Just checking in Day 51 for me today. Feeling so much better already and making use of the spare time I have fairly easily at the moment which is helping keep my mind off gambling.
Good Evening All.
Today is day 41 for me. This is now my 3rd longest period of abstinence since i started gambling. Hope everyone is having a good weekend and making progress.
RB
Hello Mr B
Just checking in for the week...
Day 49 - NO GAMBLING
Feeling a bit low today/ this evening but gambling is not the answer.
Keep fighting everyone... make the right choice each day!
quick check in- 33 days for me! Happy Days x Linda
Day 12 - Feeling urges to gamble after spending a bit on a night out and meal. Although payday on Thursday where not one penny of it will go on online sports betting. Roll on next Sunday. 🙂
Hi All, checking in on Day 34. Have been away for a few days with no wifi, so been a bit quiet.
WELL DONE ALL. Looking forward to the combined tally, Mr B!
Hi checking on Day 15 for me. Not that its much of an achievement as I could probably go to Day 150 then lose so much in couple of days, it really is the intermittent blow out I need to look out for.
But then again if I don't start at all it cant happen.
Good luck all.
2 weeks today...14 days and NO gambling 🙂
Haven't been posting in my diary much this week, but I visit this site everyday to keep myself motivated...
Well done everyone!
M x
Just checking in... 12 days with no gambling.
Good evening everyone!!
So week 2 of the 2014 challenge and the team has lost 3 members, is at risk of losing another, but amazingly, the 3 we have lost have been replaced with new soldiers!
We have only one member who never checked in this week which appears at the bottom of the list. I am very confident that this is just a “forget to check in” moment rather than a lapse, so hopefully the team will increase by at least another one next Sunday and we’ll also get the benefit of his pretty amazing number of days of abstinence
So onto the awards for achievements of the week. It’s been a really tough one to call this week, so in true CG fashion, I’m going to spread my bets and cover a few very worthy winners! I need to say though…..and maybe this is a learning for me throughout this whole recovery process……..when we set out on this journey together, I didn’t think we’d be sitting with half of the original members by the end of week 2…..and as people have joined I’ve fully expected there to be relapses, drop outs etc. all over the place. The learning is that the mindset of a recovering CG is inherently negative……..this thread is beginning to bring so much positivity and belief, not only to me but to everyone taking part. Let’s not underestimate the achievements of ourselves and each other for every single day we’ve gone without staking a penny. I could award for so many different reasons and I’m acutely aware of the struggles that many of you had - your day will come, every day you don’t gamble! Positivity and belief comes through in the awards tonight:-
Milestones of the week (soldiers who have reached a big number on the journey during the week):
2012the year - 50 days free today!
Ron81 - 50 days free on Friday!
Maybe - 80 days free yesterday!
Delboy79 - an absolutely amazing 150 days free on Friday!
Hero of the Week
There can only be one winner of this this week and that goes to Hopeful-Liam - what could be argued as a moment of weakness turned into the greatest victory of the week. Congratulations on the withdrawal mate, for having the courage to tell us about it, for the strength to abstain, for giving us all belief that we can do this……..but most of all for feeling such a sense of loyalty to this team that you would not let yourself or any of us down by placing that bet.
Achievement of the Week
Last award of the night goes to Rock_Bottom and let me explain why. RB referred to a thread on a different forum in one of his posts during the week. Having read the posts, as I am sure many of you will have done, RB showed the ultimate in humility, strength, positivity and honesty in both his response to the original poster and also to a legend on this site. RB, you did something that I would have struggled doing and my initial reaction would have been to react, lash out……and most probably go away from the forum for a while and sulk…….potentially even leading me to falling off. You are a gentleman and should be hugely proud of what you’ve done.
So here we go then..........for week ending 12th January 2014, here is our roll of honour (assumption made that regardless of when check in was made, each person has stayed clean through to today):-
Name / Last Check In Date / Days at Last Check In
Rock_Bottom 11/01/2014 42
Hardtimes 12/01/2014 33
lec101 12/01/2014 34
babybluesky 11/01/2014 33
feetforward 10/01/2014 66
Bornagain 11/01/2014 26
Co-ord 45 10/01/2014 34
Hopeful-Liam 10/01/2014 49
2012theyear 11/01/2014 50
ashamed 12/01/2014 14
el producto 12/01/2014 12
lostafortune 12/01/2014 15
Maybe 11/01/2014 81
tono688 06/01/2014 12
ron81 11/01/2014 52
subox 11/01/2014 12
leedsv 07/01/2014 109
Mr Brightside 12/01/2014 35
rst18 12/01/2014 12
Delboy79 10/01/2014 152
TheRobman88 10/01/2014 43
Mo 06/01/2014 5
Our total days clean as a group has reached an incredibe 921 days clean of gambling. We have 22 active members and one lapsed.
On the principal of £100 per day average we have saved ourselves a total of.........
£91,200
That’s just an unbelievable number!!
So the man who we want to see checking in along with everyone else is……
AdamPrice
We are a team, each and every one of you are part of that team………and a team is only ever as strong as its weakest player. We will all be that player at some point over the next weeks - that’s when we need to ask each other for support, to remember our commitment to ourselves and each other and to keep marching to that daily victory……..and to be proud to shout about it!!
Once again, here's to us.....and here's to next Sunday…….make sure you get your check ins in well before 8pm! Just a word of warning……….it may be Monday before I manage to do the update next week! Stay strong everyone.
Mr Brightside
Wonderful post Mr B.....thank you 🙂
Being part of this group is certainly keeping me motivated to continue abstaining 🙂
Huge well done to everyone!
Clean for 2014..... I salute you all 🙂
M x
Thanks for the time you are putting in MR B as running this post must take up a lot of time. But your time spent running it is helping me a lot. If Forest ever play up my way the beers are on me!
thanks Mr B- Awesome post as per!
xxxLinda
Only just stumbled across this group and scanning through it looks like a great thing you have created Mr B!
I am not gamble free in 2014 as my lightbulb moment only came last Tuesday. I have been strong since then and looking forward to a financially better future!
Best of luck to all of you
Hi all just checking in on day 128! 🙂 sorry I haven't been around much but my phone has been disconnected, and have been working very late.
Stay strong everyone!
Adam x (128)
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