Less Alcohol - APRIL 2021 - One Day At A Time

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  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    @chocolate_owl CUTE kitty! of course the closet looks great too

    AF tonight and last night after my weekend mini vacay. with a few drinks Sat and Sun.

    I was finally able to schedule my 2nd covid shot, I am not looking forward to it.

    Some of you were talking about hanging onto those 'skinny clothes' and how you did not like your 'fat clothes'. I have in my past kept clothes for years always hoping I could fit back into them, but like chocolate_owl, I let them go about 4 years ago. It was scary but then somehow it made a mental shift in me that 'when' I got to 'the size' I would enjoy wearing the new clothes I would pick. It motivated me more to be a better me and stop really worrying about 'the size'. It was learning to like me at MY size, which ever one it was.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,023 Member
    edited April 2021
    1 glass of wine with dinner. At least I'm not drinking half or the whole bottle these days!

    @chocolate_owl - closet reorg ... I love it and hate it too. A couple of years ago I put all my smaller clothes upstairs in another closet. Now that I've lost 40 lbs many of them fit but they are not my lifestyle now ... so tossing and working on my new personal style while I still try to lose the rest of this darn weight! Lots to go but the new dresses and shirts were really inspiring as I slipped on old pants that I had to wear belts with to hold them up :)
    I hope that you find joy when looking at your clean closet. Love the kitty!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,927 Member
    I love when people post pictures!
    @chocolate_owl
    What a great shot of your cat!!
  • TinaLeigh67
    TinaLeigh67 Posts: 669 Member
    @dethstar77 thank you!
  • TinaLeigh67
    TinaLeigh67 Posts: 669 Member
    @chocolate_owl I believe he will be on board soon. He is forming a bit of a belly pooch as well and not happy about it. I believe he will put the two together quickly. I need to train him as well to ask before pouring, because if he sees an empty glass, it must be refilled. And I can't let it go to waste LOL


    Today will be 5 days AF. 7 more to go before I will allow myself to indulge a little. Just a little
  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    @globalhiker thank you for your research findings and your stages. They make sense.


    I am posting for my own accountability. I am also using the app 'dry days' which I love so far. I like looking at the 'calendar' to see a visual of the days I have had alcohol and the dry days. It is really making an impact for me.
    April 1-4, ....3 AF day 1 A,- 3 spirits
    April 5-11... 7 days AF
    April 12-18 ...5 days AF, 2 days A- 3 wine, 4 spirits
    April 19-25
    ...April 19 AF
    ...April 20 AF
    ...April 21 AF
    ...April 22 AF
    ...April 23
    ...April 24
    ...April 25
    April 26-30
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,927 Member
    Hi : - )

    I joined this thread November 2018. I was a daily drinker at that point.
    I am drinking less chiefly to lose weight.
    My goals now are the same as they have been since January 2020, kind of my sweet spot.
    16-20 AF days per month
    NO drinking 2 days in a row
    Keep 2 AF days in between drinks days.
    3 is my max or I throw up.

    Here goes my diary style:


    Wednesday April 21 - AF - I have been going at a breakneck pace this week, trying very hard to get all of my jobs done so that I can have 2 days off in a row minus Friday morning dedicated to paperwork. Planned drinks tomorrow (if I get it all done) and probably Friday too with my friend out on her deck. I also hope to get my potato garden planted during my day and a half off - it snowed, so when it melted it was too wet to till. Got to 5AF days in a row and my 16AF days : - )
    Thursday April 22 - 2 1/2 drinks. So lovely, feeling more relaxed than I have been all week. I am still not used to my new schedule. Other than 4 hours of (paid) paperwork tomorrow morning, I will be on days off until Sunday morning. Planning on drinks tomorrow evening with a friend. My goal/rule for myself is changing since my new extra job. Very crappy weather here, the idea that I would have a day and a half off to get my potato garden tilled for planting is out the window...rain turned to snow today. I will take the opportunity tomorrow to blast some classical music throughout my house, grind myself some delicious coffee and putter around. Any excuse to be outside I normally take, but this is not the weather for me. I don't plan on getting dressed at all tomorrow, pj's it shall be : - )


    Rolling total: 16 AF days out of 22 days