Congratulations on sticking with your commitments especially when facing some challenges.
This time of year can become especially tough with more exposure to alcohol, but with a solid plan, you can meet your goals. You showed that you can do it so use that knowledge going forward.
As additional information, I recently put up some tips on saying "no-thanks" in health educators corner and you can see some more info on it within the program. That may help should you be faced with a situation like you did at the restaurant the other day
Take care, and keep checking in and letting us know how you are doing in your 4 week challenge.
Thanks Vincenzia...just posted zeros in my diary and I feel great....I know I will not drink today and am hoping to do the same tomorrow and Wed. I do have a girlfriends party Thursday and I will have a drink there. It will be in control as I have to drive. Thanks for all the support here and you go Turquoise...proud of you...
I was at a beer-garden restaurant with several friends last night. After taking a serious, long, debating, wavering, "I really want one" look at the beer lineup, I decided to order a diet coke. This afternoon I was also tempted, but so far, so good. I think I'm almost through the first week of my 4-week challenge. If I can just keep wine out of my house, I think I might make it.
It sounds like everyone is dealing with a lot of pressure right now. I know I am. The weeks leading up to Christmas are so often the hardest ones of all. People have such high expectations for themselves. Everyone else in society SEEMS to be so happy and generous and care-free, but the reality is that people are people, and problems never just go away by themselves, no matter what time of year.... We all need to remember to take it easy on ourselves, especially now. I'm glad to have this site to check in and remind myself that it has to be one day at a time.
Lots of strength to everyone for the upcoming week.
I understand how you feel, getting wasted home alone is an horrible feeling. This is what I do all the time but I have been pretty good this week and drank only 2 nights, one when my daughter came over and another one home alone. Different feeling when you get up the next morning.
I am trying hard to stop drinking alone, I know it is not easy. I like Vincenza's idea to repeat your pledge every day. I might just start doing it myself.
It must be hard when your mother drinks and does not take care of you. I think I was a good mom for that too. They always came before the bottle and in those years, I was withstanding alcohol a lot more so people who did not know me could not see I had been drinking 2 bottles already. I got really scared my 3 kids would start drinking too, especially when they got into their late teens and were binge drinking with their friends. I am still a little scare for my son. He admitted to me that sometime he drinks alone if he has alcohol in the house.
Good luck with your mom. I hope for you she is not a trigger. Have you been drinking with her before? I know my mom drinks now, she has been for many years and my 2 sisters have consumption problem too. For a long time, just talking on the phone with them triggered a feeling for drinking. It still does, especially with my mom.
And good luck in your hunt for those nice bottle of sparkling water, but that should be the easy part
It is Dec. 2nd and I want to make this month one I can be proud of myself in..Dec. 1st was not good...I drank way too much wine, alone...I hate myself so much in the morning when I do that...so now I am going to take it hour by hour...and make a pledge not to drink this day....I hope for this week but will not put it out there yet...Thanks for all of your posts...it really helps...Camiol good luck with your mother's birthday celebration...PJ hang in there, you are getting stronger each day...Turquoise, I hope you are doing well....
Hors controle I can totally relate to how your daughter feels about your drinking. My mom is an alcoholic, she was a party animal when I was young, hung out with riff raff and I had many, many sleepless nights as a child. I always said I would NEVER be an alcoholic like her, but here I am, struggling to get a grip on my own addiction. The only difference between me and her is that she is a mean, irresponsible drunk who still hangs out with riff raff. I am a happy drunk who chooses the company of the upper middle class. Does that make me any better than her? I don't think so, but I don't abandon my child for booze, she did that all the time. I know how your daughter feels, I'm still very angry at my mom for being an addict and I am terrified that someday my daughter will feel the same way about me.
I am having my mom over for dinner tonight, it's her birthday. I'm planning to offer her a drink, but I have no intention of drinking. When I was out for dinner Friday night I had a lovely bottle of sparkling water at the restaurant. It's called Voss Sparkling Water. I'm going on a hunt for it today at the grocery store. It comes in a really nice bottle and it's really good. I hope to find it and get a few bottles. I said last night that I'm striving to abstain the entire week and hoping to make it beyond Friday. I plan to work very hard at reaching my goal.
At least you did not backout.... You seemed to have exert some kind of control over the quantity you drank. Sounds good to me.
I drank too last night. My daughter stopped by for dinner and was so upset at me because I am supposed to stop. She poured my glass down the sink and took one for herself that she also poured down the sink. Then she let me have the rest. My kids want me so much to stop.. I understand them, they've seen their mom drinking and drunk since they were born.
I did not drink tonight, felt like it but decided to have an early dinner instead. Cravings went away. I will go to bed early so I can have enough energy tomorrow to do my weight training and say know to that little devil inside my head when he comes.
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You seemed to have exert some kind of control over the quantity you drank. Sounds good to me.
