FBL

Saving money, yet another benefit of sobriety!

Introvrtd1

So......I noticed yet again how normal it feels to wake up after a good nights sleep.....Not sick, no stomach cramps, no nausea, no anxiety, and a will to greet the day head on......Especially on Mondays, when these feelings were at their worst.

I've gotten really used to how normal it feels to feel.......well, normal.

Soberwolf

Hope you have a nice day today Intro

Introvrtd1

So......

I'm completely over cravings......But there's that 'perfect environment' where the day is bright, warm, and sunny.....BBQ grills are being fired up all over the neighborhood, and the baseball games on!.......It's Saturday.

I didn't have to fight that much to resist that cold one.....That's just it....It wouldn't have been just 'one'.....I gave much thought to the memory of my last 'one'....The day after wasn't pretty.

I'm glad I was able to enjoy the day without that 'cold one' AND reaped the benefits of waking up the next morning feeling just as well.

Bunny211

333 days (daze haha).
Coming up on a year soon....my home group has ordered my one year medallion

Introvrtd1

Nice going Bunny!!!

Introvrtd1

Good Morning!

This 'Cinco De Mayo' day today is promoted as a day of celebratory drinking......I can think of better ways to celebrate, but I think I'll just have a hot cup of soothing chamomile tea.....

In the past I would use this day as a reason to drink.....Im glad I have no desire or crave to do that anymore.......So far.....

Continuing on the path of good heath is what I strive for, and it feels so much better than that 'mornin' or should I say, 'that DAY after'.......

So.....Happy Cinco De Mayo......

Have a nice sober day!

Introvrtd1

One thing I've noticed in my sobriety.....

When I'm hungry.....The cravings increase.....

Hmmmm.....

Soberwolf

Have you heard of halt intro - hungry, angry, lonely, tired

Your doing seriously well bud

Introvrtd1

Haven't heard of 'halt' Soberwolf....But hunger is the only one with the strongest trigger.....

Haven't had any cravings whatsoever with the other three.....

Soberwolf

Wishing you a nice week ahead Intro

thomas11

HALT works for me.

Introvrtd1

Geez! These nice, sunny weekends are really vibrant. Its feels nice not seeing it thru the bottom of a beer glass.

Introvrtd1

Well I've stopped counting the days and started counting the months.....Five already to be specific. Taking things one day at a time is still important....Its just that I've grown into a daily regimen that keeps me on the right path.

The weekends are especially tough. They were filled with a great sense of normalcy and temptation to partake of a few 'normal' habits of the past. I started looking forward to those early monday mornings I used to dread from 'the weekend long' binges.

My only hope at this point is to keep it up. This is my longest stretch in over 15 years of bingeing.

May you all find continued sobriety and happiness.

Thanks for reading.

Soberwolf

Awesome job on 5 months sober brother

Dee74

You're doing it Introvrtd

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Introvrtd1

I gotta admit.... Weekends are tough! Especially on beautiful Saturday afternoons, when the sun is bright and the weather is perfect! That urge to down a few 'cold ones' is especially tempting during that time.

But the thing that keeps me from it is when I go back to thinking about those horrible mornings at 2:30, 3am Sundays that I have no desire to relive!

Then night falls on that same beautiful Saturday and into the night when I'm usually waisted, Im instead greatful for abstaining, but instead feel calm, rested, and ready for a good nights sleep.

I know I've posted this before, but it helps me to get it out and not dwell on it anymore.

Thanks.

MizKris

Introverted1 how did you get through to 100 days and beyond? Did you find a AA meeting or counseling? I'm curious because it's such a struggle for me to get to 7 days without any over whelming cravings overcoming me,

Introvrtd1

It wasn't easy MizKris,

No AA meetings or counseling. Just my own determination to change. Yes, there were cravings. I still have them, but I keep reminding myself of the horrible withdrawals and the ill health I had during my weekend long binges. I already have anxiety issues which were made worse by bingeing. Those monday mornings going in to work were full of anxiety.
I never want to go back to feeling that again.

I guess you can say, thatI was ready to change, motivatedby the fear of ill health. Anxiety is scary enough without worrying about that too.

Hang in there! You can do this.

Intro

FBL

Intro, weekends were tough for me too at first. After all, those were the two days of the week that I could start early (often by 9 or 10 am, sometimes even earlier!) and not have to worry about anything (other than to make sure I had enough beer). Now, my weekends are so full of sober pursuits, that I can't imagine wasting them getting wasted. Give it time, you'll see.