Less Alcohol - FEBRUARY 2020 - One Day at a Time
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12/21 AF days! Came home after the show to and we had a celebratory cognac. But in retrospect I should have measured it instead of going by the one finger rule. But I feel fine this morning, so will measure next time!
I actually love that my tolerance has gone way down, and that I no longer “need” a drink because of a long ingrained habit.5 -
1 - 330ml beer, 250ml wine
2 - AF
3 - AF
4 - AF
5 - AF
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - 330ml Belgian beer (11%)
9 - AF
10 - AF
11 - AF
12 - AF
13 - AF
14 - AF
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - AF
18 - AF
19 - AF
20 - AF
21 - 3 glasses of wine
22 - AF2 -
Feb accountability ~ 22
No Alcohol: 9 days
Alcohol: 13 days (38 drinks)
Goal: AF days 3 per week / 12 per month
You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. MaxwellIncluding January in my weekly view.Feb 17 - AF Book Club
Jan 27 - AF
Jan 28 - AF
Jan 29 - 1 Torchy’s Tini
Jan 30 - AF
Jan 31 - AF
Feb 1 - 2 beers @ fishing camp
Feb 2 - 1 beer, 2 Ice @ fishing camp
4 AF days out of 7 this week!
Feb 3 - AF
Feb 4 - 4 glasses of wine (split 2 bottles wine)
Feb 5 - AF
Feb 6 - AF @ Bunco 2nd time this year!
Feb 7 - 4 glasses of wine (split 2 bottles of wine)
Feb 8 - AF
Feb 9 - 2 glasses of wine
4 AF days this week!
Challenging couple of weeks ahead
Feb 10 - AF
Feb 11 - AF
Feb 12 - 1 glass wine
Feb 13 - 3 glasses wine
This weekend will be even more challenging at the fishing camp. My sister is bringing cosmos, my son & his wife are bringing drinks, my aunt & uncle are always heavily supplied from bloody marys in the morning to stiffer drinks in the afternoon & evening, and then the perpetual big 5pm cocktail hour looking out over the water.
Feb 14 - AF @ fishing camp. When we arrived late that evening everyone had a drink in hand. I stuck with water and lo and behold I was the only one that spilled my drink!
Feb 15 - 1 bloody mary, 1 cosmos, 2 wine, 2 prosecco @ fishing camp Celebrating my Mom’s 84 birthday with her 2 sisters (1 visiting from Florida) that also have February birthdays. Dinner party for 14.
Feb 16 - 3 wine @ fishing camp
3 AF days this week but not sure it makes up for all the drinks!
Feb 18 - AF
Feb 19 - 2 glasses wine AF Book Club
Feb 20 - 3 glasses wine Alumnae Meeting at my home. 7 bottles of wine were passed to me via the Wine Kitty OH NO
Feb 21 - 3 glasses wine
Feb 22 - 2 glasses wine3 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
Short month, so this might be challenging.
I had 18AF days for January
Saturday February 1 - AF - Superbowl party tomorrow (yes, we Canadians love it too) so not planning to be AF. I am planning to intersperse glasses of water between drinks, and I have 1 cold no-alcohol beer to take with me to the party.
Sunday February 2 - Drinks and too much fattening food, but very fun. Shakira and JLo were great!
Monday February 3 - AF - Felt a bit rough this morning until I had my lemon water.
Tuesday February 4 - AF - It is my designated drinks day, but I also am trying to have 2AF days in a row in between, so abstained.
Wednesday February 5 - 3 drinks
Thursday February 6 - AF
Friday Feb 7 - AF - The weight is finally coming down after Superbowl. We have a big event here in town next weekend, Winter Blitzville, the second annual. They close off the downtown and snowmobiles flip in the air over ramps, there are live bands, bbqs on the main street, fireworks etc. Many people will come back and forth from my house over the course of the day and night (I live right downtown) and I will put a giant pot of mulled wine on the stove for people coming and going to use the washroom and warm up a bit. I am going to try for only 2 drink days before then, because I will for sure want to indulge in some Mulled Wine. Guess that I will need to clean my house a bit lol.
Saturday Feb 08 - AF - It was a planned day for drinks, but I wasn't feeling that well, so wanted to give my body a fighting chance.
Sunday Feb 09 - AF - I was going to have Champagne to watch the Oscars, but didn't. OMG, 4 AF days in a row!! Second time ever
Monday Feb 10 - AF - My first time to 5 AF days in a row. Planned drinks day tomorrow.
Tuesday Feb 11 - 3 drinks - I thought that they might hit me after 5 AF days, but surprisingly they didn't. Hmm. Big dinner I guess.
Wednesday Feb 12 - AF - Even though I didn't feel "buzzed" last night, I still felt a bit rough today. Planning on AF until Mulled Wine on Saturday.
Thursday Feb 13 - AF - Still didn't feel well today, but got through the work day and wasn't up to having drinks.
Friday Feb 14 - AF - I did have very small 1/2 teaspoon tastes of the mulled wine to adjust the sugar, cloves etc. while the vat was simmering - possibly an ounce altogether, but I am not counting that. Tomorrow I will be having some with guests.
Saturday Feb 15 - Mulled Wine, a bunch of small servings.
Sunday Feb 16 - AF - planning on AF tomorrow also.
Monday Feb 17 = AF
Tuesday Feb 18 - 3 drinks.
Wednesday Feb 19 - AF - Planning on AF tomorrow also.
Thursday Feb 20 - AF - I am still feeling the after effects of that cold/flu that I had, still sniffling and coughing. I have so much mulled wine left from the weekend and it might have served as an antihistamine, but I am on a new path to make sure that I have at least 2AF days in between, so didn't have any. Nyquil or Neo Citran will suffice before bed so that I can lay down without being stuffed up.
Friday Feb 21 - AF - Sitting at 750 calories for the day, so I need to find a way to consume some more. This never happens when I have alcohol of course (think a vat of pistachio nuts to accompany the booze). Stuffed up, so not too interested in food. Happy to have hit the lower portion of my monthly goal with so many days left!! I am likely going to have some mulled wine tomorrow.
Saturday Feb 22 - 1 glass of mulled wine in the afternoon. It felt really nice for my cold that returned this week, temporary antihistamine, delicious, and warm.
Running tally - 16AF days out of 22 days so far4 -
MIL was in town this weekend 🙄
UGH. Stayed my distance at the joint gathering and watched as she declined and became louder and louder with every glass of alcohol. And this one of the reasons I drink less than I used to. Had my two ginger ales and went home happy.
WIN WIN
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Day 18 AF done! I still can tell my body is still working on healing itself. Woke up feeling slightly hungover but I didn't drink! In week 3, insomnia and sugar cravings returned. Possible the increased sugar intake (juice and sweets) is keeping me up so I have to experiment with some non-sugar alternatives to use. I tell myself any symptoms that come up are a by-product of the body healing itself - only minor inconveniences I can overcome.6
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1 - 330ml beer, 250ml wine
2 - AF
3 - AF
4 - AF
5 - AF
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - 330ml Belgian beer (11%)
9 - AF
10 - AF
11 - AF
12 - AF
13 - AF
14 - AF
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - AF
18 - AF
19 - AF
20 - AF
21 - 3 glasses of wine
22 - AF
23 - AF6 -
globalhiker wrote: »Day 16 AF done! And starting week 5 of no restaurant-no takeout challenge. For the first 2 weeks of not drinking or going out, I saved $404 (food and wine) and a conservative 5760 alcohol calories alone. Money and calorie savings are huge motivators for me. I'd love to put that money towards booking more hiking/trekking trips abroad.
Congrats on day 16 or 18 by now! I also like your no restaurant/no takeout challenge. And it can be meditative to shop and cook for yourself.3 -
Friday night was my planned - wild -crazed - out of control - drink night out....🤣 consumed one craft beer over a 2.5 hour period and home by 8:30pm.
Enjoy the weekend less alcohol warriors!
I'm so happy for you. You kept it simple, enjoyed the beer, and saved yourself a hangover. xo2 -
AF tonight even with some spring like temps - went for a hike, a family walk to the park, and grilled burgers for dinner and am still under cals for the week. All that would normally have me reaching for the Rose but I decided I needed to squeeze in an extra weekend AF day because I have tickets to two hockey games and book club this week before the end of the month!!!
Right now 11/23 days AF.7 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
Short month, so this might be challenging.
I had 18AF days for January
Saturday February 1 - AF - Superbowl party tomorrow (yes, we Canadians love it too) so not planning to be AF. I am planning to intersperse glasses of water between drinks, and I have 1 cold no-alcohol beer to take with me to the party.
Sunday February 2 - Drinks and too much fattening food, but very fun. Shakira and JLo were great!
Monday February 3 - AF - Felt a bit rough this morning until I had my lemon water.
Tuesday February 4 - AF - It is my designated drinks day, but I also am trying to have 2AF days in a row in between, so abstained.
Wednesday February 5 - 3 drinks
Thursday February 6 - AF
Friday Feb 7 - AF - The weight is finally coming down after Superbowl. We have a big event here in town next weekend, Winter Blitzville, the second annual. They close off the downtown and snowmobiles flip in the air over ramps, there are live bands, bbqs on the main street, fireworks etc. Many people will come back and forth from my house over the course of the day and night (I live right downtown) and I will put a giant pot of mulled wine on the stove for people coming and going to use the washroom and warm up a bit. I am going to try for only 2 drink days before then, because I will for sure want to indulge in some Mulled Wine. Guess that I will need to clean my house a bit lol.
Saturday Feb 08 - AF - It was a planned day for drinks, but I wasn't feeling that well, so wanted to give my body a fighting chance.
Sunday Feb 09 - AF - I was going to have Champagne to watch the Oscars, but didn't. OMG, 4 AF days in a row!! Second time ever
Monday Feb 10 - AF - My first time to 5 AF days in a row. Planned drinks day tomorrow.
Tuesday Feb 11 - 3 drinks - I thought that they might hit me after 5 AF days, but surprisingly they didn't. Hmm. Big dinner I guess.
Wednesday Feb 12 - AF - Even though I didn't feel "buzzed" last night, I still felt a bit rough today. Planning on AF until Mulled Wine on Saturday.
Thursday Feb 13 - AF - Still didn't feel well today, but got through the work day and wasn't up to having drinks.
Friday Feb 14 - AF - I did have very small 1/2 teaspoon tastes of the mulled wine to adjust the sugar, cloves etc. while the vat was simmering - possibly an ounce altogether, but I am not counting that. Tomorrow I will be having some with guests.
Saturday Feb 15 - Mulled Wine, a bunch of small servings.
Sunday Feb 16 - AF - planning on AF tomorrow also.
Monday Feb 17 = AF
Tuesday Feb 18 - 3 drinks.
Wednesday Feb 19 - AF - Planning on AF tomorrow also.
Thursday Feb 20 - AF - I am still feeling the after effects of that cold/flu that I had, still sniffling and coughing. I have so much mulled wine left from the weekend and it might have served as an antihistamine, but I am on a new path to make sure that I have at least 2AF days in between, so didn't have any. Nyquil or Neo Citran will suffice before bed so that I can lay down without being stuffed up.
Friday Feb 21 - AF - Sitting at 750 calories for the day, so I need to find a way to consume some more. This never happens when I have alcohol of course (think a vat of pistachio nuts to accompany the booze). Stuffed up, so not too interested in food. Happy to have hit the lower portion of my monthly goal with so many days left!! I am likely going to have some mulled wine tomorrow.
Saturday Feb 22 - 1 glass of mulled wine in the afternoon. It felt really nice for my cold that returned this week, temporary antihistamine, delicious, and warm.
Sunday Feb 23 - AF
Running tally - 17AF days out of 23 days so far5 -
WinoGelato wrote: »AF tonight even with some spring like temps - went for a hike, a family walk to the park, and grilled burgers for dinner and am still under cals for the week. All that would normally have me reaching for the Rose but I decided I needed to squeeze in an extra weekend AF day because I have tickets to two hockey games and book club this week before the end of the month!!!
Right now 11/23 days AF.
Kind of jelly that you get to go to all of those hockey games!1 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »WinoGelato wrote: »AF tonight even with some spring like temps - went for a hike, a family walk to the park, and grilled burgers for dinner and am still under cals for the week. All that would normally have me reaching for the Rose but I decided I needed to squeeze in an extra weekend AF day because I have tickets to two hockey games and book club this week before the end of the month!!!
Right now 11/23 days AF.
Kind of jelly that you get to go to all of those hockey games!
We bought into a partial season pack with some friends who have been long time season ticket holders but with the Blues winning the Stanley Cup (woot!) last year the prices were too high for them to keep the whole set for themselves. We ended up with 13 games but 5 of them are in February! Blackhawks Tuesday that should be awesome!
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Day 19 AF done! In the Feb. home stretch -only 4 more AF days for me and then I fly out to visit the in-laws for a three day family group event. I've been told there will be no cooking permitted and we're all eating out. Feels like a kidnapping event already....kidding...but I am trying not to imagine stress that hasn't happened. Let me visualize that all will go wonderfully, that I will have 1 drink with meals and not buy any bottles except for Pellegrino. And a chocolate candy stash in my handbag for emergencies! Preparation is key
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Makes me smile to see so many faces stepping in here for our last week of February. *waving to @RubyRed427. How is your year going so far?
My mind set has changed so much over the past few years in relation to drinking. I have a planned one night get a way this week. In the past I would have packed the drinking cooler first, making sure we had plenty to keep us happy for the evening. Now...I think more as to wardrobe and not forgetting to take the cell phone chargers. Still loving the "new me" even after two years of posting here.
Crush it this week!7 -
Feb accountability ~ 23
No Alcohol: 10 days
Alcohol: 13 days (38 drinks)
Goal: AF days 3 per week / 12 per month
You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. MaxwellIncluding January in my weekly view.Feb 17 - AF Book Club
Jan 27 - AF
Jan 28 - AF
Jan 29 - 1 Torchy’s Tini
Jan 30 - AF
Jan 31 - AF
Feb 1 - 2 beers @ fishing camp
Feb 2 - 1 beer, 2 Ice @ fishing camp
4 AF days out of 7 this week!
Feb 3 - AF
Feb 4 - 4 glasses of wine (split 2 bottles wine)
Feb 5 - AF
Feb 6 - AF @ Bunco 2nd time this year!
Feb 7 - 4 glasses of wine (split 2 bottles of wine)
Feb 8 - AF
Feb 9 - 2 glasses of wine
4 AF days this week!
Challenging couple of weeks ahead
Feb 10 - AF
Feb 11 - AF
Feb 12 - 1 glass wine
Feb 13 - 3 glasses wine
This weekend will be even more challenging at the fishing camp. My sister is bringing cosmos, my son & his wife are bringing drinks, my aunt & uncle are always heavily supplied from bloody marys in the morning to stiffer drinks in the afternoon & evening, and then the perpetual big 5pm cocktail hour looking out over the water.
Feb 14 - AF @ fishing camp. When we arrived late that evening everyone had a drink in hand. I stuck with water and lo and behold I was the only one that spilled my drink!
Feb 15 - 1 bloody mary, 1 cosmos, 2 wine, 2 prosecco @ fishing camp Celebrating my Mom’s 84 birthday with her 2 sisters (1 visiting from Florida) that also have February birthdays. Dinner party for 14.
Feb 16 - 3 wine @ fishing camp
3 AF days this week but not sure it makes up for all the drinks!
Feb 18 - AF
Feb 19 - 2 glasses wine AF Book Club
Feb 20 - 3 glasses wine Alumnae Meeting at my home. 7 bottles of wine were passed to me via the Wine Kitty OH NO
Feb 21 - 3 glasses wine
Feb 22 - 2 glasses wine
Feb 23 - AF
b]3 AF days this week[/b]
No challenging days foreseen in the rest of the month.4 -
17 days out of 24 AF! Going to see the rest of Feb sober....5
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Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on Friday & Saturday! Consistently be AF 5 days a week.
January outcome- 15 AF / 27 days.
FEB 1- AF 😊
FEB 2- AF 😁
FEB 3- AF
FEB 4- AF
FEB 5- AF
FEB 6- AF
FEB 7- 1 Drink (Friday)
FEB 8- 2 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 9- AF
FEB 10- AF
FEB 11- AF
FEB 12- AF
FEB 13- AF 😁
FEB 14- 2 Drinks (Friday)
FEB 15- 1.5 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 16- 1 Drink
FEB 17- 1 Drink
FEB 18- AF
FEB 19- AF
FEB 20- 1 Drink
FEB 21- 4 Drinks
FEB 22- 4 Drinks
FEB 23- AF
Daily note: Had one extra drink on Thursday. My weekend out of town with my husband was so much fun!! Now it's time to get serious about racking up mre of those AF days!
14 AF / 23 Days6 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
Short month, so this might be challenging.
I had 18AF days for January
Saturday February 1 - AF - Superbowl party tomorrow (yes, we Canadians love it too) so not planning to be AF. I am planning to intersperse glasses of water between drinks, and I have 1 cold no-alcohol beer to take with me to the party.
Sunday February 2 - Drinks and too much fattening food, but very fun. Shakira and JLo were great!
Monday February 3 - AF - Felt a bit rough this morning until I had my lemon water.
Tuesday February 4 - AF - It is my designated drinks day, but I also am trying to have 2AF days in a row in between, so abstained.
Wednesday February 5 - 3 drinks
Thursday February 6 - AF
Friday Feb 7 - AF - The weight is finally coming down after Superbowl. We have a big event here in town next weekend, Winter Blitzville, the second annual. They close off the downtown and snowmobiles flip in the air over ramps, there are live bands, bbqs on the main street, fireworks etc. Many people will come back and forth from my house over the course of the day and night (I live right downtown) and I will put a giant pot of mulled wine on the stove for people coming and going to use the washroom and warm up a bit. I am going to try for only 2 drink days before then, because I will for sure want to indulge in some Mulled Wine. Guess that I will need to clean my house a bit lol.
Saturday Feb 08 - AF - It was a planned day for drinks, but I wasn't feeling that well, so wanted to give my body a fighting chance.
Sunday Feb 09 - AF - I was going to have Champagne to watch the Oscars, but didn't. OMG, 4 AF days in a row!! Second time ever
Monday Feb 10 - AF - My first time to 5 AF days in a row. Planned drinks day tomorrow.
Tuesday Feb 11 - 3 drinks - I thought that they might hit me after 5 AF days, but surprisingly they didn't. Hmm. Big dinner I guess.
Wednesday Feb 12 - AF - Even though I didn't feel "buzzed" last night, I still felt a bit rough today. Planning on AF until Mulled Wine on Saturday.
Thursday Feb 13 - AF - Still didn't feel well today, but got through the work day and wasn't up to having drinks.
Friday Feb 14 - AF - I did have very small 1/2 teaspoon tastes of the mulled wine to adjust the sugar, cloves etc. while the vat was simmering - possibly an ounce altogether, but I am not counting that. Tomorrow I will be having some with guests.
Saturday Feb 15 - Mulled Wine, a bunch of small servings.
Sunday Feb 16 - AF - planning on AF tomorrow also.
Monday Feb 17 = AF
Tuesday Feb 18 - 3 drinks.
Wednesday Feb 19 - AF - Planning on AF tomorrow also.
Thursday Feb 20 - AF - I am still feeling the after effects of that cold/flu that I had, still sniffling and coughing. I have so much mulled wine left from the weekend and it might have served as an antihistamine, but I am on a new path to make sure that I have at least 2AF days in between, so didn't have any. Nyquil or Neo Citran will suffice before bed so that I can lay down without being stuffed up.
Friday Feb 21 - AF - Sitting at 750 calories for the day, so I need to find a way to consume some more. This never happens when I have alcohol of course (think a vat of pistachio nuts to accompany the booze). Stuffed up, so not too interested in food. Happy to have hit the lower portion of my monthly goal with so many days left!! I am likely going to have some mulled wine tomorrow.
Saturday Feb 22 - 1 glass of mulled wine in the afternoon. It felt really nice for my cold that returned this week, temporary antihistamine, delicious, and warm.
Sunday Feb 23 - AF
Monday Feb 24 - AF
Running tally - 18AF days out of 24 days so far4 -
1 - 330ml beer, 250ml wine
2 - AF
3 - AF
4 - AF
5 - AF
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - 330ml Belgian beer (11%)
9 - AF
10 - AF
11 - AF
12 - AF
13 - AF
14 - AF
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - AF
18 - AF
19 - AF
20 - AF
21 - 3 glasses of wine
22 - AF
23 - AF
24 - AF
I'm only expecting one more drinking day this month (friday) which will make this my best month since October when I didn't drink at all. Quite pleased with that.
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Highly stressful work day, happy to say no wine in sight! Another AF day for me.5
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Day 20 AF done! What a mind game this is for sure. Doing a lot of online reading about the science behind cravings. It's interesting a lot focuses on the body trying to rebalance it's chemicals. If I give into a craving even if it's eating sweets and popcorn, I am really only "reinforcing" that pattern with the end result that craving will come pay me a visit the following day! So if I really want those late afternoon and evening cravings to go away, I do have to do something different.
For me, the strategy that didn't work before shouldn't be repeated. I need to keeping introducing something new.
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Hi fellow less alcohol people, Well, I sort of fell off the wagon last week. There was a major seafood and wine festival in my town, and I volunteered one day for a free pass. The wine was so good, and I love wine, and then there was an after-party thing going on. Anyway. I'm committed to being AF for the rest of the month, and I feel confident that I am drinking less overall than I have been.
Feb 1: 2 drinks (2 glasses of wine, birthday hotel weekend away!)
Feb 2: 1 drink (1 glass of champagne, celebrating the fact that I bought my kids a pony).
Feb 3: AF
Feb 4: AF
Feb 5: AF
Feb 6: AF
Feb 7: 1 drink (1 glass of wine)
Feb 8: 2 drinks (2 glasses of wine)
Feb 9: AF
Feb 10: 2 drinks (2 glasses of wine, at a work training and had to make small talk at a mandatory social event)
Feb 11: AF
Feb 12: AF proud of myself for this particular stretch as I am still at the working training, and there are still mandatory awkward social events).
Feb 13: 3 drinks (work event social stuff)
Feb 14: 1 drink (glass of wine)
Feb 15: AF
Feb 16:: 3 drinks (playing board games with my husband)
Feb 17: 1 drink (beer)
Feb 18: AF
Feb 19: AF
Feb 20: AF
Feb 21: waaaaay too many (seafood and wine festival)
Feb 22: AF
Feb 23: 2 glasses of wine
Feb 24: AF
So far in Feb: 13/24 AF days
So- it's not great, but I'm over 50% with my AF days at least!6 -
Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on Friday & Saturday! Consistently be AF 5 days a week.
January outcome- 15 AF / 27 days.
FEB 1- AF 😊
FEB 2- AF 😁
FEB 3- AF
FEB 4- AF
FEB 5- AF
FEB 6- AF
FEB 7- 1 Drink (Friday)
FEB 8- 2 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 9- AF
FEB 10- AF
FEB 11- AF
FEB 12- AF
FEB 13- AF 😁
FEB 14- 2 Drinks (Friday)
FEB 15- 1.5 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 16- 1 Drink
FEB 17- 1 Drink
FEB 18- AF
FEB 19- AF
FEB 20- 1 Drink
FEB 21- 4 Drinks
FEB 22- 4 Drinks
FEB 23- AF
FEB 24- AF
Daily note:
15 AF / 24 Days5 -
22AF/25 Days of February
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7/10 AF days here. Have a planned drinking night tomorrow, which gave me the push I needed to not drink tonight.6
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1 - 330ml beer, 250ml wine
2 - AF
3 - AF
4 - AF
5 - AF
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - 330ml Belgian beer (11%)
9 - AF
10 - AF
11 - AF
12 - AF
13 - AF
14 - AF
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - AF
18 - AF
19 - AF
20 - AF
21 - 3 glasses of wine
22 - AF
23 - AF
24 - AF
25 - AF
A slight change to my plans might lead to an extra drinking day today - I'm a last minute stand in for a colleague at a conference with an overnight stay. Trying to think of strategies to stay away from the bar!3 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
Short month, so this might be challenging.
I had 18AF days for January
Saturday February 1 - AF - Superbowl party tomorrow (yes, we Canadians love it too) so not planning to be AF. I am planning to intersperse glasses of water between drinks, and I have 1 cold no-alcohol beer to take with me to the party.
Sunday February 2 - Drinks and too much fattening food, but very fun. Shakira and JLo were great!
Monday February 3 - AF - Felt a bit rough this morning until I had my lemon water.
Tuesday February 4 - AF - It is my designated drinks day, but I also am trying to have 2AF days in a row in between, so abstained.
Wednesday February 5 - 3 drinks
Thursday February 6 - AF
Friday Feb 7 - AF - The weight is finally coming down after Superbowl. We have a big event here in town next weekend, Winter Blitzville, the second annual. They close off the downtown and snowmobiles flip in the air over ramps, there are live bands, bbqs on the main street, fireworks etc. Many people will come back and forth from my house over the course of the day and night (I live right downtown) and I will put a giant pot of mulled wine on the stove for people coming and going to use the washroom and warm up a bit. I am going to try for only 2 drink days before then, because I will for sure want to indulge in some Mulled Wine. Guess that I will need to clean my house a bit lol.
Saturday Feb 08 - AF - It was a planned day for drinks, but I wasn't feeling that well, so wanted to give my body a fighting chance.
Sunday Feb 09 - AF - I was going to have Champagne to watch the Oscars, but didn't. OMG, 4 AF days in a row!! Second time ever
Monday Feb 10 - AF - My first time to 5 AF days in a row. Planned drinks day tomorrow.
Tuesday Feb 11 - 3 drinks - I thought that they might hit me after 5 AF days, but surprisingly they didn't. Hmm. Big dinner I guess.
Wednesday Feb 12 - AF - Even though I didn't feel "buzzed" last night, I still felt a bit rough today. Planning on AF until Mulled Wine on Saturday.
Thursday Feb 13 - AF - Still didn't feel well today, but got through the work day and wasn't up to having drinks.
Friday Feb 14 - AF - I did have very small 1/2 teaspoon tastes of the mulled wine to adjust the sugar, cloves etc. while the vat was simmering - possibly an ounce altogether, but I am not counting that. Tomorrow I will be having some with guests.
Saturday Feb 15 - Mulled Wine, a bunch of small servings.
Sunday Feb 16 - AF - planning on AF tomorrow also.
Monday Feb 17 = AF
Tuesday Feb 18 - 3 drinks.
Wednesday Feb 19 - AF - Planning on AF tomorrow also.
Thursday Feb 20 - AF - I am still feeling the after effects of that cold/flu that I had, still sniffling and coughing. I have so much mulled wine left from the weekend and it might have served as an antihistamine, but I am on a new path to make sure that I have at least 2AF days in between, so didn't have any. Nyquil or Neo Citran will suffice before bed so that I can lay down without being stuffed up.
Friday Feb 21 - AF - Sitting at 750 calories for the day, so I need to find a way to consume some more. This never happens when I have alcohol of course (think a vat of pistachio nuts to accompany the booze). Stuffed up, so not too interested in food. Happy to have hit the lower portion of my monthly goal with so many days left!! I am likely going to have some mulled wine tomorrow.
Saturday Feb 22 - 1 glass of mulled wine in the afternoon. It felt really nice for my cold that returned this week, temporary antihistamine, delicious, and warm.
Sunday Feb 23 - AF
Monday Feb 24 - AF
Tuesday Feb 25 - 2 drinks. I usually have 3, but the 2 really hit me harder than usual, maybe I didn't have enough to eat. Drunk is never the intent, I like a nice relaxing feeling and enjoy the taste but don't like feeling drunk. It was a stressful Tuesday, and 1 1/2 of those drinks were really lovely. All good now, 2 glasses of water since, and soon bedtime.
Running tally - 18AF days out of 25 days so far7 -
19 days AF out of 26!4
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Day 21 AF done! Two more days to go!
Still feeling a bit hungover/queasy in the morning without drinking, how strange. Read gut flora imbalances can happen after one stops drinking, so going to try probiotics and drinking more water during the day. Also revamping my diet to eat healthier and reduce cravings. Read cravings for alcohol and sweets happen due to imbalances with "happy" hormones serotonin and dopamine. And this can go on for awhile after stopping drinking. Beneficial foods, raw when possible, are avocados, nuts, turkey and salmon, bananas, sunflower seeds, raw spinach, red cabbage, parsley, and dark chocolate. Getting some sunshine was also suggested. I'm going to try this out of curiosity.4
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