NA beer
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NA beer
I know this has been discussed probably hundreds of times, but I haven't discussed it. 
I know many will say it is a trigger or a slip just begging to happen. I'm on day 26. The past few nights, I've had 1-3 NA beers. It makes me feel a little more normal...which I guess my old normal wasn't great... But I have a couple after work and then get busy doing housework and stuff. AND I can still get some kind of exercise in after -- something I couldn't ever do because real beer doesn't jive with getting on the elliptical later. Huge issue?
In searching relevant threads, I came across a VERY old post of mine from 2007 in the Friends and Family days. I was talking about how silly and very confused my soon to be ex hubby was for guzzling 6-packs of them. Ha.
I know many will say it is a trigger or a slip just begging to happen. I'm on day 26. The past few nights, I've had 1-3 NA beers. It makes me feel a little more normal...which I guess my old normal wasn't great... But I have a couple after work and then get busy doing housework and stuff. AND I can still get some kind of exercise in after -- something I couldn't ever do because real beer doesn't jive with getting on the elliptical later. Huge issue?
In searching relevant threads, I came across a VERY old post of mine from 2007 in the Friends and Family days. I was talking about how silly and very confused my soon to be ex hubby was for guzzling 6-packs of them. Ha.
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On this topic of NA Beer - in the uk at least we have a fizzy grape drink usually sold around Xmas but available all year round called shloer - now I was at my mother in laws on Tuesday for dinner and she had the red grape one - I kid u not it tasted soooo similar to wine I had to not drink it. It gave me an instant craving for real wine! Avoid this like the plague wine drinkers!
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I had one na beer on vacation, and it was god, but it's not something I feel safe making a habit of. I ask myself if i'm drinking it because it sounds interesting, or if it is "replacing" alcohol. I personally can't drink anything with the thought of replacing alcohol, because my mind goes right to alcohol. the only replacement for alcohol is, well, alcohol for me.
so I don't keep it around. that one I had on vacation was pretty good, but I didn't finish it and didn't get any after that. and I didn't obsess.
guess maybe that's a question to ask ourselves: are we thinking about the na often, as we did with the real deal? does it make you worry you'll relapse, or crave? then it's too hot to handle.
so I don't keep it around. that one I had on vacation was pretty good, but I didn't finish it and didn't get any after that. and I didn't obsess.
guess maybe that's a question to ask ourselves: are we thinking about the na often, as we did with the real deal? does it make you worry you'll relapse, or crave? then it's too hot to handle.
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NA beers have a small amount of alcohol, and they don't taste very good.
You said you've had 1-3 for the past few nights.
Do you drink 3 softdrinks in an evening, or do you stop at 1?
Just asking. To me the NA beer is an eventual trigger.
You said you've had 1-3 for the past few nights.
Do you drink 3 softdrinks in an evening, or do you stop at 1?
Just asking. To me the NA beer is an eventual trigger.
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They tasted awful to me. But I was never a big beer drinker anyway. It's like drinking decaf coffee... Just makes very little sense.
I drank wine for the alcohol. I mostly drink coffee for the caffeine.
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I drank wine for the alcohol. I mostly drink coffee for the caffeine.
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