Day 4
A good nutritious meal and a movie on TV? I always plan my dinner before I get home so I can make it quickly.
AAMOF, I plan my meals pretty much a few days in advance and I try to keep it simple. Whole foods, lots of vegetables, and some protein. 15-20 minutes prep time, 30 to cook, max. Routine is my friend, and I have a lot of daily chores. Dishes, laundry, grocery, dusting, vacuuming, rotating things like windows, floors, and cupboards. It's never-ending, right?
AAMOF, I plan my meals pretty much a few days in advance and I try to keep it simple. Whole foods, lots of vegetables, and some protein. 15-20 minutes prep time, 30 to cook, max. Routine is my friend, and I have a lot of daily chores. Dishes, laundry, grocery, dusting, vacuuming, rotating things like windows, floors, and cupboards. It's never-ending, right?
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After work cravings
You my friend have hit on a sore point which is what to do after work. Finishing a hard day feeling stressed and passing shops. I have found the hour after work terribly difficult. I have always drunk the night before working and the work hangovers ar very unpleasant that is if I have managed to drag myself out of bed and gone to work!
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Join Date: Jul 2017
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Good job on 4 days Alice.
What strikes me to drink is boredom.
every day after work - 2 bottles of wine and i do all my paperwork half cut.
then on the weekend drink in the day and tinker with my car or in my workshop - or go out and get absolutely wasted on a night out with up to $1000 spent and ending up in the most run-down bar ( because its the only thing left open)
Ive been arrested 3 times and woken up in the watchhouse once
ive been surrounded by groups of guys to bash me because apparently something i said - twice now. My poor (at the time) GF was in tears begging them not to bash me.
... all because i was "bored" and all this time ive been justifying that i don't have a problem.
back to the point, in the last 8 days of being sober iam generally taking great pleasure in doing sober people things.
tomorrow, after work at 6 pm iam going to an international language group gathering. Basically, 60 people from different countries sharing stories and getting to know each other. Yes there will be a bar there, but its not gonna stop me because iam there for a different reason..plus i have to drive.
Try going out of your way to break your routine and find some new, sober plans.
What strikes me to drink is boredom.
every day after work - 2 bottles of wine and i do all my paperwork half cut.
then on the weekend drink in the day and tinker with my car or in my workshop - or go out and get absolutely wasted on a night out with up to $1000 spent and ending up in the most run-down bar ( because its the only thing left open)
Ive been arrested 3 times and woken up in the watchhouse once
ive been surrounded by groups of guys to bash me because apparently something i said - twice now. My poor (at the time) GF was in tears begging them not to bash me.
... all because i was "bored" and all this time ive been justifying that i don't have a problem.
back to the point, in the last 8 days of being sober iam generally taking great pleasure in doing sober people things.
tomorrow, after work at 6 pm iam going to an international language group gathering. Basically, 60 people from different countries sharing stories and getting to know each other. Yes there will be a bar there, but its not gonna stop me because iam there for a different reason..plus i have to drive.
Try going out of your way to break your routine and find some new, sober plans.
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Join Date: Jul 2017
Posts: 322
highly recommended, you have to go out and do stuff, otherwise, you will just go back to it.
I know I will if I just stay at home.
i use this site to find activities in my city. BUT BE AWARE! it has lots of alcohol-related activities, ( pub crawls, social single nights, wine tasting etc)
but its got a lot of alcohol-free things as well, whatever hobby you like it probably has it.
https://www.meetup.com/
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