P. S. I forgot to mention that I am having a great week so far. I set a goal at the beginning of the week to stick to only 5 glasses of wine a night at 5 oz. units. If I meet my goal for the week, and so far I have, I will only have 35 units total this week. That would be amazing. I really feel like I'm getting there. Don't want to get too cocky but the "drink" just doesn't have the same appeal to me anymore. I have to almost force myself to drink 5 units each night (force is probably too strong of a word) so I am feeling some extra progress this week.

HG

Hi Cindy

Thanks for your positive and caring comments. Perhaps i am more honest when drinking! Also it is easier to write down some of the bad stuff i have done in the past than to admit it to people I have met face to face. Good luck with the 5 units a night. I too don't feel that alcohol has the same hold on me as it once did, even though i am drinking more than i have for years. Not bingeing for days on end is a blessing for me and for my family. Last night i stopped before i had a whole bottle so that was better than just over a bottle. Will give it a miss tonight as i want to feel energetic on Monday morning.
Take care

Nicky

Okay then....end of week 10! I am down to 37 units this week! Wow! Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!

I started this journey drinking red wine. About 2-3 weeks in TSM, red wine started tasting like yuck, so I switched to white.....Tonight I'm drinking white wine and it tastes like syrup. OMG what next....am I going to have to switch to hard liquor? That won't happen since I've never drank hard liquor, but it is frustrating to pick up a glass of wine and go "yuck, this tastes awful!" There are really only two kinds of wine...red and white (I know, there's the pink stuff..Rose, but it has always tasted like Kool-Aid). Oh well, I guess this is part of the process......falling out of love with wine.

Moving on. I'm sure I can choke it down as I'm not yet at the point where there is no attraction.

Thanks for listening. I will post my new signature next. I dropped nearly 10 units this week...THIS WORKS! Keep taking Nal+Al and posting.

HG

Finding wine less tasty is wonderful! I have been up and down with sensation. SOmetimes it has its old appeal, other times it is just like old times. It would help to find the taste of alcohol less appealing.

Very happy for you HG

Well done HG!

That is fantastic. I had a week where wine tasted yuck too. Since then it has tasted OK or even yum but I feel I am still making progress. Will do my weekly update next.

Hope this week is going well too.

Sticky

Thanks 4bl & Sticky - Yes, I had no problem choking down my 5 units of white last night. That doesn't excactly sound like it was all that yucky!

So, I haven't set a goal for week 11. I am happy with my 5 units a night right now and may stay there, but as I went to bed last night I decided to just let it happen. Maybe this week will bring more units and maybe it will bring less. Maybe it will even bring an AF day. That would be awesome!

Thanks for the encouragement.

HG

Hi Cindy (aka HGW),

Congrats on your success this week!! It seems like TSM is working very well for you!! Thank you for your post of support and I look forward to hearing about your results in the upcoming weeks. Take care, BTDT

Hi HG/Cindy, well done on an awesome week. It must feel good to lose the taste for our old friend. Same happens to me occassionally (with beer) and it gives me confidence the program is working. Your on your way to alcohol ambivalence! Keep it up- Warrenjames

Hi All - So I just finished week 11 and my numbers are up by one unit. I know what happened. After Week 10's low numbers I decided I should have a partay! So, at the beginning of week 10 I did have a party and I drank more than the week before. Fortunately, I am only up by one unit, although if I had more wine in the house tonight I would have drank about 6-7 units and I didn't start until 6:15 pm when I usuallly start around 4:30 or 5:00 pm. Tonight I only drank 5 units because that is all that was in the house, although there is that bottle of Irish Whiskey that is callig to me. I have never drank hard liquor so I think I will pass and go to bed. Oh well, onward. My taste for wine has returned, which is a problem and then again, maybe not. I'll just drink the wine until I don't care anymore. Nal+Al=Cure! I believe I will get there.

I will be out of pocket for the next couple of days as I'm travelling for work. Hope everyone is doing well. I'll check in after a couple of days.

Fantastic progress. Wine tasting like "yuck" is proof positive TSM is working and is slowly re-wiring your brain. You will regain control.