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Kiwias

Just realised I think I've hit 3 years this week. That's still early days right? Still very much craving the sweet biscuits etc Three years is a pretty impressive achievement and you should be proud of yourself. One of the AA groups that I used to know was fanatical about not counting years, as the...

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Not that I've quit permanently like many/most on this thread but I've found that lifestyle changes like eating better and introducing an exercise programme of some sort is very useful as a distraction or a way to occupy myself during periods of cutting down/abstaining. Helps you feel good about you...

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I was eating chocolate cake when I made that post... Seems unrelated It is pretty common in my group that people find themselves eating way too many sweet snacks in the early days, probably to keep their mouths busy and minds off booze. Just realised I think I've hit 3 years this week. That's still...

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Its been 15 months since I stopped drinking every weekend. This year I've only had a drink on four occasions and each time no more than 3 drinks max. I do find myself craving a drink come Friday, but keeping my body lean plus the threat of hangovers is enough to stop myself. I have been the same we...

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How the hell have I missed out on this benefit Did you find yourself eating a lot more snacks, chocolate, or the like? I was eating chocolate cake when I made that post... Seems unrelated It is pretty common in my group that people find themselves eating way too many sweet snacks in the early days,...

Kiwias

^ Well done to all ^ :thumbup: I've cut back massively due to medication reacting badly to alcohol Have dropped 15Kg so far which is very illuminating :| I am enjoying the excellent Zero Alcohol Craft "beer" which has made it mainstream I dropped 15~20kg in the first year of sobriety, showing how m...

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It's certainly an eye-opened on wasted calories! My Japanese sensei gave me good Japanese-direct advice when I was there last year "Too fat!" :lol: I made the promise to get in shape for this year's competition Top sensei!! Verily ;) Amusingly, he'll make me drink lots fo Sochu to celebrate when I'...

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^ Well done to all ^ :thumbup: I've cut back massively due to medication reacting badly to alcohol Have dropped 15Kg so far which is very illuminating :| I am enjoying the excellent Zero Alcohol Craft "beer" which has made it mainstream I dropped 15~20kg in the first year of sobriety, showing how m...

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lilyw wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 5:14 pm
Harveys wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:25 am Recently celebrated 17y sobriety, forgot about this thread, I’m sure Kiwi is keeping them alive on both forums.
Congratulations. Hope to get there in 10 year's time!

You will cruise it!!

Kiwias

^ Well done to all ^ :thumbup: I've cut back massively due to medication reacting badly to alcohol Have dropped 15Kg so far which is very illuminating :| I am enjoying the excellent Zero Alcohol Craft "beer" which has made it mainstream I dropped 15~20kg in the first year of sobriety, showing how m...

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I knew I had big probs in my 20's and early thirties with the juice. Cost me friends and relationships. I think that a bottle of wine and two cans of cider every night of the week was the low point. God knows how I functioned. I could smell alcohol in my piss when I went to the loo in the morning. ...

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Harveys wrote: ↑Sat Sep 06, 2025 6:25 am Recently celebrated 17y sobriety, forgot about this thread, I’m sure Kiwi is keeping them alive on both forums.

Well done, indeed. Keep on rockin'!

Kiwias

Tomorrow will be 7 years to the day since I quit. For me that's significant because I reckon that I had a serious problem for about the last 6 years of my drinking "career" - so I'm clean for longer than I was out of control. I drank "normally" from about 21 to mid-40s; started to go downhill then,...

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FFS, is The Almighty Flog allowed to also stink up this thread as well, with his relentless virtue-signalling? What the f-ck? You're the only one stinking up this thread, you odd little man. Not quite sure what triggered shanky's comment but it does seem somewhat out of place here. Regarding sleep,...

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Mate, there's definitely a range of alcoholics. "Alcoholic" does not mean you're lying in the gutter drinking metho. And I'm sorry to say "a couple of bottles of wine" by yourself at home more than qualifies. I'm not trying to be judgemental here, just honest. I'm 100kg and consider myself to have ...

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I went 6 months without drinking, to lose weight. Broke my streak over Christmas. That feeling of being even just mildly hungover sucks. For 2025 I am going to see how I go with limiting my consumption rather than cutting it out totally. Plan is to only have a drink if there's a decent reason for i...

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At today's AA meeting, I received an award for 20 years sober. I remember the first meeting as if it was yesterday, the words of the group leader at the time piercing my mind and heart: "unless you desire sobriety from the depths of your heart, joining this group will not help you remain sober". The...

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I went 6 months without drinking, to lose weight. Broke my streak over Christmas. That feeling of being even just mildly hungover sucks. For 2025 I am going to see how I go with limiting my consumption rather than cutting it out totally. Plan is to only have a drink if there's a decent reason for i...

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Possibly not quite the same……… but I quit candy for 2025. I’ve legitimately got a disorder - I can easily eat none, but a single piece of candy, a biscuit, chocolate, cake, etc. will inevitably result in a binge. I guess it’s the dopamine or something. Hopefully this doesn’t sound weird or patronis...

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I guess I am blessed (or cursed?) to not enjoy the taste of alcohol so rarely drink, but my uncle was a terrible alcoholic. I remember him pouring beer on his corn flakes every morning, that's how bad it was. Sadly it killed him in the end. Anyone who fights against their addictions gets nothing bu...

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It is always a good feeling to wake up on New Year’s Day with the knowledge that I made it through another calendar year without having a drink. May there be many more NYDs like this one and best wishes to all those sharing this journey. I look forward to this post every year. Good to see you remai...

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Happy New Year Kiwias. Good to hear from you and hope you are in good health following your heart attack (last year?). booji boy The wee problem I had with my heart was in April last year, totally out of the blue, but things are coming along well with my recovery. I see a rehab specialist once a we...

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It is always a good feeling to wake up on New Year’s Day with the knowledge that I made it through another calendar year without having a drink. May there be many more NYDs like this one and best wishes to all those sharing this journey. Happy New Year Kiwias. Good to hear from you and hope you are...

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It is always a good feeling to wake up on New Year’s Day with the knowledge that I made it through another calendar year without having a drink.

May there be many more NYDs like this one and best wishes to all those sharing this journey.

Kiwias

I went to the hospital for a check on my progress and the results of the blood test were across-the-board positive -- the values that needed to decline have declined significantly (the bad cholesterol one the main one) and those that needed to improve had improved. My weight too has dropped to a hea...

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62 caveat I'm a smoker and drinker. I had just turned 70, have never smoked, and took my last drink 20 years ago. I am definitely not overweight, do regular exercise, eat healthily, have a low-stress diet, my bp is a wee bit high but not alarmingly so, the same as my cholesterol levels. It seems th...

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Take care, Kiwias. Wishing you a quick and full recovery. Was over your way recently on a school trip to the Tottori sand dunes etc. お大事に! When were you here, mate? Hmmm… Let me see now, it must have been around March 13-15, I think. I was well aware I was in Kiwias country, but had chaperoning obl...

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Update I am at the end of my “do sfa” rest period at home and am doing my morning walk every day, now to be joined with a session on the exercise bike that arrived today. BP has definitely stabilized at a good level and my pulse is also steady. So far, so good. That’s great to hear Kiwias Glad you ...

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Olddantucker wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 2:28 am Yes, look after yourself Kiwias. Hope your recovery continues to go well.

Cheers. Definitely feeling much better and my weight has dropped back to my normal level.

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FujiKiwi wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 1:51 am Take care, Kiwias. Wishing you a quick and full recovery. Was over your way recently on a school trip to the Tottori sand dunes etc.

お大事に!

When were you here, mate?

Kiwias

Glad to read that you are with us Kiwas. Cannot overemphasise how important it is to listen to your own body and to monitor your health. I may well be OTT but I monitor my physical wellbeing very closely. The outward signs I keep a close eye on. I monitor my weight, waist size, cardio fitness. I ex...

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As I mentioned in a previous post, weird how different surgeons, hospitals, countries approach this as I was not told to do sfa walk dogs straight away (that was extent of what was allowed) then work it up. Poor explanation as the doctor encouraged me to walk for 15~20mins a day and do 15mins on th...

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Update

I am at the end of my “do sfa” rest period at home and am doing my morning walk every day, now to be joined with a session on the exercise bike that arrived today. BP has definitely stabilized at a good level and my pulse is also steady.

So far, so good.

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1.5 years ago now. He had a stent put in, but I guess he builds up blockages easily so will likely need more as he grows older and other tubes block up. I don't know if its mental or physical, but he doesn't push himself anymore. Stopped running etc. I think he just goes for walks/gyms it. One of m...

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My friend had a heart attack aged 33. Was fit, ran half marathons etc, not overweight at all. Just bad genetics. Turns out his grandfathers on both sides died in their 40s. His dad is fine, but his uncle died in his 40s too. All of heart attacks. He thought staying fit could fight it off, but nope....

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My friend had a heart attack aged 33. Was fit, ran half marathons etc, not overweight at all. Just bad genetics. Turns out his grandfathers on both sides died in their 40s. His dad is fine, but his uncle died in his 40s too. All of heart attacks. He thought staying fit could fight it off, but nope....

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My wife bought me a present because she is so happy I survived and am back home safely. A Nebula projector and this screen.

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A fresh faced 40. Way to start the decade. Very quickly become experts in our chosen field, though you'd always rather pass on the practical. That makes me feel better as I had just turned 70 a couple of weeks before my surgery. 40 is very young for this but you are now set for a decent long and he...

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Glad to hear you're out and on the mend, mate. And fully endorse the thread title. Had a stroke through overwork a few years ago & in hindsight, drove right off the cliff edge. People need to take care of themselves. Keep us posted :thumbup: Good to hear you recovered. What age were you when you di...

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