Sober October Accountability Buddies

ganbarubro
ganbarubro Posts: 2 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Any JRE fans, or anyone interested in doing a sober October challenge?

The rules of Sober October is simple: stay sober. 31 days of clean diary entries of MFP. No alcohol, no pot - all October. Coffee is fine, let's not be psychopaths:)

Add me as a friend and let's keep ourselves accountable and encourage each other.

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  • NovusDies
    NovusDies Posts: 8,940 Member
    edited September 2019
    There will likely be some takers here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10761777/less-alcohol-september-2019-one-day-at-a-time/p1

    The thread is restarted each month.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    I can't think of the last time I had a drink, so won't be joining you, but am offering support :)

    I found just a few Smart Recovery and Rational Recovery meetings extremely helpful. These are cognitive behavioral therapy based. I believe RR no longer offers in person meetings, but has online resources.

    SR has both local and online meetings: https://www.smartrecoverytest.org/local/

    I also went to lots and lots of AA and NA meetings, mostly with friends or family. I didn't find the 12 step model particularly helpful for me, but many swear by it.

    However, statistics show the majority of problem drinkers do just quit, or enter "spontaneous remission" on their own.

    I self medicate with exercise these days.
  • whitpauly
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    I'm in❤️
  • RamblinMan521
    RamblinMan521 Posts: 38 Member
    I'll drink to that! 🥴
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    RamblinMan521 wrote: »
    RamblinMan521 wrote: »
    I'll drink to that! 🥴

    Wow, someone needs a sense of humor

    Just so you know, that's about as funny as giving an obese person a set of scales for a joke.

    :neutral:
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    This is a nice idea for a thread.

    I'm glad to see this in here.

    I started February Fast on January 31 2018, and haven't drunk alcohol since. (See the Challenges forum thread posted earlier.)

    These month-long challenges are great - so long as you don't go back to drinking every day straight after. :smile:

    I might be popping in to cheer you on. All the best!!

    NOT drinking is a really lovely treat for yourself!
  • cyndit1
    cyndit1 Posts: 170 Member
    I’d like to give it a go.
  • BrettNS
    BrettNS Posts: 41 Member
    I stopped back in June as Doc recommended not to with medication. Was drinking a couple beer almost every evening.

    First week is the hardest, then it gets easier :)
  • yourfitnessenemy
    yourfitnessenemy Posts: 121 Member
    I don’t really drink but I’d like to stop smoking weed. I’m in.
  • d_ganggreen
    d_ganggreen Posts: 9 Member
    I'm in!
  • TheSunAndTheRainfall
    TheSunAndTheRainfall Posts: 82 Member
    Let's do this!
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,813 Member
    NovusDies wrote: »
    There will likely be some takers here:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10761777/less-alcohol-september-2019-one-day-at-a-time/p1

    The thread is restarted each month.

    Yes, we just started the one for October!

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