No Alcohol November 2016 Challenge!
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Ugh...I have a cruise this month! Sigh....okay, will hope for the best. This ought to be a good one LOL!2
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1soulfulrn wrote: »Ugh...I have a cruise this month! This ought to be a good one LOL!
I've been on a couple cruises and oddly I don't like to drink alcohol on them. I get a bit motion sick which isn't too bad but it makes me not want to have more than maybe one beer. The food on the other hand.....
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I WANT to do this, but I'm hemming because Thanksgiving dinner without a special bottle of wine to go with our turkey, well not sure I can do that ....... and the day after we will cut our tree and visit our favorite winery afterwards. Can I say no alcohol for the month except those two days?
This is exactly the predicament I am in. I want to do it but I know Thanksgiving day and the day after will be tough.
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Gettingfit2017 wrote: »I WANT to do this, but I'm hemming because Thanksgiving dinner without a special bottle of wine to go with our turkey, well not sure I can do that ....... and the day after we will cut our tree and visit our favorite winery afterwards. Can I say no alcohol for the month except those two days?
This is exactly the predicament I am in. I want to do it but I know Thanksgiving day and the day after will be tough.
No reason you can't commit to the rest of the month! Holidays are always the exception
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I in as well. I have tried so many times and failed, but this time i am going to be intentional about it. I even told my family and friends not to call me to go out.0
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I'm a newby to the comments section here on MFP but I'm up for this challenge. I'm also challenging myself to 30 days of logging food and not adding wine calories will be very motivating. I will probably have some wine on TG.0
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I in as well. I have tried so many times and failed, but this time i am going to be intentional about it. I even told my family and friends not to call me to go out.
Great to have you!! I've tried doing two weeks before and I make it a whole week or even 10 days then I'm like meh, at least I made it over a week, lol. I know I can do it though, I just need to set the expectation from the get go and do what I can to avoid temptation.1 -
laurajane30 wrote: »I'm a newby to the comments section here on MFP but I'm up for this challenge. I'm also challenging myself to 30 days of logging food and not adding wine calories will be very motivating. I will probably have some wine on TG.
Welcome! Yes, not logging alcohol calories is actually pretty awesome, lol.0 -
I'm in!1
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I'm about to head home from work and I'm so tired that I'm not even worried about being tempted tonight, lol. I just want tacos and sleep. And maybe an episode of two of Mr. Selfridge if my husband agrees to taking over kid duty for the evening.0
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Yep I'm in. I decided a while ago that I will say NO to alcohol for November. Looking for like minded people.1
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I'm in! Good luck everyone!1
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Ok I'm in and I'm going to try super hard to resist alcohol even on thanksgiving lol! It's only 30 days! Day one down.1
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I'm in, luckily Thanksgiving isn't an issue cause I'm Canadian!1
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So happy to have everyone!!!! Day one down, how did everyone do? Easy for me since I was so tired, lol. Husband made me dinner and I went to bed early. Ready for the gym now, woot woot!1
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Where do I sign? I drink ENTIRELY too much. I need a reason to quit (other than the obvious internal damage lol) and believe me, there WILL be some moaning and groaning on my end lmao.1
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Where do I sign? I drink ENTIRELY too much. I need a reason to quit (other than the obvious internal damage lol) and believe me, there WILL be some moaning and groaning on my end lmao.
You just signed up! You can do it girl, I'm the same way. Keep up to date on here with your progress!1 -
I'm also going to see if I lose any weight. I've been pretty good about maintaining without calorie counting but would still love it if I could lose a couple pounds. I just weighed myself, 141.6. I'll weigh again at the end of the month to see what just taking out alcohol without any other change does to my weight, if it does anything.1
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MonkeyMel21 wrote: »I'm also going to see if I lose any weight. I've been pretty good about maintaining without calorie counting but would still love it if I could lose a couple pounds. I just weighed myself, 141.6. I'll weigh again at the end of the month to see what just taking out alcohol without any other change does to my weight, if it does anything.
I'm actually planning to quit smoking (cigarettes lol) on the 11th of this month along with the quitting drinking. Should be quite the challenge! And I'm pretty sure I'll gain some lbs1 -
If anyone is unsure how to subscribe to this thread/discussion and keep up with us, I found this great how-to description on another thread, so I stole it for here, lol. Should have posted it in the OP but oh-well. I always just check my notifications because only threads that I personally star show up, not every single thread I comment on (I changed that in my setting long ago).
After posting, you can find your way back by checking your "COMMUNITY"
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DISCUSSIONS, that selects them as your favorites. Then you can click on
the Titles of the DISCUSSIONS and doing that will return you to the most
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edit: I just looked in the My Discussions tab but it literally only has the discussions that I myself have created. So now I'm not sure if the above description actually works or if it's that way for me specifically due to my settings. Either way, if you are subscribed to this thread/discussion (the star in the top right corner will be yellow) then any time anyone comments on it it will send you a notification, which is on the top of your screen in the shape of a bell.0 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »I'm also going to see if I lose any weight. I've been pretty good about maintaining without calorie counting but would still love it if I could lose a couple pounds. I just weighed myself, 141.6. I'll weigh again at the end of the month to see what just taking out alcohol without any other change does to my weight, if it does anything.
I'm actually planning to quit smoking (cigarettes lol) on the 11th of this month along with the quitting drinking. Should be quite the challenge! And I'm pretty sure I'll gain some lbs
Oh gosh, that sounds hard. I was actually just thinking to myself, maybe I should buy a pack of cigarettes to help hold me over when the times get tough on the weekends, lmao. Despite my best efforts I've yet to actually get addicted to nicotine. But that's obviously a terrible way to handle this. I need to find a hobby, lol.1 -
Monkeyme... your outlook on life cracks me up.. (love it)
1 day down 29 to go... kept myself busy last night reading everyone's post and reading my new book, New rules for lifting for women. So, that is my new diversion.
Remember.. You can do hard things!!0 -
Monkeyme... your outlook on life cracks me up.. (love it)
1 day down 29 to go... kept myself busy last night reading everyone's post and reading my new book, New rules for lifting for women. So, that is my new diversion.
Remember.. You can do hard things!!
I started on a new book series this week! Already finished the first book, lol. It has nothing to do with lifting but it's definitely for women
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MonkeyMel21 wrote: »MonkeyMel21 wrote: »I'm also going to see if I lose any weight. I've been pretty good about maintaining without calorie counting but would still love it if I could lose a couple pounds. I just weighed myself, 141.6. I'll weigh again at the end of the month to see what just taking out alcohol without any other change does to my weight, if it does anything.
I'm actually planning to quit smoking (cigarettes lol) on the 11th of this month along with the quitting drinking. Should be quite the challenge! And I'm pretty sure I'll gain some lbs
Oh gosh, that sounds hard. I was actually just thinking to myself, maybe I should buy a pack of cigarettes to help hold me over when the times get tough on the weekends, lmao. Despite my best efforts I've yet to actually get addicted to nicotine. But that's obviously a terrible way to handle this. I need to find a hobby, lol.
Me and you both. Lol. Crocheting maybe? Reading?1 -
Keep it going, everyone.
Like I said, I stopped drinking in 2014 so this is an easy challenge for me, but early days are tough if you're used to using alcohol to socialize or to deal with feelings or to de-stress. You know, like alcoholics do.
For me, when I quit drinking I just really needed to. It was time. Even though I usually only drank a beer or two when I drank, it started to be every day - and on occasion it was six drinks. That's absolutely a problem.
I feel great! It's a lot easier to make good food choices without alcohol, too. Winner winner.3 -
Well I didn't have any drinks or cigs last night, although I did have 2 ressee cups, some twizzlers, and a hershey bar ( All minis, and I was still under calories, so its all good, but still ) .............. I've told the kids, that bowl of candy needs to be GONE when I get home from work today......... LOL 2
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Gidgitgoescrazy wrote: »Well I didn't have any drinks or cigs last night, although I did have 2 ressee cups, some twizzlers, and a hershey bar ( All minis, and I was still under calories, so its all good, but still ) .............. I've told the kids, that bowl of candy needs to be GONE when I get home from work today......... LOL
DH made me a yummy quesadilla then I had a fun sized milky way and peanut butter m&m's for dessert! Just water with dinner!0 -
I'm in. I attempted the same challenge last year, got about a week in and decided it wasn't worth it. I don't have a problem making an exception for Thanksgiving or possibly even my husband's birthday celebration on Sunday. I really do enjoy the ritual of drinks in the evening, so we'll see how it goes!0
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I'm in. I attempted the same challenge last year, got about a week in and decided it wasn't worth it. I don't have a problem making an exception for Thanksgiving or possibly even my husband's birthday celebration on Sunday. I really do enjoy the ritual of drinks in the evening, so we'll see how it goes!
I see these challenges come up and think it's a good idea but just like you, I never make it, lol. I am totally in this month though (which is easy to say on day 2, lol)!! We can do it!!0
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