Abstinence Check in
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Good morning! I’m pledging my commitment to my recovery today. It’s a bitter cold morning and I just returned from a refreshing early walk - connecting with all that sustains my recovery.
I’m wishing all a great day!1 -
End of day check in and grateful for my recovery. I plan on turning in early and getting much needed rest.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent evening!1 -
Committing to my abstinence for the next 24 hours, a day at a time. My last day on antibiotics (yippie), so I’ll be able to focus on feeding my body healthily. Grateful today for recovery.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent day!1 -
New day, new month.
My recovery has been rocky, at best.
I’m pledging my commitment to my recovery - just for today.
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Hang in there Jill, I've also had those moments
Almost end of day check-in, and turned my stressful day over to my HP to deal with it. It felt that an instant weight lifted and I was able to focus on the positive and productive.
Hope you are all having a great, abstinent day/evening1 -
Grateful at the end of an abstinent day. I’m trying to reclaim my recovery, with the help of a greater power.
Truly, one day at a time.0 -
Committing to my recovery for the next 24 hours. I can’t get to a meeting today due to weather, but I’ll be listening in to a podcast. Grateful for this blessing of recovery.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent day!
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I’m commiting to my recovery here today, knowing powerlessness. I’ll gratefully accept the hand of a power greater than myself. Just for today.0
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My program is in the forefront today, so I pledge my abstinence for the next 24 hrs, by the grace of my HP.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent day!1 -
Committing to my recovery, just for today. Hope you all are having a great, abstinent day!1
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So relieved to be abstinent today; I’m grateful for a plan of recovery.
I’m checking in at the end of a day during which I kept, and am still keeping, my recovery front and center.1 -
Good morning! I’m pledging my commitment to my recovery again today.
Addiction is addiction is addiction.
And recovery is recovery is recovery.
I’m seeking recovery in all ways.1 -
Good morning to you! I slept in today, which was much needed. I feel energized and focused on my recovery. I look to my HP today to get me through the hard parts of the day and I surrender to events that are out of my control.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent day!1 -
Committing to my recovery just for today, by the grace of my HP. Today I am focused on fueling my body with healthy foods that compliment my blood sugar.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent day!1 -
End of day check in and I'm grateful to be blessed with this program of recovery, with my HPs guidance, of course! Today is a chilly day, so with extra effort, I managed to meet my minimum step goal. I hope everyone is having a great, abstinent day.1
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Evening check-in: I’m grateful for recovery. I enjoyed a long hike with dogs, and the gift of abstinence today.0
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Good Morning, Happy Saturday! Today I aim to remain abstinent, just for today for the next 24hrs. I am blessed with the tools of recovery to be successful in refraining from my triggers and lean to my HP to take on the things that are out of my control.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent day!2 -
Thanks, Felicia!
I’m feeling grateful for my recovery today. I enjoyed a lovely hike in the mountain in the brisk, cold air today.
Pledging my abstinence for the rest of this day.
Have a great day and night!2 -
Hi, this is Nancy. I just joined this group. I'm back to going to OA in-person meetings after being away for about a year. I'm fairly new to MFP. So glad to see an OA group on here. Thanks for being here.2
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Hi Nancy, welcome to the online group!0
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Hello Nancy! Welcome!
I’ll join you in feeling grateful!
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Thanks GrokRockStar! I just called and asked someone from my Friday night meeting to sponsor me. I had to leave a message but very happy that I was brave enough to take that step and not afraid of rejection or whatever her answer is. That is such progress for me. I have fears around sponsorship; being engulfed, doing it wrong, etc etc. and my head tells me I don't need it. She has lost 75 lbs and kept it off and I would like to lose about the same amount. I look forward to her sharing how she did it at a minimum. I'll keep you posted.
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@nancygrateful, yes, please keep us posted. I sponsor a couple of folks and it's all about what works for the individual. One sponsee is very hands-off because we've worked together for a couple of years, so she checks in at her pace. My other sponsee is fairly new and she turns over her menu to me on a daily basis and we text and talk regularly. Sometimes in the beginning it's a little awkward as you get to know each other, but you'll know soon enough if it's going to work or not. Best of luck!1
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End of day for my meal plan and now in fasting mode. I've committed to my recovery today with my HP in charge. Today I let go of some stress and worry and it was very liberating, thanks Universe
Wishing you all a great abstinent day/evening!1 -
A new day and a re-start of my commitment to my recovery. For the next 24hrs I pledge to be abstinent, focused on feeding my mind, body, and spirit with the tools of recovery.
Wishing you all a great, abstinent day!1 -
Hi GrokRockStar and Jill! Wow, I just came on the group and was so happy to see your posts to me and your posts in general, and very glad you are here. What a nice, intimate place to check in. My MFP-OA place. Delightful! The woman I asked to sponsor me isn't sponsoring right now but we had a great conversation. She shared here experience strength and hope which was so helpful. She was real and so was I. We didn't have to be better than we are or in any different place than we are. That is because we both depend on a higher power and surrender.
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I am grateful for this group to commit my abstinence today and my desire to put my recovery, my program and my abstinence first today. MFP is really working for me to plan my food each day when I awake. I have tried to use it a few times before but it quickly became more like a diet for me and this really threw me off. I don't hold it that way today. My doctor has asked that I watch my cholesterol, sugar, sodium due to the related illness that could develop. I was pre all this stuff at my last visit. What a great, educating place to do this. I surrender my weight number and speed at losing weight to my HP, this is his/her business not mine. I will commit to doing the footwork with HP's help and guidance. Have a wonderful abstinent day!1
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@nancygrateful, you will likely find a sponsor when you aren’t looking, and the beauty of this program is that you can get what you need, when you need it, from your fellow OAer. You’ve got a great handle on your recovery, thanks for checking in and sharing your experience!1
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End of day for me, in regards to my food plan. I’ve committed to my recovery, as it remains in the forefront of my every day. Today I was a busy bee at work, so much so that I almost forgot to eat! I love that I no longer sweat the small stuff and let go so that my HP can deal with uncontrollable events.
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Good evening - I’m checking in after finishing my food for the day. I’m grateful for another day of abstinence today.
Right now I’m focusing on my abstinence and recovery just one day at a time.
Welcome again, @nancygrateful. I found the meal planning and logging on MFP to be so powerful for my recovery. So powerful, in fact, that I consider MFP to be one of my tools of recovery. And, in the beginning of this round of recovery, when at the same time I found MFP, I really had to keep the focus on my OA recovery so that MFP did not become a diet.
I wish you all a very good, and abstinent evening.0
