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Post by cindy on May 8, 2018 12:11:14 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 cindy on May 8, 2018 12:12:00 GMT
THE AMAZING AF MAY CHALLENGE May 1-31
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?
Our current challenge is to have an Amazing AF May. What makes an Amazing May? 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 May challenge take as many steps as you can to be the Amazing You! Plan ahead. Post your stats daily, it is an essential component to success. Post your goal and the steps needed to reach it. One misstep does not mean throw away the day, the night, the week. We are works in progress.
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? If you slip, post to the board and find understanding. If you slip and report being AF, you are not hurting us, you are hurting yourself. Slips happen, pick yourself up and start again. There is no judgement, we are very supportive of each other.
Plan, plan, plan! Take it one day/meal/snack at a time and plan meals/menu for the next day. Do not plan A into your menu. However, if you have A, track it. As with all our challenges, everyone is welcomed. For some, making the commitment for May is the way to go. For others, one day at a time is the way to go. No one will be cut from the challenge. Feel free to post to the board even if you choose not to commit to the challenge. If you are looking to control the A in your life, this board may be for you.
Track your food, drink your water, move a little more than you currently do.
YOU ARE AMAZING ! BELIEVE IT AND LET"S HAVE AN AMAZING AF MAY!
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Post by cindy on May 8, 2018 12:12:19 GMT
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:
Mayl 8 weigh in:
May 15 weigh in:
May 22 weigh in:
May 29 weigh in:
May 31 Final Weigh In:
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Post by tatermom on May 8, 2018 14:51:18 GMT
Hi CIndy and all, Thanks for getting us started, Amy must be on the road!!! I had a good day yesterday, trifecta!! Now to have a repeat. DH flys home tonight but not till after 9. I'll have to go march around the airport to stay awake  The house closed yesterday...woke up in someone else's house this morning!!!! Strange! Have plenty to do around here for the next few weeks. Glad DH is getting back to help out and we can say goodbye to Cali together....at least for now. Hope you all have a great day. I will check in later. Jan Carole Sounds like you're training for your ride!! Can't believe Lexi is already done for the year. Yay for good weather. Cindy Sorry about the crazy weather and no lilies. Yep, Mother's Day is a good time to rescue plants Glad the time with DBIL went ok and glad DS is there as a buffer Did your friend figure out her car mess? GG Hope you're feeling better. Have a good meeting day. Hi to all, missing you Murphy and Liz etc. |
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Post by cindy on May 8, 2018 22:29:31 GMT
Hi Jan and all!
Glad you had a trifecta day! Will you have to go to Sacramento to pick DH? It must be strange to know the house is no longer yours but a new adventure awaits!!
My friend has not figured out her car. The truism of as soon as you drive it off the lot, the car depreciates reigns supreme. Hail damage, even repaired and replaced, doesn't help. I don't know what she will do...i strongly suggested to not buy the car because though at the time she was getting bonuses, she still had debt and she was adding to it. Now she isn't getting the bonuses and money is very tight. I feel very blessed that though I watch my $$, I really don't have to worry other than it is my nature.
So DS did meet the woman that wrote the note. She is nice but so not what he would be interested in. He just said he was coming off a breakup and wasn't dating. He told me he liked her grandmother much more than the granddaughter.
Did not do well with food today....too many leftovers in the refrigerator. If DS isn't interested in them, I am dumping them tonight. Trash pick up in the morning. Sawed up some wood today and put it in the trash barrel....my hand was vibrating.
Hello to everyone! Amy, safe travels! Hugs to all, Cindy
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Post by GG on May 9, 2018 0:03:36 GMT
Hi girls. Got my hair colored today. Didn't have to cook tonight. Ate some chicken, rice cakes, and popcorn. It's a good thing I don't live alone! I would be in trouble.
Tomorrow is WI. Hope I didn't do any damage.
Cindy, thanks for starting us.
Jan: WooHoo for the trifecta!!
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The house closed yesterday...woke up in someone else's house this morning!!!! Strange! Have plenty to do around here for the next few weeks. Glad DH is getting back to help out and we can say goodbye to Cali together....at least for now. Hope you all have a great day. I will check in later. Jan