Welcome! It's Thursday night
elizabethymartin
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Be honest... Did u hold off for tomorrow or give in to thirsty Thursday? And if so, mind sharing why? Just thirsty? Cooking dinner and the wine just went along? Emo drinking over a bad day? Had some calories left in ur day and thought why the hell not? No judgement here, I caved and am typing cocktail in hand. So please feel free to share or proudly boast ur abstinence. The floor is yours friends...
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Hi! Thanks for starting the group Elizabeth! I was successful tonight at not drinking anything! My husband (a big wine drinker) opened a 2006 vintage from Spain and I had sparkling water. It was tough but worth it! I'm going to a wedding tomorrow night so I'm sure I'll have more that a couple of drinks.0
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Hey!! Welcome! And good for you, @LisaTcan !! Did he drink all of it or save a glass for an appy tomorrow night pre wedding?? 2006 Spain...that shows restraint!0
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Hello everyone. 39 days ago I gave myself the rule, only to drink when there was a social event. I had got in the habit of a bottle of wine every night for a long time! When I feel tempted l just go back to the calculator & work out how much money I've saved & how many calories i've waved goodbye to. Feeling quite smug with myself at the moment!
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Smug on @summerhol15! Wine is the second least economical option in my opinion other than beer. I'm a vodka girl. More bang for ur buck. And less sugar too! But going from a bottle a night to only socializing is HARD! Good for you!! I used to be a (daily) wine drinker and man my mouth would water for it by four pm. So go you!!
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I gave in to Thirsty Thursday. I had 1 glass of wine with dinner. Taking into consideration that when I joined our other thread a few weeks back, I was having 2-3 glasses a night, a few nights a week. Now, I'm enjoying the benefits of not consuming as much during the week (less caloric intake, sleeping better & just feeling better about me in general) and still being able to enjoy my favorite beverages on the weekend (just not as many).
Who says you can't eat your cake and have it too?0 -
Lolol... Not me!0
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elizabethymartin wrote: »Hey!! Welcome! And good for you, @LisaTcan !! Did he drink all of it or save a glass for an appy tomorrow night pre wedding?? 2006 Spain...that shows restraint!
He drank half the bottle, which was pretty impressive. I think my new plan may help him to drink less too! Probably won't have any before the wedding, it starts at 4pm on a Friday - who does that!?
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summerhol15 wrote: »Hello everyone. 39 days ago I gave myself the rule, only to drink when there was a social event. I had got in the habit of a bottle of wine every night for a long time! When I feel tempted l just go back to the calculator & work out how much money I've saved & how many calories i've waved goodbye to. Feeling quite smug with myself at the moment!
Good for you!! 39 days is impressive. I have been drinking about 1/2 a bottle a night for a long time, this will definitely save us calories and dollars!0 -
Good work all! I went to a dinner party last night (whyyyy hold it on Thursday?) and had 3 glasses of red wine. Ughhhh. I should have only had 2 at the most. Tonight is dinner with friends, tomorrow is a birthday party. Back to alcohol free on Sunday.0
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@lisatcan the good part of that is u have the rest of the weekend to urself! But u have to take a half day of work to get ready and be there on time. Hope u have fun!!0
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Hello all. I'll give this a go. The empty calories are killing my diet but I enjoy them oh so much : )
Great time to start this group on a Friday LOL It's a good thing so I can prep myself over the weekend.
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I went out with my friend yesterday (Thursday) and I had 3 glasses of red wine. I guess my intentions to stick to one glass went down the drain!!!0
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@elizabethymartin yeah, did have to take the afternoon off but had a great time so it was worth it! Is nice to still have the whole weekend off.
I drank a fair bit last night (maybe 4 drinks?) but had soda water between every drink so I feel pretty good today!0 -
@LisaTcan awesome!!! Wish I had done that last night!!
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OK SO I crashed and burned Friday and Saturday night!!! Had way too much to drink! I am to the point where I am afraid of weekends. I shouldn't feel that way but I hate the struggle in my mind (drink, don't drink, stop at one or two, ok screw it I am going to have a good time!!!)0
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@dbanks80 if it makes u feel better ur not alone and I carried that attitude into Sunday and even tho I went to bed early I felt very sluggish and short tempered this morning. Looking frwd to a few days off.0
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@elizabethymartin we can do this! It's a new week and new beginning!0
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Good Morning All!
Made it past Wednesday and now we are on to the weekend. Stayed strong last night even when my friend called and asked me to come over for a drink. Now that was hard!
I love having a glass of wine while I cook dinner and for the last couple nights I haven't given in but I find myself eating everything in sight instead! All the calories I a saving by not drinking are being eaten! This is quite depressing. I feel like I'm in a no win situation. Whaaa0 -
They don't call it thirsty Thursday for nothing. If uv made it this far and make it until tomorrow morning y'all have my permission to start ur day off w/ a Bloody Mary. You probably don't have ur bosses permission, but u have mine. You can tell him/ her that.0
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Good Morning All!
Made it past Wednesday and now we are on to the weekend. Stayed strong last night even when my friend called and asked me to come over for a drink. Now that was hard!
I love having a glass of wine while I cook dinner and for the last couple nights I haven't given in but I find myself eating everything in sight instead! All the calories I a saving by not drinking are being eaten! This is quite depressing. I feel like I'm in a no win situation. Whaaa
My suggestion would be to replace your habit of drinking wine/ munching while cooking dinner with snacking on things that are nutrient dense and low cal. My go-tos are carrots, cucumbers, or sliced raw bell peppers. You could munch on cucumbers for the duration of cooking and eat 20 calories or less 0 -
Time to cut up some veggies!0
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I had 2 glasses of sparkling wine last night at a big client event. I was socializing with the clients, so it doesn't count against my rule 0
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Not last I was good! Had my tea and tried to sleep. But Wednesday I did have 3 beers. Felt like crap yesturday morning !0
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U guys are awesome. I poured myself two martinis last night. Oops. Vodkas low in calories??? If I take tonight off tho I'll still make my goal of four sober nights a week. I'd like to hit five so maybe I'll shoot for Sunday. Don't hold me to any of it tho. I feel like I'm slowly skipping across the board. Kinda bumming me out which is stupid cuz I can't cry victim of my own choices. Silly me.0
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And by skipping I meant slipping. Slowly slipping. And sipping but u got that part already.0
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Well my first week I only had 2 nights totally alcohol free, but two nights I just had one glass of wine when I usually have 2!0
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@LisaTcan progress is progress girl!0
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Truth, I had wine last night.
dinner w/ in laws who are so funny esp w/ wine. Here's my huge weight loss struggle. I love drinking my calories. Not just alcohol but anything. Juice, milk, sugary tea. Not so much soda but I love something sweet to drink w/ my meals. Been keeping to water but I'm complaining- I miss milk n sugar. 0 -
Tonight is a pumpkin beer crawl that we are attending with friends. I asked my husband if we can split the beers. 5 bars, you grab a beer at each, and then after you have a stamp you get into an after party with a bunch of swag and stuff. Mostly I'm just interested in trying out a bunch of different pumpkin beers.0
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