Hey all, checking in on day 1307. I hope everybody has a good one!
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Day 2263.
Confucius say āa smart man learns from his mistakes, a wise man learns from the mistakes of otherā
Well maybe he didnāt say that but itās definitely true in so many ways.
No matter how smart something thinks they are it doesnāt matter when it comes to sobriety. If someone with burns on their hands tells you the stove is hot and you touch it anyway you have no one to blame but yourself when you get burned.
If someone with sustained sobriety doles out some wisdom it might do ya well to listen because they probably got the wisdom the hard way.
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Checking in Day 3.
Still here. Still trying.
Wishing everyone well today and the strength to face whatever comes their way.
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Congratulations on 40 days!
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Youāre awesome Menno thank you!
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Checking in on day 184. Happy Friday!
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I read āUltra-Processed Peopleā and boy was that an eye opener how these foods are actually products specifically designed, produced, marketed and pushed with only one goal: to make you addicted to them. They are basically like cigarettes. Get them hooked and keep them coming back.
I also read āThe Hungry Brainā about the neuroscience behind overeating. This one is far more scientific if you want to dive into this side of things.
I am curious how youāll like the book and where your journey will take you 
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Day 333 
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Day 40
During my walk today I listened to Matthew Walker on the Joe Rogan podcast, a neuroscientist specialized in sleep. I knew sleep is important but this talk was mind-blowing.
My sleep improved immensely without alcohol and Iām working on better and more sleep, but it convinced me to prioritize it even more. Every night 7-9 hours, no excuses!
Itās not only the long term but also the short term effects. I learned a lot of new things.
Canāt recommend it enough!
(If you donāt like Rogan saying āwooooowā every couple of minutes, there are a lot of other interviews with Matthew Walker available on YouTube or other pc platforms.)
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Day 365 sober. Feels so great to be able to type that. After years of attempts and relapses. Sometimes a new milestone brings a false sense of security and temptation can catch us off guard. That would happen with me at 2, 4, 8 months. With each relapse, it gets more difficult. Canāt afford another one. Alcohol has no healthy place in my life. Thanks for being a safe place to drop my thoughts.
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Congratulations, what an amazing milestone! 
Its really reassuring and inspirational that after years of trying you were able to reach one year of sobriety. Thanks for that! I wish you many years of sobriety!
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I was so enthousiastic about the podcast I forgot to write some non-important stuff I wanted to share too 
Sooo, this morning I woke up a bit meh, tired and not feeling like doing anything (pms incoming!). But after a hot shower and a long walk I got my groove back. My sonās GF has left the building. Weāre gonna miss her but she probably will be back next month. I am happy we had the opportunity to spend some time 1-on-1.
I politely declined the goodbye cake today as I just started my non-ultraprocessed food āchallengeā. I made some fried rice with veggies and pork instead. Not the healthiest meal, but itās progressā¦
I havenāt had any cravings for alcohol but I feel like I replaced drinking with junk food, as a pacifier. Iām feeling optimistic, but weāll see how this week goes.
Have a sweet sober weekend beautiful people! 
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Congrats on a year 
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Woohoo, congrats man one year. Your killing it so proud of you
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Day 818 AF
What up, gang.
Not a whole lot going on over here. Iām on PTO today. Waiting at the pharmacy to pick up more antidepressants. My anxiety and acid reflux are back. I fucked up over the holidays by eating a lot of junk food. Iāve been eating chips, chocolate, spicy foods, and drinking soda. SMH. Gonna go back to my heathly ways. Time load up on some greens.
I turn 35 tomorrow. Getting old, amigos. Where is the time going? Geez. Weāll have a small celebration with the fam.
Gonna do laundry and chill with the kiddos today.
Hope everyoneās doing well.
ODAAT
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Day 59. Man almost two months again and it feels good. And to be being 100 honest, not sneaking around sniffing my welbutrin and saying itās ok be itās prescribed and all that. Meeting with my counselor yesterday went well, he tried to help me with the pros and cons and honestly even he agreed its really a tough one. Spoke to him about seeing one of the mental health counselors and heās going to see what they have open. Anyways I called this morning and spoke to the girl and she was excited to say they wanted to go through with hiring me. There is room for advancement after one year, over time if I want it. And itās union so the benefits are so much better, they are starting me out at 19.27 an hour with a dollar something differential for working my weekend. Plus a 5,000 dollar sign on bonus. Idk it was seriously to hard not to accept that. My start date is February 5th, so Iām very excited. Last night my ego definitely came out to play and was like look at you weighing out your pros and cons for a cleaning position, your such a loser find a real career. Something thatās gonna pay 100,000 thousand a year nobodyās going to want to date a loser who cleans for a living making nothing. I know better then to listen to those thoughts bc deep down I know Iām doing great and Iām very proud to say Iām an environmental service worker, if Iām being honest I donāt really have the smarts or ability to really do anything that Iām gonna make millions at. I need to accept my life and be happy and just grateful that Iām alive with two beautiful girls. I was gonna continue and keep talking but Iāll just end it here. Much love everyone. TGIF.
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Day 202. Second check in. Good day at work, now itās the weekend. Feel lots better today, pleased my mood has passed
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Nobody would want anything serious with somebody who thinks like that. Who cares what job you have, all jobs are necessary for society to function. 100k jobs are rare, a very small percentage of the population has them. Donāt be hard on yourself bro just be happy where youāre at for today 
. Congratulations on your new job!
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YOU ROCK! way to go with you amazing milestone! I know it wasnāt easy so you should be super proud of your achievement! Keep the sober days coming 
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Congratulations!
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