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    #1

    What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

    Not just the obvious ones, the ones that really took you by surprise.

    Mine was - my face! I assumed the changes in my face were due to aging, but now that I have quit, my skin look amazing and I don't have bags under my eyes anymore! All this while I attributed it to getting older, little did I know I was pickling my skin! :H
    Go before that fire there, at the altar of your heart
    That fire of who you really are and be consumed by it fully
    Surrender everything into the fire of that love until you are one with that love. You ARE that love.
    Tilak Pyle Altar of the Heart
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    #2
    What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

    P.R. I know exactly what you mean. I took a picture of myself the morning after the last night I drank as reminder of the havoc AL reeks on your looks. The other area is the tummy. When I was drinking I was developing quite the wine belly, that no amount of exercise or dieting would get rid of. And fat from drinking takes on a distinct shape. Now that I have over 3.5 months AF the tummy is almost gone. Before I just assumed it was a part of being middle aged. I never want to see that gelatinous mass again!
    While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.
    Benjamin Franklin

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      #3
      What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

      Phoenix - I swear I look 5 years younger than I did this time last year..... I was permanently dehydrated. I still smile in the bathroom mirror every morning when i see bright eyes instead of bloodshot tired ones
      "In the depths of winter I finally learned there was in me an invincible summer ."
      AF - JAN 1st 2010
      NF - May 1996

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        #4
        What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

        Me too! I can't believe how fresh my eyes and skin look everyday. No black bags, no dry/red areas or spots. I've had quite a few people tell me how young I look.

        It has definitely been a self esteem boost I didn't realise I was going to get.

        Need to calm down on the chocolate though or else I'll just get fat again!
        AF since Sunday 27th June 2010
        One Day At A Time

        Trying to be the best mother, daughter and friend that I can be.

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          #5
          What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

          The quality of life i have now, never knew it existed before.


          :congratulatory: Clean & Sober since 13/01/2009 :congratulatory:

          Until one is committed there is always hesitant thoughts.
          I know enough to know that I don't know enough.

          This signature has been typed in front of a live studio audience.

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            #6
            What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

            The wonder of life after 9pm????
            Okay, WHO put a stop payment on my reality check?

            Winning since October 24th, 2013

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              #7
              What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

              Confidence. So much more confidence.
              AF Since April 20, 2008
              4 Years!!!               :lilheart:

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                #8
                What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

                I was a bit shocked to find out that my life was really NOT a depressing hell hole. Well, it was but ONLY due to my own drinking. I thought I drank because my life sucked. Who knew my life sucked because I drank????

                DG
                Sobriety Date = 5/22/08
                Nicotine Free Date = 2/27/07

                One day at a time.

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                  #9
                  What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

                  sunshine_gg;942627 wrote: The wonder of life after 9pm????
                  LOL!! For real! Hubs was marveling this past Sat nite when I was still up at 11:00pm!!
                  Go before that fire there, at the altar of your heart
                  That fire of who you really are and be consumed by it fully
                  Surrender everything into the fire of that love until you are one with that love. You ARE that love.
                  Tilak Pyle Altar of the Heart

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                    #10
                    What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

                    I can read a book in bed without having to read it again the following day because I forgot ............

                    and I can brush my teeth in the morning without heaving ......... (and I do actually brush them every morning now) :blush::blush:
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                      #11
                      What was an unexpected benefit of quitting AL?

                      My first thought in the morning not being "UGH".
                      :heart:I love my daughter more than alcohol:heart:

                      Believe in yourself. You are stronger than you think.

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