good morning!
Thank you so much Donna for all you have given us this month. Your posts are always filled with such wisdom. I look foward to having Deidre as our moderator next month. Her posts are also always filled with insight and support. June should be eye-opening.
As I look back on the month of May I remember thinking how much I would look foward to this day when I could say"I did it !It's over!" ....Well I can't say either because I did slip on two occasions and this month taught me it will never be over.I must say I am happy with my progress this month.I was thrilled when I made it through tough times without a glass of wine.I have gained confidence in my ability to say no but have also gained the wisdom to understand that just when I feel like I'm safe the urges come on strong.
Abstinence is great but life without alcohol is not problem free. I did feel a few times this month that because I was not drinking I did not deserve the inconveniences (I don't want to say problems because in the spectrum of life's problems they were really inconveniences) that came my way.These are just things I'm going to have to continue to learn to cope with next month and beyond.
I did lose a few pounds this month.A always thought that if I stopped picking at little things when I drank wine I would lose weight. It never dawned on me that if I just stopped drinking I would lose weight.I now know that to rid myself of a few pounds I must stop all alcohol.Going to bed early doesn't hurt either.
My nails are a bit stronger and I am amazed. I will see how strong when I do some heavy duty gardening this weekend.Now these dark circles under my eyes are a different story. I always called these "wine eyes". Unfortunately, they are not.They are "middle age eyes" and that is not a revelation I was not pleased to note.
I have really enjoyed taking this journey through the month of May with you all and look foward to June.
Janet