!Alcohol Free All the Way, Thursday, November 26

ALMOST TIME TO SWITCH FROM MY DAILY ANXIETY TO MY FANCY CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR ANXIETY
OR CHOOSE ACCOUNTABILITY
NEW CHALLENGE
November 1 through December 31

Accountability: experiencing consequences for performance or actions. Accountability is essential for an organization, for a society, and for a person.
Anxiety: a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

In other words, with accountability, a person will assume ownership of their own action because they will face consequences. With anxiety, a person will put enormous pressure on themselves by worry or fear.

Accountability is what we’ll call it, but think of it as both incentive and insurance. It helps to keep one in control and not let anxiety take over. The Anxiety will not get you anywhere. The holidays are coming and no amount of crash dieting or excessive eating/drinking or letting stress take over, will delay the inevitable. Establishing accountability helps us to stay the course, even when our former ways tempt us. If a little accountability is good, and more is better, then let’s go all in on this challenge. Leave the anxiety out of the equation.

What should we be accountable for in this challenge? Pick one, all, or anything in between. Feel free to add your own accountability goal and let others join you.

ACCOUNTABILITY CHOICES!

FRESH START MONDAY!
What is your accountability for the week?
What anxiety will you let go of?

MOVE MORE ACCOUNTABILITY
Every little bit helps and definitely helps anxiety.

SLEEP ACCOUNTABILITY
Have you established a routine?

NUTRITION ACCOUNTABILITY
Ugly and good days
Drink more water Drink your height in water….68 inches tall equals 68 ounces of water….add 8 ounce every seven days
One or more fruit daily
One or more vegetable daily
Track nutritional intake
Grocery List
Share a healthy recipe
Low Sugar, limit added sugar to 24 grams or less
Pre lose the five pound holiday gain
AF/AIM/AIE

JOURNAL YOUR NUTRITION ACCOUNTABILITY

HAPPINESS ACCOUNTABILITY

What did you do for yourself today?
Motivational quote

HABIT ACCOUNTABILITY
What new habit are you establishing?

CHECK IN DAILY ACCOUNTABILITY
Scale of 1 -5 …how is your day going?
Just say NO - not saying yes to every request will help to control anxiety.

TIME MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
Need to do, should do, want to do
Organize yourself with lists. Lists can help reduce anxiety.

Let's be accountable and supportive to each other. As always no judgement, just encouragement, and if needed, tough love though we are usually toughest on ourselves. Set your accountability goals and let's get to work. Let’s be healthier versions of ourselves come January 1.

What will you be accountable for today? Taking care of me, my physical and mental health!

Move More Accountability 4 Danced around, it recorded it as aerobic . 10 AP, 7000+ steps

Sleep Accountability 4 About 8 1/2 hours, stayed in bed til 6:30

Nutrition Accountability 3 Tracked. 35/23. Had cheese board for dinner, Brie, salami, shrimp, more cheese crackers . AIM

Journal Accountability 5 I do write everyday, Focus on my gratitudes and successes

Happiness Accountability 4 I am responsible for my own happiness. Looking forward to the holidays

Habit Accountability 4 Work to get my movement in before noon, and get my first 50 oz of water in before then too.

Check in Daily Accountability 5 I'm here and ready for the challenge

Time Management Accountability 4 Schedule time frames to work on projects, keep a calendar and less screen time.

Quote: If you're not changing it, you're choosing it. "If you don't take care of your body, where are you going to live?"

ACCOUNTABILITY, NOT ANXIETY
November 1 - December 31

November 1 start weight: 202.3
November 8: 202.6
November 15: 201.7
November 22: 202.2
November 29:
December 6
December 13:
December 20:
December 27:
December 31 final weight:

Happy Thanksgiving all. Just going to enjoy the day and count my blessings. We will probably eat @ 4 or so, pie's made, have all the fixins, just get things in the oven. I took a vote with myself and there will be wine. DH bought some yesterday, had some last night and will finish what we have today with dinner. No mean self talk, just a decision and then the BOT on Friday. Cindy, I am joining your WW through December and adding Dry December for me. I moved my little tree into the living room, love having the lights on this morning and enjoying my quiet time. Even threw the cats out . Got a lot done on my stocking yesterday and spent time doing the dreaded weaving in of many ends. Will try to work on some more today as we watch football. DS sent a picture from the plane of Mack sitting in his seat, so funny. Not even in a carrier. They were to get to NY pretty late so haven't heard how the trip went yet. See some folks running by outside but no big Turkey Trot this year. The holiday does feel different but DH and I often had a small dinner for 2. It's just these last 2 years that we've actually lived near family and now we can't even get together. Hopefully this too shall all pass soon. Have a great day all. Jan

Amy. Sounds like a busy day at your house. Bet the pecan bars were yummy. Send them home with DS after today . Are any of your family going to the farm for Thanksgiving? Hope you can all gather there next year to celebrate. Does DH like to do yard work?

Cathy. Figure it's your post that disappeared, if it was you, that's a good trick . Will you talk to kids today or wait til Sunday like usual?

GG. Glad school went well and that Addy likes to read. Yay for Jack getting some help. I got most of my table cleared off, just some magazines and recipes to pick up today. Have a great day with all the kids.

Cindy. Have fun at the game. Can't wait to hear about it. Sorry your bag didn't come in time but glad you could cancel. I'm all on board to make the end of the year a concerted effort to stay OP and AF. Want to start 2021 on a new and clean note after this cacophony of a year!! I also want to keep up my Fitness points and need to be consistent with my walking. Being here keeps me accountable even when I'm off track. Glad you could still donate your hair.

Hi Murphy, Liz and Carole. Check in when you can, virtual hugs to you all.

Love you Barb. Maybe you feel shame or disappointment with yourself, but we are not here to judge. We are just here to hopefully lift you back up and set you back on your way. Beating yourself up doesn't really help, I know, Ive tried it. Then my "loser" mentality just drives me farther down the hole. Even when we know all the benefits of not drinking, the voice still says the numbness will take our troubles away for awhile, when they are actually just lurking, waiting to resurface. I know you know all of this, just wanted to say we get it, you will come up with what works for you. I'm sure stress about working, then not working and having empty hours starts your head to spin. This is a good place to talk it out and try to make sense of it now. Today is one day. Hope you can check in tomorrow. Hugs and blessings.