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Less alcohol - Nov 2017 - one day at a time

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  • Posts: 2 Member
    Count me in!
  • Posts: 38 Member
    I’m in for sure and cutting back on the cigarettes as well
  • Posts: 14 Member
    Samsies. I'm day 9 into an alcohol fast. Feel free to add me for support.
  • Posts: 20 Member
    I've been weekends only since October 23rd. And way down on the volume as well on the weekends. It seems that food can actually replace those calories as I've hovered at the same weight for a week. The weight loss isn't coming as easily as I thought it would but I will gladly join with you on this challenge.
  • Posts: 20 Member
    KareninLux, how are you doing?
  • Posts: 122 Member
    edited November 2017



    Ditto - only gin on a week day and bubbly on a Sunday.
  • Posts: 2,434 Member
    edited November 2017
    cmrose23 wrote: »
    @bdbchick I’d love the recipe for that!!!

    Sorry @cmrose23 I just saw this! I used just a package of unflavored gelatin, vodka and apple mio, and water as directed (you'll need to boil 1 cup of water then add 1/2 cup cold water and 1/2 vodka or more/less depending on how strong you want them). I'm going for an apple pie jello shot basically. I needed to add more apple mio. I plan to put a cinnamon stick in the vodka I use for the ones I'm making for thanksgiving overnight. I'm trying for as low carb/low cal as possible.

    On another note I haven't drank in 3 days. I feel so much better today than I did monday (I was hungover).
  • Posts: 1,413 Member
    JennyRATL wrote: »
    7 Days in.
    Big deal for me. I honestly don't think I've gone this long without drinking at least one glass of wine in years unless I was sick or hungover.

    My regular pattern:
    Hey, I'd like a glass while I cook.
    Well, I have to have one with dinner.
    Now, a glass of wine on the sofa to relax.
    Well, heck, there's only one glass left, may as well have it while I watch this movie.
    Boom. I just drank a bottle of wine on a Tuesday night.

    Then the weekends were more of the same, plus.
    My poor liver. And I packed on the pounds.

    A week sober, and I haven't noticed any weight loss, but my tummy is much less bloated!

    I am right there with you too! We can do this!!
  • Posts: 1,413 Member
    KareninLux, how are you doing?

    Ok! Day by day.
    :)
  • Posts: 1,413 Member
    I've been doing this too. I'll usually just drink wine on the weekends, but if I open a bottle, I'm apt to finish the whole bottle in one evening. This then lowers my inhibitions about evening snacking and the next thing I know I'm scarfing down candy corn or some chips in giant handfuls. So now, I just have a cup of peppermint tea in the evenings and pretend it's wine/dessert.

    Love peppermint tea!
  • Posts: 38 Member
    I had my first cigarette in a week today after a *kitten* morning. It started great and then slowly went bad, feel more annoyed that I gave in to that “urge” another day...
  • Posts: 4,907 Member
    11/1-2 oz rye whiskey
    11/2-15 oz Pinot Noir
    11/3- nothing
    11/4- too much wine
    11/5-nothing
    11/6-nothing
    11/7- nothing
    11/8- 5 oz Chardonay and 2oz rye whiskey

    Finished my wine with dinner last night as planned. My husband came home around 11 last night after being out of town since Monday. I was expecting to be in bed, but since I was awake, I had a night cap with him. Not feeling too guilty about it since it still keeps me within my planned limits, but it does cut into what I can have for the rest of the week. Probably a good thing since I have a half marathon on Sunday that i would like to run well.
  • Posts: 4,907 Member
    JennyRATL wrote: »

    Same here. The habits and rituals are what make it hard! I find if I can make it past dinner, I'm good. I go for chai or cinnamon tea after, while I watch sappy chick flicks, especially now that it is feeling like fall!
    I've recently found some yummy flavored sparkling water at Target. Their Simply Made brand has some good flavors. I like the Ginger Peach, although I can't taste any ginger in it.

    I'm hoping to make it to Thanksgiving, too. But y'all send positive thoughts my way on Saturday. I have a party to go to! First instance of a major social situation. I haven't decided if I'll have a glass of wine or two or not. I kinda want to keep up the momentum until Thanksgiving and am feeling pretty proud of myself for going 8 days without!

    I agree about the rituals. I also have tried that ginger peach sparkling water form Target. I agree that it's good, but not much ginger. Good luck this weekend at your party. You got this!
  • Posts: 350 Member
    No alcohol today, but my wine order did not arrive either.
    Bigger challenge in the near future.
  • Posts: 542 Member
    JennyRATL wrote: »
    7 Days in.
    Big deal for me. I honestly don't think I've gone this long without drinking at least one glass of wine in years unless I was sick or hungover.

    My regular pattern:
    Hey, I'd like a glass while I cook.
    Well, I have to have one with dinner.
    Now, a glass of wine on the sofa to relax.
    Well, heck, there's only one glass left, may as well have it while I watch this movie.
    Boom. I just drank a bottle of wine on a Tuesday night.

    Then the weekends were more of the same, plus.
    My poor liver. And I packed on the pounds.

    A week sober, and I haven't noticed any weight loss, but my tummy is much less bloated!

  • Posts: 1,413 Member
    Wow! So impressed with everyone posting here!
    Just realized that we are 1/3 of the way through November already!!!
    While for me I think it will remain a day by day thing, for sure I am way down consumption wise than last month which was the primary objective. I think I am likely down to about 50% but I am too disorganized to actually track it 100%

    How is every body else doing 1/3 of the way through???

    Day by day we can do this!!
  • Posts: 117 Member
    This is fantastic! Maybe I can make this day one. I have no power to "cut back"...Its all or nothing for me.
  • Posts: 38 Member
    I started late and had prosecco/cider last Friday. Absolutely no alcohol all week even after failing my driving test yesterday, definite brownie points to myself for that for sure!
  • Posts: 84 Member
    Woot woot !!! Made it all week with no alcohol; wasn't even trying until last night I really wanted a glass of wine with dinner (LOVE wine with food) but realized if I hung in there one more day I made it to Friday :-) which technically is still the week day I suppose; but I think of it more as the weekend ... Lol either way ... I'm a happy girl.
  • Posts: 84 Member
    lporter229 wrote: »
    11/1-2 oz rye whiskey
    11/2-15 oz Pinot Noir
    11/3- nothing
    11/4- too much wine
    11/5-nothing
    11/6-nothing
    11/7- nothing
    11/8- 5 oz Chardonay and 2oz rye whiskey
    11/9-5 oz Pinot Noir

    I don't know that I can say that I am doing great, but I do know that the accountability of this thread has kept me form having that second glass most nights, so I'll take it.

    I hear ya ... Same
  • Posts: 369 Member
    edited November 2017
    I had three yesterday, but I’ve cut back the size of my drinks.

    2 6oz wine
    1 2oz dirty martini (only 105 calories!)

    For me, I’m mostly worried ab cutting actual alcohol, but for anyone worried mostly ab calories, I was very surprised that vermouth has 25 calories per oz, and is 16%, while most wine is 12% and ab 35 calories per oz. I might try a fake dirty martini w just vermouth and some olive juice lol.
  • Posts: 55 Member
    I'm in!

    I have over 100 lbs to lose, so cutting out alcohol entirely has made a big difference.

    Even though I'm just now seeing this discussion thread, I've been alcohol-free since October 21.

    I like the idea of being able to have a drink on a holiday occasion and just account for it in calories. However, I'm a bit afraid that just one drink will lead to bad decisions.
  • Posts: 38 Member
    5cheetahs wrote: »
    I've managed to limit myself to 2 glasses of wine each evening. Awesome job to everyone who has cut back completely! I'm not quite there yet. Baby steps for me.
    2 glasses in my house is a bottle...
  • Posts: 4,453 Member
    This thread , I agree, has made me more aware of consumption. Today, I had one wine with dinner instead of 2-3. Little steps. Eventually would love to quit entirely. Someone said in an earlier thread that with them its all or nothing. I'm a bit like that especially if I go out with friends, there is no off switch after I get started. So, I have limited my evening activities so I can just chill at home.
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