interruptedgirl

Hello all,

Well I am just shy of 2 months sober. I am liking the reprieve from alcohol, so much less to worry about when I am living honestly. Anyways, we were celebrating my brother's birthday. So I bought him a Tiramisu Cake. This cake was gorgeous. Wrapped in lady fingers, with whipped cream and dark chocolate shavings at the top. Man, couldn't wait to dig in. By happenstance, I decided to ask if there was any alcohol in it, and was told there may be a little rum.

Well no way was I having this bugger called AV kick in and rear it's ugly head. I bought the cake, and admit to glancing longingly at it several times. My niece didn't think there was any harm in my having it. But I stayed true to myself, the caution flag was up and waving.

I am proud to say, I DID NOT have the Tiramisu. I write this with a smile, because I know this is just a tiny thing on this road of recovery. But I think it's an important lesson as well, in that there will be some things that I will have to let go of, like certain desserts...I am making a list of things to let go of in sobriety, besides the obvious (alcoholic beverages) what should I/ we say goodbye to?

Soberwolf

awesome post

2ndhandrose

Hi Neighbour!!

Good for you for choosing not to have any of that scrumptious sounding cake!

I am happy for you to be proud of yourself. We need to revel in our victories!

Dharma33

I recently passed on Tiramisu also for the same reason!!! P.S. if you make it yourself at home you can use strong coffee instead of the liquor- still so yummy!

saoutchik

Well done interruptedgirl - I wouldn't have known there was booze in Tiramisu

Findingtheway

That's not a tiny thing. That's AWARENESS.

In my experience, that's a MAJOR part of my own recovery.

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome!

Love this post!

freshstart57

I never got drunk from cake, and wouldn't hesitate to have a small piece of that tiramisu. It doesn't matter what my av says, I don't drink anymore and never will.

We all look at it differently I suppose, but I don't look for trace amounts of alcohol in everyday things I ingest, because it can get a little silly. YMMV.

Dharma33

I agree that it is a awareness. It's a big step. No, I've never gotten drunk from eating cake either. But tasting and smelling liquor in something I'm eating is a possible trigger for me. So is non-alcoholic beer and wine.

Maybe it is early sobriety, but I'd rather avoid it all together.

Dee74

I'm proud of you too
You stuck to your convictions and what you consider was right.

D

interruptedgirl

Same! I see non-alcoholic wine and beer and am curious about it, but then I think the next step might be the real stuff. I am not willing to risk my sobriety this early in the game. Thanks for the support!

damascus1986

i once freaked out because i thought i swallowed some of my mouth washa nd was worried about craving or something kicking in. luckily i was ok.
I think its best to be safer then sorry later. No cake is worth my clean time.
When i made a commitment to myself to be clean and sober it was just that not a lil bit, not sometimes , but to give it my all. I've seen too many relapse and end up in places i dont wanna be. GOOD JOB ITS GOTTA FEEL GREAT NOT LETTING SOMETING CONTROL YOU. i know it does for me!

MelindaFlowers

Good for avoiding it. I was at a Mongolian grill type place the other day and skipped the cooking sherry on my stir fry. Just figured better safe than sorry.

MythOfSisyphus

Well done! Now, treat yourself by making your own! You can buy the ladyfingers pre-made. Normally you'd soak them in a mixture of coffee liqueur or rum and coffee/expresso, but you can use just coffee, or coffee and a bit of almond extract. Tiramisu is elegant and delicious but not really hard to make.