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Hi, I’m a 41 yo 5ft 8 - mom and wife. I love fitness and run 20-30 miles a week, but have found since 40 I have this really stubborn 5-7 pounds that I can’t get off. I love to cook, eat relatively healthy but I think that I’m going to have to really cut back on portions and wine. My goal this year is to be back to 140. I’m…
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I would concur on the sleeping. I had terrible insomnia for a year (anxiety driven) - I went to a sleep clinic at the hospital and met with a sleep PhD specialist. It was very helpful! Top things he said- don’t drink any alcohol after 6:30 pm and stick to no more that two drinks, and keep your bedroom just for sleeping.…
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Lots of good posts! It’s been a busy month for all. I have not been as successful as I had hoped - just 5 days AF this month, but that’s five more than last year and my indulgence has not been more than two glasses. So that’s good! More parties this week but going to try and get a few more days without wine this week! Keep…
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Managed another AF last night - three out of 8 - definitely planning on stringing some nights together this week before weekend festivities.
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Yikes this holiday season has been tough! I’ve only been AF two days this month! I haven’t had more than 2 glasses a go, but still. This week I want to string together five days of no wine! Hope all is well out there for you all
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Yeah, I definitely think the best thing is to keep it out of the house if you can. It’s there is a bottle under 20$ of wine it’s a real challenge to not drink it. (I do have some expensive wines stored that don’t tempt me). I find I have so much more motivation when it’s not staring me in the face and I have some good…
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I haven’t found any NA wine that tastes remotely good - but actually found some very low calorie NA beers that are quite good .
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I’m 1-1 this Dec so far but just a glass of wine yesterday. I was sitting here trying to think of a good goal and I think given the parties etc. 18 out of 31 is what I’m going to aim for :)
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I’m in! November was good for me I took several weeks off from wine, lost weight and felt good. I’ve had wine a few days the last week for the holidays and I’m eager to not let it creep back up to a daily thing. This month we have at least four parties so I am trying to conserve all drinking days to those celebrations and…
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Oh man it’s an amazing pumpkin ice cream pie with a graham cracker crust, topped with whipped cream, salted dark chocolate almond bark and homemade toffee sauce it’s from the Bon Appétit desserts cookbook. It’s a lot of work but worth it once a year. I also don’t like traditional pumpkin pie so it makes me happy! Plus…
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I found this NA beer at BevMo pretty good and only 25 calories!
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I am in no way an expert. I think it helps to start with a longer streak to reset - get used to not drinking. It’s also helpful to have real things ready to replace the wine/ beer. There are actually a lot of pretty decent NA craft beers and I have found that bringing a few to a party totally worked. I had a beer in my…
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I’m 12 days wine free and it’s been great. I have lost 3.2 pounds - and I don’t have a ton to lose and didn’t really change anything else so clearly the extra weight is the wine. I’m having planned wine at two Thanksgiving celebrations this week but then I want to go right back to AF and just do planned drinks at the…
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Family stuff is so tough. My husbands family is also very dramatic. Not abusive thank goodness, but they are dealing with alcohol abuse and it’s hard to watch. My husbands father is an alcoholic but stopping drinking 20 years ago. My BIL is now close to losing his family over alcohol. The weird thing is that the whole…
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SW: 152.6 on 11/14 Day/Weight/Comment 11/19 150.9 11/20 150.1 11/21 150.6 11/22 149.9 11/23 11/24 11/25 11/26 11/27 11/28
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@forestdweller1 yup. Same for me w NA beer. Though I got a dry hopped German beer from Trader Joe’s that is surprisingly good. I have been having one when I cook dinner which is my go to wine habit time. So far it’s worked out well. I haven’t found it that difficult to not drink but I think my worry is that I really don’t…
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Day 7 no wine and feeling good - down from 152.6 a week ago to 150.1 - ideally I would like to be low 140s. The 40’s have really been eye opening in terms of how I can’t eat or drink 🍷 like I used to. But I really feel like I need to change or the scale will keep going up. Wine seems to be the central theme in the equation…
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SW: 152.6 on 11/14 Day/Weight/Comment 11/19 150.9 11/20 150.1 11/21 11/22 11/23 11/24 11/25 11/26 11/27 11/28
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A seriously wine overload last few months has helped me pack on a few extra unwanted pounds. Sleep hasn’t been great so I am on day six of no wine and going until Thanksgiving. I feel so much better already and have lost two pounds. I actually discovered non alcoholic beer at Trader Joe’s. I’m not really a beer drinker but…
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Day/Weight/Comment 41yo F Goal for round is 148.5 11/19: 150.9 11/20: 11/21: 11/22: 11/23: 11/24: 11/25: 11/26: 11/27: 11/28:
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I’m back on here! I spent the summer in Spain enjoying all the wine and Sangria, which segued into many work trips with wine- and it’s become a daily thing and I have this stubborn five pounds that I know is wine. Anyway, no wine in three of the last four days including today. My goal is to have four days a week without…
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Current weight: 150 Goal weight this round: 148 Ultimate goal weight: 140 41 yr old / 5ft 8 avid runner 25+miles a week) Day/Weight/Comment 09/30 - 150 10/01 10/02 10/03 10/04 10/05 10/06 10/07 10/08 10/09
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I’m cutting down this month too! But it’s hard we have had a very social start to the month. It’s easier during the week. My core motivation is weight loss. June 01 - BBQ w friends wine (3 glasses) June 02 - bbq with brother wine (3 glasses) June 03 - bbq with friends - wine (too much wine!) June 04 - AF (slept so well)…
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Starting weight 148.2 Day/Weight/Comment 04/13 - 148.2 04/14 04/15 04/16 04/17 04/18 04/19 04/20 04/21 04/22
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5’8 F 40yo mama-runner UGW: 138 Round 59: SW 150.3 EW 147.8 (-2.5) Round 60: SW 147.8 EW 148.3 (+.5) Round 61: SW 148.3 EW 149 (+.7) Round: SW 149 Goal Weight for Round: 147 Day/Weight/Comment 01/13 DNW 01/14 DNW 01/15 149 01/16 01/17 01/18 01/19 01/20 01/21 01/22
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Dry January here too! I did it last year and loved it. My goal is to at least double my AF days over last year. We have had a tough few weeks - our kitchen flooded, (currently gutted and drying out) and I have to figure out a plan for a new one - our washing machine broke the same day as the flood! And the worst of all-…
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5’8 F 40yo mama-runner UGW: 138 Round 59: SW 150.3 EW 147.8 (-2.5) Round 60: SW 147.8 EW 148.3 (+.5) Round 61: SW 148.3 EW 149 (+.7) Round 62: SW 149 Goal Weight for Round: 147 Day/Weight/Comment 12/14 - 149 - lots of travel lately for work - hopefully this week I can get things down a pound. 12/15 - DNW 12/16 - 149.4…
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Dry January was really huge for me last year. I was a daily drinker - wine and never took a break unless I was sick. I never really got drunk or wanted to drink to excess but just the habitual daily wine I knew wasn’t healthy. It helped me lose some weight and realize that I could go for long stretches without wine and…
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5’8 F 40yo mama-runner UGW: 138 Round 59: SW 150.3 EW 147.8 (-2.5) Round 60: SW 147.8 EW 148.3 (+.5) Round 61: SW 148.3 EW 149 (+.7) Round 62: SW 149 Goal Weight for Round: 147 Day/Weight/Comment 12/14 - 149 - lots of travel lately for work - hopefully this week I can get things down a pound. 12/15 - DNW 12/16 - 149.4…
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That’s awesome! Day one for me :) ha I’m doing another little 7 day challenge with myself. Very boozy weekend - family party and I’m ready for a break. I’m doing Dry Jan again in case anything else is planning to do it!
