Less Alcohol- May 2018- One Day at a Time
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@donimfp - Forgot to send you a hearty congrats. @WinoGelato mentioned people predicting it would all lead to something good (I was one of them). Sounds like you've landed in an excellent place! Must be such a relief to be heading back to work and not stressing about finding a job.3
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JulieAL1969 wrote: »@NovusDies So true! Last year, I drank every night , every single night. Since Jan. 1st, cut back so much compared to a year ago. We are all more mindful now. Good reflections!
So true! When I get down on myself I need to realize that last year I was a daily wine drinker and now I’m not. That alone is great progress!3 -
SanDiegofitmom wrote: »JulieAL1969 wrote: »@NovusDies So true! When I get down on myself I need to realize that last year I was a daily wine drinker and now I’m not. That alone is great progress!
Oh, yes, so THIS^^^^^^^. Much better off than last year!2 -
Gingergal12 wrote: »A stressor for me is dealing with my Mom. I am like Pavlov’s dog wishing for a drink when I call her and she doesn’t answer the phone. Mom is a very strong willed, independent 81 year old. She lives alone and is in mostly good health, except 2 times in the past year she has gotten stuck on the toilet for close to 24 hours, she doesn’t have the strength to stand up. Dehydration sets in and her muscle breaks down creating an enzyme that can hurt the kidney and liver. After the first time, I convinced her to let me get her a emergency call button. Well yesterday, it happened again. Where was button? In her bedroom. EMS to ER...got home at 3am. Wished for a drink but opted for sleep, need my strength.
Great Job! Yes, you need your strength to do what you need for yourself, too! Sorry for that trouble!4 -
@kittybenn, thanks for the kind words! I am so thankful for this job.
I appreciate the posts reminding us to celebrate the progress we’ve made instead of beating ourselves up about not succeeding 100% of the time. I know I’m too hard on myself. I’ve probably been AF 50% of the time since January 1. Yes, as a teacher I recognize that 50% is “failing,” but it’s an extreme improvement over 2017, and it’s strengthening my confidence.9 -
Day 4 AF- I feel like it's a slow crawl uphill. But I'm doing it anyway. I have been walking a lot (14,000 steps today) to keep my mind busy and on track. I was looking at my tea mug at school and noticed how stained it is. I wonder if my teeth look like that, too. Many of us have been substituting tea. I think I'll try to find tea that doesn't have that strong color. Call CNN- Julie is looking for clear tea. Haha! As you can see, I have nothing new to report for today.
I agree with all of you- compare us to last year, we are so far ahead of the curve. Don't you feel so much better emotionally? I know I do. I'm certainly less stressed and depressed.9 -
Got home from a performance for my kids at school this evening and wanted to open a bottle of wine really badly. I chugged a strawberry rhubarb seltzer from Trader Joe’s instead. I think I was actually really thirsty. One day at a time - I’m really grateful for this place to go for encouragement and inspiration. I’m planning for a moderate weekend. My hubby is doing a fiesta dinner for Mother’s Day for me and my mom with tacos and his amazing margaritas. I’m going to limit myself to two (he does not make them strong) lots of fresh grapefruit and lime juice.
Julie, I was on a tea kick but then kind of got off. I wish I liked it more. Favored waters are more my jam. I am sure my coffee and wine intake don’t help my teeth. I do use a sonicare toothbrush that has a whitening setting that seems to keep things pretty bright.5 -
Under a ton of stress coming all at once. Selling my house, buying a house, daughter about to have a baby, other daughter moving to London, Mother in Law just diagnosed with bone cancer. Everyone needs me at the same time and it is hard. Jesus, take the wheel. I will continue to remember that alcohol will not help with ANY of this. I need to stay sharp. Please send good vibes my way. Thanks, Team.14
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April 9 was the first day I was alcohol free. So if I did not have those two drinks on April 20 I would be 30 days alcohol free right now. But I guess technically I have to wait until May 20. I am feeling victorious though because I probably haven’t gone 30 days in over a year. When I was trying to lose weight last year I stopped drinking for 30 days lost a few pounds and just went off of it for some reason. I’m feeling strong right now though I’m on a good track I’m losing weight I’m staying alcohol free and most days it’s not that difficult. We have a trip coming up in the middle of June that I’m sure I will be drinking on. Hopefully my lack of alcohol recently will limit the amount of drinking that I do. My tolerance is down and I realized how much more I can do when I’m not drinking or napping it off.5
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Under a ton of stress coming all at once. Selling my house, buying a house, daughter about to have a baby, other daughter moving to London, Mother in Law just diagnosed with bone cancer. Everyone needs me at the same time and it is hard. Jesus, take the wheel. I will continue to remember that alcohol will not help with ANY of this. I need to stay sharp. Please send good vibes my way. Thanks, Team.
God when it rains it pours doesn’t it? Sending you umbrellas, galoshes and lots of positive thoughts. Hugs friend. You’re right that the alcohol won’t solve any of that. Just remember to try to take care of yourself while you are busy taking care of everyone/everything else.4 -
Happy Friday! I felt really good this week - really didn’t feel tempted at all on my M-F AF plan. Honestly the first week since the beginning of the year where I didn’t even think about pouring a glass!
Heading into the weekend there will be quite a few temptations - tonight we have a charity event with friends and tomorrow is the annual “wine walk” in my neighborhood that has become a Mother’s Day weekend tradition for my friend and I. In the past both would have resulted in excessive drinking for me - it starts at noon and we walk around to the different restaurants and shops and they have wine tastings and food, plus we usually end up buying wine to take home and drink afterwards. It’s one of my favorite events of the year and I think it will still be fun. I’m planning to indulge in both events but in moderation, the challenge for me will be that they are both long events with alcohol flowing which results in me over doing it. Will just try to keep drinking water to slow myself down. Sunday/Mother’s Day we are having a picnic with extended family - there will be alcohol but should be low key. I’ve been trying to keep my weekends under 6 drinks (2/day and just about one bottle of wine) and I think this weekend will be higher, but I’m setting a goal of under 10 drinks.
I will update Monday with how well I’m able to stick to my plan. Fingers crossed!5 -
I got to work this morning, the plane is still here! aargghh Hopefully it will be gone today and everything fixed and flying high.
I went to a yoga class yesterday for lunch and it really helped. It was a more advanced class than I normally take. I am just doing beginners, but I needed to go badly so I did an intermediate class. wooah. Kicked my butt, but it was the stress reliever that I needed, and I'm happy to report that I kept to my AF goal yesterday... and my eating goal!
"You are stronger than you know." - I'm not sure who said it, but I know it's a quote from some movie.3 -
Had a race last night and got a free beer afterwards. It was still pretty early, but I didn't find myself wanting to drink more once I got home.
Looking forward to the weekend.5 -
You know sometimes I start a reply and then I think is there anything I can actually say that is helpful? The answer is usually no and I stop but it doesn't mean I am not thinking about it.
My thought reading through some of the recent posts though is temptation doesn't care whether the circumstances are good, bad, or even somewhat neutral, does it?5 -
Hi Friends,
I like reading articles on Psychology Today and an article about alcohol consumption caught my eye. Here are the takeaways:
The meta-analysis combines data from 83 studies and a total of nearly 600,000 participants. It compared lighter drinkers to heavy drinkers. The researchers wanted to answer the basic question: How much can people drink before they increase their risk of dying?
They found that drinking more than 100 grams of alcohol per week – that’s about seven glasses of beer or wine —was associated with an increased risk of death. (The U.S. Dietary Guidelines recommend no more than one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men; the recommendation for men is double what the researchers found to be a safe amount.)
The analysis also demonstrated that the more someone drank, the greater their risk of dying. Researchers found people who drank seven to 14 alcoholic drinks a week lowered their life expectancy by about six months, people who drank 14 to 24 drinks a week lowered their life expectancy by one to two years, and drinking more than 24 drinks a week lowered life expectancy by four to five years.
The take-home message: Yes, alcohol consumption at lower levels may have more of an impact on health than we currently understand. But there are a broad range of factors that inevitably contribute to each person’s wellbeing.
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You know sometimes I start a reply and then I think is there anything I can actually say that is helpful? The answer is usually no and I stop but it doesn't mean I am not thinking about it.
My thought reading through some of the recent posts though is temptation doesn't care whether the circumstances are good, bad, or even somewhat neutral, does it?
I don't know about everyone else, but *my* temptation doesn't care a bit. Celebrating? Let's have a drink! Upset? Let's have a drink! A little bit bored? Hey, I know . . .5 -
Arrgh. For the last two nights I've engaged in "occasion" drinking, once at a friend's house and last night out with my husband for dinner. Two glasses of wine each night, but I felt pretty subpar the next day both times. And both nights I wayyy overate. There was something about the wine drinking that seemed to promote an I-don't-give-a-*kitten* attitude, and the eating was out of control. Last night I came home from dinner out and proceeded to binge on chocolate. All I can say is today's a new day, and I'm hoping to get my act together. I think the idea that I'm going on a cruise next week is playing into all this. I'm kind of thinking the party has already begun. Ok, back to basics. Having a lovely yogurt this a.m. and planning the rest of my day, foodwise, and will stick to it, dammit! Also no plan to drink tonight.
It lowers the inhibitions and then you get to the point like F it i just want to enjoy life and have fun. That's how it is for me.
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The plane is gone! Bye!Bye!2
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