Sober 8/3/2021 who's with me?

[mumjustmum]

Tomorrow, I'm going sober. Nothing. Not one. No NA drinks either. Just need to change this horrific habit and addiction I've allowed myself into. Today I will drink 4 bottles of wine. I look and feel
Terrible.
Anyone with me?

@Secretsquirrelsbuddy @Sharpasknives both so positive! Well done. I'm taking the kids to nursery then taking dog out for a couple of hours this morning

Plenty fresh air will help I think

Um hoping noone calls me on zoom for work as i have a fask mask on. Self care

@Sharpasknives hahahaha! I hope someone does!

@Secretsquirrelsbuddy yes, also procrastinating from cleaning the house

Morning all.

The waking up with no hangover is a good feeling and I don't have that Monday anxiety that comes with the territory of drinking all weekend.

@mumjustmum i have further blood tests tomorrow morning, then appointment with the GP on Thursday, he is not aware of the extent of my drinking but I'm sure he must have an idea now

I have such a headache

Drink lots of water

@mumjustmum Hi! I will join you and today will be my first day.

I have drunk far too much for years and years and during lockdown, I have just got worse. I am fed up being breathless, feeling sick the next day and generally having no energy for anything. I have been wanting to stop for ages but there never seemed a right time but now, having tried several times and getting worse each time, I know I have to do this.

@100days welcome aboard

How is everyone doing

My local shop has just closed and the nearest other is a bus ride away. So I feel good. I can’t access alcohol so don’t need to think about it

Well done SSB! 100 days welcome x
Im listening to podcasts trying to immerse myself in alcohol free messages

Welcome aboard @100days! Is your username 100days, because you've been sober 100 days before? Or is this a new goal?

Hope tomorrow mornings tests go well @patrickbatemansbusinesscard. Let's hope your GP will be able to set a plan on Thursday.
Please let me know how you get on, I think I should probably go to my GP too.

Day one was pretty easy, but I have eaten LOADS more than I normally would, scrambled egg on toast for breakfast, spicy haddock linguine for lunch, and just eaten pork loin, greens and crushed potatoes as I was so hungry, I couldn't wait to eat. Usually, I'll skip dinner and often lunch as I've had so much wine. I'm also about to tuck into the crisps and chocolate I bought this morning too. Good job DDog and I did 10,000 steps this morning!

How are you all this evening?

Good on you, so glad you’ve had a good day. Your menus today sound delicious, and get you walking all those steps!

Morning everyone here’s to a brand new day
I fell asleep very early last night and have been awake since ridiculous o’clock. Headache is gone though and I feel ok. We can do this today

Morning all.

How is everyone's sleep, last night was night number 4 without alcohol and struggling to get to sleep, terrible night sweats and constant waking

Morning all! @mumjustmum I name changed as I have been on these Boards for years but I do aim, if I can, to do 100 days AF.

I got through last night, not too bad at all but went to bed later than normal as I just could not turn my brain off.

I am hoping I do have the willpower to keep going AF for as long as possible.

Day 2 here we come...

Morning, glad to find this board and I've NC as a regular user.

I did day 1 yesterday so this is also day 2 for me. Got into the pattern of drinking a couple of bottles of wine several times a week. I've noticed a breathlessness that I've never had before and I'm so scared of dying young.

I really don't know how this will go and I'd love to just cut down and drink normally but I'm not sure that I can stick to that. Once I've had a couple I just carry on!

Well done eveyone. Today is a new day. Feeling better each day , trying to drink plenty of water.

Hiya all. Wow. Never thought i woukd be here. Was drinking almost 2 bottles a night. Coukdnt remember last day i didnt drink, easy been 8 months. Today is day 3 sober. Lets do this :)

Well done @Redannie118 can't really believe I'm here either

I'm supposed to be running into the beer garden on April 12th with my mate...that'll be a strange conversation if I manage to keep this up.

I've been drinking nearly 2 bottles of wine a night for as long as I can remember.

I've given up for weeks at a time a few times since Xmas but always get pulled back in thinking I can handle just a glass of wine on a Friday and then it spirals again.

So now I'm done. For good. I have accepted I can't even have one. I had my last bottle on Sunday night, the terrible first nights sleep I always get last night and feeling positive today.

I desperately wanted to stop because I thought my liver would be shot, but, I ordered a Thriva blood test and all my livers results were optimal (god knows how). So I know I need to look after it before it's too late!

Welcome! I was a 2 bottles of wine a day girl. First bottle open and finished between 4pm- 5pm. Then another one ( my “firstglsss”) at 7ish. Might walk the dog and buy a small bottle to drink on the way home. Totally ridiculous. Feel better already . Also stopped smoking which is proving harder

Felt like it was ok to be a couole of glasses a night. Then that became a bottle. Then a bottle and a glass or two. Then 2 bottles. I always justified it by never drinking before 8pm. Because only alcoholics drink during the day. Yeah thats total BS. I never even got s hangover.

8pm was my start time as well - never before 8pm. So used to tell myself I can't have a problem really as I don't drink in the morning.

Unfortunately though I started at 8 and finished 2 bottles by 11 so binge drinking on top of an over the top consumption.

Never ever get hangovers. Just an underlying sense of anxiety all day.

Hi all another day nearly done so well done to everyone.
It’s funny how similar our stories are and how the drink just creeps up on us. All I ever wanted was to be able to sit gave a glass of wine in the odd night when my kids were in fed. For me that just doesn’t work. As soon as the alcohol is in my hand I must drink it. I can’t even wait an hour yet I can go 5 days out of 7 without it.for this reason I need to quit.

The thought of never being able to drink again, is I admit, frightening but losing my family or my job scares me more.

Day 3 done, I still gave a headache and my anxiety is rising. Need to keep reminding myself that it’s my body mending itself.

Morning.

How is everyone today?

@mumjustmum - bloods went fine, nurse wasn't for giving much away just advised that the Dr would speak to me Thursday.