BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

[Doggygirl]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Good afternoon or whatever time it is for you Booze Busters!! BIG WELCOME LYNNIE!!!! Congrats on Day 3 AF!! You can do it girl!! Just one day at a time. I have gotten to the point where on ANY day, I can get up and say "I will not drink alcohol today - no way." And I mean it, and I have 100% confidence I can do it today. 30 day AF with no hangovers, no guilt, no wondering exactly what I said and to who, etc. etc. etc. is great.

I'm sure weekends at the cabin will be a challenge. Saturdays when a whole bunch of people come to my house to train dogs (and drink) is like that for me. This coming Saturday will be....my fifth training day AF I think. It's gotten better. But for a few of them where I just wasn't up for the whole thing, I excused myself early. Trust me - the party carried on just fine without me!! I do whatever I gotta do to keep my quit. For whatever that's worth in case it helps.....

Feet, I want to see a picture of you in your new hat!! That sounds FUN!!! You will be a stunning mother of the bride. I love your idea of thinking about your glass of water (mine is ever present too LOL!) as a glass for a person who is incredibly thirsty. Water would be like gold to that person. I shall put that suggestion directly into my bag of tricks!! Thank you!!!

Mary, great job on the cocktail party!! OK - I'm a redneck and we've all figured that out by now. What's a mojito?????? Just curious.

[july232007]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Welcome Lynnie and any other new 30 day BB'ers

I like the image of the AF life as a long run (hence the avatar) and DG and reteacher are at the 30 day AF mile post down the road. Pinkie is a step behind and Satorie is on the way. The rest of us are spread out over the course from beginning (welcome Lynnie) to
folks with many years of sobriety over the horizon.

I like the idea of connectedness that being in this AF marathon together brings. Not struggle but rather the journey with recognized effort. :h

July

14 days AF

[Doggygirl]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

July I love your new avatar! And I also love the way you described this journey - with all of us on the path at different points - all headed in the same direction when it comes to the Booze Beast. I also love your Satori enhanced trademark...

It would be GRAVE to CAVE to the CRAVE(tm)

Happy Day 14!!! THAT ROCKS!!!

DG
Day THIRTY AF. Hey...guess what AF day this is for me? I dare ya...just take a wild guess. My apologies for being so totally and completely obnoxious today. Hey!! We have to have SOME sort of standards around here, right??

[retteacher]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Everyone: I'm not sure what a mojito is. My husband tried it, & I noticed he left it on a table unfinished...yes, I still watch what people drink. Day 1 of my second 30 day stint is just about behind me. Love, Mary

[Hannah]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

DG - Congrats on Day 30!!!:kudos: Whooeeeee!!!! Enjoy your crab legs, you earned 'em! Thanks for much for the offer of some extra butt and boobs. The butt I wasn't too worried about, just a little junk in the trunk, ha ha, but the boobs - well, I'm sure they are around someplace - maybe behind Finding My Feet's couch? (FMF - When you're looking for you feet, maybe you wouldn't mind checking for my boobs?:H)

Mary, FMF, nice to have some seasoned AFer's in the thread. You are an inspiration to us all! Pinkie, lookin forward to celebrating YOUR big AF day tomorrow! And July, you are so right about this being a journey - as they say, life is a journey, and it's what you make of the journey that matters. I choose to make my journey sober! Congrats on 14 days AF, and on to 15!!!

Starlight - I've seen your posts in other threads today, so I am sure you are fine, You are sounding so happy and centered now, I am so for you! This will be day 10?

Hi to Arial, Accountable, Lilac, and everyone I mayhave missed, and welcome Lynnie, 3 days and counting!

Thinking Satori will be the next to climb the 30 day AF mountain? Put your thinking caps on ladies, we must plan the shindig! Toga party, maybe? Congrats on 22 days now? Satori.

And as for me: 21 days, yes indeedy, 21!

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[satori]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Good Whatever folks!

Another fine sunny morning here in Scotland - but, as it is Friday, and the weekend beckons, the forecast for the weekend is...............RAIN! (just for a change!) So it looks like the mountains will have to wait again.

Doggy, hows it feel to be on the first day of your SECOND 30 day stint???
must be AWESOME!
Pinkie - 30 Days for you today!!!!!!!!!:goodjob: fireworks are bought in for the celebrations when you check in!

Hannah - must be day 22 for you now - Fantastic - Isn't it great so many of us are actually doing this!!!
I keep telling you not to worry about those ladybumps - I'm sure Feet will come across them somewhere - she seems to be being very thorough in her search for her feet - she seems to be checking behind the sofa AGAIN!
To be honest, I would have thought - being a guy an' all that smaller bumps would be more comfortable anyway!
I have enough pecs that they "bounce" when running downstairs - most uncomfortable!!! Wouldn't like to have to cope with anything more lady sized!

Mary, Feet, Doggy, and now Pinkie - we have certainly amassed some awesome AF time here!

All the rest of us will be along soon!

Starlight - I see you are doing well from your other posts too - drop in here for a chat sometime too - we miss the company!

Linnie - Welcome to the madhouse! Day 4 is it? It is tough around there - stay with us here and we will help you through - it DOES get easier the longer you carry on!

Lilac, Accountable, Arial - still doing OK - don't think I saw you yesterday!

Chief - I know you had a setback - but get back here as soon as you feel you can - there is a large cupboard here full of piping hot "welcomes" AND "welcome back"s we just need an excuse to crack it open!!!

Well - Satori did go to the gym last night and during that time spent a total of 90 minutes on torture tracks and dreadmills and the like - and the machines reported I used a total of 1200 calories in the process.
Now - when I calculated how much I had eaten yesterday - it came to approx 1200 calories.
So exactly expended the calories I had eaten that day.
So - if I need 2000 approx calories a day just to exist (my Basal Metabolic Rate) that means I should have lost 2000/3500 X 1 lb of fat in the process (9 oz approx)

So why the H*ll am I heavier this morning than I was yesterday!
Can only mean one thing - I must be pregnant! :shocked:

LOL

Talk to you all later


Satori
xxx

Day 23 well underway!

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[satori]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

D'oh

I of course meant to welcome Lynnie!



And July - sorry I wasn't ignoring you - it is the worry of this pregnancy! LOL!
Must be day 15 for you! Cool - you sure ain't caving to any craving! :goodjob:


See ya

Satori

xxx

[Doggygirl]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi to all since my last post yesterday!! CONGRATULATIONS PINKIE!!!! Every day where somebody makes 30 is a BIG day for us Booze Busters.

Mary, thank you for clarifying that whatever a mojito is, it must not taste very good. Maybe your hubby can be our official Booze Buster Taste Tester since none of us will do it. He can provide updates on all the latest "fads" which usually taste horrible anyway. Congratulations on Day 30+2!!!

Hi Hannah and welcome to day 22!! More celebrations are right around the corner with you and Satori...and....geez now my memory is failing - but not for long I'm sure. We WILL help you find your boobs. **consulting wise great pumpkin on possible locations of Hannah's lost boobs**

Satori - 1200 calories worth of torture is....is....is....JUST PLAIN SICKO!!! WHACKO SICKO I TELL YOU!!!! If you are really that whacky then no wonder you are pregnant. Good thing you are AF now. Will it be a boy or a girl? What shall we name our booze buster baby? Will you share your profits from the sale of this story to the tabloids with us? Congratulations on Day 23 AF and Day 1 Preggers.

COME BACK CHIEF!!!! We'll help you dust off your britches and get back on this wagon.

It's day 30+1 here - I'm in for another 30. I'm like a bad cold that won't go away. I'm taking the day off from Dreadmill and Torture Trak as I have my 7AM friday meeting and wanted to spend time HERE touching the ol' life line before heading out.

I think I mentioned we had to spay Kimba the other day - I was sad. She is recovering fine and it's a good thing we spayed her. We knew she had hormone problems and once they cut her open, that was confirmed. She had many cysts that would have caused more problems if all the girly parts & cysts had not been removed. So at least we know that spaying her was absolutely the right decision. Everyone always said she is one of a kind - I guess that's the way it was meant to stay. We have lots of fun memories of showing her and training her. Here is her Brag Page. (I am NOT the skinny one in the training pictures) Scroll down past the boring text to get to many pictures. Kimba vom Mittelwest

To ALL Booze Busters have an awesome day!

DG
Day 30 + 1 AF ****************************** + *

[satori]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Doggygirl;177053 wrote: Satori - 1200 calories worth of torture is....is....is....JUST PLAIN SICKO!!! WHACKO SICKO I TELL YOU!!!!

He He......

Y'know what is sickest of all??????

I ENJOY IT!!!!!! I LOVE EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!!!

There - I said it!!!!!!!!!!
Officially WHACKO and PROUD!:H

Just starting out on some serious training for Triathlon after a LONG layoff from competition - and you know what - being AF makes it a lot easier!

I'm not training for a couple of hours and then spending the rest of my day undoing all the good work by damaging my body with booze!
I'm seeing fitness gains faster and easier than ever before!!!!

Shouldn't be any surprise really - but I guess I am a slow learner!

Take care

Satori
xxx

[pinkie]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Good Morning to all my AF friends!! Thanks to each of you I have found my way to 30 days and am looking forward to hitting 60, its all down hill now....right?

I actually slept 8 full hours last night. That is the first time in over 15 years...oh shit, does that mean I am getting old?

I have to be in to work early today so Im sorry I dont have time to list everyone here but a big "Yippe" for all of us!

Satroi pregnant huh? 1st, I had nothing to do with it and 2nd, this just wont do!
Pregnant male cheerleaders are just not good to look at. We will need a replacement for the squad...any takers?

[satori]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi Pinkie - AF 30 days - AND sleeping all night?????

Sounds good to me!

As for the pregnant thing - s'OK - false alarm!

SWMBO finally admitted she has been secretly tube feeding me liquidised burgers and milkshakes all night for the last week!:upset:

She is jealous of all the attention I am getting from you ladies, and wanted to sabotage my chances as a cheerleader!
Turns out it was she who wrote the letter from the Health and Safety Executive too.

So - looks like we might be able to form the cheering squad after all!

I will need a week or so to get rid of the burger and milkshake flab - so watch this space!

(Yippeeee - means I will need to hit the gym again - whee!)

Yep - I am strange - very strange!

Satori

xxx

I seriously hope there are no psychiatrists out there monitoring this drivel - coz if they track me down - it is a padded cell for sure!!:H

[Finding My Self]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Pinkie - found you coz I quickly wanted to say
WELL DONE!!!!!
Really brilliant - party on! Working on your party day - hope it went well.
Have good day/evening all...and well done all wherever you're at...
'Feet' x :wd:

[lilaclover]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Hi, Just want to wish everyone a great weekend. Great news this week Pinkie and DG! Hi to you Finding my Feet. Hannah you are doing brilliant. Satori, a triathalon? You are way out of my league !!! Keep us posted on how that is going. Hope things are going well Star. How are you Arial? Hello to everyone I missed. Have to run. Catch you later.

[Hannah]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

And again TGIF in a big way!

It's Friday! Yay! And a day of celebration too - both DG and Pinkie are in the 30 day club! :goodjob:

You know, I had kind of a blah afternoon (really was another TGIF day) and was mourning the fact that I couldn't come home, put my feet up and have a nice frosty glass of wine - still get those devil throughts once in a while :teeter: , but when I got home and logged onto the website, it really helped - now I don't even want one. This really works! Thanks to all of you, you are such a great support. :h

DG - spent some time looking at your web site - Kimba is one beautiful dog! I was sooooo impressed by the pics, and all - you must be so proud. Like you say, it's a shame you had to spay her, but if it had to be done, it had to be done, and at least she will be healthy and with you for a long time to come. Aren't official registered names cool? My doggy girl's registered name is "Windcatcher White as Sprite". Her grandpa was a champion, apparently, not that we know a lot about the show world. We never got her papers until after our son had named her Mistry, but always thought she should have been called "Sprite". Anyways, once again - what a beautiful dog Kimba is!

Satori - You, my friend, are in need of help. Talking about man boobs, and false alarms, , and all. Maybe you need to spend even more time at the gym - (soak up all those good male hormones) especially since you have promised all us ladies a show - and since I am next in line for the 30 day club (after you, of course) I expect you to debut at my "coming out" party. Right ladies? No chickening out this time!!!!!

lilaclover, FMF, Mary, Lynnie, July, and all the rest - congrats on one more day AF down the road to sobriety! :wavin: Starlight - Say hello! We miss you in this thread!

My 22 Gold Stars: **********************

[Doggygirl]

BOOZE BUSTERS 30 Day Challenge - Week of 8/1

Happy Saturday Booze Busters!!! Waving to those who posted since I last did!!

Hi 'Feet' and Lilac! Pinkie, Congrats on Day 30+1 AF! We're on our way for challenge #2.

Satori I'm glad to hear that you are not pregnant. If you think American Women can't handle your manly manliness, then how in the world would we handle your pregnancy??? Tell SWMBO not to be jealous - us "mature women" (eh em) will effectively scare the 18 year old chickipoos away. Trust me on this. Now - no more chickening out or making excuses regarding your cheerleading responsibilities!!!!! Triathlon????? Can't even imagine the intense training for that. So when will you be ready for a competition? I bet it takes awhile to prepare.... Happy day.......24 is it?? WHEE!!

Hannah, thank you for trudging though Kimbas who page. That takes a sandwich for sure! I know what you mean about registered names - some are really funny. Hey - Misty LOOKS like she's decended from royalty!! So not surpising to hear of champions in her blood lines. Boy, coming here and touching the life line really does put cravings in perspective doesn't it. CONGRATULATION ON DAY 23!!!!!! You're in the home stretch now!!! And yes, we will make SURE that Satori debuts his cheerleading squad on your party day!! Your stars look MAHVELOUS on you DAHLING!!

It's dog training Saturday once again! I'm not worried about it. That's the nice thing about "practicing" these events - I eventually get used to doing them AF and it's no biggie.

I hope everyone is heading into a great AF weekend!

DG
Day 30+2 AF * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * + * *