Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time

mainelylisa

@Womona That looks delish! I'm breaking it apart and smooshing butter all over it in my head.

globalhiker

9 AF days/12 days....used up my last drinking pass and that's it for the month. Had a virtual meeting with my kids since they could not be here for Easter for the first time in like 28 years then afterwards had one of my husband's million calorie IPA beers....at least I had some delicious snowcrab melts to go with it.

Oh well, today is a NEW day and the goal is to make it a BETTER one....

@mainelylisa : your hair color came out good....!

MissMay

mainelylisa wrote: »

@Womona That looks delish! I'm breaking it apart and smooshing butter all over it in my head.

Wait a minute...who is this new hot red head that is posting? LISA! Your coloring my hair next. LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

mainelylisa

@MissMay You're cracking me up--this is not exactly the color I was going for, but thanks, and you know I'm less than 2 hours away...someday.

Man oh man, People. I'm wanting a bottle of wine like no one's business (I think I mixed similes there). I just want to plop on the sofa starting around noon and drink and watch mindless T.V. Which I know would lead to (well, getting fired if I made it a habit), and mindless eating and probably another bottle and then a horrific hangover. Kinda helps to write out the entire sequence of events, but I still WANT IT, dammit!

brittgreenlikethecolor88

I'm back at it again! Fell off the wagon diet/AF wise over the last 4 weeks and gained over 6 lbs in the process. I need to pull myself togther before summer!!

GOAL: Only drink on Friday and Saturday nights.

Womona

Beka3695 wrote: »

Another day alcohol free!
Food choices have not been the best today, but I didn’t drink!!!!!

Yesterday, I had a glass of alcohol removed wine. I did enjoy it. Good for a special occasion, but not for daily use. I don’t want to use this as a crutch.

Thoughts on alcohol removed wine?

I’ve never tried it. I fake my wine with seltzer and a little cranberry. Looks like a glass of rose, and I make sure to have it in a wine glass. I get the feel and experience, but not the alcohol. Is it a crutch? Probably, but if that’s the worst of my vices, I’m not too concerned!

Womona

@mainelylisa hang in there! Some days are so much harder than others, and it’s normal to grieve for our old lives back. I’ve been there and totally understand.

We had the same nasty weather today. Good day to nap and make split pea soup. 7/12 AF days for me.

@forestdweller1 are you serious?????? NJ locked down faster and harder (but later) than the Philly area, but liquor stores are still open. So of course that’s where we go to resupply. I’m sure the border liquor stores will be screaming - PA residents are probably 75% of their business!

dawnbgethealthy

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

10AF days out of 13 days so far

Beka3695

And I drank....

Went to my basement yesterday just to check on it and it is wet again. This pushed me to the edge and I drank. I drank way more than I intended. “One shot - that’s all” turned into probably 6.

Time to start over!

anglilacs

Two AF days in a row! Trying for AF all this week as I have no virtual happy hours planned and want to get more AF days in this month.

6 AF days

whitpauly

5:43 am in Vegas another 24, watched something that said tonic water and zinc is good to ward off illness and I tell you tonic water tastes like booze! Almost triggery in a way for me so yesterday I added lemon juice to make it more tolerable so maybe some of you can drink that as a substitute 🤷🏻‍♀️ I thought it would just taste like Perrier but🤮

globalhiker

10 AF days/13 days....time to go out for a really long walk so I can set my good-mood dial to "on".....and maybe burn some fat off my hips (we'll see)...

I remind myself, it's just a mind game....I need to work at keeping the good mood turned "on" to be able to meet my goals.

mainelylisa

Thanks, @Womona Love the pic! Yes, my attitude is better today (of course it's not even 10am yet). But it's sunny and although cold, I know I can get out and walk and run (wog) (whether I'm motivated to or not).
@globalhiker Yes it's totally a mind game, but I feel I need to work allowing emotions (without action) into the game. Like bring on the emotions--cuss, pout, cry, punch the air (preferably taking turns with each arm holding a weight)--but don't drink them away. Maybe the game is to try to feel emotions as often as possible and keep a tally?
@Beka3695 So sorry about your basement. Must be so frustrating. But you're back at it again and are having many more AF than drinking days, so you're doing great!

shorepine

Hey all, I'm back, kind of fell of the wagon a bit. Drank three days in a row and culminated with guzzling down a bottle and a half of sparkling wine on Sunday. Granted, it was over an extended period of time, but it was still a lot. I've been a little stressed and depressed- that classic combo that can result in poor decisions.

I've made a commitment to myself to be alcohol free now for at least 5 days. One day down.

Apr 1: AF
Apr 2: AF
Apr 3: 3 drinks
Apr 4: AF
Apr 5: 3 drinks
Apr 6: AF
Apr 7: AF
Apr 8: 2 drinks
Apr 9: AF
Apr 10: 2 drinks
Apr 11: 1 drink
Apr 12: drank 1.5 bottles of sparkling wine over the course of the day
Apr 13: AF

So far in April: 7/13 days AF

anglilacs

3rd AF day in a row! Whoop whoop!

Great job to everyone checking in!

7 AF days

karenesg

2 days in a row AF... major accomplishment for me.

Womona

8/14 AF days.

@Beka3695 so sorry about the water in your basement. That’s the worst.

We all have things that push us over the edge and cause us to abandon our plan. We’ve all been there. There is always a reset tomorrow! New day!

dawnbgethealthy

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.

11AF days out of 14 days so far

dawnbgethealthy

whitpauly wrote: »

5:43 am in Vegas another 24, watched something that said tonic water and zinc is good to ward off illness and I tell you tonic water tastes like booze! Almost triggery in a way for me so yesterday I added lemon juice to make it more tolerable so maybe some of you can drink that as a substitute 🤷🏻‍♀️ I thought it would just taste like Perrier but🤮

I so know what you mean about things being triggery. I have a fake rose champagne bottle in the fridge that has been there for weeks, but I am almost afraid that it will just make me want the real thing. 37 calories for 8oz, so that part is good. I'm sure I will eventually open it and will let y'all know how it is.
Tonic water has a lot of calories. Quinine, and yeah it tastes so strong. Gin kind of mellows the taste of it, but we are not doing that lol.

Doxmum

Doxmum check-in Day 6: It should be Day 7. I crashed and burned yesterday. Too embarrassed to check-in. Easter Sunday I was all philosophical (and sober) about resurrection/redemption/renewal. What happened? I'm not only a retired CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist/Healthcare provider), I'm also a news-junky. Yesterday I went down one depressing news rabbit hole after another. It went from bad to worse. And here I am checking-in a day late and still a little embarrassed.
@dawnbgethealthy: Hey - we live in Whitefish! And guess what? My husband's brother and his wife live in Cranbrook! I have been there many times for family reunions, a wedding, just to visit, passing-through. When "this" is all over perhaps we could have a meet-up with whomever would like to join us (looking at you Global Hiker) in Whitefish. If it's in the winter, skiing? Snowshoeing? If summer, Glacier National Park is right next door.
@mainleylisa: I'm glad I'm not the only one who considers a wine glass an essential accessory. Working on it though.
@shorepine: Yep - I came in at about 1.5 liters of Chardonnay yesterday. I'm down to 3 glasses today. You, and everyone on this thread are doing such a GREAT job of getting back to your goals, even when a couple of steps back have been taken. I'm still working on that one.
@Beka3695: H20 in the basement. Only 6 shots? Heck, I'd probably still be high. Been there, done that. Took us two years to figure out the "Why?". We had resigned ourselves to the fact that the foundation had cracked Suffice to say it ended up being a drainage problem left over from the builder. Not great, but a whole lot better than a new basement.
@Womona: Thank you for reminding us (me in particular) that there is ALWAYS a reset tomorrow.

Namaste