The start of my journey, again

Lol. I know I laugh but it's a fair point you make Alan and this time I have no intention of messing it up.

Thanks for the post, hope you're keeping well.

Well 24 days done and feeling really good about things at the moment.

Bit of a mixture I think between things seemingly starting to go well again in my private life, along with over 3 weeks of not gambling and you know what, right now I can safely say that I do not miss it. I know the day will come at some point when the urge is strong but i'm putting everything in place now so that when that day does come, I can power through it and stay GF.

I hope it's the same for alot of people on here but i'm feeling such a sense of achievement already, even after such a short time realistically. Don't get me wrong, i'm giving it the respect it deserves and am not starting to take it for granted but the longer I stay GF for, the more determined I am to stay GF forever.

Hope everyone has had a good Bank Holiday and feeling ready to return to work (lol, like we ever feel like going back to work).

Day 25 all, DONE and feeling good.

Not alot to add today just working on rebuilding the bridges with my fiancee which is all going well so far. Fingers crossed it continues as she is such a good influence in my life.

Well hope everyone is doing well and staying strong. 5 more days till target one, 30 days here we come.

Excellent, dholla1, choosing life!

Did you know, you are officially an ex-gambler? You've got to the GF destination; it's now a case of staying there. Just think to yourself: "I'm free of this, and every day I will remind myself that gambling is no good to me, I'm free of it, and I don't need to put a bet on any more." Picture yourself starving the gaming devil ... as his protestations of you not gambling get quieter and quieter.

STRIVER here you come, my friend...!

Getting there Mixer getting there.

Well another day closer so that's 26 done and still all good. Away with work for the next couple of weeks so not sure how often i'll be able to get on here as internet will be non existent but i'll try and get on with my phone. On the plus side, I know i'm going to be crazy busy so by the sime I get back I'll be just over 40.

Hope everyone is doing well and enjoying a gamble free life, I know I am.

It's good to be busy as we all know dholla... just checking in when you can is always good, you can never have enough 'threads' of determination to help keep you on this path of freedom from gambling. You are talking like those totals, 26 days and 40 days, are ready to bank. That's *excellent* short-term thinking.

Here's hoping you have an enjoyable couple of weeks - living life as we all should be, one day at a time, of course - and free of the misery and all that comes with it. So worth it!

Good evening all, I hope this finds you all well.

Been a while since I've posted on here as i've been away with work but I am very pleased to say, I HAVE NOT GAMBLED. In fact, my little trip away has actuall got me to 45 days GF AND even better. I can safely say that I didn't even think about gambling while I was away. It's times like this that prove to me that I can do it and that I do not need that in my life, it's so refreshing and just helps me look forward in a real positive way.

Here's to a gambe free life guys.

Hey Mixer, what does that make me now? gotta be getting there, you know i'm aiming for Guru, purely because it sounds cool lol.

Hope everyone is well and staying strong. If you're just starting you GF life then take it from me, it really is worth the work. Stick with it and you WILL realise that you don't need it. There is so much more to life,

Here's to enjoying it.

Hi Dholla,

I'm personally delighted you're on 45 days - I'm not too far behind you on 39; in your slipstream!

That makes you a 'Striver' on the challenge; next step 'Elder' on 100 days.

Keep it going, day by day, choosing life, not misery 🙂

Day 52 and still going.

Found myself getting very frustrated with my car today, sounds weird I know but it’s got issues lol. On the plus side I have an awesome fiancГ©e who cheered me up and then I realised, if I was still gambling the way I was then there would be NO CHANCE of me getting it fixed. As it is it’s going to take a while anyway as it’s not a cheap fix, however, it’s actually really refreshing to know that I’m putting myself in a position where I will be able to sort out issues like this, not trying to win it and inevitably loosing money gambling with the miss placed hope of winning.

Hope you’re all staying strong and GF

It feels good to begin to live real life again doesn't it? No one likes a bill out of the blue but as you said, you aren't trying to win the money to fix it, you are in a position now to do something constructive about getting the car repaired, not your destructive past.

Take care and stay GF.

Well guys firstly let me appologise about my lack of posting, I did say that i'd try to post every day, that is alot easier said than done.

On a more positive note I have just realised that today is day 60 of being GF for me wohoooo. I have to admit I was actually suprised as i didn't think it had been that long but I will take it, and I will take it as a good thing. To me the fact that I didn't realise how long it had been just shows how little I actually miss it and i can confirm that things are still going well, very very rarely actually even think of gambling so taking that as a massive plus right now.

I know I will continue to keep this up and I know i'll get to my 100 days (my next target) as I have to say, i'm enjoying this life. Not having to worry about what the fiancee will say or how i'm going to pay the next bill, it's refreshing and long may it continue.

Hope this finds you all doing well and progresing with your gamble free lives aswell.