One Year and Under Club Part 55
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Originally Posted by Soberwolf 
Hi Babs I'm ok bit tired with all the exercising I'm doing & this no carb diet but it's worth it plus it's SOBER FRIDAY !!! feels good just saying that 
Congrats on the no carbs and the exercising. Keep it up, gotta love those endorphins!!
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Weekends were really the first excuse any of us had to overindulge our favourite pastime, it makes sense then, that being so ingrained in our programming, it takes a while for those sober Friday's to become a real comfortable fit.
I no longer look at weekends as a time to open a bottle and forget the week, I look at it as an opportunity to find ways to enjoy the wonderful world we have around us and the chances we have been gifted.
I no longer look at weekends as a time to open a bottle and forget the week, I look at it as an opportunity to find ways to enjoy the wonderful world we have around us and the chances we have been gifted.
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Originally Posted by tootsl1
I no longer look at weekends as a time to open a bottle and forget the week, I look at it as an opportunity to find ways to enjoy the wonderful world we have around us and the chances we have been gifted.
It took me a lot of work to get to this point! I actively participated in AA meetings and SR and applied what I learned to my life. Eventually my life transformed to one where I sought to escape to one where I sought to experience.
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Hi All! It's my first time posting on this thread. My usual "hang out" is the 2016 May class. Today is day 128 for me. I've had my ups and downs these past few months but I'm overall I'm loving the new sober me! We're on vaca with a group of friends this upcoming week and I'm just reaching out looking for some extra support and accountability. 😀
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Welcome simplicity - The first sober vacation was a step into the unknown for me. I'd never done that sober in my entire life, even before my alcoholism progressed.
Keep in mind that you're not on vacation from sobriety! What do you do for support with sobriety at home? Bring that to vacation. For me, reaching out and staying connected to sober people before and during and after I hit a rough patch keeps me on the sober beam.
We are here so keep reaching out to us. We understand what you're going through.
Keep in mind that you're not on vacation from sobriety! What do you do for support with sobriety at home? Bring that to vacation. For me, reaching out and staying connected to sober people before and during and after I hit a rough patch keeps me on the sober beam.
We are here so keep reaching out to us. We understand what you're going through.
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My plan is simply to stick to my recovery plan and keep myself on my normal schedule (wake-up, exercise, check-in here as needed,& a reasonable bedtime). Also, I will look for things to do locally so I'm not just sitting around watching other people drink all day. I don't feel pressured in any way but my friends are already discussing who brought what alcohol. I just told them i'm not drinking. Prolly not the best situation for me but we made these plans last October when I was drinking and it sounded like fun at the time. I would've backed out but it was already paid for and my hubby was not on board with canceling. Thanks for the welcome!
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After a bumpy arrival, things are mellowing out a bit. Seemed as if the first thing everyone did was have a cocktail. I enjoyed a coffee but I felt as if I was suffocating amidst all the flowing alcohol. I'm safely sequestered in my room for the night....sober. Bring on day 129.
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Nice job Simplicity!
I remember sequestering myself to my room at many boozefests early in sobriety. I know how hard it is to stay sober when the people around me aren't. After drinking for many years all I knew how to do was drink. My primary goal shifted somewhere along the line from spending time with people to getting hammered in the same place as others.
Hang in there! Eventually spending time with people became my priority again, and their drinking doesn't trigger me.
Early on I found that when traveling with a party group, stacks of magazines or books, good music, coffee or seltzer, and some candy made for a nice sober night in.
I remember sequestering myself to my room at many boozefests early in sobriety. I know how hard it is to stay sober when the people around me aren't. After drinking for many years all I knew how to do was drink. My primary goal shifted somewhere along the line from spending time with people to getting hammered in the same place as others.
Hang in there! Eventually spending time with people became my priority again, and their drinking doesn't trigger me.
Early on I found that when traveling with a party group, stacks of magazines or books, good music, coffee or seltzer, and some candy made for a nice sober night in.
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Originally Posted by Simplicity4114
After a bumpy arrival, things are mellowing out a bit. Seemed as if the first thing everyone did was have a cocktail. I enjoyed a coffee but I felt as if I was suffocating amidst all the flowing alcohol. I'm safely sequestered in my room for the night....sober. Bring on day 129.
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Welcome, CajunPrincess! It doesn't matter how many days sober for this thread - what matters is that we are all on the same journey :-)
Leasha, somehow I think I missed welcoming you, so a hearty welcome to you, too!
Leasha, somehow I think I missed welcoming you, so a hearty welcome to you, too!
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