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Post by amyj on May 21, 2018 8:11:56 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 21, 2018 8:12:52 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 21, 2018 8:13:09 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 21, 2018 8:15:42 GMT
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Post by amyj on May 21, 2018 8:18:02 GMT
Weigh in Day: Sunday
Weekly AP Goal: 150
Number Of Days AF (alcohol free): 4296
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:
Back to reality.
We got back around 8pm last night. We had another good day of traveling, other than some rain once we got to Florida.
DD & the cats seemed happy to have us home.
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Post by amyj on May 21, 2018 8:19:30 GMT
Murphy- Hugs!
GG- Glad you had a relaxing weekend.
Carole- Sorry about your technical difficulties.
Jan- Glad you had a lovely graduation weekend. GL with the packing and safe travels.
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Post by murphy1288 on May 21, 2018 11:41:33 GMT
THE AMAZING AF MAY CHALLENGE May 1-31
Weigh in Day: Tuesday
Number Of Days AF (alcohol free): 1
DAILY STATS
Vitamin (Y/N): Y
64 oz Water (Y/N): Y
CHALLENGE START WEIGHT:
May 21 weigh in: 181.8
May 22 weigh in:
May 29 weigh in:
May 31 Final Weigh In:
Good morning all! It's a new day and I am starting over. Wasn't it Malia who used to say here "Fall down 7 times, get up 8!" I had a good day yesterday at church. I made a decision to be baptized last night as a symbolic way of saying I was getting a new start in life. I don't know that I will have a perfectly AF life forever, but I know that I won't drink today! Thanks for the hugs and for helping me remember that this is a judgment free place! I hit the ground running at work this morning and I have a meeting to go to in an hour so I'm trying to get caught up on some things before I go. Sorry for the lack of personals and I will try to catch up later today. Hugs to you all!
Murphy
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Post by GG on May 21, 2018 15:00:42 GMT
Good morning! I see so many changes in Rylee, after only 9 days! She can now roll wherever she wants to go, both ways. She can turn herself around when she's on her belly. And she is starting to soldier crawl. She's a really good eater too! Mouth wide open!! She complained when I didn't give it to her fast enough!! Lol
Amy: Glad you made it home safe and sound!! Hope work is ok for you today!
Murphy: Great way to start anew!!
Jan: Talk about starting anew!! Busy couple of days, weeks, ahead!!
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Post by tatermom on May 22, 2018 2:18:12 GMT
Checking in.....let the fun begin!!! :0 Got home, did a donation drop off, got mail, all the boys papers came...yay, driver's license, SS card, car registration so we can send it to the GF house for him to pick up. Have eaten out WAY too much but going to roll with it, had wine the last few days, will see what the scale says tomorrow and just deal with it in the next few weeks. Cars getting picked up tomorrow but messes with my plan to see my friends and school mates one more time. Will figure something out. Dump run tomorrow, finish packing pantry and clothes. Have to do a "Practice" pack of my car to see what will actually fit and what I need to rethink for the movers. Hoping for a smooth finish. Had an e mail from the buyers, their move is planned for Saturday so we've got to get this wrapped up. Looking forward to the new adventure and many projects ahead!!!! Will check in tomorrow and hope you are all doing well. Hugs, Jan
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