Thank you! Been a hard week. But this community keeps me on track.
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Happy, happy for you! One week is so huge! Concentrate, focus and value what you have!
Congratulations @SC-ptsd
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Well done!
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Day 106 checking in 
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Fijne vakantie Menno! 
@Misokatsu I have the same issue with sugar. I made a daycounter for several times and relapsed on it more then several times as well. But the good part is I noticed I eat less sugar then I used to. I canât eat chocolate (my to go to) because of gallblatter issues so thatâs helpfull too 
Less sugar is ok for me, itâs better then loads 
I think we are not good in moderate whatsoever.
@KarenKW congratulations with your whole week sober!! 
Congratulations with your 5 months milestone @kat261 
@Keeponkeepingon donât talk yourself down! 5 days is great! First days are the hardest, be proud! You earned those days by hard work. Keep going!
@Butterflymoonwoman are you there yet?
I donât wanna miss out your 7 days milestone party!
Update: yes you are there! Well done and now: go to bed! 
@Complicatedmama Covid sucks big time. I keep my fingers crossed for them. Take care for yourself as well lady! 
Congratulations @Ravikamor what a special news!! 
Day 1204 
Ok, not much time left for the âmeâ stuff
Going for a walk (5 km) and work at 11 o clock. So have to leave within 30 minutes and have to dress up yet. Decided to downsize the caffein again and made a daycounter for it. I have 4 daycounters now. I canât even moderate that!
Bye!
And as almost every check in a picture from one of my healing walks, this is yesterday
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Checking in on day 3! Feeling okay. Didnât sleep so great though. Anyways!
Last night I figured out my goal. Iâm going for 90 days sober. I feel like thatâs a good start.
Have a great day everyone!
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Ha. Magic. Super exciting. 
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Well done, Dana. 8 days next. 
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Well done on a week. The first week is definitely the hardest. It gets fractionally, minutely, microscopically easier from here onwardsâŚ
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Checking in, 425 days no alcohol, 7 days no nicotine. My spouse and I pretty much broke up or at least suspended our relationship. It has been more and more obvious that this was going to happen. We gave up the idea that there is anything else than friendship going on between us. It will take some time to process this, especially for him. But itâs also liberating to honestly face it.
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That sounds pretty heavy! Hope youâre doing okay? Break ups are never fun⌠but you got this! Weâre here for you
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Wow, I was amazed to see how many peeps hit 1 week yesterday. Well done to all of you!! And me! Haha.
Exactly one hour after my milestone, I had my very first EVER AA meeting. I never thought in a million years I would need to do something like that.
But the reality was that my red wine, my DOC had become something I could not control on my own, despite telling myself âoh itâs not that badâ, youâre not an alcoholic, your hands donât shake if you havenât had a drink for a while and those crazy alcoholics need a drink first thing in the morning, youâre not like that etc⌠But the reality was it was just a matter of time.
Denial is a wonderful thing that keeps us from being totally honest and real with ourselves.
Anyway the AA meeting was via Zoom, which suited me well. No need to commute, no risk of catching Covid etc. The folks on there were so CARING. A very much older age group but the love and kindness I experienced was humbling and very touching. Hearing members testimonies made me feel less alone in this battle. Many of them have been sober for 12 years plus and still go to their AA meetings. Quite amazing.
Anyway day 6 was terrible for me (putting it mildly) , but things are starting to feel better. I could focus on some work yesterday, and got my bum back to gym this morning after a 2 week vacation break. I was surprised that I could lift as heavy as I did, I was expecting it to be a bit of a struggle. The grey cloud is lifting slowly but surely. Thank you heavenly Father, you are always there, hearing our prayers and want the best for us.
I have no doubt that sobriety is a long process, but right now for today, and God willing many more, I am happy to walk this path. ODAAT.
Keep strong friends and have a beautiful day xx
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Your welcome. 
I do zoom meetings daily and find them very helpful.
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You have NO idea how proud I am of you.
Thank you for inspiring me.
You have just made my day even brighter and happier.
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Congratulations on your week, @Cherry_Kisses.
Have you read This Naked Mind, by Annie Grace? It strikes me that you are in the target audience. Iâm reading it again for the umpteenth time this week, and it is straightening me up, as it always does.
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Awesome work on getting to day 7! Keep being inspirational!
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Well done getting through those hard days! 
I love most of the shares in AA, but especially from either those in their early days as itâs a timely reminder of where we came from AND the âold timersâ those with significant years under their belt. Their humor, wisdom and experiences really engage me.
Well done in doing what you need to do to protect your sobriety 
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Checking in for today. Sober and hangover free.
I had a short night of sleep, but keeping in mind that I have 5 days off coming up I am not really bothered.
I have plenty of time to catch up some sleep the coming days.
The most important thing is that I am not drinking and stay sober.
Today I started my 10 day running challenge, and I am pretty excited about it.
You can follow me if you like My 10 Day Running Challenge 5K đ
For now i wish you all a amazing day. On day at a time! We got this!
@SoberWalker I love your walking/hiking photoâs. Walking is healing, such a great and simple therapy
@Butterflymoonwoman Congratulations!!! I am so happy for you 
. And most of all really proud!
7 days is amzazing! 
@SC-ptsd and @Cherry_Kisses verry well done Congratulations
@kat261 
months What an awesome achievement. Congratulation
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I agree Tony, this was my turning point reading this book, and rereading myself at the momentâŚ
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@Cherry_Kisses @Butterflymoonwoman Congrats on one week! Cherry, good for you for joining the zoom AA meeting. Itâs great and a major part of my recovery as well.
@Ravikamor Such exciting news. You will be a fantastic grandma. So excited for you and @Dazercat and those future grand babies are going to love you both!
@SoberWalker âmoderating your countersâ made me chuckle. Love your pics and check-ins.
Donât know what day Iâm on, but not drinking today and probably not drinking tomorrow!
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