Less Alcohol ~ DECEMBER 2022 ~ One Day At A Time

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    I am Dawn, I live in SE BC Canada
    My primary motivation for drinking less is weight loss.
    I throw up if I have more than 3 drinks, so moderation on drink days is rarely an issue for me lol.
    My recurring goal is 16-20 AF days per month. I squeaked to 16 last month.

    I like to do this diary style to keep track.

    Saturday December 03 - 2 drinks
    Sunday December 04 - AF
    Monday December 05 - AF, planning AF until Friday. Just catching up with forums this morning
    Tuesday December 06 - 2 1/2 drinks, 1/2 too many apparently, I thought that I was going to throw up. I am okay with having drinks midweek, just not having a stretch of them every single day like I did in September and October.

    Rolling total - 3AF day out of 6 days
  • mfowler883
    mfowler883 Posts: 226 Member
    edited December 2022
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
    @mfowler883

    Agreed, it is better to see the ballet from further back.

    We're already looking into the calendar for the upcoming year, possibly their production of Romeo & Juliet in February, so now that I know what the seating is like in this theater, I'll have some idea what to look for when we get tickets...
    RockinRobyn672 wrote: »
    @mfowler883 - Lagunitas INPA is the one that tastes like the real thing. The others I've been drinking are from Athletic Brewing Company, which are okay in a crunch. Lagunitas does it right. I found a six-pack at Whole Foods.

    Thanks! I'll look for that in stores. At 80 calories, it's not NEARLY as bad as the high gravity quadrupels and barleywines that I tend to gravitate to.

    edit - I see they use Citra and Mosaic for that, nice. My last pale ale batch was a partial mash brewed with pale LME, two-row and rye with massive additions of Mosaic. I don't remember what yeast I used offhand, it was a garden variety pale ale strain. I was shooting for cheap, and only added the grains after reading that brews using only LME tend to come up somewhat lacking. I've liked Rye-PAs in the past, so thought it would be a good addition. Once it was in secondary, I added a couple of oak spirals. It came out really good, maybe one of my favorite homebrews so far.
    globalhiker wrote: »
    6 Days of AF Christmas done. Battling my normal AF insomnia now. When I stop drinking, I seem to only sleep 5 hours max. At least I got the exercise in. Got my supplements in too. Doing the Vit D, green tea extract (low dose), and DIM to reduce estrogen (mine is over the upper limit). My hair is improving and seems to be growing fast, but then again could be the no-alcohol doing it.

    My wine devil is back and today I work late until around 7:30. I have a break at 4 where I can do a market run for wine (so the wine devil in my head is telling me).

    I shouldn't be having thoughts like this so early in the morning. Distract, distract, distract.

    Cutting alcohol plays even more havoc with your sleep than drinking. The longer you go, the better it gets, if you can get past the hump.

    My supplements for now are CLA, L-Carnitine, collagen, MCT, B12, potassium and a daily multivitamin. Workout days get a non-stim pre-workout, and a shake after with glutamine, BCAAs and protein. I've thought about adding a thermo but I hate the way they make me feel almost as much as the way I hate too much caffeine. I was taking some Plexus MetaBurn that I found around the house, I think my wife ordered it some time back and never took it; I don't think it does anything and online reviews seem to agree.

    I wish my hair grew faster. I cut it off a few years back and kinda regret it now. At the time, I felt like it was always either in the way, getting windblown and wild or pulled back in a ponytail that was increasingly uncomfortable and didn't really look good. I'm growing it back out and we'll see how that goes...

    I think we all have devils and monkeys. Mine usually stays in its place, but every now and then it starts screaming in my ear. It's hard to get it to shut up. At 4, is there something else you need to do instead of the market run?

    -m
  • AmberlyMarlene
    AmberlyMarlene Posts: 120 Member
    @mfowler883 I don't see anything saying that it might be a rule breaker but I may have missed it since I'm in a hurry and headed to work. Anyway, I do live in a state where that is perfectly legal. My husband partakes regularly, but it's not my thing. My mom uses gummies to sleep while menopause has been increasing her insomnia because melatonin doesn't work for her. To each their own 🙂
  • RockinRobyn672
    RockinRobyn672 Posts: 907 Member
    All - Love the list of non-drinking things to do. :)
  • RockinRobyn672
    RockinRobyn672 Posts: 907 Member
    edited December 2022
    @dawnbgethealthy - I like that your body has a cut-off for the number of drinks! Mine is that my nose starts feeling numb and tingly. That's when I know that I've gone a little too far and it's time to stop (if I'm not counting), but yours beats that. My "about-to-throw-up" notification is when my whole face becomes numb and tingly, and by then it's too late. :wink:
  • mfowler883
    mfowler883 Posts: 226 Member
    Yeah looks like they took that one down. I'm also having trouble getting to the forum from the app and the regular link, had to pull this up in my browser history.

    -m
  • lmlmrn
    lmlmrn Posts: 788 Member
    Good day to everyone
    AF last night so yeah

    Still waiting for notification to sigh the building away to 'hopefully' the new owner. DH lets the buyer come in and even lets in his electrician, concrete guy etc. To start the renovation/modifications he needs. I had to remind DH...we haven't signed the final paperwork yet. But I met the buyer today and he is just an anxious to get in as we are to get out.
    So today I had to go get DH a new phone. His finally gave it up when the volume went out. I thought no big deal. HA. I go to his shop and pick up his phone.

    I will tell you that I am not sure I will ever buy a phone directly from the 'verizon' store. I know they thought I was rude and even escorted me out..... yep that was a moment. I am usually very cautious. so......
    1. Go to best buy, they have some phones (high high end) in stock but others would have to be ordered. 2. So I drive to the nearest Verizon store. They have the phone but none in stock either. But the store closest to our home at the local mall has them in stock! Great I hope in my car
    3. Arrive at verizon at mall. Am greeted with how can we help you? I state what I am looking for and he states back he can' help me right now but the phones I am looking for are in the back corner of the store.
    4. Ok go to back of store and look at phones, yep look like what I have been seeing just a tad more pricey...ok.
    5. No one around to help so I walk back to the open area in store and someone asks how can I help you. Again I state what I want and he asks for my name puts it in his tablet and walks away
    6. Finally Finally someone walks up and asks if my name is nancy, well yes it is. I tell him what I want. He said he thinks it is in stock, checks it is and that will be price + $35.00 for a convenience fee WTF. I said I don't want the fee, and he states everyone has to pay that. I say back ...so I have to pay you and an extra $35.00 for the convenience of buying a phone in your store???? He said yes to that too. I then said that is F** crazy no I will not be buying from this store and will go to Best Buy....at which time he states I don't like your attitude and escorts me out...

    If Verizon was not the only company that had coverage to my house I would have canceled my phone service and moved on. Can't wait to move to a more diverse cell phone coverage area

    Ok my rant is over....now I have to deal with DH and all the new phone settings he does not like....If I ever wanted a Glass of Something it is now but I will hold off.





  • mfowler883
    mfowler883 Posts: 226 Member
    @RockinRobyn672 - I found a six-pack of the Lagunitas IPNA down the street. Sampling the first one now...it's not bad. It's missing a bit of the depth and character of a proper IPA, I think, but it's not nearly as disappointing as some of the other NAs I've tried. I'm definitely getting the hops aromas but I think the bite of the alpha acids is missing, the malty body that gives a good beer its mouthfeel is somewhat lacking and it comes up a little short in complexity. To be fair, these strikes would knock an actual IPA off of my shopping list, but this is a non-alcoholic brew and I realize that changes the rules a little....or a lot.

    All in all, for 80 calories and no alcohol, it's not bad. I think the jury is still out as to whether I'll buy more.

    @lmlmrn you sound a lot like me when I'm confronted with ridiculousness in a retail context. I laid into the staff at Macy's the other night, I was looking for a shirt with French cuffs and there was nobody working the mens' department. I miss the store I used to shop at where there was always a guy hanging out with his tape measure draped around his neck waiting to help you get what you needed. When I got to the counter, they found the shirt I was looking for in the system, and told me I could order it online. I told them if I could order it, what did I need them for? Things aren't what they used to be.

    Oh...AF today.

    -m

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    I am Dawn, I live in SE BC Canada
    My primary motivation for drinking less is weight loss.
    I throw up if I have more than 3 drinks, so moderation on drink days is rarely an issue for me lol.
    My recurring goal is 16-20 AF days per month. I squeaked to 16 last month.

    I like to do this diary style to keep track.

    Saturday December 03 - 2 drinks
    Sunday December 04 - AF
    Monday December 05 - AF, planning AF until Friday. Just catching up with forums this morning
    Tuesday December 06 - 2 1/2 drinks, 1/2 too many apparently, I thought that I was going to throw up. I am okay with having a drinks day midweek, just not having a stretch of them every single day like I did in September and October.
    Wednesday December 07 - AF - Planning AF for tonight. I felt like I needed a "wow" button for some of your posts this morning : - )

    Rolling total - 4AF day out of 7 days
  • RockinRobyn672
    RockinRobyn672 Posts: 907 Member
    edited December 2022
    This group really helps me hold myself accountable, plus everyone is absolutely great. My monthly goal is 16-19 AF days (3A days max weekly) for weight loss and overall health. I post in the mornings about the previous day.

    12/7: Drinks (2) - I had two glasses of wine during DH's birthday meal. MFP has a new intermittent fasting tool, which I found helpful. It helped me skip the urge later at home for that additional drink and the late night snacking.

    Rolling Total: 4 AF Days out of 7
  • RockinRobyn672
    RockinRobyn672 Posts: 907 Member
    @mfowler883 Lagunitas has the best NA IPA that I've found so far. I find it satisfying, although I agree with you that it's missing key flavor elements. Let me know if you find one that's better.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    edited December 2022
    bover145 wrote: »
    Lilylady3k wrote: »
    3) Walk outside and pull weeds for 15 minutes until the urge passes.
    4) ...
    Of course Lilylady adds gardening to the unwind list!

    @bover145 - Weeds grow year around in Houston Texas!!! LOL
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    December accountability: 5 days AF
    Alcohol: 3 days (7 drinks)
    Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.

    12/1 - 2 wine @ restaurant
    12/2 - 1 bourbon & Diet Coke
    12/3 - 4 wine ; overdid it at a wedding
    12/4 - AF, DH too
    12/5 - AF, DH too
    12/6 - AF, DH too
    12/7 - AF, DH too
    12/8 - AF, DH too; son in law has COVID so my daughter and granddaughter (both tested negative) are now staying with us and the babysitting went out the window since they can’t go to the parties. Babysitting the other granddaughter tomorrow night also changed since they don't want to be exposed so the other grandmother living in Baton Rouge is driving over to do the honors so my son & his wife can go to his company dinner. More testing tomorrow night to verify that it is not spreading!

    Another couple asked DH and I out for a wine dinner 12/21... we accepted. So I know that this AF trend will break but maybe it will last a little longer with all that is going on.
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    Dec 1- 2- 3 A
    Dec 4 - AF
    Dec 5-6 -A
    Dec 7- AF
    Dec 8-9 -A

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