Less Alcohol - January 2019 - One Day at a Time
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I find the biggest challenge is a partner drinking. Last night he opened a bottle of wine while I was cooking and that little voice said, ooh that would so nice. But I acknowledged the voice in my head, told her that she would feel ooh so nice in the morning with a clear head and that satisfied her. As a meditator, I find it more useful acknowledging that voice than trying to distract her. I hope that makes sense.11
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Morelittletoys wrote: »I find the biggest challenge is a partner drinking. Last night he opened a bottle of wine while I was cooking and that little voice said, ooh that would so nice. But I acknowledged the voice in my head, told her that she would feel ooh so nice in the morning with a clear head and that satisfied her. As a meditator, I find it more useful acknowledging that voice than trying to distract her. I hope that makes sense.
@Morelittletoys my husband is a drinker and has no intent on cutting back. When we first met I was not a drinker. Then probably 6 weeks into the relationship I began having one every now and then. It blossomed pretty quick from there and I found myself saying to myself gee I am drinking way to much.
Good for your inner voice telling you tomorrow will be nicer waking up with a clear head.5 -
Day 5 and the first AF Saturday! I’m excited to get up in the morning, feeling good, and working out!!8
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Thanks for your support @MissMay I do need to learn to say No.2
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@Sub4_2018 Thanks! We've learned a lot from the participants that pop in, and keep popping in.
Love your username and goals! I'm nearly an hour over a sub-4 marathon (did my first in Aug 2017 aged 50, have done a 50 km and another 42.2km this year), but happy with my efforts.
I look forward to hearing about your progress! Have you got a race lined up for an attempt?
@Orphia Thank you so much! My sub-4 attempt was September 2018 and I came in at 3:52! All the happy tears that day. I'm currently training for the Vancouver marathon in May. I love that your first marathon was at 50 and you've since done a 50k - that's amazing! which marathon are you doing this year?
@Sub4_2018 Yay, that's so great you did it!!!
Thanks for your nice compliment. x
At this stage I'm looking at Adelaide (I live in Australia). Will see how I go staying free of injuries. There are a few others I can do later if that one isn't an option.1 -
Morelittletoys wrote: »Thanks for your support @MissMay I do need to learn to say No.
@Morelittletoys It's not your fault.
Alcohol is a substance with side effects that include wanting more.
I see it as that the problem doesn't lie with you. x0 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »Day 5 and the first AF Saturday! I’m excited to get up in the morning, feeling good, and working out!!
Awesome job @MonkeyMel21! Weekends have wonderful potential when we have the energy to enjoy them. Think I will join you in a Sunday morning workout.1 -
slimbyjune18 wrote: »Have had my last alcohol tonight til 8 Feb at least, having done before am excited, aware of the weekend temptation, but equally know the benefits from 5/6/7 weeks off...
Great additude @slimbyjune18. Awareness is a huge step towards fighting the battle.1 -
Fitness327wk wrote: »Progress!! I am making necessary changes as well and planning ahead of certain situations. I enjoy cooking while enjoying my vino daily. Instead I bought a glass teapot with flowering tea pods. I feel like it’s a treat! I am feeling more energetic, few nights not sleeping through the entire night. However, last night was great, sleep so soundly with no booze. Thumbs up!
Congratulations on your progress. And on your new teapot reward.
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Yes, I seem to have acquired better senses since having less alcohol also. Hope last night was not to much of a challenge for you to get through.looneycatblue wrote: »I am finding that my taste and smell senses are becoming stronger since cutting back on the alcohol. Has anyone else noticed the same?
I stuck with my 1 drink last night, 1 shot of TQ... feeling good this morning, even with only 5 hours sleep.
Tonight might be more of a challenge...
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »My aim is regulation. I am not doing "dry January", but good for all of you that are!
Having this thread keeps me accountable.
January 4th - 3 drinks Friday night. I actually had 4, but then threw up lol. This is the reason that I never have more than 3 if I choose to have drinks. Good reminder. Yes, I can never be "drunk" because I can't have more than 3.
Oh goodness @dawnbgethealthy, sorry to hear you were ill Friday night. Good vibes your way for a better weekend.0 -
😊 there are a lot more of us with this situation than I ever realized until getting in here last January. Hope the kiddos did not fight to much over the weekend.So glad I rediscovered this thread. You guys are all great and I'm glad there's other people out there like me having the same struggles and successes.
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I have a lot of things coming up this month that have been associated with alcohol consumption in the past - shooting photos at live concerts and business team meetings over a four-day period. It’s going to be interesting to see how being AF changes my photography and sociability.
Decided to make an accountability thread, so here goes:
Jan 1 - AF
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Welcome to the group. Yes it seems almost every event is associated with alcohol these days. Let us know how your photography skills developed being AF.
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I'm excited to see how this weekend goes. So far I don't have any plans to be social so hopefully I'll just be chilling without temptation
Welcome @anmillle8. Weekends seem to be the theme lately. Hope yours was smooth sailing.0 -
Lost a couple of pounds, always a nice side effect of Dry January. Almost through the weekend but have family dinner with my wine-intensive relatives tonight. Will take my nonalcoholic drinks with me and enjoy the company. Hope everyone is getting through the weekend strong. Weekdays always seem much easier for me, prob mostly because I'm already in a pattern of not drinking Mon-Thurs.7
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@kittybenn congrats on dropping a few pounds. That is a nice motivator. It is so nice to see you back in here again getting and giving support.1
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Still been AF since the 2nd3
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Made it through my first weekend af! Last night was tough - I ended up just going to bed early. It worked, though - I got 10 hours of sleep last night!!2
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Lost a couple of pounds, always a nice side effect of Dry January. Almost through the weekend but have family dinner with my wine-intensive relatives tonight. Will take my nonalcoholic drinks with me and enjoy the company. Hope everyone is getting through the weekend strong. Weekdays always seem much easier for me, prob mostly because I'm already in a pattern of not drinking Mon-Thurs.
I have lost a few pounds too!! My “official” weigh in day is Tuesday, but I got on the scale this morning. 😏. It was a great motivator and help to just say no last night. I hope your dinner with the relatives went well last night!2 -
I'm participating in Dry January to prove to myself that I can resist temptation and I don't need alcohol to always have a good time. I know when January is over I will have a glass of wine, but only during times of celebration or a good meal. Good luck to you all! Today is the start of day 6 for me and have surprised myself. Went out to Mexican last night and drank water. Everyone else at the table had alcohol. It felt great to wake up today not severely bloated (sodium bomb last night) and also proud of myself to resist.4 -
Congrats! You are on a roll now. I feel like once you get through the first weekend you've proven something to yourself and you are pretty sure now you can go all the way to the end of the month. I feel exactly the same. Great feeling of accomplishment. Plus my Dry January app keeps telling me how much money and how many calories I've saved. Feels great!It felt great to wake up today not severely bloated (sodium bomb last night) and also proud of myself to resist.
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@kittybenn congrats on dropping a few pounds. That is a nice motivator. It is so nice to see you back in here again getting and giving support.
Thank you so much! And appreciate all your posts as well!1 -
My personal goal is to drink less alcohol. Targeting 4 nights per week AF usually M-Th ~16 AF nights per month. DH & I are dropping the nightly bottle of wine with dinner. Listing my social challenges and plans to not go with the flow drinking 2-4 glasses of wine when out with friends!

January accountability ~5 day so far
Me:(no alcohol) 2 days
Alcohol: 3 days
To view the weekly count toward 4 ... AF Mon Dec 31!
Jan 1 - AF
Jan 2 - Dinner out with hubby after challenging day at work transitioning my role. Looks like it will take weeks to ramp them up. Didn't leave chair for 9 hrs. (excuses) - limited myself to 1 glass of wine
Jan 3 - Bunco - limit 1 glass wine. Slipped up and had 2-3 (I call it 12 oz 3 if light pour / 2 if heavy pour) What happen to my resolve to drink water after 1 glass?
Jan 4 - Traveling with my mom & sister 7 hrs today for a funeral Saturday. Plans to limit to 1 glass of wine was blown. I lacked the willpower which I need to work on. 1 margarita at mexican restaurant, 1 glass of wine in hotel suite everyone gathered at after dinner.
Jan 5 - Driving 7 hours return trip … AF
Jan 6 - Plans to be AF
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Jan 16 - Bookclub - limit 1 glass wine or beer
Jan 17 - Bingo fundraiser @ winery - limit 1 glass wine
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Jan 22 - Dining out club - limit 1 glass wine
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Jan 31 - Retiring from company after 30 years - plan to celebrate but limit 2 glasses0 -
My aim is regulation. I am not doing "dry January", but good for all of you that are!
Having this thread keeps me accountable.
I'm not really into deprivation, just trying to be more moderate with food and alcohol.
My primary reason for AF days is weight loss. Once alcohol is in our bodies our liver concentrates on only that and not on metabolising fat or anything else. Also, being puffy is not ideal : - )
My goal is 4 - 5 AF days per week.
I was 16 day AF out of 30 for December, not counting the 31st. Up until October 27th.18 I was having drinks every single day. I have cut back for sure.
I do plan to have champagne NYE.
December 31st - 1 pumpkin spice cream liqueur, 2 mixed drinks. I did not get to the champagne.
January 1st - AF
January 2nd - AF
January 3rd - AF
January 4th - 3 drinks Friday night. I actually had 4, but then threw up lol. This is the reason that I never have more than 3 if I choose to have drinks. Good reminder. Yes, I can never be "drunk" because I can't have more than 3.
January 5th - AF So curious that each and every day that I have drinks I am down 2 pounds the following day. I think that I read somewhere on this post that it dehydrates you. It comes back the next day of course : - )
I don't log my AF or not AF until the following morning for the night before.
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »My aim is regulation. I am not doing "dry January", but good for all of you that are!
Having this thread keeps me accountable.
January 4th - 3 drinks Friday night. I actually had 4, but then threw up lol. This is the reason that I never have more than 3 if I choose to have drinks. Good reminder. Yes, I can never be "drunk" because I can't have more than 3.
Oh goodness @dawnbgethealthy, sorry to hear you were ill Friday night. Good vibes your way for a better weekend.
Haha MissMay, you are the best!
Yes, it was self-inflicted. I am 58 and still puke if I have more than 3 drinks. I guess that I have never grown a tolerance to it. My body just gets rid of anything after 3, so I rarely go for that 4th. Maybe becoming more AF I temporarily forgot.
BTW, how do you all do the @ the person's name? When I tried that I didn't get you.
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »January 5th - AF So curious that each and every day that I have drinks I am down 2 pounds the following day. I think that I read somewhere on this post that it dehydrates you. It comes back the next day of course : - )
I don't log my AF or not AF until the following morning for the night before.
Hey there @dawnbgethealthy , I am no Dr. But I do read a lot and I have read that when drinking alcohol people tend to not eat as much and or not drink as much water. Alcohol is dehydrating. Water is hydrating and tends to get stored into our muscles.
I had come accross this same thing when drinking. At first, years ago I loved it, but for all the wrong reasons since it is not a lasting weight loss.
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I'm glad I didn't drink last night and it wasn't even that difficult. I watched a movie with the kids and went to bed at a decent hour for once. I didn't really realize it, but at the end of last year I was drinking every Friday and Saturday night (and sometimes Thursdays!). I felt worse when I woke up this morning than I did yesterday morning, but I notice that happens sometimes. I haven't exercised on a Sunday in a long time, so I'm going to today.
One of my problems last year was that I didn't really keep myself accountable. I was on this thread and posted a lot in the beginning, but eventually I stopped logging in at all. So this year, as long as this thread exists, I will be posting more, even just to check in once in a while. I think the sobriety app will help too. I felt guilty logging those drinks on Friday night (and the calories! Wow!).5 -
I'm glad I didn't drink last night and it wasn't even that difficult. I watched a movie with the kids and went to bed at a decent hour for once. I didn't really realize it, but at the end of last year I was drinking every Friday and Saturday night (and sometimes Thursdays!). I felt worse when I woke up this morning than I did yesterday morning, but I notice that happens sometimes. I haven't exercised on a Sunday in a long time, so I'm going to today.
One of my problems last year was that I didn't really keep myself accountable. I was on this thread and posted a lot in the beginning, but eventually I stopped logging in at all. So this year, as long as this thread exists, I will be posting more, even just to check in once in a while. I think the sobriety app will help too. I felt guilty logging those drinks on Friday night (and the calories! Wow!).
That is great! I am on dry January! I have been drinking wine daily cooking and with dinner. Time to make a change.1 -
I'm glad I didn't drink last night and it wasn't even that difficult. I watched a movie with the kids and went to bed at a decent hour for once. I didn't really realize it, but at the end of last year I was drinking every Friday and Saturday night (and sometimes Thursdays!). I felt worse when I woke up this morning than I did yesterday morning, but I notice that happens sometimes. I haven't exercised on a Sunday in a long time, so I'm going to today.
One of my problems last year was that I didn't really keep myself accountable. I was on this thread and posted a lot in the beginning, but eventually I stopped logging in at all. So this year, as long as this thread exists, I will be posting more, even just to check in once in a while. I think the sobriety app will help too. I felt guilty logging those drinks on Friday night (and the calories! Wow!).
I’m hoping to find a better sleeping pattern out of this; today is the first Sunday in ages I didn’t lounge most of the morning. I took the kids hiking on a new trail at our local state park.
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