LESS Alcohol ~ SEPTEMBER 2023 ~ One Day at A Time
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2 AF, 1 A. No alcohol in the house, and today should be AF.
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3 AF
0 A
Happy labor day!5 -
Posting tonight for Tuesday check-in.
Stayed active today and accomplished all the things before a busy week begins in the morning.
Goal: 20 or more AF days in Sept.
Current:
AF - 4
A - 03 -
Good morning and hello to all of you September folks. Warms my heart to see everyone chiming in.
LONG WORKING WEEKEND. The hotel industry is crazy down here. Yesterday proved it. As almost the entire hotel was checking out with guests.
I enjoyed the cooler(75-80) weather over the weekend. Almost zero humidity last night. I have had a drink or two for the past e days.
Enough of that, back to my previous goals. Good thing was NO dancing on the bar for me at Coyote Ugly. Fun place, but heck what if they slipped and fell off??? They don't make you even signs waivers when they walk through the door.
Enjoy the first week of September!!!8 -
4 AF
0 A5 -
August included moving into a newly renovated home, getting a puppy, and vacation. It's all been great fun, but also has required some adaptation. The puppy is on his own schedule, waking up any time between 5 and 7 most days. Of course, there have been "accidents" all over the newly-renovated house. Oh my, what a whirlwind!
I've been allowing myself to drink daily for much of the month of August, and that needs to stop: 1) my weight has been going up, 2) I haven't been getting enough sleep with the puppy waking me up sometimes before dawn and I find that alcohol interferes with sleep, anyway, 3) I'm less peppy the day after if I drink, and 4) my frustration tolerance decreases when I'm drinking regularly (e.g., I get irritable).
So: My goal for the rest of August is
1) Only drinking on Friday or Saturday evening
2) No more than two drinks on any night
3) Drink more of my favorite herbal teas, hot and cold, which I pretty much threw out the window as I went back to beer, etc. In comparison, the herbal tea is very soothing!
Best of luck to everyone else!6 -
Good thing was NO dancing on the bar for me at Coyote Ugly. Fun place, but heck what if they slipped and fell off??? They don't make you even signs waivers when they walk through the door.
Wow, reminds me of my younger days...22 and living in New Orleans, I once fell off the bar at The Abbey on Decatur. Walter was tending bar at the time, and made me help clean up all the resulting mess. My girlfriend thought the whole situation was hilarious! (Of course she did, she was the one who put me up to it in the first place. Shenanigans, I tell ya.) I wonder what ever happened to Walter, he was kind of a regular around the Quarter. These days, I suspect a fall like that would land me in the ER.
Anyway, 3 AF and 1 A so far and today should be AF as well.
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3 AF
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5 AF
0 A5 -
Exhausted! We sailed 3 days in a row, which is great, but the sun and waves really tire me out. I stuck to two A per day, but on Monday had 4! Ugh, way too much for me. Plan to be AF tonight, for sure, and get caught up on the house. I haven’t been home all weekend!4
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Wow: after a month of daily beers (yay summer!), stopping is eluding me (despite yesterday's post declaring my desire to stop drinking on work nights). I associate it with summer and I don't want it to end!
But, this is getting stupid. I'm just wearing myself down and feeling lethargic for a bit of beer that I don't really enjoy that much, anyway. I need to just get back to my pre-August habits.
Wish me strength!9 -
@Jthanmyfitnesspal you are not alone - I think summer is always associated with drinking more - after beach days in the sun or going to more parties or barbecues. Took me a handful of days switching off the daily habit again after my two week vacation. But, you can do it!
Last night I had LA wine with dinner and a movie at home after a full day of meetings and errands.
Kendall Jackson’s low calorie Chardonnay. 85 calories a glass and 9% alcohol.
Today is planned AF.
Goal: 20 or more AF days in Sept.
Current:
AF - 4
A - 14 -
Well, I had an unplanned A day last night. I guess it just felt like my day had sort of piled up on me and I caved, ran down the street and grabbed a beer and a small bottle of Johnnie black label. I didn't drink a LOT, but there it is anyway. 3 AF, 2 A. Still got Johnnie but not planning to drink tonight.
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Achieved AF tonight but I did feel that urge to have some wine again tonight. I quickly discovered I had no calories left so that helped! Had a Stella NA 0.0 instead and it did satisfy.
Goal: 20 or more AF days in Sept.
Current:
AF - 5
A - 13 -
AF - 6
A - 0
I still can't believe how much better I feel without alcohol in my life. It has been life changing and I have yet to see a reason to drink again!6 -
Hi All! Robyn here, drinking less for overall health and weight loss. I usually post the next morning. My goals for September are: 1) 16 AF days; 2) No late night snacking; and 3) Lose the 5 pounds that I gained over July and August!
Mon 9/4: AF
Tue 9/5: AF
Wed 9/6: AF
Rolling Total: 4 AF Days out of 6
Finally, I'm practicing some discipline and it's not too bad. I have made it 3 days in a row AF. Last night we went out for dinner and live music. The band was great. The two Heineken 0.0s that I had with fajitas were actually very tasty and satisfying.
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4 AF
2 A4 -
AF last night, LA tonight. 4 AF, 2 A, 1 LA.
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7 AF
0 A6 -
Good morning all
Talking about the seasons changing is new for me since this is my first out of Summer into Fall living down South.
So far I am not having the Fall/Winter upcoming anxieties I did when living in New England. This is a GOOD change. The tree above my yard here seems to drop leaves 24/7 so seeing leaves on the grass has not triggered Fall type symptoms.
@womona I know that drained boating feeling from the wind,waves and sun. Sailing is work, you just don't sit there and relax. Hope you found rest.
Back to many AF days in a row. Thank goodness. My DH has been stocking various A beverages in this house as if we were going into lock down. Not sure what is going on in his head.
September accountability:
3AF
5A
Time to switch that AF numeral to the higher of the two.
Happy Friday
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