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@Fursian Congratulations! Hope year 2 got easier than year 1. Great picture too. Holding steady at month 9 AF. I have a cold and would love a shot of bourbon. Not today. I've been listening to Huberman neuroscience youtube podcasts while I am on my exercise bike, to learn more about motivation and dopamine's role. He said…
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716 miles/2025 miles. Added 16 mi from RPM class. Running 3x week with longest run 7 mile. Rest of the time is weights and hikes. Soon I will go into semi-retirement and get on my bike and really go :) Speaking of which, has anyone here ever rode bike in France on a cycling route where there are no cars? Like alongside a…
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FUN TIP: REWARD YOURSELF :) I'd calculate the $ saved not buying wine or tequila for the week and on Saturdays, I would buy whatever I wanted off Amazon. Beauty products, healthy food items, cooking stuff, books, gadgets, cool socks, earrings. Sometimes I also treated myself by going out for a decadent gelato or a double…
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Congrats @SparkSpringtime69 on 3 days straight. When that momentum comes, it's good to just ride the wave. Wow @itladyee a 50% cut in pay sounds like the company is going belly up. I'm in shock over it. You sound incredibly smart and will get out of this mess one way or the other. Thank you @Michieb125 for the Sweet Dreams…
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Sending prayers for success to all of you! Still going AF strong here. 9.5 months done. Anyone who wants to go AF can totally do this, even if it's for a short term reset. My method was to basically replace wine with chocolate or hot chocolate or frozen yogurt - it just had to be a treat so my brain could get a dopamine…
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I heard some of you call alcohol "fat juice". That's new! That is quite memorable and I think I will steal that comment. Right now I could go for 4 glasses of "fat juice" please to numb my migraine (on day 2). But I won't and I will keep sipping my calming (possibly slimming) tea. Note to self: focus on your blood sugar.…
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700 miles/2025 miles. Added 16 mi from RPM class. I put the setting on "hard" level and I think I lost 5 lbs. of sweat. I was away on a family trip so I have an excuse. Now playing catch up! Getting in a few miles is smarter than not getting in any at all. At least I got in 2 hrs. walking and an hour at body pump class.
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@Walktostaysane everything you say is true - the peace and serenity one feels naturally is not worth going back to drinking world and living life trapped. @LittleSurferGirl7 are you still planning to relocate or did you decide to stay put? BTW, Glad to hear you're planning on venturing out driving. I find if I envision it…
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I DID IT! My first plane trip without alcohol in about 30 years. I am back from my family trip and I did not drink. Although when I got home I drank a whole NA busch beer. At the airport while my husband was at the sportsbar chugging fresh IPAs and the waiter didn't have any coffee to serve he said I could go outside to…
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So in 24 hours I embark on my first sober trip involving flying - in like 30 years. No joke. En route to MIL's house I will pick up the usual seltzer and lime juice and that sort of thing. They expect us to buy them booze so I have to be surrounded by alcohol, oh joy. I'll try to go for a long walk or two if my husband…
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Love this team's words of wisdom including Hope, giving yourself Grace, and realizing we are human. I'll add practicing Gratitude. @SurferGirl1982 I like what you wrote about "what if" we all lived closer together. We'd have a blast for sure. What you write I always draw meaning from and it never offends me. Hopefully I…
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AF=4 days Happy Cinco de Mayo if you celebrate! @NonnieDoiron I bought the cutest frosty pink bluetooth noise cancelling earphones and I am taking them with me to my upcoming family trip to hell with the MIL along with my Yogi calming tea, ashwagandha, and magnesium. Yep, I will have my tune-out strategy so I don't go…
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Here is some interesting reading, especially useful if you find this motivating:
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@SurferGirl1982 I hope you stick around and I think you are a great contributor. You've experienced success before and you'll experience it again. And yes, I totally believe I have (or had) AUD. I took tests and self diagnosed myself as moderate AUD. I fall in that boat of people where psychologists say it's possible "for…
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684/2025 miles. Added 16 from RPM class today. Wow it was hard but worth it. Dropped another 2 lbs. finally. Thanks to the exercise because I am eating more. Where is everybody?
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AF=1 When big changes don't work, small changes or micro changes may be the path to self-improvement. A micro change can be a goal like delaying drinking 30 minutes and instead doing a dance workout for that time period or having a very strong herbal tea to take the edge off. The idea is to start changing a habit in a…
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668 /2025 cycling miles YTD. Added 20 mi today, intervals. Ran 3 miles + walked 1 mile. Ready for dinner!
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Happy May Day 1 Everyone! I want it to be an AF month for me, no excuses. This month I commit to practicing the daily behaviors of eating fruit when I feel like a drink. I have been going really overboard with eating chocolate instead of drinking and my scale this morning validated that - no change in weight. I think I…
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@itladyee I'll take:🌈 The Glow Getter — shining bright no matter what. Actually I am out the door to get my hill walk and get my "glow" on. Thanks for the positivity and inspiration everyone! Here's to a successful May 1st!
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Do you know what the best exercise is? It's the one you will do. Just start and go! @SurferGirl1982 that waist belt is nice looking. I believe if it motivates you (and it's returnable if it doesn't), then it's money well spent. AF last night and I had an orange. Sounds funny but I crave fruit at night instead of wine.
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@Michieb125 love your pictures! Curious to know what delicious wines you tasted in France and which were the best? I'm crazy for European wines in general still, even going on month 9 AF, I dream of fizzy pink French rose and the velvet textured whites. And the aroma. Back to reality here. Sunday I put on an…
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Checking in to make sure I am in the right place! See y'all May 1!
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648/2025 miles, added 18 mi at RPM class yesterday. Hands down my favorite gym class.
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Today my goal is a long walk of 4 hours minimum. This is how I hit the "reset" button and quiet my mind. It's my necessary therapy (and it's free). @SurferGirl1982 awesome you are sticking around and you are a wonderful contributor. We are here to inspire ourselves and find inspiration, self reflect on what to do next and…
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ChatGPT conversation is interesting, I honestly went to it for the first time to ask it how to drink less, of the top tips the one I liked the most is: Replace Drinking with a Hobby Why: Having something else to focus on can help reduce cravings. What to Do: Pick up a new hobby, go for walks, start exercising, or even take…
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@mfowler883 good advice there, I have used Tadin brand passionflower tea on my earlier rounds of attempting to quit/reduce drinking and it helped take the "edge" off. I did not experience side effects and I am allergic to many plants. I would make it super-strong and steep multiple tea bags in a mug and drink a couple of…
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630/2025 miles. Had a free 45 min. due to a cancelled meeting, so I hopped on the bike! Easy way to sneak in miles. My run time is improving, 11:38 pace for a 4 mile hill run and my fastest miles are now in the 10 min range. Before cycling it was in the 13's. It's all thanks to the cycling. I did not change my 2x weight…
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Looks like we'll keep moving forward, thank you @SurferGirl1982 and @itladyee. I'm still at zero drinks for April. Still eating my evening apple with a glass of seltzer mixed with a generous few ounces of pure lime juice. I call it my faux whiskey sour. In a couple of weeks I have a plane trip to visit family. That will be…
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I almost wonder if someone hacked into her account and wrote that because that just does not sound like how she would say good bye. The writing style and tone of the message is not her typical either. I hope she is OK and I wish her well. She helped change my life. If she does not resurface, hope someone with MFP technical…
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622/2025 miles. Added 16 mi from RPM. @wendsg glad to see you back!
