30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

[Barbara1234]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Good Morning Everyone,

Just checking in this morning before all of the festivities start. Thanks for all the extra support. I stocked up on seltzer water, cranberry juice and water for my river run.
Just do it, says it all.
Blonde, I'm on day 2 of the vitamins and supplement. Still dragging, but feel slightly better. We'll see how it goes this week.
SaraJane, I know how you feel with the energy being zapped. Read back in this thread to see what was recommended to me. I guess our bodies are transforming into better health, so we have to go through the sluggish period. Whatever, I mean, I thought I'd be up to 4 miles per day on the elliptical by now. I'm at day 22 AF, and not even close. So keep trying, we will eventually get there.
Everyone, have a great and safe day.

[Tipplerette]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Hi gang, had a lovely few days at Niagara Falls, Niagra Casino (went with the family but only spent $20) and best of all the lovely little town of Niagara on the Lake. Nice shops and lots of walking. The family are not big drinkers although everyone but myself had a few. I found this AF wine cooler in the Dollar store of all places and mixed it with Perrier water. I felt like it was a great drink. Was so alert this weekend and walked miles. Second weekend A/F. Never in a million years did I ever imagine I could do this.

Girls we are all having varying levels of cravings at different times and at the least expected time. We are ALL thinking of our little group here and we have created something here. We really have created a supportive circle that no one wants to break. When you worry about the lack of weight loss remember that we are still drinking replacement drinks that have calories. But remember your metabolism is now working at 100% and gradually the weight will come off if we continue our walking, jogging, jumping, kayaking, dancing etc. It will happen; have patience. The most important thing is that we are fully functioning non-drinkers.

Barb1234 you are now well into or have completed your midnight kayak evening and I know although you may waiver, you may waffle and you may almost say yes, you will be strong. Because you ARE.

I understand about feeling like life is passing you by when everyone is partying and you're not but I agree that it's a good idea to get into the party just not drink. If you feel you can of course.

Love the T-shirt slogan. WE CAN DO IT !and we are doing it now.

Next stop Vancouver on Tuesday. On the fly so not sending out too many personal comments but you guys know I am still with you and so happy to be one of the gang.

Bye for now.

Tips

[Running4life]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Hi Tipperlerette:
You are coming into my territory on Tuesday. I hope the weather is good for you. Hoping there will be a big Stanley cup parade that day after the Canucks win!!
Ran 7 kms with my group and felt great. It was nice weather and it was wonderful to get back into my routine of running since my last Half Marathon May 1st. I am running a bit too slow for my likeing so my goal is to improve my speed. It was so nice to get up this morning without a hangover.
It is hard to run when your head hurts. It is day 14 for me and so far I am not missing it much.
I even forget about drinking from time to time. I do however suffer from cravings due to triggers.
Let's all continue to enjoy our good health.

[Mia]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Just checking in beautiful ladies! Went for my run this morning felt like a lump of lead. I am experiencing lots of feelings at the moment, I am really cranky for no reason.

Day 18 For Me! xxxx

Tipps sounds like you are having loads of fun!!!

[keepwalking]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Good Morning to you all from a very wet and miserable UK!!! 13th June and 13 days for me! Mia sorry you feel cranky but it may not be down to not drinking you may well just be cranky anyway, you may be coming down with something?? I was cranky last Saturday and have been fighting a head cold all week! Its funny how we always associate our moods on drinking or not drinking, when i used to get in a bad mood i used to think i bet wouldn't feel like this if i didnt have a hangover but hey guess what i still get bad moods and folk still drive me crazy so i guess its just life in general that at times can leave us cranky/low/fed-up etc etc.

There are some brilliant post on here and its so important to share you feelings when your up or down, never feel you are spoiling the thread because its 'upbeat' its about what we really feel on a daily basis then we can help each other. There are such similar stories of drinking patterns i could honestly say wow thats me you are describing. I was at a bbq Saturday night and was so interesting to watch those who were sipping the wine for pleasure and those who just couldnt get enough down there necks for effect!! I want to fall onto the first category but am not thinking about that until 30 days off! I am not missing wine at the moment at all, in fact i feel empowered beyond belief, i have never felt like this before i usually hate it when i am on the wagon but its different this time, on Saturday night every time i nipped to the ladies room, i said to myself, 'i love not drinking, its ace!!'

Anyway hot pink girls back to focus on fitness!! As a reward I am going to buy a new bike!! My bike is old and rusty and makes me feel the same so i am going to invest in something, shiny ,new and guess what PINK!!!!!!!! i know i should wait until after the 30 days but i am so motivated and this will keep me on track, i will post a photo here once i get it sorted, i am very excited in a childlike way, and its a long time since i felt like that on a Monday morning!

Lets just do this girls, 30 days, we can do it!!!!! Off for my walk with my girls now, then breakfast, then bike shopping, will check in later, hoping to do yoga from the body in balance channel later, fab stuff! So girls what sort of reward can you give yourselves that will help you attain your fitness goals which in turn will help you achieve sobriety, being sober is a GIFT, I feel like its my birthday!! Long may it continue, i give each of you a virtual gift of sobriety its up to you to unwrap it - lol! what am I like xxxxxx
Have a productive day every one, get outside and breathe! Tips you are amazing, sounds like you are having a great time and fully in control! Every credit girl!

Byeeee for now lovely sizzling sober sisters xxx

[SarahJane]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Wow Keeps that is very upbeat!
I am feeling great this Monday morning- the sun is shining here in Ireland & I am off to work for a busy day without my usual Monday hangover- wow it feels good. I am feeling very positive & motivated now to keep going. I went for a great bike ride yesterday- hadn't been for ages & it was so mush fun flying down the hills- far more fun than drinking.
I am having a good look at my eating at the moment- I was vegie for 15 years & am heading back that way. Have made a lovely lentil salad for lunch today, also have some nuts & berries to snack on.

[daisy45]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Morning everyone. Feeling much better today after my 'temptation weekend'. Day 28 today!
Thank God I did not give in......although I am grateful now as I know I can 'never' take any part of sobriety for granted. When you are feeling great and on top of the world, that feeling or craving for 'wine' can take over your whole being! I have just experienced it and can't believe I made it through.
I have been hanging on every word on MWO for support, so :thanks: even if you are not aware of it....

[daisy45]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Ooops, forgot our fitness focus! Will get either a cycle or a walk in today and this evening 50 lengths at the pool. [Now that would have been a hangover no-no!]
JUST DO IT!

[BlondeAFAmbition]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Keep Walking, that is such an inspiring post. I shall want a pink bike now too! I had one as a young girl...a birthday gift, and it had tassles on the handle bars and a white basket with plastic daisies entwined on it. Oh how I loved that bike...you couldn't get me off of it! Maybe it's time to start thinking of a grown up version. I don't have a car and walk most places as we are close to town but sometimes it would be nice to just hop on some wheels and go!

Tipp, kudos for not giving in to the wine during your holiday...it must have been hard but good for you for sticking to your AF guns and better all the better for it today. Had some strong cravings this weekend just based on habit. Also, hubby is continuing to drink and drinks more on Fri/Sat nights so I was feeling a bit irritated about that. Sat. night he said he needed to run to the liquor store and asked if I wanted anything whilst he was out. AHHHHHHH! I said, no, of course and continued sipping my ice water. Would be easier if he didn't drink in front of me but it is what it is and it just makes me stronger for it.

I have added a new healthy drink to my daily repetoire...I got some wheat grass powder and add a teaspoon to a large glass of ice water with some lemon squeeze in...stir it up real good and drink it. It tastes kind of earthy and is an incredible color of green. I'm calling in my green monster drink. The lemon helps cut the earthy taste, which I really don't mind as much. I have been reading that super greens like wheatgrass are very antioxidating and alkalizing. If your system is alkaline, there is less of a chance for bad things to manifest there, like diseases and so forth. Green drinks are also detoxifying and so I thought that since I am doing this raw, vegan diet and getting AL poison out of my system, the next step would be to enter into the realm of green drinks. I can tell you that I am feeling amazing this morning after just one green drink last night. They recommend to start out slowly since it is very detoxifying and if you do too much wheatgrass at once, it can leave you feeling like crap since it is helping rid you of all the toxins. I'll keep y'all posted on it but thought I'd share the recipe since it is easy and cheap and another way to add some glow to our already sober sexy selves!

Hi to everyone and keep up the positive pink vibes!

[Tipplerette]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Hey Mia, KeepWalking really put it well; a lot of our physical and emotional woes that we blamed on drinking or hangovers still have to be dealt with sober. I also commented on your Day 18 thread. WOW, day 18. You are amazing.

RunningForLife, I am anxious to get to your side of our beautiful country. My brother is taking me to my favourite place in the world; the glacial pool of water at the end of the Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge. For some reason every time I am there I feel like I have found my paradise. I almost feel spiritual there. Weather be damned; I brought my rain coat.

KeepWalking, I accept your virtual gift with gratitude and love. It's fantastic that you are buying a hot pink bike. That way you'll never forget us. If we ever do that house exchange you will think of me when you are trying my hot pink kayak in our river. I, like you am feeling empowered but reading our Mia's comments at 18 days, I take nothing for granted. We will have our ups and downs too. But like you say, keep coming here. It's not about false happiness; it's about sharing our journey with all the bumps in the road.

My sister's family were a good example of people drinking the way I want to drink. If I decide to drink at all, I want to be like them. Four of them shared one bottle of wine at dinner Hahhahahahahahah !! Imagine that. Then after the great evening we all met in one hotel room where the bottles they had brought were all set up. No one bothered to have a drink. I think they FORGOT !! It was interesting to observe them. I think that is why it's crucial for us to have the 30 days under our belt if we want to moderate... to reset our drinking pattern.

Have a great day and evening Pinkies. Will check in later.

Tips

[Miss October]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Happy Monday Hot Pink Ladies !

Good Morning, You are all doing so great !! Haven't been on line for 3 days, so it is a little hard to respond to everyone's post. Forgive me if I leave you out.

Tips !! Congratuations on your engagement ! Also sounds like you are having a wonderful time on vacation. Good for you. You are very inspiring to me !!

Gidget1016 - welcome to this great thread !

Sarah Jane, I like the pink running cap & Nike running shirt....sexy !! I would have went for the pink water bottle too

KW - love your new AVATAR. Just Do It is one of my favorite logos from Nike ! I almost bought myself a pink bike, but I changed my mind and bought purple, and a lavendar helmet and a lavendar water bottle. Then I go out and ride with a lavender Nike running shirt. Oh my gosh, I must look like a dork !!

Blonde, I never heard of Wheat Grass. What actually is it ?

Mia, you should be SO PROUD of yourself....28 days..you are almost there !! I know all about crankiness when you stop drinking wine.

My Saturday and Sunday consisted of rain, no sunshine, and a funeral. My poor Aunt died after a long battle with Alzheimers. May she finally rest in peace.

So anyway, by Saturday after 4 days of no wine, oh my gosh. Talk about the power of addiction. I gave into it, but what I did to keep it to a minimum was not pour that first glass UNTIL I sat down for dinner. So with dinner in my belly I was able to limit it to 2 glasses of wine, and same for Sunday. No hangover this morning, still feeling good and ready to rock on the treadmill for a 4 mile run.

Really sorry if I am a disappointment to this thread. I love this thread and I want to continue on it through June. It is really helping me, and I know how hard you are all truly "JUST DOING IT" !!!! I just love all of you !!

So NO wine tonight, no junk to eat, and exercise !!

Miss O.

[Tipplerette]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Miss October, you are doing exactly as I had hoped and you are NOT a a dissapointment to our thread. We are on a journey together experiencing the highs and lows and some of us will dip our toes in the waters of moderation before the others. Keep reporting as your perspective is so important to us. We are all living our individual lives and what is a small moderation victory for some might be a failure for others. It's all in how we drank before, what our short term goals are and what our long term goals are. If I would have had a glass of wine with dinner on the weekend, I would have been a little dissapointed with myself on a small level but on a larger level, patted myself on the back for my resistance to restarting my old pattern of over-doing it. And then I would move on.

Off to go to the second hand shops of Oakville, Ontario with my sister... then off to stay one night at my Beer Guzzling Mom's house. She will be dissapointed in me for not joining her but too bad, so sad Mama. Tuesday night the two of us leave for our trip out West.

Hello again to all my Pink Pals. Have a groovy day.

Tips

[Barbara1234]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Hi Everyone,

Good to read through your posts and see that we are all still on the same page.
I made it through my 1st. test. We were supposed to do the moonlight kayak paddle last night, but due to cloud cover and windy conditions, we had to reschedule to tonight.

So, last night I had a group of friends to my house for dinner.
I was really anxious before they came. I told them not to bring me wine, as I had a killer sinus infection, and was on antibiotics for a 10 day run.
What did they do? They brought me wine. They were all drinking, and I sipped lime seltzer water.
I watched them drinking. Each had only 2 glasses. I know that it would have been impossible for me to do that. I wish I could have a normal relationship with AL, but I'm afraid it's not in the cards for me. I kept looking at the wine in their glasses thinking "Alcohol is poison", and "the feeling of delight only lasts about 20 min., then it's all downhill from there". At least for me it would have flipped a switch to drink and drink and over eat, and wake up with a hangover, guilt, shame, and starting over at day 1.
I don't think the anxiety I had before they came was physical. It was emotional. I was nervous because I didn't know how to be with them (I've known them over 25 yrs.) and not drink.
Thank God they didn't push me hard.
I made it through the night, slept well, and I am on to test #2 tonight. I think it will be easier because I made it through last night. That was the first time I had been around AL in 22 days.

Truly, if it weren't for you guys, all of you, this is getting long, so I won't mention you all individually, but you know it is all of you guys who have been on this post with me, and you all gave me so much support. There is no way in hell I would have done this on my own. I know I would have caved except for your little voices ringing in my head.
So, I can't go without you, I know that now. I can't even tell my closest friends about my real problem with AL because they have the normal relationship and they wouldn't understand about the switch that goes on in me when I drink.. The longer I stay with MWO, the more I imagine that AL is poison, and even the thought of the taste of it would make me cringe. I was actually imagining that last night.
So, onward to tonight and the kayak run. I will go feeling fresh, and strong and confident that I am getting physically and mentally stronger being AF.
Thank you Pinksters. LOL!!! (My new Pink Sisters!).

[Tipplerette]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Barb1234, you are so strong. You made it through a huge test and you will do it again tonight. We ARE there with you and we will be gliding on the waters alongside you tonight. Just look up at the stars and we will twinkle down on you, winking our encouragement. I wish I could be physically there as well.

Check in tomorrow. No matter what !!

Hugs..xoxo Tips

[Blues Dancer]

30 days, no wine, no junk, lots of exercise?

Hi Ladies. This is Day 28 AF for me and for some reason the cravings have been STRONG the last two days. Not at trigger times either. Today I got the itch at 11 am. WTF!!!! I have never been a day time drinker. Ever. I feel like a cheat but I just popped an antabuse. I just don't trust myself right now. We have company coming this week, and I do not do well with one of my husbands friends. We're like two little kids when we get together and start drinking. We pissed everybody off the last time we were together. I'm going to the gym. Try to work off some of this anxiety, craving, ick. Sorry this is a one sided post but I literally feel like I'm going to jump out of my skin right now.