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Hi guys and gals! I’m back and in for May! Just a tad late to the party! I did go two weeks in April AF and then bit the dust. Aiming for the rest of May AF minus this weekend. Happy Tuesday!

Thank you @kittybenn for the article. It was really interesting and eye opening!

Great job everyone!! Way to keep up the good work and learning new ways to cope! I just completed day 10 AF! Not missing those 3am wake up calls at all, lol! Adding in some exercise finally and feeling better. I love the Annie Graces 30 Day Experiment. It has been very helpful and I highly recommend it. It doesn't take…

Hi all! Day 4 AF for me so far. I signed up for the Annie Grace 30 day experiment that one of you guys recommended. So far I really like it! The only down side is that I can't hear the videos (I'm hard of hearing) and there are no captions!!! Why on earth not? Maybe I should send Annie Grace an email? Anyway, for those of…

I use the Dry January app also. I like it but I also like the stickers on the calendar idea!

Dang! April 3 and already 8 pages!! Just checked out of the March thread...Had 12 AF days. Didn't quite meet my goal but had a bit of progress. Moving on to April...I really want to be AF. So that's my goal starting yesterday. I did drink on Sunday because I was at a horse show, and, well why not? LOL! I just can't…

Hi all just checking out of the March thread and will move to the new one! Had 12 AF days in March. Progress but slow progress......

HI! Happy St Patty's day! Got home from the horse show last night....so exhausted so I ate pizza and drank wine. Back to it tomorrow though and I HAVE to lose these extra pounds as they are probably the reason I'm so exhausted after a show. On a positive note...show was successful and ended up in 3rd place! Happy weekend…

I agree with this. The only person anybody needs to apologize to is yourself if you feel you have treated yourself badly by indulging, overindulging, etc. But, maybe, for some it is a way to stay accountable. And another thought. A lot of times people (esp women) just use the word sorry in conversation. I know that I am…

So sorry for all of you who have endured losses. My heart goes out to you all. Drank Friday and Saturday but back to AF as of yesterday. This week will be difficult as I have a horse show and that is one of my triggers. They have also had to change the way the show will run due to heavy rain in the forecast and this…

I'm so thankful that I now know what *kitten means! Hahaha!

So far for march I'm 50/50 dry/wet, lol! I don't even really have an excuse for the wine other than I just like it. I don't know how to fix that part. I'm trying and I do know I feel awful in the mornings after I do drink even though I don't get drunk (or even close). I know that everything I read says it's an acquired…

Ok so I had 4 days in a row AF. Decided that I would try just one weekend day for wine and pizza. Well I felt awful this am and throughout the day. Maybe it's a coincidence and I just don't feel good but I'm just feeling done with it. No moderation for me. Finished the Allen Carr book. Book review for those interested: I…

Just signed off the Feb thread and ready to March on! (pun intended). Working hard at improving my results from last month. Goal....Would like to be 100% AF and I will work toward that goal. Still reading books and trying to figure out the tipping point for myself. Second goal is to work on my fitness and food choices.…

Last day of February!! Stats for moi....Well I did better than January but not as well as I would have liked. Made it 11 days AF for Feb. Most of my drinking days were on the weekends. Not sure why since everyday is pretty much the same around here unless I'm at a horse show. I don't think i went out once the whole month.…

This is what I'm doing....I think it's helping, at least, to explain why it's so hard to stop and why Alcohol is so addictive. I always classified myself as a social drinker when, in reality, I'm addicted to it. Maybe not physically but mentally. This is what the books are saying. I'm now reading "quit drinking the easy…

Good morning friends and new faces! 3 days AF and then drank Fri, sat and sun. No real reason why. Ugh! Hope everyone has a pleasant day! I'm off to work....hopefully it is not stressful but planning on just tea tonight :)

@norminv I don't see a friend request....hmmm, I'll send one to you

[/quote] Never!!! I'm so glad to see you too. You're my favorite dressage rider :)[/quote] @norminv Then I must be your favorite Eventer, lol!! I do Dressage in order to do Cross Country :) Today will be day 4 in a row AF. 6 out of 15 for February. I'm really trying to get to the 14 days AF that Julie talked about and…

No alcohol and Netflix binge for me on “it sucks to be single “ day!! Lol

Me!! This is huge! I'm trying not to give myself a "pass" to eat more since I'm not drinking. I just keep trying to log all of my food and stay within my points. Good luck...it's so tough sometimes!!

@norminv I feel your pain. I have been struggling as well with work stress, which seems to be a huge trigger for me. I think I'm in the all or nothing category since once I start, I just continue. Now I do not binge or get drunk but I will drink a bottle a night if left unchecked. Thank you all again for sharing. I have to…

I ordered the book by Allen Carr. Quit Drinking the Easy Way. Has anybody read this one? It's in my mailbox right now and I will start it after work tonight. So far this month I'm off the mark...Only 3 AF days so far, Bah!! Hoping this book has some good ideas

I too, drank last night. No specific reason other than I was just exhausted from two days of hell at work. Not a good reason I know. Had 3 large glasses of champagne. Feel ok today and only woke up once during the night but that was probably due to being tired because I'm usually up for an hour or two in the middle of the…

Well, I better fess up! I caved tonight....I'm in so much pain in my neck and back and I know the only thing that works for the muscle spasms is some alcohol. I tried heat, ice and advil to no avail. I know the alcohol will work though. Ugh.....Back to AF tomorrow. In response to the above. I don't drink to feeling drunk…

Good Morning all! I have not been on here for about 5 days but I just went through and read all the new posts. Whew! It's so motivating to me to read about everyone. As planned, I did drink through the horse show this weekend. I did not overdo it but I did drink Thurs-Sun. Saturday I came up sick and had to withdraw my…

Since it's Feb 1st I thought I better put my goals in writing (which I never did in Jan). My goal is to drink this weekend only and then be AF starting on Monday. I have a horse show this weekend and I just don't think my resolve is strong enough to abstain yet at a show. Thanks everyone for being so kind and helpful! ETA:…

Oh not I'm having the same sweet issue! Now it makes a little more sense. I don't normally even eat sweets except on very rare occasions. Yikes!

Julie I have a Fitbit

I'm in! I did bookmark and read every post for January. It has helped me a lot. A huge thanks to all that shared their experiences. I read This Naked Mind and plan on reading a few others mentioned in the January thread. I was able to cut down from my daily wine drinking considerably but would like to figure out how to be…