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I'm in for a reset as well. I've had four days in a row of heavy wine drinking and that needs to stop NOW! I'm going to go to the kitchen right now and plan out what herbal tea I'll be having tonight 🍵 Oct AF=0 A=4

Oct AF=0 A=1

I've been getting a lot of friend requests from strange men also. Funny story, one request about a month or so ago was from a "doctor". The image was actually of a fairly famous doctor in the vegan, plant-based world, and I know of him since I'm a vegetarian who leans very vegan most days. Anyway, I'm pretty sure a famous,…

@itladyee Thank you for setting up this thread, and for the spreadsheet. They are both very helpful to me and I'm sure to the others who come here for, and to give, support and encouragement. Happy October everyone.🍁

Sept AF-8 A-22 YIKES🤨probably one of the worst months I've had since I started this LA journey! October is also my favorite month, and I plan to enjoy it with wayyyyyy less A.

@WestCoastGirl_1 I know how it feels to lose a beloved pet, I've lost two and it takes a long time to heal from that, and even then the healing never seems quite complete; I still tear up when I think about my Dusty's last days (also a cat), and that was almost ten years ago. As for the whiskey - I get your reluctance to…

@WestCoastGirl_1 it's 6:43pm east coast, I think about 3 hours earlier there - - - Hoping you pour the pint out and just keep the inch or two to sip on slowly to get you through the night. Maybe in the morning you'll be able to have even better thoughts and make even better decisions for your health and your future. It may…

Sept: AF-7 A-19 Stayed AF last night! How'd everyone else do?

Sorry I've been so absent, but have been reading. Hope to catch up sometime next week, but haven't been doing well in the AF dept. I have an 8:30am cardio class tomorrow morning with a great instructor and, if I drink tonight, I'll end up canceling out; so @globalhiker @xbowhunter @Michieb125 and any others, I'll also…

Sept: AF-3 A-6

Sept: AF-2 A-4

Sept: AF-2 A-3

@itladyee Very sorry to read about your sister, and what she had to go through. Hugs to you ❤️, keep remembering all of the good. @WestCoastGirl_7 what an adorable couple! Happy to hear they bonded. And thank you for sharing the pictures of Tinker again. @NonnieDoiron nice job getting your walks in.

Sept: AF-2 A-2

Sept: AF-1 A-1 Got very frustrated and stressed last night and ended up drinking (and quite a bit). I am expecting to be AF tonight and will be working towards keeping the rest of September AF as well.

@itladyee @NonnieDoiron @BurnMode05 and any others thinking about sleep: I have the following A vs AF sleep patterns: A nights I'm out quick and sleep through the night, but don't feel rested in the morning; AF nights, I wake up a few times yet still feel like I got a good night's sleep the next morning. As for shutting…

Sept: AF-1 A-0

I'm here for September. My goal for this month is to be completely AF. If I do that it'll be the first AF month I've had in a few years. The last time (2 or 3 years ago) I went all of Sept-Dec 24th - I had 2 drinks on that Christmas day and then nothing until that New Years eve, again only 2. After that I went another…

Aug: AF=13 A=18 Not the at least 50% I had hoped for, but still better than some of the past few months. @Michieb125 I glad to hear your husband's surgery went well. @NonnieDoiron I woke up this morning with both hands numb - had to sit up and shake them out to get the blood circulating back into them. Nice August stats!…

I don't think I can say it any better than this @globalhiker so I'll just say:

Aug: AF=12 A=17

So, I was scrolling through some articles on a website and came across an excerpt from a book about aging, written by a surgeon. I don't read self-help books but I read this excerpt and it was pretty interesting. She writes about how to stick with changes you want to make and wrote this: Why do we know what to do and yet…

@NonnieDoiron The haircut looks great on you. I have very thin hair and can't do layered hairstyles. I wish someone would invent a something that would get hair to grow again with just a few applications (not the rogaine type stuff that you have to use for the rest of your life 😟). Sorry to hear about your MIL, I hope the…

Aug: AF=11 A=17

Aug: AF=11 A=16

Oh boy, lots of catching up to do - @WestCoastGirl_7 I'm so happy to hear you have a few AF days in for August, nice job. The new kitties sound adorable, can't wait to see some pics. @Walela617 Glad to hear your pancreatic pain has gone away. Congrats on the 5 day mark. @Alatariel75 Nice job with the AF days. And, yes,…

I've been doing these challenges for years. They are a fun way to stay accountable and work towards your goals. You'll also meet a whole bunch of great people during your journey. I highly recommend joining the upcoming challenge.

Aug: AF=9 A=12

Aug: AF=9 A=11

@WestCoastGirl_7 I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet little Tinker. I'm glad that you jumped back in here, we're happy to see you again. @Alatariel75 I'm sorry to hear about your losses also. My heart goes out to both of you (and anyone else who's lost a pet or loved one recently) ❤️HUGS