Like Minded Lushes July 2011

I've been starting my day with a huge plate of fruit and where I know fruit has a lot of sugar and carbs, they are all natural and honestly give me the most amazing energy without a crash or the weighed down feeling other forms of carbs give me. That along with veggies, lean protein and lot of water and my body feels back on track. I think it'll help with controlling how much alcohol I do have when I decide to have it

I've been making smoothies in the morning with mixed berries, 1/2 chobani, skim milk, ground flax seed & splash of vanilla...it's nice to sip on and I feel like I am getting antioxidants to combat all the liquor.

So, last night went to local bar with our favorite one-man band and gf. Premium drinks, I mean anything, $2.95...so, it was Kettleone, soda water and lime. I lost track of how many I had. I think it was 7 or 8?? Not good!!

Lushy sister arrive on Sunday and then we are meeting lots of people at WI Dells from Thursday to Sunday.

I just need to get this lushness under control. Any advice?? Maybe, I need to live in a box...

Kim -- it is soooo hard when you are partying with your friends! I kept it under control (somewhat considering the event/amount of booze/fact that we were crashing and not driving) when we had our party by alternating bottles of water with beers while I was still sober enough to remember. Another trick is to top off your cocktail with more mixer...so if you are doing vodka and club soda, when you get about halfway through the glass ask the bartender to fill it up to the top with more club soda...your drink lasts a little longer and you drink less in the long run. Don't worry too much! Enjoy your friends! As long as every weekend isn't beerfest it will be ok:)

Kat - I did 3 glasses last night, too....I am running a sick house for pets over here, and it really got to me last night! I had been so good about keeping it at 2 or under....oh well. I had the calories to consume and I wasn't hungry.

Off to the vet to have Napolean's (weirdo kitty) lumpy mass from his abdomen removed, then some chores, reading, and making sure Sadie (my old girly dog) is OK. She struggled a lot last night. She had a stuffed nose and wouldn't let me clean it, then fell and tried to bite me when I went to help her get back up to go out. Her breathing is still very labored today....she just gets worse every day :brokenheart: Then I also have to give the other cat and dog meds...thankfully their conditions are less serious.
Regardless, today is the last official day of my summer vacation. Us teachers go back to work on Monday in my county...so I need to enjoy my day.
Hope everyone else has a fantabulous Friday!

Well I did it no drinks monday-thursday!!!! Tonight 1 beer and 1 martini, and that's it
Happy Friday!!!!

Happy Friday Lushes! :drinker:

I was shocked with my self last night. The fiance bought me Budlight tallboy. I opened it, took about 2 drinks out of it and handed the rest to him to finish. :noway:

I'll probably buy a bottle of wine tonight though...so I am trying not to be too proud of myself. :laugh:

Mon 0
Tues 0
Wed 0
Thurs 2 sips of beer
Friday aiming for 3 glasses of wine


I hope everyone has a great weekend and accomplished their goals!!

Looks like my husband and I are gonna get to spend the weekend alone to celebrate our anniversary.. I'm super excited! He said he wants to give up whiskey, maybe I can get him to switch to vodka... I know he won't drink wine with me:grumble:
I think we are gonna head up to the lake again... I actually can't remember ever going to the lake without one of the kids. This should be fun:bigsmile:

Happy weekend lushes :drinker:

I've made it through the week with no alcohol but indulged in a small cider tonight. Was tempted by the cold bottle of pinot but I knew once I opened it I wouldn't stop at 1 glass (or 2)

Very lushy Thursday, very lushy last night ugh so sick lol.

I had drinks every day this week starting Tuesday -- at least one, usually two...then three and four on Friday night and Saturday night.
I am so sad about my dog. I miss her so much and my heart feels broken. I held her as she took her last gasps of breath, and looked into her eyes. I don't even know what to say -- except that I need to not feel awful about relieving her of the pain and suffering. She had been struggling to even walk, and had finally stopped eating...started vomiting and other things...the vet said that keeping her going any longer would have been more for me than for her. The quality of life deteriorated, and she really wasn't herself anymore...every day was harder for her, and as much as I didn't want to say goodby I couldn't watch her suffer any more. I wish I could stop crying.
We are going to go out for a bit. Hoping this and getting ready for work tomorrow provides a distraction.

Just got back from 5 days at the lake with my fam and the neighbors. My liver hurts.

So sorry Jax =(. My fur babies are my life. I was a mess when my mom and I had to put down our 14 year old Kitty. Its been about a year now and I still can't change my profile picture. I know he's not in pain anymore but I still miss him terribly. There was a chance my boyfriend and I were going to have to put down our middle kid pup when she was about 3 because of a back problem. She's still paralyzed but has a cart and is the queen of the house. Our oldest, our black lab is the sweetest baby ever and just lets the rest of animals run things haha.

I hope you feel better soon

As for drinks, 2 big dos equis at lunch and just had a glass of wine. Its my favorite week of the year, Shark Week, so I think there will be a couple more drinks, no food though, still stuffed from lunch.