Yep. I had just gotten up, so I assume he was attracted by the body heat. He certainly looked comfortable. I almost hated putting him outside!
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Well done. Nearly 4 months of sobriety!
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You can get a bunch of nasty cancers from this in your mouth and throat.
Welcome Joan to TS!
Checking in day 145. Lost my cool last night. Had a busy day at work, back to back meetings. Husband has been in a funk. Iām trying to be helpful - is there anything I can do? Do you want me to leave you alone? Nope. Just moody refusing to talk about it. Then during my bath which is part of my self care ritual my dad starts power calling me. He has dementia and calls my sister obsessively up to 30 times a day. When he canāt reach her he calls me. I always answer when I can and I work hard at being patient with him. Heās also half deaf and you need to shout in the phone. I decided to call him after my bath but the phone was on vibrate and vibrated itself right into the bath tub. I lost it. All of the irritation of the day all at once. I texted my mom and sister and said my phone is off for the night since I donāt trust myself not to say something mean. Then I felt bad. Then I escaped into some Netflix and went to bed early. I think I need to do work on some emotional regulation. I can take a lot but when I hit my limit itās not good. Looking forward to a better day today 
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Day 331. Itās been a long time since I had any cravings, but it happened today. I guess some demons you canāt really. deal. with, you must keep them in jail.
I wish a nice week to you all.
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I threw the can out, had one big old dip. Back to 0
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This is a really good way! I managed it the same way, I didnāt cut it out 100% but maybe 70-80% and some days 100%. With time the cravings stopped, means the body is adjusting, the gut is healing.
There will be a time when you can have sugar every other day but without starting any craving.
Youāve got this 
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Iāve definitely noticed I am way more mindful about how much sugar is in things! Those packets of oatmeal for instance I was eating two of them in the morningā¦ thatās 24 grams! I used to not think anything of itā¦ and today is a āsugarā dayā¦ I had a small slice of cake and it was SO sweet, my taste buds are definitely adjusting! I never even thought about the gut healing aspect of it! Love that. 
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Hello and welcome, we all find our own rock bottom or at least we think we have until we carry on doing the same things and find thereās a whole new level of bottoms we hadnāt reached yet. One day though our feet do touch the ground and we can slowly start to claw our way up again. Takes some work and some effort on our part but take it easy just one day at a time and youāll be amazed what will happen.
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Day 15 checkin
- free from alcohol
- being aware of toxic relationships
- regular eating without drama
Zeolith and psyllium husks feeling happy in my gut and doing their cleaning dance.
Brainfog is already leaving (how cool). 
Much love
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Hi Adam, 25 days is a nice amount of time, but from my experience it is still very much in the danger zone. We all struggle at some point and I sure had my fair share of resets before sobriety stuck for longer. Have you thought about what to do different next time around? Really great you found your way back here. Letās do it one day at a time 
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Checking in day 156! Marathon day of clients for my part time job, but so far so good. Then going to get the keys to the new apartment, and gonna take some measurements for furniture. Already got to the gym today, but may go for a walk tonight- trying to make sure I donāt get into a rut of just sitting on my couch at night.
Hoping youāre all having a terrific sober Tuesday!!
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Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone has an awesome day. Windy and wet here in Chicagoland
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Working on day one againš
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Quick check in with 315 days 
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Thanks Pandita. You are right, 25 days is very much still the danger zone and I am under no illusions that Iām still a long way from having security in my sobriety.
What will I do differently in the future? Hopefully I will learn from this experience. Hopefully I will better implement my non drinking strategies. I will keep trying.
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Welcome back Clay. Glad ur trying again!
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Checking in
Day 359
Busy day today but managed to get most of what i wanted to do, done. Appt this morning for one of my sons new pieces of equipment, went much longer than expected. Then went and grabbed my sons formula for the month from the Childrens Hospital. Then home to put everything away and then workout for an hour. Did up the dishes and started planning supper. And now currently waiting for my sons bus to get here Need to take time tho to pray and meditate bcuz i havent done that yet. Overall tho a decent day! Weather is like spring here. Grateful for some relief from this cold winter weather. Hope everyone is having an addiction free day
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Me too. itās not how many times you get knocked down, itās how many times you get back up .
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