My battle

Well done on 9 days mate , I can assure you after a few weeks the urge does get less and can honestly say last night I went to bed not even thinking about football , once you start doing other things your mind will be completely taken away from betting.

Thanks for post on my page.on we march gamble free. Take care and be kind to yourself

Day 10

thanks for the posts johnb and Scottyboy , well double figures today , not completed the day mind you but I've no urges to gamble at all and I think I will watch the Man Utd game tonight live . Feel like I'll be totally fine but I will have my wits about me . I will not give the bookies any well earned money today ..

Day 11

thanks NT , feel strong at the moment and really feel I won't bet but I need to keep my guard up , the games are still there and my pal was texting me the bets he'd done last night all night , what great odds he was saying , needless to say all the bets he texted lost. Can't blame him I haven't had chance to speak to him yet about my battle . I really should because more will be coming through , it's just what we did we texted each other what we fancied but he does it for the fun £5 accys that's it he doesn't bet constantly after and during like me , I'd text him my first couple of bets I'd done , I wouldn't text him the loads after that, the stupid bets on absolute Certs that were anything but that ..

Good to write that down 'absolute Certs ' ha !!

I will not bet today , the bookies won't get any of my money !!

Hi Pk,

Well done on 11 days, you are coming across strong and positive,

Keep going forwards and keep winning.

Suzanne xx

Day 12

thanks suzanne .

didn't gamble yesterday and no urges today which is good . One day at a time ..

Day 13

weekend approaching again but i have already filled it full of stuff I'm doing with kids to avoid certain other things . No gamble today there not having my money .

Day 14

well that's the hardest day of the week over and no money donated to the bookmakers , but it wasn't as easy as I'd thought it was gonna be , I've not had any urges all week and thought I'd be well strong today , pick up paper first thing , cracking offer advertised , too good to be true , defo a cert .. Mind was going ten to dozen . It's an easy win then that's it back to no gambling , wouldn't even count as a punt I was actually at one point thinking . Well I managed to come to my senses I can happily say and with a sly grin as well because the easy win as I was calling it , crashed and burned . Which makes me feel a whole lot better tonight .

I've come through today with a little sense of victory and am actually chuffed with myself , guards are still up and a day at a time , but I'll go to sleep happy tonight .

Well done on 2 weeks Pk,nice to go to bed happy.

I stopped buying papers a couple of years ago to avoid temptation, there's always a carrot dangling where ever you look,well done for resisting the urge,your a little bit stronger

Keep posting mate.

Day 16

thanks trigger , still no betting for me , weekend gone and now my little goal is to hit that 20 day mark , feel confident I can do it . Watched yesterday's live game without any thoughts about betting , well nearly none , impossible not to have a little thought on what I would have done . Be nice if I could actually have zero thoughts but I'll take little thoughts and not acting on them for a start .

I will not be donating to the bookmakers today ...

Day 21

hit my little mark of 20 days , still gamble free and really am feeling the benefits now , sailed through midweek and now onto weekend games , FA cup weekend , this is where I had a disaster a few weeks back but it was the massive eye opener I needed to give me the strength to not bet and it's a constant reminder of my last bet . I have things planned for this weekend and I am going on the game Monday night , another little hurdle my first game I've been on since not betting , always had a wager when I'm on a game , but determined not to , but that's Monday , I'll get through the weekend first then turn my attention to Monday night . Hope everyone is well ,

i will not be giving my money away for free today !!

Congratulations on 3 weeks 🙂

Stay strong this weekend & keep focusing on your treat on Monday which will be getting to watch a game for the sport thst it is!

You are doing great - ODAAT

Had a chuckle about your Saturday afternoon family, I'm identical to that sitting there with betting slips everywhere too many results to even follow. Had terrible urges myself to place a bet, the sad thing is I think I would be happy if I had a £1 acca on, it's the thrill of the chase for me. Always ends in tears tho

Day 24

thanks ODAAT and hate fobts for your posts , well got through the weekend well and then faced another hurdle , first match ive been on since quitting , everytime I Go a game it's mates , beer and a gamble , always is . Well I went to the match last night , mates , plenty of beer but no gamble . Well chuffed especially seeing as mates were having a gamble . I really enjoyed the game , well enjoyed the win , onto the next round . Beginning to really get back into watching the sport I love for just that enjoyment , not watching it for the sake of winning and losing . Day 24 and defo feeling the benefits now of not gambling and long may it continue . I will not give my money away today !!!

Day 28

another Saturday and pleased to say another Saturday bet free , now 4 weeks since my last bet , always keeping my guard up and coming on here to read most days . Urges nowhere near as strong today but I won't let that get my guard down, I'll use it as a pat on the back and keep it up. Only down side my team losing arghh . But I can live with that ..

Enjoy your weekend guys .

No money donated by me today ..