Less alcohol-December 2017-one day at a time
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Going to try to get back into the game after a failed November. I know it's going to be tougher around the holidays, but hopefully leading up to them it won't be so bad. Then maybe a dry January. For now, ODAAT.3
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Thanks so much for the inspiration. I'm looking forward to joining in. Goal for now is 2 drink max/day. Yesterday 0.5
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What is everyone's trigger/weakness? For me, it's boredom. Surprisingly not stress or difficult life events (because drinking just makes it worse). But give me a Thursday night with nothing to do? That's trouble.6
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I’m going to start today! And how come I see “member” after each persons name? It can’t be a member of MFP... we wouldn’t be able to see this otherwise right?0
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IronDogJourney wrote: »I’m going to start today! And how come I see “member” after each persons name? It can’t be a member of MFP... we wouldn’t be able to see this otherwise right?
yeah, it's MFP member. Anyone on the internet can see these posts, they don't have to join. Some people are "Greeters" or "Moderators" or "Staff" so sometimes you'll see that after their name - and some people actually PAY to use MFP, so theirs says, "Premium Member."4 -
When I realized a 12 pack of my fav beer is around 1800 calories that bit of info helped me. I was drinking about a 12 pack a week and adding, in a sense, another days worth of calories to my week. No wonder I was not losing weight. I feel like I can still drink though I am way back and nothing this week. Good luck!5
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Having an alcohol free night. Get hom3 from work. Hubby asked me if I wanted a drink. I said “no” and he agreed not to have one either. This is progress. A small step but all the same....7
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Me too, alcohol free night tonight, this is normal for me this early in the week, I’m aiming to be dry until fri & then be careful this weekend.4
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Doing better again, no alcohol for two more days. Next big challenge will be birthday dinner next week. Working toward reasonable control and maintaining calorie deficit throughout.
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@Will_Run_for_Food My trigger is boredom too. When I am grading papers, I feel like rewarding myself for working in the evening. Lately, I've switched to tea. Was thinking of buying good quality tea bags to give me some kind of reward. I do wish I had a glass of wine tonight. But checking into this thread keeps me focused.2
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Me too. Trying to make it to Friday.0
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When I realized a 12 pack of my fav beer is around 1800 calories that bit of info helped me. I was drinking about a 12 pack a week and adding, in a sense, another days worth of calories to my week. No wonder I was not losing weight. I feel like I can still drink though I am way back and nothing this week. Good luck!
Sometimes, when planning my meals, I add a couple of glasses of wine to see how it affects my daily cal count and then take them away or just have one. That puts me in deficit for the weekend when I am likely to have more. It just makes me more aware of what I am consuming. Challenge tonight as hubby is home and I am cooking a Thai curry. It will be tempting to have some wine but I am aware I have planned up to my 1500 cals not including it..
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I'm going for 3 months without the booze. I did 6 months last year and I made massive changes. Granted, I am/was a heavy binge drinker. The calories in the booze is bad but the way I ate following a bender was terrible. My question would be if you can cut down a lot why not just eliminate alcohol completely?4
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Day 2 of challenge. Internal goal is 2 drinks max, so far no drinks.0
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I’ve been really careful this week, first week back (I gained 19lb back of 45lb lost) and I’ve really focused on not going over calories.. rewarded with a 4lb loss this morning. I enjoy it socially so would never want to quit totally, but making sure one glass stays one glass is my aim, alongside a dry Jan in a few weeks.0
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I stuck to 2 White wine spritzers and found myself drinking the second one watching tv....I talked myself into having it because I was thinking I would sleep better. I really could have gone without it? Anyone else have thoughts on this? I think I need to find something else to help me relax?1
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FattieBabs wrote: »When I realized a 12 pack of my fav beer is around 1800 calories that bit of info helped me. I was drinking about a 12 pack a week and adding, in a sense, another days worth of calories to my week. No wonder I was not losing weight. I feel like I can still drink though I am way back and nothing this week. Good luck!
Sometimes, when planning my meals, I add a couple of glasses of wine to see how it affects my daily cal count and then take them away or just have one. That puts me in deficit for the weekend when I am likely to have more. It just makes me more aware of what I am consuming. Challenge tonight as hubby is home and I am cooking a Thai curry. It will be tempting to have some wine but I am aware I have planned up to my 1500 cals not including it..
Good luck! I think that’s a good challenge to not drink.. will keep my fingers crossed you stay strong!0 -
MaryBethHempel wrote: »I stuck to 2 White wine spritzers and found myself drinking the second one watching tv....I talked myself into having it because I was thinking I would sleep better. I really could have gone without it? Anyone else have thoughts on this? I think I need to find something else to help me relax?
I often go to bed earlier & read, means I don’t drink and sleep better for not watching a screen. Plus you drift off naturally -even if your book is on your face! I’d be q interested in others ways to
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I would like to join as well as it will help me be more accountable on what I'm drinking and help me to take days off here and there. The holidays seem super stressful and those drinks add up and make me go over my calorie limit. So far for December:
December 1 = no alcohol
December 2 = 1 glass of red wine
December 3 = 2 beers
December 4 = no alcohol
December 5 = no alcohol
and we'll see what happens tonight...have a good day!3 -
Following / joining. I'm usually able to keep to my calories even with a few drinks. But I feel like I should be cutting back. Goal: 2 drinks a day. No more than 3.1
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