LESS Alcohol ~ MAY 2023 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    @Womona

    I am excited about your boat going into the water too!
    Please post pics : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    I am Dawn, I live in South Eastern British Columbia.
    I joined this thread in November of 2018, a daily drinker at the time
    My primary goal with drinking less is weight loss.

    My usual goal is 16-20 AF days for the month,
    I had 16AF days in April.

    I do this diary style, I normally post the next morning.

    Thursday May 11 - 2 drinks. Going to try to be AF both Friday and Saturday - this will be a real departure for me, but I have reasons to want to be fresh for Saturday and Sunday.
    Friday May 12 - AF - Reluctantly, but I am very busy now until Tuesday night, so I have to keep my AF resolve. Tonight, Saturday, will be a challenge, closing night for a play (and the season) at a small theatre here, it will involve "champagne" and snacks. However, Sunday at the restaurant will be extremely busy for Mother's Day and I will need to be very fast so I must try to stay off of the booze tonight.

    Rolling total - 8AF day out of 12 days.
  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 869 Member
    @MissMay I love that you have been here so long and hope I will also be able to ‘look back’ through the years. You are inspiring!

    @Womona have fun prepping your boat to get out on the water! You have a great plan for exercise.

    @dawnbgethealthy I know what you mean about shifting your mindset from the usual Fri/Sat drinks to abstaining for a good reason. Not aways easy.

    Planning on getting outside to take a drive and go to breakfast with DH soon. AF until tomorrow and will enjoy a bit of champagne with my homemade brunch.

    Wishing you continued resolve and a Happy Mother’s Day!

    May Accountability
    A - 4
    AF - 8
    May goal - 22-23 AF days
    Limit to 2 glasses
  • Hopeful0087
    Hopeful0087 Posts: 7 Member
    joans1976 wrote: »
    @Hopeful0087 100% not overstepping. I put my worries on an online public forum, so people will comment. And it’s okay. There are times I need support from internet strangers. Although this group doesn’t seem like strangers.
    I quit Facebook in 2013. I was in a pretty toxic job and I was looking at it at home and seeing people from that toxic job on there and it all was just overlapping and bad. I noped out. One of the best things I ever did for my mental health!

    Yeah, I totally agree. But it's especially difficult when you DO leave a toxic situation, online or otherwise, only to be drawn back into it again. With the Facebook situation I basically feel like I'm being used as some kind of bobo doll toy for other people to take thier aggression out on. It is extremely stressful, especially when online begins to affect your real life.

    But I agree with you that leaving is the best option. I need to walk away though with the knowledge that damage has probably already been done and there is nothing I can do about it. All I can do is be left imagining the worst. Not a good place to be. But I have to suck it up and take it on the chin (again) and just try to move on.

    I don't know what will happen with my alcohol intake, probably go through the roof. Such is life.

    I will just come off everything online I think, including this. I will wish you all well and say goodbye.
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,813 Member
    tmbg1 wrote: »
    5/1-5/2-5/3 - AF
    5/4-5/5-5/6- A
    5/7- 5/8 - 5/9 -5/10- AF
    5/11 - 5/12 - 5/13 - A
    7 AF and 6 A so far for May

    That’s awesome!!!
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,813 Member
    Had wine with lunch which made me yawn like crazy ,and sleepy all day, but I got my errands done. Nice little nap and no wine with dinner, so I’ll take the win of only one glass! Usually I have two on a weekend night. Looking forward to a good night’s sleep tonight. Fingers crossed for the boat launch tomorrow!
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,451 Member
    5/1-5/2-5/3 - AF
    5/4-5/5-5/6- A
    5/7- 5/8 - 5/9 -5/10- AF
    5/11 - 5/12 - 5/13 - A
    5/14 - AF
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 564 Member
    @itladyee Here's hoping for a quick recovery! No doubt the process will be a lot better with you there by their side. :) Thank you for the kind words also!

    @Hopeful0087 Good luck with whatever you decide to do, I hope things work out and you find yourself in a better place.
  • Fursian
    Fursian Posts: 564 Member
    edited May 2023
    So far for May: 9 AF, 5 A

    08/05, M - A
    09/05, T - AF
    10/05, W - AF
    11/05, T - A
    12/05, F - AF
    13/05, S - AF
    14/05, S - AF

    I am seeing improvements when I stick to 1 spirit unit per drink, but with my drinking sessions I am feeling like Father Dougal McGuire in that Speed 3 episode of Father Ted, where if his milk float exceeds 4 miles per hour, bad things will happen.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    @forestdweller1

    Thank you for the Bibbs update : - )
    I enjoyed the photo and story behind it immensely!

  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,926 Member
    I am Dawn, I live in South Eastern British Columbia.
    I joined this thread in November of 2018, a daily drinker at the time
    My primary goal with drinking less is weight loss.

    My usual goal is 16-20 AF days for the month,
    I had 16AF days in April.

    I do this diary style, I normally post the next morning.

    Saturday May 13 - AF - They have wine, beer, and coolers at the theatre, and you can take them to your seat. The play was really good, the intermission conversations were good. Did I want to join all of my friends in drinks? Yes, but I resisted. I may have a couple of drinks tonight after a busy shift on my usual day off. We'll see, leaving that open.
    Sunday May 14 - 2 drinks after work. I worked the last 2 weeks with only one day off, and not completely off from social engagements like I prefer, I would rather have stayed in my dirty garden clothes : - ). I am now one day into working 15 days straight, I take it where I can get it. Having drinks last night was so nice for me, good taste, little buzz. Planned AF for tonight to get my 10, Tuesday is up for grabs at this point.

    Rolling total - 9AF day out of 14 days.
  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 869 Member
    @joans1976 I am so sorry you haven’t been feeling very well. I have acquaintances who also experienced a lot of fatigue after all the treatments but the good news is the fatigue did disappear after some time. 💗
  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 5,481 Member
    Goals for May
    Self-care and positive vibes!
    Zig-zag calorie count - Daily Average 1400
    Success = No more than two glasses of wine per night.

    Current Streak - AF = 0 ~

    5/14 A ~🍷🍷🍷Mother's Day. I splurged with cheese and crackers and a chocolate flavored wine. Now it's time to get back on the plan - both for eating and drinking. I did make this instant pot pepper steak for dinner yesterday. It was actually pretty good and serving was under 350 calories, then add rice. I was going to serve over cauliflower rice, next time.

    The Month recap to stay accountable
    5/1 AF ~ Yipee! 💚 - Finished April with 3 days straight AF! I changed a lot of things in the past couple of weeks - I'm not sure which one is working or if it's the combination. I lost 9lbs in April. I can't tell you the last time that happened. :heart: April 1 to April 15 - 3lbs, April 16 to April 30 - 6 lbs!!!

    5/2 A ~ 🍷🍷🍷'eh. 1:1 for May but did string a few days in a row. I plan to be AF today and Thursday. Friday is Cinco de Mayo and my husband is already talking about Mexican so there might be a margarita or two.

    5/3 AF ~ Yippee! 💚There's this window when I get home from work. About 30 minutes after my arrival for about an hour... If I get past that point, I'm usually ok. When there's nothing really stressing me, then it seems to be just habit for me.

    5/4 AF ~ Yippee 💚 Today is Cinco De Mayo. Husband wants Mexican food and Margaritas. 😲😮🤭. I've already plugged planned food/drink into MFP and its going to be a tough one but I'm going to try to stay at my calorie budget. I have a salad planned for lunch which comes in at 300 calories. That leaves me plenty of room for a (one) margarita and a chicken taco meal. That leaves me with 45 calories to spare. Oops, forgot the chips and guacamole. 🤞🏽 I think I will go for an extra walk at lunch today!🙂

    5/5 A ~🍸🍸🍸
    5/6 A ~🍸🍸🍸
    5/7 A ~ 🍷🍷
    5/8 A ~🍷🍷 Need to get back on track today after a long, fun weekend full of drinks and food! Friday was Cinco de Mayo. Tried hard to make those calories fit within budget and have only 1 margarita #fail. Went to the Zoo on Saturday and walked around for 4 + hours with family (Grandson). It was a cool, wet and rainy day so the animals were VERY active. Usually they are just lying around asleep. After all that walking, we stopped at the Granite City Brewery. Had a burger to die for and a glass of wine. Came home to watch the Kentucky Derby and had a few cocktails. Sunday was back to a "normal" kind of day. Spent the morning cutting bushes and pulling weeds, then relaxed in the evening cooking on the grill (it was beautiful outside) and a couple glasses of wine. Today should be AF for sure and back on calorie budget! Update: Calories ok, but had wine.

    5/9 A ~ 🍷🍷Long day yesterday. Husband had knee replacement surgery and I didn't plan very well for "me". Was hungry most of the day, only remedied by snacks. Couldn't bring outside food into the waiting room and they only had snacks and I didn't want to leave the area in case their were updates.

    5/10 A ~🍷🍷 Another long day yesterday. The hospital is 1.5 hours away from home (he wanted a specific doctor) so another 3+ hours driving and they kept him another night. I did better with food choices but still over budget. The "all or none" in me is looking at a Sunday reset.

    5/11 A ~🍷🍷🍷Yet another long day. So about 6 years ago, I use to commute to work 90 minutes each way, 5 days a week. After making a similar drive for three days in a row, I don't know how I managed. I guess you gotta do what you gotta do....
    It was a stressful day. Husband was released🙂 but really not mobile at all. He "sort of" fell while getting into the car. I say "sort of" as the car broke his fall, he ended up sitting on the car floor. Someone eventually came out to help get him in the seat. We drove home. Took him over an hour to get from the car to inside the house. Once inside, he "thought" he was going to climb the 15 stairs to get to our bedroom. I said, nope, nadda, not going to happen. I said pick a couch or you can sleep in the recliner in the TV room and "maybe" we will try again tomorrow.
    Then I cooked dinner and had wine!! Today I'm making him walk through the house every 60 to 90 minutes.

    5/12 A ~🍷🍷🍷

    5/13 A ~🍷🍷🍷

    My 2023 Stats...
    Current Month
    AF = 3
    A = 11
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    January
    AF = 53%
    A = 47%
    February
    AF = 29%
    A = 71%
    March
    AF = 0%
    A = 100%
    April
    AF = 14%
    A = 86%
    May
    AF = 21%
    A = 78%
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,451 Member
    5/1-5/2-5/3 - AF
    5/4-5/5-5/6- A
    5/7- 5/8 - 5/9 -5/10- AF
    5/11 - 5/12 - 5/13 - A
    5/14 - 5/15 - AF

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