Less Alcohol ~ FEBRUARY 2022 ~ One Day At A Time

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,873 Member
    I am in, with my usual goal: 16-20AF days per month. I had 18 last month.

    Diary Style is how I roll.

    Sunday Feb 06 - AF

    Rolling total: 4AF days out of 6 days
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,873 Member
    @MissMay

    Didn't you feel the "buzz" of the beer on the first sip after 44 days?
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,433 Member
    Here we go, February:
    Feb 1-2 - AF
    Feb 3-5 - stuck with 2 drink limit
    Feb 6-7 AF The AF days are sometimes easier than sticking to the 2 drink limit!
  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    wow so much to catch up on!
    @MissMay I would say your streak is still going. 100%

    So it has been one of those days, you know kinda boring but busy? I keep forgetting to mark in my dry days app the days I am af. Anyway I will be back later with I hope something exciting LOL
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,873 Member
    @lmlmrn

    Can't wait! You are teasing us : - )

    @MissMay
    Definitely that did not wreck your streak. You intentionally went to the place that you knew had 00
    The bottles look so similar.

    Hope that the ear drops are helping.
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,433 Member

    Feb 1-2 - AF
    Feb 3-5 - stuck with 2 drink limit
    Feb 6-8 - AF
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,000 Member
    February accountability: 0/28 days AF
    Alcohol: 7 days (12 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.

    2/1 - 3 drinks - 2 wine + 1 bourbon & diet sprite
    2/2 - Torchy’s Tini
    2/3 - 1 bourbon & diet sprite
    2/4 - 1 wine
    (DH went to downtown Houston Specs and bought some really lovely White Bordeaux)
    2/5 - 1 wine + 1 Giffard Creme de Mure Blackberry Liqueur w/ club soda
    2/6 - 2 wine
    2/7 - 2 wine
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    Womona wrote: »
    Hi all, just catching up with February, in addition to opening up a 4 week pile of mail and going through 450 emails. Covid in January knocked me for such a loop that I am STILL digging out! But at least I feel better!

    Despite best intentions to be AF this morning, I came home from a long day at work and immediately poured myself a glass of wine. I’m only having one, but I am way off my goal of AF during the week and only one on the weekend. It’s a choice, yes. Discipline went out the window tonight.

    Oh my gosh this is not a fair way to start the new year for you. We wondered where you'd run off to. I hear it is a slow climb back to normal after having covid. Take care 🤗
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    tmbg1 wrote: »
    Feb 1-2 - AF
    Feb 3-5 - stuck with 2 drink limit
    Feb 6-8 - AF

    Your doing super @tmbg1
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    February accountability: 0/28 days AF
    Alcohol: 7 days (12 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.

    2/1 - 3 drinks - 2 wine + 1 bourbon & diet sprite
    2/2 - Torchy’s Tini
    2/3 - 1 bourbon & diet sprite
    2/4 - 1 wine
    (DH went to downtown Houston Specs and bought some really lovely White Bordeaux)
    2/5 - 1 wine + 1 Giffard Creme de Mure Blackberry Liqueur w/ club soda
    2/6 - 2 wine
    2/7 - 2 wine

    I was so used to seeing you post every day or several times a day, GREAT to see you and your accountability. 🤗
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    @lmlmrn

    Can't wait! You are teasing us : - )

    @MissMay
    Definitely that did not wreck your streak. You intentionally went to the place that you knew had 00
    The bottles look so similar.

    Hope that the ear drops are helping.

    Thanks Dawn, it has been an issue that keeps reappearing just when I think it is finally cleared up. Need some sunshine and maybe some white sand as a cure.😉
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    lmlmrn wrote: »
    wow so much to catch up on!
    @MissMay I would say your streak is still going. 100%

    So it has been one of those days, you know kinda boring but busy? I keep forgetting to mark in my dry days app the days I am af. Anyway I will be back later with I hope something exciting LOL

    Thanks "N".
    And that something exciting was........................?????
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    sfharvey07 wrote: »
    Good afternoon everyone,
    I’m excited to say that my first week went well on the AF days, without feeling deprived or any cravings. Well, I did eat too many graham crackers vs. eating chocolate, I’m thinking my chocolate habit isn’t as bad as I originally thought…one dove dark promise is 42calories and the sleeve of the graham cracker stacker is 250cals….so I might stick with the one piece of chocolate per night 😄
    I started Monday 1/31
    AF days: 6
    A days: 1

    Have a great day everyone!🙋🏻‍♀️

    So upbeat and positive, love it. And I agree probably the chocolate is a far better choice. Thanks for checking in.
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    edited February 2022
    @MissMay One more vote for continuing your streak. Unless you have to report to a parole officer, I would not even count one unintentional drink. The important thing is your mindset!

    OK..........you made me spit coffee out of my nose with the parole officer comment.
    Thanks ~ needed that!🤣
  • Xellercin
    Xellercin Posts: 924 Member
    Womona wrote: »
    Hi all, just catching up with February, in addition to opening up a 4 week pile of mail and going through 450 emails. Covid in January knocked me for such a loop that I am STILL digging out! But at least I feel better!

    Despite best intentions to be AF this morning, I came home from a long day at work and immediately poured myself a glass of wine. I’m only having one, but I am way off my goal of AF during the week and only one on the weekend. It’s a choice, yes. Discipline went out the window tonight.

    That's why discipline isn't a great tool for habit modification.

    There are a TON of resources out there to help you modify habits more effectively.

    The key is to understand exactly what triggered the behaviour you didn't want, and how to address those triggers when they happen, because you can't depend on pure discipline and will power to carry you through every craving. It's just not consistent enough.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,873 Member
    edited February 2022
    @Womona

    Not exactly glad that you got Covid, but your immunity against Omicron will be heightened now.
    Did your whole family catch it?
    Good luck catching up on all of that work that you have to catch up on.
    That must have been your first glass of wine in a long time.

    You will be sailing before you know it : - )

    Or....we will all be meeting on a sunny beach somewhere.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,873 Member
    I am in, with my usual goal: 16-20AF days per month. I had 18 last month.

    Diary Style is how I roll.

    Sunday Feb 06 - AF
    Monday Feb 07 - AF

    Rolling total: 5AF days out of 7 days
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,433 Member
    Feb 1-2 - AF
    Feb 3-5 - stuck with 2 drink limit
    Feb 6-9 - AF