Feeling good. Day 100
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Colorado
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Feeling good. Day 100
Well, aside from some tired days, I've found that living without alcohol is far better than drinking.
I've been told I'm a better person by more than 3 people, including my best friend and work partner. My memory is better albeit gets stuck at times. Physically, I worked up from pushups to weights, then hillsprints and my body feels stronger and looks better than it has in a long time. I knew booze was bad for me, but i didn't care, I was apathetic. I feel like I have a new lease on life (at least for now). I care about my life and health
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I've been able to work a physical job and fit in healthy food, exercise, and social time with new people. It's been tough, but being steadfast about not drinking has been rewarding in itself also. In the past, I'd barely work, come home and drink beer or wine. It wasn't the move... I felt crap all the time.
Some days are still hard, but it's getting much better, and things are starting to normalize and ramp up.
It was so tough this go around, I don't want to mess it up ever again. I'm just starting to adjust enough to where I can handle a 100% increase in life. It feels great to push myself. I want to see where my potential is, and it's nice to break through barriers, both mentally, and physically.
Thanks for everyone's support in here, and all the continuous education, whether from first hand or otherwise has been invaluable; so thank you all for this. It's allowed me to get to where I feel better, and a better member of society.
I've been told I'm a better person by more than 3 people, including my best friend and work partner. My memory is better albeit gets stuck at times. Physically, I worked up from pushups to weights, then hillsprints and my body feels stronger and looks better than it has in a long time. I knew booze was bad for me, but i didn't care, I was apathetic. I feel like I have a new lease on life (at least for now). I care about my life and health
.I've been able to work a physical job and fit in healthy food, exercise, and social time with new people. It's been tough, but being steadfast about not drinking has been rewarding in itself also. In the past, I'd barely work, come home and drink beer or wine. It wasn't the move... I felt crap all the time.
Some days are still hard, but it's getting much better, and things are starting to normalize and ramp up.
It was so tough this go around, I don't want to mess it up ever again. I'm just starting to adjust enough to where I can handle a 100% increase in life. It feels great to push myself. I want to see where my potential is, and it's nice to break through barriers, both mentally, and physically.
Thanks for everyone's support in here, and all the continuous education, whether from first hand or otherwise has been invaluable; so thank you all for this. It's allowed me to get to where I feel better, and a better member of society.
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100 days - how fabulous.
I know what you mean about 'this go round'. I firmly believe if I ever went back out that would be the end of me. Teetered on the brink the last time - so dangerous to play with it. Very happy for you, sobersolstice.
I know what you mean about 'this go round'. I firmly believe if I ever went back out that would be the end of me. Teetered on the brink the last time - so dangerous to play with it. Very happy for you, sobersolstice.
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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I'm looking at sobriety as one step toward becoming a healthier and stronger person.
It's by far the most difficult in that many drastic changes need to happen for it to work, but stopping has presented many more benefits than drawbacks.
I still occasionally experience PAWS, esp. on the weekends, but it's subsiding. It crept up around day 40 for me and the last 60 has been slow feeling. The original withdrawals were the worst I've had, and never want to experience that again.
I like the sober me much better than the drunk me. My best friends and family tell me that, and I agree completely!
Thanks! Chat and the forums have helped tremendously for me, and I'm just going to stay a better person. It finally is starting to feel like everything is alive again.
It's by far the most difficult in that many drastic changes need to happen for it to work, but stopping has presented many more benefits than drawbacks.
I still occasionally experience PAWS, esp. on the weekends, but it's subsiding. It crept up around day 40 for me and the last 60 has been slow feeling. The original withdrawals were the worst I've had, and never want to experience that again.
I like the sober me much better than the drunk me. My best friends and family tell me that, and I agree completely!
Thanks! Chat and the forums have helped tremendously for me, and I'm just going to stay a better person. It finally is starting to feel like everything is alive again.
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Join Date: May 2018
Location: Illinois
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Congrats. 100 days is a big deal. I'm around 109 I think so we are around the same page. I still get some paws as well. They come and go. There are sometimes couple hour stretches where it'll let up and I'll feel amazing. Hopefully it'll just keep getting better.
I notice heavy workouts ramp up symptoms. Lack of sleep, getting heat exhausted (my job requires outside work), lack of food, and worrying really ramp up the paws. Sometimes the anxiety is almost debilitating. However it's easing up.
I'm always glad to see someone else going thru the same stuff. It makes me think eventually it'll all work out.
I notice heavy workouts ramp up symptoms. Lack of sleep, getting heat exhausted (my job requires outside work), lack of food, and worrying really ramp up the paws. Sometimes the anxiety is almost debilitating. However it's easing up.
I'm always glad to see someone else going thru the same stuff. It makes me think eventually it'll all work out.
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