Congrats on day four, lovely Bethany 😍

I'm on day 2 now and having a coffee break half way through cleaning the house

I hope everyone is doing well today

Enjoy your snow, Erratic. There's none here (Dorset) and we haven't seen any all year!!

Well done on the run, FF. I've just started jogging again after a long break and have had some bad hip pain. Has anyone else had this?

Feeling pretty depressed today. Went for a run and meditated but that's it. Occasionally get out of bed for food, water or a cigarette.

I feel like this is how it's going to be for the rest of my life.

A drink would be nice but I've been taking Antabuse for six days so that's not an option. And of course it won't actually make me happy.

Guess I'll just lie here and look forward to my run on Wednesday. My early morning runs are the only times I'll leave the house.

FF, I have a sobriety app, well, you can enter any and all addictions, and it will track how much money you save. That might help
motivate you. I think there’s a few out there. I don’t think I can link it because it does offer a plus level subscription that costs money. I only use the free version.

Today’s motivation from there is: We’re either working on recovery, or we’re working on relapse. I think this one applies to me. I get complacent with just trying not to drink, without being proactive with adding positive action into my daily life. I’m trying to figure out ways to add something enjoyable to my life, rather than focusing on “losing” alcohol.

I hear u FF, ive been in bed majority of the day myself. Just got up now as hub is due to finish work shortly and guess it be shop time for dinner, which i wont be buying any drink, thats what i keep telling myself just now.

phoebe you have made alot of sense, i also do have an app but keep on resetting it though doh, as i keep going back to day 1. FF i gave up smoking when i gave up alcohol in 2008 and did a year, i found giving up smoking eaiser than the drink, so even though u find smoking harder i sore more of a reward in the smoking quicker than the drink and also the amount of money i saved, so that was an eye opener for me it actually payed also for holiday to florida for my family. however saying that, my ED and my obsession at the gym caused alot of harm to me at the time. So this time around im working on other new habits instead which ive ordered another journal which gives me prompts to write down what is asked and also i have 4 diffrent set of cards which i pick each morning to help me to motivate in learning something new, like mindfullness, journaling and gratitude type of things, i also have other things like a positive book also and other templates which i try to keep up with. they all in my toolbox, saying that, i think you are doing far better than i, as u are running and doing meditation, which both of them i have never been able to do. xx so please try not to be so hard on urself hun xx

well me writing that just passed another 5 minutes and made me think lol hope i didnt bore anyone xx

Did day one of yoga with Adrienne's thirty day challenge. Christ I'm really not flexible. All that time in bed isn't helping my body. Hoping this will help. Trying to find things to fill the day.

Just smoked my last cigarette. I really want to be done with this but I've tried to quit so many times. It really has a hold on me. Going to make a big plan and practice AVRT.

"I will never smoke or vape again and I will never change my mind".

So it's day 0. 6:25pm. Wish me luck!

Get dressed ad get out of your room dear FF. :) :hug: s
HonestIy, you wiII feeI a thousand times better.

Well I'm in my pyjamas now and took my night time pills so it's the end of the day.

I did get out for a run this morning and did a yoga video so I wasn't just in bed. I'll try to spend less time in bed tomorrow.

:) ExceIIent. And sIeep weII dear FF :hug: s ❤️

One hour since my last cigarette. Really strong desire to vape but just ignoring it. Hopefully I fall asleep soon.

I've just finished her 30-day course on breath. It was excellent, although there are many things I can't do!

Hope you sleep well, FF xxx

Two hours off nicotine. Trying hard to resist the urge to vape but it's so tempting.

I desperately want to say I'm 24 hours clean tomorrow.

Hi everyone, welcome to all the newbies..I thought I should maybe join the April group as I am back to day 2.😭.I was doing good with a couple weeks in but let myself down again.( not going to dwell on it ,no point) so onwards and upwards we go together, hope you all had nice easter 🐣🐣🐣

Onward together dear OverthePanic :) ❤️

After midnight so now on day 1 of quitting nicotine.

6 hours 20 minutes nicotine free. Cravings/withdrawal are really hitting me.

Day 2 and planning for a big day 3 tomorrow!

freedomfries, you might find something of interest in this thread:

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums...out-shape.html

to which I recently added a couple of posts with links, re restoring strength after inactivity, and the complications that ensue when we are inactive.

Take your recovery to fitness carefully and gently; eat well; health and healing will come.

Nine and a half hours nicotine free. Dying for a vape.

Gave in and caped at eleven hours clean. Still, eleven hours is longer than I made before. And I didn't smoke.

I'm just going to keep vaping and stay off the cigarettes.

After a week of that, I'll try and quit vaping.

God but I hate vaping. It makes me cough every time.

It's day six off alcohol.

Oh God but I really hate vaping. I'm going to completely quit nicotine at 7:39am (11 mins from now). I made it eleven hours. I just need to hang in for a few days then it'll get easier.