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Have a great time on vacation, @chicbuc ! @SurferGirl1982 wow! So happy for you! You’re like The Little Engine That Could! @NonnieDoiron i totally empathize with you. Being buried with work is so stressful and exhausting. Big internet hug! I met my goal this week, 7 days AF this month so far to my 8 A days! I’m so happy to…

@tmbg1 and @itladyee i love your stats! Woo hoo! Congrats to @MissMay and @globalhiker for those long streaks. And everyone else out there who I missed. For those who are still white knuckling with varying degrees of success, the struggle is real, and I totally empathize with you! I’m still going through it.…

Ewww, alcohol shrinks your brain????? I guess it makes sense, but still…. Ewww! I did not know that’s what causes the headaches. I find I start looking haggard when I drink too much, or for too many days in a row. My skin looks much more youthful when I don’t drink, or really dial it back. I do drink a lot of water (one…

My weight is finally starting to come down. Definitely want to be AF until Thursday.

@MissMay, wow, that is really scary about your friend. So glad it wasn’t way worse. Hope she feels better soon, and no more bad mixes! @jlg1982 That’s a really interesting observation. Who knew that just a bit of moderate drinking can cause withdrawal! AF today. I tried mixing the One to One with the Giesen NA wines, and…

@NonnieDoiron Happy Happy birthday! I hope you have a wonderful day. We are all celebrating alongside you in spirit!

If only we could pour some of the ocean on those fires! It’s horrible to think what those affected are going through. My weight, and calories, are starting to creep up even though my alcohol consumption is down significantly. I blame the delicious homemade bread and pasta my husband made! 🤣 One glass of LA wine today…

@SunnyDays930 9oh it’s just awful. I cannot even imagine what those people are going through. Prayers sent for them! @SurferGirl1982 it’s a deal. Ah, we were so brilliant when we were 19… On another note, I went through a period when I would also get panic attacks. Mine were limited to highway driving, so I could drive far…

Congratulations @NonnieDoiron! Great to hear you got the gig! @SurferGirl1982 geez, when you say you’re rural, you’re not kidding! Oooh, with the difficulty driving, I can see why you’re feeling hemmed in. Oh and yes, still want to hear the Mexican Jail story!!! Haha! @MissMay yeah, it’s a pain to log everything. However,…

Welcome! I’m working on that goal too! Wow, that’s amazing. Thanks for cheering us on!

Absolutely this! I’d add finding someplace to volunteer, like the hospital or a nursing home. Or a little part time job-something to fill your days.

Wow, congratulations on such an accomplishment! Honestly, with that much loose skin, you probably would need to consult with a plastic surgeon to make it go away. Building muscle will help somewhat, but this is a job for the doctor. Good luck!

AF tonight, had about 3 glasses of the Giesen dealcholized wine while finally catching up on budget stuff, which got pushed aside due to the holidays. As you can imagine, this doesn’t put me in the best mood because it’s tedious. I usually have wine, but you know what? The glass of the fake stuff let me enjoy my wine…

You’re living the dream!

I loved riding my bike around the neighborhood, climbing trees, playing tag, jumping rope, gymnastics and ballet. Playing with the hula hoop was fun too! Most of this can be adapted to our adult bodies- except gymnastics for me. That ship has sailed! I’ve also taken up tennis and golf as an adult. And hiking. I just found…

I’m boring compared to all of you! I only eat a serving for breakfast with half a serving of peach slices.

@NonnieDoiron I like the idea of your magical cleaning fairies even better! @SunnyDays930 that’s an astute observation. I notice the same thing with my kids and their friends. Yes of course they both had episodes of getting completely wasted in college, but now in their mid 20’s it’s lost its appeal, and they certainly…

My first AF day in a long while! And I’m totally fine! Ok I would have liked a nice glass of red with my dinner, but we were out. I tried to finish the last glass of the low alcohol wine, and I just didn’t have the taste for it, so I poured it down the sink. So I opened my NA wine. It was ok, a little sweeter than I…

@NonnieDoiron if only it were magically appearing winning lottery tickets or something! Or magically appearing diamond necklaces! Haha! @SurferGirl1982 , Ahhh, I used to have a great cleaning schedule. Then summer happened, my work schedule changed, and I got away from it. Tuesdays was bathrooms, Thursdays dusting and…

Welcome newbies and oldbies! Nice to see you one here, and happy to see people who used to be active in this thread back. Really proud of myself how I handled New Years and the day after. Yesterday was wine night at work, I brought low alcohol wine, but had two glasses, which kind of defeated the purpose. I am buried at…

Happy New Year everyone! I am so proud of myself! Went to a late lunch with hubby to celebrate New Year’s because we planned to stay in last night. I really wanted to order an Old fashioned, but did not because I knew I was going to order wine with our meal afterwards, and that I was going to have two glasses of champagne…

Well, the good news is that you’re not a wine drinker!

Of course I am in! I am in a place where I can be both motivated and disciplined to reduce my alcohol consumption. Besides weight gain, I see the effects of too much alcohol in the wrinkles that were not there last year. The march of time stomps across my face. I’ve always had great skin, but I really noticed the…

You SLAYED it last month! Way to go-and keep going!

Love this!!! So many be so. Nice to be reminded.

Thanks for setting up January @MissMay !! Glad to see you are on the mend, but I know it’s been sheer slog. Congrats on a big holiday season with no alcohol! My weight is coming down. I am going to the gym this morning, then vacuuming the house. No plans for New Years, but that’s fine with me! Went to dinner last night,…

I planned to be AF until New Year’s Eve, and then my husband wanted mimosas after church yesterday. I told him no I don’t want any, don’t want to day drink, but he was like oh come on, you’re killing me! So being that once champagne is opened it must be consumed or it goes flat, I had two glasses. So pissed at myself…

@Michieb125 I have an InBody at work, and my gym has one as well. That measures all the other stuff besides weight. It’s really quite eye opening! @NonnieDoiron and @MissMay I hope you both feel better! @SurferGirl1982 another person here concerned about you. I know the sound of tapering sounds awful and scary, but it…

Look at these freaking stats! Egads! That’s WAY too much for me. In addition to not being hungry after all the Christmas merrymaking, I have (temporarily, I’m sure) lost my taste for wine.

I am proud of myself for not day-drinking these last three days, even when offered to me. Even when out for a late lunch, when I would normally reach for it! I did have one glass of wine with dinner for two nights in a row, and honestly didn’t even enjoy it. I will be AF until New Years Eve. I’d love a 3 day AF streak.…