No Alcohol November 2016 Challenge!
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Day 22. I'm all about the candy, but my calories are lower because I'm not drinking 500 calories worth anymore.2
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Queenmunchy wrote: »Day 22. I'm all about the candy, but my calories are lower because I'm not drinking 500 calories worth anymore.
Niiiiice. I have definitely traded my liquor (spiced rum) sugar count for Halloween candy this week.0 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »Queenmunchy wrote: »Day 22. I'm all about the candy, but my calories are lower because I'm not drinking 500 calories worth anymore.
Niiiiice. I have definitely traded my liquor (spiced rum) sugar count for Halloween candy this week.
Seriously. I told my husband to hide my scale and the candy in the house when he gets home!0 -
Queenmunchy wrote: »MonkeyMel21 wrote: »Queenmunchy wrote: »Day 22. I'm all about the candy, but my calories are lower because I'm not drinking 500 calories worth anymore.
Niiiiice. I have definitely traded my liquor (spiced rum) sugar count for Halloween candy this week.
Seriously. I told my husband to hide my scale and the candy in the house when he gets home!
Usually I'm in charge of passing out the Halloween candy and I make sure there is NONE left by the last trick or treaters. This year husband passed out candy. There's a giant bowl half filled still sitting in the living room
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Found you....day 64 for me.....But happy to have support thru Nov... Holidays are tough...2
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..onsickmom, and queenmunchy..... How do you get past the triggers? seems like i have all sorts of things that cause me to want to have a drink.0
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I'm joining in with this (except for Thanksgiving and the day before)! Usually I have a glass of wine or a beer 2 or 3 times a week, but it would be nice to save the cash and loose the calories.0
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emeliamariea wrote: »I'm joining in with this (except for Thanksgiving and the day before)! Usually I have a glass of wine or a beer 2 or 3 times a week, but it would be nice to save the cash and loose the calories.
Money wise it will be a good thing too. We've gotten in to drinking more craft beers lately which are about double the price (and calories!).1 -
Craft beers are preferable to me as well, so it will be a very good thing money wise.
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Queenmunchy wrote: »Day 22. I'm all about the candy, but my calories are lower because I'm not drinking 500 calories worth anymore.
I've never counted my alcohol, and although I'm losing really slow, I'm okay with that. I don't use high calorie mixers either, I like a dirty martini, or a Vodka tonic ( I use diet tonic) although I have been drinking my fair share of Washington Apples, which has cranberry........ So yeah, I'm excited to see how much better the losses will be...............2 -
I did have a glass of wine on the 1st but I didn't see this challenge until today. No more alcohol for the rest of the month! I don't drink that frequently but when I do I have more than one serving and I don't work it into my calorie allowance. Another problem is that alcohol gives me bad indigestion lately.2
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I did have a glass of wine on the 1st but I didn't see this challenge until today. No more alcohol for the rest of the month! I don't drink that frequently but when I do I have more than one serving and I don't work it into my calorie allowance. Another problem is that alcohol gives me bad indigestion lately.
Welcome!
I've been waking up very puffy every Monday morning. Not a fun side effect. I'm hoping it does have a positive effect on my heart burn too!1 -
I'm already craving having a beer with dinner, especially since I'm about to drive through rush hour traffic. I'm going to listen to my Star Trek podcast and just not think about it, lol. I have ice cold sparkling water waiting for me too!0
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Did you make it MM21?
It would be good to make it through Day Two...
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cmriverside wrote: »Did you make it MM21?
It would be good to make it through Day Two...
Hahaha, of course I made it. About to brush my teeth so nothing but water for the rest of the evening 2 -
Blwelch.....I remove myself from the situation...I don't go around people I drank with..When i get a bad crave that I can't seem to shake....Jason Stevenson has meditation talks...Close my eyes and listen...Then feel so happy to get thru it..I found him on YouTube...Amazing...Also use for sleep...Because I'm not loopy anymore and fighting to relax and sleep...Part of getting sober is insomnia for some...I like one called surrender letting go.....It's my must have every night...I hate to have you isolate yourself...But if your like me....can't be around slot of stress...Even the grocery store is an irritant and can trigger me to think DRINK....I send my hubby or daughter for now....Hope a little of this helps you..
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The puffy will pass by day 10...I had that too....Heartburn is a bad sign of trouble headed your way...Get organic apple cider vinegar..One tablespoon in a small glass....Chug it....Sip organic beef bone broth...And buy some FAGE live culture yogurt...It tastes awful ....so that's a good place to add fruit...These things will give you good gut.... flora and allow you to heal....Trust me IT WORKS......I jacked up my insides so bad I almost died...I'm here today because I got great advise from a gal in a co.op store....A wellness worker...She said basically the opposite of doctors...They said crackers and potatoes...she said no to processed bread anything and sweet or yam potatoes for a starch...2
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I'm sorry I just won't hush!!! Lol ....Some of you may feel dizzy...weak..blood pressure spikes and falls...Because our bodies get use to either making too much insulin or stops making enough...It has to re group if you will...Brain tells body do this...no do that...We feel weird...even scares at times...But that's what it is...Starting your day with a fruit for me anyways is a must!!!!!! Gets the brains attention to natural sugar...I by no means am 100% I literally almost killed myself living so foolish...Now I know what not to do...Hard part is doing what I must do....Sobriety is number one....So day 2 of November....SOBER3
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Well it's after dinner here and no drink on the menu tonight - planning on a nice cup of tea in my new teacup
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MonkeyMel21 wrote: »So happy to have everyone!!!! Day one down, how did everyone do? Easy for me since I was so tired, lol. Husband made me dinner and I went to bed early. Ready for the gym now, woot woot!
Sad to say, day 1 was bad for me...
I had friends over for dinner last night (which I planned 3 weeks ago) and prepped Tiramisu with chocolate liqueur in it.
Couldnt help trying 1 shot of the stuff while cooking.
Then figured I might as well have 1 glass of wine since I had already broken my resolve....1 -
That's how my problems with indigestion started, drinking applecider vinegar. I heard it helped with weight loss and drank a shot each night before supper. Then I started having really bad indigestion, which I never had before. I don't want to drink that stuff again!The puffy will pass by day 10...I had that too....Heartburn is a bad sign of trouble headed your way...Get organic apple cider vinegar..One tablespoon in a small glass....Chug it....
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Blwelch.....I remove myself from the situation...I don't go around people I drank with..When i get a bad crave that I can't seem to shake....Jason Stevenson has meditation talks...Close my eyes and listen...Then feel so happy to get thru it..I found him on YouTube...Amazing...Also use for sleep...Because I'm not loopy anymore and fighting to relax and sleep...Part of getting sober is insomnia for some...I like one called surrender letting go.....It's my must have every night...I hate to have you isolate yourself...But if your like me....can't be around slot of stress...Even the grocery store is an irritant and can trigger me to think DRINK....I send my hubby or daughter for now....Hope a little of this helps you..
Thanks, i will check this guy out.. The more weapons I have to fight the battle, I will use..
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lucky2bhere wrote: »MonkeyMel21 wrote: »So happy to have everyone!!!! Day one down, how did everyone do? Easy for me since I was so tired, lol. Husband made me dinner and I went to bed early. Ready for the gym now, woot woot!
Sad to say, day 1 was bad for me...
I had friends over for dinner last night (which I planned 3 weeks ago) and prepped Tiramisu with chocolate liqueur in it.
Couldnt help trying 1 shot of the stuff while cooking.
Then figured I might as well have 1 glass of wine since I had already broken my resolve....
Oh no!! well, I understand how hard it is when you're with friends and you want to enjoy yourself. DH and I are planning on cooking a big meal together tonight and we usually drink a few beers together when we do. When I get home I'm going to make a big jug of iced tea to have on hand when water just isn't cutting it. And he's going to the grocery store to get me some more sparkling water.
Get back to it, you still have the rest of the month to make amends!0 -
That's how my problems with indigestion started, drinking applecider vinegar. I heard it helped with weight loss and drank a shot each night before supper. Then I started having really bad indigestion, which I never had before. I don't want to drink that stuff again!The puffy will pass by day 10...I had that too....Heartburn is a bad sign of trouble headed your way...Get organic apple cider vinegar..One tablespoon in a small glass....Chug it....
I tried the ACV, it's too gross. I can't do it. And it burns going down, lol. ::shudder:: I keep tums by my bedside though, it's not always an issue.1 -
Good morning sober people.
ACV - I've heard you're supposed to put it in a glass of water (diluted.)
I don't use it that way, sounds like woo to me. No one thing is going to help with weight loss other than a calorie deficit.
Not drinking alcohol erased hundred of calories a day for me.
I don't know any way to include it and still maintain good nutrition in a deficit.0 -
I can manage to not buy any alcohol in November, but one does not simply turn down free beer.1
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cmriverside wrote: »Good morning sober people.
ACV - I've heard you're supposed to put it in a glass of water (diluted.)
I don't use it that way, sounds like woo to me. No one thing is going to help with weight loss other than a calorie deficit.
Not drinking alcohol erased hundred of calories a day for me.
I don't know any way to include it and still maintain good nutrition in a deficit.
When I was in a calorie deficit to lose weight (maintenance now) I found I would deprive my self of nutritious foods just to be able to have a couple beers. Sometimes I could have one 99 calorie beer with dinner and call it good but on the weekends in the afternoons I would be counting out the alcohol calories "If I have 2 more drinks, then I still have *this many* calories left for dinner". Did not work very well. Although the one good thing is that it's much easier to get a good buzz going on an empty stomach, lol.1 -
I can manage to not buy any alcohol in November, but one does not simply turn down free beer.
Where is this "free beer" you speak of?!
edit: Also, if I went by that logic I'd never have lost the weight, lol. Free food, cookies, cupcakes, donuts, etc at my work multiple times a week!
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