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Good Day to All <3 I saw something on a mental health re: addiction group that I would like to share with everyone. "You do not simply get over addiction by stopping drugs & alcohol. You recover by creating a new life where it is easier to not use. If you do not create a new life, then all the factors that brought you to…
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My Quit Drinking App alerted me that I have earned my 3 year badge...WOOHOO!! Stinkin' right I've earned it LOL STATS as follows: Saved $7,830 ~ 4,698.5 drinks passed ~ 93.89% health gained ~ 1096 days 8 hours sober. That's it folks!! On to 3 years Plus one (1) more day.... On the subject of relapse, it is part of…
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Is anyone having difficulty getting access to the homepage? I can get access to the community but not to the homepage, food diary etc. I'll likely gain access before anyone sees this message. lol
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For anyone who says they 'skip' breakfast...technically, breakfast is your first meal whether you eat it in the a.m. or p.m. Whenever your first meal, it is technically Break Fast!!! You can call it lunch, supper or snack, but when your fast ends and you put that first morsel in your mouth it is breaking the fasting period…
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Thanks for the article @JenT304. Another incentive to remain sober. @RubyRed427 A part of your colleague being a "hot mess" could be related to past unresolved trauma, as could be her drinking issue....memory issues can be related to a seriously dysfunctional past. I know regular heavy drinkers who seem to have a really…
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@RubyRed427 I feel for you. It's heart-wrenching to see those you love in such turmoil. I'm glad that your cousin's wife has seen a counsellor. I'm wondering if the therapist suggested that she may be codependent. There are a couple of FB Codependent groups that are very supportive and informative. A person can join the…
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I love my new sober life more than I miss booze! I suppose that is what keeps me sober. I don't really crave anymore unless I count the few random thoughts I have about booze providing the ability to "check out" of reality temporarily. They are brief, few and far between, like a fleeting thought leaving me questioning,…
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Hello There to All B) I've been peeping in here now & then and cannot keep up with all the posts. Sounds like everyone is staying the course and reaping the awesome benefits of fighting for your health and peace of mind & heart <3 I am approaching my 3rd sober year. I checked my Easy Quit Drinking app today for the first…
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2 hour 9 mile hike ~ That in itself is a great deed ~ :D
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"Every end is a new beginning." ~ Proverb ~ The "end" of my 2 days of stuffing myself silly ~ and now on to the "new beginning" and the return to healthier habits. When I struggle it means that I am still fighting ~ not giving up. I have had more days of healthy eating than I have of returning to unhealthy habits, so that…
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I'm glad your sister reached out to you. It's great that you have each other for support. Reaching out when tempted is key to fighting off the temptation. I remember when my bro died not long after my one year sober-versary and I was about to cave to the crave to numb it all out, but had decided to reach out here and ask…
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So interesting that I came on here to comment about my couple of days of feeding my emotions and your post above was the first that came up on my screen...I HEAR you loud & clear. I am sitting here right now having just eaten a late lunch and trying to figure out the max calories I can have today without blowing another…
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If you want a high protein snack with no added sugar a couple of boiled eggs do the trick....will carry you through to dinner no problem. 180 calories for 2 large eggs. Although if you want some sugar eggs won't work for you.
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"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, any one can start from now and make a brand new ending." ~ Carl Bard ~ Today is a new beautiful day to make healthy choices that will create the ending we are looking forward to. What is done is done and we cannot change that, but we can change how we view it. Nothing…
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"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop" ~ Confucius ~ It takes time to incorporate new habits to replace the not-so-healthy habits. Consistency is one of my goals...just being consistent. I think that decades of "dieting" has resulted in a mindset for me of quick weight loss and then back to the…
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Thank you for everyone's kind comments around my emotional eating issue <3 I truly appreciate the support. <3 @mochasmommie I second this comment. Woohoo...Progress not perfection!! BTW 3 lbs down. That is from my original weigh-in at the start of this group a few weeks ago, so I figure this is actual fat and not just…
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Just to clarify the comment did not come from anyone here, and it was just from ignorance. Still it triggered me due to the sensitive subject matter and when people ridicule what causes others so much pain it sends me into a bit of a tailspin until I process all that. It was a different group & it was disappointing to me…
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I'm proud of myself!! I had logged all of my food for the day and had a tough spell sometime after. Someone's ignorant comment about a subject close to my heart...a painful subject...triggered my anger hot button and for a brief period after the intensity of my anger had subsided I wanted to eat something...I find when I…
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Yes, you CAN rebound. This is just part of your journey. Progress not perfection. <3 Keep going!! <3
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It's great to see everyone survived another "drinking season" and are starting the new year out strong. B) @FeelinFooFoo 70 days <3 @RubyRed427 4 months <3 Sad about your cousin. Sounds like there is definitely a generational thing going on with his Fam. :'( which is typical of alcoholism usually until someone breaks the…
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What makes most of us drink is avoiding/numbing uncomfortable feelings/pain, stress etc You are on the right track by reading about other people's experiences and by coming to this group. Getting past last night is a great start and if that is all you can do right now, that's ok...Just keep coming back to this group and…
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Hellooooooooo!!!! I have 3 pages to read to get caught up on here. I've been all over the map these past 2 weeks. I've had 14 days off with a couple of jobs sprinkled in between, so I have been totally out of any sort of routine. I had all of these plans to walk and continue my healthy eating routine through most of my…
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Good for you for recognizing your struggle with alcohol at such a young age. Proud of you <3
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I think therapy is a great goal to work toward healing. In order to heal we need to understand why we developed certain unhealthy coping strategies to deal with our pain. These helped us survive our childhood, but unfortunately interfere with our adulthood. It is an act of courage to share with another what can be very…
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Hello All...Back on track today! Yay ME! I refuse to think in terms of "bad/good" days, weeks, foods etc because it causes me to judge myself in a way that fuels shame for me. I am not suggesting anyone change how they think of their choices, but for me that is all it is "a choice." I chose with full knowledge to deviate…
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I fell off the healthy-eating wagon and am hopping back on...I haven't tracked for a few days so will be back on track with that. I feel tons better when I am on point with good habits, so back at it! @frankwbrown I like your saying, "A good journey has a couple of stops along the way." My eating app quote today is from…
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"Great acts are made up of small deeds" and as you said, "little by little making progress." I'm with you on the "wishing" I had actually saved the money I stopped wasting by not drinking. To date $6,682.00...MAN oh MAN!! I got an alert on my quit drinking app today to announce 4,000 drinks passed....4,000 is hard to wrap…
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Let me quote you @RubyRed427 "It's not TOO fast" Huh?? Phew...I did 5 mins trying to keep up and coordinate myself with their moves...OMGoodGrief...I need a beginner class....SO, I put on a 10 min beginner Zumba and low & behold, I discovered it looks much easier than it actually is to keep up to the moves, although it…
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OK...I'm done work...ate a late lunch...sitting on my chair staring out at the snow coming down ever so gracefully....ZUMBA here I come...I'll update when I am done...here GOES!!!!!!!!!!!
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"Great acts are made up of small deeds." ~ Lao Tzu ~ GOOD MORNING :D The above quote is from my EE aka emotional eating app. One small habit changed at a time will lead to bigger changes. One of the habits I have incorporated is to make a veggie/fruit, (mostly veggies) kefir, chia seed smoothie each morning. I find it is…
