06:05 AM	#13 (permalink)
nonblondechef Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Home - there's no place like Home Posts: 974	Bjames awesome victory there!! Don't tell a soul, but I have been known to escaped with Blue Bunny Red Velvet Cake, eaten out of the container, with a fork. Heaven! __________________ "God bless the broken road that led me straight to you." - Jeff Hanna and Matraca Berg

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