Less Alcohol ~ MAY 2022 ~ One Day At A Time

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  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,661 Member
    Week 3: finished at 10 drinks. At least one less than last week. I could've lost close to a lb. of fat had I decided to forgo the drinks altogether.

    Anyway, Happy Monday - start of a fresh new week - and a short one if you consider the holiday weekend coming up ......
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    @globalhiker you inspired this:

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    I am Dawn.

    I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.

    I hit 19AF days for April.
    Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
    Diary style.

    Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
    Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
    Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : u- )
    Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
    Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.


    Rolling total: 12AF out of 22 days.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    @lmlmrn

    Can't wait to hear about the pulls that you choose, and hopefully see some photos : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    edited May 2022
    I haven't had a chance to look at all my photos yet. I am planting all of this week after work : - )

    So this is the drive down toward Creston, I took these on Friday just past 3pm.

    @globalhiker This is your only route up. This lake, Moyie Lake, begins about 20 minutes after the border crossing at Eastport. You will pass through Yahk 10 minutes before that lol. Not a whole lot else before Cranbrook past Yahk, 1 gas station, one pub. A few very good pullouts.

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    And this is what I have planned for this week until Sunday. Peppers will have to wait until then, and onion sets go around them. The other stuff that has been hardening off on my porch can start to slowly go in. Lots of digging and soil enhancement in each spot. I got 6 things in today.

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    I will look at my Blossom Festival photos with coffee in the morning : - )

  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,000 Member
    May accountability: 5 days AF
    Alcohol: 17 days (32 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.

    5/1 - AF
    5/2 - 2 wine
    5/3 - 1 wine
    5/4 - AF
    5/5 - 2 wine
    5/6 - 1.5 wine
    5/7 - 2 wine
    5/8 - 1 wine
    5/9 - 1.5 wine
    5/10 - 2 wine
    5/11 - 2 wine
    5/12 - 2 wine
    5/13 - 2 wine
    5/14 - 2 wine
    5/15 - 4 drinks 2 wine + 2 bourbon & Diet Coke
    5/16 - AF @ 📚
    5/17 - 2 wine then switched to TopoChico
    5/18 - Margarita @ 📚
    5/19 - 2 wine
    5/20 - 2 wine
    5/21 - 3 wine
    5/22 - AF
    5/23 - AF

    Sunday night I showed solidarity with my pregnant daughter since the guys were drinking scotch which doesn't interest me ... I volunteered to be the designated driver.

    This evening my option was bourbon & Diet Coke which I passed on since I really don't think it goes well with eggplant parmesan. There is no wine in the house and neither DH or I bought it when we went to the grocery store this afternoon.

    This next weekend will be a challenge. Heading to visit my mom and check on our camp for a long weekend with my sister. DH plans to stay home. She is already planning all the drinks she wants to bring ... I'm planning turkey & Swiss with buffalo cream cheese on sun-dried tomato flour tortilla ... pinwheels for snacks and salads for lunch. I think we are on opposite ends with our "what groceries to bring".
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,759 Member
    Other than a party on Saturday night, I stuck to one glass of wine. Taking micro sips helps me not have that half a glass more!

    Hope everyone has a good week.
  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    Oh my I realized I missed posting and responding eek!!!

    Good news, I reached out and actually reached a plumber when knew back 6-7 years ago?? Thought he had moved back to the eastern part of the state. Well he had but now is back in my neck of the woods. he came over today to talk about our bathroom redo's. I love this man. He is going to take me to the contractor showroom (haha) to get fixtures and the blah blah stuff. Then just give him a few days notice when the demo (thats me) gets done and he will be there to put the bathrooms back together. And he will put the kitchen sink in as well as run the water line to where the refrig will sit. If all goes well we may have 90% of the remodel done by fall. The I can do the touch up on the wall over the winter early spring months.

    As soon as I have some pictures I will share. Pinky shake.

    Good news we went out for lunch/dinner both Sat and Sun and I kept to my 2 beers. Now with the remodel moving forward and will have a home equity payment at some point...we decided on weekends we could only have one outing, instead of 2-4.

    Hugs everyone
    Monday - AF
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,759 Member
    @lmlmrn that’s great news about your reno! Woo hoo!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    I am Dawn.

    I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.

    I hit 19AF days for April.
    Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
    Diary style.

    Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
    Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
    Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : - )
    Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
    Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.
    Monday May 23 - AF - I felt like having a couple of drinks after finishing digging and stuff, but...my weight and this forum keeping me accountable. I should come up with a plan for drinks days, I find that helps me to resist if I know that I have that day coming up. Meanwhile, best to get to at least my 16.


    Rolling total: 13AF out of 23 days.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    @Lilylady3k
    So upsetting about these elementary school shootings. Innocent children and teachers. So distressing and sad. Up 50%.
    People must be scared to send their kids to school.
    So awful.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    I am Dawn.

    I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.

    I hit 19AF days for April.
    Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
    Diary style.

    Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
    Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
    Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : - )
    Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
    Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.
    Monday May 23 - AF - I felt like having a couple of drinks after finishing digging and stuff, but...my weight and this forum keeping me accountable. I should come up with a plan for drinks days, I find that helps me to resist if I know that I have that day coming up. Meanwhile, best to get to at least my 16.
    Tuesday May 24 - AF - Despite watching an NHL playoff game. Lots of playoffs yet to go, so getting out of the habit of having drinks while watching feels like a win.


    Rolling total: 14AF out of 24 days.
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,661 Member
    @MissMay, you are my inspiration!

    @dawnbgethealthy, when I arrive over there, will bring the sunshine with me.....

    @lmlmrn, I look forward to seeing your post-remodel photos. I love home improvement! So much easier than self-improvement, isn't it??

    Goal for today is AF and calorie restriction 24 hrs. Easy-peasy since I have a fridge loaded with cut up watermelon......and NO snacks or wine in the house....!

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    edited May 2022
    globalhiker wrote: »
    @dawnbgethealthy would you recommend the 100 days of weighing in group? Did it help somewhat with sticking to AF days? Seems to me it would help keep one's awareness to really manage consumption (food and drink both).
    Your pictures are magical and glad to hear there's been rain and snow (fewer fires hopefully).

    Yes, it is a very supportive group. I am on a monthly one also. I used to do the 10 days one, but it took me too long each morning so I gave that up. 100 days really does give a nice picture.

    It will be sunny here for sure when you arrive. Cranbrook is said to be the sunniest place in Canada (or in BC?)
    Kimberley might be cloudy, but it is way up a mountain. It will be beautiful nevertheless.

    So excited! 2 weeks from today : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    I am Dawn.

    I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.

    I hit 19AF days for April.
    Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
    Diary style.

    Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
    Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
    Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : - )
    Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
    Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.
    Monday May 23 - AF - I felt like having a couple of drinks after finishing digging and stuff, but...my weight and this forum keeping me accountable. I should come up with a plan for drinks days, I find that helps me to resist if I know that I have that day coming up. Meanwhile, best to get to at least my 16.
    Tuesday May 24 - AF - Despite watching an NHL playoff game. Lots of playoffs yet to go, so getting out of the habit of having drinks while watching feels like a win.
    Wednesday May 25 - 2 drinks. Happy productive day. I enjoyed my couple of drinks. Planned AF for Thursday, not so sure about Friday and Saturday yet. I do plan to get my 16AF or more.


    Rolling total: 14AF out of 25 days.
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,759 Member
    @lmlmrn sorry to hear your cabinet guy hurt himself and is now out! Do you have a backup or someone he could sub it out to?

    Very inspiring, your post. I’m all proud of myself for not reaching for that extra 1/2 to 1 glass of wine beyond my planned one glass, but now I have to start weaning myself off having a drink every night. I really want to get back to AF during the week, but I kind of also hate the thought of not having that nice glass of wine waiting for me! So torn! But, my weight will go down if I cut back, so there is that.

    Wine night at work, and a co-worker is leaving so we also had mimosas in the morning with some yummy bagels and lox. Nothing like brunch during the workday!!!
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,738 Member
    Checking in!

    @lmlmrn so sorry to hear about your cabinet guy. Getting anyone to the house these days to perform work is INSANE. Or even to get them to call you back with a simple yes or no.

    I have now over lapped and have THREE plumbers 🪠🚽🚿scheduled to come. May the best man win who shows up first and gets the golden Willy Wonka ticket. I even promised the one plumber to make his favorite meal to take home! Desperate times folks.

    So at dinner time last night at home I decided I wanted to have a glass of bubbles(prosseco)
    Veal parm was delish. Stated to sio the prosseco WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED...and I just was not feeling it. Had 3 or 4 sips and dumped the rest down the drain.

    So with that I am for May accountability:

    3 A days( four standard drinks)
    23 AF days

    BONUS husband and I have now finally reached clearing out OVER
    1/2 of our possessions that we owned

    The items you never knew you did not need until it came to getting rid of things.

    #downsizing
    #minimalistlife
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    edited May 2022
    @MissMay wow. Great job downsizing. I tip my hat to you. I know I need to start now, but it's hard to know where to start with other people's stuff. Still laughing about @Lilylady3k being the safe-keeper of the boy scout vest that belonged to her BIL, was it? Sheesh.

    @lmlmrn bummer about the cabinet guy. Fewer people going into trades (so the tradesmen tell me) and they are getting old. My landscapper (who I LOVED) had retirement come faster than expected when his partner was badly injured. :# You said DH was in the wood finishes business? Does he know people who know people?

    Cabinet story: I forever wanted new cabinets at my lake cabana. Water intrusion and a new roof was the tipping point for a bunch of updating. (Adios ugly popcorn ceiling!) Had 3 guys come out to bid cabinets. It's 8 linear feet of cabinets. I like how they function so I just wanted new doors. Bids ranged $3-10k, and none of them were exactly what I wanted. After thinking about it a long time, I decided I could maybe do this myself. DH said that was a terrible idea. I had to agree with him on all his points, but I presented it as a $300 hedge against a $3-10k investment. It took me all summer and they actually turned out great :D It was a gamble because I had never done anything like that and had to learn a lot about hinges.

    Not suggesting you want to do it yourself, but if you like how the existing cabinets function (and their placement), changing the fronts can create a new look with less construction. I augmented the cabinet frames to go from inset doors with old style gothic hinges to overlay minimal reveal. Anywhoo... hope you find the solution you love.

    Happy Friday. This was my first week all month AF M-Th :o
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,661 Member
    Are you ready for Memorial Day weekend? I've been dieting all week and feeling HUNGRY!

    Menu:

    BBQ Pork Spare Ribs
    Corn on the Cob, grilled of course
    Macaroni Salad made with quinoa pasta
    Asparagus, grilled of course
    Bing cherries

    and Mocktails of course!
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,661 Member
    Mocktail ideas for the weekend: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/drinks/how-to/g785/best-mocktail-recipes/

    Leaning towards the watermelon one (they are on sale now for $1 ea!)

    Enjoy!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    I am Dawn.

    I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.

    I hit 19AF days for April.
    Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
    Diary style.

    Wednesday May 25 - 2 drinks. Happy productive day. I enjoyed my couple of drinks. Planned AF for Thursday, not so sure about Friday and Saturday yet. I do plan to get my 16AF or more.
    Thursday May 26 - AF - I definitely felt like having drinks!


    Rolling total: 15AF out of 26 days.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    edited May 2022
    I went to emerg/Urgent care right after work Thursday.
    Wednesday night while I was digging up the garden a big wind came up and threw dirt into both of my eyes. I got it out of the left eye, but the right eye just felt like it was scraping inside. I can't believe that I continued to serve customers as my eye swelled and hurt so bad. I work alone though.

    The doc put dye in my eye and couldn't find any foreign bodies, but said that there was obvious contusion. She flushed it out and then put anesthetic in it. The freezing lasted about a half an hour. She put me on 5 days of antibiotic drops to put in 4 times a day. I started them yesterday, 3 doses. I am not going to go to work today. I did sleep a bit, but when I woke up my eye wouldn't open. There was grit at the corners. So there was stuff still in the eye even though the doc couldn't find it. It looks like metal or glass!!!

    My eye booger...

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    Maybe it was imbedded in the upper lid so that the doc couldn't see it and the flush didn't get it out. The antibiotic might have loosened it?

  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    omg, Dawn, that looks terrible! I hope all the foreign bodies are out and things feel better soon!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,874 Member
    Planning an indulgent night.

    I didn't go to work today. I have never had a sick day in all of my working life!!

    Tucking into the St. Louis Blues/Colorado Avalanche crucial play-off game.

    So great that my sewed shut eye opened up over the day. The antibiotic drops I feel are really helping, plus warm compresses as suggested. The grit this morning that I scooped out I really feel was what was continuing to abrade my eye. I would have gone to work, but my boss said that she would cover my shift. I had some Foster Grant jobs to do, same result there, take it easy and heal.

    Lol, will I have to wear my ski goggles in the yard??
    It was very windy today and I was feeling paranoid about my delicate eye with the dust swirling about.
    Took it easy and did some extra indoor workouts for my planned Ribs binge.

    Totally planning on digging the 3-6X3 beds for peppers and tomatoes and onions over the next two days, and planting. I will turn everything and add in extra stuff. The tomato garden is just 2 feet, the 2 pepper/onion gardens are 3 feet deep.
    Time to cut the grass again too, but priorities priorities.
    I will watch at least one of the periods from my tub with my smokes and a drink : - )

    I have been chided by a few people to leave the dandelions for the bees.
    I have been overseeding my yards for years to avoid dandelions, but the neighbours (rental properties) have gazillions of them that blow into my yard. So, I have some.
    I heard a great radio program about all of the anti-inflammatory properties. Maybe tomorrow I will cut a bunch and make a tincture or a tea. Leaves, stems, flowers...all good. Might as well get some before they turn to white and seeds which the bees aren't interested in.
    Of course I need the bees. Gosh.

    This batch looks good. I remember a lady that I knew 40 years ago who always put the stems into a salad or sauteed them. Hmm. (lightbulb moment)

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    Considering that I was away all last weekend and then chomped out my crown Monday night while chewing gum requiring it to be cemented back in on Tuesday, and then the dirt in my eyes Wednesday night, visit to Urgent care on Thursday and weird foil/glass/silica sand dust getting lodged....I am feeling okay about losing a day's pay today. After all, our holiday in Canada was Monday so I got extra pay. (Queen Victoria Day?)

    Even though I didn't accomplish a whole lot today, it was lovely to just lightly putter around, clean a few things etc.

    I will take photos when I plant my peppers and tomatoes : - )

    Garlic is up sooooo beautifully!!

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    And peas are looking healthy : - )

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    Strawberry bed is in flower:

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    And bearded Irises are popping...

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    Life is good even though I had a weird week.

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