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Great idea! Name: Lianna Height: 157cm Starting Weight (12/1): 74kg Goal Weight (12/31): 71 12/8: 12/15: 12/22: 12/29: 12/31:

Hey lexi, the closest i can get to magical fairy dust for you is sensible eating and weight training a/o pilates. I have started pilates, brilliant. I am now also doing weight training without weights (????); a book which title I picked up from one of the forums: i will send you the title. I have started this method and it…

It has been very quiet and I wonder how everyone is going. I have good days and I have had bad days; unnecessary to say that in combination with 30 minutes exercise every day, the AFD's made me loose weight so easily. I am flying back home today after two weeks in Adelaide. From Monday onwards it will be a home straight to…

Thanks for your article. I believe that the tone of your article is what this website is all about: sharing and encouraging. I went to Amazon and read up about convict conditioning. Not too fussed about whether the author is an ex-convict or not or whether the tone of the book is more appropriate for 14 yo boys than for…

Still off the booze? Cheers Lianna

Do weights and walk if you can. Does it help if you realize how many calories are in a bottle? I have not been on the scales for 2 weeks. Having great problems at the club of which I am President: back stabbing etc. I can't handle that: not my scene so I come home and I have a drink. I purely drink because I am upset. I…

I hope that you did enjoy it! :-) Every day is a new day to try and to hang in there. Even one alcohol free day is already a win. Never give up ... Cheers Lianna

How are you going?

I have not checked the posts for a week and I apologize for not getting back to you earlier. I am back to bad habits and weight is back to where it used to be: hips and tummy. I know why: a lot of stress at work and a lot of in fighting and back stabbing. Basically, I am not in a good place at the moment hence the…

Well, you are not alone: I am enjoying an alcoholic weekend. I am enjoying it and yet I feel that I am letting the group down. The last two weeks have been very bad. Monday tomorrow - back to ginger ale. I will check in every day again - it worked for me in those successful weeks. All good. Cheers Lianna

Wonder how everyone is going. Quietly slipping back in bad habits or totally adjusted to a (far) smaller alcohol in take? Cheers Lianna

You call it a summer challenge, I'd call it a winter one. What's in a name. I'm all for it. Thanks for organising it. Lianna

Good to hear. I was alright again today so I am happy. Friday will be a big day but Saturday will be alcohol free. All the best and keep me posted please. Cheers, lianna

Good One Sandy! I once tried non alcoholic wine and it was better than I expected. But, now the weekend is here so I'll have a G&T or two tonight - with diet tonic less calories than wine. Whatever we do: we'll get the weight off. Enjoy the weekend.

Hi SandyAnnP, it is good to have you in our group. I find that being a member of this group really keeps me on the straight and narrow. I don't talk it on our normal page but in this group I have said many times how I am succeeding in not drinking during the week. I started this on Easter Monday - just fed up with sticking…

Yes, I totally agree with you. I now only drink in weekends and very moderately. And you know what? I can't really take more than two drinks otherwise I start losing control of my thoughts and the following day I feel rubbish. It's extraordinary how alcohol affects the body and how quickly the body adjust to drinking less.…

Good Morning. In a way I had a breakthrough: Friday went well, very well. Saturday was not so good: I did not pay attention while we had friends over: 2 G&T's and 3 wines. However, I did not finish the 3rd wine as I felt sick - I realised what I had drunk and I am convinced that my body reacted against the alcohol. Funny…

Another encouraging update: I have seriously cut back since Easter Monday which is not that long ago. Yesterday evening, we had friends over and we enjoyed a leisurely dinner. Without thinking I drank more than I intended to: I had to stop half way my third glass of white wine as I genuinely felt unwell due to the alcohol…

Exactly! Friday night: i had three drinks, starting at 6.30pm rather than 4pm and I tell you, it was enough, more than enough as I just don't wNt to drink any more. Also, after my third drink, which I did not finish, I started to crave for chocolate which I normally ate (lots of) on Friday nights. I am so happy and, I am…

Day#7 & Day #8 - no alcohol. We had a meeting yesterday evening and everyone had a beer while I enjoyed my Schweppes diet ginger ale. It feels as if I am now in the routine of not drinking during the week. Admittedly, I sometimes, around 5pm feel like a drink but I either start something or I drink a glass of water; at 6pm…

Hello AJFarrell and welcome to the group! I have not heard from the others but I can tell you that today is my 9th or 10th day that I am not drinking during the week and only a minimum (of what I used to drink) in the weekend. I thought it would be a struggle: in the past I failed as many times as I tried. This time I am…

Day #5 - big day at Dutch Club again where I drank water; now home with G&T Day #6 - Sunday: one G&T and 1 white wine. Very happy about this week. Now heading for another alcohol free 4 days! I am starting to loose weight.....

Yes, i am doing really well. I have never drank so little and i never thought that i could do it. Surely this should be effecting my weight loss before too long. How are you going? Cheers Lianna

Day #4 - big party in the Dutch Club. Diet coke. Came home, relieved that it was over and I am now enjoying a G& diet T.

No alcohol day#3 - decorated the Dutch Club tonight with a bunch of people. Afterwards we had a drink - ginger ale for me. Extraordinary.

How are you going? Lianna

Hi Jessii, welcome to MFP. Although I am not your age group, I would still like to reply to your post. I noticed that you joined in April and you have already lost 4lbs; that's good going. If I can give you any advice: check in daily - every check in day is added and it is fun to see the number of your check in days rise.…

Hi Jessii, welcome to MFP. Although I am not your age group, I would still like to reply to your post. I noticed that you joined in April and you have already lost 4lbs; that's good going. If I can give you any advice: check in daily - every check in day is added and it is fun to see the number of your check in days rise.…

No alcohol day #2 - had a large mug of ginger tea at 5.00pm when we returned from the movies and I truly forgot about a drink - how good is that?! It's obviously all in the mind.