Day 3 no alcohol or smokes coming to an end . I'm feeling tired today and a little nervous around the kids . Night everyone ! Hi H ! Shame we both messed up our 75 ish days but we're back on board ;)

Welcome Givingup54 and H379 :)

The early days are hard for most of us - but it does get better and easier I promise, gang :)

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Back at Day one after a silly slip up, I didn't even want to drink! But the excuses came and now I feel frustration and regret.

It's all mental...I have to be stronger, which I know I am. I have gotten stuck at Day 5 two times now. I will make it past that, way past that.

Get back on the horse Lin! You can do it.

Day 5 here. Steady as she goes. Been here before but feeling ok. Staying busy and also relaxing and enjoying the peace. A little reading, a little Braves baseball. A little cooking. Some workouts.

Wary though. I feel like Tom Hanks in Castaway on that little raft. Waves of craving not too bad but I know the big one lies right beyond the reef, The craving the topples my little raft over. I hope my sail is big enough this time to get past the breakers into some calmer seas.

Have a good night everyone. Stay strong and no matter what, don't drink.

why didn't you post here first NicLin? :dunno:

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12:05am just made my first 24 hours. Time for bed and on to day 2 :)
I just joined today, looking forward to being part of this group!

Welcome Peaches :)

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I just finished day 2 Lucy. I almost made it 30 days in February. Back to try again. I realized that checking in here daily was beneficial. It gave me a feeling of accountability I suppose.

Welcome to those starting/restarting. We can do this thing! Hang in there.

Day 3.

Thank you for the welcome, Dee. Good to see you again!

I was a swimmer as well! Been out if the pool a while but hate how much I've let myself go. Dont fit into any of my clothes and no wonder, I calculated the 3 bottles of wine I've been drinking per day and its around 1,850 :GrossL:

This is the first time I've tried to quit. On to day 2. Felt good not to wake up with a hangover and slept decent from taking 2 melatonin

Welcome back Jojo, only feels like yesterday ... Jan 2015

Start of day 3. I had a really horrible detox in February that lasted a week. Not nearly as bad this time. Haven't slept much at all the past few days. I suffer insomnia whether drinking or sober. An hour or two at a time is usually what I manage before waking up. Previous experience tells me I need at least a month completely sober before normal sleep patterns return.

Have a good day class

Hi Peaches! Welcome :) Chin up! Drink water!

This can be your first and last time that you try to quit.

Hello! Day 4. I had a headache all day yesterday but made it through grocery shopping without venturing towards the wine section. I did see a few bottles that looked quite refreshing but I told my AV (Ive named her Farrah) to shove off and went along my way.

Sleep was kind of horrible because we got volunteered to dog sit my step sons dogs from hell. Grr. Felt good waking up today though, I have my kids so no swim but I woke up, made my coffee and sat in my craft room/office in the peace and quiet until I got the kids up. If I had wine last night I would have been tired and grumpy and gotten out of bed late with a horrid taste in my mouth. I would have been rushed and short with my kids. Id have driven them to school a bit foggy and not productive at work. And its month end, so I kind of NEED to be productive this week...

Onward! Today I will not drink wine. I will enjoy my gallon jug of water with lemon essential oil in it all day. Good for my liver :)

Happy Thursday all!:You_Rock_

Following my lovely friend Delilah and adding my welcome to all of you I don't know. :) :hug:

And it is wonderful to see those I do know: I know for me that this is the most incredible journey.....sobriety gives us everything that alcohol took away (another friend wrote this earlier today). It is just so true. So I am glad you are all back....we do this together. :hug: ♥

A very busy day for me. Glad will be home exhausted. Need some time to think why I drank the other day. I think I know the reason.

I know that I found it incredibly useful to identify all of my triggers....well, as much as I could. Now I try my best to protect myself in situations that are too triggering for me, or I simply say no.

Just really glad you came back straight away dear H379. :hug:

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