Less alcohol- January 2018- one day at a time
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Day 19 in the bag, no temptations, helps that I am fighting flu and dont feel like a drink.
Last night I was planning my big binge. I have been eating very clean, no junk at all. I am thinking that on Super Bowl Day Feb 4 I will go all out and eat and drink all I want. I suspect that within 30 minutes of starting I will be puking my guts out. Anyway, I want wings and pizza and ice cream and pie and IPA on Feb 4. Send donations4 -
Day 19 in the bag, no temptations, helps that I am fighting flu and dont feel like a drink.
Last night I was planning my big binge. I have been eating very clean, no junk at all. I am thinking that on Super Bowl Day Feb 4 I will go all out and eat and drink all I want. I suspect that within 30 minutes of starting I will be puking my guts out. Anyway, I want wings and pizza and ice cream and pie and IPA on Feb 4. Send donations
Sounds like a nice Super Bowl!!!
Hope you get well soon!4 -
Day 19 in the bag, no temptations, helps that I am fighting flu and dont feel like a drink.
Last night I was planning my big binge. I have been eating very clean, no junk at all. I am thinking that on Super Bowl Day Feb 4 I will go all out and eat and drink all I want. I suspect that within 30 minutes of starting I will be puking my guts out. Anyway, I want wings and pizza and ice cream and pie and IPA on Feb 4. Send donations
Sounds like a nice Super Bowl!!!
Hope you get well soon!
Thank you
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A chellenge question,....
What do people drink in stead of alcohol.. ?
I have so far been able to help my self with the drinking social group i live with by buying drinks with the alcohol taken out of it. They think and i feel im having it at the time. Im just better off.. that all im finding out. ☺3 -
A chellenge question,....
What do people drink in stead of alcohol.. ?
I have so far been able to help my self with the drinking social group i live with by buying drinks with the alcohol taken out of it. They think and i feel im having it at the time. Im just better off.. that all im finding out. ☺
I just do water, or sometimes coffee2 -
A chellenge question,....
What do people drink in stead of alcohol.. ?
I have so far been able to help my self with the drinking social group i live with by buying drinks with the alcohol taken out of it. They think and i feel im having it at the time. Im just better off.. that all im finding out. ☺
Tea, coffee, club soda in a wine glass (If I'm eating out).1 -
A chellenge question,....
What do people drink in stead of alcohol.. ?
I have so far been able to help my self with the drinking social group i live with by buying drinks with the alcohol taken out of it. They think and i feel im having it at the time. Im just better off.. that all im finding out. ☺
Sparkling water w lime, tea, coffee
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Went to dinner party w people I don’t know. Wine was flowing and looked tempting but I didn’t have any. I still had fun 8
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SanDiegofitmom wrote: »Went to dinner party w people I don’t know. Wine was flowing and looked tempting but I didn’t have any. I still had fun
Good job!!.. u did it!!.
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A chellenge question,....
What do people drink in stead of alcohol.. ?
I have so far been able to help my self with the drinking social group i live with by buying drinks with the alcohol taken out of it. They think and i feel im having it at the time. Im just better off.. that all im finding out. ☺
Water for me.1 -
My list of things I've noticed since I've stopped binge drinking/smoking. I am typing this out so I can reflect back on it when the temptation to binge drink occurs.
No hot flashes or night sweats
No mood swings
I'm more patient
No depression
Sleep better and deeper
Wake up refreshed
My workouts are more efficient
My digestive system is better
No bloated belly
Weight loss
No conviction and beating myself up because of a binge
More conscious of my eating and making healthier choices
Not wasting the day away by sleeping because of a hangover
So worth it to have a better life. I bet that you are much happier also!
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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....
1/14 =12 Days freedom! It really helps to have all you on MFP for support! Thank you all!!
1/15 =13 days---Wow! I am finally sleeping in my own bed now because my husband cuts off his drinking at night and he doesn't snore so loud to make me go into our guest room! LOL! He didn't like me going into the guest room, so he cut down...
1/16 =14 days freedom! 2 weeks!! YAY! I have to note how yesterday was a bit interesting when my hubby just bottle a bunch of wine and said to me, "Taste this, it is better than the usual Concord that we make". I told him immediately that I was just drinking green tea and it wouldn't taste good. I was so glad that I was drinking tea, as I would have been tempted to taste it. I feel that if it happens again that I am prepared now and will decline. I am going to tell him today not even to ask me to taste.
1/17 =15th day freedom! Had another great morning of working out...ready to play some music!
1/18 =16th day freedom! I am going for a month!! I joined the "Alcohol Experiment" Super informational...I have been just reading and listening..this weekend I am going to start writing in the journal. I recommend this to you all, if just to read and listen to all the interesting information.
1/19 =17th day- my husband drank through the day until bedtime and I had to go to the guest room to sleep because he snored again. A definite pattern of loud snoring when he drinks wine at night. I caught up in the "Alcohol Experiment" yesterday and started writing in it. It really is helping me in so many ways. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to be able to go through it, and I highly recommend it. There is no pressure about your alcohol intake.
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A chellenge question,....
What do people drink in stead of alcohol.. ?
I have a variety of teas I have been enjoying. I make a cup of tea and a snack around 4pm, just before I leave work. That has helped tremendously with not wanting a glass of wine when I get home. My favorite flavor this week has been Caramel Chai. Really good and satisfying!
The other day, my daughter and I shared some sparkling cider. Had mine in a wine glass and it was pretty awesome!
If we go out to eat, I have iced tea.
It's been fun to broaden the variety of what I am drinking! I am thinking seriously on purchasing one of those tea pots mentioned earlier in the thread. I'd like to have that at work.
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A chellenge question,....
What do people drink in stead of alcohol.. ?
I have so far been able to help my self with the drinking social group i live with by buying drinks with the alcohol taken out of it. They think and i feel im having it at the time. Im just better off.. that all im finding out. ☺
At home: water, fresca, licorice tea. Out: club soda with bitters. (bitters technically has alcohol (as do many foods), but a splash has virtually none)2 -
My list of things I've noticed since I've stopped binge drinking/smoking. I am typing this out so I can reflect back on it when the temptation to binge drink occurs.
No hot flashes or night sweats
No mood swings
I'm more patient
No depression
Sleep better and deeper
Wake up refreshed
My workouts are more efficient
My digestive system is better
No bloated belly
Weight loss
No conviction and beating myself up because of a binge
More conscious of my eating and making healthier choices
Not wasting the day away by sleeping because of a hangover
Yes to all of this!
I made it to day 100!!! I've lost 35 pounds in those 100 days. I sleep soooo much better. I have energy from no hangovers. No more mood swings. I don't binge eat without the binge drinking, so my food intake is under control. My anxiety is manageable. I get out of the house more! I'm active now! And craziest of all is just how upbeat and positive I feel all the time. I feel like myself again. This is the best thing I've ever done for myself.11 -
Day 20 begins. My husband and I went out to happy hour last night and I had a pretty boring Diet Coke. I like them with lime, but they didn't even have lime. Still, I had a teensie urge for a glass of wine, but I could tell it was just reflexive. I'm so used to ordering a particular type of Chardonnay there that it was almost automatic. I got a grip and made it through and was fine. Throwing another $25 in the emergency fund in lieu of drinking tomorrow. I like rewarding myself!6
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MonkeyMel21 wrote: »Dry January has turned in to damp January for me. I went the first two weeks without, then finished the rest of our rum last weekend (probably three mixed drinks Saturday and Sunday). Today on the way home from work I bought a 6 pack of one of my favorite local IPA’s to indulge this weekend. I don’t know quite how I feel about it yet but I have cut back so much this month that ether way it’s a great thing. I really want to keep moderating past this month and continue my healthy habits. I’m glad to have this thread to talk it out a bit and know I’m not alone.
Nothing wrong with that at all. Not everyone here is strictly dry, and that’s what I like about the support here. Sounds like you are making great progress and you made some conscious decisions about what you wanted to do.
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@kittybenn Congrats on Day 20! Good for you! I really should start putting money in a jar, too.
Last night at a restaurant , my friend order Chardonnay. I looked at it longingly , but I really didn't have a taste for it. For me, it's the ritual, the glass, the first sip is so relaxing. The people I were with just drank one glass of wine each. I had club soda, but the bartender put it in a pretty glass, with a fancy toothpick and a few decorative lime pieces. I was really surprised; it was thoughtful to make a soda look so good. When the people ordered wine, I basically apologized and said "I'll just have a club soda". I felt like explaining to everyone at the table, 'sorry, I"m not drinking, I'm doing dry January..." Next time, I'll just confidently say "Ill have a club soda! ". Period. Xoxo4 -
crazykatlady820 wrote: »My list of things I've noticed since I've stopped binge drinking/smoking. I am typing this out so I can reflect back on it when the temptation to binge drink occurs.
No hot flashes or night sweats
No mood swings
I'm more patient
No depression
Sleep better and deeper
Wake up refreshed
My workouts are more efficient
My digestive system is better
No bloated belly
Weight loss
No conviction and beating myself up because of a binge
More conscious of my eating and making healthier choices
Not wasting the day away by sleeping because of a hangover
Yes to all of this!
I made it to day 100!!! I've lost 35 pounds in those 100 days. I sleep soooo much better. I have energy from no hangovers. No more mood swings. I don't binge eat without the binge drinking, so my food intake is under control. My anxiety is manageable. I get out of the house more! I'm active now! And craziest of all is just how upbeat and positive I feel all the time. I feel like myself again. This is the best thing I've ever done for myself.
This thread is so helpful to me. I love the list of positive effects of no alcohol. And I"m inspired also by @crazykatlady820 . You give me such motivation to continue.5 -
JulieAL1969 wrote: »For me, it's the ritual, the glass, the first sip is so relaxing.
@JulieAL1969 Exactly - I'm realizing the same thing. It's the social aspect, the pretty glass, the limes, the bubbles. I'm finding I'm ok with something other than wine being in that glass. Congrats on all your success -- your commitment is amazing and inspiring!
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No alcohol since Jan 1st and I can say it feels great! I sleep better and have more energy. Tonight I am going to a party where drinks will flow freely. This will be the test. I will check in tomorrow and let you know how I fared. Fingers crossed..7
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Today is the day! It was going to be tomorrow, but I feel great because I have cut back so much so why drink more wine? I have one baby bottle of Pinot Grigio left and I can use that for a dinner I commonly make. I just joined the Alcohol Experiment site and it's very encouraging. @JulieAL1969 THANK YOU SO MUCH for starting this and to everyone else who has been so helpful!5
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I had planned on shooting for a full Dry January, but that lasted through the 2nd. It really didn't get any better from there. I even downloaded the "Dry January and Beyond" app. I've been faithfully using it, but it wasn't the motivation I thought it would be. Then I remembered this group (I've been trying and failing to cut back with you all since August...a few good runs...8 days I think was my best...but it was a while ago now), so I've been trolling for a few weeks. I think I may have turned a corner though. Yesterday it hit me that I had two black tea cups in a row (the mark you get on your calendar for Dry days), and if I stayed alcohol free all of yesterday, I would have three cups in a row. That would be a so-far-record for my month. It was more of a struggle than I care to admit, but I did it! I had to really fight when my 13yo daughter got off the bus dripping with teenage angst over her crush moving away. And fought it again when dinner was ready, but my husband chose that time to stay out in the workshop talking to a neighbor who dropped by. Then fought it once more just because it was Friday, and that's my normal thing. But I got through it all, and actually felt really great this morning. A full nights sleep, some yoga this morning for a challenge group I'm in, and now I'm getting ready to start on some housework. I'm hoping it will get easier, but I guess every small victory is a stepping stone.
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Enjoyed a Bitburger Radler today. 2.5% alcohol. After my swim. No wine tonight! 5
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DCRunnerGirl78 wrote: »I had planned on shooting for a full Dry January, but that lasted through the 2nd. It really didn't get any better from there. I even downloaded the "Dry January and Beyond" app. I've been faithfully using it, but it wasn't the motivation I thought it would be. Then I remembered this group (I've been trying and failing to cut back with you all since August...a few good runs...8 days I think was my best...but it was a while ago now), so I've been trolling for a few weeks. I think I may have turned a corner though. Yesterday it hit me that I had two black tea cups in a row (the mark you get on your calendar for Dry days), and if I stayed alcohol free all of yesterday, I would have three cups in a row. That would be a so-far-record for my month. It was more of a struggle than I care to admit, but I did it! I had to really fight when my 13yo daughter got off the bus dripping with teenage angst over her crush moving away. And fought it again when dinner was ready, but my husband chose that time to stay out in the workshop talking to a neighbor who dropped by. Then fought it once more just because it was Friday, and that's my normal thing. But I got through it all, and actually felt really great this morning. A full nights sleep, some yoga this morning for a challenge group I'm in, and now I'm getting ready to start on some housework. I'm hoping it will get easier, but I guess every small victory is a stepping stone.
love the app, i am gonna get it, thank you5 -
MaryBethHempel wrote: »My list of things I've noticed since I've stopped binge drinking/smoking. I am typing this out so I can reflect back on it when the temptation to binge drink occurs.
No hot flashes or night sweats
No mood swings
I'm more patient
No depression
Sleep better and deeper
Wake up refreshed
My workouts are more efficient
My digestive system is better
No bloated belly
Weight loss
No conviction and beating myself up because of a binge
More conscious of my eating and making healthier choices
Not wasting the day away by sleeping because of a hangover
So worth it to have a better life. I bet that you are much happier also!
Yes i am much happier, positive and peaceful!2 -
So last night we went to dinner I had two Cabernets. I was tempted to get a third because my husband had a third drink and I was ready to go after the bill was settled. So he goes have another drink while he was still drinking his. I told him "No I'm done. One more drink then I will want more and then some smokes." He goes "Awwwww have a splurge day and get your wine and smokes!!!" Really way to be supportive honey!!!! I see I am on my own on this journey!!!!
Thank God for you all!!!!8 -
So last night we went to dinner I had two Cabernets. I was tempted to get a third because my husband had a third drink and I was ready to go after the bill was settled. So he goes have another drink while he was still drinking his. I told him "No I'm done. One more drink then I will want more and then some smokes." He goes "Awwwww have a splurge day and get your wine and smokes!!!" Really way to be supportive honey!!!! I see I am on my own on this journey!!!!
Thank God for you all!!!!
That would be sooo hard. Good for you for staying strong! My hubby is drinking too but he’s definitely not drinking as much. And luckily he likes beer which doesn’t tempt me as much.4 -
DCRunnerGirl78 wrote: »I had planned on shooting for a full Dry January, but that lasted through the 2nd. It really didn't get any better from there. I even downloaded the "Dry January and Beyond" app. I've been faithfully using it, but it wasn't the motivation I thought it would be. Then I remembered this group (I've been trying and failing to cut back with you all since August...a few good runs...8 days I think was my best...but it was a while ago now), so I've been trolling for a few weeks. I think I may have turned a corner though. Yesterday it hit me that I had two black tea cups in a row (the mark you get on your calendar for Dry days), and if I stayed alcohol free all of yesterday, I would have three cups in a row. That would be a so-far-record for my month. It was more of a struggle than I care to admit, but I did it! I had to really fight when my 13yo daughter got off the bus dripping with teenage angst over her crush moving away. And fought it again when dinner was ready, but my husband chose that time to stay out in the workshop talking to a neighbor who dropped by. Then fought it once more just because it was Friday, and that's my normal thing. But I got through it all, and actually felt really great this morning. A full nights sleep, some yoga this morning for a challenge group I'm in, and now I'm getting ready to start on some housework. I'm hoping it will get easier, but I guess every small victory is a stepping stone.
You’re doing really well- lots of days not drinking! Breaking habits are hard!4 -
So last night we went to dinner I had two Cabernets. I was tempted to get a third because my husband had a third drink and I was ready to go after the bill was settled. So he goes have another drink while he was still drinking his. I told him "No I'm done. One more drink then I will want more and then some smokes." He goes "Awwwww have a splurge day and get your wine and smokes!!!" Really way to be supportive honey!!!! I see I am on my own on this journey!!!!
Thank God for you all!!!!
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