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Post by amyj on Mar 19, 2018 7:44:50 GMT
Welcome to our 2018 Alcohol Free All The Way Board!
If you have been struggling with your weight and have found this board, you undoubtedly have your own unique, complicated relationship with alcohol and food. Laying out the problem honestly can give you the extra push you need to succeed in getting it under control. A few questions for you to think about...do you wake up at 3 AM wondering what did you do? Do you sometimes have no recall of the evening before or do you try to recover your memory of the evening before you even get out of bed? Is your spouse angry with you? Or do you simply think that A is taking over too much of your life, affecting your weight loss? Did you finish the bag of chips? cookies? or just spend the evening grazing? These are hard questions but know that you will find understanding, love, encouragement and support on this thread. We are each in a different stage of this journey but you will find others have shared your experiences. There is no judgment, just an acknowledgment that we have been there, done that and know we need and get the support from this great group of women and men.
Whether you are choosing to be AF or find you can achieve AIM (maximum of one drink per day for women and maximum of two drinks per day for men), please join us if you feel this challenge meets your needs.
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Post by amyj on Mar 19, 2018 7:45:05 GMT
"Bunny Hop to Easter" Challenge (nondenominational) March 1 to April 1
Did you start the first two months of the new year being the Energized Bunny, so ready to succeed, just to find that your resolutions fell to the wayside and the behaviors that made you know you needed a change, hopped back into your life?
Starting March 1 and ending April 1, we are challenging ourselves to go without alcohol and be a true Weight Watcher. Post stats daily and be accountable, not to us necessarily (but we are here for each other), but to yourself. Be honest with yourself. You will not be kicked out of the challenge because of a slip but understand why the slip. Pick a small goal each week, and post what it will be....and that will be your bunny hop for the week....let's each take eight bunny hops closer to our goals.
The rules for the challenge aren't complicated. Simply stated the challenge continues with achieving alcohol free status (alcohol in moderation can work for some) and staying on program. And POST your Stats. Not posting your stats (But feel free to modify to suit yourself) has shown a person is not following program....so it is an essential component to success. If you go off track, don't give up. One misstep does not mean throw away the day, the night, the week. We are works in progress.
Wishing everyone success on Bunny Hopping!
Week 1: Post your goal & the steps you need to take to reach it.
Week 2: Focus on that one part of the program that you struggle with and share with the group. Gather suggestions and lessen the struggle.
Week 3: Plan. Plan. Plan. Plan your meals, plan your activity, plan how you will face a challenge.
Week 4: Are you journaling daily? Get serious!
April 1 Post your Successes! And remember this is an ongoing journey!
Here are some suggestions to help you on the challenge.
1. Get by with a little help from your friends...post often, share your successes and slips, no judgement but lots of help....been there, done that....know you aren't alone.
2. Just Journal! (Write before you bite!)....people who write down what they eat, have a greater success rate.
3. When it comes to exercise, everything counts. Mowing the lawn, housework, dancing around the house, all count.
4. Be prepared! Know that if you don't have the right food available to you, you are setting yourself up for non-success.
5. Rethink your resolutions. Don't be so hard on yourself. We are works in progress, not perfection.
6. Keep it fun! If making a lifestyle change becomes a burden then the change won't happen.
7. Rely on reminders - write notes to yourself, schedule exercise on your calendar. A plan will work, if you plan for it.
8. Forgive, don't forget. Everyone slips, don't forget how you felt but move on from it.
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Post by amyj on Mar 19, 2018 7:49:25 GMT
Bunny Hop to Easter March 1 to April 1
Weigh in Day: Monday
Weekly AP Goal: 150
Number Of Days AF (alcohol free): 4233
DAILY STATS
AF: Y
Food points allowed/consumed: 23/28
Weekly allowance points used: 0
Blue Dot: Y
Activity Points Earned: 33
5 Fruit/Veggies(Y/N): Y
Vitamin (Y/N): Y
64 oz Water (Y/N): Y
2 Dairy (Y/N): Y
2 Healthy Oils (Y/N): Y
CHALLENGE START WEIGHT: 173.1
March 8 weigh in: 170.8
March 15 weigh in: 170.0
March 22 weigh in:
March 29 weigh in:
April 1 Final Weigh In:
It was a good weekend. The beach was great, I got my hairs cut on Saturday, did a little shopping. I have a little refrigerator in my office at work, which needed defrosting. So on Friday, I emptied it out and drug it into a shower in an empty patient room, so that as the ice melted, it would go down the drain. Put it back yesterday when I went to pick up DD.
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Post by amyj on Mar 19, 2018 7:51:09 GMT
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Post by amyj on Mar 19, 2018 7:52:43 GMT
Jan- Yay for the sun!
GG- WTG AF & blue dot!
Carole- Glad it was a nice day!
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Post by GG on Mar 19, 2018 16:04:07 GMT
Good morning! No baby today. I slept in, picked up a friend, went for a walk, and now am going line dancing! 😀
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Post by tatermom on Mar 19, 2018 16:17:13 GMT
Good morning, getting going and have a busy day. Going down the hill to school to work the book fair, then the nursery to buy some flowers, weeding and planting when I get home, some grocery shopping and hopefully a little knitting time!!! I finally took the first sleeve off the needles and I've started the Last!! piece of my sweater. Hoping to get in some steps doing all this.....never catch AMy at 33 AP a day!!! Wow girl, you go!! Meals are planned, blue dot yesterday but not as many steps! Just stopping at a different store down the hill to look for some fish or scallops...better choices there. Feel on track, mindful and making good choices, that's what I can do for now! Have a great Monday all. Jan Amy yay for the hair cut and the beach walk!! I think you might see a new decade on the scale this week!!! GG Sorry no baby but good for some "me" time. Trying to drink over 100oz of water a day. I put Plant Nanny, a water tracking app on my phone, you put in your weight and it says I'm supposed to drink 117 0z a day....yikes, feel like i'm floating. Can't always do it but I know I have been barely getting 50 - 60 oz so trying it. See how it affects WI this week. Carole Did Lexi take the bus back to school? Glad she's coming back for Easter, I don't think DS will be able to do both weekends.  But will hug on him while he's here. Hope he's not too shocked at the empty house....actually it's the clean! he won't recognize...haha Cathy Hope you got to "visit"with your kids yesterday.. Yay for being AF. I'm wondering if Simply filling would work for me for awhile to shake things up, hard for me to stay in my points on Freestyle. Still trying though!! No A helps A LOT! Later friends. |
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But will hug on him while he's here. Hope he's not too shocked at the empty house....actually it's the clean! he won't recognize...haha