Hello comrades and welcome to the third improvement megathread of July! bonfire

As usual, some discussion ideas:

  • Do you want to share something you’ve done in the previous week? Everything counts, nothing is too small.
  • Do you have any plans or goals for next week?
  • Do you have any streaks? For example, “sober for one day.” Feel free to post your streak every day in this thread.
  • If you don’t have a continuous streak, did you manage to abstain from something for a day or more?
  • Did you come across some useful information or resource that might help others?

Good luck with your goals! praise-it

  • CommunistBear [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 months ago

    Maintained my sobriety streak for another week. It gets easier and easier to not drink at this point. My partner has also gotten slightly jealous of how I’m feeling and how my body has been changing so she has decided to join me in not drinking.

    I’m back up to a weight I’m happy with now that I’m consistently eating 3 meals a day and my digestive system isn’t constantly being fucked over with alcohol. I’m still not exercising enough but given that my job is quite physical I still get some physical activity day to day.

    I rode 100+ miles on my motorcycle this weekend. I really want to start doing some off-road stuff soon. It’s a dual sport with knobby tires so it can handle it so it’s mostly just me learning how and gaining confidence with it. I took it on a gravel path and rode it around a grass field which was very tame but more fun that I thought it would be. Unfortunately there are no good places near me with any kind of dedicated off-roading but as long as I’m ok with ~an hour ride out there are some places I’ve found.

    • LGOrcStreetSamurai [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      2 months ago

      Maintained my sobriety streak for another week. It gets easier and easier to not drink at this point.

      That’s what up! Well done man. Sobriety is cool and good.

      I’m back up to a weight I’m happy with now that I’m consistently eating 3 meals a day and my digestive system isn’t constantly being fucked over with alcohol.

      GAINZ!

      • CommunistBear [he/him]@hexbear.net
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        2 months ago

        Gainz is no kidding. For the longest time I thought I was a “hardgainer” but no, more realistically it was probably just drinking far too much. It really is amazing the health problems that have just completely vanished once I stopped dumping half a liter of liquor into my body a day