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Ok everyone I have been off the rails for the last 4 days. Life. Weight it up, body feels sluggish, not how I want to remember my weekend. For me Monday is a new day to start my exercise routine I abandoned last week. With DH 'semi' retired. he will have to find his footing to be out from under my footing. It took me…

Hello everyone Well broke my alcohol rule this week. Went for beer and lunch yesterday afternoon. Stopped at 2 so that is good. But last night, I face planted into a bag of rolo's, butter mints and cheese puffs. ... as I drank mocktails. Go figure? My body is sore from working out Monday and Tuesday. Taking two weeks off…

Hello to all Last night I made a new recipe in my zero proof mocktail book. I have already forgotten the name but it had a spicy salted rim (course salt and cajun seasoning) 1 AF beer, 2oz tomato juice (I only had V8), hot sauce, worcestershire sauce.....I had two! They were great but this am--sodium and I are not friends,…

Hello everyone AF last night and whoop whoop day 1 of strength training of 12 week program - round 2. This one is 5 days a week but I am unsure if I will do all 5 or pair it down to 4. It has 3 days upper body, 2 lower with abs. So AF 5 days A 3, I have not plans (as of today) to have a this week and will hold off for the…

Well DH and I decided to go out for pizza yesterday afternoon and I had 2 beer with the food. Then home for a beautiful nap. Needless to say that sorta broke my own rule of 1 A day per week. that made 2. I observed and documented my sleep and as everyone knows your sleep isn't worth a poop when you drink. Wake up in the…

Unfortunately the book did not give me much direction regarding the hops. I picked up 2oz of Chinook Hops which has a citrus-y aroma and high bittering. The actual description reads: A pine forest washed with exotic spice infused with grapefruit. The alluring aroma and high bittering value has gained this hop the full…

Hello everyone I was not AF yesterday but I have now counted that as my 1 day a week count. So no going out this weekend. Which is fine.---I hope. I had 2 beers mid afternoon, then 2 wines in the evening. It was pleasant, nothing earth shattering, relaxing. Now I need to find something to keep me busy in the evenings…

Hello everyone Yeah AF last night Jan 1 .5 drink Jan 2 AF Jan 3 AF Jan 4 AF Gosh I am loving this Zero Proof Drinks & More book. I have now made lemon/lime/grapefruit Shrub, Mint Syrup, Pomegranate Syrup, Hop water, lemon/lime syrup and expresso, honey/vanilla syrup. Now one or more of these combined with tonic water, club…

Good day to all @Polydactylkat The withdrawal symptoms are very very real, they were/are for me. The biggest I deal with are trouble staying asleep (after the blackout/pass out phase), the sluggish morning and it irritability in the evenings as I case the house looking to fill the void without the A. I am finding mocktails…

Good morning to all AF last night so yeah but weight is still up too. Now If I could just find an off switch for snacking my life would be so much easier. last nights drink of choice Cucumber lemon/lime. It really was good, I had two! But this morning I feel a tad bloaty but that could be because of the all the chex party…

Hello everyone! Well Jan 1 we had our planned beer out at lunch then I was done for the day. I will count it but kicking and screaming (sorta-I did enjoy it). Today I treated myself to a late Christmas gift to ME. A book from Barnes & Nobel. Zero Proof Drinks & More. So far I am excited. DH is also committing with me (for…

I am so happy to see all the faces migrated from December to January. I did have one toast last night but it was planned. I am not big on setting goals for myself on a specific day to start, blah blah I know it is weird but then I put a lot of pressure on myself and then am surprised when I fail. This year I am setting…

Happy NYE to all As usual my days filled up and time got away from me. It has taken me awhile to catch up on posts but so glad I did! You all are amazing on this thread, even with the ups and downs, funny and sad, drink or no drink. My family got off and are back home in OH, and we are concentrating on the interior of our…

LOL my goodness just when you think you are caught up two more pages of posts appear! @dawnbgethealthy keep the pictures coming! I love to look just not play. @MissMay thank you for sharing your struggle/journey with food. Some of what you said so resonated with me, especially about the daily weighing. Sheesh I have been…

I feel blessed to say I survived the weekend LOL. Grand kids still making me laugh, my house is an upside down tornado and I love every second. Now I did have one drink yesterday evening after the dust started to settle and I could go find a quiet corner to decompress. Todays plans will be to take small ones to local…

Merry Christmas to everyone! Yesterday was a lovely chaotic tangle of family, lots of laughter, eating....and for me and a few family members we had several glasses of wine. Well 5 to be exact over the course of the afternoon into the evening. this morning woke up dehydrated but I took care of that with several 16 oz…

I want to wish every one a Merry Christmas if you celebrate. My family will spend the next two days in my home for celebrations. Along with my wonderful house guests (daughter, spouse (such a great man) and two grandkids) I will be sorry to see them go on Wednesday but I hope by next summer we will have moved and be within…

I know I was absent yesterday, but I had been cleaning/organizing for DD+family visit. They arrived by 2pm yesterday. I was so thankful they got on a flight before the cancellations started out of chicago. The second plus was they rarely drink so bringing out the alcohol was really a non issue. Yeah AF last night. They…

Wow it is so close to the holiday DD and family hopefully arrive tomorrow afternoon and will be with us for a week. I am afraid of travel delays on their end though.... Finished week 12 day 3 of formal strength training yeah! Tomorrow will be my last day then a week of rest before I start the next round. AF yesterday,…

Good day to everyone! AF last night....boy I have been tempted. However I really want to complete this weeks lifting without the dregs of alcohol in my system. @joans1976 I have always enjoyed lifting but never really took it a bit heavier until this 12 weeks. At the gym I just kept my wights for upper body around 5-8lbs…

Hello everyone Well I did have my 2 beers at lunch and then stopped. So yeah, since I was slipping back into bad habits. I feel so much better this am. I really kept a pretty good journal on my sleeping and drinking/morning motivation...I see/feel so much better when I am AF the night before. I just need to keep reminding…

btw @mfowler883 Thank you for sharing your story from your past. You have moved forward and come a long way. But you wanted to change, thats the difference. Ok no did not stay AF last night nor will I this afternoon (will be 2 beers, nap and done). But I have mentally resolved myself to go back to only a days on the…

@mfowler883 Wow I can't not tell you how pretty those wingtips are!!! I have a pair of black tip and houndstooth pattern (not leather drats) heels that I will wear with my jeans. And I am a huge IPA fan. Finding an af one's that have any flavor is tough in our area. Today we are driving up to Seattle to visit my MIL and…

Good day to everyone I took some time to catch up on the posts, sheesh miss a day and the world has flown by! The Building has SOLD, we signed the paperwork yesterday morning. So DH is concentrating on finishing cleaning his stuff out of the building. And on a funny note....this will require a bit of back story. Because my…

@lmlmrn - I love the "not beating myself up over setbacks, and to keep looking forward" post. I 100% agree with that. Thanks for the reminder. [/quote] Thank you So no beating myself this morning either. I need to rein in these past days (weeks). Maybe my will power has gone out the window with the sale of the building,…

Well my intentions were good last night but .... I know I did it to myself. I can make up reasons why but the bottom line was I wanted it. Today is another day, I have on this journey stopped beating myself up for setbacks, keep looking forward you can't change the past. Sorry family drama is on my mind as we get closer to…

Hello and good morning to some and afternoon to others? LOL Started week 11 of my 12 week program and boy I could tell I definitely had alcohol yesterday. I just did not preform to where I think I should have been....Or maybe my good body is taking over the bad body and just not going to tolerate the A the day before…

Wow thanks for the note on the Stella! I will have to look for it. I still have one more I bought and have not tried yet. Athletic Brewing Co. Free Wave. Anyone try this one? So darn that cocktail smoker. I made another smoky old fashioned last night along with a bowl of smoked popcorn. It really was good. Now I want to…

Good morning to everyone So I went and bought some of the Lagunitas NIPA it is actually pretty good, that and the Hieniken000 just as well. Thanks to all of you and your experience with NA beers. They do help @MissMay I actually smoked the popcorn after I air popped it. I just left it in the bowl, put the dome over the…

So I was not AF last night. DH suggested lunch/dinner out. This selling of the building is really wearing on both of us, yes it is an excuse but we went to one our favorite watering hole. I had 2 light beers. BUT did I stop there yesterday? nope. I got my home cocktail smoker and had to try it out with whiskey. Then I…