Like Minded Lushes March 2011

rjadams

that is so scary Kim. gald it came out okay.

I think I may drink alot today since I plan on stopping for a while. I had kaluha this morning in my coffe and I know we will champagne later this morning but I don't know what else. Maybe a Newcastle or something like that.

nisijam5

Monday, 0 drinks,
Tuesday, 4 drinks
Wednesday, 0 drinks
Thursday, 0 drinks
Friday, 10.5 drinks...dinner & pub crawl, 3.5 beers at dinner, 4 or 5 lemon drop shots (lost count) and 2 vodka tonics
Saturday, 0 drinks,
Sunday, 0 drinks, weigh in tomorrow

Total: 14.5, I guess I could have done better on Friday...but, all in all, a better week

Amy, let me know if you figure out the answer of quantity vs occurrences:ohwell:
Robin, your new plan kicks into gear this week...OWN IT:flowerforyou:

Just_Dot

Kim, I've been contemplating occurrence vs. quantity and I think for me, I might be better off "allowing" myself 1 drink a night, because on the weeks where I don't drink, don't drink, don't drink, DRINK...I really drink. Weeks when I drink every night, I'll have one and call it good. Hmmmmmmmmmm...

Last week might not be the best example though, because I had NO intention of drinking on Tuesday until "The Great Work F**k Over of 2011".

yvonnej1

I had a couple of weeks where I decided I would not limit drinks, just be sensible. Like you Amy I thought that if I deprived myself all week when I do drink I drink too much. Have to say though it didn't really work for me, one glass most nights turned to 2 glasses pretty much every night and even though I stayed under my calories I ended up gaining a little weight.

I think in future I will probably try to limit my drinks overall, set a maximum target of something like 2 bottles of wine a week. That will give me the option to drink in the week if I want to but then I won't be able to drink so much at the weekend. I'm doing fine at the moment as for some strange reason I don't really fancy alcohol.

iawierz

Havent said hello in awhile...busy busy. so hello my lushies! looks like you are all doing good. Keep up the goals and the good work and the all that jazziness!

nisijam5

Have to think about some goals this week....Thursday is my anniversary as well as St. Patty's Day. I thinking that will be my splurge day for sure.

Goal: 14 drinks for this week - or - 2 times this week

Monday thru Wednesday, 0 drinks
Thursday, St. Patrick's Day
Friday, 0 drinks, probably hungover and guilt ridden
Saturday, ???
Sunday, 0 drinks

dino1147

Saturday night was my brother suprise birthday party! So here is the drink count

3 - single vodka and soda with lime
1 - coconut - fruity drink (don't know the name)
3 - tall redbull and vodka - double shots
6 - bud lights
1 - jell o shot

I'm almost recovered and am sure I pickled my liver in one night!

Just_Dot

Sunday=2 cherry vodka/ s.f. red bulls

Yeah, it's off to a great start!:drinker:

amysj303

Well, Friday I drank quite a bit. I made a marg at home, then went out for pizza and split a couple of pitchers, but there were 3 of us and the glasses were small so, I don't know how many I had. Then DH went somewhere else and I had two more pints of coors light.
Saturday I was at a baby shower and we didn't drink much, but later we had small glass of wine, then went to a Mexican place for dinner and had a dos xx amber.
Sunday I had two red sangrias.
Today I am going to happy hour with a friend, I think I will drink Vodka sodas, maybe two.
dinner with the in-laws tomorrow, so probably I'll drink something, we'll see where we go.

tashjs21

Kim, that is so scary! I am glad it turned out okay. :flowerforyou:


Well lushes...I bombed this weekend. :embarassed:

Friday..2 large Blue Moon Drafts and 1 small Budlight draft, 2 Michelob Ultras

Saturday...2 Blue Moon Drafts, 2 Jagerbombs, 1 Irish car bomb, 3 small Budlight drafts, and 1 Michelob Ultra That was for the St. Patty's day celebration... I felt like a blowfish on Sunday.

Sunday..2 michelob ultras

nisijam5

Dino, sounds like the party was pure success:drinker: Was he super surprised?
Amy, doesn't the week REALLY start today!?...:bigsmile:
Natasha, yep, it turned out fine...SPD brings out the Irish in all of us...Was it fun at BWWs?

Tonight is 75 cent taco night with 3.50 34oz beers...I refuse to start the week this way especially since the plan is to have some legendary consumption on SPD :drinker: :drinker: So, I may just get some lunch meat for sandwiches - or - tacos tonight with taco themed salad.

I weighed in at 179.0 today and lost nearly everything I gained the week before...so, I just need to lay of the booze and hope to lose another pound this week...would LOVE to hit 177ish..

peace out!

Just_Dot

Ha ha, Kim!

faithikins

Monday - 1 glass of wine, well look at that I stopped at 1!

Cause I have a job interview this morning I can't be hungover for. I am soooo nervous. Am I doing the right thing leaving my job? I've already come back to this company once, but I'm soooo over the crap and no support from higher above me. I have also busted my *kitten* for a year on casual and not been promoted to full time work, which is ridiculous. Then I may have two new job prospects and which one would I choose if I got both? Ugh this is so horribly stressful. I am definitely drinking tonight. :drinker: I apologise for the rant, but I can't rant anywhere else, they'll know I plan to resign. :laugh:

Good luck to everyone on their goals this week.

tashjs21

Monday - 1 glass of wine, well look at that I stopped at 1!

Cause I have a job interview this morning I can't be hungover for. I am soooo nervous. Am I doing the right thing leaving my job? I've already come back to this company once, but I'm soooo over the crap and no support from higher above me. I have also busted my *kitten* for a year on casual and not been promoted to full time work, which is ridiculous. Then I may have two new job prospects and which one would I choose if I got both? Ugh this is so horribly stressful. I am definitely drinking tonight. :drinker: I apologise for the rant, but I can't rant anywhere else, they'll know I plan to resign. :laugh:

Good luck to everyone on their goals this week.

Good Luck on the job interview!!! :flowerforyou:

faithikins

Thank you! *fingers crossed*

dino1147

Good luck on the job interview!

Yes the party was a super success and I actually switched to ice water for about an hour at one point, so yes I was trashed, but not as bad as I could've been. My husband doesn't drink when we go out and I drink, and I do the same for him (although not as often). He is just no much of a drinker, so we were safe!

nisijam5

Cause I have a job interview this morning I can't be hungover for. I am soooo nervous. Am I doing the right thing leaving my job? I've already come back to this company once, but I'm soooo over the crap and no support from higher above me. I have also busted my *kitten* for a year on casual and not been promoted to full time work, which is ridiculous. Then I may have two new job prospects and which one would I choose if I got both? Ugh this is so horribly stressful. I am definitely drinking tonight. :drinker: I apologise for the rant, but I can't rant anywhere else, they'll know I plan to resign. :laugh:

Although hectic, what a GREAT problem to have....Good luck and make pros and cons list to sort it out...:flowerforyou:

CherylYMerritt

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faithikins

Cause I have a job interview this morning I can't be hungover for. I am soooo nervous. Am I doing the right thing leaving my job? I've already come back to this company once, but I'm soooo over the crap and no support from higher above me. I have also busted my *kitten* for a year on casual and not been promoted to full time work, which is ridiculous. Then I may have two new job prospects and which one would I choose if I got both? Ugh this is so horribly stressful. I am definitely drinking tonight. :drinker: I apologise for the rant, but I can't rant anywhere else, they'll know I plan to resign. :laugh:

Although hectic, what a GREAT problem to have....Good luck and make pros and cons list to sort it out...:flowerforyou:

I just blitzed my interview guys woooohoooo! I am defs through to the next round of interviews with the area manager. I am drinking already at 11AM cause gosh darn I need to relax and I'm super stoked. After getting more info, this is the job for me. It is what I need and want. Thanks for the good vibes guys, I think it helped! :flowerforyou: :drinker:

mcdebbie

Faith, glad you did so well on the job interview! Way to go and you deserve that drink!

Kim, scary about the needle stick, I have one of those tests on my "treatment plan" script which of course I am putting off until I 'quit drinking' baaahaaa :laugh: :laugh: That's one test that will never be done.

Robin, how is the new week /new goal plan going?

We are still drinking but we have an excuse, our kitchen cabinets are in but we have no sink or running water in the kitchen. I am heating up water in the microwave and pouring it in a plastic tub to wash dishes. I feel like a pioneer woman. And they always kicked back with a shot or two at night didn't they? Whoops, maybe that was the bar girls. :bigsmile:

What happened to our lady from England? Can't remember the name (shame on me) but she was a regular for awhile.

nisijam5

Kim, scary about the needle stick, I have one of those tests on my "treatment plan" script which of course I am putting off until I 'quit drinking' baaahaaa :laugh: :laugh: That's one test that will never be done.

The good news is that our livers regenerate 1 cell every 10,000 days if I remember correctly from A&P. The key would be not to burn them out faster than that.:flowerforyou:

Glad to hear the renovations are moving forward even tho you have to suffer thur the miserable living conditions:grumble:

I think it was blondie something or another ??? that you thinking of...IDK:huh:

rjadams

I don't want to say anything yet because the day isn't over but I think I will have a 0 for Monday. I worked out and ate very well today.

faithikins

Did I not post my last post bah! Anywho my next interview is tomorrow morn at 9AM (just now got a call, and put on my sober voice lol) should be recovered by then :laugh:

You can do this Robin, I know you can. Imagine the scales at an amazing loss next weigh in. Sending motivational vibes your way. :flowerforyou:

nisijam5

Robin, you can do it. If I could avoid taco night, I think you can make it thru the night too. Like Faith said, just think of the scale moving down and the weekend is only 4 days away and you can INDULGE without guilt because the week was GOOD. Well, that is, unless you are Irish. Then the weekend comes a day earier:bigsmile:

I just bought tickets for an Irish comedy play on Saturday...we will definitely be pub crawling thru St. Paul on Friday.

I have a hangover just thinking about it:sick: :frown: :ohwell:

Faith, I'd love to have been a fly on the wall listening to the SOBER voice:laugh: :sad:

faithikins

:laugh: I know right, I sounded a bit too enthusiastic I think hahahha. Way over cals tonight. 2 bottles of wine will do that though. :blushing: Ah well back on the wagon tomorrow. :grumble:

rjadams

So I did it. yay! I am Irish but I will not be partaking on St. Patty;s Day. I really want to get thru a whole week. 7 full days and then some. I am planning on cooking with wine on Friday but I am not going to drink the rest (the utlimate challenge for me) I am honestly aiming for a two week kind of detox of clean eating and exersize. I know I can do this but I also know that if I cave you will all be there for me.

Faith, good luck on the second interview!
Kim the pub crawl and comedy show sounds fantastic.

To all my lushy friends Have a great Tuesday.

Just_Dot

Great job on the interview Faith and excellent work for a Monday, Robin!

I managed to not drink last night, although a glass of wine sounded good.

Sunday=1
Monday=0

The boy has taekwondo today, then soccer practice (I'm coaching) and hubs has a basketball game that he's coaching...somewhere in there we'll have dinner.

Chrizzle21

I'm a fellow lush! I actually gave up all alcoholic beverages for the entire month of January and I will say that it was actually really great! I loved saving the money, no hangover, and I found that most things can be just as fun without alcohol.

Anyone else do an alcohol fast?

tashjs21

:drinker: WTG Faith!!! Congratulations on the next round of interviews!


So the boyfriend had a beer last night and I took a sip of his. (okay, two sips) :embarassed:

Monday 2 sips of Budlight.

Just_Dot

I did a "Sober(ish) November" but that's about it...