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Whitpauly, hope you had a better day

Good morning all! Last time I posted in December, I was 8 days in again, but I gave up rather quickly around the holidays. However, I'm now at 21 days, which is the longest stretch since my 3 month stint that ended in June. I feel like a switch flipped- as if something changed in me that just said, 'I'm sick of it.' I had…

Not much new to report, but still here, going strong. Hope everyone is well! Happy holidays to all, whichever ones you celebrate!

Hi everyone. It's been a while. I have still been lurking, but not as often. Back in June I had a planned break after not drinking after 90 days. I have had countless start overs since then. At least that means there have been a lot of AF days mixed in with non AF days. It seems like I hit that invisible wall at 35 where I…

I agree with aroze, just like Facebook it's easy to hit one of those by accident.. the disagree button that is

Hi everyone! Just a quick check in.. Today is day 9 after recommitting to a permanent change of alcohol free. While I haven't referred to my list of 'why i want this for myself ' yet, I have been much more focused on longer term goals and I've felt more motivated to plan for them and put that plan in action, rather than…

Good afternoon friends. I am finally, after 6 weeks of on and off drinking, committing myself to remaining alcohol free. After my 90 day stint of AF, I did learn a lot about benefits of it by actually experiencing them. And I finally have some actual compare and contrast personal data to back up my AF choice. So I wrote…

@lorrainequiche59 I am so very sorry for your loss!

@lorrainequiche59 I'm still here.. struggled a bit, but still working on it. I believe norm's challenge started March 1.. definitely in March though.. Hope everyone is well!

@donimfp I'm struggling with the same thing. And the rapid clip at which I have gained weight back in the last couple weeks has made me even more depressed. I need to get over the hump so I can feel good again, but without forgetting how crappy I feel now, so that I remain AF over the long haul

Good morning everyone.. It's been a while, but I'm ready to get back on the horse permanently.. I did my 90 days with one slip, then we were having company up to visit in wine country and that started my downhill slide.. I was the DD while everyone wine tasted, but played catch up once we were settled in for the night..…

I was quiet too. Made a choice to imbibe last week.. One of only 2 childfree nights in the last 14 months.. Got right back on track though, so 12 weeks today (minus one slip). Hope everyone has a nice weekend.. I'm staying strong through the rest of my 90 days

@donimfp ditto to everyone else's response.. don't know what anyone would find offensive

@VeggieGirlforLife Thank you! And welcome to the newcomers!!

Thanks @donimfp ! I'm glad you're not beating yourself up! Earlier this yr when I caved to cravings I let the beating myself up take on a life of its own.. It's great you had 1 glass and got right back on track.. My cave would have been 4 glasses of wine..

And to add one more thing.. My first line of defense was to take @lagoscarrie 's suggestion, but we couldn't find the alcohol free bubbly here.. So I think I need to be better prepared with some of that on hand

Hi everyone! Hope you're all having a safe and fun long weekend.. This will be a long post.. So this marks our first weekend trip of the season to our camper in wine country, which was the time I thought would be most difficult for me since joining the group in January. Friday night was fine, got up here and out for dinner…

@RubyRed427 So happy everything's falling into place and you made a great choice for yourself! Enjoy your daughter's graduation!

@donimfp It's refreshing to hear that I'm not the only one... I've been really salty for about a week.. Keep hearing about awful things happening to others I know, then feel like crap for complaining about my piddly inconveniences/upsets, but I still can't shake the mood.. Took me a sec to figure it out, but today is day…

@lorrainequiche59 I agree with donimfp.. While it's definitely something to be discussed upon their return, know that your previous traumatic experience will undoubtedly color this experience.. How could it not? But, you'll have a much better idea of how much of your emotions are fueled by past experience versus present…

@VeggieGirlforLife You're doing a wonderful job! You should be so proud of yourself!

Happy Mother's Day to all the moms! JennT, thanks for posting the article. I read through many of the comments, which helps to strengthen my resolve. I have found myself thinking about wanting to drink after my 90 day experiment. My husband asked me to find my favorite pics of my son for a Mother's day gift. In scrolling…

Happy Saturday everyone! Today was a good day, very busy, but good. I went for a 5.5 mile walk thanks to my husband's motivation even though we were both exhausted from a busy morning. And it re-energized me. Usually (before AF) I would 'reward' myself with wine. Today I squeezed in a 3 mile run with the last vestiges of…

Thank you @MaxInChicago !

Today is day 50 for me.. While on the day to day it went by slowly in the beginning, 50 days seemed to have happened in the blink of an eye.. I still remain at 11 pounds lost, which happened in the first 2 weeks on my very rigid diet.. So that is enraging.. But at least I no longer justify the lack of weightloss as an…

@Fitness327wk that's awesome! Congratulations!

Good morning everyone! Definitely wouldn't be up this early on a Saturday if I had drinks the night before. Also not my choice to be up this early, but the little one has decided he was hungry every 2 hours last night.. Today will be 6 weeks and 2 days for me. I remain so inspired by everyone 's successes! The last few…

I survived Easter! Was jonesing for a mimosa, but mixed some OJ with sparkling orange water and called it a day.. After virtually no sleep, making multiple dishes for today and getting really frustrated during the process this morning, I stayed the course. Ate an obscene amount of unhealthy food, but back to the diet…

Fantastic! I'm so jealous.. I wish I saw those kinds of physical changes so quickly! You look great!

@salleewins and @lorrainequiche59 thinking of you both during this anniversary time. I hope you're both able to find some peace this weekend! I treated myself today, which I tend to do for the heck of it whenever I want anything that doesn't break the bank, but after reading the above comments, I will pretend it's due to…