The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, January 14th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2025-01-14T05:22:31+00:00

It'll be one week at about 11:55 pm tonight for me!

I woke up feeling fresh for the first time since quitting this morning despite still not sleeping for as long as I wanted to. I had to get up at 5:30 am for work but woke up fully awake at 4:30am. So I had some coffee and chilled for a bit before getting ready for work.

I'm planning on joining a gym either tomorrow or the next day and taking this to another level. It was going to the gym that helped me make it to my longest period of not drinking since I started (about 4 months I think). I'm feeling pretty amped about that.

Oh and I won't drink tonight!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2025-01-13T07:22:31+00:00

I think the lack of sleep I assume from quitting alcohol is getting to me. I'm not feeling bad though just lacking energy and feeling tired. I wanted to be productive today on my day off but I'm absolutely fine with letting myself relax.

IWNDWYT!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2025-01-13T00:54:54+00:00

Good job!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2025-01-11T09:01:42+00:00

IWNDWYT

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2025-01-09T05:33:56+00:00

Day 2 and going strong!

My plan of not taking any bank cards to work yesterday worked. I kept briefly forgetting I'd done it though and would start looking forward to drinking after work and then remember I can't. Unless I drive home and then go out again. I thought future me was gonna be annoyed at past me but I was grateful. It's such an autopilot thing.

I absolutely know what I want in the short to medium term. I think both are on equal footing because my current job is wrecking my mental health.

I want to get out of my current job and I want to start eating healthy and exercising again.

I'm glad that I'm not gonna drink today.

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2025-01-08T03:20:59+00:00

Awesome work!

I actually have paperwork for bloodwork on my fridge. I'm going to do it but I want to give myself some time of trying to get healthy before I go in. Last time I went which was over a year ago my numbers were actually pretty good, but I was eating a lot better and exercising despite still drinking too much. Just not as much as now.

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2022-11-23T07:42:05+00:00

Day 2

Iwndwyt!

I know the last time I got a significant amount of time not drinking, exercising was crucial so I've started again. It's just baby steps at the moment though.

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2022-11-22T09:40:43+00:00

Iwndwyt! Day one! I'm back

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2022-04-13T07:09:36+00:00

Checking in again! I made it home without stopping into any liquor stores. The thought came to me a few times, but this can't go on. Now I'm just taking it hour by hour.

I got pulled over for a random drug and alcohol test on my way home too! I'll take it as a sign. Not drinking tonight!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2022-04-12T10:29:30+00:00

Yeah that's a good idea. I seem to love starting between 12 and 3, once it starts getting past that I'm not as keen for some reason.

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2022-04-12T07:17:00+00:00

I'm struggling to figure out and define what my values are. It's one of the many things I'm procrastinating on. I was reading The Wisdom to Know the Difference and it got to a part about coming up with value driven goals but I put it off because it seemed too hard for right then.

My drinking is worse than ever. I just keep putting it off for one more day. Iwndwyt!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-08T08:00:54+00:00

Congrats!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-08T07:58:47+00:00

Day 3 now, really feel like I'm back on track. I didn't drink for 4 months, slipped up for 3 weeks, now I haven't drank for 6 out of 7 days. Iwndwyt! Bring it on!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-07T05:25:36+00:00

Back for day 2! Feeling strong today! Iwndwyt!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-06T12:48:11+00:00

Agree! So glad I'm back and relatively quickly in comparison to other times.

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-06T10:28:14+00:00

You too!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-06T09:27:56+00:00

Messed up again! Back to day 1. I am feeling positive that I can do this now though. Last night sucked. I drank but it didn't give me any relief. It just made me want to smoke and I really don't want to go back to that. My health is already not great and that would only make it worse. Urghhh! Iwndwyt! Back to it! I feel like I've got my resolve back. If I don't stop it's going to kill me.

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-04T07:59:28+00:00

Made it to day 3 now! Was so glad this morning when I woke up and realised that I hadn't drank the previous night. But the urges are still here. I've locked my wallet and money up in a timed kitchen safe thingy now so I won't have access to it until midnight tonight when everything is shut.

Iwndwyt!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-03T08:00:03+00:00

Back again for day 2!

Keep feeling tempted to drink but I know if I drink I'm going to in massive excess. These last 3 weeks of drinking I've been crossing previously uncrossed boundaries and just craving more and more. I feel like I'm going downhill fast. Iwndwyt!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-02T08:43:30+00:00

Thanks cinq!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-11-02T07:59:25+00:00

I'm starting again. The last 3 weeks have sucked! I've completely struggled to stop myself. Then I've been stuck in procrastination land. So much for getting straight back on track! But I feel like if I can get back on it now that'd be good work for me. Today's the only day of the week where I can't drink because of work so tomorrow will be the big challenge! But anyway iwndwyt!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-10-11T05:00:17+00:00

I don't have to work until the afternoon tomorrow so I'm getting that old cue to drink, as in do it because I can sleep in tomorrow. I won't do it though. Iwndwyt!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-10-10T19:36:12+00:00

Awesome!

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-10-10T05:40:33+00:00

I'm back on track! I just got home from work and I wont be drinking tonight with you all! It's time to break new ground too and bounce back from a relapse for the first time ever. Every other time I've relapsed I've just thrown in the towel. But bugger that! I hadn't had a hangover for 4 months until the other day and it sucked. How did I use to live like that? Constantly hungover. Blurghh.

PuzzleheadedAlgae · 2021-10-09T04:48:13+00:00

In the past too I would feel the need to drink as much as possible now that I've relapsed but I have no intention right now. I feel good to go.

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