The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Carry On Past The Brewery!

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Hello.

I'm Mouse and I've been on the bus for 2 months now and not fallen off it as yet. It's much more comfortable than The Wagon!

Anyway, this is thread number nine!

Everyone is welcome to join at any point of the journey, drinking or not, wanting to stop or just to cut down.

Jump on board, you won't be judged, just supported whatever you decide.

Here is the history of The Brave Babes if you want to have a read.

JWN's original thread

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I spent years feeling physically sick everytime my ex breathed eau do vodka all over me (he was always convinced that vodka didn't smell) - It never occurred to me that my breath must have always smelt of booze - particularly in the last few years - My God I was a deluded as him!
All this talk of food is making me starving!
Fried egg on toast with ketchup please!
x

Are we all on eggs today then? No worries, just nipping out to the chickens next door to get more!

Silver - as evil as this sounds, if the fish dies, it would be no real loss as DD is, and I quote, "far to grown up for a stupid goldfish mum, so what if he dies?"

All heart that girl

But he has been with us for 8 years!

hippy - how are you getting on?

'too'

Ooo, Id love a fried breakfast.

I'm trying to be 'good' at the moment as got about a stone of baby weight to lose!! Boring I know but it's not helping self-esteem at the moment

Thanks Mouse - will cash in that IOU someday:)
Jab trying to be good myself at minute as I would love to lose a stone for Christmas (have about 3 to lose:()

Hello you lot. I'm loving Venus's posts!! Venus you are like a proper Guru! Thank you for the blessing
RED where are you lovely. Hurry back and chat to us x.
I am disgustingly hormental (than you Mouse love that word) I am being really pathetic, and seem to have developed a mild personality disorder and severe paranoia this week Roll on the menopause, i've had enough.
Still won't be drinking today.

oh dont talk to me about diets!, , i need to lose a bit, i have lost a stone in the last 4 months but i seem to be stuck now, trouble is, my appetite has returned with a vengance!, i have always liked cooking but now im sober enough to eat it! , i used to get pissed while i was getting dinner and lose interest in eating it, now my mouth salivates with anticipation - i hope to god food is not my next addiction!

desire - im trying to do a stone by Christmas too...maybe we can support each other with that too?!

BTW a stone is fab JWN...is it just down to no booze?

jab - yes, just down to booze!, (certainly not down to 'careful eating')

Well done jwn, jab we can definitely support each other with our weight loss:)

Are you there Red? Really hope everything is ok with you, miss you on the thread!

Hello everyone I am feeling good , no drinking last night and am relieved to be back on track.

I am beginning to understand JWNs post about the relief of not having to think about whether you are drinking when where how much etc . I am not there yet but even understanding it feels like a step forward.

My friend coming for dinner tonight knows how long I have wanted to cut back on drinking and I have asked her if we can stick to soft drinks

Today I will not be drinking

Have a good day everyone

Mouse my DD was exactly the same about ours that died - 'ah well it was only a fish' Dontcha just lovem!!

Egg perfect by the way - was that 3.5 minutes or 4 - I'm never sure now they come in different sizes!!

So as I am stuck at work who is going to driving Gerald today??

Not me Silver as can't drive:)
My eldest daughter rang me to work about a year ago to say that goldfish had died, she was very upset . . she was 24 at the time (my daughter, not the goldfish:))

Morning all, thanks for the warm welcomes. makes me feel positive about posting, and for the decision I have made

Today I will not be drinking!!

JWN - at my worst I can consume two bottles of wine every night, over probably about 10 tens.
At my best I have probably 3 bottles per week!
If I could stick to that I would probably be more than happy, but I never do - it always creeps away from me.

I hate drinking outside the house (loud alarm bells anyone), but it doesn't stop me and then I have the vile morning or day or even several days of "what have i done, said, where am I hurt, and where will the next unexplained drunken injury appear"

So ITS GOING TO STOP.

DAY 3

What I want to know is why do I feel so shit, cant sleep, cant eat, cant settle.
I have never really had a problem functioning with a hangover (although its not great) but I feel really so bad, i am in bed sick - and i am not sure it's not in some way psychosomatic!?

Silver - 4 mins, large free range egg from next door.

ILBB - Ah, welcome to the detoxing. Not very nice but it will pass. If you can get to day 5, you will start to feel much, much better.

You will want to go to bed to sleep rather than pass out pissed. You will sleep deeper, for longer and without the dreaded sweats.

You will get your appetite back and be able to taste more of your food once you let your palate breath again.

Take you time, you'll get there and you WILL feel better for it.

Hi quick post, just to check in. All been a bit hectic, all got a bit stressful with DD nursery - got a meeting tonight to try and sort things out. Hoping we exchange on house this week. Feel like I am getting into the swing of not drinking now. Starting to feel normal rather than odd.

Hope everyone doing well, sounds like some MIFLAW words of wisdom would be helpful for us all.

Hope Red is ok, thinking of you if you are reading.

Mouse, glad that the appt went so well at the hospital.

big hello to everyone else, sorry I can't post more. Gee x

I have been in Marseille.

Hello to all - how's it going?

MIFLAW - nice to see you.

I'm fine and dandy thanks. You?

Hey MsGee fab to see you, you sound so bright and in control. Well done. xx

Wow, I called and MIFLAW appeared!

Mouse thank you. I have felt anything but this week but realised that I can't worry about everything. Apart from the stupidity of it, I get lost in what to worry about next!

I have just ventured out to have a haircut, so feeling pleased with leaving the house and I am being vain and swishing my new hair (not literally, old hair cut and coloured....) a lot.

Also drove past new house with DH which filled my heart with hope.

I wish you all the very best in your new home MsGee

Here for a rant if you need one during the move!!!

As well as can be expected.

MIFLAW.......... I feel that sentence lacks 'given that x'

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