Well so far so good on WNW! But it is definitely about the time of day I will get a call from my wife on her way home for work and she will ask if I am up for a couple of drinks - the answer is something I have heard from her many times before, "not tonight honey"!

I must have confused everyone - IF, IF, IF, I make it through tonight - and keep my promise to myself that I will not drink on my travel day, Thursday, at the airport (that would have never crossed my mind several weeks ago) THEN I will have six days! And then I think it will be time to celebrate with FF (FRIED Friday)!

Actually I am hoping not to get fried - just have a couple with family and friends. Hoping to keep it from turning into a labor day binge! That is my goal.

I agree with the crowd though Tamara - it is not worth stressing over it. If it does not feel right for you - take the pill and wait the hour and have a drink. It will come.

Steven - I have gone with the bigger key chain for now that holds a whole bunch of pills. I try to keep 3-5 in there all the time just in case I go away for the weekend, I will not have an excuse that I left them on the counter at home and drink without the NAL. I also have a container in my car and in my wife's purse.

Good luck with WNW!

Reboot,

It sounds like you are stocked and out of excuses for not having your pill!

I gotta love you for "not tonight honey", and hopefully she doesn't get frustrated like I do.

So you are coming up on 6 af days...more than I even had.

And I don't think you will allow yourself to get fried this weekend, for now it sounds like you are in the drivers seat instead of the al! So drive on...

Jaba

Badger,

I am not sure where your location is, but how are you doing tonight? Are you still with us, or is it getting to white knuckle?

Jaba

Tamara,

You gave it some thought, and that was further than I ever got with af days. I didn't even want to think about it, until one night I took my pill around 8 and I think it was around 10 when I realized I didn't even have a drink yet. So when I poured that drink I was thinking how stupid this was and I need to do an af day.

Don't worry for you will get there,

Jaba

Jaba - Badger is in UK - possibly still up when you posted - maybe not .... I am glad that he joined us today - he has been here longer than I have and I think was getting discouraged. He, along with UKB were both really great at supporting me when I first started! In fact it was badger that told me about 'Gilligan'!

Well, nearly end of day 2 for me - cannot make up my mind if there is going to be a day 3 AF or not yet - I am off tomorrow and have all sorts of things planned that I need to do - and a drink along with them sounds nice ! I will see .....

Jaba - I think Reboot was the one hearing the 'not tonight honey' - not the other way round - LOL.

Have a good evening all - I am shortly heading for bed to read !

Hugs, Maggie x

Maggie,

I am the one that has been hearing it lately...my husband has been traveling too too much! I will be glad when we have sometime this weekend. But I thought for once Reboot was going to tell her that.

Any who, I hope everyone is having a good af day/night if they decided to have one.

I think this was the first time I looked up and realized it's 8:30 and I did not care I didn't take my pill. My headache isn't has bad as it has been in the past and it just started about 15 minutes ago. Which means I am way past the 24 hour mark, so it's not the lack of nal. that has been causing those headaches.

I will be talking to you all in the morning and I hope all is well.

Jaba

Oh Steve and Newlife I will be joining you tomorrow, for I really need to find out why I do not get that "rush" or "great feeling" off the al and the nal. I would take up running if my body wasn't so old, I do miss those runners high!

The "not tonight honey" was me telling her I would not go drinking with her at happy hour! I am definitely not saying NO for the "happy hour" after the happy hour - if you know what I mean!

Looks like I made it to 5 AF days and going to try my hardest tomorrow to meet my goal of traveling with out drinking. Although tonight has been another tough day with the teenagers! But there is always an excuse to drink! I am saving myself for Friday - and my goal for Friday is to wait until at least 5PM to partake!

Jaba - sorry to hear about the traveling husband - but glad to hear the headaches are not from the lack of NAL.

Good luck to all.

May I suggest fresh, flourishing, in fine fettle Friday? I think after six al free days a couple of drinks is going to feel darn good.

Jaba, happy to hear your libido has been unaffected by the nal. I wish I could say the same. I am glad that you weren't clock watching and the headache isn't too bad.

I had a really tough time not drinking tonight. On the way to book club I started thinking about how much I wanted a glass of wine. I am not sure why the urge was so strong. I guess part of it was the social aspect, although I have not had drinks at book club many times when on a cleanse. I almost reached in my purse for a nal and I think I would have except it was 6:50 and book club starts at 7. We have appys and drinks until 7:45 and then start the discussion, so I would not have been able to drink until the discussion started. I even thought about cheating by a half hour and that thought has never entered my head before. Anyway, once I got there I drank a water and the urge passed. I actually enjoyed the discussion more with a totally clear head. When I got home I even thought about taking a nal and having a drink before bed. I am currently sipping on a tonic water with tons of lime and it is satisfying. Why so hard for me tonight? I have to give that some thought. I did it, though, probably because I was concerned about being called a wimp and some wet noodle ritual.

Late shift checking in. Was feelin froggy yesterday, went for motorcycle ride. Big relapse today. Big cold again. Rats! Missed dinner with youngest daughter who is flying to Germany tomorrow. Couldn't risk getting her sick. Big bummer. But not really bothered about AF. Slurpin pho and pampering self.
Inspired by you all.
Steve.
Also concerned about wet noodle thing.

all fine here thanks- I was asleep when you posted. did the day AF, my first one in a couple of months

-badger