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Hi all, hope everyone is doing well today (@Michieb125 glad to hear you're healing is going well). Here's a quick intro from me: I started on this group March of last year; I think I may have lurked a month or two before I chimed in with a comment. I've had some success cutting back and this group is a big part of that.…

July: AF=7 A=10

@dvmmcw7442 Hi Melanie, welcome to the group, there's plenty of room here for you! I think you'll get a lot of inspiration and support here. Not everyone is trying to go totally AF - some are just working towards less alcohol (LA) in their days or weeks or lives. That's the great thing about this group, everyone is working…

July: AF=7 A=8

@Womona A belated HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!! And, yes, being able to fix things ourselves is definitely a source of pride. @nbruns83 My drinking got heavier since the pandemic too - lots of day drinking when I got laid off. Nice stats you have going for July. @itladyee That's some pretty heavy reactions from doing breath work, I…

July: AF=7 A=7

@BurnMode05 Staying AF at a wedding is quite impressive!! @itladyee Thank you for this great list of wind-down ideas. I've been wanting to try breathwork and meditation for some time now; I might look into some online resources to get some guided exercises to get me started. @nbruns83 I had to laugh when I read this -…

@NonnieDoiron "I have no idea why we do this to ourselves. We all seem to be intelligent people, and yet here we are stupidly making ourselves feel like utter crap. 🤦🏻‍♀️" This is soooo true. I know I'm a fairly intelligent person, yet here I am this morning feeling like "utter crap" due to the amount of wine I drank last…

@itladyee It was MFP that didn't post, I may have just forgot to hit the post button before I shut down the page. Thanks for the spreadsheet reminder, I hadn't updated that for a few days - just did it yesterday.

July: AF=6 A=7

@barabaradem Welcome to the group! I think you'll find a lot of support and inspiration here whatever your LA or AF goals are.

@itladyee I'm so happy for you that your MRI was normal! @globalhiker I second and third what others have already said - while it may be common, it is not 'normal'. Health is normal, everything not healthy is NOT NORMAL. Hopefully further tests will give you some more productive answers. @Michieb125 Congrats on the 3AF…

July: AF=6 A=6 Hmm, posted my numbers yesterday and they didn't show up - anyway, I'm at 50%AF at almost halfway through the month and am really going to push myself to get more AF than A during the rest of the month. Be back to chat later.

July: AF=4 A=5

@chicbuc Doesn't it feel great when me make such a healthy decision and barely have to think about it! I have days when I struggle to fight cravings for an hour or more and end up caving in and going to the store. Other days (like that last 3 in a row) I barely think about wine and, when I do, the thoughts are basically…

@BurnMode05 I think we're all a work in progress and, as you pointed out, awareness of our habits and what we want to achieve is why we keep going on this journey. Two vacations in one month 😮 I'm a bit jealous! @itladyee I think non-invasive stage 0 is the best thing you can hear after the word cancer. Still, I'm sorry…

Good Tuesday morning all. I started a post yesterday and apparently never finished it since it's not here. @Michieb125 I hope you have a great camping trip with your family. @itladyee Your patio looks comfy - I love the built-in firepit. @NonnieDoiron I think with all you have going on a 2 and 4 month so far is very good,…

July: AF=3 A=4

Nice job @chicbuc - this is inspiring me to seriously lean into a mostly AF July. I have 3 A days so far and am going to really push myself to stay AF through the rest of the month.

July: AF=1 A=3

@itladyee I hope things went well at your sister's appt. yesterday, hugs to you and her. @globalhiker 2 bowls of cherries has got to be better than 2 bowls of ice cream, LOL @Womona Thanks for the video! Hope everyone that celebrates has a great fourth of July weekend

July: AF=1 A=1

July: AF=0 A=1

Hi All, I'm here for July and hope to get in and chat a bit this month. I've been in kind of a funk the past couple months and need to snap out of it. @NonnieDoiron I'm sorry to hear you're going through so much at both work and home - that kind of double whammy will create a huge amount of stress. Nice job on the July 1st…

June: AF=12 A=18 Didn't make my 50% for the month, but will see you all in July for better stats! 😎

June: AF=11 A=17

@LittleSurferGirl7 WOOHOO for you! It is a start, and honestly, you're determination and refusal to give up are very impressive.

@itladyee Thanks so much for setting this up! See you all on the first 😎

June: AF=10 A=17

June: AF=9 A=16