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02-19-2014, 01:47 PM | #121 |
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I'm not going to bump this thread to commemorate every milestone or anything.. I'm doing this to better myself and not for attention and rep points.
But I feel as if I took the second step toward a better me. I took that $100 I would have spent on booze and bought some nice running shoes. Running. Blows. The end. |
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02-19-2014, 01:57 PM | #122 |
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I drank heavy for a long time. I'm a better man without it.
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02-19-2014, 02:02 PM | #123 |
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Good job..... Keep it up.
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02-19-2014, 02:36 PM | #124 | |
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02-19-2014, 02:40 PM | #125 |
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02-19-2014, 03:11 PM | #126 | |
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6pack a day mon-thurs 12pack a day fri-sun every day, from the time I was 22-23 years old. I'm 53 now. last june I just decided to change. instead of getting home and popping one, I went home and walked. started w/a mile, then 2,3,etc. Monday thru Thursday I'd walk instead of drink. then, I started walking on weekends...don't know why, outside of the fact that I'm a creature of habit. I'm up to 6miles (walk 4.75/run 1.25) 6days a week. no booze at all mon thru thurs. Fridays - my days...no walk, and i'll drink a few beers. sat and sun, maybe a couple. but...I know that if I'd skip the walk, I'd want to crack a brew. just the way I am, I guess. after about 9 months, I still hate walking/running. but the habit's been started and hopefully replaces what I was doing before. good luck, and congrats and respect to sr and the others that have stated that they've been able to quit for as long as they have. sec
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02-19-2014, 03:17 PM | #127 |
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My best friend of 30 years died of alcoholism just a few months ago. He was 46 years old. And he wasnt the drunk dude at the bar being obnoxious, he wasnt even Nick Cage Leaving Las Vegas drunk guy. No, he was the healthiest dude you knew for 4 months, then he'd binge like youve never seen for 5 days, drinking everything under the sun that had alcohol in it, including mouthwash and hand sanitizer. His body would be in the best of health for months, and then he'd beat the shit out of his insides for 5 days, then sober up and get healthy for months, and then...wash, rinse repeat. It as bad becasue he could hide it, non one truly knew, me included, til it was too late.
When he was younger, teenager thru mid 30s, he could drink like the rest of us, and then his disease turned. No idea why really, all we know is he could ever go back to drinking like everyone else. He binged like that for roughly 10 years, but his insides could no longer take it. He went into renal failure, which led to cardiac arrest, then brain damage. I was at his side as he passed. Literally the most devastating and yet the most beautiful thing I have ever experienced. Being there with him was a gift. To give you a clear idea when this happened, I was kind of watching the KC vs Giants game in the Honolulu airport en route to Maui when it was time to take him off life supportand a week later, just before his 'Celebration Party" I watched the titans game from a park in Maui around 7am, while in his car. he understood my love for the Chiefs LOL Anyways, Im not big fan of alcohol right now. He was the absolute love of my life, and Ive been struggling with the grieving, and Im a tad angry at addiction and its devastation. But it is a reality of life, and none of us are truly free of it, even if you arent an addict. Hope you find the strength to get your drinking in a place that you can live a healthy life, even if that includes eliminating it from your life.
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02-19-2014, 03:39 PM | #129 |
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I spent most of my 20's in bars and drinking. Like 6 nights a week, and not just 4 or 5 beers. Beers and usually some kind of liquor. Looking back I don't really know how I made it to work most days. Eventually I just grew out of it I guess. Got married, had kids and a house. And it would take me a lot longer to recover the next day. I don't have time to be walking around in a fog after a night of drinking.
I do remember that at the end of my hard drinking days there were nights where I couldn't remember what happened. That never used to happen; in fact, when people would say, "I don't remember what happened last night," I thought it was BS. That they just didn't want to admit they were acting stupid. But then it started happening to me and I didn't like that feeling. Anyway, I just don't have time for it anymore. Don't like to drink in front of my kids. I get up early every day and almost never have time to sit and drink more than one beer. I'll still have a beer but it's rare that I would have more than 2 in a day. |
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02-19-2014, 03:41 PM | #130 |
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I understand completely. Thank you for sharing your story.
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02-19-2014, 04:02 PM | #131 |
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02-19-2014, 04:54 PM | #132 |
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It's good to know that some of y'all were there to help your friends. Having a friend help you is very important in overcoming addictions.
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02-19-2014, 04:57 PM | #133 |
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02-20-2014, 12:29 AM | #134 |
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Been there I take it?
I've been learning a lot through thru others and their experience with loss. I'm a rookie at grieving. It's a weird deal.
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02-20-2014, 05:56 AM | #135 | |
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Glad you took my advice on buying something nice. Although I was thinking steak dinner or TV or something. I'm not buying any damn running shoes as a reward . As a word to the wise, you can get a lot if repetitive stress problems if you only run. I ran cross country in high school and put on some weight in college so I ran to get it off and shin splints about killed my ass. Now I have plantar fasciitis also. It's probably just my body being a used up piece of shit, but I had problems when I ran hard every day. Let me know if you have some problems. I've tried most everything in the book. Tired - OK Sore muscles - OK Joint/soft tissue/structural pain - pay attention. |
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