Less Alcohol ~ AUGUST 2022 ~ One Day At A Time
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@MissMay My parents are in the midst of selling their house and buying a condo. It is an emotional rollercoaster! They get their hopes up, then an inspection happens and something awful is wrong and they have to start all over.
@Lilylady3k You do have great willpower and determination! I don’t know how I would do drinking less with all that alcohol around me! Nice work!4 -
@Lilylady3k
Incredible willpower on your part with so much alcohol around!
I bet that you feel really good today, not only clear headed because of the no booze, but also proud of yourself for resisting. One day at a time right?
Do you have some friends that don't drink btw? I don't think that I do.4 -
I am Dawn. I joined this thread in November of 2018
My usual goal: 16-20 AF per month.
I had 19AF days for July.
Diary style
Friday August 12th - Drinks - Sunday will be AF, and as many AF days as I can string together after that. It might be hard after drinking every day! So wonderful having my old friend here! We haven't been overdoing it after both puking the first night : - )
Saturday August 13 - Drinks. We bought some bottles from a Gin tasting that we went to earlier in the week, lots of cocktails made with the 4 varieties. Sunday will begin AF, hope that it is not too hard after drinking every day. Really, no regrets, had a fabulous time and didn't feel like being AF.
Sunday August 14 - AF - I have quite a few to try to string together here. I had an AF beer on the porch, a new kind with 40 calories instead of my usual 35 calories. Really not much less calories than my gin cocktails, going to switch over to Ice 0 calorie drinks for Monday.
Monday August 15 - AF - I had a cherry limeade Ice 0 calorie on the porch after work. I got used to having a gin cocktail while my friend was here. I need 10 more AF days this month!
Rolling total: 6AF days out of 15 days4 -
This thread has been a game changer for me! I so appreciate every single one of you!
*August goals: 18-20 days AF with no more than 2 drinks in one night
*Stop and think before opening a drink to prevent pouring alcohol down the drain-save some money!
Good luck everyone!
8/1-8/7: 5 AF out of 7
8/8-8/14: 5 AF out of 7
8/15: AF Staycation agrees with me. I realized the other day that I’ve gone to sleep many nights without any alcohol in the house, which was a concern for me last month.5 -
good day to everyone
AF last night....coming back from days away has been a little harder than I remember. But I will continue to moderate and/or weekends only then only 2 drinks per day. I can live with that right now
OH funny I will be working our monster state fair again this year. Yeah. I don't find out my 'shift hours' until next weeks mandatory staff meeting. Thats fine. I only hope this time I am not the 'float' that has to close each night. I am not a night owl believe me.
So maybe I did a so-so thing. I put a review up on yelp of the restaurant that we went to in the Dalles in OR. It was not the most flattering but it was honest about the level of service for an what I call a bit of $$ place. Including a few words on the food. The bright side I tried burrata cheese and am totally hooked!
Ah remodel is still ongoing. The granite counter top people are back today taking apart what they did last month. The glue they used seeped out and discolored the granite. (IMHO they did not use enough hardener and it never cured + DH works with that type of epoxy everyday and knew exactly what happened.) Next Monday the imitation marble company will be putting up the tub surround in our main bathroom then I can have the contractor come back in to assemble the rest of the bathroom. Then my hiring/paying people will be done. The rest is on us. But the end is in sight.
I need to get back in here an shout out some personals. I am sorry I am not ignoring you I have read everything.
The aging parent(s) (mine included), the sale of homes, the loss of a loved one, the delicious zero calories available to us poor folks
Still shaking my head over the woman who would not sell me a $15.00 pair of earrings. LOL4 -
@lmlmrn mmmmmm…. burrata! My favorite! Maybe that crazy jewelry lady will like you better if you paid in burrata??? Haha! What a nut job.
AF again tonight, and still doing great with logging my food. I will tell you, I cannot look at any more spaghetti squash, I’ve had it for the last three nights as leftovers! We still have one more from our garden to cook up. I can’t. Of course we don’t can or anything, and I’m not sure how it would keep if we froze it. I may just donate it.
AF again today, went to lunch with friends planning to have wine, but since they didn’t, I didn’t either. Good thing because I had a bunch of stuff to do and wine would have just made me tired. I could go for a glass right now, not gonna lie, but there is no wine in the house, and I’m not going to the liquor store just to have some.5 -
I am really trying to recommit to not drinking every day (especially when alone). I started last Thursday trying to regulate again so I will start my tracking then.
8/11 AF
8/12 AF
8/13 3 drinks
8/14 2 drinks
8/15 AF
8/16 2 Michelob Ultra at golf (planned)
*8/17 plan AF
*8/18 plan AF5 -
@dawnbgethealthy I used to drink zero ICE all the time. My go to flavor was mango. You can really dress it up ina fancy stemmed glass. One day I added a rounded scoop of mango sorbet and a bing cherry garnish on a cocktail skewer. It was so beautiful and refreshing and no one questioned my choice of "beverage" as we sat on my deck enjoying the view.
ENJOY5 -
Well I did it yesterday....signed off on my house!!!!!
Now the paperwork is in route to the buyer to sign by 11:00am Friday morning.
I will breath easy when the check is in my bank account. So no celebrations yet. POSITIVE THOUGHTS.
AF still because I don't need a foggy brain.
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AWESOME accountability, strength and control to all.
Your support to our group is irreplaceable.
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »@Lilylady3k
Incredible willpower on your part with so much alcohol around!
I bet that you feel really good today, not only clear headed because of the no booze, but also proud of yourself for resisting. One day at a time right?
Do you have some friends that don't drink btw? I don't think that I do.
@dawnbgethealthy - I do have a friend that doesn't drink because she is allergic to almost everything. She is the one that I go shooting sporting clays with
Which is a great sport since I don't eat or drink during that activity! She is also in my Wed night book club so it helps there is at least one person not drinking at the table.
Many of my friends are not daily drinkers ... they are social drinkers and usually only have 1-2.
However the people I'm around the most are my husband and sister ... where it seems the cork is always popping.5 -
@lmlmrn - What??? The earrings didn't fit your aura or something?
@MissMay - CONGRATS!!!! Selling your house has you headed toward a wonderful adventure. Crossing my fingers that all goes through on Friday.
@dawnbgethealthy - I used to drink grapefruit zero ICE all the time. I need to pick some up again and pour it into a pretty glass. Thanks for the reminder!
@Womona - Great on avoiding wine at lunch and tracking all your food! It really does help to surround ourselves with friends that don't drink all the time and then not buy it for our homes as well. If only I controlled my circumstances ... but it is what it is.
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AF last night!
Long story short. My son is out of town, the AC went out on their house so DIL, granddaughter #1 (7months) & their 2 dogs are now staying with us until we can get her AC fixed. DH did not open a bottle of wine. Not sure if it was because they were staying with us or his overindulgence the previous night. Either way I was not tempted.
My plan is to stay AF tonight at book club.
August accountability: 6 days AF
Alcohol: 10 days (21 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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This thread has been a game changer for me and I sincerely appreciate every one of you!
I joined in July 2022 and it has already made a big impact!
8/1-8/7: 5 AF out of 7
8/8-8/14: 5 AF out of 7
8/15: AF
8/16: AF
Yesterday while I was swimming I was really craving a drink. I’m not sure why. It passed by the time I was done swimming. 🤷🏻♀️
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@MissMay
Such great news for you! Can't wait until Friday and beyond : - )
@Womona I stopped growing Squash, it takes up too much space for getting like 6 squash.
I have carved out and frozen spaghetti squash, it worked out fine.
I don't have pasta very often, but have swiveled to Kanjac or shitake noodles - 10 calories for the whole pack. Not as soggy or flavourful as spaghetti squash, and firmer.
Have you been out in your boat?
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I am Dawn. I joined this thread in November of 2018
My usual goal: 16-20 AF per month.
I had 19AF days for July.
Diary style
Friday August 12th - Drinks - Sunday will be AF, and as many AF days as I can string together after that. It might be hard after drinking every day! So wonderful having my old friend here! We haven't been overdoing it after both puking the first night : - )
Saturday August 13 - Drinks. We bought some bottles from a Gin tasting that we went to earlier in the week, lots of cocktails made with the 4 varieties. Sunday will begin AF, hope that it is not too hard after drinking every day. Really, no regrets, had a fabulous time and didn't feel like being AF.
Sunday August 14 - AF - I have quite a few to try to string together here. I had an AF beer on the porch, a new kind with 40 calories instead of my usual 35 calories. Really not much less calories than my gin cocktails, going to switch over to Ice 0 calorie drinks for Monday.
Monday August 15 - AF - I had a cherry limeade Ice 0 calorie on the porch after work. I got used to having a gin cocktail while my friend was here. I need 10 more AF days this month!
Tuesday August 16 - AF - Those Ice drinks last me 4 sittings, and don't lose their fiz in the fridge. Pretty good for a dollar! I had it in a chilled champagne flute after cutting the grass, and then was asked to come back to work to cover for somebody. I really felt like drinks after that, but didn't because on Wednesday I am going to a lake after work and don't want a bloated belly : - ) Long way to 16 still. Calling Friday my day to have drinks so that I can avoid them until then, knowing that one is on the horizon.
Rolling total: 7AF days out of 16 days5 -
I've been checking my sleep score and it seems consistently higher on AF nights.6
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