The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Off To Find The Summer Sun and Sobriety!

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Hello, I'm Mouse :)

Welcome to the Bus, take a seat and enjoy the ride. We're a Bus full of drinkers, non-drinkers, those who are trying to give up for life, those who are giving up for a few hours because that's all that they can manage (which is fine!) or quitting just for today......

We don't wear Judgey Pants (they're far too last year darhling ) but we have hugs a plenty and tough love when it's needed. Which isn't often!

So, what have you got to lose? If you're reading this, you're thinking that you are no longer happy with the way you drink, which tells me that this is the Bus for you. :)

If you'd like to see where we've been so far and what we've been up to, take a peek HERE

And if you want to knnow why we're here in the first place, take a look at THIS THREAD RIGHT HERE :)

See you soon x

Hooray indeed xxx maybe we should celebrate what we are instead of beating ourselves up over what we're not. If that ww goes near any one of you she's getting a Glasgow kiss fae me!!!!! Xxxxx

Hi babes.

isinde, I could identify so much with your post. Especially those horrible small-hours feelings of panic and hopelessness.

I keep trying to remember what it was like when I managed for a long time, and it did get better, and I didn't feel the pull to drink so much. That's the only thing that consistently motivates me, thinking, it will get better.

Anyway. Day 3 for me. I'm off to a wedding tomorrow with DH, which should be lovely because we've not been away for a while, and it's going to be in the town where he went to school, so I'll get to meet lots of his schoolfriends and so on. Hopefully it will be reasonably easy not to drink as I will take the car (and only I can drive it). But I'm still trying to stay ultra-vigilent (vigilant? I can't spell).

I am loving the positive tone this bus is taking, btw - it's amazing how inspiring it is to read the last couple of posts. baby and gugg.

lol! Love it baby- you sound good,more positive.

Hi there LRD hope it goes ok, After a bit you can watch people get plastered- very interesting people watching that is.

True, I can.

I think it promises to be fairly sedate, actually, but I'm a sucker for weddings so I'll enjoy it no matter what.

Ah Indie my brave sad friend. What a post.

You are worth so much more than this.
The wine witch is here. I will keep her here and away from you. See how I sacrifice myself?
Venus good to see you toots. How are you?
purps go knock London dead

Am trying to fight her and not winning tonight, again, sorry babes I will be beaten up tomorrow.

Not winning here either

lots of water before bed ma and ladame

Yeah, I'm on water now.
Wonder how dd2 got on tonight? She had her first gig as a singing waitress at a wedding

Isinde although you speak of defeat, that post did not sound like you are out for the count. Yes, you've finally had enough, and yes, you are throwing in the towel. But you are doing it with great dignity, with clarity and with certainty.

Walking away actually makes you the winner. Let her have her moment of glory, let her claim another fight won. When you have walked away from the ring for the last time she will look around and wonder where you went.

That, my friend, is victory

faire perfectly put, just perfect x x x

Oh wow I missed a lot yesterday!

Indie my heart goes out to you reading your post. The sadness is overwhelming sometimes isn't it but you have decided to walk away, good for you! I am cheering you on!

All of us can relate to some part of your post or, more likely, all of it. Alcohol is a truly evil addiction, I know smoking is bad as it steals your health but drink steals your hope and your future if you let it.

How are you this morning? Hope you had a rested night's sleep.

Hello to all other babes, I hope everyone is looking forward to the BH weekend. Well done to all who are staying in the bus. And empathy to those who aren't, just this time last week that was me. So I need to remain vigilant despite having no plans to drink.....I'm on day 6 today I notice there were two other babes at the same point, think it was Guggs and Thisis but forgive me if I'm wrong. Once I start posting I can't refer back to the thread so I get everything in my head that I want to say and then most of it goes once I start typing!

Wave to Lonnika, well done babe and it is great to keep seeing you!

Right I need to get on, when I got up the house was peaceful and asleep around me but suffice to say it's not any more!

Take care all

Pink X

Morning all. Off to IKEA to get dd2 kitted out for uni.pray for me

Morning all

Well I think today should be AF I'm going to try anyway see how things go
( so easy to say this at this time of morning, tea time comes and we will see ;) not that easy later I know

X

Hi everyone. Not too bad, stopped before the end of the bottle and watched the Beach with DD (and ate chocolate) thanks baby and Inde
Have a good Saturday all babes
Ma I feel your pain - did it last year with mine. Hang on to your purse strings

Hi all, day 7 here. I expect I will drink tonight. A few weeks back I'd have been happy with just drinking twice a week but now I'm not so sure. I don't know if it's because I'm scared that one or two days drinking will turn into weeks or if it's just that I feel it would be easier not to drink at all. Thinking about what to drink, when, how much, just feels sort of stressful, and has me thinking about wine in a way I've not been during my AF days.

However thinking about giving up altogether makes me feel like I'm losing something. Which doesn't make sense at all as the past couple of weeks I've had more energy, I can get up relatively easily on the mornings, I'm sleeping better, I feel like I'm in a better place to deal with things, I'm not flying off the handle as much or feeling so overwhelmed. But I still feel like I'd be losing something

Oh and after years of my weight not budging, I've lost two pounds without any real effort :) It's funny I did the old ww diet about 10 years ago and it worked really well. Twice I've tried the new pro points diet and have gained weight! I blamed the new plan when it's obvious my daily wine consumption was the more likely culprit!

hello all...I'm tentatively poking my head round the door as I think possibly I may like to join you for a bit....
I have been turning to alcohol far too much over the past few months to cope with stress...The stupid thing is I have depression and take meds, and I KNOW that alcohol makes this worse, but still I find myself reaching for the wine bottle of an evening more an more. I used to drink 2-3 glasses wine on Friday night, maybe some on a saturday but that was it...now I find myself drinking more evenings of the week than I don't.
For now Im going to try and go for as many days in a row without a drink as I can...last drink was Weds night...
anyway, I'm going to try and read a bit more of the thread and hopefully gain some encouragement from you all.
I hate the way I am right now. I had lost 4 1'2 stone and ran a half marathon just 2 yrs ago...now I've put most of that back on and haven't run at all or done any excercise for 12 months...I NEED to get my life back on track

Ouch ouch ouch...

Morning all and welcome to bobbly

Well my attempt at controlled drinking at the festival yesterday was aboyt as controlled as a shopping trolly rolling down a steep hill. Driving the next two days thankfully. Ruined it for myself today however as feeling dreadful and it will be peeing it down all day. About to have a shower and dose up on paracetomol and lard!

isinde thank you for your very honest and painful post. Can relate to everything you say. Also venus i think acceptance is key but very hard.

Love to all babes today. Stay safe tonight, hangovers are yuk! Xx

Afternoon,tis me, Mouse

Just popping in, not read back but will try to later. I wanted to send you all courage and fight and to say that you're all in my thoughts.

Well done to those kicking the WW's ass, she is so not worth it.

To those who are struggling, I wish I had a magic wand to just make it all stop...... I don't though, I do have two little ears for listening, and this Bus is full of others just like you, me, us......

Sorry not to NC but the interweb is powered by a gerbil running in a tiny wheel here..................

Bye for now xxx

Greeny You're welcome to come round and sit on my sofa and have endless cups of tea and some until you (and me) feel a bit better.

Hi Bobbly and welcome. Someone will be along in a minute to give you your ticket (once issued, forever valid). Then settle in and see how you want to change things for yourself.

Hi all - ok thinking of dong an As level in maths - have wanted to do it for a long time - what do you think - also do you know if I have to do a home learning thing or can I just pay to do my exam at a local college?

Miserable weather here, can definitely feel winter coming :( and it's making me think of red wine.....I've planned to go shopping for school coats, shoes, etc in the morning so I can't over do it tonight. I keep trying to tell myself that wine will always be there: I do not have to drink every night in case I don't get a chance to later. Until very recently I've got my shifts from work and planned my drinking around them

Welcome bobbly :)