Congratulations on those numbers 
But don’t rush it with the sugar, many of us tried that in early sobriety and it’s so effing hard. It’s okay to wait some months more and first be stable in your sobriety, then rock the sugar thing.
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Morning Check In
Day 393
Woke up after a restful sleep. Had my coffee and went on my Bible Zoom group. Really good message there. Now im basically taking care of all the domestic stuff around the apartment that needs to get done. Then i will do a workout at home since i missed my workout time this morning for the gym. Will make sure to get prayer and meditation in first tho to start my day off right. Have a great day everyone!
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@Markjackson thank you. Today is day 25. It’s a new area in recovery since my relapses where many past months.
I have a mixture of excitement feelings and fear
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I’m not sure if this is the right thread for asking this, but I can’t find the book thread. Has anyone read "Quitter…a memoir of drinking, relapse and recovery (Erica Barnett)? Any thoughts? I have but 1 credit for an audiobook and want to use it wisely. Thanks in advance.
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Day 113 
I am going to celebrate my husband’s birthday this weekend, and that will mark my 4 month alcohol free journey. He wants a dinner party, and the guests like to drink. I am hoping it doesn’t last too late. My husband is a late night person, I am not. But he is very supportive and I want him to have the gathering he wants for his birthday. I am sure we will work together to stay away from drinking.
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If you use the search function you will find a number of topics. I used ‘quit lit’ as search term, lots of results. Here’s an example:
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Day 8
Hello, this is my first time checking in on this thread. 
I had a bit of a wobble on Saturday. I was out for dinner and really wanted a drink. I started negotiating with myself in my head, making plans and rules so that I could drink.
In the end the only way I managed to get through it and not drink was to say to myself that I’m only going to do 5 weeks, so 35 days, and then I’ll go back to trying to moderate.
I felt really guilty for making this deal with myself when I know that I’ll never realistically be able to moderate. But when I woke up sober on Sunday I realised that the important thing was that I had made it through Saturday night without having that drink!
Now I’ve decided that I’m going to stick to the 35 day goal. I’m not going to decide either way whether I’m going to drink or not after that just now. I’m just going to focus on getting the 35 days. At least I know that by having a goal in my head, I’ll find it easier to say no to having a drink.
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Congratulations on day 8, and on making it through another day. Every day counts.
I’m sure all of us here have made those deals in our minds before now, for me they never worked.
If one day at a time works for you then keep at it, but it sounds like you haven’t accepted that you cannot moderate your addiction yet.
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The sugar cravings are no joke! Glad to hear that’s normal. 
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Perfect thanks!
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Thank you!!
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Day 3
4th sober evening
Monday… Long day at work.
Still managed to be creative and produce my giveaway gift to the other patients of my group therapy, where I will have my last session tomorrow.
I was hardly verbally attacked by a coworker today! I shared it with one of my next bosses, and he agreed that this was not acceptable.
He blamed me as “being ill” infront of others!
He questioned whether I was healthy at all…
And he questioned whether I would be the next week’s.
The words came out of a situation, where 2 other people were talking about their illness.
And he entered the group, saying he would be the only healthy person here. F*ck that.
Except of a jaw surgery 2 weeks ago,
my last sick leave was last summer!
This was a real attack…
He is very competitive and I just hate this shit.
I always just want professional work
… And that’s what I offer.
Hrrrr… SIIIIIIGH…
I will jump into the pool for a workout soon 
Much love 
and please stay sober as I will 
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This sh*t sometimes with coworkers…I feel this 
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@KrispyMac welcome back
@Jenny1972 thank you for the empathy congrats on 5 days 
@Mommylife welcome congrats on your week
@Sabrina80 
@Juli1 
sorry about your colleague 
@Scorpn congrats on 70 days SH free
@SadMemeQueen sending strength
@Seb congrats on 2 weeks
@james83 welcome congrats on 12 days
@zzz congrats on your week
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@anon53116147 happy birthday for tomorrow 
@Ravikamor congrats on quadruple digits
@AlexWayhill sending strength, and well wishes for your Dad
@Liz22 congrats on 3 months smoke-free
@Noshame good luck for work 
@Machrie welcome congrats on 8 days
945 days no alcohol.
410 days no cocaine.
32 days no vape.
I guess it was to be expected after having so much sleep Fri-Sat, but I only slept from midnight til 2am. Started a new book, titled ‘Stop People Pleasing’, I’m now half-way through it.
Have caught up on some meditations I missed whilst asleep all of Saturday, and managed to get out for both walks, and today, I didn’t need to rest on any benches.
Tonight is the final of the program I’ve been watching, so I’m excited for that. Also looking forward to going to sleep earlier, from tomorrow, and waking with the sun again, that’s how I prefer it.
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Happy first Monday after adjusting for daylight savings time haha. Have an awesome day!
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Hey all checking in. Decent day at work, no real problems and not much traffic on the way home so I’ll take any wins when I can get them. Came home and spent some time cleaning out the aquarium because I’ve been neglecting the hobby and it was filthy.
It cleared up a bit, I might start getting back into it and adding more fish and plants. I’m proud of all yous on here, you all are doing great.
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I love your aquarium. They are so relaxing especially at night.
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Day 58.
I love seeing the days adding up. I’m close to my 2 month milestone and I’m probably going to mark it by going to a horror-themed escape room experience thing. Or I’m going go-karting. Both are wholesome sober activities and great reminders of the things I can now spend my time and money on instead of booze.
These past few months haven’t been easy. But sobriety is so worth it!
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Day 3 going on day 4 sometime tonight of no PMO. 3 weeks into healing from a bad deadlift which prompted the opportunity to relapse in the first place. The pain has a much different quality to it now that I am coming back from a relapse, losing over a year or so of time, because there is no delusion that I can be relieved from it with PMO. Trying to sort out the reasons while the chips are down when it gets really bad. Being busy healing is really helping as well, I spend a lot of time either eating, in the sauna, in hot showers stretching, stretching elsewhere, and making food (not a ton but preparing meals for every opportunity for muscle restoration). Starting to be able to make my own food, wash dishes and do laundry. Feeling useful is also a huge help, something about being useless make relapsing tempting. I don’t understand that yet. Anyway that is my first check in. Hope you guys are getting after it out there.
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