ALCOHOLICS: RECOVERY & FITNESS (Serious Only Please)

[BigDaddy33]

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I am a recovering alcoholic and was hoping to start a discussion with other alcoholics who wuld be interested. Alcoholism is very powerfull and we can use all the help we can get.

I put it in the over 35 section basically because I did'nt know where else to put it. The Misc section is full of, well im not sure what its full of, but I don't think it would have been takin seriously over there. So, here we go....
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MOVED TO OVER 35 MISC

[chodan9]

recovering alcoholic/narcotics addict here,
clean and sober since april 10 1989 at the tender ager of 24.
I spent many years focusing on staying clean and sober, and that is till a focus of mine, but my body didn't progress in step with my mental and spiritual growth, so a few years ago I decided to strive for more balance in my life, plus I had gained too much weight and gotten too weak.

Now I am striving to keep my obsessive nature in check and not overdo this thing.
Getting in shape is great but not the only thing in life.
I have never had to struggle really to maintain my sobriety, don't get me wrong, I had to work hard at it, thats why I don't think it was a struggle.

[eddied27]

Was I dreaming last night or did I already post in a thread like this that had several responses from folks??

4 years here this past October.

Friend of Bill

[BigDaddy33]

Was I dreaming last night or did I already post in a thread like this that had several responses from folks??

4 years here this past October.

Friend of Bill

Yes, but everybody suggested I move it to the MISC section of over 35 so I did. Sorry, I did'nt know hoe to move the whole thing so I just started it over. Merry Christmas everybody.....

[boathead]

friend of bill w. since 8/28/03.

just got back from an "alcothon"....my home group stages a dinner and meetings around the clock for those with nowhere else to go, or for those who do have somewhere else to go but don't know how to socialize yet without a drink in their hand. good times.

wish i could have stayed, but have to work tomorrow.

[GreenWave1]

Clean since 7/5/2004, praise Jesus.

Merry Christmas to all!

[BigDaddy33]

Clean since 7/5/2004, praise Jesus.

Merry Christmas to all!

Hey Kevin. I noticed your sig. Have you ever seen the "Lord's Gym" shirts?

[eddied27]

Yes, but everybody suggested I move it to the MISC section of over 35 so I did. Sorry, I did'nt know hoe to move the whole thing so I just started it over. Merry Christmas everybody.....

No big deal Big! Just wanted to be sure I wasn't experiencing a flashback.

Just so you know, PM a moderator and they'll move the entire thread for you.

Happy Holidays!!

[chodan9]

I didn't mention it in my post but friend of Bill also.

[Baldiewonkanobi]

28 years done one day at a time. I turned my alcoholism over to my higher power and my OCD to Bill Pearl.

Looking back from this distance those fuzzy years starting at age 12 watering down my Dad's vodka after I poured myself a few fingers, nose full of cocaine in my 30s, then I started bleeding from every orifice at age 39...it is all part of me and my success today. Without trial I see no triumph. Those I had harmed I asked forgiveness and graciously received it. So in the long run I would keep my life's history as it is. I am healthy today and give my family an example.... morality, gobs of love, loyalty, dicipline, patriotism, financial support as needed and optimism.

Grateful Baldie

[charlesbrian63]

New to bb.com and to this forum, was cool to see something on here about people who are in recovery from alcoholism. I had to take every drink that I did to get where I am today, at the end I was ready to have the madness stop but I couldn't, thats a terrible place to be, probably everybody here knows that place. I think it was chodan9 that mentioned working on parts other than the body in first yearS of sobriety, thats me, been sober for 8 years and in 06 decided to lose weight to wear smaller jeans and ended up working with a weight coach since june of 07. Won't bore ya with the rest about ME, "this is a we program" right? Hope I did this right, if I didn't, I'll try again, look forward to interacting with recovering, weight lifters who I don't know, but I know!!!.......peace....

[BigDaddy33]

^^^^



Man, people just don't get it.

This is my last post in here. Good luck to all.

Is'nt that just like going to a meeting. Some don't get it. But some of us do get it. Thanks for the good luck wishes, but it really has nothing to do with "luck" does it?. Sorry to see you go.....

New to bb.com and to this forum, was cool to see something on here about people who are in recovery from alcoholism. I had to take every drink that I did to get where I am today, at the end I was ready to have the madness stop but I couldn't, thats a terrible place to be, probably everybody here knows that place. I think it was chodan9 that mentioned working on parts other than the body in first yearS of sobriety, thats me, been sober for 8 years and in 06 decided to lose weight to wear smaller jeans and ended up working with a weight coach since june of 07. Won't bore ya with the rest about ME, "this is a we program" right? Hope I did this right, if I didn't, I'll try again, look forward to interacting with recovering, weight lifters who I don't know, but I know!!!.......peace....

Worked fine!! Welcome to BB.com and the thread!!!

[Xtcme]

Clean and Sober for 5+ years. Peeps ask me what I used. Answer was ANYTHING. Peeps ask me what I do to stay sober, i answer ANYTHING!

[Freddie Beef]

Well, I have been sober since May of 05. My son was 6 months old and the next morning I went over to my moms(my wife took my son and left me that night) and looked him in teh eye and said never again. I am where I am at now because of alcohol. I was a slim trim 190 pounds and lost my job, house, fiance and drank all day everyday for almost 4 years, I ate like **** and took pills, any kind I can get, and almost died twice. I gained well over 200 pounds in those years. I have urges everyday to drink. I had replaced it with eating and have that under control(sorta) now, I still have my days but my son and future child need me to get my fatass in control. But one thing I liek about this thread is we all know how we feel. And the everyday struggle it is to NOT drink.

[Xtcme]

Well, I have been sober since May of 05. My son was 6 months old and the next morning I went over to my moms(my wife took my son and left me that night) and looked him in teh eye and said never again. I am where I am at now because of alcohol. I was a slim trim 190 pounds and lost my job, house, fiance and drank all day everyday for almost 4 years, I ate like **** and took pills, any kind I can get, and almost died twice. I gained well over 200 pounds in those years. I have urges everyday to drink. I had replaced it with eating and have that under control(sorta) now, I still have my days but my son and future child need me to get my fatass in control. But one thing I liek about this thread is we all know how we feel. And the everyday struggle it is to NOT drink.

Go to a meeting Sheesh. At 4 years having urges is still sick..In my opinion. I have been cured of the need to use anything.... I am just to the point of working on me now..Go to a meeting dude!

[Freddie Beef]

Go to a meeting Sheesh. At 4 years having urges is still sick..In my opinion. I have been cured of the need to use anything.... I am just to the point of working on me now..Go to a meeting dude!

You think I should, I still have really strong urges some days. I have to avoid any alcohol at all or I will drink whatever I see. It is bad. Meetings will help huh? I almost started to drink a couple of shots of Beam every night to help me sleep and my brother talked me out of it.

[Xtcme]

You think I should, I still have really strong urges some days. I have to avoid any alcohol at all or I will drink whatever I see. It is bad. Meetings will help huh? I almost started to drink a couple of shots of Beam every night to help me sleep and my brother talked me out of it.

i dont think I know. Over 3 million healthy people cant be wrong. Meetings help. The 12 steps help.

i will break it down

1.Admit there is a problem
2.Find a higher power besides yourself (humility)
3.Quit doing all the work (humbleness)
4.get in touch of what made your life so ummanageable
5.Admit those things to another human being (weight lifted, inner peace starts)
6.Let your Higher power help you remove these defects of character (the bad habits, wrong thinking)
7.have higher power help you get over your short comings (mostly fear and pride)
8. Made a list of Peeps we shafted and became WILLING to make things right with em


Heres where the real work comes in

9. Make things right as long as your not gonna get hurt or hurt anyone else(if 1-8 are done before, this wont be that hard, dont over think it)
10. At the end of the day, think about how ya treated people and self, and make amends as soon as you can( maintainance step)
11.(continued maintainance) get out of your head daily, let your higher power direct your daily activites more
12. Haveing woken your ass up and become less selfish, start giving back to society and help other addicts that are just starting at step one


SEE. got it?


Do those steps at the same intensity that ya drank and did drugs, and I guarentee you, you will not have to drink again. Will bad things happen? Oh yea sure, life doesnt stop. But you will be better equipped to handle what life gives you


" 10% of life is what happens to a person, 90% is the attitude the person has
in dealing with the 10%"

[plaskowski2002]

You think I should, I still have really strong urges some days. I have to avoid any alcohol at all or I will drink whatever I see. It is bad. Meetings will help huh? I almost started to drink a couple of shots of Beam every night to help me sleep and my brother talked me out of it.

when and if you dont think you need a meeting you probably do. so if your thinking about it then GO! your disease will try to fool you. it will tell you you dont need one. it sounds like your hanging on by a thread. you have got to get into some sort of program and work it.not drinking is one thing but we have to change the behaviors as well if not you will be miserable. they call that a dry drunk.... one who doesnt drink but all the behaviors are still the same. you really have to change evrything about yourself and that can be scarry. when i cleaned up i didnt have a clue who i really was. and when i found out i was so happy. but its tough and some people cant go through the emotional pain and that keeps them sick. you know its just too easy to pick up but phuck that! look where it got us. when i finally got clean after about 17 years of booze and weed, about 11 inpatient treatment centers etc. well that day was the first day of the rest of my life. and like i said earlier in a post you have to get the mental health aspect treated to because drinking and drugging in only a symptom of an underlying issue. so i went to counseling too and thats where the real work began for me. i wish you the best and hope to see you around here. there are good peeps here.3
and by the way what part of indiana are you from? i go to munster and visit my sister every fourth of july. i was born and raised in st louis and most of my relatives live in chicago. i love the mid west.

[plaskowski2002]

Clean and Sober for 5+ years. Peeps ask me what I used. Answer was ANYTHING. Peeps ask me what I do to stay sober, i answer ANYTHING!

yessss... i like your style and attitude.

[k3441]

First of all congrats on being in recovery, I too am I recovering alcoholic. I only have a little over a month sober now but before I had three months then 6 months before that. Regardless I pick myself back up and get back on the wagon and attend my AA meetings. I'm hoping this time I don't go back out! I have something to focus on now which is improving my body and cleaning up my life sort of speak.... The best of luck to you
Kelly

[baretta]

WELCOME!!! Way to pick yourself up and congrads on the 30 days!

I can think of no better way to use my last rep of the day than to give it to our bb.com Recovery newcomer!...

G2 Meet U!!! Keep comin' back...

[chodan9]

I get my friday bloodwork results today, will post my results when I get them, when I left the hospital what was it wednesday or thursday? I think wednesday, my white bloodcount was 2.6 and my nuetrophil count was .54, lets see what it was friday, hopefully higher that that.

good luck on that Fred!

First of all congrats on being in recovery, I too am I recovering alcoholic. I only have a little over a month sober now but before I had three months then 6 months before that. Regardless I pick myself back up and get back on the wagon and attend my AA meetings. I'm hoping this time I don't go back out! I have something to focus on now which is improving my body and cleaning up my life sort of speak.... The best of luck to you
Kelly

Glad your here K!
I wish I had of tried to get in shape when I first got clean and sober back in 89, but I also made sure to keep the focus on sobriety so thats good. ITs hard to keep it all balanced but I think good balance is one of the keys to good living.

[k3441]

WELCOME!!! Way to pick yourself up and congrads on the 30 days!

I can think of no better way to use my last rep of the day than to give it to our bb.com Recovery newcomer!...

G2 Meet U!!! Keep comin' back...

Thanks for the warm welcome, Improving my body really motivates me to stay clean.

[GreenWave1]

A happy and sober/clean Friday to all.

[blockmonkey]

wish I'd found this thread earlier. When I joined this site back in 2007 I was at my lowest, a non functioning alcoholic off sick from work just drinking myself into the grave. I then quit got addicted to exercise, then after 9 months of hitting he gym 9 or 10 times a week the wheels fell of and I returned to alcohol and entered the realms of functioning alcoholic.

Thankfully at the start of 2009 after having tried everything to quit I finally found aa, and with the support from the fantastic people I met there. I am heading towards six months sober.

I can only thank God and the great people I have met on my journey for giving me a second chance, to be a proper father to my son, and not the piss poor sorry excuse I was before.

Thanks for listening to my ramblings

Aaron

[GreenWave1]

First of all congrats on being in recovery, I too am I recovering alcoholic. I only have a little over a month sober now but before I had three months then 6 months before that. Regardless I pick myself back up and get back on the wagon and attend my AA meetings. I'm hoping this time I don't go back out! I have something to focus on now which is improving my body and cleaning up my life sort of speak.... The best of luck to you
Kelly

Welcome and congratulations on your sobriety!

[Freddie Beef]

Just got off the phone with the doc, he said my white blood count was 6.2, going up fast, the rest was looking almost normal too, I was slightly anemic, but he said I was that way on the ER blood work too, he said nothing to be alarmed about, but we will recheck in a couple of weeks. I hope I aint bleeding out somewhere, it wouldnt surprise me at all if I had an ulcer, life is killing me these days, financially spinning out of control. If I dont have a job soon, my family is royally f*cked bad, talking no apartment, no phone, and I am not down for that. I cant let that happen.

[GreenWave1]

Hang in there Fred. You will get through this.

[bjc12]

Just got off the phone with the doc, he said my white blood count was 6.2, going up fast, the rest was looking almost normal too, I was slightly anemic, but he said I was that way on the ER blood work too, he said nothing to be alarmed about, but we will recheck in a couple of weeks. I hope I aint bleeding out somewhere, it wouldnt surprise me at all if I had an ulcer, life is killing me these days, financially spinning out of control. If I dont have a job soon, my family is royally f*cked bad, talking no apartment, no phone, and I am not down for that. I cant let that happen.

Hang in there Fred. Been getting bad news from my doc recently too. My one option looks terrible. I know i can and will get through this but am not looking forward to it

[Freddie Beef]

Hang in there Fred. You will get through this.

Hang in there Fred. Been getting bad news from my doc recently too. My one option looks terrible. I know i can and will get through this but am not looking forward to it

Thanks guys, I never thought when I was in my 30's that my family would be struggling so bad. I just gotta get a damn job.

bjc12, if you need to PM me.