The Sober Squad- Alcohol Free Living
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GOOD Morn everyone Checking in. My positive thought for the day is: 3 months till spring...actually 11 weeks & counting.
Hoping an AF day for all !!!5 -
lorrainequiche59 wrote: »GOOD Morn everyone Checking in. My positive thought for the day is: 3 months till spring...actually 11 weeks & counting.
Hoping an AF day for all !!!
I'm ready for the Las Vegas heat here, however I'm trying to NOT rush time,last year flew by in a dash! I hate the cold we get here,it's not cold by other standards but cold for me and makes me a tired, miserable sloth haha! 6:45 am in Vegas another 24 💖, hope everyone has a wonderful AF day!3 -
@RubyRed427 I have noticed commercials promoting other AF drinks and young people having fun. Maybe this is no coincidence since Dry January has become a huge movement. Companies are taking notice. On a personal note I've lost 4 lbs since Dec 31. No doubt this is due to being AF because I am still eating candy. Trying to break that habit too. Have a healthy day, Everyone!
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Good Morning & Happy New Year everyone! I'm 9 months AF11
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Congrats on 9 months @nighthawk584! Jen, awesome job on losing 4 pounds! I'm still eating my leftover Christmas candy too, yikes! I just love it too much tho, 6:24 am in Vegas another 24 AF! 💗Hope everyone is doing well and have a fabulous day7
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@whitpauly you are doing so well! Congratulations on remaining AF!6
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Nice to hear that everyone is doing so well. 👍😊👍
I saw a concerning headline in a local article that highlighted a disturbing trend in our neighboring 2 counties: Impaired driving has increased by 81% in 2019. Eeeek!!!
There have been so many good efforts on the part of various agencies trying to fight the scourge of impaired drivers, but sadly as hard as they are fighting for a good cause there are powerful forces at work successfully promoting alcohol & glamorizing a drinking lifestyle.
Yet, each of us can do our small part towards some of the good by keeping up the fight in our own lives & really it isn't only about us individually but about those arounds us especially those who we love 💗
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Drink driving accidents have been on the rise here too-fatal ones😲 very sad cuz not only the victims and their families but the young drivers who CHOSE to get behind the wheel will be in prison for a long time, 6:07 am in Vegas another 24 💖4
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Hi Friends, I'm still here reading your messages. I am stuck in bed with the flu so I don't have anything to add to the conversation. But still reading your posts.6
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RubyRed427 wrote: »Hi Friends, I'm still here reading your messages. I am stuck in bed with the flu so I don't have anything to add to the conversation. But still reading your posts.
I'm a sicko too. I'm on the mend & hoping you are too. 💗3 -
New to the 'group'. I abstained from alcohol for three years until Nov of 2018.
I have once again given up booze as of Dec 27, 201910 -
RubyRed427 wrote: »Hi Friends, I'm still here reading your messages. I am stuck in bed with the flu so I don't have anything to add to the conversation. But still reading your posts.
Aww feel better! This season has been brutal for colds/flu😔4 -
mscanadianbakin wrote: »New to the 'group'. I abstained from alcohol for three years until Nov of 2018.
I have once again given up booze as of Dec 27, 2019
Welcome and great job 👍4 -
Hey, Everyone!
Popping my head up to say hi and hope everyone is doing well with their goals! Hope you get well soon, @RubyRed427!
A few days ago, I hit 2 years AF I looked back at my journal entries for that first month...the Less Alcohol thread started by @RubyRed427 was instrumental in getting me started on this journey. I am so thankful for that thread and for access to a safe & encouraging place to post.
The book The Naked Mind was recommended in that thread, and I would like to pass on that recommendation to anyone else that wants to be AF. I read the book within the span of a few days back in Jan 2018 and it was a game changer for me. I had a few rough spots that first month, but the book had changed the way I think about alcohol and I cruised right on past those mental speed bumps and kept going. I had some concerns about enjoying activities without alcohol, especially during the holidays each year, but every single thing I was worried about never materialized.
Life is so much better in every single way, and there is nothing that I lost when I stopped drinking.
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Karen
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kcn2bluesky wrote: »Hey, Everyone!
Popping my head up to say hi and hope everyone is doing well with their goals! Hope you get well soon, @RubyRed427!
A few days ago, I hit 2 years AF I looked back at my journal entries for that first month...the Less Alcohol thread started by @RubyRed427 was instrumental in getting me started on this journey. I am so thankful for that thread and for access to a safe & encouraging place to post.
The book The Naked Mind was recommended in that thread, and I would like to pass on that recommendation to anyone else that wants to be AF. I read the book within the span of a few days back in Jan 2018 and it was a game changer for me. I had a few rough spots that first month, but the book had changed the way I think about alcohol and I cruised right on past those mental speed bumps and kept going. I had some concerns about enjoying activities without alcohol, especially during the holidays each year, but every single thing I was worried about never materialized.
Life is so much better in every single way, and there is nothing that I lost when I stopped drinking.
I hope you all have a wonderful day!
Karen
Awesome! The key words in that are "want to be AF" I kidded myself for years thinking I wanted to be AF but in truth I don't want it,want it so I'd do so many crazy things to try to moderate which only made me drink more it seemed, congratulations to you💗 6:42 am in Vegas another 24 of FREEDOM for me!6 -
Thanks @kcn2bluesky for that very inspirational post. I have read many books but I have not read that one. I'm going to order it right now.5
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Hi everyone. I am 11 days sober. Just a start, but I can't believe how good I feel. Definitely going to keep it going. Thanks for all the posts, very motivational! Tim8
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@tim201200 Congratulations on 11 days sober. Welcome to our thread!2
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Awesome! The key words in that are "want to be AF" I kidded myself for years thinking I wanted to be AF but in truth I don't want it,want it so I'd do so many crazy things to try to moderate which only made me drink more it seemed, congratulations to you💗 6:42 am in Vegas another 24 of FREEDOM for me!
Thank you! I thought I wanted to be AF for years, but that just wasn't true. I wasn't ready for whatever reason. I tried moderation, but always escalated back to drinking 1-3 glasses of wine most nights of the week. I found moderation attempts to be riddled with failure & guilt. Committing to AF was the path for me.Thanks @kcn2bluesky for that very inspirational post. I have read many books but I have not read that one. I'm going to order it right now.
Thank you, @JenT304! I hope you enjoy the book. I purchased it electronically from amazon.com but you may be able to find it through your library electronically as well.4 -
This is a great book:
Blackout: Remembering the Things I Drank to Forget-Sarah Hepola.
Highly recommend5
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