Less alcohol- January 2018- one day at a time
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springsweet wrote: »Went out with my hubby and some new friends Sat night. Drank higher-alcohol (9%) craft beers. Blacked out. Spent all day yesterday hungover. I hate it. Guess I'm starting fresh today.
Still reading The Naked Mind and enjoying it.
That's how it goes sometimes. We are all just one sip away from doing that! Fresh start, new week, new possibilities. At least you won't have a taste for alcohol for a few days, after that hangover:)2 -
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JulieAL1969 wrote: »https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venas-fizz-house-maine/index.html
Saw this travel video about a place that opened successfully with mocktails. Delicious, complex, tasty mocktails!
The owner said, "I had this whole vision," she said. "A bar with bartenders, and they're mixing and muddling and shaking. But there's no alcohol. It's seltzer-based, but they're using really good, healthy ingredients."
*After a few years in business, they did eventually offer alcohol with their established mocktails.
This sounds awesome! But I could imagine how well a place like that would go over where I live. The place would be out of business in a week. Unfortunately where I live (Wisconsin), every social function ever features some type of alcohol. Things like Painting & Wine and Yoga & Beer are very popular.1 -
JulieAL1969 wrote: »https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venas-fizz-house-maine/index.html
Saw this travel video about a place that opened successfully with mocktails. Delicious, complex, tasty mocktails!
The owner said, "I had this whole vision," she said. "A bar with bartenders, and they're mixing and muddling and shaking. But there's no alcohol. It's seltzer-based, but they're using really good, healthy ingredients."
*After a few years in business, they did eventually offer alcohol with their established mocktails.
This sounds awesome! But I could imagine how well a place like that would go over where I live. The place would be out of business in a week. Unfortunately where I live (Wisconsin), every social function ever features some type of alcohol. Things like Painting & Wine and Yoga & Beer are very popular.
Same here... It's wine or beer... attached to almost everything. It would fold in a week here. We seem to have a new brewery sprouting every few months.1 -
There is a fitness thing, started in New York, called DDPP --Dance, Dance, Party, Party, and the tagline was "No Booze, No Boys, No Judgement" --- (although I'm not down with the "no boys" part).
Maybe, as sobriety becomes more popular, there will be more clubs, serving delicious non-alcoholic drinks and playing dance music, and maybe a karaoke night, too. There are probably a few visionary entrepreneurs who are working on it --- who knows? Maybe someone from this group!
(I love the blog, hipsobriety.com --- Thank you, thank you to original poster who referred this site ---
@JulieAL1969 I love reading about sobriety, too!
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gypsysoul0317 wrote: »I have no reason to drink. I just do. Every day I have wine. It's just a habit I guess. I'm over it. It makes me feel like crap. I think this is a good of a time as any to just stop. I'm hoping that it won't be as difficult as I think that it may be...
This was me; I realized, too, that much of my drinking was out of habit and it was boring me. Now on 22nd day of no alcohol, I can say it's not hard at all. Possibly I had a slightly antsy feeling on the first night breaking the habit, but there have been very few and insignificant triggers to drink since, and these passed very easily, for me.
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1/1-NADA
1/2-NADA
1/3-NADA
1/4-NADA
1/5-12 oz wine
1/6-5 oz wine
1/7-12 oz wine
1/8 NADA
1/9 3 oz wine
1/10 12 oz wine
1/11-NADA
1/12-15 oz wine and 2oz whiskey( more than planned)
1/13-16 oz wine
1/14-NADA
1/15-NADA
1/16-NADA
1/17-NADA
1/18-NADA
1/19- 8 oz wine
1/20-NADA
1/21-20 oz wine
Just checking in after the weekend. The weekend was a bit of a mixed bag. Friday night I went to dinner and a movie with my husband and mother. I had planned to have 2 glasses of wine at dinner, but I only had one and I opted for the 6 oz glass instead of the 9 oz. Since I only had one glass at dinner, I thought I would have another when we got home. I had some in an open bottle in the fridge, but when I poured it into my glass, it was only about 2 oz. Instead of opening another bottle. I just finished it and called it a night. On Saturday I did not drink. We went to a funeral for my aunt and some of the family went for a bite to eat afterwards. Half of the crowd was drinking, but I refrained. On Sunday, after a long drive home from Pittsburgh, I opened a bottle of wine and had two glasses. That was supposed to be it for the day, but my husband and I went out for dinner later and I had another 2 glasses of wine. So I pretty much over did it on Sunday. I wasn't drunk or hungover because it was spread out over the day, but I still went over my planned limit4 -
I think I need this group. I think it has stalled me and I would like to stop and just for health issues. I've never had significant issues personally related to alcohol but have blacked out several times in my lifetime. I have a problem with sugars I know. My son is an alcoholic. My dad was for part of my life until he quit cold turkey. My problem is my hubby enjoys social drinking and I think it might be a problem. How does anyone handle if their significant other continues to drink?3
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Went out to favorite beach bar with husband last night and met three people from Belgium. We had a great time getting to know them, but there was a copious amount of drinking going on between the four of them (I stuck to Diet Coke). Wow, the drunker everybody got the more sort of annoyed I got with all of them. The bar got our tab mixed up with another person who had the exact same name. By the time my husband got it straightened out he felt compelled, in his fairly drunken state, to buy the other person and his entire party a round of drinks. The expense of that annoyed me even more.
I'm thinking two things this morning: 1. Can I actually have fun with people who are drinking anymore? 2. Was I one of those annoying people who was slurring her speech and talking to people with my face four inches from theirs and making little sense when I was drinking? The answer to #1 is probably. The answer for #2 is most definitely, unfortunately.
The good thing about last night is that I was thrilled to be the DD and not worry a bit about the potential of a DUI, something I've worried about before - even after just a couple of glasses of wine. We had a friend who got a DUI and, believe me, you don't ever want to have to go through that. You will be court mandated into AA, you will not drive for a year, minimum, and it will cost 1000s of $ in attorney fees, fines, your insurance rates will go up astronomically, etc. So it was a great feeling not worrying about that.
Day 22 begins!
How do you deal with your husband drinking and you not? I am wanting to try this but still want to "have fun" with a social group.
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An inspiring read: The Ultimate Free Life Hack? I Quit Drinking for Three Months
From the article: "For me, it’s a life hack that requires no purchases, improves my health, and saves me money."4 -
I love a good craft beer, sadly most IPA's and stouts are heavy on alcohol = high in calories, so what I am doing now is choose beers with alc. % of around 4-5.5 tops and saving the big ones for very special occasions. I'm not gonna stop drinking but I have greatly reduced the quantity, last year I'd drink a lot with my friends, mostly cos I got bored (that's another whole different subject) but now that's solved, so once a week or every 2 weeks works for me, fitting it within my macros and calories of course.
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@ZDeb16 It doesn't bother me at all that my husband drinks, but I'm not sure why. He doesn't drink tons, and only drinks beer, so maybe that's why, because I like wine and never drink beer. He typically doesn't overdo it, although last night he did. If he had a drinking problem I think it would bother me, but he's pretty moderate about the whole thing.2
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Does anyone feel more tired from not drinking? I find I need earlier nights... and wake refreshed, despite somehow needing to be in bed earlier! Not a complaint, just an observation.0
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Went out to favorite beach bar with husband last night and met three people from Belgium. We had a great time getting to know them, but there was a copious amount of drinking going on between the four of them (I stuck to Diet Coke). Wow, the drunker everybody got the more sort of annoyed I got with all of them. The bar got our tab mixed up with another person who had the exact same name. By the time my husband got it straightened out he felt compelled, in his fairly drunken state, to buy the other person and his entire party a round of drinks. The expense of that annoyed me even more.
I'm thinking two things this morning: 1. Can I actually have fun with people who are drinking anymore? 2. Was I one of those annoying people who was slurring her speech and talking to people with my face four inches from theirs and making little sense when I was drinking? The answer to #1 is probably. The answer for #2 is most definitely, unfortunately.
The good thing about last night is that I was thrilled to be the DD and not worry a bit about the potential of a DUI, something I've worried about before - even after just a couple of glasses of wine. We had a friend who got a DUI and, believe me, you don't ever want to have to go through that. You will be court mandated into AA, you will not drive for a year, minimum, and it will cost 1000s of $ in attorney fees, fines, your insurance rates will go up astronomically, etc. So it was a great feeling not worrying about that.
Day 22 begins!
Wow you did really good. I think i would have broke down and drank. I know I am annoying when I am drunk. Thankfully I am a lovable drunk. But I can only imagine how annoying I am to sober people. I cringe thinking about it.2 -
slimbyjune18 wrote: »Does anyone feel more tired from not drinking? I find I need earlier nights... and wake refreshed, despite somehow needing to be in bed earlier! Not a complaint, just an observation.
In previous experiments with not drinking, I did feel markedly more tired. This time, I have fewer commitments so it has not come up for me --- I feel great, but I do notice having to adhere to an earlier bedtime, too.
Possibly it is due to our getting a taste of better, deeper sleep, and our bodies saying, more, please! Whatever it is, hope you will pamper yourself a bit!4 -
1/1-drank
1/2-no-hungover (at work)- over ate
1/3-no
1/4-no
1/5-drank
1/6-no
1/7-drank
1/8 no
1/9 no
1/10 no
1/11 drank
1/12 drank
1/13 drank
1/14 no
1/15 no
1/16 no
1/17 drank
01/18 no
01/19 drank
01/20 drank
01/21 no
43%... kinda falling off the wagon here...
but only two days that out of what my goal was.
way over drank on weekend and debating some tonight- maybe. had some sad news on the weekend.
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My husband had a rough day at work and usually on Mondays he comes home with a 12 pack of beer. Which he will drink mostly himself if I have my own bottle of wine. Good thing I don't have any wine right now. If I help him drink his beer then usually one of us runs to the store to get more. I do NOT want to start this week off with one drink let alone six or seven!4
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JulieAL1969 wrote: »islandbeez wrote: »Today is the day! It was going to be tomorrow, but I feel great because I have cut back so much so why drink more wine? I have one baby bottle of Pinot Grigio left and I can use that for a dinner I commonly make. I just joined the Alcohol Experiment site and it's very encouraging. @JulieAL1969 THANK YOU SO MUCH for starting this and to everyone else who has been so helpful!
I would like to join the Alcohol Experiment. I looked it up and saw it's Annie Grace's program. I'm so happy you feel great. I love being on this deeply personal journey with you and the others. I don't think I would have done so well all on my own. I also love the people who come on and tell us how it feels months later without alcohol, or years later. Like John Mayer said, "Alcohol is a great con man."
It is a great program and it has so much information, including some videos from some professionals; doctors, nutritionists, psychiatrists, and writers.2 -
Goal — January under 7 drinks a week- for my health.....my mind.....my body....Freedom from alcohol ruling my life!
1/1 =alcohol free
1/2 = 4 wine spritzers
1/3 =alcohol free
1/4 =alcohol free
1/5 =alcohol free while my husband must of drank almost 2 bottles of wine....I wasn't tempted, which was great!
1/6 =alcohol free while my husband must of drank almost 2 bottles of wine
1/7 =alcohol free while my husband must of drank almost 2 bottles of wine-I copy and paste! Rerun! I feel that now I don't even want one drink as it is never enough...I always want more! I will see how long I can be FREE from alcohol. Losing weight and feeling great!
1/8 =DITTO...I slept better last night--had an Atkins bar around 8...maybe that was it...I also had to go to my guest room again for my husbands snoring started again!
1/9 =DITTO and lost another pound---Wow! 7 days alcohol FREE!! This is the longest I have gone for years!
1/10 =8 days freedom
1/11 =9 days freedom- looking forward to reading my new books...This Naked Mind and Blackout-Remembering The Things I Drank to Forget...
1/12 =10 days clean! My hubby only drank during the day, not last night. He didn't snore last night, so I didn't have to go to our guest room to sleep. Read the first 2 1/2 chapters of This Naked Mind and finding it interesting.
1/13 =11 Days freedom! It is actually getting easier at this point...I just ordered some liver detox....
1/14 =12 Days freedom! It really helps to have all you on MFP for support! Thank you all!!
1/15 =13 days---Wow! I am finally sleeping in my own bed now because my husband cuts off his drinking at night and he doesn't snore so loud to make me go into our guest room! LOL! He didn't like me going into the guest room, so he cut down...
1/16 =14 days freedom! 2 weeks!! YAY! I have to note how yesterday was a bit interesting when my hubby just bottle a bunch of wine and said to me, "Taste this, it is better than the usual Concord that we make". I told him immediately that I was just drinking green tea and it wouldn't taste good. I was so glad that I was drinking tea, as I would have been tempted to taste it. I feel that if it happens again that I am prepared now and will decline. I am going to tell him today not even to ask me to taste.
1/17 =15th day freedom! Had another great morning of working out...ready to play some music!
1/18 =16th day freedom! I am going for a month!! I joined the "Alcohol Experiment" Super informational...I have been just reading and listening..this weekend I am going to start writing in the journal. I recommend this to you all, if just to read and listen to all the interesting information.
1/19 =17th day- my husband drank through the day until bedtime and I had to go to the guest room to sleep because he snored again. A definite pattern of loud snoring when he drinks wine at night. I caught up in the "Alcohol Experiment" yesterday and started writing in it. It really is helping me in so many ways. I feel blessed to have the opportunity to be able to go through it, and I highly recommend it. There is no pressure about your alcohol intake.
1/20 =18th day of freedom from alcohol addiction. My mind and body are really loving it. Yesterday was my first social event to go to. I had no problem in saying that I wasn't having any wine, when asked twice. I said I was on a cleanse and I have to stay away from the sugar. My doctor did say that I have to stay away from sugar last year, as I have a hereditary condition called GSID-Genetic Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency. I have been following the diet fine, except for the alcohol, until now. I have even another reason to stay away from it.
1/21 =19th freedom day
1/22 =20th day...a tempting day in that I just don't feel up to doing much. Previously, this is when I drank. I am hanging in there.
1/23 =
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I think I need this group. I think it has stalled me and I would like to stop and just for health issues. I've never had significant issues personally related to alcohol but have blacked out several times in my lifetime. I have a problem with sugars I know. My son is an alcoholic. My dad was for part of my life until he quit cold turkey. My problem is my hubby enjoys social drinking and I think it might be a problem. How does anyone handle if their significant other continues to drink?
I have a partner who drinks steadily all evening. For example, he'll have a beer when he gets home, wine with dinner, and two-three scotches late in the evening. Now that I've quit , I am seeing that he drinks a lot! He is never drunk, but must always be buzzed. Who knows.
It's really bugging me at times, because I feel like I'm being punished by not drinking. I get jealous.
I've been chugging tea like crazy. I also drinking lots of sparkling water with flavors. I love social drinking, too. But for me and my body, alcohol is not good. So, I'm just putting up with others around me drinking, and doing a lot of positive self talk. Reminding myself that it is a poison and hard on my organs. It's just a habit; I can change any habit. Look how great I am feeling every morning with no headache or hangover or lethargy when I wake up.
I think you'll have to decide for yourself if you want to continue drinking despite everyone around you. Listen to your intuition and heart. It isn't easy when everyone around me is drinking, but I am on a streak now 22 days without, and I don't want to break it:)
Keep reading the thread. Try some nights without alcohol and after awhile, you'll know if it's time to quit or not.2
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