Grahamburn
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I’m out.
You've done great. Keep it up and I will too.Update: Fifteenth day sober. Feeling good but the weather is lousy here, I've been up since six, and I think come around five or six I could really use a drink. Fortunately, I'm sort of motivated to see this through, because my last bout of drinking caused a withdrawal that I'd rather not go through again. I think it's time in life to cool it, so this has been really helpful. I don't know what else to say other than it's another day in the books and I'm planning on going until at least March 6th with this to have a sober month. But I'm getting ahead of myself. The mantra is one day at a time one moment at a time. If the moment passes, I've done well.
Peace.
Cool. Is there anything serious going on at the doctor's or is it blood work and levels?You've done great. Keep it up and I will too.
16 down/16 to go. Halfway there. Still uncertain how I will approach the evening of March 8th after my Dr. visit. Guess I'll see how that goes before making any decisions.
I have been on cholesterol meds and high blood pressure meds for quite a while and I'm sure a lot of it is booze related. The extra weight from drinking has been very unhealthy and I'm hoping to reverse that. I also am at risk for a fatty liver, so this is more than just a time out, I'm hoping. I am too scared to get on a scale for fear that I haven't lost an ounce and even more fearful that my blood work will not be improved. But I do think I've cut some weight (can see it in my face) and am optimistic 16 more days on the wagon will help further. Despite the cold, I've walked/commuted to work most days this month (5 miles a day) and am thinking about running again (been far too long since I jogged regularly). It's like my life stopped when my wife gave birth to our twins and I just drank to cope without working on myself. This break from booze has helped me recognize that mistake and make some resolutions to be better going forward.Cool. Is there anything serious going on at the doctor's or is it blood work and levels?
I have similar health problems including high cholesterol, blood pressure, and fatty liver. I'm in a similar boat, only without twins. I hope that whatever gains I make from this carry over into March.I have been on cholesterol meds and high blood pressure meds for quite a while and I'm sure a lot of it is booze related. The extra weight from drinking has been very unhealthy and I'm hoping to reverse that. I also am at risk for a fatty liver, so this is more than just a time out, I'm hoping. I am too scared to get on a scale for fear that I haven't lost an ounce and even more fearful that my blood work will not be improved. But I do think I've cut some weight (can see it in my face) and am optimistic 16 more days on the wagon will help further. Despite the cold, I've walked/commuted to work most days this month (5 miles a day) and am thinking about running again (been far too long since I jogged regularly). It's like my life stopped when my wife gave birth to our twins and I just drank to cope without working on myself. This break from booze has helped me recognize that mistake and make some resolutions to be better going forward.
Time will tell. Too many of my promises have been hollow but I've kept this current one so far and am determined to use this Sober February as fuel to take on other challenges needed for improvement.
Gonna probably feel pretty good to slake that thirst.Stopping in at my usual pizza place with incredible craft beer list. Just waiting for my pizza and looking at my options for 8 days from now.
I have been on cholesterol meds and high blood pressure meds for quite a while and I'm sure a lot of it is booze related. The extra weight from drinking has been very unhealthy and I'm hoping to reverse that. I also am at risk for a fatty liver, so this is more than just a time out, I'm hoping. I am too scared to get on a scale for fear that I haven't lost an ounce and even more fearful that my blood work will not be improved. But I do think I've cut some weight (can see it in my face) and am optimistic 16 more days on the wagon will help further. Despite the cold, I've walked/commuted to work most days this month (5 miles a day) and am thinking about running again (been far too long since I jogged regularly). It's like my life stopped when my wife gave birth to our twins and I just drank to cope without working on myself. This break from booze has helped me recognize that mistake and make some resolutions to be better going forward.
Time will tell. Too many of my promises have been hollow but I've kept this current one so far and am determined to use this Sober February as fuel to take on other challenges needed for improvement.
High cholesterol runs in the family as does alcholism. Lucky for me, based on my father, and his father, I'm MUCH more likely to get Alzheimers than have a heart attack. Doc ordered a test a couple of years (last year?) and I had 0 blockage which I'm told is rare for someone my age. So I wouldn't sweat that a whole lot. I was taking 10mg of LIpitor a day and they doc added 10mg of Zetia a day with it and my numbers are in range now. FWIW.I have similar health problems including high cholesterol, blood pressure, and fatty liver. I'm in a similar boat, only without twins. I hope that whatever gains I make from this carry over into March.
Best of luck to you.
Yeah, I'm only down about four or five, too. I thought it was more than that because of the reduction in bloating, as you pointed out, but I also have to admit I haven't been working out.Yeah despite working out religiously and doing a bunch of yardwork, I'm only down like 3 pounds.
My workouts have improved and I feel less bloated especially around the gut, but the scale hasn't cooperated.
Well, you lost the weight, just not according to their chart. You're probably three or four or so pounds down, which is nice for three weeks.I did my annual physical yesterday. Actually my first physical since 2016 but whatever. They weighed me with shoes on and pockets still containing wallet, keys, and phone. So most of my weight loss was gained right back.
BP and pulse good. Physical went fine but won't know more until blood test results.
Not sure I could do this for a full month of NFL/CFB season.Days going by faster. Will for sure do this again next year and beyond. Might add in Sober October too.
Happy Birthday, young'un.50th Birthday today - Sober February came crashing down last night... and then some; Dinner with the family and inlaws tonight - probably just a few cocktails will be in order - then I will go back on the wagon until a yet to be determined date. Getting old is the suck.
*******....JaxBill said:72 hours....tick....tock...
With Ms. Bernaise?Home stretch, fellas. Most of you can imbibe Friday. I've got another week after that. I. Can. Do it.
And then I'm getting sauced.
Thanks for spearheading this, GB. Hope this month is better than last for you. Always around if you need me.What day is it?!!!!
Congratulations to everyone that has made it this far and to those that wish they had, there's always next year. Of course you don't exactly have to wait for February to try again.
Personally, I felt better as usual but now the stress is starting to pile up. WAY too many things going on in my life. My oldest in the hospital and stuggling, my wife and my mother both need to have back surgery in the coming weeks, plus many others I don't care to discuss. I just want some nice chicken Marsala and class or two of Chianti tomorrow night. I made my original goal every year and I think 3/8 is a bridge too far. Plus being sober does me no good if I have a heart attack or jump in front of a freight train like I've felt like doing the last 3-4 months.
I also have tickets to the Blues in a box on 3/12 that's officially a work function but with a GB and several TBD. It's all you can drink and eat. Last year I had 4 beers at the end of SF and was wasted. Need to start getting my tolerance up. For work.
Thanks GB and glad to have you on board. I appreciate the offer but you have enough on your plate. Know I'm always here for you too.Thanks for spearheading this, GB. Hope this month is better than last for you. Always around if you need me.
8 more days. Hope you jerkwads enjoy your adult beverages at midnight!
Moonshine? :shuked:So, I have an anecdote to tell, and don't know that it doesn't go anywhere but here in the sobriety thread. So, yesterday I got a little squirrely and decided to visit the bad part of town where I live to go looking for it. What it is, I won't get into, but it's trouble and it's not sober. It involves booze. Yes, I could buy it at the store, but I'm also looking for other people, etc.
So as I make my way around said area and check out the lay of the land, I'm heartened. This looks like success. So I wander a bit, catching peoples' eyes and right before somebody is about to approach me, I see a guy. Now, this guy is just standing there by the door, shirt off, tattoos all over his freshly shaved head and chest.
Okay, this is a bad area. Big deal.
Then it hits me. Amidst all the ink, all the dense, black, don't-####-with-me ink, there's a huge, red swastika emblazoned on his shirtless self. "Hmm...," I thought. Not good. It was epiphanic. I realized:
So I did. And I'm still sober on March 1st. Anyway, just figured I'd keep this thread a bit interesting for those still down with the struggle. We all slip, just remember what we're slipping or slouching towards.
- Don't talk to this dude
- If he's unafraid to be shirtless with that in this area, this area is not where you want to be
- You need to beat it out of there, post haste
Peace.
Nah, I was dancing around (in my post) that I was looking for illicit substances to go with booze and a party, basically.Moonshine? :shuked: