One Year & Under Club Part 6
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I remember I had some urges to drink - I think it's easy to get a bit complacent about keeping up the work on your recovery sometimes?
A period of abstinence really fed my 'maybe I'm not an alcoholic after all' idea
that was me tho - not sure if thats a general thing?
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A period of abstinence really fed my 'maybe I'm not an alcoholic after all' idea
that was me tho - not sure if thats a general thing?
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Oh poop..... I missed being the first post!
Well done Tigger, taking care of the "I'm ok now, I can just....." thoughts is important. Also keeping on working on yourself to get that real security within yourself, the love of yourself back and happiness in your sobriety. Its what I had to do for quite a while.
Rock on Undie Ondies....because truly........
Well done Tigger, taking care of the "I'm ok now, I can just....." thoughts is important. Also keeping on working on yourself to get that real security within yourself, the love of yourself back and happiness in your sobriety. Its what I had to do for quite a while.
Rock on Undie Ondies....because truly........
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Thank you - and yes I've had some of those thoughts. "Well maybe I can just have one" or - "maybe at the year mark I'll try drinking again"
I keep reading my old posts and playing the tape though - those seem to be my best tools right now.
And today I start at the gym
I keep reading my old posts and playing the tape though - those seem to be my best tools right now.
And today I start at the gym
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What he ^^^^^^^^ said.........
Go the gym.........woohoo...........i need to join you in that endeavour tigger.
My folks have gone, my house is empty..........there is a beer in the fridge and it bothers me...not because I want to drink, because it just does not belong there. I will pour it out right now!!!!!!!!!!!
Rock on to all the undie onedies
Go the gym.........woohoo...........i need to join you in that endeavour tigger.
My folks have gone, my house is empty..........there is a beer in the fridge and it bothers me...not because I want to drink, because it just does not belong there. I will pour it out right now!!!!!!!!!!!
Rock on to all the undie onedies
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Ok - went to the gym and will go again today - I can see how this can change your lidestyle. There's no way I could do that hungover.
And you're right - I need to say to myself when needed "I'm a non-drinker" or "I don't drink"
Not "I'm in recovery" because to me that sounds like sometime I can graduate or "I've stopped driniking" because it sounds like I can just start again.
I'm a non drinker.
Back to the gym. Because if I could lose a few pounds and start feeling/looking better I know it will be more insentive not to let anything lapse. It's also giving my brain something else to think about. I'm thinking more about food then drinking lol.
Ode to the New Years diet.
And you're right - I need to say to myself when needed "I'm a non-drinker" or "I don't drink"
Not "I'm in recovery" because to me that sounds like sometime I can graduate or "I've stopped driniking" because it sounds like I can just start again.
I'm a non drinker.
Back to the gym. Because if I could lose a few pounds and start feeling/looking better I know it will be more insentive not to let anything lapse. It's also giving my brain something else to think about. I'm thinking more about food then drinking lol.
Ode to the New Years diet.
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9 months for me today. Who'd a thought I would actually keep a new years resolution. Finally after so many years. Yeah it took me 3 months to start it, and it's really an on going resolution, but here I am.
Now the new resolution. To get rid of the beer gut once and for all. So far so good. I'm walking and recording/watching what I eat. Lots of holiday sweets still in the house tho.
Now the new resolution. To get rid of the beer gut once and for all. So far so good. I'm walking and recording/watching what I eat. Lots of holiday sweets still in the house tho.
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To get rid of the beer gut once and for all. So far so good. I'm walking and recording/watching what I eat. Lots of holiday sweets still in the house tho.
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Congrats ttqttfg! Nine months! 
Hi guys, 67 days here. Thought I'd check in and join your group. Trying really hard to make this stick, feeling really confident actually. Ups and downs but overall feel healthier than I have since high school. (Over a decade.) Been trying to quit for about the last five years and it's finally working now mostly due to this website and a very supportive partner. I'm turning my life around. I want to say congrats to all of you for being strong and supporting eachother.
Hello "undie onedies!"
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Hi guys, 67 days here. Thought I'd check in and join your group. Trying really hard to make this stick, feeling really confident actually. Ups and downs but overall feel healthier than I have since high school. (Over a decade.) Been trying to quit for about the last five years and it's finally working now mostly due to this website and a very supportive partner. I'm turning my life around. I want to say congrats to all of you for being strong and supporting eachother.
Hello "undie onedies!"
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ttq....congrats on 9 months, rock on.
IP....awesome work on 67 days, keep on keeping on, it only gets better.
Tigger....yay on the gym! Keep it up, I may have to get back there myself.
My resolution......I don't make them. I have said to myself though that I promise to keep on going on this wonderful path, and let it bring me what it will. its gonna be a good year :-)
Hugs to all my Undie Onedies :ghug3
IP....awesome work on 67 days, keep on keeping on, it only gets better.
Tigger....yay on the gym! Keep it up, I may have to get back there myself.
My resolution......I don't make them. I have said to myself though that I promise to keep on going on this wonderful path, and let it bring me what it will. its gonna be a good year :-)
Hugs to all my Undie Onedies :ghug3
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Hullo Undies and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Hope all are well and rocking the non-drinker life today.
Congrats TTQ!!!!!! (I had my 10-month-aversary on Jan 1.)
Manz, please give my cyber-nephew Wee Man a hug from me.
Tigger & IP & Dickensen and everyone else new, keep posting and sharing, it works when you work it.
Running changed my life last year. My first goal was to not-drink until my first big race on May 1. That got me to Day 60. Then I said, well why not just keep going? Now I'm a non-drinking runner. One day at a time, one run at a time, one mile at a time. Sometimes it's one block at a time.
Have a great day Undies!
Hope all are well and rocking the non-drinker life today.
Congrats TTQ!!!!!! (I had my 10-month-aversary on Jan 1.)
Manz, please give my cyber-nephew Wee Man a hug from me.
Tigger & IP & Dickensen and everyone else new, keep posting and sharing, it works when you work it.
Running changed my life last year. My first goal was to not-drink until my first big race on May 1. That got me to Day 60. Then I said, well why not just keep going? Now I'm a non-drinking runner. One day at a time, one run at a time, one mile at a time. Sometimes it's one block at a time.
Have a great day Undies!
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