no win situation

Hi All

Thanks for the posts leedso,Curly,Seano NNS and wp.

Today there is no game of golf for me,So i will have an all day session in the pub.Even though i am a man city fan.I am looking forward to the Everton -Liverpool game.Ive got a feeling it is going to be a cracker.

This is the type of game i would have had a large single bet on (large for me anyway £100 maybe.)Of course these days im just going to enjoy it as the spectacle it is.I think my team playing at 4 oclock will be a bit of an anti climax.Still a good chance to close right up on Chelsea.

Ive decided i need to lose some weight now .Infact i started to cut down on 4th oct on my 1 year anniversary of no gambling .I think the fact that i have stopped gambling has led me to putting on weight.Eating through boredom.(i know im going out all day but i cant become a monk altogether lol.)

I think my new found willpower can help me along.

Today could be a bit of a tricky day as the local bookies is next door to the pub and a lot of my mates will be in and out.These days they dont even ask me if i want a bet putting on.I think they have started to believe in me.

Today i will go home with money in my pocket.

All the best Jeff.

Hi Jeff, good to hear from you fella. I know exactly what you mean about the food. I'm not overweight by any means (being an ectomorph is a big help....the one thing I learned from my uni days!), but I have certainly started eating more since I stopped gambling. Like you say, I think it's boredom and in some respects a treat....to replace gambling. As for the football, being an evertonian, I'm desperate for a win today. I need to get the kids out so I can watch it in piece and quite...plus my language may get a bit fruity! Top man. Russ

Enjoy your day in the pub Jeff!!!!,i hope your team wins for you mate:),they have made a great start this season.Good luck with the diet mate,i also put a bit of weight on after stopping gambling,i reckon my adreneline used to burn my calories in the past!!!,pleased to say though that with minimal effort i've got rid of the best part of a stone these last 2 months:).

Seano.

That stone that seano lost must have landed over my way lol...as for being a monk they do brew a good buckfast heh heh heh...nice to see a post from you...i like you in former days wouldve most prob blown a ton on whos kicking off ?? Changed days have a good day mate 🙂

jeff dropping down the pages...NO WAY mate ive been told to keep "bumping up" successful diaries as THEY wont paste a new front page forum topic 🙁

hello jeff,

stop that gambling thing is the only way for a better life, the FOBTs is really the C*****e of gambling, keep away from them.

Hi Jeff.

Thanks so much for your post on my new (old) diary!

I read through it again the other day and time and time again you were there for me with a word of encouragement and a large helping of sound advice. I can't find the words to say how much your constant support means. The fact that never once have you given up on me is a huge incentive to keep fighting.

I'm not sure the golf lessons would be any good for you though mate. You will not find the way i grip the club in any textbook!

Keep on keeping on Jeff.

jeff at the foot of page 3 (AGAIN !!!!)..cant have that my friend 😉 was told just to keep nudging successful diaries so off you go back to the front page mate 😉

Hi All

First of all thanks Curley,wp,Russ,Crazy addict andd Seano for your posts.They are always appreciated.

My thought for today is a comparrison.

Im sure we have all had failed relationships before and sometimes the case is when the relationship is over from the point of view of your partner ,but you dont want it to end.A friend once mentioned, in this case you need to just remember all the bad times you have been through and all the things your partner done to hurt you .This way it is easier to get through this breaking up period.If you reminise on the good times the feelings are much harder to shake off.Hense you stay miserable for longer.

So i suggest anyone giving up.

Dont recall the few times you have felt good and won at gambling.Try to remember all the bad times it has put you through.The constant build up of adrenelin before the event only to be let down again.

Wierd comparrison i know,but i hope it makes sense.Stay strong all.Jeff.

Hi Jeff,good point you make in your last post,i hope people read it and add it to the non gambling "toolbox":).To be honest Jeff i hardly bother watching any racing these days,and that is something that has just evolved rather than something i've had to work at:).Enjoy your game of golf Jeff,and keep up the good work:).

Seano.

A really thought provoking post. Yes, I do admit to thinking about the good times that I had in the past. Not that they happened very often but they were good.

From now on, I will ONLY think about the bad times. Perhaps this will help keep away those evil demon gambling thoughts.

Getting There

Great post Jeff mate and glad to read alls well not that I had any doubts 🙂

Hi Jeff.

Thanks for the post mate.

Good win for City today and much needed. With Chelsea and Arsenal losing this afternoon the top of the table has opened up once again. A win for City in the manchester derby on Wednesday night would put the cat amongst the pigeons.

I think sometimes i take your continued abstinence for granted Jeff as i have such confidence in you.

Nevertheless i would just like to say well done on your continued recovery.

Hi Jeff, like Curly...I see you as such a solid kind of guy that I don't worry about you gambling again. The support the likes of you, wp, Seano, Stumper and Curly gave me when I first came on here was great. You have a wise head on you. Keep up the strong work. Russ

jeff...noticed you mentioned that champion horse on seanos diary....i shouted it home from a racecourse on saturday and folk thought i had a bet lol....i just told them had i bet it i wouldve lost the money and LOTS LOTS more..we cant win cause we cant stop 😉