LESS Alcohol ~ APRIL 2025 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 1,230 Member

    @globalhiker I am finally replying to your question about French wines. They are not my favorite as we are spoiled here living near Napa Valley. France is really known for its Champagne!
    But I did enjoy several Cote du Rhône tastings with dinner (lighter red), a Sancerre - like a smooth, and full bodied Sav Blanc, and of course bubbles - Veurve Cliquot and a glass at a champagne cave. Oh and a Rose which was lovely. I learned the French eat dinner after 7:00 and always have wine! Gee, I adapted just fine.

    But now home and looking forward to getting back to my wellness routine.

    A saying that has always stuck with me for years: If you fail to plan, you plan to fail!
    Such is the case for my diet, exercise and LA.

  • LittleSurferGirl7
    LittleSurferGirl7 Posts: 1,022 Member

    @SparkSpringtime69 I don't even need stress to cave. I'll drink because I'm happy, sad, stressed (you name it). Basically, I just drink because it's what I've done for so many years. But I know that it's time for me to change that. When it starts affecting your health, mobility, and ability to do some of the things that I normally do, I guess it's time for me to stop. I really wish I could be one of those that can drink occasionally. But, so far, that hasn't worked for me.

    I really do think AF life would be better. It will just take some time. It's such a habit. And, like the information that @globalhiker had posted, alcohol changes our brain chemistry. I've actually heard the same thing watching reruns of Dr Phil in the morning. He actually does brain scans and shows what alcohol and drugs do to our brains. Pretty scary! But in most cases, the brain will readjust and start functioning normally again. But it can take some time.

    But, anyways, @SparkSpringtime69 I hope you are successful at getting one more day AF in April!

    Take care and see you in May!

  • LittleSurferGirl7
    LittleSurferGirl7 Posts: 1,022 Member

    @itladyee Yes, tomorrow is May 1st. Let's all try to do our best at our individual goals, whether that be LA or AF.

    Take care everyone…see you in May!

  • BurnMode05
    BurnMode05 Posts: 32 Member

    Stagecoach festival was an absolute blast — so much dancing, walking, and good vibes. I ended up drinking 7 days in a row (whoops), so I’m back to AF for a few days to reset. Still recovering, but totally worth it.

    Here’s my final alcohol count for April:
    AF = 22

    A = 8

    On to a fresh start in May!

  • LittleSurferGirl7
    LittleSurferGirl7 Posts: 1,022 Member

    @margim5 Wow! You were at a musical festival for 7 days? You must be much younger than me!

    Anyways, festival excluded, your April stats look really good. Congrats!

  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 758 Member

    @margim5 I'm with SurferGirl! Amazing stats for having a 7 day stint in there! Sounds like a blast!

  • BurnMode05
    BurnMode05 Posts: 32 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48589500#Comment_48589500

    LOL; festival was only 3 days, but I was on vacation for 7…pre-drinks and post-drinks were had. I'm in my early 40's, certainly feeling the effects of the long days

  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,591 Member

    16 AF

    6 LA

    8 A

  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 758 Member

    I ended up drinking last night 🙄We went to a brewery on the way to the restaurant since dinner was so late. Such is life. On to May!!

    Final stats AF=16/A=14

  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,348 Member

    @itladyee

    I haven't figured out the stress thing either. If it's stress that I've created (ie: when the market was tanking big time, I try to say to myself…if you can't control it, just make the best of it and don't stress. If the stress is coming from others, that's the hard part as I don't want to appear totally rude by tuning them out :)

    This is so true. I'm having some of both of these, but mostly the "others are causing it" kind. What's funny is that my SO is constantly complaining about things his brother does/says (brother has dementia), and I keep telling SO that it's not his brother causing his stress, it's his reaction to his brother, and he can control how he responds to things. Too bad I can't take my own advise 😬!

  • NonnieDoiron
    NonnieDoiron Posts: 457 Member

    AF - 21
    A - 9

    Well, April ended. Thank God! I was so done with it.

    On to May… ugh! Son’s graduation.

    @itladyee I haven’t gotten to use it yet because my boss was demanding the forms, and I had to work on other high priority stuff. So, it’ll probably be something I try once I have some down time and save for the first revision release. For now, they’ll just have to use some janky forms🤣🤣🤣

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