Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time
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globalhiker wrote: »13 AF days/17 days. Starting to miscount over here. Is it just me - or is this month moving way too slowly?
Focus this weekend is so simple: try out 2 new recipes: mongolian beef and tandoori chicken thighs and finish the Netflix series "Money Heist"....maybe I'll lose myself in Youtube and explore 2021 hiking vacation possibilities....
Okay, now I want Mongolian Beef and Tandoori Chicken thighs.4 -
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!
18AF days for March
Onward to April : - )
Wednesday April 01 - AF
Thursday April 02 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but really determined to get back to at least 2AF days in between.
Friday April 03 - AF because I have a webinar in the morning that I want to be sharp for. Planned wine with a friend for her birthday - yes, we will stay 2 metres apart and likely outside.
Saturday April 04 - Drinks
Sunday April 05 - AF
Monday April 06 - AF
Tuesday April 07 - AF - My Tuesdays have changed, no longer working my tail off and stressed out for the first Tuesday "off". Normally my drinks day. I am really battling to get off the March weight gain, and I know that being more AF helps.
Wednesday April 08 - 3 drinks
Thursday April 09 - AF - I need to be AF again tomorrow so as to have at least 2AF days in between. It has been warm and beautiful here, but it is supposed to drop drastically for a week starting Saturday with more snow. I have done work in the garden hoping to get planting soon, but apparently I need to wait.
Friday April 10 - 3 drinks, broke my own rule of always 2AF days in a row. Just didn't have the willpower today I guess.
Saturday April 11 - AF
Sunday April 12 - AF
Monday April 13 - AF
Tuesday April 14 - AF - Tuesdays no longer stress me out because I don't go out to work anymore. I have time to work out more, prepare healthy food, get out on the trails everyday. I do work on my little Amazon business at home and have a learning seminar tomorrow morning early, so AF tonight so that I hopefully absorb a bunch.
Wednesday April 15 - AF - Planned drinks tomorrow. Hey, that was 5 AF days in a row!!
Thursday April 16 - 3 drinks
Friday April 17 - AF - Woke up 2 pounds heavier from having drinks. All the more reason to have lots of AF days. Having said that, I am invited for wine and cheese tomorrow afternoon on my friend's patio where we can stay 6 feet away easily. We'll see. I work very very hard at losing weight and really know that the less alcohol days the better for that.
Saturday April 18 - AF - It was rainy and grey today, so no sitting out on my friend's deck. Tomorrow will be AF also because I have joined a weight challenge that weighs Mondays, so that is my short term motivation to not drink on Sunday. (I seem to gain like 2 pounds the morning after drinking for some reason)
14AF days out of 18 days so far8 -
Still AF April and none since 3/22. I've been running even day this month. I usually have a sob story, usually. But for a change, a good change, I have none. I'm doing well...
@Beka3695 I'm never finished with one either. I'm stepping back, too, and thinking about everything whether it (complete sobriety) should be a life choice for me or not.
Hugs to everyone here...and have a great day...9 -
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Check-in #9 (as opposed to Day 9): I'm moving my check-ins to the A.M. since if I have been drinking I tend to blow-off the evening accountability check.
- Yesterday I was really angry with my husband for making a snarky remark about the one glass of wine I had the evening before last. He doesn't drink anymore, but not because he drank too much. He much prefers food, specifically sugar & carbohydrates, to ETOH. I refrain from bringing up his obesity, and all the co-morbitities associated with being 50-60lbs overweight and really out of shape, because I believe we all have our demons and we're all doing our best to manage them.
- So what happened yesterday? I was still angry so I drank a bottle of wine over the course of the afternoon to evening. Really smart, eh? "I'm mad at you, so I'm going to punish myself." Not hangover drinking. Just "I'll show you" drinking. I also had a late-night potato chip snacking binge.
- Today is new day. I've cooled off and he has backed off.
- BTW, I'm very grateful for this forum to be able to vent without feeling judged.
Namaste
(Just because I practice yoga doesn't mean I don't drink)
I used to LOVE afternoon drinking 😆 it was nice to get off work and just mellow or get stuff done I had been avoiding but the way I am I'd keep drinking til all the fun,escapy parts were gone and end up a mess,glad you two are getting along now💗 6:44 am in Vegas another 24 of not drinking,I sleep soooooo much better without a booze cruise,have a fabulous day all!9 -
14 AF days/18...I've been on the irritable side over here...time to recalibrate
I need to be kind to myself next few weeks. For now, need to let go of the diet for awhile and get outside for long walks and deep breaths. And get a small stash of dark chocolate. Usually dark chocolate with a good coffee fixes me.....8 -
Happy Sunday Morning!!! It is a rainy day in North Georgia - but still beautiful. Everything is bright green and fresh feeling!
I feel more in control today than I have in a couple weeks. Today is MINE!!!
Stay strong everyone!!11 -
Check-in #10: Beer X2 yesterday (my beloved IPA). Went for an hour walk. Trying to make that a daily habit along with yoga. Getting out the bike is next on the activity agenda.
@whitpauly: Thank you for your support. I started afternoon drinking in Alaska when I had to be in bed by 9:00pm-ish to get up at 5:00am for work. At least I've moved my start time back to evenings, have dramatically reduced my intake and lost 20lbs! Congrats on being so consistently AF!
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1 - AF
2 - AF
3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls
4 - AF
5 - 1 glass wine
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - AF
9 - AF
10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub.
11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride.
12 - AF
13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival
14 - AF
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - 1/2 bottle of wine
18 - AF
19 - AF. I surprised myself. I had half a bottle of wine left from Friday which I intended to drink tonight, and enough calories not to feel guilty about it, but I just didn't fancy it so I didn't drink it.
13/19 AF10 -
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!
18AF days for March
Onward to April : - )
Wednesday April 01 - AF
Thursday April 02 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but really determined to get back to at least 2AF days in between.
Friday April 03 - AF because I have a webinar in the morning that I want to be sharp for. Planned wine with a friend for her birthday - yes, we will stay 2 metres apart and likely outside.
Saturday April 04 - Drinks
Sunday April 05 - AF
Monday April 06 - AF
Tuesday April 07 - AF - My Tuesdays have changed, no longer working my tail off and stressed out for the first Tuesday "off". Normally my drinks day. I am really battling to get off the March weight gain, and I know that being more AF helps.
Wednesday April 08 - 3 drinks
Thursday April 09 - AF - I need to be AF again tomorrow so as to have at least 2AF days in between. It has been warm and beautiful here, but it is supposed to drop drastically for a week starting Saturday with more snow. I have done work in the garden hoping to get planting soon, but apparently I need to wait.
Friday April 10 - 3 drinks, broke my own rule of always 2AF days in a row. Just didn't have the willpower today I guess.
Saturday April 11 - AF
Sunday April 12 - AF
Monday April 13 - AF
Tuesday April 14 - AF - Tuesdays no longer stress me out because I don't go out to work anymore. I have time to work out more, prepare healthy food, get out on the trails everyday. I do work on my little Amazon business at home and have a learning seminar tomorrow morning early, so AF tonight so that I hopefully absorb a bunch.
Wednesday April 15 - AF - Planned drinks tomorrow. Hey, that was 5 AF days in a row!!
Thursday April 16 - 3 drinks
Friday April 17 - AF - Woke up 2 pounds heavier from having drinks. All the more reason to have lots of AF days. Having said that, I am invited for wine and cheese tomorrow afternoon on my friend's patio where we can stay 6 feet away easily. We'll see. I work very very hard at losing weight and really know that the less alcohol days the better for that.
Saturday April 18 - AF - It was rainy and grey today, so no sitting out on my friend's deck. Tomorrow will be AF also because I have joined a weight challenge that weighs Mondays, so that is my short term motivation to not drink on Sunday. (I seem to gain like 2 pounds the morning after drinking for some reason)
Sunday April 19 - Drinks on my friend's patio in the hot sun
14AF days out of 19 days so far8 -
This month seems to be dragging WICKED.
So being a Monday I am setting out for super motivation. Pushing forward and crossing off at least one thing on my to-do-list. Yesterday I was able to cross off three things on my list. WHOOPIE! 🎉
19 days~16 No Alcohol
Although I have only had 3/A days, still kinda pissed at myself for drinking an entire months worth of drinks within those first 3 days of April. Even during this covid-19 mess I don't want to fall back into horrible stress binge drinking, which can be so easy to do.
ACCOUNTABILITY is my mantra today.
Have a successful Monday gang.
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globalhiker wrote: »14 AF days/18...I've been on the irritable side over here...time to recalibrate
I need to be kind to myself next few weeks. For now, need to let go of the diet for awhile and get outside for long walks and deep breaths. And get a small stash of dark chocolate. Usually dark chocolate with a good coffee fixes me.....
Take care of yourself at this time,I've been very irritable and short with my family,I dunno if it's stress or just being around them so much 😆 that's when I know it's time to focus on myself and take better care of ME, sounds like you know it too💗 5:43 am in Vegas another 24, hope everyone has a wonderful day!5 -
15 AF days/19 days....Sunday was great...no fights with husband and no drinking too and no checking the news....spent the day removing paint off the concrete floor in our master bedroom with steaming tools and lots of scrapers. It's ready for us to lay travertine tile. So excited to be making progress..! Will post before and after when it's all done..6
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1 - AF
2 - AF
3 - 3 glasses of wine on 2 different 'virtual pub' video calls
4 - AF
5 - 1 glass wine
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - AF
9 - AF
10 - beer and wine. Virtual pub.
11 - beer in the sun in the garden after my bike ride.
12 - AF
13 - wine and beer at Street lockdown festival
14 - AF
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - 1/2 bottle of wine
18 - AF
19 - AF
20 - AF
14/20 AF4 -
Exhausted and sore today! I spent hours spring cleaning our basement. My house is all done with spring cleaning now! Just maintenance going forward.
I think in need to clean baseboards and vacuum behind furniture once a quarter, or it’s a disaster when I try to clean in the spring and takes forever.
Had half a glass of wine with dinner. So far 11/20 AF days.4 -
Is it only Monday?! That kind of day but I have so much to be grateful for so trying to focus on that. And taking a lot of deep breaths.
10 AF days so far this month
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Check-in #11: Busy today doing chores. Yesterday, not so much. And I drank two 12oz/375ml cans of "Underwood Sparkling Bubbles". That's the volume equivalent of 1 bottle of wine! Only 11% ETOH but still... The sun was out, the weather was warm, but not hot, the drinks were chilled. It tasted so refreshing and went down waaaay too easy. Need to be seriously mindful of that temptation from here on out.4
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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!
18AF days for March
Onward to April : - )
Wednesday April 01 - AF
Thursday April 02 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but really determined to get back to at least 2AF days in between.
Friday April 03 - AF because I have a webinar in the morning that I want to be sharp for. Planned wine with a friend for her birthday - yes, we will stay 2 metres apart and likely outside.
Saturday April 04 - Drinks
Sunday April 05 - AF
Monday April 06 - AF
Tuesday April 07 - AF - My Tuesdays have changed, no longer working my tail off and stressed out for the first Tuesday "off". Normally my drinks day. I am really battling to get off the March weight gain, and I know that being more AF helps.
Wednesday April 08 - 3 drinks
Thursday April 09 - AF - I need to be AF again tomorrow so as to have at least 2AF days in between. It has been warm and beautiful here, but it is supposed to drop drastically for a week starting Saturday with more snow. I have done work in the garden hoping to get planting soon, but apparently I need to wait.
Friday April 10 - 3 drinks, broke my own rule of always 2AF days in a row. Just didn't have the willpower today I guess.
Saturday April 11 - AF
Sunday April 12 - AF
Monday April 13 - AF
Tuesday April 14 - AF - Tuesdays no longer stress me out because I don't go out to work anymore. I have time to work out more, prepare healthy food, get out on the trails everyday. I do work on my little Amazon business at home and have a learning seminar tomorrow morning early, so AF tonight so that I hopefully absorb a bunch.
Wednesday April 15 - AF - Planned drinks tomorrow. Hey, that was 5 AF days in a row!!
Thursday April 16 - 3 drinks
Friday April 17 - AF - Woke up 2 pounds heavier from having drinks. All the more reason to have lots of AF days. Having said that, I am invited for wine and cheese tomorrow afternoon on my friend's patio where we can stay 6 feet away easily. We'll see. I work very very hard at losing weight and really know that the less alcohol days the better for that.
Saturday April 18 - AF - It was rainy and grey today, so no sitting out on my friend's deck. Tomorrow will be AF also because I have joined a weight challenge that weighs Mondays, so that is my short term motivation to not drink on Sunday. (I seem to gain like 2 pounds the morning after drinking for some reason)
Sunday April 19 - Drinks on my friend's patio in the hot sun after turning over and weeding 2/3 of my snap pea area.
Monday April 20 - AF - Finished the Snap Pea area, very hard work with a shovel, lots of bending, squatting, lunging. I would have enjoyed a drink (or 3), but need 2 AF days in a row at least, so tomorrow too.
15AF days out of 20 days so far6 -
I'm embarrassed, almost ashamed, that I am not experiencing the problems and deprivations that others are undergoing. SIL #2 calls me "the ultimate prepper " . I learned that early in life, so the issues of "shut downs & social distancing" don't affect me much. Quarterly visits and tons of e-mail keep me in touch with my children who do not live close, and the ones who do inhabit my "hood" are a constant source of irritation and inspiration.
My lawn tractor was released\delivered from SIL #2's storage facility today...upcoming weather has 5-6 days of rain forecast. Lovely. Hopefully I'll be able to see over the jungle to mow next week !!
Grocery delivery is awesome. Who knew that the kiddos who select my order give the same care to the selection of prime produce that I do. I may never store-shop again !!
Running kinda low on AF beer, but have an offer from someone to use my debit card & brave the wilds of in person shopping to get me a few cases....No relatives will allow someone of my advanced age to go near a beer store.
My state has begun to allow on line wine sales...catch as catch can...and after weeks of futility, I actually snagged an opportunity to get a half dozen bottles. That inspired me to go down cellar and uncork some Chianti. Probably not a good idea.
The lack of availability for replenishment has been a great motivation to simply not consume wine. So, WHEE!!, glug. glug. glug.
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Clicked on the "budget" app of my bank page...I'm spending 1/4 of my normal purchases lately. No retail therapy here !!
Mostly not drinking or thinking about drinking unless watching daily "briefings\ political rallys."..then have overwhelming need for mind numbing substances. CHANGE THE F'N CHANNEL !!
YOU ALL ARE SO BRAVE...KEEP ON KEEPING ON... SENDING SOCIALLY DISTANT HUGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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16 AF days/20 days.....I agree with @forestdweller1, the news briefings are indeed toxic...I am done hearing never-ending opinions (that serve no value but generate anxiety and depression and panic in the public) from both newspeople and leaders, their added drama becomes a drinking (and snacking) trigger indeed.
Determined today to flip my good mood switch to "ON" and keep it that way.....! News button going in "OFF" mode till evening....
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