checking in to be accountable
 

I feel a bit silly doing this... but want to mark my progress so I can look back at it later.

I think I'm out of my danger zone today. I made dinner (with a half a bottle of wine sitting on the counter from last night). I drank 2 giant glasses of milk with dinner, and now I'm full, and the thought of mixing wine and milk is kinda gross.

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I think I'm ok for tonight. Have done 1 day before without much trouble. I don't want to count my chickens on the first 24 hours.. but I think a real achievement for me will be 1 week. I haven't gone alcohol-free for a week since before I went to college (18 years - holy crap).

I'm going to the grocery store in a bit. This is noteworthy because I can drive to do so. Usually, I've had too much to drink by this time to go out and do anything.

thx!

Well done tenK.

You have every right to be proud of yourself. 1 Day is no mean feat with this cunning, baffling and powerful drug.

Come back tomorrow and tell us it's day 2.

Rich

Hi tenK. and welcome!
Nothing silly about accountability!
Quite the contrary. If checking in here is going to help you in the crucial first days of sobriety, all the more a reason to log on. It's all about support. At least it was for me when I came to recovery. And gradually, I started noticing what it was I was really doing. Being accountable to myself.
It's a beautiful thing!
Glad you're here.

Hi Ten,

Being accountable is really important and one of the best things I've learned about being sober is being accountable to myself.

Keep us posted and you're doing great!

Anna

Hi TenK. Doing what you need to do to stay sober - Nothing to feel silly about. Think back to some of the crazy things we can do drunk - now there's somthing to feel silly about. Keep posting the progress!

Congrats 10K. Milk seems to help me too when the cravings start. Checking in isn't a bad idea either.

I'm still checking in after a few 24 hours sober, your right, helps keep us accountable! :)