LESS Alcohol ~ June 2025 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • LittleSurferGirl7
    LittleSurferGirl7 Posts: 1,055 Member

    @globalhiker That's a great analogy with my shrinking drinking window and intermittent fasting. It is a small win. I've been feeling much better since I quit the morning drinking. I was drinking when I woke up and then getting another fifth at 9 am and saving some for the morning. I was basically drinking a fifth (750 ml) a day and now I'm drinking a pint (375 ml) a day. I'm getting very close to quitting, but I don't want to announce when…Stay tuned!

    I used to be an ice cream addict. I'm not talking about a single or double cone. I was filling a bowl with probably close to a pint of Vanilla Bean ice cream. Then I would add a little chocolate syrup, some pineapple topping, Reddi-Whip, and finely diced walnuts. Many times I would have two servings.

    Then I had surgery and was on tube feeding for a couple of days. All I could eat were ice chips and sugar-free popsicles. One day, a few of the nurses were standing outside my hospital room. I said, "I'll gladly pay you Tuesday, for a popsicle today!" Needless to say, I became addicted to the popsicles. Later I discovered the yogurt bars (yes, they are basically ice cream), but they are SOOO good. But I could never eat just one. I started eating three at a time. So I stopped buying them. I'm not sure what happened, but I somehow lost my desire for sweets.

    I've heard that people can become addicted to sugar just like alcohol or heroin. My husband is horrible with sweets and salty. He isn't into ice cream. He likes donuts (bear claws in particular), cookies, Pop-Tarts, muffins, Payday bars, etc. Right now, we have partial bags of Lay's potato chips, Fritos, tortilla chips, Hot & Spicy chicharrones, and frosted animal cookies. I stay out of it most of the time. Except, if I'm hungry, I sometimes get into the Lay's with onion dip or tortilla chips and salsa. It makes it a bit difficult to stick to a healthy diet. Fortunately, I don't crave those things. So I can usually walk right by them.

  • sagosto2
    sagosto2 Posts: 5 Member
  • LittleSurferGirl7
    LittleSurferGirl7 Posts: 1,055 Member

    Welcome @sagosto2 and @nbruns83!

  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,932 Member

    Welcome newcomers! You're in good company.

    @Michieb125 good job on the blood work. We control those numbers more than we know.

    @LittleSurferGirl7 that's pretty awesome, and 2.4 lbs in 4 days!! You're headed in the right direction.

    Today, another day of drinking something better. Just came back from a party at a restaurant and it was a packed and popular place known for designer cocktails and bourbon collections. The thought of wine didn't even come to me once. And I showed up fasted from the night before (made it to 19 hrs.) and did 2 gym classes prior and even an hr. walk earlier on. I picked the most keto-like option (eggs, cheese and salad) and skipped dessert. I better lose weight today.

    Strangely today I wasn't starving at all. And I left half my food, got full really fast. Maybe next Sat. I will try for a full 24 hr fast. Like from Friday 5pm to Sat 5pm and see what happens. I can't manage it on workdays or on running days, but on weekends if I am active and busy, I think I can do it.

  • LittleSurferGirl7
    LittleSurferGirl7 Posts: 1,055 Member
    edited June 15

    @globalhiker BBQ ribs and corn sounds great? I didn't even realize that it was Father's Day until I woke up this morning and looked at the calendar. But we did pick up a couple of nice steaks yesterday (not even realizing today was Father's Day).

    I mentioned that my husband has a sweet tooth. Well, yesterday he went to the store and came back with apple fritters. Those are his favorites (not bear claws like I had posted earlier). He said, he was going to pick up a bag of chips also, but he was afraid that I might kill him! I don't have a major sweet tooth, but I do like apple fritters, but I didn't get into them (at least not yet 🙂).

    Happy Father's Day!

  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,599 Member

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