Brave Babes...braving the Autumn

[Mrsmimsy]

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Happy New Year 😀
2017 has just got to be better than 2016 for lots of reasons
I have to do DJ mainly for health issues ......I am the heaviest I have ever been and I don't think that it's down to food 😳

Choc good morning babe, are you ok? hopefully you're tucked up in bed. I'm off to work for an hour I'll check in after that

Any bad hangovers this morning? can I recommend a fat coke and bacon sandwich (no good if you're a veggie, sorry)

Day One of a fresh New Year - let's rock it Brave Babes

Morning all, Happy New year.

First new year I haven't stayed up for in a long time, kind of sums up 2016!

So, DJ, day one, I'm going to distract myself with films, sleep, peppermint tea and chocolate hob nobs. I weighed myself this morning - not as horrific as I thought, 9st 10lb, but I'm only 5 feet tall, 8,10 would feel better.

Off to walk Sweet Dog. See you all later.

I a bit down drank far too much, I cried at new year and dp didt get it, he was also pissed off coz I txt people happy new year.
He downstairs in a fuckin mood! Weird.
I need to do dry January not felt this low in a while x

Good morning and Happy New Year. Hope you're day improves Choco take it easy.

Went to bed early last night after 2 small Vodkas that I didn't really want but felt compelled to drink, anyone understand that? NYE, must have a drink - weird really. Arse of an OH went out, got slaughtered and came to wake me up asking me to get up and have a drink with him.
However, he wants to do DJ too, so in a bit I will put all the booze away, out of sight out of mind.

Since finding you all here and the bus, I feel a bit more positive, realising that other people drink like me and don't want to anymore so thanks.

I will get to know you better but right now I am having to post sneakily while alone (not often) so sorry to sound me, me , me.

Right 2017, this is going to be a year of big changes I hope, starting right now.

Have a good day everybody whatever your plans.

Morning babes, signing in for Dry January 😊 In bed before midnight alcohol free. Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2017 x

Morning all and Happy New Year

Sticking to dry January day 1- had been toying with starting tomorrow and drinking today but I've had enough. Heading out in a bit but will take the car to avoid temptation.

No running today, back still playing up. Proper marathon training is meant to start next week and it's my main incentive to not drink, so need to sort some physio asap. And a new bed (mines been partly held up by books for the last nine months), which is exactly the kind of thing I never get round to sorting out when drinking.

This time last year I would never of imangined not drinking for a day, let alone a month! The last few weeks have been a little reminder of my previous drinking life and it's not fun. So pleased I found you all and this bus xxxx

Happy new year to everyone! Im definitely doing DJ after indulging a bit too much - not been sick but feel delicate. Speak to you all later x

Just a quick happy new year to all. Been MIA for far too long. Definitely up for DJ. Will read back and catch up with you all very soon. Here's to this year being less overwhelmingly rubbish than the last one.

small good to see you again!
I have been off on my own to look for seaglass. Need to find some peace of mind and make some decisions.
Here is my treasure, being guarded by General Jericho Jones!

A good haul there Ma, does the General get extra rations for being on duty on New Year?

Small, so good to see you. How've you been?

Elba that's not how you do bedtime reading!!

Hope you can come to the right decisions ma........it's a strange time of year isn't it.
I have decided not to count my sobriety in days because when I get to day 4 I feel that I deserve a pat on the back
I am going to do a week ......no ifs .......no buts. I have become so fat and unhealthy it's no longer an option to not take this seriously.
I feel that I am playing a Russian Roulette with my health. It really is only a matter of time before I experience some consequences so it's time I really got my head around this.
Sorry not to nc but I am a bit behind but promise to catch up with you all in the next few days

Oh god, I had best part of a bottle and then vommed. I'm toooooo old for this and I can't remember the last time I binge drank. Why the fuck did I go for it last night?

Suspect that stupidity may be to blame rather than age.

The worst bit is that I don't do that anymore,I have a couple of small glasses and leave it at that. But nope, stooopid here got scuttered.

Where's Barrie when he's needed? Always skulking about at the back of his tank, that squid 🐙

I know I'll get right back on the bus proper (once the hangover wears off) so no harm done. Badly bruised ego.

Just checking in, having a quiet day I got little energy. Need to deffo not drink now. It's crept up a bit over the xmas period. I am going to carry on feeling sorry for myself.

'Lo there choco

I'm on the nothing and tonics and planning an early night. You? X

Hello, can I join you on the bus and dj? I've had issues with alcohol for many years, cut back radically 3years ago and was only drinking one night Friday or Saturday. However the past 7 months it's creeping back up again, drinking 2nights over the weekend or a day mid week.
I'm Scottish and normally go a bit over board at Hogmanay but 'only' had a bottle of Prosseco last night. Realise it's actually not healthy to consider doing one bottle (usually wine) as being good.
Been lurking around this thread for years and finally come out the woodwork, i feel so similar to many on here. I want this year to be the start of me sorting my drinking habits once and for all.
Happy New Year to you all.

Welcome lunklit. Quite a few from Scotland on this bus.
guggs doing the same here.

Back from meal in a restaurant.........sober😀😀😀😀😀
Normally I would have drunk the best part of a bottle of wine and would be scouring the fridge for whatever was left from last night.

Well done sober
AF here tonight. Just been weighed and measured by dd1 who has appointed herself my personal trainer for 2017.
Holy fuck, when did I get so fat????

tismesober hope you enjoyed your meal.

Mr Go has gone to the pub so his DJ has started well. I have come to realise that I get very thirsty which is possibly why I knock back wine so quickly, I intend to keep a supply of cold sparkling water on and drink it from a wine glass to try to 'hit the spot' when I fancy a drink. If it doesn't stop me drinking the wine, it may slake my thirst so I don't chuck back the Pinot so quickly, Just trying to think of strategies.

Think I shall have a root around the charity shops in the morning for books, I've lost the reading habit, it's hard to concentrate when the words are dancing across the page whilst half sloshed.

Anyway hope everybody has had a peaceful day and gets a good nights sleep.

Welcome Lunklit you'll get good support here

Ma lovely haul, great colours. All I get down here is green and tiny. Dd1 sounds like a good motivator

Sober well done babe glad u enjoyed yourself

Guggs do I need to let Barrie out still? Hope your day has got better x

Baby if you're reading, can you check in please X

Go good plan with the water. Books are good for distraction anything by Jane Fallon is quite a good read. I love a good book and like you say, you won't have to re-read the same page 6 times! 😁 Online jigsaws are quite good for time fillers, Netflix box sets.
We spend slot of time drinking, we now need to find things to do to fill the time

Knackered here, funny old day but ok. Take care all. Keep hydrated and distracted. One day, minute, second at a time and breathe.
Ma just found 🐪🐫🐪🐫🐪

Thank you ma, if it makes you feel any better I am fat too, I'm feirght to weigh myself but my trousers are straining, actually as soon as I get in from work I put on my pjs. Good look.
Well done on no drink sober, the only way I can manage a meal out without booze is to drive.
Hope you find some books tomorrow Go, I read a lot, sometimes unfortunately I can't remember the next day what I read the night before. Have reread paragraphs so many times.
Early night I think, my eldest dd is hassling me to buy her a pair of £75 trainers. Granted her shoes last her ages but bloody £75. I'm offering 50 and she uses some of her Xmas money for the rest, not unreasonable I think but to her I may as well asked her to cut her feet off.
Hope everyone has a nice, quiet night.

Sorry cross posts with Spanna, thank you! And my next sorry I didn't know how to bold people's names but I figured it out (really pretty obvious on my phone but so hopeless I never looked).

Hello babes, can I join you? Feeling emotionally as well as physically rotten after getting ridiculously pissed last night. Again. 🙄

Well day 1 nearly done. I've just taken a selfish ( not pretty) and intend to take one every day, hopefully I will see some improvement as the days stack up - I bloody hope so!
I also have a physical relaxation CD which my CBT bloke gave me to relax over Christmas, only used it once so am going to try to have a go with that very night of possible. I need to take this seriously, as my intention is to go on beyond January. Don' t know if I can, but will give it my best shot.
Good luck to all.
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