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Hello, all! It’s random and I definitely don’t want to interrupt the conversation, but I did want to share - I was sitting in the chair of my super awesome stylist today and she was talking to me about her 10+ years of sobriety. I mentioned that I had quit drinking (because, I mean, I technically have) and she was SO…

@ErynVee thank you for sharing! One thing I'm hoping to get out of abstinence (aside from, ya know, the many other benefits) is some improvement in my skin. Don't get me wrong, it's always been moody, but I know that my regular overindulgence wasn't helping me any :neutral: Happy Thursday to all!

Happy August 1, friends! May today be a fresh start for those who need it, and a continuation of good things for those who don't :smile: I am feeling "let off the hook" in some sense by this AF month ahead of me - weird how that works.

Hello, all! I am in for an alcohol free August :) Looking forward to all the good conversations this space will hold over the next few weeks.

Hello, beautiful people! I have sucked pretty badly at checking in - both because life has been busy and also probably because I have been less than stellar at sticking to my goals. In any case, today is a new day, and I am grateful for all of you (and the 300+ posts I am going to try to catch up on!) :)

Went AF all June (which is !!! for me), aiming for almost no alcohol this month. Will be having some drinks later this month when visiting with one of the besties, but already made some rules for myself regarding moderation :) Very excited to be tackling another month with all of you!

@lorrainequiche59 “I suppose it is building a life that fills the void.” WOW. Talk about some real talk! Feeling the same lonely moments and realizing that my way of dealing before isn’t the way I want to deal now... Thank you for sharing this <3

Good morning, all! Wanted to check in and share a small success - went out with friends on Saturday night and stuck to my water with lime :) I felt great about it, and actually found my friends were the ones who were more bothered by my water than I was! Weird how that works. My honey left on his first trip this morning (I…

Hello, all! Wanted to check in... have been AF this month and it hasn’t been much of a struggle, aside from some very tasty looking cocktails on the menu at dinner last night. My husband knows my goal for the month, though, and wisely did not encourage me when I said, “They have a drink called FIRE EMOJI?!” ;) He is…

Hello, all! Going for an alcohol-free June :) Glad to be with you.

@PastorVincent thank goodness for Google and its conversion tools... ;) Since I definitely didn't hit it for November, my goal for December is 20 miles!

Hi all! Sorry I went MIA there... holidays and whatnot. Will try to catch up on the pages and pages I have missed ;) This months goal was a lofty 20 miles - I got 10.9, haha. See you in the December thread!

That's incredible! Way to go :smiley:

You're in the right place, Susanna. Its a great day to get back to it - and best of luck! Feel free to add me :)

@Elise4270 that is one useful kitty! @fitoverfortymom your post was so positive and excited that I want to skip out on work and go run right now. Way to go!

Sounds like you are off to a great start :) Starting again speaks way more to your determination than staying unhappy! Feel free to add me if you'd like some new friends for the new start.

Kudos to all who are kicking butt this month and well wishes to all who are on the injured list! I am way behind and have been catching up this morning but there are lots of you to tag. Extra kudos to those of you braving ridiculous cold... (insert snowman emoji here). 11/1 - rest 11/2 - strength training, 15 min run 11/3…

1 - rest 2 - strength training/15 min run Gotta start somewhere ;) Best of luck with the new doc and meds, @RespectTheKitty. You got this.

Incredible! Congratulations!

I am definitely in! Plan on having a glass of wine (and maybe one of champagne, lets be honest) at a friend's wedding over Veteran's Day weekend, and another glass or two for Thanksgiving, but I'm going to hold myself to that. I have clothes I want to feel good in at both of those functions :lol:

I agree, I hate that! Nothing ruins the end of an otherwise-great run quite so effectively. But you got it done and that's what matters - way to go!

20 miles! Feels a bit iffy - still focusing on strength training/not irritating the old injury - but why the heck not :lol:

Sounds like you are making all the right changes! Logging can be... eye-opening, haha. Take it one day at a time and you will see the consistency start to pay off :)

@ddmom0811 I have been doing the Strong Curves program for two weeks and I really enjoy it. I will say, however, that I am really bad at the reaching one leg Romanian deadlift thing... hence my previous post about hurting myself at the gym, haha. Other than that (which I'm sure is 100% operator error), its been great!

Going to spend most of the morning catching up with you all! Thursday's planned run didn't happen, did something weird to my hip at the gym that afternoon and was feeeeeelin' it hard, so skipped the run. Friday got rear-ended by a Domino's delivery guy - and got absolutely no pizza out of it, boo - so yesterday's run was…

@skippygirlsmom thank you so much! I just made a to-buy-before-snow list... and now I will echo @girlinahat and say that "they" said this would be cheap.

Hi, all! I'm 5'10" and am waiting for that scale to hit the 150's - feel free to add me as a friend :)

@Ryokat thats COLD. @skippygirlsmom THATS REALLY COLD. You're a badass. Any tips/recommendations for surviving cold would be much appreciated. @PastorVincent I appreciate the review of the new Garmin! I've always been curious, but with my running so inconsistent its never made sense to invest in a watch. I do love to read…

Another 15 min run/walk in the books for last night! Thinking I will move up to 20 minutes next week if my Thursday and Sunday runs feel as nice. It was 58* last night, which I know is technically prime running weather, but holy cow was I cold. Hoping this Florida girl adjusts to OK soon - winter is coming! ;)

@ctlaws44 way to go! 2nd in AG is incredible! That is one hella cool medal.