Thanks for the visits. No vodka this weekend Ruth!

Weekend was a mixed bag, overall good. Friday night I poured my wine but could only manage to have two galsses and my sister who had a little more actually started getting on my nerves because she was tipsy and ran a running comentery on every tv program. Other Friday nights I guess I run a comentery myself as well.

Saturday night much the same had two glasses of wine and was done, had a slight feeling of Oh No! I really wanted to get drunk especially as I was fine last night. Actually took a glass of wine in to the bath and forgot about it. Hubby came home and wanted me to go for a drink with him but the thought of it was doing nothing for me so I declined.

Sunday night went a bit downhill. I normally get a bottle going about 4.30pm after doing the weekly shop and start cooking a Sunday roast type diner but my 10k training wasnt starting untill 6.30pm which meant I couldnt start untill 7.45pm. I just threw together a quick diner and ate little myself. I drank a bottle and a half of wine and one shot of brandy. It was over a period of 4 hours so I was only just tipsy going to bed about 1pm. Last night I had no drink

Mostly Im just happy that nal has started to give me that' Oh I couldnt be bothered feeling that I remember from the last time. For me, and I would have thought for most people, eating properly combined with nal gives the best results.

I have only one week of run training done, Im starting from scratch so it was tough but Im going to stick with it. The actual training is for a 42k on St Patrick's Day but at 48 I really dont think I want to do that to my poor bones. We will see how it goes.

Nal on everyone

Very happy with nal last night.

Had one of those horrid days where nothing seemed to please me and lots of small bits and pieces frustrated and peed me off- 17 yr old daughter starting last yr at school couldnt find her uniform for this morning and didnt seem to care less, husband bought a huge fridge with all sorts of bells and whistles including a 'grab bar'- a little hatch where you can 'grab' your beer without opening the fridge. WTF I drink wine , which doesnt fit, and he doesnt drink at home. What is it about men and gadgets. We dont have a bob in the bank but we have smart televisions in the house that could talk to you if only I was as smart as they were and could figure out how to work them--- ok rant over.

Anyway it all came down to ' I need a bloody drink'. Went around to my friends and unfortunatly when I opened my purse I only had a half a nal. I took it and had my first glass of wine an hour later. My friend had 3 glasses of wine and I had 1.5. I had no real interest in it and I knew I had to be up early this morning so I left the last half of my second drink and went home with a little skip in my step knowing that nal is doing its magic.

On my way home I was thinking that this is prob how normal people think ie, I have to get up at 6am so
I will just have one drink so that Im bright and alert tomorrow.

Trisha, that's awesome! What a good feeling and thanks for the hope to all of us!

Yes, guys like gadgets - can't figure that one out - I wonder if men from other countries are the same in that regard.... ?

17 year old girl - you poor thing! Good luck with the senior year - I hope she has a good additude on her. My step-daughter was awful until she graduated high school and then - poof - she turned into a completely different person and is as sweet as can be...

Enjoy your hang-over-free hump day!

M.

Havent been here in ages. Still taking nal- still drinking some days good some days bad. Its tiring.

Am joging for a half hour now without stoping- trouble is that I think, actually I know some people can walk faster than me. Im embarressed about it and cant wait for the dark nights where no one will see me but Im going to stick with it. Sometimes I hate the thought of going but force myself. I always feel great afterwards. I joined a club but they are all women and are mostly 20 years younger than me with their tight little buts and matching gear. They are all lovely but I guess Im just not one for big groups of women. lol.
Thing is that I tend to reward myself with a bottle of wine the days I jog because I tell myself that I wont be able to drink the day after, before my next jog as I only go every second day. Sometimes I think its all mind games.

Onward march though, we cant give up.

Hope everyone else is doing good and I will pop around when I next get here. Now its time to get my tight little butt into my matching gear---not.

"Now its time to get my tight little butt into my matching gear---not." - you can buy matching gear anywhere.....

Hi Trisha,

Good to see you popping in. I so relate to your post; I'll prolly still wear sunglasses if/when I start going for early morning walks! I'm doing 3-4 bike rides a week and I'm rewarding myself with wine whether I've exercised or not. I haven't made a huge effort to break my nightly wine habit yet, but at least the days and mornings are pretty much alcohol- free now, which was certainly not the case pre-TSM, so that is something of a victory for me. Progress at least.

Keep up the good work and stay in touch!

Funny stuff. I'm one of the gadget getting husbands. I won't be getting that kind of beer fridge though. I'm trying to keep my beer fridge pretty lean. Trying to keep my bar booze/temptation free also. The only booze in the house anymore is my wife's flavored vodka, which she "hides" in a kitchen cabinet and not on the bar. "Hides" because she knows I may cave for an occasional highball.

Definitely work on less booze and sub in the wine, and maybe, an occasional beer. Beer and Nal for me really have a slow-me-down effect. I think I would guzzle wine more than beer.