lovehoops

Hi all,

Just a quick check-in. It is my daughter's birthday tonight..she's 22, I can't believe it! anyway we just got back from dinner.

2 days off bc of the snow but things back to normal tomorrow.

Hope everyone is well..Have a great night all

Soberwolf

Happy birthday for your daughter lovehoops

ting

Hi all!
Day 4 is always the hardest for me. Yesterday evening found me very cranky. It amazes me that I can have 20 days off then just 2 days on puts me back in anxiety land.
Learning lessons.
Have a wonderful day all.

--------------------------------------------------- "Isn't it nice to think that tomorrow is a day without any new mistakes in it yet?" Anne of Green Gables.-

JamesSquire

I was curious as to how long before I can be comfortable without the cravings. There's not much research around but I found this,
Five Years Is Magic Number for Recovering Alcoholics

What's 5 years after 35 years of drinking ... still a big ask!

I'd like to be here in 2020 and say "I'm still good",

Week 3 for me today, Thanks guys couldn't have done it without youse.

Jojo1965

Congrats on 3 weeks! That's awesome!

Oh I would love to be here too in 2020, saying 'lacing up the shoes, going to go train to run the marathon, and 5 years sober. Woo hoo!' That's really cool to dream of what would you like to be saying in 5 years from now. Thanks for the rabbit trail I just skittered down, James! That was fun!

Yes I am curious about the cravings too.

Jojo

TigerLili

Hi January peeps. Just checking in. Drinking soda out of my fridge that is so cold it has chunks of ice floating in it!

Unfrozen

Hey JackDs--I totally get the hot feeling you described, whenever I contemplate drinking. I get it in my face though, all hot and prickly. I'm actually really grateful for this STOP sign my body sends me! It's like a physical representation of the overwhelming shame I will feel if I blow my sobriety (currently 10 days.)

Congrats on listening to your body. It knows what's good for you.

OnMyWay7

4 weeks for me (yeah) Actually the urges haven't been that bad. Some will come and it will feel a bit white knuckle but then pass on. Had a terrible night's sleep - I'll be happy when I'm home in my own bed tonight. I miss my kids and can't wait to see them.

Lovehooops - Happy BD to your girl.

Thanks for checking in everybody JS, Jojo (I love your avatar by the way), ting - hang in there, Unfrozen - which I end up thinking of the Disney "Frozen" because of my girls and in my head goes "Let it go, Let it go", nice to see you again TigerLili. Blond - nice to see you around. Tang - check in again when you can and where are you Robinson?

And just a little observation: I'm drinking crazy amounts of water. Last night 2L of sparkling water. I don't know if I'm just used to drinking something so now I replace it with water but I never remember drinking this much H2O.

Stay sober eveyone off to the airport - I'll check in later US time.

OnMyWay7

Oh and JackD's I really like your avitar - is that your dog? He's really cute

LiveLikeGold6

Congrats on 90 JT Holy Cow! Thank you for coming and sharing with us.

Unfrozen

Teebee, congrats on 4 weeks! That is so awesome! And even more impressive that you kept it up while traveling.

I know what you mean about drinking tons of water--it's crazy how much liquid I'm guzzling these days! (And how often I have to pee!) Guess my body is trying to flush all the toxins that accumulated when I was chronically dehydrated...

My favorite drink right now is lemon-limeade and sparkling water. Not exactly a diet drink, but I'm cutting myself some slack for a few weeks. Any drink that doesn't contain alcohol is a good drink for me

ManInTheArena

Happy Thursday, SR. My thermometer reads zero degrees outside. Nice!

Congrats on 4 weeks Teebee!!

This is the start of day 8 for me. Have a great day everyone.

MITA

Soberwolf

Well done to Ting on day 4

Well done Frozen on 10 days (Congrats double digits)

Well done James Squire on 3 weeks !!

Well done TeeBee on 4 weeks/1 month sober

Its freezing where i am i want to wish you all a nice day

well done to everyone else reaching milestones today

Dee74

Congrats on 90 days JT0626, and congrats to Teebee, Casey W, LiveLikeGold6, canguy and aistar on your milestones too

welcome and welcome back Unfrozen, sleepie and Cecilia

James for me the cravings got less and less in intensity and volume the longer I stayed sober. My last craving is such a distant memory for me now I cannot remember it

to anyone struggling I say reach out and get the support you need - this journey really is worth it...please don't lose heart

D

Nuke

Nuke - 21 -- Is it Friday yet? Damn this has been a LONG week!

CaseyW

Starting day twenty-nine now.

Yesterday was ok. Had to go in for that training at work yesterday morning. It went fairly quickly and then I headed back home. Only left the house once all day after that when I ran to the store to grab a few much-needed items. No thoughts of drinking which is good because usually they came on pretty strong when I was sick in the past.

My throat is still on fire this morning. I'm jumping in the shower in a few minutes and heading to a clinic since it doesn't look like this is going away. Hopefully it's something a round of antibiotics can knock right out.

Thanks again to everyone who posted on here in the last twenty-four hours. You helped keep me sober one more day.

MyShadow

Day 12 here. So far so good. My cold seems to have passed so I'm not sure if PAWS is waiting around the corner. No cold meds today so we will see. Regardless I'm going to hit it head on and push through. Actually got about 8 hrs sleep last night, which is funny because I feel more groggy than my usual 4.-5 hrs. Go figure. Be nice if the clouds would break and the sun come out to help lighten the day. But oh well, I'm rambling. Checking in and have a great day everyone.

fhl41

hi there class, just checking in, day 27, still here, have had some cravings but just remind myself how crappy it always ends up making me feel, then the cravings go away. My skin looks better so that is a bonus, my stomach has less problems as well. Mom still hasn't started the chemo (cancelled it yesterday), she is scared, can't blame her i would be too.

Jojo1965

Good morning all!

Checking in, Day 12.

Shoes on... check
bottle of water...check
heart rate monitor...check
iphone and headphones...check
sober and not hung over...check

It's going to be a great 45 mins on the B*tch. My pet name for my treadmill.

Oh and 65lbs to lose is now 58.


Have a good morning!

Jojo

TryTryAgain

How exciting! I've built some sites over the years, but I've only used SeaMonkey. Do you like WordPress?

I have a personal site that was really kept up for many years, then of course, it fell by the wayside during my dark days. I still have the name and hosting, and now you have inspired me to get it caught up again!

Thanks and congratulations!