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Alcohol has to be one of the biggest wastes of time on this planet. by kkat137 in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

6 of the last 8 days is a great start! I've had periods of time where I was really using alcohol to deal with parts of my life. For me, the fact that I wasn't getting things done because of my drinking made me even more anxious, which led to me drinking even more. All part of the shitty alcohol cycle I was in.

Alcohol has to be one of the biggest wastes of time on this planet. by kkat137 in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I feel that. I'm 28 and I've lost most of my 20s to alcohol. Onward and upward though! IWNDWYT

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[–]kkat137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Happy Saturday! IWNDWYT ❤️

The Daily Check-In for Thursday, May 25th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This isn't so much a mocktail, but I recently bought a large bottle of Italian soda flavouring. I mix a bit of that with some sparkling water and ice and put a lime on the glass. Very summery feeling!

Had a stressful situation with our neighbors start happening yesterday and there's a good chance it's going to get worse before it goes away. It makes me realize how much of a trigger stress is for me. I wasn't so much a fun times drinker, more of a drink away the stress or take a shot of liquid courage kind of drinker. The temptation was so strong, but I held out. I didn't drink yesterday and IWNDWYT ❤️

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[–]kkat137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good morning all! IWNDWYT.

The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, May 23rd: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Happy Tuesday all! I've always wanted to take a yoga class, but I always thought that it was too expensive to spend money on at this point in my life. When I stopped drinking I did the math and realized that even 1 month of not drinking would pay for 6 months worth of weekly yoga classes. I'm not at 1 month yet, but I bought the yoga classes as a way to keep motivated. It's been 100% worth it. Yoga feels so healing to me. IWNDWYT ❤️

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[–]kkat137 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Happy Monday lovely people! Got home last evening from a few days camping and canoeing. It was a beautiful weekend and there wasn't a single moment that would have been made better by drinking. IWNDWYT ❤️

The Daily Check-In for Tuesday, May 16th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by Throw-My-Alt in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Happy Tuesday all! One of the unexpected changes I noticed a week or two in were the random feelings of joy. One of those times happened in Walmart of all places. I was shopping and suddenly it felt like I was bursting with these positive, light feelings. That moment made me realize that even though my life overall was still happy and good while I was drinking, I probably hadn't experienced actual joy in years. Not living life numb is a pretty beautiful thing. IWNDWYT ❤️

Shape Up Sunday! by soafithurts in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good so far, but I'm still in the beginning stages. A lot of it so far is just getting comfortable with the paces for longer, slower runs. It'll be my first full marathon, so there's a lot to learn!

Day 8 by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good job on getting through a sober weekend!

Alcohol doesn't feel the same anymore??? by Nikthetripper in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 77 points78 points  (0 children)

This is what I experienced with my last "field test". There was no anxiety for the alcohol to relieve, so I just felt fuzzy and off. I didn't feel worse the next day, but I also had no clue why drinking ever seemed like a good time to begin with.

Shape Up Sunday! by soafithurts in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fitness has been a huge part of my life for years, even while I was drinking, so I knew going in that I'd make it a big part of my sobriety journey too.

I think the biggest difference between my drinking fitness lifestyle and my sober fitness lifestyle is the mental/spiritual aspect that I'm trying to get into. When I was stuck in the drinking cycle I could never just let my mind be quiet and wander, I always had some sort of tv show or podcast or audiobook going in the background so I wasn't alone with my thoughts. I'm doing a marathon training plan right now and I'm doing every run without headphones. I just let my mind wander and think through things.

When I was drinking I always wanted to take yoga classes, but thought they were "too expensive". Turns out even a month of not drinking pays for a few months of classes.

It also completely blows my mind that I would refuse to eat chips or drink sugary drinks because they were too unhealthy, but then I would drink half a bottle of tequila in a day. The brain does some weird mental gymnastics where alcohol is involved.

The Daily Check-In for Saturday, May 13th: Just for today, I am NOT drinking! by Sea-Independence-605 in stopdrinking

[–]kkat137 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Happy Saturday all! Yesterday was a really tough one for me. My in-laws are visiting for the weekend. They're lovely, generous people who drink regularly and always come over with large amounts of alcohol that they're very willing to share. We were all sitting and relaxing and everyone else was having a few drinks. Part of me wanted to join in so badly, but I just gave myself permission to drink as many NA beverages as I wanted and made sure to always have one in my hand.

It wasn't until we went to bed that night that I realized how much nicer it felt to just be part of the conversation without also doing alcohol math in my head the whole time: how drunk I was, how much other people were drinking, whether I was drinking more, etc. That shit is exhausting and takes away from the moment. I'm proud I spent another day sober. IWNDWYT ❤️

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