Tuesday the 24th!!

[Doggygirl]

I hope someday to be just getting up at this hour. But it also feels good when the torturemill oops I mean treadmill session is out of the way by 4AM, and a bunch of other stuff is done by 6AM.

I pledge no drinking for me today. NFW. Can't say what tomorrow will bring, but no booze for this goofball today.

I won't repeat the revalations of yesterday here - but there are more details in the 30 Day Challenge thread. Summary? I used to think I needed booze to cope with ANY sort of stress. I had unexpected crap happen yesterday, and handled things calmly for the most part, and actually got some stuff done in the process that I had been PRO-crastinating. (I put the "PRO" in PRO-crastination.) I did WAY better without the booze than I would have done with it.

I hope everyone finished off a good AF yesterday, and is gearing up for a good AF day today - whatever your time zone!!

Hugs to those who need them.

DG
Day 14 AF * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (my gold stars)

[vinophile]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Good Morning Doggygirl and all to come,

I thank you all for your words of encouragement yesterday. I feel so much more positive today. I really do enjoy reading "recovery books" and find they help me get into the mindset that is necessary to hold of the urges. Right now I'm reading "Happy Hours" and really enjoying it.
Going to get to the gym now. I'm definately one who must get things done in the morning as I fade as of about 3pm. Have a lot to do today but look foward to getting back here and reading all the posts. I must go through the 30 days abs thread. So many new people.....it's great!!!!!
See you all later

Janet

[satori]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Hi Folks,

Half way thru day 6 of my first ever 30 day attempt - and feeling good!

DG, have you copyrighted these gold stars or can we all use 'em?

I too am in touch with my inner child!
My wife would probably argue that my child isn't very "inner" at all!!
but WTF - "you are a long time deid" as they say here in sunny (?!)Scotland.


Satori

xxx

[Arial]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Good afternoon (here) DG, Janet and Sartori! - and many congratulations on your successes and steps forward. This is a sort out week for me - many 'bits and pieces' to get sorted (paperwork, taxes, car stuff, insurance, bank, dentist, doctors etc., etc.) Being a teacher you don't have time or energy to do all this 'stuff' until the holidays so this is the time...!

Greetings to all Abbers to come - hope this is shaping up to a good week for everyone!

Take care, and :l

[YoungAtHeart]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Hi All,

Just checking in before work. Hi Doggy, Janet, Satori and Arial! I hope you all have a good AF day.

Janet, the recover books and espec. memoirs, are always good to read. I really like them too. I feel lucky to have a "high bottom"--it's always good to know how low you could have gone if you didn't stop!

Love and hugs, Abbers, see you later!

Hugs,:l
Kathy

[Doggygirl]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Janet, it's a new day and you sound really good! That is awesome. Good for you going to the gym. I get a rash just thinking about the "gym" but maybe you setting such a good example will help me over that hump. For now my pathetic stint on the torturemill 3 days in a row is shocking enough. IMO, mind set is a HUGE part of the battle, and I think a key part of this puzzle is each of us figuring out what works to keep ourselves in the best possible mind set the highest % of the time.

Satori!!! While the gold stars may be copywrited, everyone here officially has written permission in the form of this sentence to happily cover all of your posts with your gold stars. My inner child said so. Now in exchange Satori, we need a puking smiley IMO - some occassions just simply call for it. Can you arrange that???? Congratulations on Day 6 * * * * * *!

Arial, I thank you for the reminder about paperwork, taxes, car stuff, insurance, bank, dentist, doctors etc., etc. LOL I will try very hard to forget I read about that!! WAIT!!! When you are done with yours will you come do mine? hee hee. Have a great AF day and TRY to have a little fun in between all that stuff!

DG

[satori]

Tuesday the 24th!!

DG

A puking smiley hey? - Well I'm a can do sort of guy - I'll see what I can find!

And - Thanx for the use of your stars!


Satori
xxx

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[Determinator]

Tuesday the 24th!!

heyo ABeroooos! we are looking at a big storm in Nevada and flood warning this afternoon...sounds entertaining!

Satori...nice to see you here bro. Doggygirl, you get up way to early....yeeesh, I'd throw a torturemill out the window if I saw one at 4am

day 34 and ready for more! (days that is).

say, where has Breez been lately?

Be well friends.

[satori]

Tuesday the 24th!!

DG

Didn't take long to find - but not sure how to insert the smiley into the text editor!

I can attach the file OK tho!

Anyone know if it can be done?

Irishlady - I seem to remember you using some pretty amazing smileys in the past.
Any idea?

Satori
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[satori]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Determinator;168625 wrote: heyo ABeroooos! we are looking at a big storm in Nevada and flood warning this afternoon...sounds entertaining!

Satori...nice to see you here bro. Doggygirl, you get up way to early....yeeesh, I'd throw a torturemill out the window if I saw one at 4am

day 34 and ready for more! (days that is).

say, where has Breez been lately?

Be well friends.

Hi there Mr D!

Yep - decided to get serious and get some AF time under my belt!

Floods -pah no worries! - us Brits are swimming to work right now!
Seriously tho, - hope they are not too bad! The UK is suffering right now!

Take care!

Satori

[Determinator]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Satori...us the Tai Chi "sail" technique to sail to work

sorry all....Chinese martials arts jokes are all the range where Satori and I are from

[lucky 2.0]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Hello Team Abs,

Great to see the successes. Count me in as one too!

[Doggygirl]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Hi Lucky with the Pope Duck!!! Congratulations on another successful day!

Deter, swimming is good exercise. If it floods today in Nevada, it might be a sign... Seriously - hope you have no problems if mother nature goes crazy on you.

Thank you for working on the puking smiley mission, Satori. Some things just call for it - like "I got on the torturemill at 4AM" should certainly be followed with a puking smiley in my ever not so humble opinion. And I LURVE those stars in that one post of yours. You can say forever more that you were on the cutting, leading, bleeding edge of the star explosion at MWO.

**waving to Youngatheart and Arial and anyone else I unintentionally missed!!**

Wow it is so nice to be able to get in the truck and go somewhere whever I want to - business permitting, and booze not being a limiting factor. I spent way too much money at the health food store today - haven't darkened their door step in a number of years!!

Filet Mignons for dinner from my favorite butcher shop with sauteed mushrooms. On the side, sauteed zuchini and onions with some butter and sour cream. Better than a baked potato and easy on the carbs. Eat your hearts out!!!!!! :eville: Although Deter is probably making something tres gourmet. Don't make us feel TOO bad over what's for dinner at your place, OK???

It's a good day to be AF!!!!! Now if Mr. Scale will be even the slightest bit kind to me tomorrow morning, life will be very peachy indeed!

Take care all - see ya later. Hope everyone is having the best day possible.

DG
Day 14 AF - 45 minutes away from FINISHING 2 weeks without a drop! * * * * * * * * * ** * * *

[Determinator]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Doggygirl, that sounds like an ab fab dinner to me! I cook quite simply...especially during the week and even more so when it's hot...now you've made me hungry

[YoungAtHeart]

Tuesday the 24th!!

Hi everyone again. I think I'm going to hit the sack early tonight. I could use a good sleep.

Everyone sounds pretty good.

Your dinner sounds wonderful, DG, and congrats on your two weeks now!

Hugs to all,:l
Kathy