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What's up, SR

Checking in to let everyone know what going on with me and that the advice I've been given on this site hasn't gone unnoticed. Things are looking up for me. happyface:

Been working full time driving job that isn't anywhere close to what I was making before regarding $, but its keeping me busy. The management is already trying to promote me. I declined because it isn't something that I want to do as a career. I'm just happy with being stable right now. I KNOW that i'll always be at work on time, and wont be plagued with anxiety or worried about smelling like booze. It's still puzzling to me how I even have a driving job, with a clean driver's abstract. I technically shouldn't even have my license. So many, many years of drinking and driving that could of been a different story. I feel blessed. blows me away. I must have something looking over me!

My health is also fantastic. TONS of energy! Enough so, that ive got energy to go to the gym after work. Been on a gluten, sugar and dairy free diet. It's taken away tons of health problems that I never know existed because of what I was eating. Not sure which of the 3 were causing the problems, but I just going to stick to the diet for now. Anyways, I'm still sober, and still going strong. Interested to see what life has in store for me. Alcohol free.

Hope you are all enjoying your day,

Take care,

Maxx

Forgot to add, quite the change from not to long ago, being in the hospital with a IV in my arm getting a detox date me for. What the hell, that's crazy.

Way to gho maxxpower you are doing exellent well done my friend what a awesome powerful post

really happy for you spk soon

It's nice to hear things are going well Maxx. ����. Bobbi

Great update Max :You_Rock_

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Great to hear how well you are going. You sound good.
The driving thing, pure luck in my case, I have been pulled over 3/4 times since I have gotten sober. So easy and carefree.
The last time I got sober I went on a gluten, sugar, dairy free diet, fabulous and along with swimming laps and yoga I was beaming, literally jumping out of my skin and bouncing off walls with energy.
Full of beans.
Ironically that was my downfall. I felt so good, had been out all day socialising and I wanted to relax and I thought I will have a glass of wine, still full of mania type energy, thinking I could handle it, and you can predict what happened next..ba boom...
I think you have inspired me to start a sugar free diet again, then again I might wait till Easter is over!...then I will!, i really will.!

Well done - sounds like things are going great.

I've been sugar free for the last 2 months (until yesterday, when I accepted a piece of Mothering Sunday dessert - which my nerves; stomach; taste-buds; and vision are paying for this morning after a very restless night - fructose really isn't good!!) Think I'd struggle with dairy and gluten as well, but it's worth a thought after seeing what difference one dessert has made!

Yeah, the energy level feels like when I was around 21-25 years old. Been eating allot of Edemame beans! full of protein. The guys at work were making fun of me saying that its full of estrogen and that i'm going to grow at set of boobs.
Hit up that sugar free diet again! well worth it. But yeah, wait till easter is over.haha I ate like 2 lbs of gummy bears the night before my diet started. Sure do miss my 5 cent candies thought..

Beccybean, for sure.

That mothering dessert must have tasted like heaven I bet! Give dairy and gluten a try, you've got nothing to loose. It's not as hard as I thought it would be. Once I got into the routine, its been way easier. Been managing over 200 grams of protein a day, along with the supplements I've been taking...im buzzing pretty good.

Hope your having a great day.beccybean.

You know, it didn't taste as good as I thought it would. I guess my tastes have changed as it's only coffee I add sweetness to now (in dextrose powder form) or by having the occasional square of 90% cocoa chocolate - technically a cheat, as I aim for under 3% sugar content in any food I eat, and that's 7%, but it's a tiny amount - and that's quite bitter. I certainly didn't feel sorry for myself cutting the white stuff back out again straight after the meal and onwards!