Day 107. Off this pm. Relaxing.
Planning a trip to Liverpool end of November. Shoild be good.
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Checking in on day 127 AF.
I made the mistake of returning to bed this morning after the kids had left for school. I just stewed for a couple of hours. Then there was a knock at the door and it was a parcel with a new yoga top Iād treated myself to. That motivated me to book myself into the lunchtime yoga class and it really made me feel a lot better just getting out of the house. Because of that Iāve booked tomorrow morningās class (although I had booked this morning but cancelled at the last minute) as Iāve got to just keep battling through. This depression can just FRO.
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Day 373
Today is one of those days where I struggle to not hate my body.
Since 17 years Im overweight and I canāt get the weight off. Well, I can but it doesnāt stay off very long. I have to constantly move, walk, eat less and do workouts. Then something with my health happens and I have to quit again and the weight is back on.
Itās like a fight. I donāt wanna fight.
I know this feeling will pass, just had to get it off my chest.
Have a beautiful sober day friends, stay strong 
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Days
2 no form of marijuana
152 no alcohol
83 no vapes or cigs
At work on a 15min break
The next driving class to get my license back is Wednesday
8hours and 30min in a classroom
I have to be there by 8 then out at 4:45
Then Thursday I have all day to rest
Take care everyone
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Evening checkin.
I want to send love in the world, in every corner of the world where people are threatened, killed or lost their loved ones by war and terrorism!
Thatās what I can do.
Donāt know if it helps.
But i can do it.
Be in peace.
Be love.
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Thank you Bill. I rode it out and it passed. Donāt you run a Monday morning meeting? Can you share that link?
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Evening check in, about to hit day 25. I am beyond exhausted, a theme park with 3 girls running everywhere and no queues means a lot of rides done. I had to stop by lunch as had a bad headache and serious motion sickness. The car journeys were pretty intense too, 90 minutes of non stop chatter and bickering 
Normally I would have rewarded myself with wine, but what my body actually needs is intense rest so have had a bath and now in bed with dimmed lighting 
Will catch up on here soon, when I am able to focus.
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Thank you! There were many, many times I longed to be at this point as well. Youāll be here yourself soon enough, one day at a time 
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@CueBall8n9 oh no, feel better soon 
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@JuliaLuna sending strength š©µ
@JazzyS thank you 
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@Fireweed congrats on 5+ years 
@Maestro I hope today went well 
@Wakikki I would maybe challenge that the C6-C7 is not causing your issue, because that is at the base of your neck in your spine, so could potentially be the cause if there a nodule or something like that. I hope the Gastro appointment comes quick
@Hidden congrats on 3 weeks
@Starlight14 Iām so sorry your mum reacted like that, that wasnāt supportive or comforting at all.
@MooseTracks congrats on 400 days
1155 days no alcohol.
620 days no cocaine.
135 days no vape.
Today has been okay. I only slept from 3:30am after I pisted my last check-in, until the cats woke me up at 4:30am, then I couldnāt get back to sleep. I went for my morning walk at 7am, for the first time since all the bullying put me off, I thought if I went early Iād avoid that, and I did.
Then I drove to my hometown to collect my meds. No issues this time.
Then I napped from around 1pm-4:40pm.
Then, theres an app called āToo Good To Goā and itās to help avoid waste. I live close to a garden centre, and they do 4 āsuprise bagsā of plants everyday, reduced from Ā£30 to Ā£10 per bag, I initially reserved just 1 of them last night, but when there were still 3 available at 6am, I ordered them all, and now I have 13 more plants. 
All 4 bags were mostly the same plants so if I can keep them alive until Xmas, I may gift some of them. Iām not sure how well they will do as I will have to keep most of them up on the high cabinet where Wolfie canāt get to as those ones are toxic to cats and he likes to eat plants.
I also managed to force myself out for my lake walk, so Ive done both walks today for the first time in weeks. I feel good about that.
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Ohhā¦Its so exctingā¦! 
I have finish all sesons and episodes again. And currently on S2 E9, AGAIN
I hope to get gastro soon, I have heartburn and yeah 
I was a little bumed they did not finnd anything on the MRI that could explain my pains and issue, but of course happy nothing was seriously wrong.
I hope you have a nice day, and that whats coming up on you on the radar is manageable 
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Are you in the UK? I like those magic bags but have only tried the food ones. Glad you got out to the lake.
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Yeah, you think I should? The doctor said ahh its not because of that., but I know nothing about stuff like this. Who else can have knowledg about this that I maybe can contact?
We have To goog To Go in Norway aswell! Sometimes uts really alot of good food. Not so much plant in mye area, that I would love, I have sooo much plants
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Day 217
Instead of going to the gym this morning, I went to the mall. I got a haircut & dye. Had my eyebrows done. Bought a facemask, a bodyspray and other things to pamper myself.
It was a good day. Hope you all had a lovely sober day as well.
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Oh youāve never been for a smear? You should definitely look into it Jaz xx
Here in Ireland I was sent out a invitation to come for testing. If itās not an automatic thing where you are, ask about it at your doctorās office, or Google to see if there are clinics nearby.
I got my lab result back in about two weeks, and it was all clear. Even though I wasnāt having any sort of symptoms, it gives you peace of mind to know all is okay there. She said to me that I might feel a little pressure (not pain) when getting it done. I told her not to worry about it, Iād had four heavy babies sitting on my bladder for 9 months each, her little brush and tong thingy was a walk in the park in comparison 
Itās well worth a few seconds of someone up the āgoal endāā¦ and sure theyāve seen it all anyway 
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Hey @CATMANCAM, @JazzyS and @JennyH - thank you for your kind wishes.
1st day went well, lots of introductions to new people, health and safety induction, and some online training. All good fun 
My 2 boys were out and my wife was sleeping when I got home, so I managed to get a quick gym session to help blow away some of the mental cobwebs.
I saw some posters mentioning the Too Good To Go app - Iāve used it quite a few times at Morrisons, Costa Coffee, Aldi and Greggs - with mixed levels of success (in terms of variety mainly). It is a great thing though, and I hope more and more stores & restaurants use it to help reduce waste going forward.
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- Checking in twice. Feeling ok, just a little tempted todayā¦but had water and watched a james bond movie.
Spent too long looking at rubbish on Instagram, cute pets, flash cars, big houses
Now in bed wondering why ! Have a fab evening folks
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Glad it went well. I have started a few new jobs in recent years and always groan at the compulsory online training part! I may stay in my current place forever to avoid all of that again 
Well done on also managing the gym, great way to deal with it all.
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Now thereās an idea. Stay in this job until retirement
Every time I feel my anxiety getting the better of me, I head for the gym and sweat it out. Healthy body, healthy mind and all that.
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Day 8 check in! 
I breezed through my first weekend, which is amazing because I was really worried about it!
I made sure I stayed busy during the day, then at night Iāve been reading a lot and sipping on sugar-free flavored water and chamomile tea. I found out that having something to replace the habit of drinking wine after dinner really helps in my case.
Iāve also been sleeping a lot better since I stopped drinking at night (I donāt want to jinx it, though! 
), so thatās a huge plus!
Congratulations to all of you for your great accomplishments!
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Iām so sorry youāre struggling with pain! I hope the heat rub helps and you can get some good sleep tonight. Hugs!
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