Camping is a big trigger for me, too! I was so glad to be sober on my last camping trip. Hang in there and enjoy!!!
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Day 3. I slept like a rock. I didnât think I would because I didnât take Melatonin and the wind is whipping like crazy. Itâs so cold and I really donât want to go gather up the outdoor furniture and garbage bins.
I am making cauliflower and potato curry for breakfast - with extra spice for this first teen-digit-temp day.
My back hurts. I am rethinking my grand idea for a catering business. I will need enough orders to hire someone to do the labor. I think I am younger than I am. 
I do not need the physical pain. I have enough on my plate with my brain.
@anon74766472 I, for one, am glad you are in recovery or I would never have been able to âmeetâ you. You are very important to me and I am glad you are getting healthy physically and mentally. Love you.
@Ravikamor I have done both, too. The latter is so much sweeter. Happy Birthday to your little!
@Dazercat Nice number, Eric! What a rockstar!
@LeeHawk Itâs just ridiculous. Everyone talks about progression. I drink far less than I ever did previously. That said, I have to handle it 100% NOW. I will have an empty nest in less than a year. Knowing what my triggers are and how I used to drink when they used to go to their Dadâs is terrifying. I used to start drinking by 10am, take a nap, and keep drinking: Rinse and repeat, through the weekend, until I could have them back again. No. Just no.
@Mno Triple Eights?! Nice!
Indeed.
@Misokatsu Glad it went OK. I wish you were able to be open with your husband but I am glad you have the forum to let it out to.
Hi Lauren. There are many here who suffer with food and process addictions. We have it all! If you care to check out Recovery Dharma, itâs a Buddhist Principle based recovery program with a ton of online meetings. Many there struggle with food.
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Okei, I just have to throw it out here that I think about drinking and buying wine. Now that its out, I think it will help me not to.
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Thinking and doing are two different things. Knowing that is part of what has helped me to not get to the âdoingâ part. You can get through this.
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So happy for you
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Saying it maybe takes away the power, because youâre reaching out for support? That seems very healthy to me. Try to stay busy with positive activities like hanging around on here today or maybe taking in a zoom meeting.
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Day 100 here clean and sober! So happy to hit this milestone. This forum has been a huge help and support as has my involvement with NA. This time I have a program and sticking to it!
Some sobering news ha ha I talked to the dietician before my upcoming gastric sleeve surgery and there are a bunch of lifestyle changes she wants me to make as of now.
This is hard as I believe food is an addiction for me, I am probably a binge eater, been using food to comfort after giving up drugs etc. So like previous poster going to have to go sober from food!
Wish everybody a clean and sober 24 hrs!
Kat
Ka
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@RosaCanDo Im always afraid that the thinking goes to doing. Got to keep it to the thinking.
@TigerMatriarch Yeah maybe it does. Now that I said it out loud I dont want come back later to say I did drink.
If I keept it to myself, I could easily just not say anything about my slip and feel I disapoint everyone on here, and my self. Actually only lying to my self.
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We are not our thoughts. Thatâs where our power comes is in shifting our thinking or as some say, âplaying the tape through,â where you can think of how the fall out will be based on if you make those choices. You can shift your thoughts or just sit with them until they pass. I believe you can do this.
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Hey Marc.
Itâs so nice to see you checking in. Glad youâre doing very well it appears. Big congratulations on your 5 months anniversary. So happy for ya.
And of course the 22 months right behind me. Iâm glad your still there.
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100 days is fabulous!
Taking a hard look at food as an addiction must be difficult. Good for you! May you prosper as you keep working at being healthy and sober.
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320 days
Unusually I slept in this morning by 2 hrs!!, so routine of journalling, meditation and TS went out window, had time to walk dog grab a coffee before work.
Had meeting with my boss he was helpful gave me some direction which is what I needed, I felt I explained well without coming across sorry for myself⌠so a little progress, feel better for sure 
Looking forward to weekend chilling, do feel extra tired despite sleeping in⌠Sam, my sons here until Monday so a long walk tomorrow and dinner outâŚ
Have a good day all
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Awe I love this Becky!!! Congrats on your recovery and happy birthday to your daughter. 
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Congrats Marc on your recovery and your relationship!!!
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Very proud of you, my husband is also an alcoholic and watching me do this has inspired him to cut back 3/4 of his daily intake and heâs eliminated all alcohol other than wineâŚI am pleased my work on sobriety has benefitted him as wellâŚperhaps you may see the same? Super big support hugs
JBug
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@Chiron I have been really immersing myself in this question. I donât have a clear idea quite yet. But wanted to thank you for posing this question. Itâs quite insightful. I was really close to my mother (who passed 10 years ago) and most of my memories of joy involved her. But I know there are other instances and so Iâm reviewing my past to see what I can find to see where I found the joy. Can I have joy without connection to another person? Was there ever a point I felt it within myself alone? (Not sure if this is making sense right now, lol, but it is what is going through my brain)
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Woooohooooi
Triple digits, huge congrats!!!
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I have been working hard on finding some joy every day. No matter how small. I find joy in my houseplants and seeing them grow and be healthy, in my dog and the vicarious joy when I walk her, and seeing beautiful photos of landscapes, just to name a few. But I have to name them as a âjoyâ and recognize them as such. It might seem small, but it has helped me so much. I hope you can find the small but powerful joys in your days.
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