Less Alcohol ~ APRIL 2022 ~ One Day At A Time

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  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,000 Member
    April accountability: 6 days AF
    Alcohol: 18 days (43.5 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.

    4/1 - 2 wine
    4/2 - 4 wine @ my sisters
    4/3 - AF
    4/4 - 1.5 wine
    4/5 - 2 Torchy Tini’s
    4/6 - AF
    4/7 - 2 wine
    4/8 - 3 wine
    4/9 - 3 drinks 1 margarita + 2 wine (half full small plastic cups at party) Couples Baby Shower
    4/10 - 3 margaritas Crawfish Boil; bags of frozen margaritas leftover from the previous evening event
    4/11 - AF
    4/12 - AF @ alumnae meeting
    4/13 - 1 bourbon & Diet Coke
    4/14 - 3 wine BUNCO
    4/15 - 1 margarita
    4/16 - 3 wine
    4/17 - AF
    4/18 - 2 wine (1 at home & 1 at 📚)
    4/19 - 2 wine
    4/20 - 1 margarita
    4/21 - 2 wine
    4/22 - 4 drinks 3 wine & 1 Benedictine in New Orleans
    4/23 - 4 drinks French Quarter Fest 1 beer, vodka, 2 wine & lots of water bottles!
    4/24 - AF


    Driving home from New Orleans DH said he was not drinking the rest of the week ... well that lasted until he opened a bottle of wine after a long walk while he tried to talk himself out of opening a bottle.

    I skipped. I'm ready for a few AF evenings!

    Today they begin work on replacing our windows, siding & gutters and painting the house.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    @tmbg1
    Sounds like a few of us were/are having work stress.
    For sure we feel healthier (and less bloated) after an AF day.
    Hugs.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    edited April 2022
    @MissMay

    Thanks for the photos and the recollection of what you have been seeing and doing.
    So happy that you are having fun : - )

    And yes, wouldn't it be great to connect with @whitpauly ? Maybe message her through MFP?
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    @Lilylady3k

    I haven't been to the French Quarter for so long. Basically since I moved "West".
    I am living vicariously through you. So glad that you got over there : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    My usual goal, 16-20AF days for the month. Diary style.
    I had 21AF days for March, but it was a longer month.
    My reason for drinking less is for weight loss.

    Friday April 22 - 2 drinks - HR to the rescue, my work issues solved : - ) Planned AF for Saturday, split shift on my usual day off, Sunday, so I need all of my energy. 1 day off is not enough for me, but this will be the last time for that.
    Saturday April 23 - AF - In preparation for a split shift
    Sunday April 24 - AF - Kind of felt like having a couple of drinks when finally getting home from work, just used some willpower not to.

    Rolling total: 15AF day out of 24 days.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Awesome dispatch from Las Vegas! Thanks for that @MissMay. It sounds like you have hit the sweet spot of making the most of every experience while keeping it moderate. Kudos!

    @Lilylady3k Ironic that you mentioned windows. I have a contractor and windows sub showing up in 15 minutes to bid on replacing all our windows. It's a chore we have postponed and postponed. Tried to talk my brother (he's an architect) into staying one more day to help me with the meeting. I'm nervous about it. Literally 3 windows are standard casement windows (so I am told). The rest are a more complicated custom somethingorother. The north & south walls of the main area of our house are glass, so the scope is intimidating. Very curious about your experience with the process, especially how long the work is taking.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    edited April 2022
    They look very pretty, @Lilylady3k. Are they aluminum or fiberglass? I have a lot of learning to do. Evidently vinyl and wood are other options.

    Well, I was wrong about everything. As it turns out, the main area windows aren't actually windows but rather "insulated glass." The windows sub said it would change the architecture to replace them with windows. So the GC needs to find a new sub for that.

    Looks like a beautiful sunny day in NOLA.
    ETA: Your azaleas look pretty too!
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,000 Member
    ahoy_m8 wrote: »
    They look very pretty, @Lilylady3k. Are they aluminum or fiberglass? I have a lot of learning to do. Evidently vinyl and wood are other options.

    Aluminum. The aluminum frame is thinner than the fiberglass/vinyl ones when replacing so that I still have lots of glass and a view. :)
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    Love all of the photos.
    Love the French Quarter!!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    My usual goal, 16-20AF days for the month. Diary style.
    I had 21AF days for March, but it was a longer month.
    My reason for drinking less is for weight loss.

    Friday April 22 - 2 drinks - HR to the rescue, my work issues solved : - ) Planned AF for Saturday, split shift on my usual day off, Sunday, so I need all of my energy. 1 day off is not enough for me, but this will be the last time for that.
    Saturday April 23 - AF - In preparation for a split shift
    Sunday April 24 - AF - Kind of felt like having a couple of drinks when finally getting home from work, just used some willpower not to.
    Monday April 25 - AF - Planned drinks Tuesday (after my pedicure : )) and Friday.
    Tuesday April 26 - 2 drinks. 3 was always my norm, but over this past year it has changed to 2. Less frequent days of drinks must equal less tolerance. I am always happy to see my 16, I expect to exceed that a bit for this month. Planned AF Wednesday and Thursday.

    Rolling total: 16AF day out of 25 days
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    @Lilylady3k

    I was surprised to see so much jerk chicken on the menus from that link that you posted for the New Orleans April festival. My fave : - )

    Interesting that they posted an EatFit app at the bottom to download and show healthier options at the Festival.

    It has been a long time since I was in New Orleans, it was prior to Hurricane Katrina. I recognize some names of restaurants that are still there though that are posted on the link.

    Free Zydeco dance lessons!!

    There is a virtual page of performances! I could spend days on the link that you provided! Thanks : - )

    How long does it take you to drive there from Houston?
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,759 Member
    tmbg1 wrote: »
    AF today and yesterday- That makes 4 days this week

    Wow! Good for you!
  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    Well unplanned beer night. We have been talking about going Friday then last night DH comes in and I look at the meal prep set out and just said to myself....nah. and out the door we went. So it was sorta planned but just a different day!

    So for laughs and giggles. I bought yesterday a wine making kit. I know this is a less alcohol thread. But I am and will always be fascinated by making my 'own stuff' so this is one more thing to try. I already make my own soap, makeup (all but mascara), wax clothes(food storage), laundry detergent, dish soap, and well the list is long. Some things I try and have kept up for year/decades others have gone by the wayside.
    So long story short DH's drink of choice while home is whiskey and coffee. Well as I was browsing the wine equipment the man helping me showed me the 'cookbook' that comes with the kit. They had a whiskey wine! So yep that is what sold me. Today I buy the organic corn, white grape juice and a few more grocery items. I am confident it will taste like crap about August and I will chuck it out LOL Thats how I roll
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    @lmlmrn Sounds like a fun project!

    Long ago I read that people who are hands on with food prep- the planning, shopping, chopping, cooking, presentation- tend to feel satisfied with less actual eating vs. those who eat only. The hypothesis is the prep people get a lot of their satisfaction from all the handling in addition to the eating, whereas the eaters only have eating. This made sense to me (and probably why I remembered it). I am results oriented. There are lots of things I don't really like doing but do anyway because I like the result. And I am a results oriented cook, too. I like cooking but I think it's because I love eating. But I do enjoy all the creative aspects, and I think all that enjoyment allows me to stop when I tell myself I've had enough and feel satisfied with that.

    Maybe this idea -- enjoyment from the creative aspects giving rise to more satisfaction with less intake-- would apply to wine making also?
  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    @ahoy_m8 That is an interesting hypothesis, and like you I am results orientated and I have to be creative. I can't wait to see how this progresses. Plus I suspect it is not really going to taste very good LOL

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