The party went just great - sipped very slowly and after 2 glasses of wine I simply said "no thank you" and put my hand over my glass when offered more. Did not get into the eggnog with the rest of them after dinner. Was fine to drive, had eaten dinner plus plenty of time went by after the last glass. Many times when I come home from a gathering then I will will have one more *** CRINGING just telling you this ***. OK, sometimes 2 - problem drinkers do this. But I did not have any desire to, setting the limit of 2 and thinking about it all ahead of time really helped. Also I know I want to get alot of things done today and after that 3rd drink chances are I just wouldn't. So I just made coffee and my do-to list and here I go. I know I am going to love how much more I am able to get done not being in an alcoholic fog all the time. I'll be able to realy get control of my house again and have friends over more often. Losing weight will go much better too without consuming all those empty calories - I want to lose a significant amount by July when I'm going to Europe. So it's all a win-win-win, Ashley, and you are helping make it all happen! This is just the kind of program I was looking for and I'm sorry to see more people are not taking advantage of it. Thinking about, "It's not you, it's the addiction," made me want to take some positive steps toward doing something about it instead of simply continuing to feel guilty all the time. The guy who lost his job's wife works with us too and they have 2 little kids. Good jobs are extremely scarce here right now so at least they still have 1 good income until he figures out something else to do. He is the LAST person I would have ever thought to have a problem with alcohol. He is telling everyone how sorry he is, how bad he feels about letting his wife down, and not to do what he did. We don't have to suffer through every single misery ourselves to learn life lessons. Thanks again for your support and have an awesome day!
