Wishing everyone a wonderful, safe and peaceful weekend!
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And yes we have done it again 
sober Saturday night, yes keep pushing forward stay strong lovely people
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Soooo ive ran out of hearts again 
how do we start a petition to raise the limits on weekends???
Top of the morning to ya all hope you have a great Sunday and hope you all stayed strong and positive
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Thank you a lot! I hope you have nice Sunday, too. 
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Hey, thanks for the message and a happy Sunday to you. You might wanna start using our v active Checking in daily to maintain focus #55 thread for your daily greetings. A lot of ppl will see them and you get to interact on a regular basis w folk there. Also it keeps the forum tidy. Thanks!
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Sober Saturday and Sundays are the best! Hope everyone enjoyed the weekend 
So my Saturday has been awesome! I usually get up around 7am go jogging while I listen to some jams. I like to run on this trail that has a great scenery. That’s always good for me. After walking about a half mile home, I eat something light for breakfast while I take time and get a piece of mind. I cut my phone off, turm off the tv, and basically meditate for at least a hour. For me this is most important for my recovery because it’s just allow me to thinking and pray on this I need for myself for the day. Early afternoons is sand volleyball with other recovering addicts. Although anyone is welcome. There is a lot of laughter and just great energy there. I am so grateful for recovery.
I was a heavy drinker for about 4yrs and then started hard drugs. I became isolated from my community and family. I basically got sick of my own crap and decided willingly to quite. I am coming on 30 days and I can’t explain how proud I am for myself. I feel so much better today and extremely greatful my support and life in general.
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First weekend sober since I can’t remember occupying myself with 1980 decorating tips on season 2 of This Old House.
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Did you enjoy waking up without a headache, hangover anxiety (hangxiety?), and clear-minded? It takes a while to adjust to having time and energy on our first sober weekends, but they just get better and better… 
Kinda like that old house looks! 
EDIT: and well done on making it to the weekend sober-style!
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My body is definitely adjusting, I can feel it. But yes it did feel good. I thank you.
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Sounds nice and relaxing!
I am just getting home from the grocery store (for the second time today 
) and I think I’ll watch Call the Midwife on Netflix and go to bed.
Also checking in sober 
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Beautiful cool evening up here in Wisconsin. Just took the dogs for a walk. I had a lovely and productive day. Cleaned up house, mowed lawn, laundry done. Yummy dinner made. Did some interesting professional reading. Now the ancient chihuahua and I will head to bed for some reading of a beautiful novel I’m in. Snuggles for good sleep. Sober weekend days are nice and long and a great mix of taking care of my home and taking care of myself. Good night all!
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Sounds like a nice, relaxing evening. In my sobriety journey I’ve try to do the same sort of thing, just find simple things to occupy my time. Seems to make the days go by a little easier. Enjoy your night. 
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Hey all
I’m doing okay so far. Going into day 3 - I feel better, calmer, my anxiety had reduced or at least felt a lot easier to manage. Not waking up hungover is also a huge win - I’ve gotten so much done and overall FEEL better. I’ve even started cooking full meals and nourishing my body a bit better.
My issue now is tomorrow is Friday. On the weekends I like to have a few drinks, hang out at home, game or watch TV - but usually all while sipping a drink. I’m already finding myself feeling “excited to drink tomorrow” seeing as it’s Friday, and I’m having a hard time convincing myself NOT TO.
A big issue I’ve had with drinking is feeling like I can’t have fun or fully enjoy myself unless I’m drinking or drunk.
Any advice, tips, tricks on staying sober on the weekends?
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Congratulations Ashley on day 3 of sobriety! Thats huge!
Its natural to feel uneasy and it may feel uncomfortable doing something diff on the weekends (not drinking), but u might actually find that u really enjoy doing things sober. For myself, there were certain days that i would normally use drugs and at first it felt weird not doing them. Some days were hard due to cravings. But i learned that i had to stop associating those days with using drugs. Its just another day 
Maybe plan ur weekend with fun sober things to do so that ull be busy and not potentially focused on drinking. Its very empowering (at least it was for me) to be able to get thru a weekend etc without using/drinking. U can do this!
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When drinking still feels like a treat, it seems tempting. You have to change ur view of it, it is at best a thief of time, at worse a life destroyer. Instead plan things that you would like to do, but are often drunk or hungover so can’t. The fun you have when drunk is a mirage, and often comes with consequences. Make a conscious effort to appreciate the peace and fulfillment that comes from sobriety.
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Yeah, I can relate to what you’re writing regarding the quality of time spent after drinking vs no drink last night. And I had very similar questions around “fun” during drinking, it’s Friday, yeaaah, public holiday, yeah, any other day yeaaah, whatever excuse there was I used it as we know addicted people are very best in finding “the right” excuse to drink, do drugs etc. I could do sports in parallel with drinking during nights.But now when I’m sober I can regenerate much sooner from challenging trainings, I can even do two trainings a day, don’t feel that weak and tired anymore, and much importantly I don’t dive into depression circles, shame etc. Being sober is not quite the same as being happy automatically, but it’s a life that you live with clear head and courage to take on the challenges life throws at you or you decide to overcome
Great job on your 3 days of sobriety!
I love the advice already provided by Dana and Flo. We really need to retrain our minds and find different associations with our old habits so that for example you will be able to sit and enjoy a game on TV without needing a drink.
For your first few weekends i would try to do a completely different activity like going for a hike / walk, meeting a friend for coffee / lunch, some sort of crafting while listening to music.
Also make sure to have a nice refreshing non alcoholic drink in hand so that you don’t feel like grabbing something else. I prefer La Croix personally.
I also jump on here and read around when i feel urges as the stories and shares really help me get back on the sober mind track.
You are doing great - we are here for you. Keep going strong