karate

I think im on day 8 , wish I would have marked the calendar .

Oh well

Spinach

So let's get to day 9.
Glad to see your still sticking with it here.
Was it a slip you didn't see coming or did you jump in to see what happens?
Let's get to the new year sober, remember its just another day.
John.

soberhawk

It adds up 1 day at the time karate.

deeker

So day 8 but a shot of crown royal on Christmas. ok karate whatever works for u, if that's ur truth

Nevertheless

How is your contest with sugar going?
Mine isn't doing worth a damn. It's a good thing I can't get drunk off of chocolate. The stuff is just like booze. Once I start,I can't stop. It sneaks up just like booze also. When I least expect it,here comes somebody with a box of freakin doughnuts.
All I gotta do is "just say no" right? Oh well,at least I'm really active and keep it worked off.

Fred

RobbyRobot

I wish you well, Karate. What goes around comes around has always been a rock-solid experience in my own recovery journey. I've nothing against or for how you count or don't count your days. Eventually, at those moments of supreme clarity which each of us experience more and more as we sober up, a new balance is created/restored in our lives, and so we move on, leaving the past in the past.

Interestingly, I've never been more scared for myself then when looking into my future all I could see was my past. Scary stuff. Real life-style change for me was absolutely essential. Quitting was not itself ever going to be enough for me. Keeping sober freed me of my future being in lock-step with my past. Living in the present moments are beyond words awesome!

The first few days/weeks/months/years of sobriety are wonderfully exciting times! I hope things work out well for you, Karate.

KateL

Well done on day 8 x

karate

Just like beer , don't keep it in the house

karate

I guess some people dispute my day count because of Christmas

Did not get an effect at all , so that's sober to me .

Everyone has a right to an opinion , I do as well

Thepatman

Karate you set your mark and no one can say anything. I see to much importance sometimes about the days/hours. Like me I'm at 22 I think.

But I do remember I quit on December 9! LOL!

As long as you are sober is what counts!

Nevertheless

Iduno,I don't think that will work for me.
I have a beer right by my TV thats been there over 4 years.
I don't want to drink it. I'm around others that smoke every day,they can have it. I think it stinks just as a beer joint does

I'm constantly around chocolate. It's everywhere,just like booze and cigarettes. I need to find a way to beat it. So I don't Jones whenever I see it. I never dreamed I would feel about chocolate that way.

Fred

karate

I just don't keep sweets in the house , oatmeal and yogurt are what I keep around .

When I buy sweets I eat ALL of them the first day .

I do buy some candy bars at work lunchroom , just 1though .

I do keep Gatorade , and Fanta around to drink instead of beer .

karate

My resolve is strong , ending another day

Thepatman

Good stuff Karate! You are posting a lot, that's good, real good!

sunrise1

I still maintain that this forum does not support moderation.

KateL

Well done on day 9 x

ScottFromWI

So just to clarify, is it your opinion that as long as you don't drink enough to feel "an effect", that a small amount if alchol consumed still constitutes a "sober" day?