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And since everyone is doing it, here is a pic from my ride in the 3 Sisters Wilderness from last week. South Sister covered in clouds but it was still amazing up in the high country.
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Also, @dawnbgethealthy I LOVE your devotion to your lake retreats! They look amazing, and the choice of lakes you have at your fingertips is envy-inducing. I could totally live where you live. Heck, maybe Canada will have me someday. I know all the liberals always say this, but I am SERIOUSLY considering moving out of the…
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@mainelylisa that's a pretty great tradition, too! I love it. We have done something similar here in the winter if it pours rain for more than 5 days straight. We will have a "tropical party". We make tropical drinks (virgin ones for the kids) with umbrellas, put on reggae, and then take a family soak in the hot tub. Also-…
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Hey everyone, long time no post, we were camping for 4 nights last week and I fell off the radar. I haven't read everyone's posts, I'll go back and do that now after my "check in". I also fell off the wagon, I drank alcohol every night on our camping trip plus had an "unpacking margarita" the day we got back. Well, I am…
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Hey all, nice to read your check ins. I hadn't planned on drinking this weekend, but Saturday there was a crazy heat wave here and I just couldn't do anything I had planned. I went for a ride with my daughter early but it was already getting hot. It almost reached 100 at our house, which is unheard of on the Oregon coast.…
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@MissMay the 4 Agreements is a really simple book that maintains that if you make four agreement with yourself, you will find personal freedom. The four agreements are: Be impeccable with your word. Don't take anything personally. Don't make assumptions. Always do your best. It's a really short read and also a good one to…
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WOW @dawnbgethealthy you are one cool lady!!!! I loved your photos, you look amazing. What a time and experience. Thanks for sharing! @looneycatblue sometimes we just have a rough day and a couple glasses of wine helps. For me, I am happy if it doesn't stretch on to more than that. I feel two glasses after a hard day is…
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Wow- I take a few days off for a short vacation and come back to find we have an awesome theme song! Great work @mainelylisa I love it! This morning there was a bit of a chill in the air and I noticed that a couple of my horses were doing this weird kind of pre-shedding thing they do right before the fall starts. They lose…
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Wow @MissMay, gorgeous blueberries! The ones on the farm I pick at are like trees, too. I have a few blueberry bushes but they look like @dawnbgethealthy 's. Not getting my 30 lbs that way, that's for sure. My bushes COULD look like trees, because they do that here, but the deer keep devouring them. We keep meaning to…
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Hello everyone. I myself have gone to the U Pick blueberry farm twice in the last week. I like to pick blueberries and freeze them for the year. So far I have picked 30 lbs. I like picking blueberries, it's peaceful and the bushes are tall on the farm so its shady. I go in the evening after work with my kids. I live in…
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Good morning all, Monday morning here. I'm checking in for August. I finished July with meeting my goal of 20 AF days. I wasn't too happy that on quite a few of those days when I did have alcohol, I had A LOT of alcohol. I kind of gave myself a free pass because it was a drinking day. My goal for August is to also have at…
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@globalhiker nice job on the pants size! I'm hoping that will be me in August. This last week of July I think I've found my groove again. @dawnbgethealthy the pod idea has been thrown around here too. I think our case numbers are just still too high unfortunately. Our governor rolled out some standards the state and…
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@forestdweller1 I have also been majorly backsliding on my weight goals! Nothing more annoying than gaining weight in the summer. Summer should be motivating with the smaller clothing involved and the warmer temps making eating seem unappealing- right? I'm in the same position and trying to take control of things.…
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We are getting to month's end and my list of days is getting longer. I haven't felt like drinking at all since I overdid it on Saturday night and just overdid it in general on vacation last week. I'm planning to finish out this month without alcohol. I will barely have squeaked by my goal! Drinking less is hard. Especially…
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Good morning and happy beginning of a new week. I'm going to be AF all week. In fact, I'm thinking about a long stretch. I had my planned drinks during my fancy dinner out with a friend for her birthday, and I felt like crap all day yesterday. The problem is that i dont moderate. Its like, it's a drinking day, better get…
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Hey! I'm here again. Another AF day today but I'm feeling badly because I have been overeating and not exercising. Work has been stressful and since returning from the lake we have had family visiting. With a full house, telecommuting was worse than ever plus my workout space in the living room was not available. Last…
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Hello! Its been a few days since I checked in. We went on vacation to a remote cabin, it was a milestone birthday for my husband. I drank everyday at the cabin, and I'm not really proud of that. It was just me, my husband, and my kids. But the happy hour cocktails on the deck overlooking the lake were so relaxing, and then…
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Good morning all. @mainelylisa I'm glad you did a 180! I love the idea of spending more time barefoot. We certainly don't do enough of that as adults. When I was a kid I remember never wearing shoes in the summer and running all around our yard barefoot. When did that change? I don't know. My own children now are often…
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@FeelinFooFoo thanks so much for your honesty and your words of support. I do find it helps for me to come here and be honest. If I'm always honest, it is more motivating for me to moderate my drinking so I can report success! I am inspired by the place you've arrived at and am grateful for you being here on this thread.…
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Hey everyone, been a few days since I've checked in. I'm still plugging away! I did enjoy some alcohol both Friday and Saturday, we went camping Sat night and I popped open a good bottle of pinot. I drank the whole thing. Maybe over the course of 4 hours, but still. I'm not proud of my lack of moderation to be honest.…
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Hello, and happy birthday @RubyRed427 ! Your last year's birthday dinner sounds painful, I'm sorry, but now here is a new chance to make a new birthday memory that will be much better! The promise of a bike ride tomorrow is a good one, and starting a new year with a clear head. You can do it! @globalhiker I wish I lived in…
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@pamiede sorry to hear of your emergency surgery. I'm glad it went well and I hope you are home soon! This is a stressful time to have to have emergency medical procedures, as if it wasn't stressful enough already.
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@micwrites I am so glad you found a way out of that relationship! And I love that you want to focus on supporting other women right now. Those comments you listed made me feel so angry, no woman should have to endure that. Good for you and yes we will NOT eat entire bags of chocolate chips. :) @CupcakeCrusoe oh yes.…
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Hey everyone. I'm just stopping in to say hello. I have actually been following this thread so far this month! Usually it starts getting too busy for me and I can't keep up. But I find it so inspiring and helpful, so I've been enjoying just reading. @Terytha and @speyerj I've tried intuitive eating too. For a while I…
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Hey everyone! Good news, our friends' second test came back negative. Whew. But yeah, @dawnbgethealthy you are right, we can't get complacent. I think the mental exercise in preparation for quarantine again I went through yesterday was good for me- a reminder to continue to be vigilant. We have been pretty careful and I…
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Hello! I'm enjoying the kitty pictures! We have some cats too. One housecat and two barn cats. The housecat definitely has stolen a piece of my heart. She's just a kitten, 8 months of age. Technically she is my 5 year old daughter's cat but she sleeps next to me and my husband often. I love purring lap cats. Even if they…
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I have a deer issue in my yard, too. They eat my flowers and it makes me so sad. Our veggies are all protected with fencing but it ruins the view to fence my flowers. I've tried various forms of repellent, but I let my guard down for two seconds and they chomp through my flowers. We also have a herd of elk. They are even…
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@FeelinFooFoo great job on the pub yesterday! That would have been a huge trigger for me, too. But I know what you mean about having a drink at lunch, it usually doesn't end with that one drink at lunch. How wonderful that your partner is so supportive. I think of this thread, too, when faced with choices sometimes. It is…
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Hello everyone, hope you all had a good weekend. It was pretty relaxing for me, lots of time being a homebody. The tourists descended on our little coastal town en masse, so we thought it safest to stay around the house. I got some projects done I've been meaning to do for a while, so that was good. On the 4th of July, we…
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Good evening! My day is nearly done so I'm checking in with my daily. July 1: shared a bottle of wine July 2: AF July 3: AF So far in July: 2/3 days AF It was easy to be alcohol free today, for some reason. I barely thought about it. There is talk of having our "germ family" as we call them over for a bbq tomorrow. If that…
