LESS Alcohol ~ JULY 2023 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,893 Member
    @lorrainequiche59

    My, what an interesting story you have!
    You will get it back together.
    Accountability on MFP means that you are still "free" to think, feel, and speak as you like. Nice to have a place to keep us on track with our goals.

    Good choice to come back to MFP IMHO

  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,775 Member
    @lorrainequiche59 welcome back! You’ve had quite a journey and no one could blame you for backsliding. But, you’re taking control now , and it’s a new, wonderful day!

    @Jthanmyfitnesspal I hear ya! I could have written your post, except substitute “tequila “ for “wine”!

    @dawnbgethealthy I’m exhausted looking at your schedule! Congrats on the new job, you will crush it. Way to stay AF!

    @Michieb125 good for you choosing to stay AF during a stressful time. Sorry to hear you are stuck in the vortex of family drama!

    Today (and tomorrow) my tennis team plays Districts, should be very competitive. I’m really excited and proud of my teammates. I play today but will be there every day to cheer them on. Hope we make it to Finals on Sunday!

    I’ve been more mindful of my food, have done a better job tracking, and lo and behold, my weight is coming down! I feel much better about having one drink most nights now that I see I have the room for it calorie-wise. I feel a lot better about myself this week, even though the alcohol hasn’t changed much. Hmmm….. so, only 2 AF days this month, but now it’s not bothering me! I’m not sure how to feel about all of this!

    Hope everyone has a great weekend. Love and hugs to those who need it!
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,893 Member
    @MissMay

    Congrats on the new job!

    @Womona
    Best of luck with the Tennis tournament. Have fun : - )
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,893 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 18AF days in May.

    I do this diary style:

    Thursday July 13 - AF - I seem to have a new friend at the LTC/Retirement place job. She says that she has a teaspoon of vodka in a large glass with ice, tonic water, and lime juice each night. I think that even that amount would affect my energy levels which are dicey at the moment. I will be AF again on Friday. Planning drinks for Saturday after 2 jobs are complete. Whew. Not taking ANY shifts for Sunday, my garden really needs me. Thankfully we had a downpour of rain yesterday so at least it is watered. Absolutely no time for it this past week. I also really need a midweek lake day (weekends are too crowded), so am going to figure that out for the coming week while it is still really hot, and still summer.

    Rolling total: 8AF days out of 13 days.
  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 803 Member
    @MissMay good for you to realize it’s time to leave that job. The hotel is lucky to have you!

    @Womona glad you’re feeling better this week and sounds like you will have a great time with tennis. Yes, the vortex of family drama is real. I have learned to put myself first and detach when appropriate, finally……

    @dawnbgethealthy the vodka story is kind of cute. But she doesn’t have your work shifts! I personally take more supplements when I have a packed schedule. - maybe more Vitamin C and electrolytes would give you the extra plug right now.

    July goal: 21-22 AF days
    AF - 9
    A - 4
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    6 A and 8 AF
  • lorrainequiche59
    lorrainequiche59 Posts: 900 Member
    SunnyDays930 wrote: »
    Hey Quiche long time, no see! Glad to see you are back! I haven't been on so much. I have been having a hectic summer but keeping alcohol at the minimum. As many people know here, I've been on Wegovy since April 1. I've lost 20 lbs but it also curbs addiction so it is not hard for me to stop at one drink. I am a bit concerned about what will happen when I stop taking it but I don't want to take it forever. We will see.

    Is this who was normally known to me as Foo Foo way long ago...?? OR is this Jen lol
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,893 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 18AF days in May.

    I do this diary style:

    Friday July 14 - AF - Planning drinks after my 2 jobs back to back on Saturday. Sunday completely off! I will get out and give my garden some love very early in the morning before it is 37c

    Rolling total: 9AF days out of 14 days.
  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 803 Member
    @globalhiker thinking of you this weekend as you seek to re-center and good job on the AF with DH. Sundays are my typical day I consciously focus on goals for the week. It does help!

    @dawnbgethealthy enjoy your upcoming and well deserved day off. Your garden is awaiting some love on Sunday! I agree, weeding is pure work, but harvesting and eating your own crop will be such an accomplishment.

    Have a good weekend all - sending positive thoughts your way.
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    6 A and 9 AF- and it's hot as heck where I am- hope everyone is surviving the heat!
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,775 Member
    @globalhiker. So much for relaxing and re- centering! Ugh what a mess with the insulation stuff. I hope you get a chance to do so today! It is hard when you’re an active person. I wonder if something like knitting would be considered “active test”- something to focus on so you don’t feel bored staring at the four walls trying in vain to “relax”.

    @MissMay I am so happy to hear you got scooped up for the hotel job! Sounds like it will be a MUCH better fit. What will you do there? Is it part or full time?

    For the big tennis tournament, I am happy with how I played, but we lost our match. Our team did not advance to the finals today, but given the strength of the other teams, that’s fine, and makes perfect sense. It was such a good experience for us all, but holy cow was it HOT! Gotta love tennis in
    July.

    Now I need to catch up on cleaning the house and getting back to my workout routine. Everything was put on hold this week in an effort to prevent injury and coordinate what I needed to for the tourney. Back to reality! Especially with eating and drinking. Lots of celebratory extra wine this weekend!

    Hope everyone has a happy Sunday and a great start to the week.
  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 803 Member
    @globalhiker the insulation situation sounds completely awful and frustrating. I hope you were able to sleep and can find a way to recenter today. Maybe an early walk or drive to a park, or visit your fav craft store. You might just need to get out of the house for awhile to look up. Then, verbalize to people around you what you need, I.e., “I am feeling really spent and need some time alone for the next 4 hours.”

    @Womona sounds like you had a great time at your tournament! I like your positive attitude that it’s not always about the win but how you play. Isn’t that true in life too?

    Super hot yesterday but got a walk in early before spending some time with DIL and her side of the family. We went to an open house up on a hill with 3 acres of horse property, then over to our local nursery to look for fall veggie packs before visiting a little longer here. Had iced cold water after getting in from the heat and chatted it up. My old self would have opened a bottle of wine and then you know what happens next. Lol.

    Will hit the grocery store soon and pick up some cold beverages for this week - Stella NA 0.0, club soda, cherry or Pom juice, low cal lemonade. Trying to figure out simple dinners during this heat wave too. AF today.

    July goal: 21-22 AF days

    AF - 10
    A - 5
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,893 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 18AF days in May.

    I do this diary style:

    Friday July 14 - AF - Planning drinks after my 2 jobs back to back on Saturday. Sunday completely off! I will get out and give my garden some love very early in the morning before it is 37c
    Saturday July 15 - 2 drinks. I quite enjoyed knowing that I didn't have any jobs for Sunday. I just relaxed and watched HGTV. Very hot here, about 99f in the afternoons. I'm sure that all of the lakes are packed it being a weekend. Not sure what I will get up to. Planning AF for Sunday and Monday, planning prosecco after my bank appointment Tuesday after work to sign papers for my consolidation which is going to take all sorts of pressure off of me.

    Rolling total: 9AF days out of 15 days.
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    6 A and 10 AF
  • nicolewhittier
    nicolewhittier Posts: 6 Member
    Hi peeps! Thanks for such an inspiring thread for those of us who are aspiring to be AF or LA. I don’t drink more than once a week typically and it’s socially. I even go weeks without alcohol sometimes, even though there is a lot of addiction in my family. My reason for eating to be LA is that even 3 drinks once a week is destroying my calorie goal of 1300 per day and I don’t feel great the next day after drinking.

    What are some possible ways to drink without calories. Vodka bothers my stomach the least bit I don’t like tonic. I tend to have wine, cocktails or vodka in sprite. If it’s a BBQ then I can make my own vodka with Sprite Zero but if I am out it’s hard. Vodka soda isn’t that palatable to me. I need some drink ideas that don’t have that many calorie for the social occasions where I want to have some drinks.

    My goal is to stick to one drink a week for now- two tops. Any suggestions on how to make it less damaging to my diet?

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