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Post by amyj on May 15, 2018 7:13:42 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 May 15, 2018 7:15:25 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 amyj on May 15, 2018 7:16:22 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 amyj on May 15, 2018 7:31:49 GMT
Weigh in Day: Sunday
Weekly AP Goal: 150
Number Of Days AF (alcohol free): 4290
DAILY STATS
AF: Y
Food points allowed/consumed: 23/?
Weekly allowance points used: ?
Blue Dot Y/N: N
Activity Points Earned: 6
5 Fruit/Veggies(Y/N): N
Vitamin (Y/N): Y
64 oz Water (Y/N): Y
2 Dairy (Y/N): N
2 Healthy Oils (Y/N): Y
CHALLENGE START WEIGHT: 171.6
May 8 weigh in: 169.4
May 15 weigh in: 172.2
May 22 weigh in:
May 29 weigh in:
May 31 Final Weigh In:
We made it to Texarkana, TX last night. We've never driven this route before- Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas- that's a lot of states in one day! We drove many miles through Arkansas looking for a place to eat. Finally settled on a "southern cooking" buffet, which was delicious. I ate way too much b/c it had been a lot of hours since breakfast. Planning on a quick tour of Waco today to see some of the Fixer Upper stuff. Then on to the boys!
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Post by GG on May 15, 2018 11:15:57 GMT
I'm back home and need a weekend! Lol
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Post by tatermom on May 15, 2018 13:45:41 GMT
Good Morning, Made it through all the chores yesterday and felt we had a little pixie dust to help make things not too "painful"  Got out of the DMV in an hour....new record!! The boy will get his new license mailed here for now, probably won't make it before we move though. Oh well. Same with a new Social Security card, another hour of waiting but could have been worse. The car place that was doing his brakes was able to get a window replacement so that got fixed too before he had to head back. We did some garage cleaning, took another load of left over garage sale to the thrift. Will try to finish that today, but it's my turn to go sit at the car dealer and get my last big service here before we move. Not sure if I will need brakes....could be a lot of knitting time for me A few tears when DS left yesterday, really know it's the last visit here and DH and I are both starting to feel the "shock". Not sleeping all that well either with all the thoughts rolling around, hoping these days at the beach with our friends will be a nice diversion. Nothing else we can do about it now, wait for the movers and get driving!! Plenty of things to keep us busy once we get to the other end!!! Amy Glad you made it to Texas, enjoy the visit. How long will you stay there? Have fun in Waco....would love to visit their stores. GG Hope you get some rest YOu had a busy weekend!!!! Murphy The boy is talking about coming out at the end of June and doing our usual 4th of July with family at the cabin. Hope we can make that work out, told him I'd get him a plane ticket and help the GF pay for one if needed. He wants to come see the new house and see the cousins, she's afraid of "bugs".....ooops..too bad soo sad...can't control that Hope you have a good day. HP Glad to see yo back, yep, sounds like you are an ex-smoker...congrats!!! How much longer til school's out? Hi to all....CIndy, was that you I heard screaming the other night when the Celtics won?  ?? haha Good luck! Jan |
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Got out of the DMV in an hour....new record!! The boy will get his new license mailed here for now, probably won't make it before we move though. Oh well. Same with a new Social Security card, another hour of waiting but could have been worse. The car place that was doing his brakes was able to get a window replacement so that got fixed too before he had to head back. We did some garage cleaning, took another load of left over garage sale to the thrift. Will try to finish that today, but it's my turn to go sit at the car dealer and get my last big service here before we move. Not sure if I will need brakes....could be a lot of knitting time for me 
?? haha Good luck!