3 things I gave up at the same time ( eventually), can I get through 1 day no sugar?, Not a chance.
If something is a problem for us albeit heroin or sugar it’s a problem all the same and 9 days no sugar is a huge achievement. I’ll eat chocolate for breakfast, lunch and dinner and a snack in between 
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@CATMANCAM …your kindness and generous spirit are very special. You are very special. Thank you!!
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I just started a free trial of an app called Curable for chronic pain. I don’t think of myself as a person with chronic pain because it’s not debilitating but I keep so much tension in my neck, shoulders, pain, that it does cause ongoing discomfort. So I decided to try this app and I think it’s really helpful, even helping me with anxiety which is what underlies a lot of the tension in the first place. There is a free two week trial, so you might want to try it out and see if it’s worth it. I’ve been impressed so far.
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Checking in Day 71 alcohol free, 317 cannabis free
I had a great day. I make my own schedule, and I thought about working but decided to give myself a break. I needed it. Then tonight my boyfriend and I I went and had dinner with my sisters and brother in law. It was really fun to get together. And no alcohol. None of us drink now except my boyfriend but he abstained for the evening.
He’s actually not been drinking much at all the last week. Last Sunday he drank during the day and got hungover by the evening. He was feeling awful and said he wished he wasn’t hungover. Me: “I know a guaranteed way to never be hungover again.” Him: “What is it? I’ll do anything.” Me: “Don’t drink alcohol.”
His decision to drink is his choice of course, but yesterday we were at the grocery store and he thought about getting something alcoholic and then changed his mind. I asked why and he said, “I’ve been enjoying not being hungover. I think I might need a lifestyle change.”
I’ll be interested to see how this unfolds. His relationship with alcohol is less extreme than mine but it has interferes with our relationship and I’ve seen it’s negative effect on his well being. If he wants to stop drinking or cut back I’ll be 100% supportive but I don’t want to push him in any direction. If he wants a lifestyle change I think it has to be something he truly wants and determines that for himself.
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Congratulations!
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Thank yous!
Thanks Mno 
Hope you have a good sleep and feeling better afterwards. Don’t worry about missing the sunshine today… because there is non. 
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289 days
Ticking along, still slightly stressed at work (Marie made anxiety) but working hard not to get overwhelmed. My son called last night he is coming home from Uni at weekend so looking forward to seeing him, I have missed him loads.
Have booked two days annual leave end of October (pay day 
) shall organise a camping trip somewhere, nice to have something to look forward to.
Have a great Tuesday all 
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Yeah it’s been a bitch…
I have really noticed the obsessive thoughts and literally drug like urges that I can not control to eat sugar. There have been times I am squeezing honey out of the pot straight into my fucking mouth. I have thrown stuff in the trash only to dig it out hours later… Hello addictive behaviors. I have tried managing it, no refined sugar, or no sugary things in the home. Only sweet fruit like date or figs, or only once in a while but it doesn’t work… none of it works. I can not moderate sugar just like I can not moderate alcohol, drugs… the list goes on.
It. Is. Pure. INSANITY!!!
So it is now Super Sugar free because I found that the high sugar fruits triggered heavy sugar cravings in me even after I was 11 days sugar free. So fuck that, I am basically eating a diabetic diet i would say…
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Checking in Day 15,5.
Yesterday I relapsed on nicotine after almost 3 months.
Coffee is a huge trigger for smoking and I find it quite hard not drinking coffee in the sobriety stage I am at the moment. My brain is asking for more coffee now I am not drinking.
I am not sure how to deal with it yet.
Most important is that I am sober and today I will stay sober. One day at a time!
A nice day to all of yours!
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Day 21 one foot infront of the other
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So I am not alone, about thirty minutes ago I wrote something about drinking honey on Eric’s sugar free thread
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857.2 Coffee. Second check in. Nice weather for ducks this morning. Well, got some time left before I have to go out. One more late shift before my personal weekend.
Sitting here trying to think how yesterday I was able to switch from being totally fed up with my job and all the people there - both the residents I take care of and colleagues- to feeling serene and joyful within a matter of minutes, in the middle of my workday. No idea. Would like to catch that moment.
Anyway. Have a good day friends, or at least as good as you all can. Sober and clean is an excellent start to that. Love from a very wet Amsterdam.
@zzz Just be with your thoughts. Observe them. It’s OK they are there, and they will be there from time to time. Let them come and go. And more of this mindful stuff. It really works. Up to a certain degree. Just don’t act on the destructive ones. Keep going.
@ShadowFax I (still) drink loads of coffee. It took me a bit to brake the connection with smoking. One of the things that helped was buying and drinking much better coffee. I could and can taste coffee much better while not smoking, I can also afford it because of the money saved by not smoking, and I used it as a reward for not smoking too.
@Dee134 Six months is huge Dee! Massive congrats!
@Complicatedmama Thanks for sharing Patty. Hope it helps and hope you’re having a good rest. Hugs.
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43 Days….Giving up alcohol is not about will power or sacrifice. Its about creating a space for better things to come. Not done through fear, but through light. It’s not about having a mindset of lack, but by having a mindset of opportunity. Paul Churchill
Man the days feel longer when you’re sober 
So much time for new opportunities!
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Boss is being a wanker at the minute!
Not one person or situation can make me drink again but I’ve come to realise these things build up if not processed.
All I can do is stay calm and control how I interact with work and life.
Day 10 for me would of been over a thousand if it wasn’t for me letting shit like this build up.
Live, learn and grow.
God bless 
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Hey all, checking in on day 485. I hope everyone has a good one today!
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That’s so awesome, Charlie! Does your package offer up fancy coffees all day? I’d be so hopped up on caffeine! Enjoy this well deserved trip with wife!
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Thank you @Mno. It does help to write it out. Posting on here makes me feel less alone in my struggles. Have a wonderful day my friend!
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Checking in on day 17, still not sleeping well (getting up at 2 or 3 am) and working the whole day. Though grateful to be sober, getting irritable quite quickly…
Any tips to help with this?
Thanks!
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Hang in there don’t throw it away. You have no idea what I would give to just be able to say 1 day no alcohol. I keep resetting this app. You can do this look how far you have come.
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