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I have been reading a new blog, unpickled. It is her journey of going AF. I am really enjoying it and can relate to her a lot. She talks about needing a community to go AF. She keeps her giving up wine a secret for a while. I have not really told anyone except this thread. I have told a few people I was giving up alcohol…

Amazing run.

I had my niece’s graduation this weekend. I thought we would all go to dinner afterwards and drinks would come up. Well due to timing we missed dinner so I did not have to say no. Then I had brunch with a friend on Sunday. We often have mimosas. Waiter came by and my friend ordered a diet coke and I happily ordered the…

Congrats. That is amazing. I have lost my running mojo. I have run a 50k (like 10 years ago). Wish I could get back into it.

I would have had to give it away too. A bottle of nice red is too hard to resist. Go you!

AY 7: 148 MAY 14:145.8 MAY 21: MAY 28 MAY GOAL: 145 MAY ACTUAL: JUNE 4: 142 JUNE11:142 JUNE18: JUNE 25: JUNE GOAL: JUNE ACTUAL:140 JULY 2: JULY 9: JULY 16: JULY 23: JULY 30: JULY GOAL: JULY ACTUAL:137 AUGUST 4: AUGUST 13: AUGUST 20: AUGUST 27: AUGUST GOAL: AUGUST ACTUAL:135 Quit logging for this challenge but I need to get…

4/23 149.4 4/30 150 :( 5/7 147.2 ;) back on track 5/14 5/21 5/28 6/4 6/11 142 6/18 7.4 so far. I missed some weeks weigh ins.

I am 50. Trying to lose weight again. I gained 15 lbs over 6 mos when I hurt my back and was not working out. So frustrating. I have lost about half of it and working on the other half. I have given up alcohol and not sure if I will drink again when I have lost it all. I am lifting in the gym which I love and running a…

Annie Grace's Alcohol Experiment really helped me. She has a daily note and podcast. It really makes you think and realize what alcohol does to you. It is free and an amazing resource.

That stinks. I worry about things like this. I have done very few social events since going AF.

aww sorry about the job. You can do it. btw I loved coconut rum drank it in college a lot.

This is so real. My face was bloated and my under eye circles were out of control. I have lost weight after trying and failing for quite a while. My workouts rock. I am 40 days AF and the physical changes are amazing.

I am post menopausal. I do not have much wisdom to share. I hurt my back in October and hardly worked out and gained 15 lbs in about 6 mos. I have never gained like that. I have now given up alcohol and lost 6 lbs in one month. I think some of that is water weight as unfortunately I was a regular drinker. I need to lose…

Congrats on your grandaughter. Our children know us so well. My son shamed me and helped me decide to go af.

awesome. Good luck on the big race day.

Wow great work Crzykatlady! Awesome work on getting sober and losing weight! Yo should be so proud of yourself!

I am in again. No drinks in June. Going on vacation June 30th. Not sure if I will drink or not.

starryk02 there will be a new thread in June. So I ended up texting the guy as he wanted to go for drinks. i told him I was taking a break from alcohol and he has gone silent. I am fine with that. I figured he went quiet before and there is a probably a reason we did not continue seeing each other. I need to continue not…

@jecky74 So sorry about your daughter. I admire your strength!

I have not dated or really socialized while I have abstained from alcohol. I had a guy I went out with a while back text me and we are getting together Sunday. We always drank when we went out. I will hit my 30 days on Saturday but not sure I am ready to drink again. I feel like a different person since not drinking. So…

Great work on the 107 days.

Hugs. So much loss.

Yes Julie feeling so less stressed. I was thinking I would have been screaming at the kids last night (last minute school needs had me running all over town). I got it done maybe not with a smile but no screaming. Life is so much better.

Aww you should have said something. I lost my dad a few years ago and those thing mean alot.

So my kids know I am giving up drinking for now. My son wanted to go to a restaurant on Mother’s Day and told me they had half price margaritas on Mother’s day (not sure why he knew that). I told him I was not drinking and he told me I could cheat. Instead I went to a different location of the same restaurant that does not…

Yeah I injured my back and gained 15 lbs. Stinks.

4/23 149.4 4/30 150 :( 5/7 147.2 ;) back on track 5/14 5/21 5/28 6/4 6/11 6/18

Day 13 of alcohol experiment hit too close to home. Talks about drinking to deal with parenting. I am listening to it at work and feel like crying. Needed to hear it though.

MAY 7: 148 MAY 14: MAY 21: MAY 28 MAY GOAL: 145 MAY ACTUAL: JUNE 4: JUNE11: JUNE18: JUNE 25: JUNE GOAL: JUNE ACTUAL:140 JULY 2: JULY 9: JULY 16: JULY 23: JULY 30: JULY GOAL: JULY ACTUAL:137 AUGUST 4: AUGUST 13: AUGUST 20: AUGUST 27: AUGUST GOAL: AUGUST ACTUAL:135 WEIGHT LOST THIS WEEK: 2 lbs. I had started at 150 last…

I am day 11 AF. I have been dealing with boredom. TV seems boring without drinking and honestly, I do not know what to do with myself. This week my kids will be with their dad so I will have plenty of time to get bored. Trying to come up with things to do so I do not get too bored. Alcohol Experiment talked about willpower…