Less Alcohol - DECEMBER 2020 - One Day At A Time
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Flight to Arizona is delayed 2 hours. We won't be leaving SD until 11:00 pm tonight and getting to AZ at 1:20 am (2:20 am SD time). Fortunately we fly into the Mesa airport and are generally in our house within 30 minutes of stepping off the plane. I will have been up for about 22 hours by the time I get to bed. Pretty sure there will be 1 or 2 drinks on the plane!
12/25 AF
12/26 AF
12/27 AF
12/28 likely 1-2 drinks
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The new JANUARY 2021 thread has been created.
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10819232/less-alcohol-january-2021-one-day-at-a-time/p1?new=15 -
Only 3 days left to this crazy year!!! So I splurged yesterday on sake. Like 3 glasses. I originally bought it with the intent to have it on hand for cooking but I poured it into my evening cranberry juice and boy was it delicious. So I had another. Then another. Bad move.
WARNING: don't be tempted to try this at home. Each glass with cranberry will cost you 200 calories! UGH.5 -
@globalhiker I have never had sake. What is it like(not that I am running out to buy any) just curious.
Yup, let the count down begin.4 -
Holidays hit and I lost count with drinks because my pals and family wanted holiday cheer every day.
Have to start again..back in6 -
Made it to AZ at 2 in the morning. Had 2 airplane size bottles of Titos. Planning to wrack up some more AF days in a row now. 2 drinks in 5 days is much better than 10 drinks in 5 days! Thanks for supporting me!
12/25 AF
12/26 AF
12/27 AF
12/28 2 airplane bottles of Titos
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Stressful day dealing with mom's financials as well as things that she ordered online ... think electronic watch that well is a knockoff of an apple watch and I'm not sure if there are reoccurring charges. She wanted me to figure out how to set it up so she could use it (no instructions, made in China, she doesn't remember where she bought it on line or how). Financials ... she has a credit card that she wasn't sure how it was paid ... turns out it was on auto payment from one of the many checking accts I'm trying to close (no the credit card was not from that bank). Finances are still messy but I was able to reduce her car insurance removing her husband that passed as well as the car she recently sold. And I found credit card points that added up to cash back of $280. So not all bad. Then we sorted 7 tubs of gift wrap paper to keep/give away/trash and started taking down Christmas. Oh all this after fishing when we returned and the electricity was off for 5 hours.
DH & DSIL went into town for gas for the boat and came back with alcohol. Stress and lack of willpower .. gave in and accepted the bourbon & diet coke offered and then had 2 glasses of wine with dinner. Mom had a beer
like I said stressful.
I messed up on my counts somewhere so went back this morning ... 10/29 AF days. Don't think I'm going to hit the 12 even though there are 2 more days this month.6 -
@MissMay, sake is a strong rice wine and it feels "thicker" in consistency compared to regular wine yet it's crystal clear in color. So I guess it is it's texture that I am drawn to and perhaps it's look and feel of purity.
It really to me is almost flavorless but I used to drink Hakutsuru sake cold with a squirt of lime juice when I used to go out for sushi. Now sake is on my once-a-year list, no more.
2 days left. Since Christmas I have been drinking 2-3 drinks daily and already see pudge rolls collecting in my midsection. It does not take long!
That said, today is a good day to be AF and be kind to myself.
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Ugh........ I had a friend stop by to pickup a few books for her husband I was getting rid of. She hands me a giant plate covered in foil. My mind goes to the thought it could be her delicious eggplant casserole, and that it what I am hoping it is.
I take the foil off and she screams I have to get this cheesecake out of my house I cant stop eating it.
SO YOU WANT ME TO EAT ALL YOUR CALORIES? I screamed back. We both started laughing hysterically, (we are close and can joke like that)
So I showed her a trick. You take the giant plate of nicely cut cheesecake and slip it into the freezer, my deep freezer is up in my garage which is even better. Now it is OUT of your sight. You wont keep picking at the dish. When you want a planned treat after dinner take a few out to defrost while cooking dinner.
Great idea she says. Looking at my freezer. "Nope, you cant be an Indian giver I'm keeping these" Another burst of laughter from us both..
Just like booze, food also has to be controled and accounted for. Just like booze, I want to cut back on some foods, yet have the opportunity to enjoy them in small amounts.
Everything in moderation.5 -
Holidays hit and I lost count with drinks because my pals and family wanted holiday cheer every day.
Have to start again..back in
Welcome back @CMB44512 glad to see your back in. Is your cupboard beer stash still up there? Curious to see if inw of your friends found it. Day one...one day at a time.4 -
fitand50inSD wrote: »Made it to AZ at 2 in the morning. Had 2 airplane size bottles of Titos. Planning to wrack up some more AF days in a row now. 2 drinks in 5 days is much better than 10 drinks in 5 days! Thanks for supporting me!
12/25 AF
12/26 AF
12/27 AF
12/28 2 airplane bottles of Titos
12/29 AF
Oh I wish I were in Arizona this time of year. You calculations are on point. 2 is much better than 10. You dont need to be a mathematician to see that. NICE WORK. Enjoy that warmer weather.4 -
Lilylady3k wrote: »Stressful day dealing with mom's financials as well as things that she ordered online ... think electronic watch that well is a knockoff of an apple watch and I'm not sure if there are reoccurring charges. She wanted me to figure out how to set it up so she could use it (no instructions, made in China, she doesn't remember where she bought it on line or how). Financials ... she has a credit card that she wasn't sure how it was paid ... turns out it was on auto payment from one of the many checking accts I'm trying to close (no the credit card was not from that bank). Finances are still messy but I was able to reduce her car insurance removing her husband that passed as well as the car she recently sold. And I found credit card points that added up to cash back of $280. So not all bad. Then we sorted 7 tubs of gift wrap paper to keep/give away/trash and started taking down Christmas. Oh all this after fishing when we returned and the electricity was off for 5 hours.
DH & DSIL went into town for gas for the boat and came back with alcohol. Stress and lack of willpower .. gave in and accepted the bourbon & diet coke offered and then had 2 glasses of wine with dinner. Mom had a beer like I said stressful.
I messed up on my counts somewhere so went back this morning ... 10/29 AF days. Don't think I'm going to hit the 12 even though there are 2 more days this month.
Not an easy task having to do the financials and try to put the puzzle pieces where they belong. Your a wonderful Daughter for doing all that with your Mom.
Btw what kind of fish are you catching out at camp?
Get back on your goal tracking when you feel up to it. Power outages always stress me out to
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2020 I have something to say to you:
You had me crawl under a rock and start to slide backwards in March and April. I was not impressed with my actions and how my less drinking goals got sabotaged.
You thought you had me, but I proved you WRONG in May-December. I want to re-live these upcoming 2021 months of March and April like they should have been this past year.
Buckle up!
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New home for the thread, but the same goals for me, 16-20 AF days per month.
Monday December 28 - AF - Taking it easy today, watching "Rebel without a Cause"
Tuesday December 29 - Drinks. Not planned. I got some sad news. Alcohol for sure isn't a cure. I gave a "cheers" to a friend just across the border that I could not be with at the end.
Rolling total: 18AF days out of 29 days6 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »New home for the thread, but the same goals for me, 16-20 AF days per month.
Monday December 28 - AF - Taking it easy today, watching "Rebel without a Cause"
Tuesday December 29 - Drinks. Not planned. I got some sad news. Alcohol for sure isn't a cure. I gave a "cheers" to a friend just across the border that I could not be with at the end.
Rolling total: 18AF days out of 29 days
Dawn many heartfelt hugs to you on the loss of your friend. ❤5 -
@dawnbgethealthy I'm so sorry, too, for losing your friend and not being able to be there. Hugs...
I'm hanging in. Literally wore 5 layers yesterday to walk the dog and was freezing. Do not want to go out unless there is snow to play in. Would love to console myself with food and wine. BIG alcohol cravings recently. Have been good except for 2 Lindt balls last night in bed (damn edible cravings!) I think I'm going to go for a dry January. Until I step away from alcohol, I'll never know if I can come back and moderate. This time I'm doing it in conjunction with therapy so we shall see.
Gonna be kind to myself and not beat me up if Jan/Feb are low exercise months and you shouldn't either. Not going to a germ infested gym and not going to below 20 degrees outside. I will not do it, even if I can. I will not do it Sam I Am.
@MissMay Did you / should we consider making this thread year-long so you don't have to keep creating new threads? If not, no worries. Not sure which way might be more visible to newbies.4 -
@MissMay - We caught a number of 20-24" redfish and 20" speckled trout on Monday & Tuesday. Today we caught zip.4
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@Lilylady3k that is some good fishing. Never caught a red fish. I used to be a big time fisher-woman with my late husband. Nothing better than having tandem bluefish on our lines when they were running up this way. Have fun.
@mainelylisa I wish you much success with your new therapist. No worries if you can not moderate. What ever is best for YOUR inner peace is how I feel.
I applaude you for coming in here even though you mentioned a few times that us talking about what we had to drink would almost trigger you to want to have something.
Also I am keeping it a monthly thread. For several reasons.
When the folks wanting complete personal abstinence from alcohol broke away from here they started their own thread and it is an on going non stop thread. I do not want to copy that.
Another reason is I moved this thread into the motivation and support category recently because I feel we are NOT a challenge , we are a life style change.
Plus what would I do all Winter if it were a boring continuing thread? I wouldn't be needed any longer 🤣8 -
mainelylisa wrote: »Have been good except for 2 Lindt balls last night in bed
Well, better than 2 Lint Balls.7
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