Thats what I was thinking, -40c is WAYYYY to cold that number can’t be right!?! Id thought that only Antarctic would reach that low lol?.. And here I am in 39 degree heat on my couch in a bikini have multiple cold showers then sitting in front of my fan lolll 
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- Coffee. Winterish outside, although compared with @M-be-free49 it’s almost summer here. Might get out of town for a bit. Not overdoing it. Coming to the realization I have done so for years and years (thanks for the thoughts @anon74766472). There’s a fine line between healthy exercising and misusing, abusing and punishing our bodies. Also goes for my work.
It’s a theme that comes up in therapy too btw. Happy I’m learning, however slow. Thankful for being sober and clean. One less way of punishing my body (and mind and spirit and soul). Grateful to you all that make it possible. I could never do it alone.Together we can do this. Have a good Sunday all. Clean and sober. Love from Amsterdam. Picture is from yesterday when I had a nice walk in town with my bestie.
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Right you have a job and we love hearing from you and helping us out. Yiur a good guy hang in there brother.
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Thank you man,
You said you work night shift? Doing what?
Currently a dispatcher for a private security agency. Pays good but it gets boring not my forte
Oh hey got one for you. What you call a dog with no legs??? Doesnt matter what you call it, it’s not going to come anyways! 
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Day 166
Doing ok but not great, not tempted to drink, but relationship issues continue, and seem pointless to address, we have been together almost 20 years, I know his answers to my dissatisfactions. Did better with food today, but just hate my body and face so much, quite frankly. And much like getting sober doesn’t mean everything is hunky-dory, losing the weight I have gained in this last episode won’t mean an improvement in self-esteem.
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Ah shit Fleur, sounds like your having a rough time there,
Your a pretty cool person from my one zoom experience with you. Let’s hope this all sorts itself out soon.
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I agree with Chris. To me you are a pretty awesome person just the way you are. I hope you can find your inner spark again becauae we see it clearly. 
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Checking in starting Day 21 AND my first sober birthday AND leaving this cold weather and snow for the next 4 days! Devon (my hubs) doesnt know it yet since his alarm will not go off for 15 more minutes, but I decided I am changing my name to Queen Maggie for my Birthday week. He is going to be so excited to hear this fantastic news RIGHT when he wakes up…like first thing
Also its 3:45 am my time 
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@Jennajen… I cant speak for what your lists look like… I call my items my dirty windows. All the things we see when the sunshines though our dirty windows . Daily I decide what my dirty window item is and make a decision if I am going to clean it or just let it go. Some days I decide I am just not ready to acknowledge and once I intentionally make whatever decision for the day I do it and dont look back. Good luck!!
Oh… and I journal about it… I never liked to journal before and now I find myself going back and re reading what i wrote, its helped.
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After i had open-heart surgery i sent my workmates an update photo of the scar and Photoshopped my nipples out for modesty.
Didn’t go as expected. Freaked them out considerably more.
I’d forgotten about that.
So, anyway, in a roundabout way this is a story about how public nipples ain’t great.
Thank you.
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64 days. Waking up with a fever. You know what means … ugh. Taking a test in a few hours.
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Day425. I had overwhelming sense of gratitude last night for sobriety. I am so lucky to have this time, this freedom from hangovers and addiction.
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Checking in January 24 2021
No Alcohol 449 Days
No cigarettes 389 Days
No Marijuana 784 Days
Feeling great start my new job tuesday
Weightloss is going great few tweaks here and there i should be good .
No cravings or desire to drink more determined now then ever to loose weight ! Lets goo
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Quick check-in on day 224. Very busy day today but I hope everyone has a great and peaceful Sunday!
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43 days no alcohol!
37 Hours no nicotine!
I’m climbing this nicotine mountain. Sometimes the terrain is rough other times it’s not. It is not a constant fight. It comes in Waves and is manageable so far! Thanks @Mno for guidance.
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I can’t believe that 6 months ago I used to smoke 2 packs of cigarettes in one day.
Honestly it isn’t a struggle anymore and I don’t even think about smoking. Me being a smoker was like a dream or something. Life is strange indeed.
Thank you guys for sharing your stories, it helped me a lot! Bless you!
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Morning, all!! Saw blue sky and sun out the window and thought it’d be a good day to get out for a hike and take some pictures. Then I saw the thermometer… According to the weather, it is 5F (-6F with wind chill) 
Time to make a hearty brunch - sausage, eggs, English muffins, juice and hot coffee! Maybe in a bit I’ll go for that hike, today has a forecast high of 17 after all!
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