Yeah, that's something I really need to work on. We're on vacation right now, and I took my Nal before we headed into town for dinner, so by the time we got there, parked and got the restaurant it had been about an hour and a half. I've been slipping a little lately as far as getting the pill down in time, and because I know it screws up the process, I'm trying to get better at it. If only there was some pill I could take to remind me to take the pill I need to help me cut down on my drinking.

Get serious about it! send yourself emails about it! do whatever it takes to make sure you take it. and if you think about it a few hours ahead of when you think you should take it, go ahead and take it then! it lasts 10 hours, maybe 12, but 10 for sure. vacation so early in the process is an understandable reason to struggle with forgetting, but when you get back into the routine, I think you'll find it almost as easy to make NAL a part of your life as it is to make alcohol a part of our life. after all, it's way easier to wait an hour knowing you can drink at the end, than white knuckling an hour hoping the desire will just go away forever

One thing I've noted,....when I take my NAL these days,...its almost a breeze to wait the hour an oftentimes, its two hours. There might be something to the anti craving claim.....

That would be progress.

Good luck Sarah, My Best, Jim C

This weekend I was with friends doing some fun stuff. We went boating and stopped at a bar for some wings and beer. Well wine in my case. Normally it would have been a serious effort of self control to have only one glass of wine. Not even the smallest problem.

Later that day, we were over at a friends house about to make dinner before going dancing. Their neighbors invited us all down to a party they were having. Our friends thought it would be neighborly for us to drop in, so off we all went. This was early evening. We went downstairs to the home owner's new bar. There stories were being told of former parties and fun time and black outs and vomiting that ensured. I chuckled to myself that I may have a drinking problem, but at least I am not alone! Shots were poured. I sipped my one then handed it off to my friend. Not very interested.

Later we went dancing. And I danced. And danced. And danced. I had a couple, really for a chance just a couple, of drinks. I did not get the slightest bit intoxicated. In times past I would have a drink in my hand while dancing and eventually be focused on drinking, not dancing. Well dancing is more fun!

I know it is the honeymoon. I know my brain is going to need to do some more pecking. I know I will have those pecking spikes. But for the first time in a long time I have HOPE.

I am blessed and lucky to have the most wonderful husband in the entire world.