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Post by amyj on Apr 25, 2018 7:37:00 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 Apr 25, 2018 7:38:24 GMT
THE AMAZING AF APRIL CHALLENGE April 1-30
What are your goals? What are you doing to obtain results? Are you getting the support you need? Are you doing what you need to be doing?
The current challenge is to have an amazing April. What makes and Amazing April? The answers are varied….losing weight, being AF, feeling stronger, knowing you are doing your best are but a few answers. During our Amazing AF April challenge take as many steps as you can to be the amazing you! Post your goal and the steps needed to reach it. Plan ahead.
How are you going to keep your head in the game? How are you reaching the decision each and every day to choose not to drink?
Refocus on why you are a member of this board. What do you hope to achieve? Are you looking to be AF or AIM? Have you done some soul searching?
Are you doing daily battle in your head about drinking? Is drinking helping you become the amazing person you are? How does drinking help support your goals?
Plan, plan, plan! Take it one day/meal/snack at a time and plan meals/menu for the next day. Do not factor A in your menu. However, if you have A, track it.
Track your food, drink your water, move a little more than you currently do.
April showers bring May flowers but April goals bring a wonderful May! Success Vibes!
Weigh in Day:
Weekly AP Goal:
Number Of Days AF (alcohol free):
DAILY STATS
AF:
Food points allowed/consumed:
Weekly allowance points used:
Blue Dot Y/N:
Activity Points Earned:
5 Fruit/Veggies(Y/N):
Vitamin (Y/N):
64 oz Water (Y/N):
2 Dairy (Y/N):
2 Healthy Oils (Y/N):
CHALLENGE START WEIGHT:
April 8 weigh in:
April 15 weigh in:
April 22 weigh in:
April 29 weigh in:
May 1 Final Weigh In:
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Post by amyj on Apr 25, 2018 7:40:48 GMT
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Post by amyj on Apr 25, 2018 7:45:56 GMT
Weigh in Day: Sunday
Weekly AP Goal: 150
Number Of Days AF (alcohol free): 4270
DAILY STATS
AF: Y
Food points allowed/consumed: 23/28
Weekly allowance points used: 5
Blue Dot: Y
Activity Points Earned: 30
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: 170.6
April 8 weigh in: 170.6
April 15 weigh in: 169.9
April 22 weigh in: 169.6
April 29 weigh in:
May 1 Final Weigh In:
We got a LOT of rain yesterday, but we needed it. I ordered a rain barrel from Amazon, which should come in handy during the rainy season.
I did a Walmart run before work yesterday- got quite a bit of stuff, but they also did not have a lot of the odds and ends I was looking for.
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Post by amyj on Apr 25, 2018 7:47:00 GMT
Murphy- Sorry about all your rain.
Jan- I love a good burger! WTG eating light the rest of the day.
Carole- Glad you are feeling better.
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Post by murphy1288 on Apr 25, 2018 11:13:13 GMT
THE AMAZING AF APRIL CHALLENGE April 1-30
Weigh in Day: Sunday
Number Of Days AF (alcohol free): 25
DAILY STATS
Vitamin (Y/N): y
64 oz Water (Y/N): y
CHALLENGE START WEIGHT: 182.4
April 8 weigh in: 184
April 15 weigh in: 186
April 22 weigh in: 186
April 29 weigh in:
May 1 Final Weigh In:
Good morning all and happy hump day!! I think the rain has ended for a day or two and I'm so glad! I think it's supposed to rain again on Friday but it's nice to have a break! LOL
Amy - glad you got some rain. Will the rain barrel be connected to your gutters? I've never had one so I don't know how they work.
Jan - glad you are enjoying your "bachelorette" days! LOL And I'm really glad that DH didn't try to push it through the rain. Hope you can find some strong teenagers who will help with loading and unloading!
Carole - woo hoo for riding your bike to work! Is the participation in the ride across Iowa kind of a lottery thing? I'm still hoping you can get together with JJ!
My eating has been better the last few days. Not perfect but better and I'm proud of that! Hope the scale reflects that this weekend! Everyone have a fabulous day!
Murphy
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Post by GG on Apr 25, 2018 11:33:56 GMT
Down a pound! Not bad with no activity!
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Post by tatermom on Apr 25, 2018 15:00:19 GMT
Good morning, Hope you all have your good, OP day planned  I will be recovering from yesterday's indulgences and was very happy to see my points back this morning!! Knitting will keep me busy this morning, then heading down to see some school friends this afternoon. Ha, ha, avoiding my chores around the house while DH is away!! Will get back to business tomorrow, have a mover coming to give an estimate and then will work in the garage and sort some sale/purge things. Need to get my breakfast going and start moving. Happy Hump day all. Jan GG Glad the scale went down.....keep up the good eating. Murphy I just need to start doing some weight lifting or push ups so I could actually be of some help moving furniture Glad your rain has stopped, I think DH is getting better weather today too. He plans to get off I 80 today and do some smaller roads through Iowa....just sick of the freeway. Amy We finally bought 2 big rubbermaid garbage cans to use as rain barrels, We had one that had a hose spigot at the bottom and it always wanted to leak. I just use a pitcher to scoop out the water. Hope yours works better!! Carole Glad you're feeling better, anxious to hear about the bike lottery... Good luck!! |
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Post by flower on Apr 26, 2018 1:35:49 GMT
Hello friends! Just got back from Ty's game, they lost in extra innings😤 he did great in the field, not so well batting. I picked diane up from cataract surgery today. She really makes me so angry. She just wastes her life. She wanted me to buy her pop and graham crackers--I refused to. Told her I wasn't contributing to her swollen legs. She was not happy with me! My aunt is being moved to hospice because of a brain bleed. We just got the bad news she was in the hospital yesterday and probably not going to make it. She fell on her face I guess. She's 87 years old and lived her life! She has a bridge tournament tomorrow! Very wonderful person. It is 6 years today since my mom died. I sure do miss her.
I'll try to be more upbeat tomorrow have a wonderful night.
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Post by tatermom on Apr 26, 2018 2:06:06 GMT
Carole I just figure this is the place to not be upbeat if you don't feel it, no worries, no judgement. I went to meet my school friend this afternoon and learned that our teaching "partner" age 51 is in ICU, been in for a week. First surgery for hernia but now not sure what's going on, bleeding, AFIB, yuck. This is a runner, healthy person, told he has early pancreitus.....not a big drinker. Never know how things will work out or for whom. Trying to take each day at a time, feel blessed for what we can do and pray for those that can't. It's too bad that DMIL doesn't care about her life, try not to take it personally. HOlding you in good thoughts. Hugs.
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I will be recovering from yesterday's indulgences and was very happy to see my points back this morning!! Knitting will keep me busy this morning, then heading down to see some school friends this afternoon. Ha, ha, avoiding my chores around the house while DH is away!! Will get back to business tomorrow, have a mover coming to give an estimate and then will work in the garage and sort some sale/purge things. Need to get my breakfast going and start moving. Happy Hump day all. Jan