A new journey begins.

Well done on 7 days Greg,the hardest week done.

Them ' have a small bet' urges have haunted me in the past,every time I've succumb to them within a week I'm betting heavier and more frequent than before.
Avoiding that first bet however small is the key.

I keep reminding myself a win of any sort would be lost no matter how big; you can't win cos you can't stop.
Actually every time I've won big it was always followed by a bigger loss.

Keep strong,keep busy and keep posting.

Trigger.

8 days done and feeling good. Looking forward to tomorrow and seeing a double digit number on my profile page. When you are gambling free the simplest of things can make you happy.

Well done Gregg, keep going.

Suzanne xx

Double digit number on my profile which makes me feel good. Now on day 10 of no gambling. Day 9 completed with no issues. Had no real urges over the last couple of days. Hopefully i am prepared for when the urge comes and i can overcome it .

Feeling good and positive. Not had any urges to gamble past few days and looking forward to clocking up more days of gambling free life. Have also started taking my kindle with me everywhere and start reading whenever i have spare time to combat the boredom

Day 11 completed. No urges at all. Starting to sleep a lot better no more tossing and turning and thinking about gambling and what if i had done this or that. My other half working all weekend and kids will be out which would normally only mean one thing but feeling in a really good place and know i will not be tempted in any way. Just in case i have a couple of tasks planned to beat any boredom.

Well done Greggsboy on 11 days.
Planning your day ahead to avoid boredom really does work.

Keep remembering you could never win cos you can't stop.

All the best trigger.

Well done gregg,

A gambling free 2015 for us so far and in 355 days it'll be a whole year...wow.

Keep going mate

Mba

one more day added

keep going

so far its been easy for you but it might not always be

keep that in the back of your mind

Thanks Tri will definetely keep that in mind as i struggle when complacency sets in. Day 13 completed another uneventfulf day. That is all you can ask for when trying to stay gamble free.

Well thats day 14 nearly over. 2 weeks gambling free and only 1 really bad day and night with gambling urges. I know i have tough times ahead of me but going to always try and come on here and write daily and read other peoples inspirational posts. Also going to continue setting small targets for myself and rewarding myself when acheiving them. Being part of the 2015 group is also a massive help to me as i have never liked letting other people down as i always only let myself down when i gambled before. I am back playing football and eating healthily so things are definetely on the up and 2015 is going to be my year without gambling.

Day 15 just about over and still gambling free. Struggling to nod off tonight so just started reading more diaries. Some people are just so inspirational and take a lot of time and effort with their posts. Looking back over past 15 days i feel i have done reasonably well but have not had any big tests yet so definetely not getting complacent. Have not looked at prices or odds of anything in past couple of weeks which helps with my frame of mind. I just wish that Ray Winstone would stop popping up on my tv during the footy. Well off to try and get some sleep as up early for work tomorrow

Hi Gregg, thanks for your message.

Day 16 today, well done.

Keep strong positive and keep going, you are doing great.

Suzanne xx

Hi Greg

Thanks for the post on my diary! Your progress makes for good reading, I'll keep track of your progress and hopefully support eachother not to gamble in 2015.

I've never reached a full year without gambling but really determined this time. I think installing blocking software is a really good move, it stops me even looking at odds so I don't even get tempted to put a bet on.

I've tried in the past to try to control my gambling but I just can't, I think the best way is to go T-Total. It's hard to do but I think it will set me up for a longer term recovery to have a lifestyle where gambling does not play a part.

Keep posting on here, especially when you have stronger urges in the weeks/months to come.

Well done so far, onwards and upwards

Here's to a gamble free 2015

James

Thanks Suzanne and James for the comments and it sure makes you feel good when you know other people are interested in your diaries. Uneventful day today which is all you can hope for. Day 16 just about complete which is brilliant.