DryFeb: Day 7

One week in and feeing pretty great. Going to do a “weigh in” tomorrow to see if I’ve gained or lost any pounds due to being alcohol free. Going dry has many positive effects on one’s overall health, and pre-surgery, I’ve made it my goal to shed a couple of pounds. I won’t be posting my weight, just a plus or minus in terms of where I was 8 days ago.

Had a very busy weekend with the kids. My youngest started her (mega-postponed) skating lessons and that went pretty well. We’ve been doing some recreational skating here and there, specifically in the valley at the Laurentian Valley Skating Trails beside the Alice & Fraser Rec Centre (highly recommend BTW), so she has really strengthened her skills prior to where she would have been if the course hadn’t been postponed. However, we did a mini-Lunar New Year’s dinner celebration on Friday night so the kids stayed up late and she was tired the next morning during the lesson. We ended up leaving about 5 minutes early but I told her we could leave when she wanted to, and she took that offer sincerely. We will go to bed earlier this Friday night!

On Sunday, we checked out the Countryside Adventures tubing hill (Moose Creek) and had a blast! They have a nice skating area and trail there as well, so we’ll have to return to have that experience some day.

That brings us to Monday. I have wanted alcohol but not in a major way. Any sort of mild craving has been easily satiated by a glass of Diet Coke with ice.

So far, so good! I hope you are doing well in your alcohol-free journey, too.

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We’ve reached over $1,300.00 in donations for the Canadian Cancer Society - and our goal is $2,000.00. Be proud of yourself for attempting this feat during a hectic time of year. :)