A year on gamble free

Day 49 (7 weeks),

Not doing so bad the gambling urges are staying at bay at the moment i got too many stresses with other things going on in my life at the moment. I take each day as it comes and am seeing how not gambling just gives me a much better shot at having a good life. I havent really got that much to say today.

Just stay strong and think about how gambling has affected your lifes and everyone elses on this site and that will help keep the urges at bay 🙂

Regards

Ricky

Day 50,

I can't believe I have managed to go 50 days without gambling and it is only down to my fiancee the support of this site and the barriers in place that have made this happen. I don't want to ever gamble again and reading some diaries on here where people have hit over 1000 days i aspire to be there one day and be someone on this site that people can read my diary and see that it is possible to put gambling behind you so you have a real shot at making a life for yourself and loved ones.

Best of luck to everyone stick with it and together we can all mount the days up to get to the top of the gamble free mountain 🙂

Regards

Ricky 🙂

HI Ricky

Big congrats mate on reaching 50 NOT OUT !!!! You must be so proud of what you have achieved, hope things have settled down for you and your making some headway with the wedding plans etc, lots on but lots to look forward to and a fantastic gamble free start to married life.

Keep going ricky and once again well done.

Blondie 🙂

Hi Ricky,

Well done on the 50 days gamble free, u r doing brilliant 🙂

U have lots of good things 2 look 4ward 2, sooo much more rewarding than gambling!

U should be sooo proud of urself!

Stay strong and keep going 🙂

Day 52,

Hi everyone thanks for the replies always boosts my morale to see so much support on this site :).

Shame the army isnt really boosting my morale at the moment i got stung for a 24hour duty yesterday wasnt nice. But this weekend i am going on my stag do just got to get through work tomorrow. then my dad is treating me and my fiancee to a nice dinner at a chinese restaurant so im looking forward to that.

It is just so nice to be able to make the most of days and do things and socialise properly instead of being stuck in front of a machine that cost me 20 quid a second. I am so glad i managed to find the strength and get the support i have to get this far in my recovery it still scares me thinking that i became such a compulsive gambler. sometime i try kid myself and tell myself that i am not a compulsive gambler but i know that isnt true and i have faced it head on and will beat it 🙂

Hope everyone is staying strong and looking forward to the weekend:).

Take care

regards ricky

Day 53,

Heya just a quick message managed to get my weekend for my stag do so really happy about that going to be a very messy day tomorrow but one i hope to not forget (depending on how much i drink) Hope everyone has a nice weekend lined up and anyone who lives up north stay safe and i hope the floods dnt get you.

Stay strong

kind regards

Ricky 🙂

Ricky thanks for the tips on my diary. Enjoy your stag weekend. Well done on your acievements so far.

Hey Ricky,

I hope u have a gr8 day and nite, have fun, u deserve it 🙂

U have loads 2 look 4ward 2 now!

Stay strong and keep going 🙂

Hiya Buddy,

Nothing to profound from me today just wanted to say well done on the continued gamble free days, and have one hell of a night! Thoroughly Deserved!

Flagg

Day 56,

Hi everyone thanks for all the posts 🙂

I was feeling a bit fragile on sunday and had to come back to the army early so was not happy because i hardly got to spend any time with my missus this weekend. But we both had a very good stag/hen do and i didnt gamble so a really good result.

Just under 2 weeks until i get married I can't wait and me not gambling will continue for the rest of my life. Because I never want to ruin my life and my soon to be wifes life with this horrible thing called gambling. I wont let it ruin my whole life.

Hope everyone had a good weekend. I will try post as much as i can its just difficult this week with so much going on.

Stay strong

Ricky 🙂

Day 59,

Heya everyone been very busy the last few days army related stuff you might have heard they using alot of the army for security from the news well that is why i have been busy. But still no gambling so I am happy about that I have had urges again but only minor ones that I can ignore.

Just one more day in work then i will be on my way home for a nice week off to finish preperation for my wedding which is 8 days away. I just hope I dont get called up by the army or I will be so annoyed.

Hope everyone is staying strong and looking forward to the weekend as much as i am

Stay strong

Regards

Ricky 🙂

Day 64,

Hi I haven't been on for a few days was away all weekend. seeing family that cudnt make my wedding and had an amazing driving experience on a race track courtesy of my soon to be wife was a nice present. Got back last night but on the way home i had a major urge at a service station. Luckily my fiancee was there otherwise i probably would have gambled or found it very hard not to gamble.

I was just lucky this time round so need to stay on my guard and realise why i had to give up gambling in the first place.

I hope you are all staying strong take care

Kind Regards

Ricky

Hi Ricky,

Good to see a post from you! Even better it's a post to say you are on day 64 and still gamble free! Well

Done for resisting that urge to gamble its pretty much irrelevant how you resisted the fact is you did! I've been fairly fortunate so far in that I don't get many urges but when I do they are strong and unexpected so like you said just remain on guard, keep doing what you are doing and dont take anything for granted! Apply that logic and I'll def be seeing you on day 100!

Take care buddy,

Flagg

Day 65,

Well not much to report or say. Been busy with sorting out final wedding plans been a stressful time trying to get this one day so perfect and it will be the best day of my life because I am marrying someone who has stuck by me through all my problems with gambling and finances and I can't thank her enough. I will not gamble again to show how much I love her and just so we can have a chance at a good happy married life without worries of debt.

I hope everyone is going strong still take care

Kind regards

Ricky