LESS Alcohol ~ AUGUST 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

NonnieDoiron

AF - 16
A - 8

Thursday was weigh-in, and I was up 1.2 lbs. Yesterday, I weighed again, and I was down to the previous week’s weight. Today, I weighed again, and I was down 2.2 lbs. I know it’s not the scale, so it’s me. It’s either the stress hormones from work, hubby, and MIL winding down, or the alcohol-induced water weight from this past weekend coming off finally. I don’t know, but I guess we’ll see if it lasts until next Thursday’s weigh-in.

AF tonight… still none in the house. Not sure I want it if it’s going to make my weight so damn wonky!😡

looneycatblue

Tally: 14 AF / 1 A

Hanging in there... the witching hour still calls, but I just ignore and sip away on something tasty and sparkly!

forestdweller1

@MissMay...my bartending experience was not a career move, just desperately seeking a job to support my preschoolers after running from a bad marriage. A fine dining restaurant was opening & I thought I could learn to "waitress". Nope, the servers were to be male only...but...the Chef hired me [ never had a drink before ] as a bartender. The owner had installed a fancy-dancy "automatic bar" so it really didn't matter if I didn't know a daiquri from a Tom Collins, mostly just had to push a button & the machine did the work. Of course the fun happened when jokers from government installations in DC and Virginia came in to dine and made up drinks just to tease. I spent my first month running around behind the bar with a Bartender's Guide in one hand and a bottle in the other.
On Mother's Day the place was overbooked and the customers took their sweet time, entertaining Mom & Granny. Wall to wall patrons, drinking while waiting for tables. THAT was the perfect time for the automatic bar to self destruct, spewing 9 kinds of booze onto the floor behind the bar. Kicked off my ruined shoes and sloshed around ankle deep in alcohol, smiling and mixing drinks....
By that time I'd learned to mix drinks on my own and didn't mind that the auto-bar ended up in the dumpster. And, yes, Chef K bought me TWO new pairs of not cheap shoes.
'Twas an interesting year.
August
A - 0
AF - 24
Only halfway to 20 pounds off, but wanting to order wine anyway.

SurferGirl1982

AF day again today 😁

AF - 18
A- 6

chicbuc

I was wracking up the wine days with 3 in a row. Yesterday, I spent the day with my granddaughter. We drove over 2 hours to see a play she wanted to see at a local (to that area) theatre. What a fantastic surprise that play was! I had never heard of it, Ride the Cyclone, but the storyline, acting, and singing were fantastic! We're already planning to go back when they have Annie in a month. It was after 10 pm when I got home, so I went straight to bed without pouring a glass and got a great night's sleep.

AF = 10
A = 14

SparkSpringtime69

August:
AF days - 10
A days - 14

Michieb125

Stayed AF last night as intended! DDIL and I made homemade Ahi tuna bowls with fresh caught tuna from that morning. So delicious. We each had a Stella NA and sparkling lime waters and I got home at 10:00. A very fleeting thought entered my mind - wouldn’t a glass of wine be nice? 👿 Decided a quick no, made some hot tea and went to bed instead. 😇

Going to church with DH soon. On Sundays I also like to bake, prep meals and cook, and then have some wine in the evening.
Oh I’d love to get back into that rhythm as summer fades away.

My numbers are farther apart than I would like at this point, but planning to finish strong this next week.
Have had a few LA days sprinkled in (that’s lower A content) but still count those days as A - it is or it isn’t!

May you find your best personal resolve today 💕

Current:

AF days - 9
A days - 15

SurferGirl1982

@Michieb125 I'm glad you were able to avoid that glass of wine. It doesn't seem like you over do it much though.

By the way, what does DDIL stand for?

SurferGirl1982

I was thinking about getting a Fitbit. But I don't think that I would use many of the features. I would mainly just like a step counter. Any suggestions?

Update: I just found a watch that has a pedometer and doesn't require an app or smartphone (the brand is Hearkent). I have a smartphone. But I just don't think I would use all the features of a Fitbit. I definitely would not want to get phone notifications on my watch. That would be annoying to me.

Still not sure though. A watch type wouldn't count steps when mowing the lawn, etc.

Decisions, decisions 🤔

SurferGirl1982

@looneycatblue You're really kicking butt! I believe you had said that you hadn't had an AF day in years. Keep up the good work...Impressive 🙂

MissMay

Wow everyone is checking in and giving accountability and helping others get through rough patches and most of all being great role models for our LESS alcohol group.

Went back through my LESS alcohol calender and did some math.
50 standard drinks thus far for the year 2024
50 ÷ 8 (months) = 6.25 drinks/month

I will take that tally considering when I started on here(this thread) I was drinking that amount EVERY NIGHT, if not more some times.

What a difference being around like minded people with the same goals will do for you.

LET'S make August a great month to remember.

A-1
AF -24
(AF streak - 7 days)

looneycatblue

SurferGirl1982 wrote: »

@looneycatblue You're really kicking butt! I believe you had said that you hadn't had an AF day in years. Keep up the good work...Impressive 🙂

This isn't true, not sure what I said, but it certainly has been a while having a nice AF streak!

looneycatblue

Tally: 15 AF / 1 A

forestdweller1

FYI...DDIL = Darling Daughter In Law... @SurferGirl1982

SurferGirl1982

@forestdweller1 Thanks! So many acronyms 🤔

SurferGirl1982

@looneycatblue I must have been thinking of someone else. You still have a nice streak going!

chicbuc

I am having a glass of wine tonight, but I just wanted to share something that struck me earlier. I genuinely and thoroughly enjoyed the play yesterday WITHOUT alcohol. I can't tell you the last time I really enjoyed a social event without a drink.

NonnieDoiron

AF - 17
A - 8

@chicbuc I used to love going to see local theater, even the high school plays were so much fun. I love opera too, but I haven’t been in a very, very long time.

SurferGirl1982

Another AF day 🙂

AF - 19
A - 6

I'm checking in tonight because I spend too much time on the computer in the morning. I have chores to do and I want to start walking again. I won't be able to go too far at first. But I'll build up distance as I get stronger.

PS...I ordered just a basic pedometer from Amazon. It had really good reviews.

Goodnight All!

xbowhunter

Hello my LA friends!

Been away for a bit vacations and such! lol

Not really proud of my Aug record.

But Sep will be a new month, and I have set a goal for myself to increase the NA days.

AF - 5
A - 20

The first part of Sep we will be on an all-inclusive Alaska cruise. I will indulge but as soon as we get back it will be time to sober up and flush the toxins once again...

cheers!