Less Alcohol ~ JULY 2021 ~ One Day At A Time
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@MissMay
What a great idea for use of the flight board!
And what kind of flowers are those?
Gorgeous!
Funny you should ask the name. It is AMERICAN DAWN DAHLIA from Breck's bulb catalog. I get over 50 flowers to cut and enjoy off it every year.2 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@MissMay
What a great idea for use of the flight board!
And what kind of flowers are those?
Gorgeous!
Funny you should ask the name. It is AMERICAN DAWN DAHLIA from Breck's bulb catalog. I get over 50 flowers to cut and enjoy off it every year.
That's amazing!1 -
Finally had a BIG talk with husband as to what we do if our house and property sell quickly. It goes live on the market next week. He says put everything in storage and then have it all delivered to a retirement community in Florida. Clearly we are not on the same page or even reading the same book.
UGH time to get out the stemmed glass and fill a mocktail or probably TWO.7 -
AF this evening.
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Golfed today and really would have liked a drink at lunch with the ladies. I was hemming and hawing, and once I made the decision to not drink, all that noise went away. Good thing too, because I worked this afternoon and wouldn’t have had time for a little nap!
I did feel like I was missing out, though. Weird. Because after work I had my AF drink in my cute martini glass and didn’t want alcohol at all!4 -
Golfed 9 holes with hubby after work. Golfed great in a strong South Dakota wind and drank water with dinner. It is rare that I don't drink alcohol when out to eat so that was a win.
My goal is to end the month with more AF days than drinking days. We have a party Friday night and a couple over for dinner on Saturday. I would really like to experience these both AF.
AF - 10
Drinks - 11 (started month with 8 out of 9 as drinking days)
Plan to get back to even on Thursday and we will see from there. I like my chances of more AF days than drinking days in July.7 -
@GiveHerGracereading each of your posts I notice how you reinforce the fact that your goal is to end the month with MORE AF days than drinking days.
I hope you make your goal a reality.5 -
Beautiful dragonfly glass @Lilylady3k
And look how bubbly the KeVita is. I have never tried that brand. Health-Aide makes a cayenne cleanse that is very good.
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@ahoy_m8 YES it is an amazing bulb plant. I had it planted in the ground last year and the deer kept walking past eating off all the buds. So this year I planted it in a large container pot on the deck. No deer is going to want to walk on the deck, right? Just counted 23 buds to open.5
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AF 16 DAYS
A 5 days7 -
DAY 47 AF
I'm over half way to my Labor Day Challenge. I think this has to be a record for me since I started drinking <cough> over 40 years ago.
I've continued to stick to only water and coffee except the occasional homemade sugar free lemonade. I'm trying not to drink that daily so it feels like a treat. 
Oh and I finally hit a new low on my weight (since high school) so I guess that makes it all worth it? I'm sure my liver is enjoying the break, too. LOL
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After 4 AF days, I enjoyed some pinot last night and I stopped at 2 glasses! Didn't drink the whole bottle! Less alcohol is definitely better!9
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My usual goal, 16-20 AF for the month. This is sustainable long term for me.
Sunday July 18 - AF - Planned cocktails with 3 different sets of people tomorrow. I will keep the first 2 to 1/2 ounce each because they are both in Kimberley where I have a small job first. The last stop is walking distance in Cranbrook, but I won't go hog wild.
Monday July 19 - Drinks - I didn't have any with my first two sets of friends, they had like one, and didn't bat an eye when I said that I would have water. My third stop (back in town) are heavier drinkers, I had a few, but made them myself so made them weak
Tuesday July 20 - AF - Thursday will be my day off, that usually signals drinks for me the night before, but I am kind of behind this month on AF days, so will try to resist.
Wednesday July 21 - Drinks - 2 drinks. Squeaking toward 16AF this month!
Rolling total - 10 AF days out of 21 days4 -
@dawnbgethealthy - "Squeaking toward 16AF this month!"
I hear you!!! I'm glad there are 31 days this month LOL
10 days left in July for me to make progress and hit at least one of my goals! I need 4 more AF evenings.
July accountability: 8/31 days AF
Alcohol: 13 days (31 drinks)
Goal:
✘ Limit 1-2 glasses per day
⁉️ 12-16 AF days per month
✘ Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row
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@Lilylady3k I too have this, that I did not accomplish this month:
✘ Limit 1-2 glasses per day
I (we) can help you to make it to 16.
What days do you want to set up for dry? I'm in!
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HELLO EVERYONE
Thelma & Louise have returned!
Oh I can't even begin to tell you the adventures we had! All positive and new. My DS and I (she is the grey haired one in the picture, been that color since her 30's) traveled OH, KY, WV, VA, NC, PA and MD over 6 days on the road then 3 days at her home in OH before I took a flight home this am. I am wore out but smiling.
I also stayed AF the entire trip! I will post some pictures later right now I am going to finish unpacking.
@MissMay, did I ever see some new and cool 'pours' and did not take a picture of the ones I want to try LOL typical of me.
Ok more after some rest5 -
Wine this evening with DH & my sister.
But I’ve prepared for the weekend.
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AF today. Quiet evening in while husband is golfing. Drinking my Diet 5 Cranberry and S. Pellegrino water.
My goal is to end the month with more AF days than drinking days (started the month with 8 out of 9 drink days.) We have a party tomorrow night and a couple over for dinner on Saturday. I am going to try and have at least one of these AF. Then the next planned drinks will be next Tuesday after golf. Need to start thinking about my August goal. I am thinking no more than 2 drink days per week with 2 drinks max on the drink days.
AF - 11
Drinks - 11
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Posting late, exhausted and was buried in work today. Long, super long day. Yes 12 hours. First, thanks to @Lilylady3k for the picture of the Kevita lime Komucha, I may try that. To be honest, I am still a little grossed out about all the floating stuff at the bottom of those bottles, maybe why I haven't got the guts to try it out, but if you convince me it's healthy, I try it.
Had a really good grilled NY steak dinner with salad. Filtered tap water to go with it. Sometimes when the food is that good, that is all you need. A little kalamata olives from Trader Joes, some organic Roma tomatoes, and the right cut of steaks on a charcoal grill is all one needs. No restaurant can rival what I ate tonight.
Friday is looking good.....
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My usual goal, 16-20 AF for the month. This is sustainable long term for me.
Sunday July 18 - AF - Planned cocktails with 3 different sets of people tomorrow. I will keep the first 2 to 1/2 ounce each because they are both in Kimberley where I have a small job first. The last stop is walking distance in Cranbrook, but I won't go hog wild.
Monday July 19 - Drinks - I didn't have any with my first two sets of friends, they had like one, and didn't bat an eye when I said that I would have water. My third stop (back in town) are heavier drinkers, I had a few, but made them myself so made them weak
Tuesday July 20 - AF - Thursday will be my day off, that usually signals drinks for me the night before, but I am kind of behind this month on AF days, so will try to resist.
Wednesday July 21 - Drinks - 2 drinks. Squeaking toward 16AF this month!
Thursday July 22 - AF - It was supposed to be my day off, but I was offered an evening shift and work again in the morning, so thought the better of having drinks.
Rolling total - 11 AF days out of 22 days5 -
13 Days AF in July.
I had another go at trying Kombucha and this one was much more palatable.
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HELLO EVERYONE
Thelma & Louise have returned!
Oh I can't even begin to tell you the adventures we had! All positive and new. My DS and I (she is the grey haired one in the picture, been that color since her 30's) traveled OH, KY, WV, VA, NC, PA and MD over 6 days on the road then 3 days at her home in OH before I took a flight home this am. I am wore out but smiling.
I also stayed AF the entire trip! I will post some pictures later right now I am going to finish unpacking.
@MissMay, did I ever see some new and cool 'pours' and did not take a picture of the ones I want to try LOL typical of me.
Ok more after some rest
Loved the pic of the dynamic duo, and love that you were so in the moment that you didn't think to snap a pic of the new and cool stuff you experienced. Way to live in the moment! Sounds like a great experience!7 -
Sat - Tues was AF
Wed 2 glasses
Thurs 3 glasses
Fri AF
5 AF days this week gonna try for that again next week.9 -
Digging this forum. Im glad that im not alone in the love hate relationship with alcohol. Day 4 AF!
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2 glasses of wine from the first bottle opened this evening and then I switched to water.
Cheers! Hope that you have a wonderful weekend.7 -
Evening all.
Did I post yesterday? This is a new habit with me. Asking myself "Did I.........?"
Still headed for a full blown AF end to the last day in July. My streak in now 6 days straight. (My last streak was a 9 days)
Going to make this one at least a 14 day'r.
“So let it be written, so let it be done”9 -
ketosublime wrote: »Digging this forum. Im glad that im not alone in the love hate relationship with alcohol. Day 4 AF!
YOU ARE NOT ALONE! Makes it a wee bit easier to know this doesn't it? I said the same thing in my very first post on this thread January 2018.
WELCOME 🤗6 -
Was wonderful to be home! A good night's sleep, and 2 drinks. Tonight will be a repeat then the rest of the month will stay AF. DH wants to take a day trip tomorrow to the other side of the Mt's. It should be fun.
Oh, I am trying Walmart's grocery online thing and pick up my first set of groceries tomorrow morning. I know a few people who do this but it just seems weird to have someone else pick out my produce.
Being Af while on my road trip just proved to me that my daily drinking was more habit/routine. I have avoided trips like this for decades for fear I could or would go someplace and not have access to alcohol. Now I feel that I missed out on so much with family and friends.
This thread has made it so much easier to work towards being AF so @MissMay thank you for your dedication of starting the new thread each month, adding resources as you or others find for you, and being so honest with your own struggles.9 -
2 cans of Michelob Ultra at the party tonight and lots of water.
July totals
AF - 11
Drinks - 12
Should easily have more AF days than drink days to end the month. Have a great weekend ! I hope everyone meets whatever their goals are.7
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