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Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time
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Check-in Day #7: Crashed & burned last night. I won't go into the gory details. Suffice to say - as so many of you have pointed out, so many times - drinking leads to very poor food choices. Heavy sigh. I'll be AF today which will make 2/7 days this month. May even try a little streak of 2-3 days AF.
@Samand303: congrats on the 20# weight loss. You go!
@Womona: when I was eating meat I
pastrami.
@globalhiker: it's cold, raining, and gloomy in NW Montana. But Austria/Switzerland hiking sounds great.7 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
My goal used to be 8AF days per month, I am pretty happy to try to cruise between 16-20 so as not to put too much pressure on myself. If I get more that is just gravy.
I managed 22AF days somehow in April!!
Thanks @MissMay for keeping us going : - )
Friday May 01 - AF - I had to do the 6 minute wait a few times to get there. Planned drinks tomorrow.
Saturday May 02 - 3 drinks
Sunday May 03 - AF
Monday May 04 - AF - Planning on stringing a few AF days together, I have Webinars this week which I want to be sharp for. My Mint is coming up, so it is only about a month away or less for Mojito season so I will take as many AF days as I can right now so that I can do that a few times with a girlfriend or two staying 6 feet away from each other : - )
Tuesday May 05 - AF - I kind of lost track of what day it was until I typed the date in just now! I have been laid off for just over a month now, and I am starting to wonder how I ever had time to go to work. Obviously Cinquo de Mayo, I might celebrate on Thursday night instead with some Skinny Girl Margarita that I have in the fridge and Nachos or something. I needed to be AF today and tomorrow to have a sharp brain for my Webinars.
Wednesday May 06 - AF - If I didn't have "stuff" in the morning tomorrow I would have caved and had some drinks today. Cold, rainy, couldn't go for a walk or play with any of my outdoor projects.
Thursday May 07 - 3 drinks - Started with a Spiced Rum and Bailey's, so nice on a cold rainy late afternoon, the same weather as yesterday which kind of got me down since it prevented me from doing some outdoor projects that I was looking forward to. I am cutting back from alcohol expressly for weight loss reasons. My sister who is 10 years my senior had only 2 drinks days for the month of April and is 30 pounds lighter than me, has me inspired. Not saying that I will have only 2 drinks days in the month, but I am cognizant of the fact that alcohol is not good for the waistline. No regrets on my drinks today, they were lovely, but I want to keep those days infrequent.
5AF days out of 7 days so far6 -
A bit of wine for me last night. Today is a bank holiday so one of my thursday zoom meetups was moved to thursday instead. I'm getting better at drinking a small amount and leaving the rest of the bottle for another day.
5/7 AF8 -
serenity1097 wrote: »I'll give it a "shot" (see what I did there??
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Goal for the remainder of May - AF from 5pm Sunday night to 6pm Friday night. And I will decrease drinking over the weekend. I'm hoping this will help me increase performance of my early morning workouts before the workday starts, better sleep!!
WELCOME @serenity1097 ........YUP I got what you said about "give it a shot". Great pun on words. Nice goal setting.4 -
FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY
In da ole dazs- would have already at 7:00AM been thinking about what kind of fun I would be pursuing this evening, where to go, who to see and YES what to be drinking.
Conscious, mindful MissMay thinks totally different. Being at home and having a drink is more appealing to me for so many reasons.
Not that I have become a closet drinker 😃🤣 lol
~Enjoy your Friday~
Day 7 of May / 6AF☕7 -
helen_goldthorpe wrote: »A bit of wine for me last night. Today is a bank holiday so one of my thursday zoom meetups was moved to thursday instead. I'm getting better at drinking a small amount and leaving the rest of the bottle for another day.
5/7 AF
That’s what it’s all about! Congrats!3 -
I’m pretty good at moderating my drinking, but lately, not my eating! Ugh. I need to start burning some serious calories instead of days upon days of spending the day being sedentary.
Only 3 AF days so far this month (as I write this Friday AM), but only one drink when I did choose to drink. So for me that’s huge progress from where I started. But I’m not “drunk eating”, I think it’s all the take out we’ve been ordering, desserts I’ve been making, and big portions at dinner. Ugh I want normal life back!5 -
5 AF days/7 days....good news is I lost 1 lb in a week and worked really hard at it and felt happy - bad news is I decided to celebrate with 3 bourbons. Those little mini bottles...ugh...and a candy bar and some popcorn. And that was my dinner.
Back on the diet and AF today.....if I want another lb. gone it has be done....
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3 more AF days! Just need more interesting hobbies to keep active down here. Any recommendations?6
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AF Day #3!! 9
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Check-in Day 8: 2 cans of fave sparkling bubble wine. AF 2/8. Will start over tomorrow.4
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On the plus side I got 6 pots planted with flowers and ready to put out
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morrisjen2014 wrote: »3 more AF days! Just need more interesting hobbies to keep active down here. Any recommendations?
You probably already speak Spanish...since you are there, so learning a new language isn't one.
Painting, reading, crafts?
Let us know what you come up with : - )5 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
My goal used to be 8AF days per month, I am pretty happy to try to cruise between 16-20 so as not to put too much pressure on myself. If I get more that is just gravy.
I managed 22AF days somehow in April!!
Thanks @MissMay for keeping us going : - )
Friday May 01 - AF - I had to do the 6 minute wait a few times to get there. Planned drinks tomorrow.
Saturday May 02 - 3 drinks
Sunday May 03 - AF
Monday May 04 - AF - Planning on stringing a few AF days together, I have Webinars this week which I want to be sharp for. My Mint is coming up, so it is only about a month away or less for Mojito season so I will take as many AF days as I can right now so that I can do that a few times with a girlfriend or two staying 6 feet away from each other : - )
Tuesday May 05 - AF - I kind of lost track of what day it was until I typed the date in just now! I have been laid off for just over a month now, and I am starting to wonder how I ever had time to go to work. Obviously Cinquo de Mayo, I might celebrate on Thursday night instead with some Skinny Girl Margarita that I have in the fridge and Nachos or something. I needed to be AF today and tomorrow to have a sharp brain for my Webinars.
Wednesday May 06 - AF - If I didn't have "stuff" in the morning tomorrow I would have caved and had some drinks today. Cold, rainy, couldn't go for a walk or play with any of my outdoor projects.
Thursday May 07 - 3 drinks - Started with a Spiced Rum and Bailey's, so nice on a cold rainy late afternoon, the same weather as yesterday which kind of got me down since it prevented me from doing some outdoor projects that I was looking forward to. I am cutting back from alcohol expressly for weight loss reasons. My sister who is 10 years my senior had only 2 drinks days for the month of April and is 30 pounds lighter than me, has me inspired. Not saying that I will have only 2 drinks days in the month, but I am cognizant of the fact that alcohol is not good for the waistline. No regrets on my drinks today, they were lovely, but I want to keep those days infrequent.
Friday May 08 - AF - I really felt like having drinks today after going hard in the yard, but I was up 3 pounds this morning from having drinks last night.
6AF days out of 8 days so far5 -
6 AF/8 days. AF yesterday. Hitting the road early and going to the high country where the elk and deer roam to get some hiking hours in and get well oxygenated. Then get take out from a local thai place there. This is my nirvana.....
@morrisjen2014 : can you do volunteer teaching, teaching a local English conversation and finding interested students through a church organization? I am teaching a Spanish-speaking friend English for free via Skype and it's total fun. Or learning craft-making from a local (or you tube)?6 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
My goal used to be 8AF days per month, I am pretty happy to try to cruise between 16-20 so as not to put too much pressure on myself. If I get more that is just gravy.
I managed 22AF days somehow in April!!
Thanks @MissMay for keeping us going : - )
Friday May 01 - AF - I had to do the 6 minute wait a few times to get there. Planned drinks tomorrow.
Saturday May 02 - 3 drinks
Sunday May 03 - AF
Monday May 04 - AF - Planning on stringing a few AF days together, I have Webinars this week which I want to be sharp for. My Mint is coming up, so it is only about a month away or less for Mojito season so I will take as many AF days as I can right now so that I can do that a few times with a girlfriend or two staying 6 feet away from each other : - )
Tuesday May 05 - AF - I kind of lost track of what day it was until I typed the date in just now! I have been laid off for just over a month now, and I am starting to wonder how I ever had time to go to work. Obviously Cinquo de Mayo, I might celebrate on Thursday night instead with some Skinny Girl Margarita that I have in the fridge and Nachos or something. I needed to be AF today and tomorrow to have a sharp brain for my Webinars.
Wednesday May 06 - AF - If I didn't have "stuff" in the morning tomorrow I would have caved and had some drinks today. Cold, rainy, couldn't go for a walk or play with any of my outdoor projects.
Thursday May 07 - 3 drinks - Started with a Spiced Rum and Bailey's, so nice on a cold rainy late afternoon, the same weather as yesterday which kind of got me down since it prevented me from doing some outdoor projects that I was looking forward to. I am cutting back from alcohol expressly for weight loss reasons. My sister who is 10 years my senior had only 2 drinks days for the month of April and is 30 pounds lighter than me, has me inspired. Not saying that I will have only 2 drinks days in the month, but I am cognizant of the fact that alcohol is not good for the waistline. No regrets on my drinks today, they were lovely, but I want to keep those days infrequent.
Friday May 08 - AF - I really felt like having drinks today after going hard in the yard, but I was up 3 pounds this morning from having drinks last night.
Saturday May 09 - Drinks. Did the 6-minute delay thing twice and then basically just said *kitten* it. I have my moments where I am like: "180 days sacrificing all of the things that I like to lose only 3 pounds? So not worth it, life is too short." So that was where I was at today. Had some Port Salut with a piccolo of champagne to start. Liked it. Maybe I will have better resolve tomorrow. Not sure. Limiting my calories, working out like a fiend, limiting alcohol, to still get measly results. I guess that I gave up a little bit today. I will try again tomorrow.
6AF days out of 9 days so far8 -
9/9 days AF. Feeling good and no cravings so far this month. Truly a weird but welcome feeling.8
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Day #9 check-in: 2 cans of sparkling whatevah'. Could have been better, but considering how frustrated I've been w/ DH lately, it could have been a whole lot worse. AF 2/9.5
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Weekend has been dry so far. Brunch at 10 and mimosas will be flowing. This will be a challenge but I don’t WANT to drink.
Check in later 6 -
7 days AF/9 days...Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there.....
Hanging in there...goal today is to find happiness and not succumb to the 2 pints of Haagen Dazs in the freezer my loved one put in there....
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Happy Mother's day to all the mom's here🤗6
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Copy the HAPPY DAY to all Mums out there 7
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Made it thru brunch dry. This had been the most difficult day yet. I was successful!
I am currently meal prepping for the coming week. I am feeling a little anxious, but will be fine ☺️
Honestly, glad today is over. Holidays stress me out so much.
Hope everyone is having a great Mother’s Day!!!!11 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
My goal used to be 8AF days per month, I am pretty happy to try to cruise between 16-20 so as not to put too much pressure on myself. If I get more that is just gravy.
I managed 22AF days somehow in April!!
Thanks @MissMay for keeping us going : - )Friday May 01 - AF - I had to do the 6 minute wait a few times to get there. Planned drinks tomorrow.Sunday May 10 - AF - My post is looking a little long, I should condense it now that I know how to : - P
Saturday May 02 - 3 drinks
Sunday May 03 - AF
Monday May 04 - AF - Planning on stringing a few AF days together, I have Webinars this week which I want to be sharp for. My Mint is coming up, so it is only about a month away or less for Mojito season so I will take as many AF days as I can right now so that I can do that a few times with a girlfriend or two staying 6 feet away from each other : - )
Tuesday May 05 - AF - I kind of lost track of what day it was until I typed the date in just now! I have been laid off for just over a month now, and I am starting to wonder how I ever had time to go to work. Obviously Cinquo de Mayo, I might celebrate on Thursday night instead with some Skinny Girl Margarita that I have in the fridge and Nachos or something. I needed to be AF today and tomorrow to have a sharp brain for my Webinars.
Wednesday May 06 - AF - If I didn't have "stuff" in the morning tomorrow I would have caved and had some drinks today. Cold, rainy, couldn't go for a walk or play with any of my outdoor projects.
Thursday May 07 - 3 drinks - Started with a Spiced Rum and Bailey's, so nice on a cold rainy late afternoon, the same weather as yesterday which kind of got me down since it prevented me from doing some outdoor projects that I was looking forward to. I am cutting back from alcohol expressly for weight loss reasons. My sister who is 10 years my senior had only 2 drinks days for the month of April and is 30 pounds lighter than me, has me inspired. Not saying that I will have only 2 drinks days in the month, but I am cognizant of the fact that alcohol is not good for the waistline. No regrets on my drinks today, they were lovely, but I want to keep those days infrequent.
Friday May 08 - AF - I really felt like having drinks today after going hard in the yard, but I was up 3 pounds this morning from having drinks last night.
Saturday May 09 - Drinks. Did the 6-minute delay thing twice and then basically just said *kitten* it. I have my moments where I am like: "180 days sacrificing all of the things that I like to lose only 3 pounds? So not worth it, life is too short." So that was where I was at today. Had some Port Salut with a piccolo of champagne to start. Liked it. Maybe I will have better resolve tomorrow. Not sure. Limiting my calories, working out like a fiend, limiting alcohol, to still get measly results. I guess that I gave up a little bit today. I will try again tomorrow.
7AF days out of 10 days so far5 -
Two cans of 10% brut bubbles. AF 2/10.5
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8 days AF/10 days...we took a chance and had my daughter over with her boyfriend for lunch. They announced they put an offer on a house and moving in. Panic button went off. It's way too expensive and not the right time and not near me and I'm trying not to freak out. I even skipped dinner which is very rare for me. I so lucked out not having wine in the house...
I need to stay chill this week and just worry about me....lol7 -
Middle Daughter's adopted-as-strays furry family celebrating Mother's Day with a homemade double decker salted caramel pretzel ice cream cake.7 -
forestdweller1 wrote: »
Middle Daughter's adopted-as-strays furry family celebrating Mother's Day with a homemade double decker salted caramel pretzel ice cream cake.
I love this so very much!!!!2 -
@globalhiker ...Yep..What the *kitten* is up with our children ?? We teach them, nurture them, guide them, and STILL they grow up and go off to do what they think is best for themselves.
When I was most frustrated with my tweens and teens, I would say [laughing] "May your children do to you........" And they have.
Hey, @morrisjen2014 ....There are some unique musical instruments down where you are. Maybe learn to play one or two ??
Keep a "quarantine diary" for your friends or future family. "What did YOU do in the war, Daddy ??" kind of thing.
May was AF til after Cinco de Mayo, but since then it's been one wee glass after another. Nothing to feel sorry or ashamed about, but, not stringing together AF days.
Eldest Daughter & I have a plan, beginning next Wednesday. It involves lobster and walking...stay tuned.
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11 May check-in: 2 more cans of 10% brut bubbles. Can't seem to get off this plateau. 375ml X 2 at 10% ABV = 4.2 standard alcohol equivalents (NIAAA calculator). Hmmm, sounds like a lot when you put it that way. Of course, I used to drink a bottle (750ml) of 14% Chardonnay which = 5.8 alcohol equivalents. So maybe I am making progress.
@whitpauly: congrats on going back to work! Clapping hands
@globalhiker: you are a better woman than I am. I would have skipped dinner, but not having wine in the house would have just meant I had to go out and get some. That said, the kids really will be OK. And so will you.
Namaste
(Just because I meditate doesn't mean I don't drink or swear)11
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