6 months sober today.
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6 months sober today.
184 Days. I'm glad I quit in the spring because summer made it easier on me. Now I have the rainy/cold season on me and thankfully I'm doing much better. Still have the occasional sleepless night, sugar cravings and anxiety still coming at me strong but I'm getting both under control. Work's improved for me, the kid I was passed over for is actually working a few days as a meat cutter a week so I am opening more and getting more hours. I never thought that was actually going to be a thing to happen but it is and as soon as he is full time in the meat I'll be the supervisor. I don't know how I would have dealt with the stress I went through with the company take over and the stress of it doing so badly. It's evened out some now and I feel confident my store isn't going to close and the company probably isn't going to go completely under although it went from 147 stores to 31 in the last few months.
Stuff I'm thankful for--I konk out fast and sleep like a rock Most nights. My relationship with the cats and my son is improving. Hey the cats are family too---lol, husband is steady in his unbounding patience with me even if I have my doubts I realized lately--the good outweighs the bad. Daughter is living her own life and has 2 healthy babies. Even if we don't have the best relationship, I believe we will keep improving. I am off the perpetual exercise machine as I do not feel the need to burn the extra 2000 calories a night I drank(between booze calories and the food I ate with it) It was really no way to live and the alcohol actually interfered with building muscle so I'm getting at least 2 less weight training sessions in a week and staying about the same with my weights. I also lost 20 pounds just quitting drinking and it's stayed off.
I'm glad for the yoga and therapy group-- I've learned stuff from to help me with life in general. Plus all the new agey positive thinking stuff I hadn't actually read or listened to yet that I thought would help me with quitting --that I learned other stuff from also. Life's certainly not perfect and this winter will be a real challenge for me but I have skills and support to help me get thought it. Thanks guys!
Stuff I'm thankful for--I konk out fast and sleep like a rock Most nights. My relationship with the cats and my son is improving. Hey the cats are family too---lol, husband is steady in his unbounding patience with me even if I have my doubts I realized lately--the good outweighs the bad. Daughter is living her own life and has 2 healthy babies. Even if we don't have the best relationship, I believe we will keep improving. I am off the perpetual exercise machine as I do not feel the need to burn the extra 2000 calories a night I drank(between booze calories and the food I ate with it) It was really no way to live and the alcohol actually interfered with building muscle so I'm getting at least 2 less weight training sessions in a week and staying about the same with my weights. I also lost 20 pounds just quitting drinking and it's stayed off.
I'm glad for the yoga and therapy group-- I've learned stuff from to help me with life in general. Plus all the new agey positive thinking stuff I hadn't actually read or listened to yet that I thought would help me with quitting --that I learned other stuff from also. Life's certainly not perfect and this winter will be a real challenge for me but I have skills and support to help me get thought it. Thanks guys!
- great introspection!!!
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