Less Alcohol - SEPTEMBER 2019 - One Day at a Time

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,870 Member
    MissMay wrote: »
    Ugh.....need to drink more water.
    Not sure why it seems like such a hard thing to do these past few weeks. Has nothing to do with alcohol since I have not had any since August 25.

    Got to work on this TODAY. H20 H20 H20

    I really don't like water. I force myself to drink it, but it is a chore. I have had 2 glasses today so far, but it really bloats me. Finally get to move on to coffee. If I wasn't consciously trying to drink water it would be coffee first always.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,870 Member
    I found out about a cool new beverage. I will try to get a photo or link for it later and will post it. Very exciting and might be a great booze replacement. Infused with Chrystals!?
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,870 Member
    Yes @BuffMom84
    I also find that when I have something happening the next day that I either want to be ultra-sharp for, or look good for, that it is easier to be AF.
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,656 Member
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    I really don't like water. I force myself to drink it, but it is a chore. I have had 2 glasses today so far, but it really bloats me. Finally get to move on to coffee. If I wasn't consciously trying to drink water it would be coffee first always. [/quote]

    Me too! The water I have at home is mega-filtered but it bloats me and I don't know why! If I buy Pellegrino water, which has a tiny bit of minerals, this never happens. I also find if I drink it room temperature, it goes down easier. Now to de-bloat, I do find hot water with lemon outstanding, I just keep forgetting to prepare it. Do look forward to hearing more about new drinks that are great booze replacements too!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,870 Member
    globalhiker wrote: »

    I really don't like water. I force myself to drink it, but it is a chore. I have had 2 glasses today so far, but it really bloats me. Finally get to move on to coffee. If I wasn't consciously trying to drink water it would be coffee first always. [/quote]

    Me too! The water I have at home is mega-filtered but it bloats me and I don't know why! If I buy Pellegrino water, which has a tiny bit of minerals, this never happens. I also find if I drink it room temperature, it goes down easier. Now to de-bloat, I do find hot water with lemon outstanding, I just keep forgetting to prepare it. Do look forward to hearing more about new drinks that are great booze replacements too![/quote]

    Hi @globalhiker
    Do we surmise that you hike around the globe?

    As for de-bloating, or trying to, I heard that bananas are good, so I started trying to have at least a half of a banana, sometimes with some almond butter dabbed on the slices. Lol, I have had a banana on the counter for a few days, right now with my tomatoes being so perfect I have been having a tomato sandwich after a few hours of being up. Luckily I like really ripe bananas, so maybe will have a half tomorrow.
    I make a 1 or 2 gallon glass dispenser (I am still confused about measurements having grown up with feet and inches, and the metric system coming here to Canada after I was already finished high school so I apologize if I don't know the volume of my dispenser) from when the first herbs come up in my garden each year, adding like cucumber, ginger, lemon...whatever. I was making it with mint until the mint was coming to an end, the last couple of batches I have made with Parsley from my garden. It is a way for me to get at least another 500ml (2 cups) in per day, I sort of down it.
    Ah yes, that new drink! Looks expensive and doesn't ship to Canada. My best friend lives just across the border in Idaho, 45 minutes away, so i might order one and have it sent to her house. I will add the link. Pretty interested, we want beverages that do something for us.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,870 Member
    edited September 2019
    Here is the url to that new drink:
    [url="http://"]https://rockgrace.com/[/url]
    Here are the elements:
    https://rockgrace.com/adaptogens

    I didn't know how to put that in so that it could be clicked on, I tried : - P

    Looks like rosewater is the base:
    https://rockgrace.com/botanicals

    It says:
    Next Generation Drinking
    Raise your vibe with the only premium non-alcoholic beverage that combines energy, wellness, and style

    It looks nice by the photography!

    Here is the page about the crystals infused in it (not sure that crystals can really be infused into a drink but whatever, our minds are powerful)
    https://rockgrace.com/crystal-energy
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,870 Member
    As usual, I am going to work on 4-5 AF days per week.
    I managed 18AF days out of 31 for August somehow.
    I am going away the last week of September and first week of October, and I will be in a bathing suit every day, so am wanting to rack up lots of AF days before that.

    September 01 - Sunday 5 drinks! (Saturday between 1pm and 1am at the music festival I had 7 drinks and didn't even throw up strangely). Drinks 2 days in a row is such a no-no, it makes it become normal to have drinks on the 3rd day 4th day etc. But I won't.
    September 02 - AF
    September 03 - AF - my "scheduled" day to have drinks, but there is ice skating at one of the arenas tomorrow and I haven't skated since April, so, well, I don't want to have a hangover or anything and fall and break my head : - P
    September 04 - AF - I was invited over to a friend's house for some wine, but declined. Skating was exhilarating today, even though it took me a few times around to get comfortable. Definitely didn't want to wreck the added calorie burn by having drinks.
    September 05 - 3 drinks. Feeling so much different than yesterday. My second sleepless night this week and a stressful workday coupled with Anxiety that I just couldn't seem to meditate away even though I ran (drove) to the lake after work for a float under a cloudless clear blue sky with sparkling glass-like water and some deep breaths. Sleep deprivation is crappy. I realize that booze probably doesn't help Anxiety, but it has somehow tonight numbed me and relaxed me. Still using booze as a crutch I guess, although I tried other things first. Not going to beat myself up. Us humans can be so fragile! If only I could skate every day... : - )
    September 06 - AF
    September 07 - AF - I didn't intend to be, but I burned over 1100 calories through exercise and didn't want that to be wasted, so stayed AF
    September 08 - 3 drinks - next planned drinks, Tuesday
    September 09 - AF
    September 10 - 3 drinks Tuesday. I didn't have enough to eat I guess and really felt it, thought that I was going to puke but didn't. I drank a lot of water after the drinks, so actually feel okay now. Time to rack up some more AF days.
    September 11 - AF - Skated today, but with having drinks last night I didn't really feel that steady.
    September 12 - 2 drinks, just couldn't have the 3rd which is unusual for me. Too tired to even make a 3rd drink. Long workday today, I must say that it was nice to have a couple of cocktails. Off to bed early.
    September 13 - 2 drinks + an AF beer. Really, I never drink beer, but am glad that I bought that 6-pack of Labbatt AF to put in the fridge. I think that I have had 2 of them now. I wanted one more drink but didn't really feel like having more alcohol, and definitely did not want water. Broke the "never have drinks 2 days in a row" thing. But also didn't have my 3rd drink 2 days in a row. Faulty thinking, but whatever. 2 weeks of barely any sleep, have a hard time shutting off my brain even though my body is super tired. Maybe my discipline goes out the window, although I have been low on calories. Perhaps I will make the 4 AF days per week this week, maintained the 5 AF days for the week last week. Weekend, no big pressing events to look good or feel sharp. Just need to continue to work on harvesting and processing my garden tomorrow.

    Running total: 7 AF days out of 13 days so far
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,870 Member
    edited September 2019
    As usual, I am going to work on 4-5 AF days per week.
    I managed 18AF days out of 31 for August somehow.
    I am going away the last week of September and first week of October, and I will be in a bathing suit every day, so am wanting to rack up lots of AF days before that.

    September 01 - Sunday 5 drinks! (Saturday between 1pm and 1am at the music festival I had 7 drinks and didn't even throw up strangely). Drinks 2 days in a row is such a no-no, it makes it become normal to have drinks on the 3rd day 4th day etc. But I won't.
    September 02 - AF
    September 03 - AF - my "scheduled" day to have drinks, but there is ice skating at one of the arenas tomorrow and I haven't skated since April, so, well, I don't want to have a hangover or anything and fall and break my head : - P
    September 04 - AF - I was invited over to a friend's house for some wine, but declined. Skating was exhilarating today, even though it took me a few times around to get comfortable. Definitely didn't want to wreck the added calorie burn by having drinks.
    September 05 - 3 drinks. Feeling so much different than yesterday. My second sleepless night this week and a stressful workday coupled with Anxiety that I just couldn't seem to meditate away even though I ran (drove) to the lake after work for a float under a cloudless clear blue sky with sparkling glass-like water and some deep breaths. Sleep deprivation is crappy. I realize that booze probably doesn't help Anxiety, but it has somehow tonight numbed me and relaxed me. Still using booze as a crutch I guess, although I tried other things first. Not going to beat myself up. Us humans can be so fragile! If only I could skate every day... : - )
    September 06 - AF
    September 07 - AF - I didn't intend to be, but I burned over 1100 calories through exercise and didn't want that to be wasted, so stayed AF
    September 08 - 3 drinks - next planned drinks, Tuesday
    September 09 - AF
    September 10 - 3 drinks Tuesday. I didn't have enough to eat I guess and really felt it, thought that I was going to puke but didn't. I drank a lot of water after the drinks, so actually feel okay now. Time to rack up some more AF days.
    September 11 - AF - Skated today, but with having drinks last night I didn't really feel that steady.
    September 12 - 2 drinks, just couldn't have the 3rd which is unusual for me. Too tired to even make a 3rd drink. Long workday today, I must say that it was nice to have a couple of cocktails. Off to bed early.
    September 13 - 2 drinks + an AF beer. Really, I never drink beer, but am glad that I bought that 6-pack of Labbatt AF to put in the fridge. I think that I have had 2 of them now. I wanted one more drink but didn't really feel like having more alcohol, and definitely did not want water. Broke the "never have drinks 2 days in a row" thing. But also didn't have my 3rd drink 2 days in a row. Faulty thinking, but whatever. 2 weeks of barely any sleep, have a hard time shutting off my brain even though my body is super tired. Maybe my discipline goes out the window, although I have been low on calories. Perhaps I will make the 4 AF days per week this week, maintained the 5 AF days for the week last week. Weekend, no big pressing events to look good or feel sharp. Just need to continue to work on harvesting and processing my garden tomorrow.
    September 14 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but didn't.

    Running total: 8 AF days out of 14 days so far - Squeaked out average 4AF per week
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,755 Member
    @globalhiker sorry to hear you don’t like water. Does it just taste bad out of the tap? That’s the worst. Then you are stuck with buying your water.

    I’m curious that it bloats you! I wonder if whatever it’s treated with isn’t past or the problem. Water is supposed to de-bloat people.
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  • mainelylisa
    mainelylisa Posts: 375 Member
    sadie60005 wrote: »
    Is there room for more people here? Looking for support on this journey. . .Today is day 5 AF, and though I’m not sure I’m AF for life, I’m definitely AF for the foreseeable future.

    Welcome! Always room for new people and will support you with your goals--whether to go AF for a while, forever, or just reduce intake. You're off to an awesome start!
  • fitand50inSD
    fitand50inSD Posts: 166 Member
    My plan is to have more AF days than drinking days each month. I will need to build up several in a row for September since I am starting my tracking on the 7th.

    9/7 - AF
    9/8 - AF
    9/9 - AF
    9/10 - AF
    9/11 - 2 bottles Michelob Ultra
    9/12 - AF
    9/13 - 2 vodka/soda
    9/14 - 1 Mich Ultra, 2/3 bottle of red wine, and an after dinner bourbon. We had dinner with some friends and they like bourbon or scotch after dinner. I decided to join in. Never again. I got up early and had a productive day, but had a headache the whole day. Been drinking lots of water and am planning to rack up lots of AF days this week.
    9/15 - AF

    Tally AF - 6 of 9 days
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,656 Member
    mainelylisa wrote: »
    I didn't really know if I'd ever do a second 10k (first one was 15 years ago, but I did it!

    Congratulations and well deserved! Every step towards improved performance and better health is admirable :)
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,656 Member
    sadie60005 wrote: »
    Is there room for more people here? Looking for support on this journey. Recognize that alcohol has been the #1 domino-if I can control my alcohol intake better, I can sleep more, have better energy and make better choices - not to mention have more time to do things like food prep for the next day! Today is day 5 AF, and though I’m not sure I’m AF for life, I’m definitely AF for the foreseeable future.

    Welcome Sadie and wanted to say that your goals of having better energy, sleeping more,etc very attainable and you deserve it as well ....I recently hit 3 weeks AF for a very, very long time and my sleep has incredibly improved. It's quite nice :)
  • anglilacs
    anglilacs Posts: 165 Member
    Hi everyone! Happy Monday. :) I’m really dragging today. Hoping I will feel more awake in a bit.

    I followed my plan this weekend and had a few drinks on Saturday. Funny but I’m not even sure I enjoyed drinking. I wasn’t out with other people so that may have been why. Something for me to ponder.

    9/3- AF
    9/4- AF
    9/5- AF
    9/6- AF
    9/7- AF
    9/8-AF
    9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up)
    9/10 - AF
    9/11 - AF
    9/12 - AF
    9/13 - AF
    9/14 - 3 drinks
    9/15 - AF

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