DRY 5

[allhailqueenmab]

Starting this before the old one gets filled up!
this is the thread for the alcohol free.
Join us!

[Fattymcbatty]

Hello, marking my place as I love our thread!

[Lucy2610]

I'm in! Off to bed with me sleep easy herbal tea :)

[Fattymcbatty]

I'm on day 8, feeling great but am really over compensating with chocolate.... guess I'm going to have to address this before I pile on the weight. Anyone else replaced booze with something naughty but nice?

[CornChips]

Hello new thread!

Fatty, I also replaced with chocolate and crisps - neither of which I like generally.

Put on 7 pounds which I am still trying to shift.

[merce]

Hello all! Have been away from the thread for a bit, but just had a good catch up and wanted to mark my place on the new thread.

Welcome to all lovely newcomers. And Darkness, I just lived loved loved your post on what a sober Christmas is like. Spot on. Being a sober mother at Christmas is a blessing, not a punishment.

Have been v remiss re my AA meetings recently and my mood/behaviour/tolerance has deteriorated in predictable way..... Need to get my arse into gear - always that much harder during school hols, tho.

[SundayMorningComingDown]

I loved the sober xmas post too. I want a xmas like that.
Fuck chocolate. I woke up this morning and thought "there is no SEX in my life!"
Seriously, not for (gulp) years.
Maybe I could replace booze with sex?
Just need to meet a willing victim partner.
Anyhoo, glad to see you all.. I am hopefully back on the straight and narrow after a shitty couple of months in RL, during which I stayed sober and hated it, or drank and hated myself, but I am trying again properly, like I knew I would because stay on this thread and I see that it's possible.
I hope it's possible for me. Feel a bit of a lost cause tbh.x

[MistressofPemberley]

Just popping on to say hello on new thread. Back from a fabulous wedding yesterday. Bloody love being sober at weddings. Danced my little socks off. Up at 6 with baby and no hangover. Hard at first as all the booze was from a local vineyard and was my absolute favourite wine, but once I got over it, and started smelling that sour smell on people's breath I remembered that after 3 plus glasses, no wine is nice anymore.

Not far off 5 months now, and while I still get pangs every now and then, I've never felt better. I replaced the booze with sugar, and then the sugar with exercise so I am fit as a fiddle and slimmer than I've been for years. Not showing off, just wanted to reassure that it can be done.

Keep on trucking everyone.

[Lucy2610]

Morning all :)
FMcB I replaced it with chocolate and cake for a good 6 months but things improved naturally after that so don't worry too much it will right itself in time imo.
mistress - awesome job!! I'd be well chuffed with myself and be lining up a lovely sober treat as a reward

[Haggismcbaggis]

Hi everyone. A new thread - fabulous!
Mistress - so well done on the wedding. Gives me hope for my first one in September. And 5 months - that's so cool.

[stayingdry]

Here on the new thread.
try subbing your sugar fix, chocolate with a diet fizzy pop:)

[CornChips]

Morning all. [waves]

[Bigglesfliesundone]

Just checking into the trendy new thread .

[stayingdry]

got 10 assorted builders in, bathroom and kitchen refit, not feeling the serenity today Then I remember that if it was last year my only concern would be how to sneak my drinking in coming upto 11 months, one day at a time.
Had to miss last 3 AA meetings and feeling it, but going tonight and can't wait, need to get my fix

[Bigglesfliesundone]

Nine months next Monday. Quite astounded that I have actually done this

[Lucy2610]

Afternoon all!
Congrats stayingdry on almost 11 months and Biggles on 9 months. I'm 10 months today

[stayingdry]

lucy,10 month birthday, fantastic and bighles brilliant

[Tortoiseonthehalfshell]

Look at how well everyone's doing. I love it! Mistress I particularly always like your updates, because you're just a squeak ahead of me. I have not replaced anything with exercise, admittedly, but everything else you've said rings true here as well.

[CornChips]

Morning all. :)

Fingers crossed for another glorious day.

[CornChips]

God a scary thing just happened to me. Sorry, feel a bit unsettled, and have to share.

I have been finding the last few days hard and feel as if am building up to a slip. I have really been resisting. Today I was driving at speed along a dual carriageway, thinking if I would just pop in and get a bottle. I was really focused on the yes/no yes/no of it. Anyway, I changed lanes at 40 miles an hour without thinking and without looking in my mirrors. I was seriously so intent on the internal struggle. Thank GOD there was no-one around me, but FFS I COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. I am so shocked at myself.

I feel really shaky and like I seriously don't want to get in my car again today.

Thank heavens my wakeup reminder to take more care did not cause an accident. Thank God for that.

[Haggismcbaggis]

Cornchips. That's scary. On both levels. Is there anything that has triggered these thoughts. Anything you think would help avoid it happening again. Invariably for me when I stop and think about the HALT acronym (hungry, angry, lonely or tired) - it's one of those things I'm feeling. So I try and address those with something and soon the desire to drink passes.

I'm really glad you are ok.

[CornChips]

I just feel so so stupid to have been so pre-occupied while driving. When I think about it is is horrifying.

A good reminder to myself.

Lonely and tired has been what it has been the past few days. DH is away again for work. I have been getting up about 4.30 to try and finish a work project.

Had a treat planned for trigger times today- driving DS and I to the beach and fish and chips. I don't really want to drive again today.

[Haggismcbaggis]

How about a picnic in your garden or nearest green space. No cooking needed - than bed when your son goes to bed - with a movie or rubbishy book

[CornChips]

Yes. Perfect. :) Walk to the fish and chip shop then to the park near us. Then definitely bed for me when DS goes. And I am awash with rubbishy books.

Sorry, I sound whiney. It has seriously shaken me up.

[Haggismcbaggis]

You don't sound whiny. You sound self-aware and that must be a good thing.

I think of all the times my driving was dangerous in the morning due to hangovers and on occasion I'm would probably have tested over the limit if it had been a late one. Think of all thosebmornings you've avoided recently.

[CornChips]

That is true. I was thinking the same thing. An acquaintance of ours recently got done for drink driving by being over the limit the next day. It was in our local paper and I did think 'there but for the grace....'

I actually had no idea that a bottle of wine takes about 11 hours to clear your system- I read that in Lucy Rocca's book. God, I was just warming up on a bottle!

Thanks Haggis. :)