there are over 2019 reasons to not gamble this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morning diary got thru some difficult days by going to gym.

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Four month today horray, i celebrated by buying some running gym trousers. Just about to hit the gym aiming to go every day till christmas day

Nice one Adam. Don't be too tough on yourself with the gym routine! Make sure you are enjoying it.

All the best.

Cheers sjw hope ur keeping well, ill catch up on ur diary

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Congratulations on 4 months Adam. Christmas is a tumultuous time for me too in terms of my thought processes... I just tend to focus on the actual day itself and boxing day (vegging out in front of box with loved ones) which I look forward to then also focus on New years and resolutions. All the 'Christmas Cheer' is dodgy territory for me so I do my utmost to just stick with my constructive focuses. Anyway sounds like you've found a constructive focus in the gym... Keep it going dude - fit and healthy for the year ahead. Keep going

Cheers signalman

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Good to see young Adam tearing up the gamcare road

Full of vim and vigour without his heavy load

He said goodbye to gambling, he knew he'd had enough

Now you'll find him in the gym with weights and other stuff ...stephen

brilliant stephen cheers thats made me laugh

Hello diary i could soo easily be back to day two today, just goes to show that one half hour slip could cost me going back over a hundred days. I feel i done well to not gamble but it shows that i shouldnt renew my social club membership as it involves being close to high stakes fruit machines. Ive had a week off work now and am fully relaxed. I heard voices last night and night before and was awake till 4am last night but as im not going to work this hasnt affected me that much.... well over the four month mark now and looking forward to the rest of this month to embrace christmas and all its cheer.

Day 127 today, day 700 not smoking, day 100 no alcohol and 127 not gambling, to be honest ive hit a wall

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Going to play snooker tomo, as there's fruit machines ill leave my card at home and take a fiver with me maybe a tenner, don't need cash as I paid for the drinks and snooker last week so its robs turn but ill take a bit anyway. Need to fully embrace this holiday for what it is, a break , and go to gym each day and get more healthy, I will of coarse get more healthy every day I stay away from each of these vices. Looking forward to feeling the healthy effects in the future.

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I remember hitting that ‘brick wall’ at around this stage during the Summer. I eventually stumbled on Day 131. Set yourself small, manageable targets. Imagine yourself getting into the 130’s. That sounds even better than 127. 140 would then mark 20 weeks no gambling etc. You’re gradually heading towards that status whereby you get big respect from your fellow GamCare buddies. Me included. I have so much respect for you and where you’ve come from. You’ve shown great strength and character to get to where you are now. Keep it up Adam!

​hi Dan, ur post has given me much strength I this brick wall period I have to get thru. Its tough because its Christmas and I'm off work. Ive been going to my social club every day playing snooker and catching up with friends, they ve been playing on the fruit machines and I've been watching them. Its lucky because so far ive seen them lose a lot and I've actually not seen anyone win yet, this proves to me that its not worth playing. I wont say that I haven't been tempted and i almost went to play poker on tuesday evening but I thought the loss of my gamble free days wouldn't be worth losing just for a three hours entertainment and seeing old friends. Played pool an hour ago and lee was saying he hoped to see me back at poker I said yeah maybe just to keep him happy. I however will not go to poker anymore as it just doesn't help me financially. I played really well at snooker today got my highest break of sixteen. Thinking of getting a snooker que tomo. So really ive been dicing with death the past couple of weeks. I do love poker but its not the sensible option for me.

Hello Adam,

Trust me you don't need to play poker. I struggled with the idea of letting that one go but its just like any other gambling. Its a waste of time and money. There are better ways to socialise with people and certain ways of making money. Keep the peace within and stay away. Be careful, stay safe mate.

All the best.

Cheers sjw u allways know the right things to say at the right moment. Coming to the end of the Christmas holiday for me. Looking forward to 2019 and all it will bring.

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