DAY 1 June Moderation!!!

Hey I made it before Becca or Kathy!! Yeah!! ol :D
Kinda cheated tho... It's really only, 10:07 pm here on the west coast... but I believe, back there it's 1:00 Am!

So, had the night off from work, so just kickin back & watching "Wyatt Earpp" on the big screen. Good movie, lots of great acting, not to mention.... gorgeous hunks in it!!
Kevin Costner, Dennis Quaid, Mark Harmon,(Louise's boyfriend from Thelma & Loiuse...can't remember his name)Michael Madson .! Must be the Topa! Anyway, Lotsa EYE CANDY!! S
So far, Ive had 2 glasses of wine & 2 big glasses of water! Every commercial, I get on the x-country ski machine, while Hubby goes outside for a smoke(we ARE SOOOO different!:eek )
Ok, back to my movie... Later ya'll xoxo... Hugs, Judie

Happy June!!ol


"I'm a lot less hard on myself these days. I've realized that my demons are really ANGELS that have gone astray."
Manny J.

Good Morning....Just sittin here drinkin my coffee and plannin my day. It's raining again so darn.....4 kids, in the house with nothing to do...drats!!! So far it's all quiet. Hopefully it will last. If it clears up they can get in the pool.:rollin

I'm off in a few to go register my 14 yr old for summer school. She failed 8th grade History cause we couldn't get her ADD meds right til January. She totally bombed Fall Semester and couldn't recover. At least they didn't kick her out of school. Private school. Whew! I guess they tend not to kick you out when you pay your kids tuition all up front before grades are in... Anyway...Thank you God!!! That School Saved her life...literally...She was a cutter just a year ago. Now she's a beautiful, joyful, happy girl!! Praises!

I'm really into my CD's and starting back to the gym tomorrow. Hoping my tummy starts getting better.

Oh Yeah....Dusted off my old book "Dare to Discipline". Started reading it again for my 8 yr old. She has some severe emotional and psychiactric disorders and I'm tired of all the hokey pscho babble of the past 3 years with her therapist. Sometimes I think I'M the one under the spotlight. All the money and not much change in her behavior. I love her Psychiatrist and her meds are working great for her Bipolar and Severe Depressive Disorder but for her Oppositional Defiant Disorder.....well Mommy's back in town....so watch out....no more "I can't deal with you so I'm running to the bottle" mommy.

OH....Light bulb moment....I should get custom hypno for her...."you will obey your mommy....whatever your mommy says you are to do....and so on...hum....I wonder if that would help her? Really?

Anyway...Shaking my head out of that fantasy! >D Sorry....Rambling again

Have a great day to all!
Hugs!
Ditzy but Happy Hope!:b

Judie, CHEATER!!!
Guess you'd have to be waking up at about 3am to beat us here with the time change!! So... shall we wait for you to post first thru June? Or do you want whomever wakes up first to start the thread? Promise I won't start it with any more Poop or mother in law stories. I swear!! We can just wait for you though, and post later in the day, if you like.
Lead us, oh kayaking humorous manlover!!!!ol

If you saw my post under "post your moderation plan", I'm having an issue (imagine that....) with the drinking quantity bit. Got the exercise, family, boards, alcohol free day stuff under control. Know what I want and need from those areas. Just not sure about the days I do drink. If I set a limit? Just do what I have been doing which is be mindful? but then when I add them up, I don't like the numbers. I still keep the drinking diary. First 3 wks of may, the totals were in the teens, which is good with me, cuz that's a couple drinks a day ave. Last couple wks...drink count over 20, so ave more than 3 drinks per day which is too much for my liking.
Well, upped the topa to 125 yesterday (thanks for the advice, Kathy and Tammie and Maggie).

OK, going shopping (that's my new job) with a girlfriend today. Muggy and rainy here.

Lois, your drink count was pretty dang good for May! nice job!! Crazy to think i might have drank that total amt. for May on any given Weekend....... not going there!!!
Love ya
Becca

Hey All!

I'm so glad to be here at all today! My internet service provider has been playing hide and seek with me all day yesterday and has bombed out twice this morning, too! As for Judie posting the night before, I think that's pretty smart, don't you? We want our Judie being rested and beautiful, and as RJ says, it's important to get your sleep!

I'll post my moderation plan, which I think I am going to make less strict instead of more strict. I think I will up my weekly count to 9, as MM recommends, and maybe allow three drinking days instead of two. That seems to be what I ended up doing a fair amount of the time in May, and it seems comfortable for me. What I really need to be working on the most is being consistent with the CD's and exercise. I've pretty much got the supps under control--I only forget once in a great while.

Anyway, I'm going to scan the rest of the board before my internet crashes again for the umteenth time!

Kathy

Good Morning!! (For real this time! ),


Oh yes Kathy! I do believe it is just "genious" of me to post the night before! What a brilliant idea "I" came up withol And of course, we do want me to be "Jeautiful!":rollin


Becca, you just post to your little heart's desire!! No need to wait for my sleepy,happy ass, to get on here!...Like ya really would anyway....HA!ol "Whatever BLOWS yer skirt up!"

Geez Hope, you sound like you've got your hands full with you daughters!:rolleyes But I'm sure it's sooo worth it. I'm not even gonna try to offer advice on raising children. I have a hard enough time keeping track of my Doggie,(and he's usually tethered by a leash or a bungee cord!) And my younger Hubby,....:b :evil .:b ...well that's all I'm gonna say about that!

A drink journal... Hummm that sounds like incriminating evidence to me! Guess I've been involved with the legal system more than I'd like to remember!! Once is enough!:(
"Anything you say...can & will be used against you...":o


On that note...."

"Yesterday is a cancelled check, tomorro is an IOU, today is cash- spend it wisely."


We need a little "Angel" icon on here... just for me ... of course! but I'm sure that's what everyone thinks of when they read anything from me!ol

Incriminating evidence!!! LOL!!:rollin HELL YEAH!!
Duuhhhh Judie! That's the point!!!

"you have the right to remain silent"
"You have the RIGHT donkey, what you lack is the CAPACITY"

a HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!ol :rollin ol

Well its day one of the moderation event and day three of the program for me. I'm doing all the facets of the program and am SO excited that it seems to be making a difference. The only thing that is bugging me is trying to get to sleep.....but hoping that will come. Am seeing my therapist today and looking forward to letting her know how it is going....she was very interested in the program...I have gotten so much support here...thanks so much...I look so forward to seeing how this month goes...good luck to eveyone....xx red

Hi, Red! And welcome Aboard!:D
Congrats on 3 days, those first few can be sooo long and hard to get thru!... You're over the worst of it, I'b be willing to bet, so it's just gonna keep getting better now!
Have you tried Melatonin for getting to sleep? I know the book mentions Calms Fort, also. I had Melatonin on hand, when I started the program, so that's what I used, & it worked for me. But I have heard others have been pleased with the Calms Forte.
Do you have the book?
Good Luck @ your Doc appt today, let us know how it goes!
Hugs, Judie

Oh, and Becca, I forgot to wish you "Luck" @ your new "JOB"ol I'm sure you'll do just fine! at

Wow....Hi all, I guess I am the late one today!

I broke down and went to the Doctor. She is nice and we had a good chat....well sort of good chat:eek . Anyway she understands about the drinking, doesn't want to do the topa for me right now, she does know that I have been taking it and still have some. We talked about Zyban and she thinks I should be able to handle quiting the drinking, smoking and depression all on 150mg x 2 / day! We shall see....SO I go to get it filled and low and behold my perscription insurance doesn't cover that, lol (everyone wants you to quit smoking just know one wants to pay for itol )...but they will cover Wellbutri..something or other, which is pretty much the same thing, so the Parmacy is calling the Doc back and that is were we left it at!!! All that and it is only 10:00am here! Okay enough about me......

Hope -- Wow, it sounds like you have your hands full! I have two kids....8th grade girl and 5th grade boy (well I guess they will be 9th and 6th grade very soon:eek !) Yikes! Glad your getting back on track...I know my kids need me and I need to be here for them! We need to keep our Mommy Glasses ON!

Bec -- Enjoy that new Job of yours! It is a wonderful job...let us know if you find a good bargins! Sometimes that is the most fun...my sister and I like to brag about who saved the most on an outfit or top!

Jude -- My doggie is alway right next to me...her name is Lannie! She is 10 1/2 years old and she goes everywhere with me...she loves her car rides! She is a mix of golden and collie + whatever else, she weights about 50 pounds...lol so definately not your normal lap dog but she is a sweety!

Kathy -- I hope your computer stays up and running...I would be lost without mine! I also think your 9/week sounds like a good plan for you...You did great in May! I was the one who went alittle, tiny bit over board:x !

Red -- I have used the Calms Forte and that works good for sleeping. Plus if you take two of those with one GABA before bed (about 30mins) it seemed to work for me! Or like Judie said with the other it is worth a shot. Also good luck at the Therapist...I have never seen one (maybe I should...) anyway I have heard wonderful things about them, they can do wonders for the body and soul!


Alright all here is to a Great June!
Have a Great Day Everyone!
~Tammieat