Checking in day 16. Wishing everyone a lovely evening 
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Awww Thank you
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Checking in - Day 3. Ohhhh I am really craving a drink. I will go for a long walk and hope things get better. Oufff!!! 
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Hope that walk helped! Occupy your hands and mind with a chore, game or activity- the urge wont stay for long. Scroll here if you cant find anything else to doā¦its a great distraction.
Find your strength to fight it. 
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I didnāt even start baking yet haha, I came home and immediately went to my couch to have a nap. I just woke up and itās past 7pm 
Iām not hungry at all and wonāt force myself to eatā¦but now I must get up.
I hope the meditation did help? 
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Thank you. I needed that 
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Oh you really needed that rest. Hopefully you will be able to sleep tonight.
Yeah- dont force itā i know when im cramping i cant think about food sometimes and then others im devouring everything in sight
Meditation did wonders - i then came to my parents and did some more with my mom- so healing. Feeling better but still caught in the middle of a feud between parents and brother 
ā¦im trying to stay out of it.
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Morning check in
Day 464
Ive actually had a good day so far. Woke up at 6am to get my son ready for school. Once he got on the bus i did my morning recovery routine (had forgotten to do it for the past 2 days). Really needed that connection time with my HP. I had a great workout, got ready for the day, did my nails, and now just waiting until 1pm when i can finish my errands. Thankful to my HP today for getting me up and energized and excited about life. The only thing that isnt that great today is the smoothie i made lol so i really cant complain Grateful for you all! Grateful for the warm weather. Grateful for my recovery. I think i need to head over to the gratitude thread haha Hope everyone has a fabulous day!
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Checking in on day 227.
Been a long while since my last check in. I know. Hope the community hasnāt banned me yet.
Things have been under control and lifeās been looking pretty bright for me.
But next weekend my first summer music festival is coming up. A trigger. But one Iād want to master most. Because I love live music and the vibe of that festival. Yes I used to drink pretty heavily every time I attended. This year is the first time Iām going with the desire to stay sober.
The thing isā¦ my alcoholic monkey has been banging on the bars of itās cage like crazy convincing me that I wonāt be strong enough to say no to that first sipā¦ Itās scaring me. Really scaring me.
Iām only attending the saturday of the festival so it wonāt be a full weekend experience. But stil. I donāt want to lose my sobriety.
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105 days sober today. Beautiful day today!
I have spent the last hour reading the threads and realizing how
Much this community means to me!
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Yay!!
Awesome!!! Congratulations
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Lol I called at 2 and they said to call back at 3
Iām totally on edge
I hope I get a chance
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Checking in about to roll over to Day 9. Feeling really good and positive. I am liking how calm I feel. I have a presentation at work tomorrow in front of the whole staff meeting. It isnāt a tough presentation but I still want to do well and this isnāt something I normally have to do. I have had a bath and am looking forward to an early night. Lots going on at the moment but right now I have created a moment of peace.
Some amazing milestones and numbers on here. Everyone is so inspiring.
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Wtf- ok- dont lose hope
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83,
Hey everyone! Just checking in cause was feeling bummed out because I didnāt get a funding residency I was counting on. Spent the day eating my heart out. I already got this funding three years ago and itās going to my friend who is at an earlier stage in her career and her collective needs the funding more than I do.
I just really wanted it, again. LOL 
I will literally be just fine though so let me take the rest of this night to feel bad for myself and continue my self care tomorrow.
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Yeah the walk helped a lot. Now Iām going to do yoga. I must not succomb!!!
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Hell yes!!! Congratulations on your 1 full year of sobriety!!! So proud of you 
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I LOVE your post! Its so beautifully written. Thank you for being here and sharing ur wisdom. Huge congratulations on 600 whole days! Thats alot of one days at a time 
hugs friend!
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Wow so much seems to have happened for u 
that all sounds so mentally and emotionally exhausting and im sorry that u had to go thru all that. I am very proud of u for fighting the urges. Even with the binge eating, u didnt go for the sugary foods and thats a win in my books. And the 5 back to back meditationsā¦ way to go on that! Thats determination right there to fight off those demons!! It may not feel like it right now but i say that u won against all those thoughts. It tried hard to make u cave but u didnt. Im glad u posted and i hope ur day today is better
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