Less Alcohol - MARCH 2020 - One Day at a Time
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7:59 am in Vegas another 24,I guess one positive in being stuck at home is I can sleep in a bit 😆 @LoveyChar the noodles look great I need to try some new recipes like that, 4 days off drinking but I'm STILL feeling hungover, I drank soooo much I just can't even believe it or maybe not as much as I used to but being sober for 8 months it hit me harder, I have no clue but I need my foggy head to clear, I'm sure I depleted my already low iron during that fest as well maybe that's another reason I feel shiity, @MissMay I'm sorry about your business 😢 so you can understand my situation and the boat I'm in, it's just really hard, waves to the gang and wishes for a wonderful day 💗
A sports drink might help a little if your electrolytes are also low. I have never had a 4 day-er before. The last time I overdid it was early last year and it was a 2 day. I think at the time it had been 2 months since drinking.
Based on your experience though I have to be really careful whenever my next time is. My streak just passed the 11 month mark and with my vacation being cancelled and wanting not to drink during this virus situation I guess I am heading for the year mark. The length of this streak was not intentional. Things just kept getting in the way which is a funny thing to say since it was once that drinking got in the way of other things.7 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I had 18AF days for January
I had a surprising (and record setting for me) 21AF days for the short month of February!
Sunday March 01 - AF - The month kind of came in like a lamb out West.
Monday March 02 - AF -
Tuesday March 03 - AF - It is my designated drink day, and I felt like having drinks but decided not to today.
Wednesday March 04 - AF
Thursday March 05 - 3 drinks
Friday March 06 - AF - Felt like having a few drinks, but didn't because of my recent 2AF days in a row rule.
Saturday March 07 - 3 drinks
Sunday March 08 - AF
Monday March 09 - AF - Going to be AF for at least a few days, I have lots going on this week.
Tuesday March 10 - AF - Stressful work day, my usual drinks day, maybe later in the week.
Wednesday March 11 - AF - Early morning tomorrow, so no drinks tonight.
Thursday March 12 - AF -
Friday March 13 - 3 drinks
Saturday March 14 - AF.
Sunday March 15 - Drinks.
Monday March 16 - AF
Tuesday March 17 - 2 drinks.
Wednesday March 18 - 3 drinks - my post is getting a bit long, I will delete some of it...
Thursday March 19 - 3 drinks. I was just being self-indulgent. Time to rack up more AF days soon.
Friday March 20 - 3 drinks. Self indulgence continues.
Saturday March 21 - 3 drinks. Just about ready to get back on the AF bandwagon although I am not sure really why. At least for a couple of days.
Sunday March 22- AF - Glad to have a motivator to make me AF for at least a couple of days - I have a telephone job interview Tuesday morning at 7am, so I want to be as fresh as possible. Not a great paying job, but there are benefits and stock options which is more important to me at this stage. Garden Centre for Home Depot here in town. Inching toward that 16-20 AF days for the month.
Monday March 23 - AF - Lots of fresh air today, early to bed and getting up very early to be awake and functioning for my 7am telephone interview (thinking that it must be someone in the East to whom that is 9am). I will Zumba first to get some oxygen to my brain : - )
Tuesday March 24 - 3 drinks, hours ago. I was up at 4am to prepare for the phone interview. It went great. So many posts here that have touched my heart.
Wednesday March 25 - AF - Really felt like having drinks, but need to get back to that spacing of at least 2 days AF in between.
15 AF days out of 25 days6 -
Hoping that as we all have to slow down our busy lives that we can find some joy. Going for a walk is productive. We have all been so ramped up for so long this is a weird new way of living, but we can maybe gain some insight through the solitude. Lots of soul searching could happen. We are all so much more than our careers, we will define ourselves by other qualities right now.
We are lucky to live in a time with internet!6 -
23 AF days/25....goal today is to re-fuel my happiness tank. No energy to run today so will go for a hike. Limit the poisonous news and get outside first and focus on the blooming desert plants and look for animals. We usually have bunnies and quail but as the weather warms we start to see coyote and javelina families.6
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13/26 AF days...50% that’s not too bad. Feb was better but I ain’t beating myself up about it! I’m still eating well and been active.8
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7:30 am in Vegas another 24 💖 hope everyone has a wonderful day and stay safe and healthy friends!10
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Good afternoon to all you lovely individuals.
Taking a long hard look at the one portion of the thread name. -One day at a time-. Very powerful.
Day 25th of March. 24 days AF
(I added together the 3 non-consecutive days of having 4 ounces of beer, to make it one 12 ounce standard drink. Is that wrong?)7 -
Good afternoon to all you lovely individuals.
Taking a long hard look at the one portion of the thread name. -One day at a time-. Very powerful.
Day 25th of March. 24 days AF
(I added together the 3 non-consecutive days of having 4 ounces of beer, to make it one 12 ounce standard drink. Is that wrong?)
It sure beats going the other way around and getting a huge cup and calling it a single drink <- I have been guilty of that.8 -
I'm still finding my relationship with alcohol. That relationship has both "drink less" periods practicing moderation and AF periods.
The best parts
Not wasting a weekend day on a hangover!
Not worrying about driving/DD/leaving a car/Uber
Saves money
Saves calories
More control
Better memory of fun times
The hardest parts:
Problem: so many social things involve booze.
Solution: if you don't talk about it, usually no one cares if it's booze or soda water. Any mention tends to make people defensive. It's less enjoyable once people start getting wasted, but the value goes down then too. Go anyway! (When you are able to control yourself)
Problem: Alcohol was my only real treat. I don't like soda, juice much, or many sweets/desserts. If I want something special to taste, it's alcohol.
Solutions:
1. enjoying the day is treat enough
2. Less/no alcohol has somewhat increased my sweet tooth. Splurging on a piece of pizza or dessert is still less calories than a drink or 6.
3. "Special" NA drinks. Soda water with fresh squeezed citrus (I squeeze a bunch and save in ice cube trays), virgin mojitos, Fre Brut with oj is indistinguishable from a real mimosa (5 person blind test), Ariel Cabernet (does NOT taste like normal wine but has deep dryish satisfying flavor, all of the antioxidants, and 150 calories a bottle 😮), Run Wild NA IPA (I wouldn't have known it was fake if you hadn't told me, but all 3 of us did pick it out in a blind test compared to a normal IPA. Far and away better than any na beer I've ever tried).
if more of these options were available out, I think I might be ready to pull the trigger on a 100% AF lifestyle.
Note on the wine/beer substitutes. My first break from alcohol in my adult life was 50+ days, and it was hard. About 30 days in, I tried the Ariel wine at a weekend getaway with friends. It wasn't enough for me to break my dry spell, but it seriously triggered cravings. My mind thought it was going to get the nice buzz from that taste, and it WANTED it. The last 2, month long breaks, I wasn't triggered at all by the substitutes. It was nice to have something nice to drink. Nice to look/feel part of the group. I highly suggest them only once you are no longer struggling with strong cravings or just to space out "the real thing". I've also had a drink or two then switched for the evening so that I could drive home.
I hope this helps some of you. I hope you don't mind me lurking even though I'm not completely on the wagon. I like reading your stories and your tips, and apply what makes sense. A lovely AF day to you 😘
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As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I had 18 AF days for January
I had a surprising (and record setting for me) 21AF days for the short month of February!
Sunday March 01 - AF - The month kind of came in like a lamb out West.
Monday March 02 - AF -
Tuesday March 03 - AF - It is my designated drink day, and I felt like having drinks but decided not to today.
Wednesday March 04 - AF
Thursday March 05 - 3 drinks
Friday March 06 - AF - Felt like having a few drinks, but didn't because of my recent 2AF days in a row rule.
Saturday March 07 - 3 drinks
Sunday March 08 - AF
Monday March 09 - AF - Going to be AF for at least a few days, I have lots going on this week.
Tuesday March 10 - AF - Stressful work day, my usual drinks day, maybe later in the week.
Wednesday March 11 - AF - Early morning tomorrow, so no drinks tonight.
Thursday March 12 - AF -
Friday March 13 - 3 drinks
Saturday March 14 - AF.
Sunday March 15 - Drinks.
Monday March 16 - AF
Tuesday March 17 - 2 drinks.
Wednesday March 18 - 3 drinks - my post is getting a bit long, I will delete some of it...
Thursday March 19 - 3 drinks. I was just being self-indulgent. Time to rack up more AF days soon.
Friday March 20 - 3 drinks. Self indulgence continues.
Saturday March 21 - 3 drinks. Just about ready to get back on the AF bandwagon although I am not sure really why. At least for a couple of days.
Sunday March 22- AF - Glad to have a motivator to make me AF for at least a couple of days - I have a telephone job interview Tuesday morning at 7am, so I want to be as fresh as possible. Not a great paying job, but there are benefits and stock options which is more important to me at this stage. Garden Centre for Home Depot here in town. Inching toward that 16-20 AF days for the month.
Monday March 23 - AF - Lots of fresh air today, early to bed and getting up very early to be awake and functioning for my 7am telephone interview (thinking that it must be someone in the East to whom that is 9am). I will Zumba first to get some oxygen to my brain : - )
Tuesday March 24 - 3 drinks, hours ago. I was up at 4am to prepare for the phone interview. It went great. So many posts here that have touched my heart.
Wednesday March 25 - AF - Really felt like having drinks, but need to get back to that spacing of at least 2 days AF in between.
Thursday March 26 - AF - Slid to that 16th day somehow. 5 drinks days in a row this month, I haven't done that in so long. These are not normal times, I have definitely cut myself some slack.
16 AF days out of 26 days5 -
@whitpauly and @MissMay
I hope that you are both doing okay after having to stop working. It takes a bit to sink in no doubt, but hope that you can both consider it a holiday or vacation time.
With everything closed at least there is nothing to spend money on.
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@LoveyChar
Lol, thank you for the compliment. Really wrinkling up around the eyes as I age, and they are seriously drooping over, it is a wonder that I can see! I am taking that better than I thought that I would. It is what it is.
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24 AF days/ 26 days. Happy Friday! Today I have 2 planned skype sessions with friends. Gotta make time to socialize. Thank goodness for Youtube and Skype and Facebook, and all the other technologies out there.5
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@LoveyChar
Lol, thank you for the compliment. Really wrinkling up around the eyes as I age, and they are seriously drooping over, it is a wonder that I can see! I am taking that better than I thought that I would. It is what it is.
You are so sweet!
I treated myself to 2 gift sets of Meaningful beauty 😆 figure if the world's gonna end I'm gonna look good during it,stuff is expensive but seems to work for my ugly turkey neck🙄 6:51 am in Vegas another 24,have a fabulous day all8 -
I swear I don’t even know what day it is anymore! I’m trying to make spring cleaning a slow steady pace instead of a giant project that leaves me exhausted for a few days afterwards. So far got through mounds of paperwork and old filing, one son’s room and my bathroom. Felt great to throw out all those expired products! All shiny and clean!
On the alcohol front, it’s one step forward, two back. Being thrown off my routine is making it hard for me to stay on plan. But it’s almost April, and that’s a good reset in my book. Onward!9 -
2nd drinking day of the month last night - another virtual pub session. I had a week of stress about my job (I’m lucky in many ways, I can work from home and I found out yesterday that I do still have a job, albeit possibly with a 10% pay cut) but my boss was laid off during the week and there was a bit of uncertainty as to whether it applied to us too for a while. So I opened one of the bottles of wine I got for Christmas and had a couple of glasses. I’ll finish the bottle over the course of the weekend (and I think 2 nights of 1 glass each is maybe better than drinking the rest in one go) but then try to stay af through to next weekend.8
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As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I had 18 AF days for January
I had a surprising (and record setting for me) 21AF days for the short month of February!
Sunday March 01 - AF - The month kind of came in like a lamb out West.
Monday March 02 - AF -
Tuesday March 03 - AF - It is my designated drink day, and I felt like having drinks but decided not to today.
Wednesday March 04 - AF
Thursday March 05 - 3 drinks
Friday March 06 - AF - Felt like having a few drinks, but didn't because of my recent 2AF days in a row rule.
Saturday March 07 - 3 drinks
Sunday March 08 - AF
Monday March 09 - AF - Going to be AF for at least a few days, I have lots going on this week.
Tuesday March 10 - AF - Stressful work day, my usual drinks day, maybe later in the week.
Wednesday March 11 - AF - Early morning tomorrow, so no drinks tonight.
Thursday March 12 - AF -
Friday March 13 - 3 drinks
Saturday March 14 - AF.
Sunday March 15 - Drinks.
Monday March 16 - AF
Tuesday March 17 - 2 drinks.
Wednesday March 18 - 3 drinks - my post is getting a bit long, I will delete some of it...
Thursday March 19 - 3 drinks. I was just being self-indulgent. Time to rack up more AF days soon.
Friday March 20 - 3 drinks. Self indulgence continues.
Saturday March 21 - 3 drinks. Just about ready to get back on the AF bandwagon although I am not sure really why. At least for a couple of days.
Sunday March 22- AF - Glad to have a motivator to make me AF for at least a couple of days - I have a telephone job interview Tuesday morning at 7am, so I want to be as fresh as possible. Not a great paying job, but there are benefits and stock options which is more important to me at this stage. Garden Centre for Home Depot here in town. Inching toward that 16-20 AF days for the month.
Monday March 23 - AF - Lots of fresh air today, early to bed and getting up very early to be awake and functioning for my 7am telephone interview (thinking that it must be someone in the East to whom that is 9am). I will Zumba first to get some oxygen to my brain : - )
Tuesday March 24 - 3 drinks, hours ago. I was up at 4am to prepare for the phone interview. It went great. So many posts here that have touched my heart.
Wednesday March 25 - AF - Really felt like having drinks, but need to get back to that spacing of at least 2 days AF in between.
Thursday March 26 - AF - Slid to that 16th day somehow. 5 drinks days in a row this month, I haven't done that in so long. These are not normal times, I have definitely cut myself some slack.
Friday March 27 - 3 drinks - Not planned
16 AF days out of 27 days5 -
I swear I don’t even know what day it is anymore! I’m trying to make spring cleaning a slow steady pace instead of a giant project that leaves me exhausted for a few days afterwards. So far got through mounds of paperwork and old filing, one son’s room and my bathroom. Felt great to throw out all those expired products! All shiny and clean!
On the alcohol front, it’s one step forward, two back. Being thrown off my routine is making it hard for me to stay on plan. But it’s almost April, and that’s a good reset in my book. Onward!
I'm with you and April will be a fresh start! Hopefully for alot of things not only Al,6:50 am in Vegas another 24 💖 hope everyone has a wonderful day7 -
25 AF days/27 days. Hitting the hiking trails shortly....time to make this a good weekend....4
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Amen to the Spring cleaning, and yes, my basement is looking much better, thank you. I have a 6 foot high A shaped oak wine rack that holds 160 bottles, purchased from the estate of a Maryland winemaker decades ago. Never been full, especially now. I threw an old sheet over it before attacking the rest of the basement. Out of sight...out of mind. Yeah, I wish.
One thing I'm doing to keep sane [everything is relative] is make a list of all the things that I WILL do later. All those unseen museums, the gym, the library, going back to being the neighborhood "muffin lady", finally going to that Jamaican restaurant for curry goat, resuming volunteering at the Thursday Food Bank, actually spending money on that $16 per pound cheese that's supposed to pair perfectly with a bottle of wine I already have, getting a new pair of glasses...the list goes on.
And "When this cruel war is over"...I'm gonna rip that *kitten* sheet off that wine rack !!7 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I had 18 AF days for January
I had a surprising (and record setting for me) 21AF days for the short month of February!
Sunday March 01 - AF - The month kind of came in like a lamb out West.
Monday March 02 - AF -
Tuesday March 03 - AF - It is my designated drink day, and I felt like having drinks but decided not to today.
Wednesday March 04 - AF
Thursday March 05 - 3 drinks
Friday March 06 - AF - Felt like having a few drinks, but didn't because of my recent 2AF days in a row rule.
Saturday March 07 - 3 drinks
Sunday March 08 - AF
Monday March 09 - AF - Going to be AF for at least a few days, I have lots going on this week.
Tuesday March 10 - AF - Stressful work day, my usual drinks day, maybe later in the week.
Wednesday March 11 - AF - Early morning tomorrow, so no drinks tonight.
Thursday March 12 - AF -
Friday March 13 - 3 drinks
Saturday March 14 - AF.
Sunday March 15 - Drinks.
Monday March 16 - AF
Tuesday March 17 - 2 drinks.
Wednesday March 18 - 3 drinks - my post is getting a bit long, I will delete some of it...
Thursday March 19 - 3 drinks. I was just being self-indulgent. Time to rack up more AF days soon.
Friday March 20 - 3 drinks. Self indulgence continues.
Saturday March 21 - 3 drinks. Just about ready to get back on the AF bandwagon although I am not sure really why. At least for a couple of days.
Sunday March 22- AF - Glad to have a motivator to make me AF for at least a couple of days - I have a telephone job interview Tuesday morning at 7am, so I want to be as fresh as possible. Not a great paying job, but there are benefits and stock options which is more important to me at this stage. Garden Centre for Home Depot here in town. Inching toward that 16-20 AF days for the month.
Monday March 23 - AF - Lots of fresh air today, early to bed and getting up very early to be awake and functioning for my 7am telephone interview (thinking that it must be someone in the East to whom that is 9am). I will Zumba first to get some oxygen to my brain : - )
Tuesday March 24 - 3 drinks, hours ago. I was up at 4am to prepare for the phone interview. It went great. So many posts here that have touched my heart.
Wednesday March 25 - AF - Really felt like having drinks, but need to get back to that spacing of at least 2 days AF in between.
Thursday March 26 - AF - Slid to that 16th day somehow. 5 drinks days in a row this month, I haven't done that in so long. These are not normal times, I have definitely cut myself some slack.
Friday March 27 - 3 drinks - Not planned.
Saturday March 28 - AF - That was not easy.
17 AF days out of 28 days6 -
26 AF days/28 days. The outdoors was great yesterday, put in 3 hours on the trails and ran much of it. Today will do the same.5
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Hi Everyone...I've been lurking this month, but want to give everyone a virtual hug. I'm taking a break from drinking, which in some ways is much easier, and in others, makes me feel like a 5-year old who wants her candy, dammit! A fight and having the flu a month ago was the catalyst. I got the flu bad--I don't want to do anything that compromises my immune system anymore. But I can't always stick to one or 2 drinks. I will NEVER drink like a "normal" person. I know that. Have to admit that if my partner weren't a factor, I would have caved. Because this girl will use whatever as an excuse to drink. And we have a doozy of an excuse now.
Anyway, if anyone is out of work and wants their resume looked over or any interviewing tips (or a mock Skype interview--love those)--I've been on both ends of this situation and would be happy to help (in exchange for t.p.--jk!). Stay strong and healthy.
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Good morning everyone.
I have created our April thread
Here is the link
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10790403/less-alcohol-april-2020-one-day-at-a-time#latest3 -
Good morning everyone.
I have created our April thread here is the link https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10790403/less-alcohol-april-2020-one-day-at-a-time#latest
Thank goodness,this has been the longest March in history! Seems my days just crawl by without having my hairdresser job to go to🤷 7:09 am in Vegas another 24,stay safe out there my friends 💗5 -
Hello and a big wave to @mainelylisa it is so great to see you again. We have missed you.4
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As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I had 18 AF days for January
I had a surprising (and record setting for me) 21AF days for the short month of February!
Sunday March 01 - AF - The month kind of came in like a lamb out West.
Monday March 02 - AF -
Tuesday March 03 - AF - It is my designated drink day, and I felt like having drinks but decided not to today.
Wednesday March 04 - AF
Thursday March 05 - 3 drinks
Friday March 06 - AF - Felt like having a few drinks, but didn't because of my recent 2AF days in a row rule.
Saturday March 07 - 3 drinks
Sunday March 08 - AF
Monday March 09 - AF - Going to be AF for at least a few days, I have lots going on this week.
Tuesday March 10 - AF - Stressful work day, my usual drinks day, maybe later in the week.
Wednesday March 11 - AF - Early morning tomorrow, so no drinks tonight.
Thursday March 12 - AF -
Friday March 13 - 3 drinks
Saturday March 14 - AF.
Sunday March 15 - Drinks.
Monday March 16 - AF
Tuesday March 17 - 2 drinks.
Wednesday March 18 - 3 drinks - my post is getting a bit long, I will delete some of it...
Thursday March 19 - 3 drinks. I was just being self-indulgent. Time to rack up more AF days soon.
Friday March 20 - 3 drinks. Self indulgence continues.
Saturday March 21 - 3 drinks. Just about ready to get back on the AF bandwagon although I am not sure really why. At least for a couple of days.
Sunday March 22- AF - Glad to have a motivator to make me AF for at least a couple of days - I have a telephone job interview Tuesday morning at 7am, so I want to be as fresh as possible. Not a great paying job, but there are benefits and stock options which is more important to me at this stage. Garden Centre for Home Depot here in town. Inching toward that 16-20 AF days for the month.
Monday March 23 - AF - Lots of fresh air today, early to bed and getting up very early to be awake and functioning for my 7am telephone interview (thinking that it must be someone in the East to whom that is 9am). I will Zumba first to get some oxygen to my brain : - )
Tuesday March 24 - 3 drinks, hours ago. I was up at 4am to prepare for the phone interview. It went great. So many posts here that have touched my heart.
Wednesday March 25 - AF - Really felt like having drinks, but need to get back to that spacing of at least 2 days AF in between.
Thursday March 26 - AF - Slid to that 16th day somehow. 5 drinks days in a row this month, I haven't done that in so long. These are not normal times, I have definitely cut myself some slack.
Friday March 27 - 3 drinks - Not planned.
Saturday March 28 - AF - That was not easy.
Sunday March 29 - 2 1/2 drinks (last half is in the freezer lol). Again not planned, and missed my 2 AF in a row. AF tomorrow for sure!
17 AF days out of 29 days4 -
27 AF days/29 days. I start the day by counting my blessings and appreciating the people in my life and things that really matter.
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