Willow, ANZAC biscuits really lift my spirits, too—and I’m not even Australian!
(Side note: every once in awhile my local supermarket gets a shipment of TimTams. I was fortunate enough to grab a pack last week).
In all seriousness, these early days are the very toughest you’all ever face in your sobriety battle.
Don’t think of your current carb binge as weakness: you were actually showing strong resistance, like Ulysses having himself tied to the mast when he passed the Sirens.
With every weekend you navigate successfully, you get stronger. The fight will get less overwhelming, because you’ll have faced it before and been victorious.
Develop even more distractions if you have to.
“Preach” to yourself with anti-alcohol arguments, pep talks, and “playing the tape through.”
It gets easier!
