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  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,778 Member
    8 days AF YTD done. @LowTechForever and @SunnyDays930 congrats to both of you - the hardest part is really over. It's lovely when the bloated tummy starts to go down and that inflammation goes away even with not being on a diet.

    You'll feel so amazing after 30 days AF, it's so worth it.

  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 901 Member
    edited January 13
    Hi everyone!

    Work is crazy and I haven't been sleeping well the last couple of nights, but I'm hanging in there!

    01/08/25: 008 Days AF (completed)

    Have a great day! I will try to check in more consistently going forward.



    💗Carole
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,778 Member
    Day 9 AF of January done. Hot chocolate last night was my perfect alcohol alternative but I did wake up at 2 am.
    Happy AF Friday to all.
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,778 Member
    Day 11 AF of January done. Drinking decaf coffee tonight. Curling up on the couch under blankets watching movies and trying to stretch out Sunday night as long as I can.
  • SunnyDays930
    SunnyDays930 Posts: 1,619 Member
    Day 15 AF. I feel and look better every single day.
  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 901 Member
    edited January 13
    Hi everyone!

    Trying to catch up on rest while trying to get ready for my new cat's arrival! (Likely Saturday.)

    01/12/25: 012 Days AF (completed)

    Have a great day! I will try to check in more consistently going forward. I've been backsliding on loggin food daily and implementing planned activity during the week; so I plan to pick that up again, starting NOW!

    Have a great day,
    💗Carole
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,778 Member
    4 months and 13 days AF done. Monday was uneventful, long work day. Got in 50min of RPM class and my heart rate was in the 120-130s the whole time. Today I have half-hour walk/run before hour long kickboxing class.

    I have to do a better job of my math. I use math for business but I am terrible at measuring calorie output vs input on a daily basis. Terrible. I have to get to a daily deficit of 500 calories and I have not been able to do a simple subtraction! Ugh. Well, looks like with all the exercise I do, I still run at 1500-1600 calories of output, but I eat in the range of 1200 with the 2x a week going overboard to 1500-1600. Gee, no wonder I am stalling. I'd rather exercise even more than cut.
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,778 Member
    Day 15 AF done so far. Congrats to all of you - ON A ROLL! I am turning 60 this year - also not bald yet but the hair keeps falling out, not sure what is up with that. Guys, the last thing we need in our life is something to make us age faster, so for me, alcohol can go.

    "Quit lit" does indeed help a ton. So did youtube videos from others who provided tips and motivation. Ten minutes a day of quit lit worked for me. Maybe it brainwashed me or something but it helped keep my motivation going.

    Enjoy your AF day!
  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 901 Member
    edited January 17
    Hi everyone!

    @gobalhiker, 10 minutes a day of quit lit or inspirational videos? I think I can make time for that.

    @SunnyDays930, I can relate. I used to use alcohol to numb anxiety and other bad feelings, that's more challenging to resist than using for socialization or celebration. (We can do it though!)

    Everyone here on this board has been helping me so much and I am very grateful! I need to know I'm not alone. (Thank you for hanging in there with me!)💞

    Have a great day. (My new cat comes tomorrow!)
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    Have a great day,
    💞 Carole
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,778 Member
    Have a good AF weekend all!
    4 months + 17 days AF done. Not drinking creates so much space in my mind to be able to do a million other things. I'm digging the productivity benefit. I really don't think I will drink again.
  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 901 Member
    Hi everyone,

    01/17/25: 017 Days AF (completed)

    I will let you know how it goes after my new cat arrives today!

    Have a great Saturday!

    💞 Carole
  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 901 Member
    edited January 19
    Hi everyone,

    01/17/25: 018 Days AF (completed)

    My new cat is here! She arrived last evening. She is still hiding, though (I think she might be under my bed.) Her foster Mom, Rachel, said she hid in her boxspring for almost three weeks! (She also has a husband and a baby girl at home though; so maybe it will be less time for me since there only one person to get used to.) I will keep you posted on our progress.

    Boston is expecting 4-8" of snow tonight! I hope it turns out to be just a lot of hype. I'm glad I'm off work until Wednesday. We're in for some really cold weather here; about 3 degrees Tuesday night and upper teens in the daytime from Monday through Wednesday!

    Have a great Sunday!

    💞 Carole
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,429 Member
    @Walela617 Hooray! Congratulations on getting your cat!!! And congrats on day 18!
    You rock!
  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 901 Member
    edited January 20
    Hi everyone,

    01/19/25: 019 Days AF (completed)

    "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Sober Time's message for January 20, 2025. (That sums me to a "T"!)

    Hi @rubyred427, thanks for your kind words! Guess what? "MJ" used the litter box last night! This morning I scooped out two, large clumps (no feces, just urine). We didn't even show her where the box was! She found it on her own. I also heard her meow last night. Four quick, tiny meows. (I think she was dreaming.) I was right - she is hiding under my bed. I hope she comes out today! This is supposed to be our "bonding time" and go back to work on Wednesday.

    The cat's vet report says she was just over six pounds med-November. She looks about seven pounds right now. She's fully adult, but her mom had her when she was only about 7 months old. She was the only kitten in the litter, which is quite unusual. I think that's why she's so small. She's over three years old now. My other two cats averaged about 12-15 lbs. in their adult lives, and they weren't even fat!

    Boston ended up getting just over 4 inches of snow; so on the low end of the prediction. It's only 19 degrees out right now and tomorrow night is supposed to go down to about 3 degrees! Brrrr!

    Have a great day
    💗 Carole

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