getright15

Felt accomplished today even though irritation crept in. I have a phone interview in the morning and an in person around noon time. If I was drinking tonight I'd me so hungover in the morning that I probably would skip both.

I haven't spoken to my sponsor nor my grandsponsor either. To be honest I really don't feel like speaking to either one of them. As I get myself back together I actually feel at peace at the moment. Not drinking has me more calm, and for my wife to say "you seem in a lot better mood lately" trust me that is huge.

Finalround

When I started hearing, "you look thinner", or "you look younger", I knew I was on the right track too. How could I not be happier when I'm getting compliments?
Best part was when people asked how I'm doing it, dieting? Exercising? ...
No, just stopped drinking poison every day.

D122y

Get,

The crave is for life. We drunks have brain damage and our coping mechanism is to drink.

I suffer through the craves and feel accomplished afterwards.

Because i am never hungover I have more energy than I have had since I was in my twenties.

My workouts are getting easier so I up the weights and increase the intensity of the cardio.

I am more patient at work and w my family.

95 percent of the time I reap benefits of not drinking. 5 percent I suffer w paws/ptsd from my years of drinking.

Never again. Never again. God help me Never again.

Thanks.

PhoenixJ

HUGE- YES.
I need to remind myself every day by actively doing recovery stuff that staying sober is an equally important thing for me to remember- every day, as is eating and drinking water. Without food/water- I die.

Without a daily plan for keeping my recovery real- I would after awhile, relax- then get too relaxed, then think 'hell, I done good! One drink can't hurt'. For me- one drink is too much, because 30 is not enough.
If I relapse again- I will stay dead.