Class of April 2019 Support Thread
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Originally Posted by MarkstheSpot 
Stay in this class. Littlejacket is way too cool a name to lose.
Plus, April rhymes with 'will', May is 'might' and 'maybe'.
Plus, April rhymes with 'will', May is 'might' and 'maybe'.
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Originally Posted by Dee74
How are you Littlejacket? 
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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!
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Originally Posted by littlejacket
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.
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Originally Posted by littlejacket
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!
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.....
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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
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Do yourself a massive favour and go for day one again
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Originally Posted by ConfusedGuy
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.
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.
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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!
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!
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Originally Posted by Mariecheese
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.
and Hope you feel better and way to go Marie!!!!!!!
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Originally Posted by venuscat
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.
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Originally Posted by Dee74
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
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
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Originally Posted by venuscat
It seems that you are able to exert control over your demons though.....that is pretty impressive.
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.....
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.....
So, I actually had 3 glasses of red wine last night. ;-( But tonight is back to sober. ((hug))
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Originally Posted by littlejacket
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))
So, I actually had 3 glasses of red wine last night. ;-( But tonight is back to sober. ((hug))
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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.
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-cravings.html (CarolD's tips for cravings)
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. s
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.
https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...-cravings.html (CarolD's tips for cravings)
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.
s
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Originally Posted by venuscat
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.
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. s
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.
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.
s
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