Good on you in recognizing it and working diligently on your recovery
Congratulations 
wow thatās awesome news on the house. One less thing to stress about hopefully.
Hope you get rest and shake this cold
Lolā¦we are some talkersā¦this thread has been on fire lately.
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Checking in this evening on a very cool number catch!! Went on the app and it popped up as all 4s for my $ saved. Thought that was great timing!!!
Hope everyone is enjoying their day/night hugs
@Rob11 Is that why my go to is EDM/House music?! Makes so much sense! But not to anyone else 
Sometimes lyrics distract me too much.
@maxwell I used to have one of those plants. We were looking at the cactusā/succulents and my daughter said āthat one looks like a butt!ā, so I obviously had to buy it. Unfortunately my house is a plant graveyard and the only one I can keep alive is my snake plant 
I should probably water it.
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First time I opened the app all day and itās almost tomorrow! It usually feels daunting to catch up on 150 posts, but it was exactly what I wanted to do tonight 
It was such a strenuous day. I struggled to get thru some of it.
Up at 7am. Work started at 9:00. At 11, 250 people(half kids) walked in all at once. Chaotic Easter. They left and we had to reset the whole place by 1:30. Made it with 2 minutes to spare. Round two! Clean it all up again, and then some. I got home at 5 and could do nothing else but lay down. Didnāt sleep, just didnāt move an inch for 45 minutes. Then I played Easter bunny and drove to pick up my daughter. Every year I hide her basket too well and she ends up giving up. Thereās still 4 MIA eggs(I learned to count how many I hide so I know if theyāre still out there 
). A few years ago I did it drunk the night before, and I forgot where I hid things! Found something a month later and she didnāt even relate it to Easter 
I put her to bed at 11, bc sheās off school, and this has been the chillest time Iāve had today. My stomach is a little funky, but I think itās bc I hardly had time for a meal. I should force something down before bed. Mmmā¦bed 
Definitely gonna check that out soon. Tomorrowās Dyngus Day so weāre going to my parents for lunch to celebrate. Should be a nice day of Polish food and pussy willows. Hope you all have a great one!
Good morning all, hope everyone had a good weekend and ready for another sober week
121 days
Big day. Spent the whole day at an amusement park with the kids. Everyone is pretty wiped out haha.
Quick check in while i get some dinner on
495 
been binge watching the 3 body problem on Netflix not a bad watch
Happy sober Monday everyone
I binged that over 2 days! It really scratched my brain nicely. Youāre nearly at the 500 mark! Inspirational!
Day 282. Weather still mixed. I finished all the flat packs I had to build for the apartment last week. Feels good to have them all sorted.Plannin g our holiday next. Probably not going away till Sept or maybe next jan/Feb. ( I need to pay off all the costs of the new furniture before we go anywhere)
My daughter didnāt message me at Easter but my son did which was good
Iām here, Iām alive, Iām sober and Iām happy.
Day 34
Going to change my daily mantra to exactly that. Because to be honest, nowdays I am actually happy most of the time. So it feels more real.
April foolās day today. Always disliked this day, Never understood why people want to play trick on each other and make their friends sad.
So no April foolās jokes, or pranks here. Iāve also reminded the kids to not trust anyone or anything today.
Besides that Iāve started to get back to my exercise routine for real, and is making more changes to my diet. No cheating this time.
Iāve gained 10 pounds this months that Iāve been drinking, not happy about it. Really looking forward to get my own body back and fit into my clothes again.
Also have a new plan for the garden, itās going to take a lot of work but will probably be cheaper than the original plan with the patio.
Ma talked about selling our house this Easter so weāre going to have a serious talk with her before we put any more money into it. To see what her plan really is. If she wants to sell like next year when sheās going to retire, or if she has a plan about keeping it for like ten years and hoping that weāll buy it. Or whatever it might be.
My husband is also doing another x-ray for his back and hip on Thursday. Heās gotten a new doctor, who wants to check everything the last doctor didnāt bother to do. Hopefully weāll get to know whatās really wrong and if thereās something they actually can do.
If it is like he thought on the last visit, heāll only get worse, and thereāll be no point for us to keep or buy the house. Currently my husband can Only be on the ground floor, he canāt use any stairs to get to the other floors in the house.
Normally I would be sad, upset or worried about it. But Iām not. Iām at peace with whatever the outcome of everything will be.
My former best friend have also kept spamming me from another email adress this Easter. Says he misses me, wants me to come back, wants us to connect again. We broke contact a few months ago because I couldnāt stand all the constant chaos, arguing and his idea about that I should choose him instead of my husband.
After that I did one try to reconnect, and he said that I made him constantly nervous,and that he almost panicked by seeing my name come up on Instagram. I said in that case we most definitely shouldnāt be friends. Wished him good luck in life and blocked him everywhere.
He tried to send a few emails after that. I didnāt respond, and this holiday he totally spammed me. Still havenāt responded. Iām very much fine without him, I donāt need that stress or worrying in my life.
Feels a bit mean, weāve been friends over 20 years. But to be honest, Iāve never felt this calm and at peace with the world ever before. So I wonāt let him break that.
Wishing you all a happy Monday, donāt forget that itās Aprilās fools.
Love yāall
Eating healthy and exercise is good for you. Just like with everything else, itās good in moderation.
In my opinion,If it becomes and obsession that goes way above everything else, when it starts to be the only thing your care about. When it takes over everything else then you might need to start thinking about of you replace one addiction with another.
Initially that doesnāt have to be a bad thing either, of you donāt hurt anyone. A lot of us have done the same thing. Replaced alcohol or any doc with sweets, became a little obsessed with an all over health lifestyle.
Wanted to do it all at once. Personally I have way to much energy when Iām not drinking it usually ends up in big house renovation or garden fixing projects 
Iām sure youāll do just fine, as long as youāre aware of what youāre doing and donāt push yourself to hard. Rest is just as important as everything else.
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Iām in a bit of a hurry as I slept in on my first day of vacation (yay!) and weāre back to over a 100 posts a day on this thread so quite some stuff to catch up after 24 hours of absence. And Iām expected to show up at my sisterās in 90 minutes time for Easter brunch (itās Easter on Monday here as well). Luckily she lives only a ten minutes bike ride from me.
Anyway. Itās good to see you all, working on a better future for yourselves. And doing it together. It canāt be done alone. Have as good a day as you all can friends. Sober and clean. Love.
@JennyH Happy sober 43rd dear Jenny! Letās celebrate it here! 
@FAE1 Thanks for checking in and congrats on 819 days!
@Jasty2 Huge congrats on 200 days my friend! Awesome work.
@Bones_80 Glad to see you Ian. Congrats on your days and have a good one friend.
@MrsOdh April foolās not my day either Sophia. Always happy with sobriety though. Love you 
Thatās such a lovely image. Put a big smile on my face. Enjoy Laura.
@MrsOdh Do whatever you need about that friend. I blocked contact with my best childhood friend some years ago, after she had become an endless nuisance in my life. If itās toxic, cut it. You already did communicate your needs clearly, and he does not seem to respect your boundaries.
@Bones_80 Did you per chance read the book and can compare?
@MrFantastik Hope your getting some down time soon.
@Just_Laura I miss Åmigus-dyngus. My grandma used to wake us up sprinkling water on our faces on Easter Monday.
@Jasty2 Get well soon. Give yourself some time 
@Chevy55 One thing I consider in these kind of situations is: Am I trying to control life a bit too much? Addiction is about trying to āsolve and control lifeā with a substance and behaviour. Recovery is the acceptance that I canāt, the surrender to life, and connection to all parts of it, the pleasant and the unpleasant ones.
131 sugar
29 UPF
2 gluten
2 dairy
2 overeating/binge
Iām giving myself a pass for yesterdayās hunger episodes. For today I want to be more attuned to my satiety signals and whatever my body wants to tell me. Goal for today: Become a body whisperer 
Easter Monday 
is still a holiday around here. Iām taking it easy. Want to do a longer walk or bike ride after breakfast. A nap after lunch maybe 
And definitely Yoga in the afternoon. These are my very extensive plans for today.
Enjoy your day in peace, kindness and freedom friends 
Morning all! Day 18 and slept in past 9. Not sure what is going on with my body clockā¦ some days Iām awake crazy early and others my alarm wakes me. Back to work tomorrow so that alarm will be EARLY. Either way, waking up sober never gets old.
Hosted extended family for lunch yesterday. There was wine but I noticed that no one drank very much. A little left over at the end which went down the drain because whilst I donāt want to drink it I donāt need the temptation. I had a 10 second pang of āa drink would be niceā before my mind shut that down on its own. I hate to bang on about it but āthis naked mindā really has altered my unconscious mind and turned alcohol into something to be avoided.
Taking the kids out to a country park this morning because itās almost sunny. Have a wonderful day everyone
Checking in after a longer breakā¦ Day 94, still sober.
Whole family was here on Easter, 12 people for brunch, a nice long walk and barbeque in the evening. Iām super lucky because 10 of these people live AF as well.
Morning all, checking in on Day 8. Thank you all so much for the messages and support. You are all wonderful
I am feeling slightly better and the sun is shining so will try and get out. I donāt think I have the stamina for a walk, but a nice lunch in countryside surroundings sounds perfect. I have missed nature while stuck in bed.
@MeSober and @john_connor1337 can I join your sober train? We are all on the same numbers by the sound of it 
Wow that was fast Joe, congratulations on the sale and purchase. Also a big congrats on the 200 SAF, thatās impressive man. Way to have your shit together sir.
I love how you know even things are off and focus on the work you need to do on your sobriety is your automatic response. You seem to have an intimate understanding of your process. Good for you!
Hope the cold passes by quickly, so much on the go may be wearing you out a bit.
Take care man
Good morning everyone! Checking in on day 122 days or as my counter says 4 months! Iām just so filled with gratitude and proud of my journey so far. Had an awesome day yesterday, I hope everyone else did as well! I wish everyone an amazing day ahead!
and 
@Jasty2 congrats on 200 days and congrats on the sale and purchase of your homes . I hope you feel better soon!
@Chevy55 If your world is revolving around it then itās too far, I wouldnāt call it an addiction at this point and I do want to say the fact you realize this and asked the question shows a ton of progress my friend. Be kind to yourself, you tend be very hard on yourself and you deserve grace just like the rest of us
I honestly didnāt know anything about this until I went to rehab. It was relapse, after relapse. And itās not a fun lesson to have to learn. HALT is 100% correct and looking back probably attributed to all my relapses in one way or another. Especially during 60-65 hour work week stints.
Thank you, my friend
One thing I told my wife the other day, was that Iāve been having these feelings at certain times as if I was still drinking. For example, I started having this dread at 6 or 7pm, thinking about how I was going to be feeling like crap and hungover tomorrowā¦ But then I remembered I wasnāt drinking and it made me so relieved. I was also worried about being breathalysed on the road, then remembered I hadnāt drank for nearly 2 weeksā¦ has anyone else felt like this? Itās definitely new to the sobriety attempt.
Been struggling with sleep so picked up a natural anxiety and sleep improver today to see how that goes.
My memory has been awful as well, I donāt know what day we did what or I said what. I would talk about the conversation we had the other day, but then my wife would say it was only that morning! hoping that clears up over the next month. I now have no excuse for a bad memory lol.
Have a great day and week everyone!
