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The Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Support Thread - Numero 9!
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AF for me please shaggy, and my first of the december challenge, at last! thank you Pen, seeing my name in big print on the screen made me think "oh its there so i'm going to have to do this now". That really helped.Live for the moment and plan for the future0
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Its never too late, you've already racked up 1 day, well done! Is tonight no.2?Live for the moment and plan for the future0
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AF for me tonight please Shaggy (2 for December)
Pen, I am very happy with my Tea Pigs tonight so 1 for the 4 day challenge please.......I can't tell you how exciting it is seeing a smiley next to my name, I feel a bit like a 5 year old with a star chart:j
Lots of positive comments on here this eve, I'm really glad I popped back on again so thanks to all of you, you're an inspiring bunch:)
Night night x
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Does anyone else starting picking at food though in the absence of alcohol, I keep wandering in and out of the kitchen looking for something to munch on, i'm not hungry but i fancy sweet things, chocolate lindt balls would be lovely but i don't have any.
Living Sober.
Chapter #9
Eating or drinking something - usually sweet.
You are in the right place.
Living Sober.
Some methods A.A. members have used for not drinking.
"A simple book for complicated people"0 -
But i dont want to replace alcohol cravings with eating sweet stuff all the time, that's not exactly healthy either. I don't seem to have a balance option in my brain. Or as i say when one of my kids isn't behaving "This one's not working properly".Live for the moment and plan for the future0
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Pen, what does the santa smiley by my name on the 2 day challenge mean please?Live for the moment and plan for the future0
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Hi CuppaTea, I thought you'd declared AF for today earlier - its santa smilies this week.This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
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Yes i have, so thank you!Live for the moment and plan for the future0
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On AF days the biscuit tin gets emptied very quickly here
If I can keep it up for over 3 or 4 days I do see inch loss weight wise. (I'm too scared to actually get on the scales :eek:) This time I haven't smoked since 6th Jan 2014 and still going ok.
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But i dont want to replace alcohol cravings with eating sweet stuff all the time, that's not exactly healthy either. I don't seem to have a balance option in my brain. Or as i say when one of my kids isn't behaving "This one's not working properly".
The alcohol cravings will ease over time.
I still get them after five years sobriety which is why I am still recovering.:(Living Sober.
Some methods A.A. members have used for not drinking.
"A simple book for complicated people"0
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