Less Alcohol ~ JUNE 2022 ~ One Day At A Time
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@Lilylady3k what a beautiful grand baby! She is adorable. That happy smile!
@mainelylisa so great to hear from you! One whole year, wow! Very impressive! So glad you found what is working for you, and your upcoming certifications sound great!
@MissMay congrats on the serendipitous house sale! What’s next for you? May the Real Estate Gods smile upon you and give you no issues during the closing process!2 -
So proud of my AF M-W! Last night was planned wine night at work. One of our staff members just moved back to the UK, so we are down a person. That resulted in the three of us getting really big pours, which would up being 1.5 standard drinks. I think next week I’ll have to be the one to pour the wine before anyone else gets Into the kitchen! On a good note, I didn’t even have the desire to pour a glass when I got home. Progress!
Still don’t have my boat back from the marina, so I doubt I’m sailing this weekend. It was a nice thought but realistically, a long shot! Fingers crossed it’s done early next week so I can finally launch this baby!4 -
Happy Friday, all. Good luck to all who have projects, whether they be nautical or renovation or lightening the load for the next move. And happy travels to @globalhiker and @dawnbgethealthy. I'm imagining glorious hikes in cool climes.
@Une_Poire I love the Ritual tequila. I agree that it is not the same as tequila. But I think it's suggestive of tequila on the nose and very creative. I thought it added interesting kick to limey fresca and lemony soda. Two other mocktails that work well with Ritual but honestly are pretty good standalone are:
- tons of fresh basil leaves blended with 1 strawberry + a squeeze of lemon+ crushed ice & soda.
- tons of fresh mint leaves muddled in a squeeze of lime + soda and a giant watermelon ice cube.
AF so far this week and going to the musical "Oklahoma" tonight with DH&DD#1. (It's been a throwback musical season.) Plan to have wine with dinner before the show. No other plans. Just hoping to stay cool in record heat. 103F projected tomorrow (111F heat index). And it's not even July. It's reasonable at 7AM for outdoor exercise, but larger yardwork tasks will have to wait.4 -
So nice to hear from @mainelylisa !!!
@MissMay That is huge news. The new/next chapter in life will be soon to happen. Sending all sorts of good vibes.2 -
I'm Dawn
I joined this thread in November 2018. I had my first AF day soon thereafter. It was hard! I stayed with one AF day per week for awhile and then gradually increased that.
I will continue on with what has been attainable for me, 16-20 AF days per month. So trying to keep it to 3A days per week or less.
I am drinking less for weight loss. 20 more pounds to shed still.
Diary Style
Planning AF for Wednesday, since I will be hiking with...@globalhiker tomorrow!!!!
Wednesday June 08 - AF - So as to have lots of energy for the meet up with @globalhiker on Thursday : - )
Thursday June 09 - Drinks at lunch. Planned drinks for Saturday, going to try to stay AF for Friday. Really great (mostly outdoor) visit with @globalhiker . Kind of jealous of the next leg of her vacay : - )
Rolling total: 6AF days out of 9 days2 -
I'm Dawn
I joined this thread in November 2018. I had my first AF day soon thereafter. It was hard! I stayed with one AF day per week for awhile and then gradually increased that.
I will continue on with what has been attainable for me, 16-20 AF days per month. So trying to keep it to 3A days per week or less.
I am drinking less for weight loss. 20 more pounds to shed still.
Diary Style
Planning AF for Wednesday, since I will be hiking with...@globalhiker tomorrow!!!!
Wednesday June 08 - AF - So as to have lots of energy for the meet up with @globalhiker on Thursday : - )
Thursday June 09 - Drinks at lunch. Planned drinks for Saturday, going to try to stay AF for Friday. Really great (mostly outdoor) visit with @globalhiker . Kind of jealous of the next leg of her vacay : - )
Friday June 10 - 2 drinks, not a planned drinks day. I made a dent in the yard work before and after work, finally came in the house and didn't even try to use any willpower.
Rolling total: 6AF days out of 10 days4 -
June accountability: 4 days AF
Alcohol: 6 days (13 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.
6/1 - 2 glasses wine; DH returned to work after a month off and gave a 10 day notice retiring / resigning
6/2 - AF
6/3 - 2 wine
6/4 - 2 beers
6/5 - AF
6/6 - 3 wine
My sister joined us, issues with mom, workers at my house, a little overwhelmed today which is no excuse but it is what it is … not denying that I drank 3 glasses.
6/7 - 2 wine
6/8 - AF
6/9 - 2 wine
6/10 - AF2 -
6/11 - AF this evening!
So strange how life plays out. When I worked many times I felt like Friday & Saturday evenings were a given ... alcohol would be involved most weekends. I mean TGIF of course I wanted something special and hang out with friends for happy hour.
Also with the stress of my job I felt like I deserved a glass or 2 of wine after a stressful day of work.
BUT now that I'm retired (since Jan 2019) I find that I can drink every day because I don't necessarily have obligations the next morning. I can drink whenever my friends drink. Why stick to a M-Th AF schedule and then load up on weekends if I'm retired. Those days are like all others.
So I've been talking to myself. Drink when you want but also don't when you don't want to. Don't slip into the habit this month of drinking just cause DH opens a bottle. Follow your gut and strive for that goal to drink no more than 2 nights in a row. Really focus on it. It helped when at the first of the month DH reminded me that I had made a big deal out of commenting that I was not drinking Sunday night last weekend because I planned drinks on Friday and Saturday. He was right ... and I appreciated the reminder. Because it got me off on the right foot for June!
Cheers folks. I'm AF on Friday & Saturday night for the first time in a VERY long time.
Oh and DH joined me ... he retired early too! Friday was his last day and we didn't celebrate with alcohol.
Enjoy your weekend!
June accountability: 5 days AF
Alcohol: 6 days (13 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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Last week- 5AF and 2A- best week I've had in a long time!
This week 4AF and 3A - woot!6 -
first @Lilylady3k congrats on the AF Fri-Sat combo.
I or I should say We went out for pizza yesterday afternoon and I was feeling frisky so to speak and I ordered a bloody mary with tito's, then had a second. Wow it did not seem to touch me. But I came home and took a nap cuz I like too. The later in the even I pour 2 shots...the devil was with me yesterday.
Today is a new day, my sister is flying in tonight and she will be here all week. She rarely drinks so I know I won't be pressured by her! I will be AF the rest of the week for sure.4 -
I'm Dawn
I joined this thread in November 2018. I had my first AF day soon thereafter. It was hard! I stayed with one AF day per week for awhile and then gradually increased that.
I will continue on with what has been attainable for me, 16-20 AF days per month. So trying to keep it to 3A days per week or less.
I am drinking less for weight loss. 20 more pounds to shed still.
Diary Style
Planning AF for Wednesday, since I will be hiking with...@globalhiker tomorrow!!!!
Wednesday June 08 - AF - So as to have lots of energy for the meet up with @globalhiker on Thursday : - )
Thursday June 09 - Drinks at lunch. Planned drinks for Saturday, going to try to stay AF for Friday. Really great (mostly outdoor) visit with @globalhiker . Kind of jealous of the next leg of her vacay : - )
Friday June 10 - 2 drinks, not a planned drinks day. I made a dent in the yard work before and after work, finally came in the house and didn't even try to use any willpower.
Saturday June 11 - 2 drinks. As usual, drinks inflate my scale, so it is time to rack up some AF days for sure.
Rolling total: 6AF days out of 11 days2 -
Good morning, all! Can't believe it is almost the middle of June. Thank you @lmlmrn for the pic of the cover up socks. I might try that. @Lilylady3k your grandbaby is adorable. My week back from babysitting went OK. Got back Wed night. Then Thurs, Fri and Sat were not good. This week Tues and Fri weren't great. And I definitely pay for it the next day more so now than I used to. Went to a winery last night with BF and didn't have any wine. He bought a bottle but ended up taking it home. So, guess that is good. So far 6 days AF 5 days A for June. Plan AF for today. Think I will try the Ritual Zero Proof. Thanks everyone!6
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Tonight DH & I have assessment test to determine which Spanish class we'll be assigned at our church. Free class that we took in summer 2019 and they are offering it again (they didn't offer the class in 2020 & 2021 due to Covid). We are planning to attend Mon & Wed evenings 6:30-8:00pm this summer. Maybe that will curb our wine tendencies with dinner at least 2 nights per week.
Plan to rack up a few more AF evenings this week as well since I'm babysitting my granddaughter Tuesday, Spanish Class Monday & Wednesday and then Lady Clay Shooters Sporting Clays on Thursday evening.
June accountability: 9 days AF
Alcohol: 7 days (14 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.
6/1 - 2 glasses wine; DH returned to work after a month off and gave a 10 day notice retiring / resigning
6/2 - AF
6/3 - 2 wine
6/4 - 2 beers; Brother in law’s retirement party at Karbach Brewing
6/5 - AF
6/6 - 3 wine
My sister joined us, issues with mom, workers at my house, a little overwhelmed today which is no excuse but it is what it is … not denying that I drank 3 glasses.
6/7 - 2 wine
6/8 - AF; baby sit granddaughter
6/9 - 2 wine
6/10 - AF; DH’s last day @ work. He joined me in retirement!
6/11 - AF
6/12 - 1 rum & diet coke
PLANNED
6/13 - AF 🇪🇸 (Spanish Class)
6/14 - AF; baby sit granddaughter
6/15 - AF 🇪🇸 or 📚(Spanish Class or Book Club)
6/16 - AF 🎯 (Sporting Clays)
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I did pretty well this past weekend. Two drinks Friday and Saturday, but three yesterday. Totally messed with my sleep! Grrr. Well, off to work soon, planning AF today through Wednesday. My weight crept up today, the three drinks and entire serving of chicken and waffles got me there!4
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@Lilylady3k Wow! Big news all around! Congratulations to you and DH on retirement. Wishing you happy and relaxing time together.
Fun weekend but Oklahoma was a big surprise. Reinterpreted in a darker more violent way. Not the sunny upbeat musical of decades past. Honestly, they were playing "Oh what a beautiful morning" in a minor key. Not kidding. Otherwise a quiet weekend. We did our outdoor exercise and watered the plants early to beat the 100F+ heat. Then spent most of our days indoors. I drank 3 drinks every night over the weekend, which is more than my goal. And I ate more than planned after drinking Sunday, too. Sigh. It's a fresh week and I plan to be AF M-Th.4 -
I'm Dawn
I joined this thread in November 2018. I had my first AF day soon thereafter. It was hard! I stayed with one AF day per week for awhile and then gradually increased that.
I will continue on with what has been attainable for me, 16-20 AF days per month. So trying to keep it to 3A days per week or less.
I am drinking less for weight loss. 20 more pounds to shed still.
Diary Style
Planning AF for Wednesday, since I will be hiking with...@globalhiker tomorrow!!!!
Wednesday June 08 - AF - So as to have lots of energy for the meet up with @globalhiker on Thursday : - )
Thursday June 09 - Drinks at lunch. Planned drinks for Saturday, going to try to stay AF for Friday. Really great (mostly outdoor) visit with @globalhiker . Kind of jealous of the next leg of her vacay : - )
Friday June 10 - 2 drinks, not a planned drinks day. I made a dent in the yard work before and after work, finally came in the house and didn't even try to use any willpower.
Saturday June 11 - 2 drinks. As usual, drinks inflate my scale, so it is time to rack up some AF days for sure.
Sunday June 12 - AF - I had an AF beer after working hard all day outside. I "needed" something, glad that I resisted a Daquiri. Going to try to remain AF until Saturday. We have our big 4 day Festival coming up, which includes Zumba in the park every day, so I want to feel fresh. The parade goes right by my house Saturday morning, and that usually includes coffee and baileys with friends as we watch it.
Rolling total: 7AF days out of 12 days5 -
Your all so inspiring, so here I go, day 14
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Hello friends! Had a totally fun day with Dawn, who was our tour guide for the day. Amazing! So cool she showed us her skating rink! We then traveled to Lake Louise and did the Lake Agnes hike in snow and lots of ice and a bit of mud. Worth it and the views insane! Now having a lovely time in Jasper, Alberta. Checked off Sunwapta Falls and Maligne Canyon. This is one chill place. Saw 5 bears so far, all pretty small in size. This evening is Pyramid Lake hike. Tomorrow hoping we can buy some crampons and head up to Edith Cavell Meadows for a nice hike.
Doing ok considering vacation. Rule is to stick to buying the piccolo size wines. We are following a paleo style diet of Alberta steak and salad (lettuce is so pricey). Goal is no chips, cheese, chocolate or regular size wine bottles. And keep busy enjoying nature!
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Last week- 5AF and 2A- best week I've had in a long time!
This week 4AF and 3A - woot!
So far 2 AF and 1A this week courtesy of chamomile tea.4 -
@ahoy_m8 I actually think Oklahoma is kind of dark! I saw it a year or two ago and with fresh eyes. Laurey is being stalked by Judd, Curley tells him he should just go and kill himself, Ali Hakim rips people off and Ado Annie is a slutty girl with daddy issues. I think they had to sugar coat the whole musical to get it produced, but wow, a lot more going on than meets the eye. Music is great though!4
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globalhiker wrote: »Hello friends! Had a totally fun day with Dawn, who was our tour guide for the day. Amazing! So cool she showed us her skating rink! We then traveled to Lake Louise and did the Lake Agnes hike in snow and lots of ice and a bit of mud. Worth it and the views insane! Now having a lovely time in Jasper, Alberta. Checked off Sunwapta Falls and Maligne Canyon. This is one chill place. Saw 5 bears so far, all pretty small in size. This evening is Pyramid Lake hike. Tomorrow hoping we can buy some crampons and head up to Edith Cavell Meadows for a nice hike.
Doing ok considering vacation. Rule is to stick to buying the piccolo size wines. We are following a paleo style diet of Alberta steak and salad (lettuce is so pricey). Goal is no chips, cheese, chocolate or regular size wine bottles. And keep busy enjoying nature!
OMG sounds like an amazing trip!!!2 -
Howdy all
Quick check in.
5 standard drinks this month( NO, not all on the same day🤪)
I poured one Sunday at dinner time, took a small sip and tossed it down the drain. That was weird. I "thought" that is what I wanted. But the taste was not working for me. It was food I was craving, not alcohol.
Closing of the house is two weeks away 🤯. This has been the craziest 5 weeks of my life with this house selling before it went "live" through a real-estate agency.
Thank goodness we took our vacation to Las Vegas when we did!
Love reading all your posts.
(p.s.had to finally give up (shred) all of my calenders that I kept fitness and drink tallys on since 2018. Paper shredders are a marvelous thing)2 -
AF last night, it helps that I have a little sinus thing going on, so red wine would definitely have made it worse! I just went to bed early. Woken up by that beautiful Strawberry moon last night. Anyone see it?5
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FAILED because I planned an AF evening. Before our spanish assessment test for classes this summer ... DH decided he did not want what we were having for dinner. So we went to Torchy's Tacos. Well the win was I didn't order a Torchy's Tini (no way with a test in front of me). But they had Saint Arnold Summer Pils on tap (my personal favorite) and so I had 1 beer.
Good news is that I only had 1! I did not break my goal to limit to 1-2 glasses per day nor did I destroy my record this month of "no more than 2 alcohol nights in a row". Need to stay AF tonight which will be easy since I'll not be with DH (he has a meeting) and I'll be babysitting with an hour drive through Houston to get back home this evening.
June accountability: 5 days AF
Alcohol: 8 days (15 drinks)
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@ahoy_m8 I actually think Oklahoma is kind of dark! I saw it a year or two ago and with fresh eyes. Laurey is being stalked by Judd, Curley tells him he should just go and kill himself, Ali Hakim rips people off and Ado Annie is a slutty girl with daddy issues. I think they had to sugar coat the whole musical to get it produced, but wow, a lot more going on than meets the eye. Music is great though!
All very good points! You are absolutely right that it started with dark roots. The one light note in this production was a very large black trans woman was cast as Ado Annie -- the only person of color in the cast. She towered over all the other actors.3 -
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I'm Dawn
I joined this thread in November 2018. I had my first AF day soon thereafter. It was hard! I stayed with one AF day per week for awhile and then gradually increased that.
I will continue on with what has been attainable for me, 16-20 AF days per month. So trying to keep it to 3A days per week or less.
I am drinking less for weight loss. 20 more pounds to shed still.
Diary Style
Saturday June 11 - 2 drinks. As usual, drinks inflate my scale, so it is time to rack up some AF days for sure.
Sunday June 12 - AF - I had an AF beer after working hard all day outside. I "needed" something, glad that I resisted a Daiquiri. Going to try to remain AF until Saturday. We have our big 4 day Festival coming up, which includes Zumba in the park every day starting Thursday, so I want to feel fresh. The parade goes right by my house Saturday morning, and that usually includes coffee and baileys with friends as we watch it.
Monday June 13 - AF - Kind of jelly of those who can easily say (and do) Mon-Thurs AF. However, I have lost 1 pound over the past 2 AF days, so I need to keep that in my mind.
Rolling total: 8AF days out of 13 days7 -
June accountability: 6 days AF
Alcohol: 8 days (15 drinks)
AF last night even though I had a change in plans which made things more challenging.
I ended up taking my pregnant daughter who has been having regular labor contractions with me to babysit my granddaughter and spend time with my DIL while my son is out of town. Because my daughter was with me I did not stay the evening ... only 11-5. So I headed home to find that DH decided not to go to his meeting at 7pm after all. He was drinking bourbon & coke when I got home at 6:30. We decided to go out to eat since he was skipping his meeting. When he asked if I wanted to split a bottle I said "I have the best intentions not to drink tonight because that was my original plan, so no". He had 1 glass of wine with dinner. Then he had more bourbon & coke we we got home.
I drank water all evening and it felt good to not cave in on my original intention even though the change in plans would normally lead me down that path.
Today I have book club ... and I'm not going to drink a happy hour margarita! That is my plan. We'll see if I have night 2 resolve!
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