2 short walks today. I can feel my hip but it’s way better than a week ago. About to hit up Strava and give kudos to everyone in the Million Mile Challenge and Sober Endurance groups. Gave some encouragement to my wife for something she did today that was hard for her. Another day without a hangover and going to bed sober 💪

Day 3/90 Photos: Dreaming of the ADU (Anchor Down Ultra) at Colt State Park … some highlights from that run and also my other workouts today Struggle: Visiting my Dad at the geriatric psych ward was hard today. He was not having a good day and threw a tantrum. He was very agitated (as he is a lot nowadays). I wanted to eat these feelings or do something to not feel them. Win: I ran before the visit at Colt State Park where the ADU takes place because I had a feeling it was going to be a hard visit today. I didn’t eat my feelings after. I did house chores, took a nap, and then decided to run to and back from my late afternoon yoga class. (1) No alcohol I did not drink today. I am very grateful for my recovered state of mind and body. If anyone has any questions about how I got here don’t hesitate to ask privately or in the comments (and I can start sharing the history of sobriety in more detail during my check ins) (2) Movement I wish I didn’t work every day of my life because I’d have days like this. 90 minute yin yoga to start the day, 11k at Colt State Park ADU course, run to and from afternoon yoga (another 12k), and the 5pm yoga class itself. (3) Hydration I got my LMNT water in today and also drank several more large travel cups full and a big Pellegrino sparkling. (4) Nutrition Not terrible today. No candy. I actually found and ordered some protein gummy candy so I can have some candy and feel less guilt. It’s crazy that I use candy to “feel better” or to abate feelings but it really just makes me feel worse … that guilt/shame/remorse circle. (5) Mindset I listened to my morning guided meditation and an afternoon nap meditation (after visiting Dad). My mind was not in the greatest place after visiting him. I’m also listening to The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg. (6) Community I reached out to my therapist and scheduled an appointment for next Friday. I also visited my Dad. And I’m posting here again and responded to some posts and texts related to 90PROOF. Also chatted with people I’ve not before at yoga class.

Day 2/90 Photos: Drip (floating meditation chamber place I go to) and my father-in-law, niece, and Rory playing fetch in the yard. Struggle: I wanted to binge on candy so bad tonight. Celtics Game 7 with no Tatum would normally equal candy binge. Update: I did end up finishing off some sour patch kids and a couple cookies during the fourth quarter. Not my finest moment but it’s been much worse lately. Win: This program is already affecting my thinking. I ran today when I might not have otherwise due to morning commitments. (1) No alcohol I did not drink today. (2) Movement I’ve been so tired still even with the events with my parents calming down (for those that don’t know we’ve had to get both my parents in memory care facilities in the last two months) and work calming down so I slept in and had some morning commitments. This program helped. I said “let me just get out for a mile” and ended up doing 5k. (3) Hydration I did drink my LMNT water today and a more water. I may not have hydrated as well as yesterday but I still did a good job. (4) Nutrition I’m making progress. I refrained from candy today. We had dinner at my in-laws tonight so I had more pasta than I normally would. Hoping I can wake up early tomorrow and long run. (5) Mindset I was able to get to one of my floating meditations. These are so good for me. I also listened to my guided meditation this morning. (6) Community I’m checking in here. I responded to a few comments. I reached out to a fellow alcoholic to make some plans to get together. He’s going to help me with some jewelry for Erin and my 5th anniversary later this year. I also got to my in-laws (who I haven’t seen much since all the dealings with my folks) and spent time with family. It was a good day overall. Also got some important electrical work on the house done and dropped off a ton of photos from my parent’s house (we’re cleaning it out and getting ready to sell it) to be digitized. I’m off to bed. Can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings!

Hey, everyone! Doug here. I’ve been sober over a decade and have been trying to be a better person physically, mentally, spiritually, and emotionally ever since. I’m excited for for this program because I’ve fallen into wild inconsistency with my physical activity and can get spotty with some of my other disciplines also. My goals for this 90 days are really about consistency and accountability. I want to check in each day and give an update on the 6 core 90 proof tenets, regardless of good or bad. I want to get back to running 4 or 5 days a week, strength training with my trainer a couple times a week, and keeping lots of yin/restorative yoga in the mix. A bonus would be some hot yoga and core fire (a Pilates class in the hot yoga room). Running-wise, I’m not trying to force anything crazy. I just want to rebuild my aerobic base with lots of easy running, a speed and tempo session every week or two and better long-run fueling. Diet is a big one for me too. I fall off the healthy eaten wagon so often. I need to track my food again, focus on my protein goals, fuel properly, and stop acting like Nerds Juicy Gummy Clusters are a food group. I’m not in my best shape right now, I’m nowhere near my worst either. I was once 350 lbs and near death from alcohol, so I know what starting over really means. I’m grateful to be here and ready to show up. Here’s day 1 (I may be a little verbose today): (1) No alcohol I did not drink today. I know some of you are having this as your major struggle. I’m extremely grateful I’ve been able to string together over a decade of sobriety one day at a time. My journey started in AA and I was lucky to find an amazing sponsor who remains one of my best friends and life advisors to this day. I know AA isn’t for everyone but it helped me greatly early on. Nowadays I strengthen my sobriety through therapy, meditation, and trying to help others get and stay sober. (2) Movement I got out for about 5k this morning and took my dog for a walk/run in the afternoon. I also was able to get to a yin yoga and myofascial release class tonight. I’m very happy with this today as I haven’t had many days like this at all this year.

Day one tomorrow May 1st!! 90 days no booze, 90 days of exercise, 90 days of discipline, accountability and community. Make your daily accountability posts here. All are welcome.