The Brave Babes Battle Bus - Springing Into Spring Like Super Spingy Springs On A Springy Day!

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Hello everyone, I'm Mouse :)

Welcome to the Bus, Gerald. Of course it's an imaginary Bus, and we're all aware of that, but we've been on this Bus for a bloomin' long time now so this place kinda feels like home.

See, the thing is, we're a mix of drinkers, non drinkers, total abstainers, and also posters that are or have been, somewhere in between, around the block and back again!

There are no hard and fast rules here, just No judging, No bitching about others and most certainly No expectations of YOURSELF.

No-one can say what will or will not happen whilst you're posting here. You just have to take the ride, One Day At A Time.

There are two sayings that we have painted down either side of the Bus :-

1. • The Vulnerable Need Our Support, Not Our Judgement
2. • Alcohol Fosters Inertia

You've started to read this thread for a reason, and you'll either carry on and maybe Name Change (or not) and post, walk away, or realise that this is all about YOU, cry for a bit, and then come and take a seat :)

For those who would like a bit of our almost 4 year history, have a read of THIS TRULY INSPIRING THREAD

- AND THIS IS OUR PREVIOUS THREAD TO THIS ONE

We're not a quiche or a clicky group, four years is a long time and longer when you're pissed for some of it, so whilst the threads may look 'clicky', I can promise you, it's just that we all 'know' one another because we've been here for a bit but you'll soon get to know us all, who loves what (CHEEEEEEEESE), but we were all 'new posters' at one time, weren't we? :)

Hi obrigada, still here plodding on. Two af days, then one bottle of lager last night, 0.8 units. Touch wood if I stick to lower alcohol drinks it doesn't set any cravings off.

Been to the gym the past two days - trying to have a go at running. I want to slim my thighs down, absolutely hate them!

Hope it goes well at the drs purple. At least you'll know what your dealing with, I've heard the liver is supposed to be good at self healing so fingers crossed.

Welcome back littlegreen :)

Hi Annie, would love to be able to run but am cursed with large bosoms so walking is about the only exercise I get . Am trying to eat healthily as well as keep a lid on the excess drinking, weighing in tonight so will see if I have been successful this week ... hopeful emoticon

Meh. I did go to bbq, I did drink a lot, I came home, had one more glass, walked to the shop to buy tobacco (barely remember this part) cried on my bf and didnt eat the dinner he lovingly prepared for me :(
Slept well and surprisingly felt ok (tiiiiiiiired) today and like something had lifted a bit so it was sort of worth it in one way, but totally not in that I knew it would happen.
I havent drunk tonight and am off to bed soon.
Hope youve all had a good day x x

Morning babes, weighed in last night and am down 3lb, however in typical Obrigada style I celebrated this weight loss with take away pizza and a bottle of red wine. Really need to take my finger off the self destruct button.
How is everyone else doing this morning?

purple sorry to hear about your health problems. At least you have faced up to them instead of burying your head in the sand!

Hello Joey, how are things with you today?

Did I kill the thread? I have never seen it this quiet.

checking in.
busy trying to save my job and do a million and one other things.
Still drinking.
plan a big new start with diet and exercise on Monday so it will be day 1 again.
hope everyone ok

Planning to have a glass of wine tonight. It'll have to be the one as ive made plans with the dds in the morning and that's not compatible with a hangover! Ive got the next week off work, and no school run so I'm going to have to be careful not to slide into daily drinking.

Well done on the weight loss obrigada - I must admit I do the same every time I get weighed. Celebrate by over eating or console myself by overeating, and then I wonder why my weight never changes....

Well done on the 3lbs obrigada and don't worry about the pizza, you have a whole week to work it off. Keep going, it's worth it.

ma I bloody love the fact that every time you are knocked down, you get back up again. You're invincible when you put your mind to it x

Thread has been quiet recently, where is everyone? Flumpy are you still with us?

Purple let us know how you get on won't you.

Morning babes
Saturday morning check in here. Today is 2 weeks and it feels amazing.

I just still battle with things in my head. I'm thinking ahead and thinking "there's no way I can do that sober". And stuff like "maybe I'll just drink occasionally". Seriously, where the fuck does this shit come from. I've tried to drink occasionally. Stopping after 2 or 3. I've tried every single fucking week for the past 20 years. My only option is to give up entirely. So fuck off WW.

Hope you're all doing well.
x

Ha ha obrigada sorry I didn't reply, I was drinking and feeling guilty

Fighting talk Soc - go you!!

baby are you ok? Is everyone jammed into the sidecar or something?

Yes. Where is everyone? Are you all at the beach?

Drinking and feeling guilty like joey
Day 1 again today
Go soc 2 weeks is awesome
Family visiting any moment so must go.xx
love to all xx

I wish I was at the beach soc, it's pouring here. Typical when I have a week off :( well done on two weeks :)

I'm going out tonight, I'm planning to have lower alcohol drinks. I know if I start on the wine it'll be fatal. I had one glass last night and I've left the bottle for h, it wasn't very nice anyway. I've bought some low cal/alcohol wine so I shouldn't be tempted to have any. I've finally lost the Xmas pounds - only took five months! - and I'd like to lose a few more.

Go soc
I'm in the sidecar but hoping to make some changes soon and get a fucking grip.
Lots of babes AWOL at the mo. Pleas check in mouse, indie, Venus,baby,I'm,beaches,spanna,why, and so many more.

Fuck. That didn't work!

Checking in. Trying to do controlled drinking. Have discovered Pinterest, which is a great time waster!

Hello ma Venus faire isinde beaches babyj rural & anybody I missed

Morning. It's Sunday morning here. Sanctimonious Sober Soc checking in.
Did a lot of reading last night of Jadon Vale etc and sober blogs. It helps remind me why doing this. Anyway today will be fine because I have a stupidly busy day. And tomorrow is Monday. Thank god. Love to you all even tough you're absent and/or weighing down the sidecar. I may have to bug some dead weights to even old Gerald up. Xx

Thanks for the shout outs Ma and Joey, I am still here but slumped in the sidecar mostly. Tonight I am not drinking, the first night for a while to be honest and it is only because I can't . My youngest has gone on his first sleepover and without knowing how he will cope I cannot risk getting drunk. I am rolling over all the usual delusional ideas of having one and of course he will be fine against the more realistic ones; one has never been enough and he may wobble and I want to be available if he does. Dh will absolutely drink if I do too so he is not an option!

The battles go on but otherwise all fine here. Well done to sanctimonious Sunday Soc on 2 weeks - you are rocking the sober look babe , well done to Obrigada and Anne on your weight loss successes. Dig in the ribs to fellow sidecar travellers and a big wave to those on the bus.

At least tomorrow morning I shouldn't feel like deep fried dog shit

You always make me laugh beaches.

Right back at you sanctimonious

Morning Sunday Girls

Rain has stopped, sun is out and I'm off to meet rellies for lunch and a walk in the forest today. Fingers crossed it stays dry - pun not intended

Today I am going to have a nothing and slimline tonic with ice and a slice before my meal, a diet coke with my meal and a coffee for dessert. There, all planned out, I know exactly what to drink so no nasty surprises (venus your advice has sunk in).

Great to hear from you again beaches, soc, joey, ma, rural, Uncle Tom Cobbly and all

littlegreen How's it going with you?

Hi day 2 - today I won't be drinking :)