LESS Alcohol ~ DECEMBER 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 620 Member
    @SurferGirl1982 I wouldn't pay that any mind. I purposely posted what I posted because of your story about her. I was not rude at all either, so if my post got deleted, she's just an admin nightmare running to them and tattletaling. Let them deal with her...lol.
    @NonnieDoiron I'm sensing some better spirits. Still thinking of you!
    @MissMay Many thanks for keeping this going! It keeps US going!
    @SparkSpringtime69 Let's do this!

    No wine last night. Yay me. I went to bed early and was going to get up and work out. I didn't. I'm sitting here on my computer instead. I'll try again tomorrow since I can't do it tonight because we're going to dinner with my son and DIL before they head back to Arizona tomorrow :cry:

    I stepped on the scale this morning and I'm back down to my pre holiday weight. Also, yay me!

    AF = 2
    A = 0
  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 620 Member
    Thinking of you, @NonnieDoiron It's frustrating not to be able to have the magic words to help you, but just know we're all rooting for you and we're here to listen anytime!

    We went do dinner with my son's family last night before they headed back to Arizona this morning :cry: I had the wine devil in my ear for hours before we arrived, but I ordered water. I'm glad I was able to stick to my guns because I would have been so disappointed in myself if I had caved. Plus, the calories would have added up even more after all the chips and guacamole I ate!

    I have been content not seeing them too often since they moved (5 times in 2 years) but this visit has really made me miss them. I think I'll plan a trip out to stay for a few days sometime in the next few months.

    AF = 3
    A = 0

  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,774 Member
    @globalhiker your words to me yesterday were so moving. I thank you ever so much for them. Yet more than anything I am so happy that I could give you courage, strength and insight to knock that devil off your shoulder when you needed it. You are so treasured. Many hugs.
  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,709 Member
    tmbg1 wrote: »
    6 AF days in a row (started Thanksgiving) - trying to be AF until Christmas Eve. Gonna be tough!

    @tmbg1 you're ON A ROLL and you started on a Holiday weekend also. High-five! The toughest part is over. Each day will get a bit easier.
  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 5,395 Member
    @NonnieDoiron, I'm sending you strength and encouragement to handle everything on your plate. It's nice that you will be able to livestream your son's competition, some days I LOVE technology :)

    @chicbuc ~ great job on kicking that wine devil to the curb!!

    @missmay ~ nicely done 60 days!! congratulations!!!

    @tmbg1 ~ keep it going!!! :)

  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 827 Member
    Already 4 days into December and we know Christmas will be here in a flash. Congrats to those who are starting off great with their personal LA goals.

    I’m hosting a holiday dinner tomorrow night for some longtime friends and will have some planned wine with these light drinkers. They will drive home so anticipate they will have very little. But I had unplanned wine last night while I finished decorating the house!

    It was like a deep seated neurological message and response to putting up holiday decorations. It was the strangest thing. I was fully aware of what “I said I would NOT do” but went with the pleasure feeling instead and did anyway. Finished the open bottle of wine. Today I will be more aware of how to live out my intentions.

    Today is a new day - some exercise and to bed early!
  • SurferGirl1982
    SurferGirl1982 Posts: 407 Member
    edited December 4
    @MissMay Congrats on 60 days! I bet it feels good. Keep up the good work!

    The issue with that other MFP user is a bit strange. At first, she was complaining that she had joined MFP but she didn't have any friends. So, I tried to reach out to her. I was nothing but polite and trying to be helpful. But, I was attacked.

    I use the website version of MFP and on the homepage it lists recent forum discussions. I saw her thread, so I looked. Someone was very nice and invited her to their challenge thread. She replied back that she saw that this person had sent the same message to five other people and wasn't interested in her "advertisement". And again, she was rude. In one of her own posts (I hope I don't get in trouble for this), but she described herself as "selfish and self-centered". One of our other members that's been around MFP longer than me suggested that she may just be flagging any posts that aren't giving her a pat on the back.

    Anyways, I'm just going to steer clear of her. She seems to want her own thread, when there's so many established ones out there. I guess she does just want to stir the pot. But, I'm done with her. And, eventually, others will see the same thing.

    I'm tired of making promises. But, I hope to be with you guys tomorrow. I will keep you posted!

  • forestdweller1
    forestdweller1 Posts: 416 Member
    edited December 4
    @SurferGirl1982 ...don't you DARE ditch us because of a Grinch on another site. Yeah, I snooped on one site that was just full of folks complaining about no friends, and disappearing "newsfeeds" [??} No sympathy, no support. And I concluded that I wouldn't want to be their friend either ...LOL.

    Whether you are ready to quit the alcohol entirely or just cut way back, you will do it when your mind and body are ready.
    I'm really good at quitting for a few months or years, but the wine devil keeps bringing me back to try for moderation. And I fail at that. Every. Single. Time.

    No drinking during my Pig Pickin' Weekend except for my annual mason jar full of homebrewed moonshine. Too busy having fun...and keeping close to the bonfire. It's not usually so cold at the end of November...some years are shorts weather. Sunday morning breakfast was mincemeat pie washed down with a pot of black coffee at dawn while wearing my ancient fur coat by the fire. Her name is Myrtle. BTW. We are both 78.

    Thanks @globalhiker for the bolded part of your last post. Should tattoo that on my corkscrew....😂💙💛♥️
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,774 Member
    forestdweller1 wrote: »
    @SurferGirl1982 ...don't you DARE ditch us because of a Grinch on another site. Yeah, I snooped on one site that was just full of folks complaining about no friends, and disappearing "newsfeeds" [??} No sympathy, no support. And I concluded that I wouldn't want to be their friend either ...LOL.

    Whether you are ready to quit the alcohol entirely or just cut way back, you will do it when your mind and body are ready.
    I'm really good at quitting for a few months or years, but the wine devil keeps bringing me back to try for moderation. And I fail at that. Every. Single. Time.

    No drinking during my Pig Pickin' Weekend except for my annual mason jar full of homebrewed moonshine. Too busy having fun...and keeping close to the bonfire. It's not usually so cold at the end of November...some years are shorts weather. Sunday morning breakfast was mincemeat pie washed down with a pot of black coffee at dawn while wearing my ancient fur coat by the fire. Her name is Myrtle. BTW. We are both 78.

    Thanks @globalhiker for the bolded part of your last post. Should tattoo that on my corkscrew....😂💙💛♥️

    About time you got in here woman LOL Your bon fire sounds nice, so glad to hear your having FUN. Life is too short.
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,792 Member
    @SurferGirl1982 geez, what are we in, 7th grade????? I remember you mentioning a run in with that other person a few weeks ago. Any way to block her or not see her posts? How frustrating. Welp, she did self identify as “selfish and self-centered.” When people tell you who they are, believe them.


    At any rate, so glad you’re sticking with us! I feel the same way- none of you are “internet strangers” , but friends all on the same journey.

  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,792 Member
    I wound up having 3 glasses of wine last night, but the party went late into the night, so I didn’t get wasted. Tonight was 1.5 glasses. Not my best. Tomorrow is a new day!
  • NonnieDoiron
    NonnieDoiron Posts: 339 Member
    AF = 4
    A = 0

    Tonight I pulled all the old broken lights off my Christmas wreath and mantle garland and restrung them with new lights. I was very proud of myself for not putting it off any longer. Maybe I will make that bread on Saturday if I can keep this kind of momentum. 😉

    Today, I got a call from a coworker who has been doing what I do for 2 years (I just started in June) asking me for help with some of the most basic stuff. I don’t know how he has been in this position for 2 years and still doesn’t know how to use the company’s administrative portal. Anyway, it looks like I’ll be on his speed dial now because I was able to show him a few tricks to help him out.

    MIL spoke to her pulmonologist today because her oxygen saturation keeps dropping below 90 unless she’s on her oxygen that the doctor didn’t want her using. The doctor told her to stay on the oxygen. But every time she came out of her room, she didn’t have it on (her line is long enough to go to the kitchen… pretty long). She doesn’t follow doctors’ orders well, but it’s not my life. So, I can’t do anything about it.

    Haven’t gone for a walk since Saturday. Really need to get out there. Not just for my health and exercise, but to pick up all the dang trash! I don’t understand why people litter. Do they get a high from it? Is there something wrong with throwing their fast food bags, takeout containers, soda cans, water bottles, beer cans, liquor bottles, used and unused condoms, douche bottles, dirty diapers, over-the-counter HIV test kits, etc in their own trash cans when they get home? (Yes, I’ve picked up all those things… with my trash grabbers, not my hands! 🤢) Why do they have to throw it in our yards? So irritating, but it makes me feel better to pick it up knowing that I’m helping my neighbors (especially the elderly) get the trash out of their yards and trying to be a good steward of what God gave us… too bad I can’t stop judging those who drive by me and wondering if I’m picking up their trash!😡

    About to head to bed shortly. Good night all.

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