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    #136
    Alcohol Free August

    Sunflower is the one who introduced these TED talks to me - I have been thinking about them all day and will be reading Bren? Brown's books - thanks SF!

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      #137
      Alcohol Free August

      free at last;1545011 wrote: Just watched two great TED talks (thank you MWO member who posted on this) by Brene Brown. The first on vulnerability and the second on shame. Great insights into addiction. These really hit home with me. Today marks 30 AF days for me. Not stopping here, this is a process, not an event.
      Brené Brown: The power of vulnerability | Video on TED.com
      Brené Brown: Listening to shame | Video on TED.com
      Thanks for linking this!! Thanks Sun Flower for introducing! I am still walking the AF August with you all!
      Put your hands over your heart - and tell yourself that you are going to guard this essence of who you are with everything. Alcohol opens us up to darkness and depression instantly. You choose love today. Guard it by keeping the poison out of your body. It IS poison.



      NF - May 2, 2013 (cig free Jan. 25, 2013)
      AF - July 31, 2013
      :lordhelpme:

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        #138
        Alcohol Free August

        Quick greeting to say hello and how wonderful to wake up with no worries or loss of memory from the night before. Dashing this off as the cleaning people are pounding on my door. Stay strong everyone, we are making progress.
        Free at Last
        "What you seek is seeking you." -- Rumi

        Highly recommend this video
        http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

        July 19, 2013 -- the beginning of being Free at Last

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          #139
          Alcohol Free August

          Hi Everyone,

          Happy to be continuing my AF journey with all of you! Feeling so great mentally and physically. Deeply rested after a wonderful night's sleep. Then had a nice jog followed up by some abs exercises. Energized and so happy to be on the right track.

          Hope everyone has a lovely day.

          UN

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            #140
            Alcohol Free August

            Hi UN, glad to have you back among the internet connected.

            Proud to report I made it to the gym, sauna, ate nutritious meals (no chocolate, potatoe chips, or ice cream today!), and now will meditation before calling it a day. Feeling so virtuous. Sipping herbal tea and ready to call it a night.
            Free at Last
            "What you seek is seeking you." -- Rumi

            Highly recommend this video
            http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

            July 19, 2013 -- the beginning of being Free at Last

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              #141
              Alcohol Free August

              Hey Augusters....I can't believe it will be time to start a September thread soon. Free...congratulations on your 30 days!!!!!!

              I had a nice weekend.....had a great dinner with my husband last night. Had dinner out with my daughter and husband tonight. I ordered mango flavored tea, my daughter had lemonade and my husband had a Long Island iced tea....I only had a brief thought about the drink then I focused on what I was going to eat.
              Made it to the gym 3 days last week. Heading back tomorrow.

              Free....do you use a meditation app and if so, what is it?
              Miley

              "The moment you are ready to quit is usually the moment right before a miracle happens..don't give up"
              [COLOR=Magenta]Joyfully AF Since 1/22/14

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                #142
                Alcohol Free August

                Day 10 AF. Felt extremely tired and low motivation most of yesterday and today. A definite slump. Also a little deflated cuz I'm eating really clean and healthy and still not losing any significant weight... I know it's a long process and I must be patient.

                But unlike when I was drinking, the day was not a total waste, cuz no hangover. Thankful for that, and keeping it in mind that sober life will occasionally be hard, sad, tiring, depressing... and experiencing those things sober is a much much better way to live life that trying to drown myself in poison.

                @Miley and Free- regarding meditation apps, another member told me that the app "Satify" (typo intentional) is a good one. I'm going to try it out tomorrow.

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                  #143
                  Alcohol Free August

                  Skully...

                  10 Days is fantastic! I went through the same thing back in June when I did 30 days. I thought I would feel a lot better than I did but I was really tired. I also expected the weight to drop off quickly and of course it didn't.....it didn't take 10 days of abusing AL for my body to get like this so it wasn't going to repair itself in 10 days. I heard it takes about 60 days to start feeling and seeing physical changes. I'll try the app....thank you! I had a hard time falling asleep last night, so I will give it a try tonight.
                  Miley

                  "The moment you are ready to quit is usually the moment right before a miracle happens..don't give up"
                  [COLOR=Magenta]Joyfully AF Since 1/22/14

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                    #144
                    Alcohol Free August

                    Thanks for the thoughts, Miley, I think you're right. Good stuff for me to keep in mind.

                    Day 11 AF. Woke up too late, need to try to get a handle on that and go to bed earlier. But thankfully woke up hangover-free and stress levels pretty well within normal.

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                      #145
                      Alcohol Free August

                      skullbabyland;1545449 wrote: Day 10 AF. Felt extremely tired and low motivation most of yesterday and today. A definite slump. Also a little deflated cuz I'm eating really clean and healthy and still not losing any significant weight... I know it's a long process and I must be patient.

                      But unlike when I was drinking, the day was not a total waste, cuz no hangover. Thankful for that, and keeping it in mind that sober life will occasionally be hard, sad, tiring, depressing... and experiencing those things sober is a much much better way to live life that trying to drown myself in poison.

                      @Miley and Free- regarding meditation apps, another member told me that the app "Satify" (typo intentional) is a good one. I'm going to try it out tomorrow.
                      Takes longer than 10 days to loose weight Well unless you don't eat at all and that would really make you feel ill.
                      I used the Sinclair Method to beat my alcoholic drinking.

                      Drank within safe limits for almost 2 years

                      AF date 22/07/13

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                        #146
                        Alcohol Free August

                        Reporting in another AF day/night for me. I lost 4 pounds in the past 30 days but that is because I spent two weeks backpacking, not because of cutting alcohol from my diet. Am told by those with more AF time, the weight will start to come off down the road (like 4-6 months). One thing we do know, the weight will continue creeping up if we drink.

                        Onward.
                        Free at Last
                        "What you seek is seeking you." -- Rumi

                        Highly recommend this video
                        http://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_on_vulnerability.html

                        July 19, 2013 -- the beginning of being Free at Last

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                          #147
                          Alcohol Free August

                          afternoon everyone just popping in for a quick hello
                          wish the weight would go down when you stop drinking .....but then again the chocie dosnt help

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                            #148
                            Alcohol Free August

                            Day 12 AF. It's my birthday, I'm 37 today. Glad I made the decision to live my bday AF. And tomorrow will be a new AF record for me in the past few years! Sober life is sometime tiresome and exasperating but ultimately good... much better than living life as the living dead (ie, hammered/hungover every other day).

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                              #149
                              Alcohol Free August

                              Congratulations, Skullbabyland!

                              What a wonderful present you have given yourself - and you deserve it !

                              Happy Birthday to YOU!

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                                #150
                                Alcohol Free August

                                Way to go SBL!! Giving ourselves sobriety is truly a gift - we can become fully human rather than zombies contending with all the ills alcohol brings our way. So happy for you!

                                Having a great day today everyone - hope you guys are too.

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