Less Alcohol - DECEMBER 2020 - One Day At A Time

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    edited December 2020
    @Lilylady3k
    I think that your goal was 12 AF days for the month. After Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day (oh wait, you don't celebrate that maybe) then you will no doubt make your goal.
    6AF days in a row!!!! I have never personally done that, so I applaud you.
    I am also sure that you are going to be making some legendary food. I am always intrigued by what you say that you are making or have made and eaten. Do you have a foodie blog that we could attend??
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    edited December 2020
    @globalhiker
    I love love love that you tried some Fitness Marshall. Equates to Zumba on MFP tracking. Completely fun. I did a new one today that I had never seen before. It stretched me out and took my attention so that I was "in it".
    I will always love to hear which ones that you tried, there are several hundred.

    So the new (to me) one that I tried today (and again, I have no affiliation whatsoever, I just enjoy the emotional/mental/physical/psychological release of them). Post Malone

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEDjmWrlmyA


  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,031 Member
    edited December 2020
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @Lilylady3k
    I think that your goal was 12 AF days for the month. After Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day (oh wait, you don't celebrate that maybe) then you will no doubt make your goal.
    6AF days in a row!!!! I have never personally done that, so I applaud you.
    I am also sure that you are going to be making some legendary food. I am always intrigued by what you say that you are making or have made and eaten. Do you have a foodie blog that we could attend??

    @dawnbgethealthy - It is my goal to make 12 AF days ... we will see. Sunday I leave for the camp which is a difficult place not to drink. But I'm encouraged that I've skipped an evening of drinking many times recently when DH opened a bottle of wine so there is hope.

    I do love to cook but don't have a food blog. I've taught all my kids too how to cook ... so there is always food. And they are coming over to help! Here are the menus we have planned.

    Christmas Eve:
    * Appetizers - Crawfish Benny with mini toasts, mini Natchitoches Meat Pies, Charcuterie board of 6 cheeses, meats, olives & nuts, and fruit strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries.
    * Entree - Seafood Gumbo (shrimp & crabmeat... okra & veggies cooked down for 5 hrs to where they disappear before adding the seafood) with french bread
    * Dessert - Southern Keto Cheesecake with choice of pecan pie topping or strawberries. My mom is also bringing a Pear Cake.

    Brunch Christmas Day:
    * Ambrosia (grapefruit & oranges) plus more strawberries on the side
    * Cranberry Orange Biscotti
    * Cinnamon Pecan Apple Rolls
    * Orange Rolls
    * Boudin & Green Pepper Quiche
    * Texas Zucchini & Canadian Bacon Quiche
    * Grits

    The adult kiddos will spend the night with us (bringing wood for a fire outside) then leave out to their spouses homes on Christmas Day after brunch. Missing my youngest and his wife this year. DD's husband's family (parents & brothers) joining us Christmas Eve this year as are my sister, DH's brother and my mom.

    I've hosted Christmas Eve with traditional seafood gumbo for almost 30 years now ... never know if I'll have 8 or 30 people. Thanksgiving is the same ... I've had up to 35 people stuffed into my house on these occassions to the point where if you were under 40 you sat outside! hahahaha

    Here is one of the recipes a favorite of mine ... you can make it crustless too! I usually put them in pie pans instead of casserole dishes.
    Modified from Texas Zucchini Casserole on https://www.keyingredient.com/recipes/2914905032/texas-zucchini-casserole/utm_source=from_pinterest_overlay which was adapted from http://texashillcountry.com/texas-zucchini-casserole-breakfast-brunch-sunday-supper/
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,802 Member
    @Lilylady3k prayers for your brother and HUGS for you. Just read a new article this morning and wanted to share in case helpful or something you wish to chat to his doctor about adding to his treatment, if not already part of it. I think it's highly important.

    https://www.foxla.com/news/studies-suggest-4-vitamins-to-prevent-severe-cases-of-covid-19


    "A lot of doctors are now learning this and coming out and saying it! The East Virginia School of Medicine actually has a COVID protocol that includes Vitamin D. So if you're a patient who gets hospitalized for COVID, they're automatically putting you on between 20,000 and 60,000 units of Vitamin D. This is part of their standard of care protocol in that hospital system," says Dr. Osborne."

    Another article out now about medical folks pressing UK leadership to make vit D part of the Covid standard of care. They're onto something here.
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,802 Member
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=LFs3GXI-vx8

    @dawnbgethealthy so this is the exercise video I did. I lasted not even 8 minutes because I was laughing so hard throughout it that I could not continue!! LOL. Fun stuff. And yes good stress relief.

  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,802 Member
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    Applewood smoked holiday ribs are ready....!



  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,802 Member
    https://youtu.be/LFs3GXI-vx8

    Dawn this was the one -
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    New home for the thread, but the same goals for me, 16-20 AF days per month.


    Wednesday December 16 - AF
    Thursday December 17 - AF - Felt like drinks, but wanted to get my 2AF in a row.
    Friday December 18 - AF - Planned drinks tomorrow.
    Saturday December 19 - Drinks
    Sunday December 20 - AF - Planning AF tomorrow too.
    Monday December 21 - AF - Shortest daylight of the year. We got a dump of snow, but it was warm this afternoon so it turned into sleet making piles of wet slush. The skating lakes will be a mess, but hopefully as it cools down again there will be enough of a base for X-Country skiing this week.
    Tuesday December 22 - AF - Very long work day, I didn't get home until 9:30pm so was too tired to even have drinks. Anyway, saving up my calories and probably alcohol drinks until Christmas Eve
    Wednesday December 23 - Drinks. I didn't make it until Christmas Eve. I did the 6 minute thing twice, but kind of half-halfheartedly. I am sure that I will get some more AF days in before the end of the month. Not putting pressure on myself over the next few days.
    Thursday December 24 - AF - Cross Country skiied today for the first time in 2 years (I had a broken ski last year and got new to me skis once the season was over last year). I decided not to have drinks because I want to feel 100% tomorrow for Christmas Day skating and then Christmas dinner and drinks

    Rolling total: 17AF days out of 24 days
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    @Lilylady3k

    What is "boudin"?
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    Yes, Fitness Marshall is so fun. I haven't missed a day of at least a few songs of it since I discovered it. There is a marked difference in the rib cage area of my body from doing it for over a year now. I wouldn't skate, garden, shovel, or many other things without doing at least a few of the songs first to stretch out my body. Nice oxygen to the brain and a good giggle.

    The PussyCat Dolls one...Alison was much heavier then. She had a show called "My Big Fat Fabulous Life". Unfortunately through doing all of those dances she is way too small now to be doing a TV show like that. She is a good dancer.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    Merry Christmas everyone.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    Such a beautiful cocktail (and photo) @mainelylisa
    What is in that drink?
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    globalhiker wrote: »
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    Applewood smoked holiday ribs are ready....!



    OMG!!!!!!! My absolute fave food. I limit myself to once per month now (used to be once per week), but I am sure nowhere as good as those that you have made!! I totally want some.
    Like...do you have a smoker??
    Argh so amazing looking, I almost think that I can smell them just by looking at the photo! My mouth is watering.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,031 Member
    2 glasses of wine at my sister's this evening. Less than 2 bottles for 4 people ... a new record at her home.

    Dec accountability: 9/25 days AF
    Alcohol: 16 days (35 drinks)
    Goal: AF days 3 per week / 12 per month; limit 1-2 glasses per day
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,997 Member
    Beautiful table spread @mainelylisa
    What are the white things with the blue in the centre?
    Maineggetois : - )

    @Lilylady3k
    Boudin sounds fabulous!!! Right up my alley. I love Cajun. Thanks for the education : - )
    I wonder where I could get some Boudin for myself?!
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,031 Member
    edited December 2020
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @Lilylady3k
    Boudin sounds fabulous!!! Right up my alley. I love Cajun. Thanks for the education : - )
    I wonder where I could get some Boudin for myself?!

    @dawnbgethealthy - I used both boudin and andouille (another cajun sausage that is spicy pronounced ăn-doo͞′ē ... Savoie's is my favorite brand) in the quiche. Very good! You could substitute italian sausage but it won't have that cajun taste. Check out https://www.cajungrocer.com

    Recipe
    http://evilshenanigans.com/2010/12/boudin-and-green-pepper-quiche/

  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,869 Member
    edited December 2020
    @dawnbgethealthy boudin is so scrumptious. There was a Cajun chef on one of the private yachts were my husband works this past Summer. They had to leave port early without the owners on board and the chef unloaded all her cajun creations for the dock hands to take home. Boudin was among the many tasty dishes she had prepared. Hope they come to stay at the marina again next year.
    Skating on Christmas what a wonderful holiday activity.❄

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