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Brave Babes - Barging through 2017 in style
SweetLathyrus · 04/01/2017 08:32
Ooh thanks for the shiny new thread!
I'm Dave 
, named after our amazing black cat Dave (RIP). He was a cat of champions!
So Day 4 is here. Thought I slept better than my FitBit tells me I did (only 4 and a halfish hours apparently), but feeling less headachy today than I did yesterday.
DS back to school today so had the school run to contend with. I suffer with anxiety and find the whole 'mums at the school gate' thing a bit stressful. Most are lovely, but I struggle a bit with the smalltalk and always think other mums might think I'm a bit odd..my problem though, not theirs.
Off to toddler group with DD (3) soon. Usually Wednesdays are a big trigger day for me as my DD is spirited to say the least, and by the time OH gets in at about 7, I'm ready to fall face-first into a bucket of wine!
Hope everyone is feeling ok this morning x
oops sorry sweet Don't know the protocol! 
Ok to post here now? The other thread isn't accepting new messages apparently..?
small I had a corker of a headache all yesterday. It was horrible. Necked a couple of neurofen in the end. Much better today so hopefully yours will have gone by tomorrow.
saving seat - fill up the other thread first so that nobody gets left behind 
S'alright Dave, there's usually an unholy scramble for the back seat
The old thread is, indeed, now full. Toodle Pip 2016!
Argh been to see physio about ongoing back issues. Suggested no running at the moment, but that is my main motivation for staying sober. Can cross train, swim etc but it's sunny, I'm not hungover for once, and just want to stick headphones on and head to the beach and run 
Wish I'd got my act together a month ago and gone to him rather than spend December getting drunk. Plus this is meant to be week one of a 16 week training plan. It's a very minor thing in the grand scheme of things I know, but if I have a goal I'm so much more likely to stick to not drinking, eating normally etc.
Bairn's ct postponed due to emergency. But as she is passing the time gaily humping all the soft furnishings I don't think she's bothered
I have the day off so I am knitting dishcloths for all I'm worth. Need to keep very, very busy. Still doin it. Day 4. Fair chuffed wi mysel.
Our bottle recycling was collected this morning - a very full box and extra bag (not to mention the two large bags I took to recycle yesterday because there is a limit to how much the council will take ). Hopefully, next month the only bottles in there will be a couple of DH's ciders, and rose lemonade!
Elba That's rubbish, but you will need to keep your fitness up even if you can't run.
Lunk, DS went through a phase at around 13 of never seeing daylight if he wasn't in school - wouldn't even open his curtains, much less sniff fresh air. He seems to be coming out of the other side now he is almost 15 - still disordered teenage sleeping sickness given half a chance - but less outdoor phobic . On the other hand, I have a SweetDog here who looks at the driving rain/dense fog/howling wind etc and says "Come on, what are we waiting for?" 
Dubh keep those needles clacking!
I'm starting to see less puffiness in my face, but bloody hell I would love a glass of wine. ARGH!! Distracting myself on here (can you tell?) and eating EVERYTHING.
He said until leg symptoms settle down, hopefully 2-4 weeks. Hoping for 2 weeks then I can carry on with training plan, otherwise I think I will have to defer. I suspect meds I'm on (which are also prescribed for neuropathic pain) have masked symptoms a bit and I should of worked on it much sooner. Got a double session with him on Monday for treatment and an exercise plan- think I can see where my alcohol savings are going to go!!!!
sweet keep going! Would sweetdog take you for a little walk to distract you? Or get that C25K app downloaded? (If I can't run I'm gonna make all you lot do it in my place instead )
Going bed shopping now, and will either gym or swim later. Trying to ignore the voice that's saying 'what's the point now'
coffee I'm trying a similar thing, want to have 4 AF days per week and drink less on the drink days.
Am also facing challenges and realise that drinking doesn't REALLY help me cope...
welcome
Coffee, you are very welcome, plenty of seats (we have an infinitely expandable back seat, so we can all be 'cool' occasionally ). I can certainly identify with what you say about counting down, but I was up to a bottle every night , sometimes more. Cutting down will be good - aim to make some days af, otherwise the temptation to drink everyday will just keep going. Wine is empty calories, so loosing weight should be a natural side effect.
Guggs leave the unappetising purees to the baby
Elba, DH has just taken SweetDog out, I'm just obsessing. I will do the C25k, but not this week - I want to get the booze out of my system a bit - then I might get one of those fancy belted leads so I can keep him from running off to do his own thing (the dog, not DH!!)
If you have to defer (but lets keep positive for now), could you sign up for a 10K or half marathon later in the year to keep your motivation going?
Ma hope the walk blew the cobwebs away.
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