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DRY 17

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Loubilou09 · 30/01/2017 15:56

[This message is actually from Sober Sarah! She wanted this thread to start with links everyone will find useful. MNHQ]

If you're quitting alcohol for a brighter sober future come and join us here. A very welcoming bunch supporting ebach other every step of the way. smile
We have put together some helpful info and links, to help you do this Smile tiredofthinkingaboutdrinking.com

Tired of thinking about drinking, Belle's website filled with free stuff as well as subscription courses and an account of her four years sober.

joinclubsoda.co.uk/ Club Soda - to help you make the change you want.
www.sobersassylife.com Sober Sassy Life - A Selection of Articles, Blogs and Freebies to get you unstuck, and on the way to your Sober Sassy Life! Also has paid for courses.
thesoberschool.com/ - an online hub with the mission of inspiring and supporting women who are tired of feeling hungover

www.blogtalkradio.com/bubblehour - podcasts on a huge range of issues relating to addiction and recovery

www.smartrecovery.org.uk/ - an alternative to AA. Meetings nationwide and online.

Useful meditation or relaxation apps
www.headspace.com Headspace for calming the brain chatter
www.withandrewjohnson.com Andrew Johnson stop drinking app
Helpful blogs from people who are sober
sothisissober.com/ our own vxa's blog
www.alcoholfree2016.com our own Lily's blog
www.alcoholfree2016.com our own Lucy's blog
www.sobergrowing/blogspot.co.uk our own Sober Sarah's blog

All of these blogs contain links to loads of other brilliant blogs.

Sobriety counters
meetnomo.com/index.html
www.pilanites.com/streaks/

Hope this helps you ! Love Sober Sarah and Vxa

LisaMumsnet · 30/01/2017 18:13

[Message posted by MNHQ on behalf of Loubilou09]

Welcome all to our new thread.

Can someone please link to DRY 16 for anyone who would like to reference back to that.

I am now on day 33. I did three months before Christmas and fell off the wagon over the holiday season but didn't really enjoy any of the days I had a drink so decided to get back DRY on December 28th and feel so much better. I can't imagine drinking every day as I used to. I look at my husband fairly regularly and say "how on earth did we function" and shake my head.

I do find some days hard. Went out with the girls on Friday and had a glass of prosecco in my hand but quickly dusted myself down and passed it on to someone else and ordered a becks blue (thankfully they had some as I had checked on their website and they didn't advertise they had any).

So many things are improved, my blood pressure is so stable, in fact a tad low that I might even speak to my doctor about coming off my medication Shock. Weight loss is extremely slow and to be honest a bit disappointing as I would have thought that not drinking 1,000 calories a day would have more impact, particularly as I have religiously counted my other calories and have not gone over 1,300-1,400 for over 4 months now but hey ho it is what it is and I am losing albeit slowly.

I am back to regular exercise which I haven't done for over 10 years and am really enjoying that. My skin is better, face is no longer red. Eyes are bright and white, I don't continually worry about my breath smelling, I can go and pick my children up any time they want. I have saved loads of £. I no longer worry about the recycling or who was serving in the local shop last night and if they are serving again tonight and might clock how much I am drinking. I don't get heart palpitations, I don't sweat as much.

Keep on keeping on everyone!

Vidorra - Homeland is a fantastic series!

LisaMumsnet · 30/01/2017 20:15

Ooops everyone - hope it all makes sense now!

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