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Drank on my planned drinking night. I could have stopped at 2 and been just fine but had the 3rd because I was tipsy and it seemed like a good idea. :) Nights are getting cooler so I’ll be having apple cider and hot chocolate in addition to my teas at night. Looking forward to that! I don’t have any more planned drinking…

Hi all! Had another night where I really wanted a drink but I talked myself out of it and I’m glad I did. Thanks, Yesterday Me! 😆 I had one of those days where I was unproductive at work, ate more than I planned, and didn’t get my workout in. So, I thought “I’ve really made a mess of this day. Why not have a drink?” I was…

Haha! Yes, wine does make me more talkative with adults, especially at a social event. I find when I am drinking at home, it makes me really drowsy and just ready for bed. And that’s what I crave sometimes - a nice warm feeling before bed and the brain is turned off...until it isn’t. :)

Had some drinking pangs again tonight. Feeling a little stressed about different things. I decided I would wait until Friday night. One cool thing was that I spent more time talking with my son than I might have if I had the wine I really wanted to have. Great job to everyone checking in! 9/3- AF 9/4- AF 9/5- AF 9/6- AF…

Thank you! It was hard but I was so glad when I woke up this morning.

Was feeling kind of moody and stressed today. Combine that with an event I always drink at, the urge for a drink was strong! I drank seltzer water and tea instead. Hope you all had a great day! 9/3- AF 9/4- AF 9/5- AF 9/6- AF 9/7- AF 9/8-AF 9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up) 9/10 - AF 9/11 - AF 9/12 - AF 9/13 - AF 9/14 - 3 drinks…

I did it! Broke the streak even with our friend staying at our house. Had tea instead and don’t regret it one bit. I’m proud of myself that I was able to stop my habit and get back to being AF. Still planning to be AF tomorrow at my monthly get together, armed with pellegrino. Great job to everyone checking in! I was able…

Hi all! Turns out, I have a really hard time saying no to certain people. I had two unplanned drinks last night. Our friend is staying with us until tomorrow morning and I’m planning on 0 drinks tonight. Gotta stay strong even if it’s awkward! I’m happy with all the AF days I’ve had this month and am focusing on those good…

Hi all! I continue to be inspired and motivated by you all checking in and doing so well! I had an unplanned drinking night on Friday. Our friend didn’t arrive until Saturday and my plan was to wait until he got here. Doing my best not to beat myself up about it. He won’t be back until late tonight. He is planning to get a…

Hi all! Great job checking in and having more AF days than not! Have a friend staying with us this weekend so I may drink 1 or 2 of the nights. I would love to say that I’ll only drink 1 night but I don’t know if I can commit to that. My problem before was that 2 nights of drinking easily became 4-5 nights in a row. That’s…

Had a great time out with my friend and stuck to my plan of being the DD. I drank seltzer water and was able to have fun and drive her home. 9/3- AF 9/4- AF 9/5- AF 9/6- AF 9/7- AF 9/8-AF 9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up) 9/10 - AF 9/11 - AF 9/12 - AF 9/13 - AF 9/14 - 3 drinks 9/15 - AF 9/16 - AF 9/17 - AF 9/18 - AF

Sleeping well but still feeling so tired. I’m not as bad as yesterday though. I have my spin class tonight - hoping that will give me some energy this week. I have two presentations at work to do so want to be on the top of my game. I am going out with a friend on Weds. I do not want to drink while I’m out with her. She is…

Hi everyone! Happy Monday. :) I’m really dragging today. Hoping I will feel more awake in a bit. I followed my plan this weekend and had a few drinks on Saturday. Funny but I’m not even sure I enjoyed drinking. I wasn’t out with other people so that may have been why. Something for me to ponder. 9/3- AF 9/4- AF 9/5- AF…

Great job everyone! Love seeing the posts here everyday. I thought about drinking several times last night but chose to stick with my plan. Still plan to have 2-3 tonight. Listened to an older TED talk yesterday from Kristen McGonigal (or something close to that) about stress and our perception of it. Basic message:…

Good to know about the 6 minute craving thing! I’ll try to remember that next time. Following my plan so far this week. Next planned drinking night is Saturday. I’m thinking that drinks 2x/week on average will be good. 9/3- AF 9/4- AF 9/5- AF 9/6- AF 9/7- AF 9/8-AF 9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up) 9/10 - AF 9/11 - AF 9/12 - AF

Stayed AF last night and plan to again tonight and the rest of this week. 9/3- AF 9/4- AF 9/5- AF 9/6- AF 9/7- AF 9/8-AF 9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up) 9/10 - AF Tips for avoiding the first drink - I bring my own drink to the party. La Croix, pellegrino, cranberry and seltzer, etc. depending on how well I know the person, I…

I had 2 and a half drinks last night. I didn’t feel great this morning and am planning to be AF the rest of this week. I would type out my days but my daughter is yelling at me from the bathroom. :)

Well, I did it! Made it through one weekend AF! I don’t know the last time I did that. We had my brother in law and his family over tonight and I just didn’t serve alcohol. I told them that my summer was really fun but I was reining it in for a bit. They seemed fine with it. We had warm apple cider instead. I plan to have…

Another AF night here. I haven’t bought my preferred drinks, so that helps a lot. Had some mint tea while watching tv. Nice and relaxing. And I was under my calories today!! 9/3 - AF 9/4 - AF 9/5 - AF 9/6 - AF 9/7 - AF

@MissMay, I hadn’t noticed the disagree button yet! Maybe it’s a good thing since the woo seemed to be misunderstood? AF last night but went over my calories - about 50 over my maintenance calories. I’m ok with that because I feel that I need to tackle this drinking almost every night thing first before I move to focusing…

Checking in. Slept all through the night last night and have been enjoying my cup of tea before bed. I had Tazo’s glazed lemon loaf tea last night and a red tea tonight. Another AF day in the books. 9/3 - AF 9/4 - AF 9/5 - AF To be AF tomorrow through Sunday will be challenging for me. I think I will choose one day to have…

9/3 - AF 9/4 - AF Feeling good today! AF and stayed within my calories!

Day 1 complete! 😊

I’m in! Day 1 for me. Been overindulging and can tell it is starting to negatively affect me. Insomnia, anxiety, more hungry, etc. Have followed this thread in the past and love the support and wise words. Will check in tonight.

As of January 11th, I’m at 35.5 miles toward my 100 mile goal.

7/10 days AF. Today was pretty easy to say no. Nice to have those kind of days sprinkled in with the harder ones.

Checking in. 6/9 days AF so far. Thankful for this thread as it keeps me accountable!

5/8 days AF so far! I’ve found one of my triggers - having “too many” calories left at the end of the day. Tonight, I had kombucha instead and a big bowl of cereal.