DRY 16

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If you're quitting alcohol for a brighter sober future come and join us here. A very welcoming bunch supporting each other every step of the way.

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A full set of stars for camp!!

Survived party in pub I mean! Only stayed for a couple if hours as feeling quite rough. Spent grand total of £2 on a coke. Glad I went to catch up with friends but so happy to be in bed right now!!! I love driving home after going out

LOL

I saw £2 for a coke and thought flipping hell, then thought how much would I have spent on a pint or 10 pints.

Similar lightbulb moments in M&S today over £2 bottle of elderflower presse.....

Would recommend their mojito juice drink - no booze, but tasted great 3 for £5 Also got pina colada but not tried it yet

Sleep well

Omg. Went to nearby big city where there was a German market going on with so much drinking going on 😶 Went up to meet tor lunch with fab group of folks. Had amazing time as always, giggled as much as if I was drinking wine but was sober :)
Day spoiled a bit on way up and back on train by loud mouth objectionable twats being rude and obnoxious. I have never acted like that and tbh would have found it horrible even when I was drinking. Today, sober, I really did find it awful and on way home I asked the loud drunk couple who were taking up 4 seats with their shopping, in addition to their two seats, when people were standing, to move their shopping so others could sit down. God wish I had not as I got nasty eyes for the next hour. But four people got to sit for an hour so result to sober me I guess.
Watching life through a sober lens shows up a lot of flaws in our society. I think it makes people more twatish tbh. So if they are OK they get a bit worse; if not that great it makes them really horrible. Just my view though!

sobersarah - I was at the Markets last night too and there was a lot of drunkeness and stuff but none too unpleasant. I know what you mean about it making people behave more twattishly generally but on the train on the way home at night something funny happened and the rest of the carriage joined in a sing song, which simply would not have happened if they were all sober. It was really cute and funny.

Drink prices - on Friday the restaurant were selling teeny diet cokes - enough to fill the small jam jars they were offering as glasses. 3.80 for two.
But as we know, 40 quid could have otherwise disappeared in booze drinks alone, plus a cab cost etc...

My entire evening cost £2 plus a tiny bit of petrol

Cheap night out then it is nice driving home sober though...

Another weekend nearly over. Have had a lovely day, up really early and a 6 mile walk. Went to organize my office outfits as need to be in the office this week instead of working at home and discovered that my trousers were too big so had to track down another couple of pairs in a smaller size!

Whay hay!

Nice.
I've noticed a slight drop in waistline. Better now that I've dropped the jelly babies. For 2 weeks I was a massive jelly cannibal.
21st day. I have a far far healthier bank balance. It's so obvious.

NotToday you are doing so well, I am really impressed! To do both things at this time of year is hardcore and to keep yourself off the Jelly Babies is even better still!

Two weeks sober today... Celebrating with some rather lovely elderflower presse.... and it's sugar free!!

A back shift this week so hopefully be easier... time is whizzing by currently..... soooo much to do before Christmas!!

Need to start thinking of strategies for Christmas, in my head it's fine, but have only really spent time with friends who know or on my own... so not really been challenged and not really had to justify the decision...

Stick to the facts, matter of factly... one day at a time, lots of designated driving!!

Should collect my 12 bottles of free booze at work this week, all carefully picked from the list before this started... not usually a problem to give them away at this time of year... but oddly sad about it, it's part of our terms and conditions - I work hard for those, and there's no alternative option....

Ah well, time to be popular!!

Onwards team!

End of day 22 here! Glad to hear all these success stories of navigating Xmas markets etc. I'm just avoiding them this year. I did face a big demon today though (no details in case outing) but it had caused me quite a bit of anxiety. Anyway I did it!! Celebrated by taking a special trip to M&S food hall with OH to pick out some posh soft drinks for Christmas Day. Got raspberry and lemon soda and elderflower presse, both sugar free too.

Since going AF on September 5th (bar four days of slipping) I have lost 1.5 stone.

"Demons" are only there to be faced down, aren't they!!

1.5 stones!! Big up you! Or rather 'slightly smaller' up you! New wardrobe for Christmas pressies required!

BGJ - 2 weeks. Applause continuously. KOKO and it will be 3 weeks before you realise it. I normally get a bottle of red from my line manager at Christmas. I will take it and donate it to some raffle on the same day. It isn't coming home. Sniffing gluwein is one thing ( I didn't anyway) but having booze in the house is something else. Normally it's guzzled over prep of that night's dinner. NOT this year.

and yes, strategies. From advice they are really important to have for those tricky times: Devise. Practice. Execute. Home.

Day 96 and this is hard work.

Dw told me something tonight, that makes me think she is not planning on reconciling any time soon. Had been looking forward to lunch with a friend tomorrow and she just cancelled.

Day just getting worse and worse.

Tomorrow (today) is another day... I hope it brings something better, brighter.... or a kitten at the very least

User - just saw your post? Everything okay?

Sorry you had a rough day user.

Today is my day 2. Been trying to do this off and on for years. Let's hope it sticks this time!

Hello everyone! Over 200 days now, got through my first experience of clubbing sober (was actually really great fun, with lots of dancing and silliness, but no hangover!)

I was so convinced that I'd have a horrible time, and had given myself permission to crack and drink if I wanted to - but actually, once I was there and had drunk my first tonic water, I was fine

All I need to do now is survive Christmas!

Well done Finnish welcome pinot I've found this thread invaluable. user how are you doing? Sucks you had a crappy day. Do we need to repeat your sage words to you? One moment at a time and just don't drink that first one? Thinking about you today, your posts have always been so supportive.

Hugs for everyone surviving and for those who are thriving.....

On the train back home again, working til midnight - then glorious sleeeep!

Blood test tomorrow which I haven't really been thinking about cos it's been two weeks.... that's taken the shine off a little - that I've got to the stage where I need to check how ultimately hungover my liver is... I'm hoping the two weeks will have given it a chance... but worried all the same, but part of the facing the witch...

And actually all I can do for now is KOKO, liver not been in better shape than now for a long time!

Onwards....

Sorry for the winge folks, rough day and coming to realisation that I might not have the better life I hoped for when I stopped drinking, possibly too much damage done, one thing is I don't want to go back to that drinking life or drag dw back to the way it was.
New day today and it's going to be a sober one (imagine drinking a couple of days before hitting the century that would have been chaos. Going to see Dr today as I've been getting chest pains, sore back and a pain - well women can't get it, and it's in the left so enough said.

bgj I wouldn't worry too much about the liver, it apparently has an uncanny ability to repair itself, my liver function test came back normal after a few weeks, I had been a daily drinker prior to that.