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Originally Posted by MarkstheSpot
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Stay in this class. Littlejacket is way too cool a name to lose. Plus, April rhymes with 'will', May is 'might' and 'maybe'. |
Originally Posted by Dee74
(Post 7175502)
How are you Littlejacket? :) D Thanks for checking in. Well, I had another drink tonight. But I haven't given up. Your guys are part of the reason. I was worried I would be shunned here when I admitted to falling off. And all you guys did was give me more love! |
Originally Posted by littlejacket
(Post 7176938)
Thanks MarkstheSpot! My mom's maiden name was Jaquet, and she told me my dad used to call her ' hutteli' a Swiss word (not sure if I'm spelling right) which apparently means little jacket in english or jaquet in French, but who knows! I thought it was very cute. |
Originally Posted by littlejacket
(Post 7176949)
Hi Dee, Thanks for checking in. Well, I had another drink tonight. But I haven't given up. Your guys are part of the reason. I was worried I would be shunned here when I admitted to falling off. And all you guys did was give me more love! So you had two, then one and tomorrow can be none. That's a big win. And re the car....I have a gorgeous little lemon yellow Chevy Spark that I have not driven because I am afraid of driving on the RHS of the road. la la la..... :biggrin: |
Day 14-I have not taken a drink since April 18. Hanging on tight. |
That is fantastic.....2 weeks! :) :hug: |
You;re always welcome here littlejacket. One bit of advice tho - the longer we stay 'out there' drinking', the harder it is to come back in. Do yourself a massive favour and go for day one again :) D |
congrats on two weeks herpadurrp :) D |
Originally Posted by ConfusedGuy
(Post 7173065)
Just checking in. 20 days without drink. Went Wednesday night to cafe/bar to see people I met at last weekend 'new friends' maybe. Did not drink but felt uncomfortable, not been somewhere since I stopped drinking. Then yesterday (Friday) again feeling the Alcoholic Voice, so I just go home after work and eat and take a long bath and sleep. And ok today. Just feeling 'bored'. I have been told this is normal to feel high and low a lot - but is nearly 3 weeks since I stopped. Still seems so strange not to have bottles in my apartment to 'lift me up'. Tomorrow afternoon I will go out to have food with someone I met Wednesday, but a stranger thing is that not drinking was okay, normal people dont drink so much. I did say 'I just dont like to drink' - seems like easiest way, people cannot argue with this. But today I will do some boring things like go to supermarket. Get some exercise. And then I think 'hey - its better than waking from a drunk' - glad Im almost 3 weeks. Got another appointment to see doctor on Friday - hopefully blood will look better this time - because I am not drinking and eating very healthy every day. Thanks. |
Hi April Class Just catching up on posts. I've had a stomach bug. pretty bad. On the plus side. no alcohol cravings. Every cloud and all that. Day 30 today. |
What up, April19 massive? Day five here, and since I'm off the booze I thought I might as well combine it with a diet. Hence, I'm now Keto (that's carb-free, not the dude who used to jump out at Inspector Clouseau). I've done the Keto diet before, during which I gave up beer (waaay too many carbs) but not booze, so I just smashed the wine and G&Ts instead. This time it's fully alcohol-free, of course. I did wonder, 'Haven't you got enough on your plate without also going on a diet?' but on the other hand, it's kind of a distraction from sobriety, if that makes sense. I don't know about yous guys, but I sometimes feel as though I've gone from thinking about drinking all the time, to thinking about not-drinking all the time. This seems like a way of sidelining that alcohol obsession. Kisses all! |
Originally Posted by Mariecheese
(Post 7177376)
Hi April Class Just catching up on posts. I've had a stomach bug. pretty bad. On the plus side. no alcohol cravings. Every cloud and all that. Day 30 today. Hope you feel better and way to go Marie!!!!!!! :) :) :) xx |
Where are all of the amazing Aprils? :hug: s |
Originally Posted by venuscat
(Post 7176956)
Oh, that is SO sweet.....my parents met on the boat from London to Sydney Australia, a very big boat, and my mum was a tiny Scot, so he called her "tootie", as in little toot. :) |
Originally Posted by Dee74
(Post 7177156)
You;re always welcome here littlejacket. One bit of advice tho - the longer we stay 'out there' drinking', the harder it is to come back in. Do yourself a massive favour and go for day one again :) D I'll be 60 next year and I feel like it's make-or-break time. I'm a huge health nut, and drinking just doesn't mix anymore with my idea of health and longevity. Thank you so much Dee. And all of you. xoxo |
Originally Posted by venuscat
(Post 7176962)
It seems that you are able to exert control over your demons though.....that is pretty impressive. :hug: So you had two, then one and tomorrow can be none. That's a big win. And re the car....I have a gorgeous little lemon yellow Chevy Spark that I have not driven because I am afraid of driving on the RHS of the road. la la la..... :biggrin: So, I actually had 3 glasses of red wine last night. ;-( But tonight is back to sober. ((hug)) |
Originally Posted by littlejacket
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venuscat, my husband is British and we stayed in UK for 8 months before we moved here last month. LHS driving is one of the most terrifying experiences of my life! Especially the Round-About's at commute hour in/near Paris! So I feel for you. ;-) So, I actually had 3 glasses of red wine last night. ;-( But tonight is back to sober. ((hug)) |
And London driving isn't scary for me at all....well, maybe in peak hour....that is insane. :) I hear you about the cravings, and not realising they would be so big. I remember how surprised I was, shocked actually that I had come to depend on alcohol. Have you seen the wonderful thread here? Posting it again, just in case. :hug: https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-cravings.html I am a few years younger than you, also a health nut, but I got completely out of shape and unfit in the past two years....so now I am using my recovery tools to get me back on track. One day at a time and one step (or as many as I can muster in a day) at a time...we can do this....create the lives we want. And we can also be fit (and hot :)) at this stage of our lives....my sister just turned 60, and I told her that "60 is the new black" :) We are going to rock it. :) :hug: s |
Originally Posted by venuscat
(Post 7178943)
And London driving isn't scary for me at all....well, maybe in peak hour....that is insane. :) I hear you about the cravings, and not realising they would be so big. I remember how surprised I was, shocked actually that I had come to depend on alcohol. Have you seen the wonderful thread here? Posting it again, just in case. :hug: I am a few years younger than you, also a health nut, but I got completely out of shape and unfit in the past two years....so now I am using my recovery tools to get me back on track. One day at a time and one step (or as many as I can muster in a day) at a time...we can do this....create the lives we want. And we can also be fit (and hot :)) at this stage of our lives....my sister just turned 60, and I told her that "60 is the new black" :) We are going to rock it. :) :hug: s |
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