Less alcohol- January 2018- one day at a time

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  • justlog
    justlog Posts: 125 Member
    6 down - 45 to go until goal. The five cans of Rogue Ale in my fridge keep looking at me each time I open the door, but I simply don't care. One time I abstained, there were 6 bottles that sat in the fridge for 4 months and by the time I opened them, they were bad so I had to toss.
  • justlog
    justlog Posts: 125 Member
    jlscherme wrote: »
    I too just saw this thread. Its January 14th and I've only had 2 beers this month. One each week. I've lost 3# without even trying.

    Nicely done... It's amazing the bloat (at least in my opinion) that comes with it, isn't it... It also seems to go away fairly fast once you stop for a small bit.
  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    machchic wrote: »
    MaryBethHempel wrote: »
    Goal — January under 7 drinks a week- for my health.....my mind.....my body....Freedom from alcohol ruling my life!

    1/1 =alcohol free
    1/2 = 4 wine spritzers
    1/3 =alcohol free
    1/4 =alcohol free
    1/5 =alcohol free while my husband must of drank almost 2 bottles of wine....I wasn't tempted, which was great!
    1/6 =alcohol free while my husband must of drank almost 2 bottles of wine
    1/7 =alcohol free while my husband must of drank almost 2 bottles of wine-I copy and paste! Rerun! :) I feel that now I don't even want one drink as it is never enough...I always want more! I will see how long I can be FREE from alcohol. Losing weight and feeling great!
    1/8 =DITTO...I slept better last night--had an Atkins bar around 8...maybe that was it...I also had to go to my guest room again for my husbands snoring started again! :)
    1/9 =DITTO and lost another pound---Wow! 7 days alcohol FREE!! This is the longest I have gone for years!
    1/10 =8 days freedom
    1/11 =9 days freedom- looking forward to reading my new books...This Naked Mind and Blackout-Remembering The Things I Drank to Forget...
    1/12 =10 days clean! My hubby only drank during the day, not last night. He didn't snore last night, so I didn't have to go to our guest room to sleep. Read the first 2 1/2 chapters of This Naked Mind and finding it interesting.
    1/13 =11 Days freedom! It is actually getting easier at this point...I just ordered some liver detox....
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    Marybeth-I would be interested in what you got, I wanted to try something to but didn't know where to start looking.

    Hi! I checked online, Google, Ebay, and Amazon, and found that these were one of the best reviewed.

    NOW Liver Detoxifier & Regenerator,90 Veg Capsules
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    $12.68
  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    JulieAL1969 wrote: »
    Day #14. Another dry day today. Went out with a friend to Mexican restaruant; she ordered a margarita and I ordered club soda. Don't miss alcohol anymore. I think my brain has changed a little bit. It's easier for me to abstain than moderate. And my best friend said she supports me in whatever I choose.

    Then, she looked at me and said what about St. Patrick's Day. And I looked at her and said "I have no idea what I"ll do! " and we both laughed. We always get a hotel room and drink for two days and have such fun with all our friends downtown. I don't even want to think about it right now. I'll get through January and then February. And then decided about March.

    YAY!!! SO PROUD OF YOU JULIE!! :)
  • MaryBethHempel
    MaryBethHempel Posts: 513 Member
    JulieAL1969 wrote: »
    NormInv wrote: »
    machchic wrote: »
    NormInv wrote: »
    Day 14 in the bag.....tomorrow is my birthday.....hard to not drink on your birthday eve but I am not gonna

    Awesome job, and the best gift you can give yourself is a "no drink" think how great you will feel. Our bodies are thanking us every minute we are sober. Have a great birthday tomorrow. :):):):):):):):)

    Thank you for the great words of support

    Happy birthday to you! Enjoy your day. Wishing you peace, love, happiness and lots of laughter.

    Happy Birthday to you!! Enjoy your special day!! Best wishes for all that you hope for! Blessings for another year!
  • Alzzi76
    Alzzi76 Posts: 504 Member
    Hey guys, i found some wine with the alcohol removed. That did the trick tonight. :p
  • wigi41
    wigi41 Posts: 42 Member
    Alzzi76, what kind of wine was it? I have not found any worthwhile non alcoholic wine yet (I have tasted some pretty good NA beers).
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,346 Member
    @MaryBethHempel I love seeing your log. I like your comments, too. I am so proud of you. That's not easy in any way to survive the first few days especially when you are arguing with yourself over whether to have one or not. (At least that's what I was doing). Great job abstaining and I know you are feeling better every day that you do. Proud of you!
  • Will_Run_for_Food
    Will_Run_for_Food Posts: 561 Member
    You all are doing so well! I didn't have a great week last week but I feel good about this week moving forward.

    I'm about 7 chapters in to TNM but I haven't picked it up in about a week. I'll have to get back into it.

    I know there are some NA beers out there, but does anyone know of any good NA craft beers? I don't really like the taste of regular beer and sometimes I genuinely crave the taste of a good craft beer (contrary to what Annie Grace says).

    Happy Week 3, everyone!
  • MonkeyMel21
    MonkeyMel21 Posts: 2,396 Member
    I drank Saturday and Sunday. I'm fine with that but frustrated at the reasons that I didn't have my other outlets. My knee prevented me from working out, on top of the usual issue with it I bruised it really badly on my son's bed frame early Saturday morning. And one of my other outlets, practicing my clarinet, I was unable to do because it's at the shop till later this week. I'm really pumped to step it up work out wise, especially with my new home gym so readily available, but my knee is preventing me from even jogging a couple slow miles. I'm going to get an MRI but that's only the first step to hopefully getting it fixed. At least I have found FitnessBlender and they have a wide range of at home workouts that are low impact. I'm just going to focus on doing what I'm able to and finish out this month strong and hopefully with a positive attitude (though, again, hormones are one issue that I can't control that really messes with my frame of mind).

    Great job to everyone that's kept up with their goals through this second weekend!
  • kcn2bluesky
    kcn2bluesky Posts: 187 Member
    MonkeyMel21 wrote: »
    I drank Saturday and Sunday. I'm fine with that but frustrated at the reasons that I didn't have my other outlets. My knee prevented me from working out, on top of the usual issue with it I bruised it really badly on my son's bed frame early Saturday morning. And one of my other outlets, practicing my clarinet, I was unable to do because it's at the shop till later this week. I'm really pumped to step it up work out wise, especially with my new home gym so readily available, but my knee is preventing me from even jogging a couple slow miles. I'm going to get an MRI but that's only the first step to hopefully getting it fixed. At least I have found FitnessBlender and they have a wide range of at home workouts that are low impact. I'm just going to focus on doing what I'm able to and finish out this month strong and hopefully with a positive attitude (though, again, hormones are one issue that I can't control that really messes with my frame of mind).

    Great job to everyone that's kept up with their goals through this second weekend!

    That sucks about your knee! I'm a runner as well and have had my share of injuries over the years. I discovered the FitnessBlender low-impact workout during vacation when I wanted to take a break from running on days we were hiking longer distances. The workout added a nice variety to my typical workouts and highlighted some weak areas all at the same time. I think you will enjoy doing them.

    Good luck with everything!
  • Westschmeis
    Westschmeis Posts: 350 Member
    Alzzi76 wrote: »
    Hey guys, i found some wine with the alcohol removed. That did the trick tonight. :p

    So, grape juice or vinegar? LOL

    Not freeze dried, I hope?
  • AmandaEdwards1
    AmandaEdwards1 Posts: 46 Member
    Day 7. No alcohol. I don’t even miss it really. I’m surprised. It’s so much easier to stick to my diet too bc I’m not saving calories for wine. Which, ultimately leads to me going over and then giving up. So far so good. And down 5 lbs this week which is prob a combination of water weight and fat loss. In any case, I’m happy.
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,346 Member
    erikNJ wrote: »
    So here is how my weekend went. Saturday I drank - a lot. Don’t feel bad about it cause I planned on this, and I was celebrating my teams playoff win!
    But the next day was tough. The hangover sucked. And when hungover i want to eat bad food. But i didnt. I hate healthy and stayed under calories.

    I actually handled Sunday night well. I went to the concert and was handed a beer as soon as i walked in. I took two or three small sips and decided i didnt want to drink and put it down. Then i went out to two bars afterwards with people and didnt drink either. The last bar was kind of tough cause i get social anxiety in crowded bars and booze helps. But i just left that bar and went home

    I feel for you. You did well at the bars afterwards. Small triumphs make you feel stronger. Hang in there !
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,346 Member
    @AmandaEdwards1 Bravo! Seven days and going strong.
  • slimbyjune18
    slimbyjune18 Posts: 101 Member
    Day 14 here. This weekend was surprisingly easy. Not even really thinking about it. I will likely have a drink this weekend, but limited to 2. And then I’ll be dry again for another 7 weeks before my half marathon. It’s making a big change to my training & I’m not missing it at all. Keep going everyone!
  • RubyRed427
    RubyRed427 Posts: 4,346 Member
    donimfp wrote: »
    I got home from a stressful week of helping with a tragic situation straight to a stressful situation at home. Guess what I did? Drank. Plenty. I'm so disappointed. Thirteen dry days and then wham. I was basically in the "I don't even care" mindset. Yuck. I'd like to say today is a new beginning but feel pretty fragile right now. Sigh.

    You're not alone! We've all been there. Forgive yourself . Set some intentions for this new week. There always is hope for a fresh start. You have what it takes ; you proved it wirh 13 days alcohol free . Wishing you positive vibes.
  • kittybenn
    kittybenn Posts: 444 Member
    @JulieAL1969 you're inspiring me - I may have to see if I can go two months right along with you! Just threw another $25 into the emergency fund I'm trying to grow after not drinking last week. I feel kind of rewarded when I do that. I'm also getting very used to having more to eat because I'm not drinking calories. It may be hard to give that up!
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    I did not drink Sunday. Normally I would go get some wine and cigarettes because I have Monday off for the Holiday. But I did not have anything to drink. I got up this morning and went to Bootcamp!!! I am hoping I can keep this mindset throughout the year. It feels great not binge drinking!!! Glad to see everyone else is doing well also!!!
  • dbanks80
    dbanks80 Posts: 3,685 Member
    kcn2bluesky wrote: »
    Back home from vacation as of last night, and I stayed away from the wine! I didn't have any during the 9 days we were away, and now that we are home, my challenge will be to not settle back into old routines. During vacation I started a new habit of having a cup of tea in the evenings instead, and it's been working out great. I even find myself thinking about, and looking forward to, my tea rather than a glass of wine.

    On another positive note, I lost 3 pounds while we were away :smiley:

    Hope you all had a successful (whatever that means to you!) Saturday night!

    Wow!! You did awesome and lost weight on vacation!! Win and win!!!
  • justlog
    justlog Posts: 125 Member
    lindafitz18 wrote: »
    Hello all! I am new to myfitnesspal, just started last week I Love it! Just saw this discussion and this is totally what I need.I have been drinking every night, I love wine. It is how I relax after the kids are asleep. And my hubby and I love to visit craft breweries. I am trying right now to limit drinking to weekends and that worked my first week. But I wasn't even happy about doing it on the weekend, especially wine. I have no control to stop once I have a glass. A lot of these posts sound like me. I like being able to lean on others going through the same things. I am going to try and enjoy a beer or two on the weekend, but right now I go to the gym and hit the treadmill. It has helped. And I like waking up without a headache!

    Welcome to MFP and this thread/challenge! Great bunch of folks in here...

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