Less Alcohol - October 2018 - One Day at a Time

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mainelylisa wrote: »

Good morning and afternoon! Day 8 AF here. I've eaten more cookies last week than I have in almost an entire year, and I lost 3 pounds. What's my secret?

1. No hangover
2. Cookie for workout energy (and a kind of pre-earned reward)
3. Hard (for me) workout
4. Save 300-600 calories from wine
5. Sleep well (for me)--assuming lots of bizarre dreams is "good" sleep--I'll save for another post
6. Repeat.

When I drink, I usually drink enough (2+) to have bad hangovers. When I have bad hangovers, I don't work out. And eat fattening food to...soak up the poison during the day, and then wine o'clock rolls around...so guess it's not really that much of a secret.

Hope everyone can find their secret recipe and that special reward for hard work. Have a great Monday (or at least not a sucky one--it IS Monday, after all. )

This is really awesome!!! A great example of how good habits are all interconnected and how we learn from building on small changes.

frankshort2333

mainelylisa wrote: »

Good morning and afternoon! Day 8 AF here. I've eaten more cookies last week than I have in almost an entire year, and I lost 3 pounds. What's my secret?

1. No hangover
2. Cookie for workout energy (and a kind of pre-earned reward)
3. Hard (for me) workout
4. Save 300-600 calories from wine
5. Sleep well (for me)--assuming lots of bizarre dreams is "good" sleep--I'll save for another post
6. Repeat.

When I drink, I usually drink enough (2+) to have bad hangovers. When I have bad hangovers, I don't work out. And eat fattening food to...soak up the poison during the day, and then wine o'clock rolls around...so guess it's not really that much of a secret.

Hope everyone can find their secret recipe and that special reward for hard work. Have a great Monday (or at least not a sucky one--it IS Monday, after all. )

Lisa, Brilliant. Keep it up.

shortchange1

Well, tomorrow is Halloween and I've been completely AF since Sept. 29th. Weight loss is only 3 lbs and inches lost only 3 inches. But, I'm sleeping really well, getting a lot more stuff done. I've decided to make this a lifetime change and don't plan to drink alcohol again. It's a poison that just wasn't doing me any favors so it's nice to get it out of my life. The major downside is that I haven't heard from my best friend since I told her about abstaining and it's been almost a month. I'll just have to wait to see if she can deal with me sober and not joining her for our usual wine filled visits.

Blythmag

Just found this thread.im over 9 weeks without a drink and feeling kinda proud of myself.

ElC_76

Hello, I was wondering if there is a November thread.. I'd like to join in for support for November..

ElC_76

ElC_76 wrote: »

Hello, I was wondering if there is a November thread.. I'd like to join in for support for November..

Ohh whoops I didn't look hard enough. I see it a few post back..

MissMay

Well gang end of October. Another successful month for me as compared to October's from Falls pasts. Good play on words in that sentence. "From FALLS pasts". Which I am not proud of, but had more than my share, as to why I now drink far far far less.

Total standard drinks for this month 12.
And that included a 3 day get a way. Woot woot woot.

Hello to our new posters and please join us over on the November thread. As we continue to have LESS alcohol in our lives.

@shortchange1 congrats! My circle of "friends" treated me as if I had a contagious disease when they found out I was not going to be having all the alcohol I once did with them. It is really their fear, not any thing you did. Once they saw I was having fun (if not more than them) when we went out, they relaxed and backed off the ledge. Now I am the sober party girl, even though I will leave if people become to drunk and obnoxious when I am out. Give your friend some time they may come around to your thinking.

jhilkene

Happy Halloween!!
Today I had a few itches to get some drinks... but I didn't give in.
Sray safe everyone!