Less alcohol- January 2018- one day at a time
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@MaryBethHempel thanks for your kind words above.
Bravo to you! Despite temptation of your hubby drinking , you didn't budge from your resolve. Freedom is a perfect word. In fact, instead of writing any resolutions the year I chose one word to sum up my goals- it is FREEDOM. What a coincidence you used that word today in your post. I want to be free from addiction , people pleasing and so much more. Xoxo4 -
https://youtu.be/1SwPEe0a-bY
For anyone who needs some motivation today, this guy says some sound truths. It's 18 minutes long, but it may be good to listen to while you exercise. It's more for someone who wants to quit, rather than someone who is moderating.1 -
MaryBethHempel wrote: »Losing weight so much easier....
It really is3 -
JulieAL1969 wrote: »Does anyone have a motivating book title, website, or YouTube videos that inspire them?
Yes!! Read "This Naked Mind" by Annie Grace... it's all about controlling alcohol intake. SO good and motivational!2 -
ccdillavou wrote: »JulieAL1969 wrote: »Does anyone have a motivating book title, website, or YouTube videos that inspire them?
Yes!! Read "This Naked Mind" by Annie Grace... it's all about controlling alcohol intake. SO good and motivational!
Thank you so much! I have started it and it is truly eye opening! Thanks for sharing !1 -
@kittybenn and @SanDiegofitmom, thanks so much for the advice. I will act on both suggestions--the meditation app and the melatonin. I'm glad I'm not alone in this! I slept until 11:45. Thank goodness it's Sunday.
On the Naked Mind book. I'm now rereading it slowly and absorbing it better than I did the first time. I still love the book. One thing she says that strikes me this time as a bit illogical: She says something like, "If a little alcohol really makes you happy, then doesn't it follow that a lot of alcohol would make you even happier?" I'm not getting that reasoning. That's like saying, "If a scoop of ice cream makes you happy, wouldn't eating a whole gallon making you happier?" Well, no, because a whole gallon would be unhealthful, disgusting, and sickening. If watching the Ellen show makes you happy, doesn't it follow that watching it all day for 8 hours straight would make you happier? No, you'd be sitting in a chair getting nothing accomplished and feel terrible. My goal is to abstain completely for January. However, toward the end of that book, she becomes pretty adamant that moderation is impossible for people who have drunk enough that they are reading her book. I'm trying to be objective and open-minded about this as I decide what my future relationship to alcohol needs to be.
On to a great week and hopefully blissful sleep!5 -
@MaryBethHempel, I am so impressed! I don't think I could avoid drinking wine if my husband were drinking two bottles right next to me. My own husband, the bourbon drinker, stopped drinking on Jan. 2 just because he saw me abstaining. That has helped but made me a bit jealous because he does not seem to be struggling with it as I am. He is a heavy drinker when he drinks, but apparently he can take it or leave it pretty effortlessly. Are you getting any insights about your own drinking as you observe someone right next to you drinking heavily? Again, I'm amazed that you are being so successful in that situation. Congratulations!3
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Day 6, barely thought about it today & not even tempted. The naked mind has focused me more, I fully intended having the odd glass on Friday & Saturdays but a little longer abstaining feels good. Certainly a benefit to exercising and recovery after long training sessions. This will give me the freedom to opt in & out as time goes on. Well done everyone!5
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Sober since Jan 1st 2010, if I can do it anyone can do it.16
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Went to a bday yesterday. Immediately I was bullied into having a glass of wine. I declined. But i did have small glass of Sangria and one shot of Titos for the bday guy. I am proud of the fact I stopped at that and just had water for the rest of the night. That is a big step for me!!!9
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Well, this is Day 7, but it's 2:35 a.m. and I have not been able to get to sleep. In the past, good sleep has been a great perk of abstaining from alcohol. This time, for some weird reason, my brain will not turn off. I've finally given up, gotten out of bed, read posts here, and will now do the Sunday NYT crossword on my computer. Any hints or advice would be MOST welcome. I'm drinking herbal tea at bedtime, but you can't know how tempting it is to knock myself out with wine when I lie in bed from 11:30 to 2:30 without sleep. Well, I guess most of you can know. I am celebrating 7 days, but this sleep stuff has got to get fixed! I'm kind of afraid to take melatonin or anything else because I tend to have paradoxical reactions to stuff. For example, I once took Nyquil and was up literally all night. Didn't sleep one minute and had to go teach the next morning. Never again. I mentioned in an earlier post that I do have a prescription for Xanax that I only take when I fly. I think that would knock me out, but I'm resisting subbing one drug for another. I'm grateful for this group so I have somewhere to moan and groan if needed.
This might sound childish but when i wake up in the middle of the night and cannot go back to sleep I watch cartoons. It really helps me to empty my thoughts and puts me right back to sleep.
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It’s day 6 for me. I’ve finished most of my cleaning and I worked out earlier. It’s 2 pm and I’m trying to decide what to do. I’m not only doing dry January, I’m also getting my diet back on track. That means I also can’t be snacky all afternoon, lol. I think I’m going to make some coffee right now and find a good movie to watch since my son doesn’t want to play a game with me. Hope everyone else is having a good day!!3
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is the chosen movie!1
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Does anyone have a non-alcohol related goal this week? Mine is to journal one sentence every day. Not hard to do.
Another is to go to a yoga class. And finally, the last is not to eat any chocolate or other treats.1 -
I’m doing a very intense 30 day fitness challenge through the exercise app Aaptiv - my whole body hurts lol!JulieAL1969 wrote: »Does anyone have a non-alcohol related goal this week? Mine is to journal one sentence every day. Not hard to do.
Another is to go to a yoga class. And finally, the last is not to eat any chocolate or other treats.
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Here to a great week! Diet cranberry-grape juice with fizzy water
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JulieAL1969 wrote: »Does anyone have a non-alcohol related goal this week? Mine is to journal one sentence every day. Not hard to do.
Another is to go to a yoga class. And finally, the last is not to eat any chocolate or other treats.
My goal is to go to the gym 3 times and do yoga 2 times. That’s actually my weekly goal going forward along with keeping track of my diet with MFP and keeping alcohol to one day a week3 -
JulieAL1969 wrote: »Does anyone have a non-alcohol related goal this week? Mine is to journal one sentence every day. Not hard to do.
Another is to go to a yoga class. And finally, the last is not to eat any chocolate or other treats.
I've been exercising consistently all my life, but for the remainder of January I've set up a schedule of specific workouts I want to do each morning. This rotation is pretty challenging and ambitious and the only way I can do it is if I don't have any wine the night before. I started with this schedule this morning and I am psyched to continue!
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Went to a bday yesterday. Immediately I was bullied into having a glass of wine. I declined. But i did have small glass of Sangria and one shot of Titos for the bday guy. I am proud of the fact I stopped at that and just had water for the rest of the night. That is a big step for me!!!
Great job! You did well!1 -
MonkeyMel21 wrote: »Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is the chosen movie!
If I wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back to sleep, I can always count on Smithsonian channel to have Aerial America on. It's a wonderful show, but not if you've seen EVERY EPISODE at least 50 times. Sadly, Smithsonian channel is not what it once was and the reruns are out of control. Helps me sleep though!
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