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Been catching up with all the posts! @dawnbgethealthy, thanks for sharing your beginning story with drinking less! I have been a part of the thread for a while but did not know those details. @mainelylisa, I am also a shorty and 10 pounds is a very big deal. Nice job! @doxmum, You’ve inspired me to keep going with the Take…

Hi all! Been reading posts but not posting much this month. Still AF for May. Have had some cravings but they have come and gone fairly quickly. It’s been 30 days now since my last drink. I would like to try to get back to moderating. Just not sure when. Happy Memorial Day!

Enjoyed reading all your insights and hard work! I’m still AF for this month. Had a strong craving yesterday, and I was able to identify the thinking behind it. I associate alcohol with being fun and friendly. I was also getting ready to meet with a friend (by Zoom) and i thought having a drink would make me and the call…

12/12 days AF for May. I cannot remember the last time I went this long without alcohol (except being pregnant). My sleep was pretty terrible the first week but now I’m getting some great sleep every night. Still not planning to be AF all the time but I am enjoying my break. I will say that it is easier to avoid when I…

9/9 days AF. Feeling good and no cravings so far this month. Truly a weird but welcome feeling.

Virtual happy hour went great! No one asked what I was drinking and I didn’t bring it up. I just had seltzer water. My plan was to make a mocktail but I ran out of time. Had fun laughing and talking and wasn’t worried about what I said. Felt good waking up this morning. 5/5 AF days

10 AF days in a row. I have a virtual happy hour tonight. I have a lot of great mocktail ingredients so planning to make one of those. Still not planning to be completely AF but it does feel good to commit to waiting my desire out and using strategies to decrease my desire and see where this takes me. 4/4 AF days for May

@mainelylisa, I just started listening to this podcast too! I am really liking it so far.

8th AF day in a row. Feeling good. No cravings today. 2/2 AF for May

Had my 7th AF day in a row yesterday. Kind of want to commit to 30 days AF but I’m also kind of scared that if I commit to not drinking at all and then I do drink, I’ll just abandon it all. For now, seeing where it takes me and if I do drink, I’ll wait at least 30 minutes from when I have the desire. In that 30 minutes,…

Finishing out the month with 5 AF days in a row and 16 AF days this month. Definitely better than I would have done without the support of this group!

4th AF day in a row. Feeling pretty good about that. Started listening to a podcast called “Take a Break” related to strategies for decreasing one’s desire to drink. Interesting so far. 15 AF days so far this month.

Today was good. Mondays have been especially difficult the past several weeks but this one was good. 13 AF days so far this month.

Thank you, @Doxmum!

Thank you, @MissMay!

@shorepine, missed this earlier. Thank you for the birthday wishes! Also, thank you to @mainelylisa and anyone else I missed! 🥰

@whitpauly, thank you!

@globalhiker, thank you!

@dawnbgethealthy, thank you!

Celebrated my 40th birthday last night and only had 2 drinks. Virtual party definitely helped to slow me down. I didn’t want to get up in the middle of the “party” so I only had one during the call and one after. Am thankful for Zoom and friends willing to meet virtually to celebrate!

It’s so nice to come to this thread everyday and see everyone checking in and doing the work. Keeps me motivated and inspired. 11 AF days so far this month.

Is it only Monday?! That kind of day but I have so much to be grateful for so trying to focus on that. And taking a lot of deep breaths. 10 AF days so far this month

Checking in. Dealing with some nighttime anxiety. Hoping I can shake it off and fall asleep soon. 8 AF days

3rd AF day in a row! Whoop whoop! :) Great job to everyone checking in! 7 AF days

Two AF days in a row! Trying for AF all this week as I have no virtual happy hours planned and want to get more AF days in this month. 6 AF days

Finally had another AF day. Stuck to 1-2 drinks each time but didn’t like the feeling of drinking daily yet I continued to do so. Getting back on track now. 4/12 AF days.

Had two AF days in a row! 3/6 days AF

Joining a bit late this month. I haven’t been doing the best but going to keep going and trying my best. 2/5 days AF

My goal for April is 18 AF days. I only have hard alcohol in the house for mixed drinks. I’m going to a virtual happy hour on Saturday so may get some wine for that. 4/1 - 2 drinks

I typed up a post a couple of days ago and then poof..it disappeared before I posted. Kept meaning to come back to it and never did. So...long story short 😂 13/30 days AF Not my best month but I am proud of each one of those AF days