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Hello Everyone! I took a little break from being online but I am still AF and I'll be posting more. Glad to see you are all still here! I ordered to gratitude journals last night from Amazon to write in everyday. I was so happy to see some of you had done the same!

@Beka3695 Congrats on 9 Months!!! Woo Hoo! You should be proud! Hanging on by a string is still better than letting go. If you need someone to chat with PM me. I'm in AA so my meetings help a lot with feeling precarious, I do the zoom meetings...

@RubyRed427 Don't worry about the tests. Deal with it if anything comes of it but in the meantime drinks lots and lots of water. Mine was flagged because my sodium was low, took more renal tests and they gave me some antibiotics. Nothing bad can come from not drinking :) If there is something to deal with thank goodness…

In one of the podcasts today he said, and I'm paraphrasing, For every one horrible or mean thing that is shown on the news ... at the same time a billion acts of kindness happened. They just werent televised.

Hi All! Anxiousness! Argh! I get it too. It was bad at first but I'm 127 days deep and it is so much less now. I have trouble sleeping and have been on sleeping meds for probably 20 years, it helps a lot. I also put in earphones and listen to Jack Kornfield: A Path With Heart or Meditation for Beginners. I set the timer in…

Hello Everyone! Hope all of your Holidays went great! My husband and I stayed home. Ate too much and just chilled out. I did a meditation recovery zoom meeting and then the normal 5pm meeting. All very good. All with people who are just as grateful to be sober as I am. I didn't log my food Thursday or Friday, I gave myself…

@RubyRed427 All our bars are closed due to covid, so that's a good thing. The liquor store will be hopping tonight though! I usually swim ever day but that got closed down too. Man, Chardonnay sounds good LOL It does! That's why I'm hunkering down tomorrow with hubby. I'll eat more than I should and be happy with it. I'm…

Hello Everyone! Happy Wednesday! @JenT304 = I feel the same way. I am not going to beat myself up over food for the next couple days. It's the Holiday and honestly I would normally consume 700+ calories in alcohol each day. Without alcohol, I think I can make room for some pie! @FeelinFooFoo = My husband likes to have the…

I'm at 120 days today! 4 months :) Who would'a thought??? Honestly, Saturday was the worst, truest craving I've had the whole time for alcohol. I made it through it though! I was sad because of my cat, depressed in general... and the thought of wine sounded SO good. Just to slip into my little oblivion... but I didn't and…

@donimfp Oh my gosh! I am SO SORRY. The pain of losing a furbaby is awful. I am so glad you stayed strong. And what a blessing you were able to be there and drive and support your husband through it. Being sober gives many gifts to us, even if it doesn't seem like it at the time. RIP Hendrix, you were loved.

@FeelinFooFoo Thank you! Woke up today. Had coffee and half a pastry. Waiting for the grocery store to open up at 7am and today I'm going to make some Filipino Chicken Adobe (no skin, no bone). Today will be a better day! Day 119 AF, tomorrow will be 120... 4 months! Can 't believe I've made it that long. One minute at a…

Thank you for the "welcomes" everyone. It is good to be here :) Had a rough day today but didn't drink. My zoom wouldn't work for my mmeeting with my sponsor today which really bummed me out. Probably more then it should have but when your feelings start coming back they are a little overwhelmin sometimes. Also my cat is…

Hello All, I'm so glad I found this group! I've been AF for 117 days :) My husband for 110, he started a week after me. I'm down 15 pounds in that time. What a difference cutting out those alcohol calories makes! I'm looking for AF friends on here. Please add me as a friend if you feel inclined :) Love this group and what…

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Hello Ladies!

Hi My name is Joelle. I had the VSG in April 2019. Still working the tool! Friend Requests welcome!

Today I am at 206. I would like to get to 203 by the end of January. My weight fluctuates so much it's really hard to tell. My goals are strength training and swimming for this month!

Sounds like fun!

yes, I've heard pickle juice works wonders also :)

Yes! I go to the pool everyday during the week by 6am. On the weekends I also try to swim or water jog. I just love it!

Hi! New here. My husband and I are doing a 60 day challenge with each other and we started on the 7th. I figured this group would help us out!

This! ^

Bump, yum! How many brownies out of a mix?

BUMP! Too cute!

My digital food scale and my Polar heart rate monitor. A must!

Go get a granola bar and a big cup of water... much better :)

I am a Maintenance Coach at a Distribution Center.

Weekends and the drinky poos:happy:

I'm in will you add me please? ~Thanks!!

I'll start today!