Addict dealing with boredom

bizi · Jan 31, 2018, 08:16 PM

I had to throw out the little bottles of alcohol that I got for christmas, flavored. too much temptation here. I reach for them and picked up an apple instead. Had a big dinner but did not drink

160 cal Potato soup
120 yogurt
140 oatmeal
70 small apple
70 handful of almonds
200 popcorn
total for dinner=760 calories
but I did not drink alcohol!
bizi

Jan 31, 2018, 09:44 PM

Bizi—it is really great to see you taking such good care of yourself

bizi · Jan 31, 2018, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Jamesbeckett01

I get the boredom totally. I’m an alcoholic , been clean 6 years now. To begin with it sure does suck and often seems like the days are 3 times longer. Keeping busy by doing things for other people was the key for me. Slight gestures right through mowing their lawn. Anything that had nothing to do with me. Even visiting people. Sounds lame but works better than anything else I found. It’s amazing the good it does relationships too. Best of luck to u. Don’t give up! It gets easier.

Thanks James for your post.
volunteering never gets old when you are passionate!
bizi

Slightlydelusional · Feb 07, 2018, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Pheasant11

It is not very productive but I write, play video games, and clean clean clean.

I think both writing and cleaning is very productive! Nothing like a clean house, then u can work on the soul.

bizi · Feb 07, 2018, 09:52 AM

I need to get a life, a hobby.
Have been on line too much lately.
bizi

bizi · Feb 07, 2018, 10:47 AM

173.6, my weight is fluctuating....and to get back to dieting again. Had a wonderful dinner out last night.
Fried chicken and roasted brussel sprouts and our favorite mac and chess.
Even though I had the equivalent of 3 beers total yesterday with jeff,
I was going to sneak off and have a couple after work with out jeff knowing but I decided to not do that. At least I decided to just go home, To just go home.
any way, think I will throw out the rest of the truly's beverage(pour down the drain)...I don't even like them. They are just a temptation that I don't need.
It is so easy to fall back into old habits....
sigh
bizi
edited to add: Down the drain they went!
bizi

Slightlydelusional · Feb 07, 2018, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bizi

I need to get a life, a hobby.
Have been on line too much lately.
bizi

Ive been doing new things that have really helped. Before I would spend hours online sometimes just staring and have cut that back big time.

Slightlydelusional · Nov 09, 2018, 06:23 PM

Just wanted to update!

I have made it to 13 months and two weeks sober. The life changes have been amazing. I still get bored as hell but now get a lot of value from simple things in life.

My business has taken off and Ive been getting tremendous opportunity that was never there before due to my addiction.

I have a ton of work to do on myself, but if I dont gamble Ive won no matter what.

Guiness187055 · Nov 09, 2018, 08:07 PM

Congrats I have two years sober from alcohol so I know what you mean. Keep up the good work.

Slightlydelusional · Nov 11, 2018, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Guiness187055

Congrats I have two years sober from alcohol so I know what you mean. Keep up the good work.

2 years is awesome! Did u replace it with another addiction. Even though I lost a ton of weight this year I go through food gorging periods.

boogiesmash · Nov 12, 2018, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Slightlydelusional

2 years is awesome! Did u replace it with another addiction. Even though I lost a ton of weight this year I go through food gorging periods.

How much did you lose??

Slightlydelusional · Nov 12, 2018, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by boogiesmash

How much did you lose??

I went from 259 in Dec. 2017 to 218 in September, but in October was lazy and gourged most of month and back to 230, but now back to 223 and ready to grind to under 210 and hope to my fighting weight of 190 by end of 2019.