The Brave Babes Battle Bus - New Year, New Start And With A Firm Resolution In Their Hearts.

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Hello, I'm Mouse and I have an ever changing relationship with alcohol.

This is the Brave Babes Battle Bus, it's a support thread for those who feel their drinking habits are not what they should be, or even those of another.

Sober, drinking or somewhere in between, come take a seat.

And for those who would like to know where this all started, HERE is a link to the threads before this one.

Make THIS year THE year that you change your life, for the better.

Have a Happy New Year, full of memories to treasure, not to forget.

think its fucked off here too now - wow that was hard work!
I would have definitely given in if you hadn't all been here to help tonight.
thanks Babes.
tomorrow will be an unbelievable day 5!! Can't remember the last time that happened.

Just back from AA
Just wanted to shake pompoms at everyone . Well done!!

Checking in. Long day at hospital. Ma isindie obs STAY STRONG.
I am back to day one tomorrow . Bottle of wine. Will post tomorrow but back at work and will be madness.

Seeing gp 5.30.

Night babes x

i hope none of you are qualified to comment on the taste of week old semen!!

hope everyone made it to bed sober x

Ma

You are a feking star - love you to bits

And now I'm back to day one you are in front.....

Soooooooooooo

Never being a woman that likes losing......................

I am back on Gerald The Bastard Bus NOW

Sleepsville

Twatting booze - if I could get my hands on the wanker that made/discovered it... it really wouldn't be a pretty sight

night babes

sweet dreams xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I'm only a lurker without alcohol issues of my own but I am supporting all of you brave babes all the way..... Huge congrats to those of you who made it to bed today without a drink, supportive best wishes to those who are on day 1 tomorrow......

Pom poms being waved here!!!

Aww thanks Horses

That was a quick nail-biting catch up with thread. If I had been around I would have recommended watching Fat Fighters or some other motivational health related tv. They're all on at the moment. I think Biggest Loser starts this week that usually inspires me to ditch the booze get off my arse .

Hope everyone has battened down the hatches, think we're in for another windy one.

Sleep tight you brave battling baves x

Night Brave Babes. Day 3 done and dusted here;)

Day 5 here, and maybe just a teensy boingy feeling....not helped by having to get up at stupid o clock to drop DDs at station so carried on into work and am here all alone in the office with a mug of coffee, a bowl of cereal and a pleased glow. thank you for getting me through last night.Tonight will be a new challenge as first day back at work, but won't project..
silver sucks to be you, I'm in front now. na na na na naaaaaaah
obrigada well done mate
isindie still taking me over an hour to get to sleep at night whereas before when I was pissed relaxed I would be out like a light. here's hoping it improves....
Morning to all...

Obrigada, Isinde, Ma, you must be the queens of smugville today! Well done you. It's such a great feeling when you had the urge but fought it, and won! I didn't have the urge (it was only day 2 for me and the memories of hangovers are all too clear, tonight/tomorrow I will have forgotten all about them, idiot that I am!).

Silver hope you're feeling OK this morning. Today is a brand new day.

Today I will not be drinking

Morning Isinde and Ma, and Hello to all those just getting up.

I took Dh to the station this morning, and then took my car into the garage for it's MOT (nail-biting emoticon). After the expenses of the last few weeks, I am dreading anything being wrong with it. I really ought to stagger my car payments, my MOT, tax and insurance are all due in January, a scary financial start to the year!!

I'm not at work until next Monday, and am trying to get lots of college work done, so as to give myself some space next week. I did lots yesterday, but can feel the procrastination fairy is around today!

I am soooo hungry first thing, the last few mornings, are you the same Ma and Isinde? I wonder if it because of waking up with a clear head, and actually fancying something nice to eat, instead of just taking the bacon option like on Monday!!!

Silver new day today, never mind last night, you have it in your head to do this now, I am rooting for you, and joining you .

Also I am hoping the new year has started well for all the babes we haven't heard from, for a while.

And Mif, my dear Sage , how are you, and the family?

Mouse Are you ok, I missed you yesterday,were you travelling back home?, I hope all is well.xx

Venus sending you love, and all the best things.xx

Right, what can I eat.............................

Xposted Tinselly Hi

Morning Thurso!

Good luck with the car!

I've cut out a lot of carbs from my diet recently and that really seems to help. I feel hungry a lot less often now and I've lost a bit of weight (although I put some of it back on over Christmas, natch). When I'm hungover I crave all sorts of rubbish - basically the rubbisher the better. Yet another reason not to keep drinking!!

Snap Tinselly.

I weighed myself yesterday, and although the number isn't wonderful, I am 1lb lighter than 2 weeks before Christmas, althought I had lost more than that, still onward!

I have just put four fish fingers under the grill, and am going to have a fish finger and tomato sandwich, my idea of bliss, but others seem to find it gross!!

I wish that I could cut out carbs, but I do love bread, uncut, crusty and warm!

Morning, tis me, Mouse

Welcome to all of the lovely new posters and a huge to Horses for your post xx

I'm okay, struggling with the down that follows Christmas and NY. I weighed myself this morning and promptly busrt into tears. I've been drinking every day, some days more than othet in the past but rs but it has to stop. Sure, I've said this before but I'd like to rein it again and at the very least cut right down.

I've failed to do that in the past but stopping completely is not going to happen, because I don't want that. I want to be a normal, controlled drinker. What are my chances??

Mainly through exhaustion but also my hormentals are rampaging through my body at the moment as it's around 'that time' so be warned, I may be a tad weepy for no apparent reason, so sorry in advance.

We're off to Nursery this morning so will catch up later. Sorry not to say hi to you all individually. xx

Hello Mouse ,

I have just sat down to my laptop to start my college work, sorry I wasn't here when you posted earlier.
Let's live in the day, today. The weight can, and will come off, and you can stop drinking as you don't want to, because you've done it before. I know what you mean about the dip that follows Christmas and New Year, in some ways I will glad to get back to work, and back to normality (whoops, there goes sanity) (sorry, couldn't help myself!)) next week.

I have just made myself a pot of real coffee, and as I poured some into a mug, I accidentally put in a tablespoon of double cream as well .

Mouse if you feel weepy, I am around most of today, have a weep on my shoulder, I'm wearing an old t shirt, so the mascara doesn't matter!!xx

Morning all, welcome to another day on the bus. The sun has just gone down in Bangkok and its a muggy day. I'm still off work until next week but DD is back at school and DH at work, so this is a danger zone for me, need to avoid the expat wife lunchtime glass of wine. So kept myself busy today with the gym and having a good clear out. Amazing how much junk accumulates in a year.

I've lost a lot of weight (not drinking, low carbing) recently, but weighed myself today for the first time in a couple of weeks. Oh dear. I too almost cried. So back on the low carb wagon and am doing a 30 day shred. That also makes me cry,but the reality is I have to work much harder nowadays to shift weight and tone up that I used to. Even before Christmas, things weren't looking quite toned. Ho hum, I guess I will never have the body of a 20 year old again. Certainly I won't have the boobs of the 20 year old me ever again! My vanity astounds me sometimes, though, it was so depressing to clear through my wardrobe and chuck things out on the basis they at never going to look good on me ever again, no matter how slim.

I find not drinking reduces the carb cravings and sugar cravings though. I've also measured myself - I often find if I focus on weight alone, results come slowly, so measuring, say, the circumference of my upper arms, waist and bottom gives me a sense f achievement faster because the results are more immediate.

Hmm, I seem to have mistaken this for a diet thread....

Afternoon all

Also back to work this morning, although I slept in this morning, too many long lies recently.

mouse am also about if you want to chat.
I am also feeling scared of the scales so I have avoided standing on them
However I still have my jeans on, and they are looking alright, I think that I am just feeling the effects of too little exercise and too many late nights!! The 30 day shred sounds like a plan though, and I think I may dig out the DVD and join you BOM a good way to get the metabolism kick started again.

Hope everyone else is doing ok today
Waves like a loon
Bafana
xx

Bafana, I'm only on Day 3 and dying, legs feel like jelly, tummy is aching so much I can't laugh. But it feels good to do something, it sure gets the blood flowing. I had too long a period last year when I wasn't allowed to exercise, I really hated not doing anything.

Mousie, I'm guessing a lot of exercise options aren't open to you...when I was recovering from my op, the hospital referred me to a trainer who put together a programme suited to my health at the time. Is that something you can and want to access? You sound like it might help a bit, it might help give back a little but if feeling if control. Just a thought.

Afternoon Babes

What I love about January is:
Getting the xmas decorations packed away, the house looks instantly tidier
A new calendar and diary and the anticipation of what the new year might bring
The chance to start afresh with all my resolutions
The fact that Easter is 3 months away so I've got loads of time to lose weight
The fact that summer is even further away so I don't need to panic if I don't lose weight by Easter
The days are getting longer
New stuff to watch on tv
Looking for early signs of spring but knowing there's still a chance of snow
Using my lovely new bath smellies and scented candles I got for xmas
Getting back to work and seeing my lovely colleagues friends
Watching my children grow and sharing their lives
Going back to pilates and badminton
Having more vegetables than chocolate
Not feeling obliged to go out and party!!

Those last three are really going to help with the weight loss. I reckon I could do 30lbs in 90 days again. I didn't quite make it last time but I had a bloody good go. Starting on Monday if anyone wants to join me.

Massive Helloooooooo!! to TheBoss fabulous to hear from you again

Hellooooo to Fairienuff too! Marvellous to be back, my MN curfew was a little painful! And welcoming me back with a list as well, we all know how I love lists!

Yay to getting the decorations down, although I get a little teary every year because it marks a milestone in my DD growing up. Her 4th Xmas gone, and the first one when she really got "Santa is coming". A bit lacking in the Natvity understanding, she thought we were celebrating the birth of baby cheeses. Oh well.

30lb in 90 days - wow! How?

Faire That diet plan over here as well, please