Wow, 90 days
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Wow, 90 days
I hit 90 days sober yesterday. 
It's the longest I've stayed sober in 11 years.
I guess I still have that voice that says maybe I can drink in the future, yet I know it will bring me right back to the hell. So, I don't know why that voice in the back of my head stays there? It worries me.
Especially with the summer coming..
Not a ton has changed unfortunately.
I guess maybe because I wasn't a daily drinker, more like twice a week.
I do feel better most days, but my depression is still there. Those dreadful mornings of self-loathing however are gone and that in itself makes it all worth it.
I've gained about 10 lbs. which totally stinks because I had already put on 30 lbs. in 11 years of drinking. I eat healthy and most days I walk/work out, so I think I'm stuck with it. I have to admit it was one of the reasons I quit too. It shouldn't have been but I hate the extra weight.
I've found new interests and even some old I've rekindled. I try to keep busy most days but fatigue is still a problem for me. I sometimes wish I had a magic pill to just feel good again, I guess that's what I used alcohol for.
So anyway, just checking in, This board has helped me a lot. I spend hours reading some days. Thank-you all for being there.
It's the longest I've stayed sober in 11 years.I guess I still have that voice that says maybe I can drink in the future, yet I know it will bring me right back to the hell. So, I don't know why that voice in the back of my head stays there? It worries me.
Especially with the summer coming..Not a ton has changed unfortunately.
I guess maybe because I wasn't a daily drinker, more like twice a week.
I do feel better most days, but my depression is still there. Those dreadful mornings of self-loathing however are gone and that in itself makes it all worth it.
I've gained about 10 lbs. which totally stinks because I had already put on 30 lbs. in 11 years of drinking. I eat healthy and most days I walk/work out, so I think I'm stuck with it. I have to admit it was one of the reasons I quit too. It shouldn't have been but I hate the extra weight.
I've found new interests and even some old I've rekindled. I try to keep busy most days but fatigue is still a problem for me. I sometimes wish I had a magic pill to just feel good again, I guess that's what I used alcohol for.
So anyway, just checking in, This board has helped me a lot. I spend hours reading some days. Thank-you all for being there.
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I've read in more than one place that it can take a few months for our bodies to adjust to the change metabolically. I know a few years ago I lost 20 lbs during 10 months of sobriety...then like a chucklehead I had a glass of wine "just this once."
#eyeroll.
You're doing great! Good for you!
Keep going, it will get better. 
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Congratulations on 90 days!! That is a huge accomplishment and you should be proud.
What have you been doing to fill the time? Any new hobbies??
As for the thoughts of just one... I have the same eye roll as Aries because when I hit 90 days in 2013 I thought o can certainly have just one glass of wine in front of this beautiful fire on our mountain getaway. No need to finish the story, you can figure out the rest.
Keep up the great work!!!
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What have you been doing to fill the time? Any new hobbies??
As for the thoughts of just one... I have the same eye roll as Aries because when I hit 90 days in 2013 I thought o can certainly have just one glass of wine in front of this beautiful fire on our mountain getaway. No need to finish the story, you can figure out the rest.
Keep up the great work!!!
❤️ Delilah
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Great job man. I put on weight for the first few months because I was eating whatever I wanted. The next 12 months I lost a pound per month as the diet got back to normal. Give it time. Or try some cycling or running, that will do it for sure.
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Thank-you all. I do feel better for the most part. Sober mornings never get old, and getting out into the sunshine feels really good (it used to be too bright, lol). Nature puts me in a good mood.
I'm putting more time into cleaning the house, decorating, even been going through the attic and pulling out old treasures. There's always something to do if you look hard enough.
Life is manageable.
I do feel better for the most part. Sober mornings never get old, and getting out into the sunshine feels really good (it used to be too bright, lol). Nature puts me in a good mood. I'm putting more time into cleaning the house, decorating, even been going through the attic and pulling out old treasures. There's always something to do if you look hard enough.
Life is manageable.
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