HSM Part 2
07/08/11 • 0 Comments

Today I am beginning my second 3 month HSM. My first 3 month HSM was great and I really got into the swing of it and phased alcohol out of my life. I got used to not drinking and was loving the feeling of being more productive and spending time on improving myself rather than wasting time being lazy or hungover. My 3 months ended and I already knew I was going to start drinking again because I was heading overseas. I feel like I fell back into the habit of drinking too easily. It has been about a month but I have decided that I want to free myself of nasty alcohol so that I can be more healthy and get my life onto a positive path. I have one challenge coming up which is the wedding of an old friend but hopefully the next 2 weeks will give [...]

Fresh start
07/08/11 • 0 Comments

I completed my 3 month HSM and loved it. I felt fantastic and was being very productive. Then I went overseas for 3 weeks and basically fell back into my old drinking habits. I am obviously not very good at drinking in moderation. So now I am thinking about starting a new HSM but possibly for 6 or 12 months this time. I am not 20 anymore and feel like alcohol just gets in the way and stops me from doing positive things. So now I just need to decide how long my new HSM will be!

Help!
27/05/11 • 6 Comments

Tonight I am really struggling to control my urge to drink. We are heading out for my husbands birthday and suddenly I have this overwhelming urge to drink. I have lasted almost 7 weeks which feels like ages and I am feeling like I want to go out, relax and have a few wines… I am trying to keep reminding myself of all of the reasons why I am doing this and all of the ridiculous things I have done when I was drinking!! Really struggling… Part of it is that I am thinking, well I have done such a good job so far what does it matter? I know I would be so upset with myself in the morning if I do drink so I am going to keep using that as my incentive….

Half way!
22/05/11 • 4 Comments

Today I am half way into my 3 month HSM. Feeling pretty happy with how it is going although I must say it is not going as quickly as it was for the first few weeks. I am not craving alcohol -actually I am not even interested in it at the moment. The other thing that has been on my mind are the health risks associated with drinking in the long term. Both of my parents have had cancer and it definately runs in the family. When I was about 23 I asked my doctor what I needed to do to make sure I didn’t get it and she said “don’t drink” of course being young I didn’t take her advice. Obviously I can’t turn back time but maybe this is a good chance to change my drinking habits forever. Perhaps only drinking every now and then on special occasions [...]

5 weeks!
16/05/11 • 1 Comment

Today marks my 5 weeks of HSM! Yay, I am pretty surprised I have made it this far! I think I have the hang of it now although Saturday night I was at home cooking dinner and was offered a glass of wine and for a few seconds I seriously considered it! But no I have come this far so I am not giving up now. I must admit I had lost a little bit of my motivation but I guess that is just part of this journey for me. I have also had a few strange dreams where I broke my HSM – very strange!