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I used to be a pretty big beer drinker (micro brew IPAs were my favourite), and have found that having access to good non-alcoholic beer has really helped. When I go out to eat with friends, I've made sure that non-alcoholic beer or hop water are available. (Alcohol-free cocktails aren't a great option for me, as I'm not a…

I've had no alcohol for 66 days now. I do plan to drink again, but I'm enjoying rethinking my life without it. My idea is that I will go back to drinking occasionally, and won't drink as a default at almost every meal out or almost every time I meet up with friends. My birthday is at the end of August, and usually I'd go…

I didn't drink any days in June. But, I'm probably going to have at least a few drinking days in July, and that's when it's going to get harder. I'm going to try to keep my default to no alcohol, and only have beer on a few occasions when it's worthwhile, such as a brewery (especially when I'm travelling). I'm Canadian,…

My doctor asked me to be alcohol free for two weeks, but I've kept going. I will drink again, but I'm seeing how far I can go with this (including today, 26 days alcohol free). The hardest times to not drink were in the first two weeks, so once I got over that it got easier. So far, nothing is really meeting the criteria…

Today was probably the hardest day in my alcohol-free two weeks. We celebrated a friend's birthday, and the plan was to go to one brewery and one restaurant. We also ended up going to one more brewery after. The first brewery was fine, as they had hop water that I wanted to try. The restaurant was a Mexican place, and I…

Hi All, I'm going to be AF for a total of two weeks (starting from May 27). So far, no issues other than the ones in my head. I didn't have the usual Sunday beer with my Dad - he reacted well to it. (I thought he would say more, as it's really unusual for me, but he made no comment and went with it.) With a cycling group…

Back to breakfast cereal. Most of it is disgusting, especially with milk. There's a brief window of about 10 seconds after adding milk that Rice Crispies is okay. All Bran, with a sliced banana and milk (none of which I'm a fan of on their own) is good for two minutes. Just Right is a pleasant snack on it's own (dry).…

I have kept the defaults, but only aim for the 20% protein one. (I never have an issue getting a minimum of 30% fat.) Looking back over the past number of weeks (which have been all over the place in terms of calories, for a number of reasons), it looks like I'm generally having an easier time with a calorie deficit when…

I love the skin on sweet potatoes (and regular potatoes). But, I also eat the whole (skin and flesh) portion of lime or lemon in a drink, as well as shrimp tails. I learned something today - I had no idea that anyone else ate the shrimp tails.

That was one of my discoveries this past Halloween. For me, peanut m&ms are not worth it. (I was only eating them to get to the chocolate bars that I preferred.)

Daily, but I record only on Tuesday. Informally in my head I keep track of the highs and lows. I can easily have a two to five pound change from day to day, but the lows and highs are fairly consistent. Weighing weekly wouldn't work for me, as with only one data point, I wouldn't know if I was looking at a high or a low.

I was really into indoor climbing for about five years, although that was at least 7 years ago. I went climbing yesterday, and had to adjust the leg loops of my harness to make them smaller!

I often have a bowl of hard-boiled eggs in the fridge, and snack on one when I get home. I think it's the protein that keeps me happy when I'm puttering around and making dinner.

My mental hurdle was being proud of being the woman with a large appetite, the one who often ordered fries, didn't care about calorie amounts, and who always said yes to cake.

Everyone is different - here is what worked for me. My drinking had steadily gotten worse over the years, and in November 2015 I realized I had a problem, and needed to change. For me, drinking on my own was a major problem (with triggers of boredom, loneliness, *kitten*-it and my body hurting), but I was also drinking too…