Less Alcohol- May 2018- One Day at a Time
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@donimfp What a cute story! It made me smile imagining her face at the end. It's been a dry long holiday weekend for me :-) Lots of iced tea and iced coffee, though, and I've relaxed my normal carb count to allow for some fun bbq foods. Hope you are all doing well
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New here and just stumbled on this thread. What section is it in?
I’ve been tracking my calorie intake and it’s great but.... then I add in the alcohol calories!!!! Sends me way over. Newly retired and even when I wasn’t retired I drank too much. I need to cut way way down. So I hope to join in and get and give support to deal with this habit.6 -
Found it in the challenge section!
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Hi and Welcome. This is in the "Challenges" section. When the June thread shows up you might want to use the bookmark feature (the star at the top right of the thread) to follow it more easily.1
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Great idea! Bookmarked it!1
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Hi everyone. My 23 year old son will be celebrating one year of sobriety on June 13. I still enjoy a few drinks a week but in an effort to continue supporting him and also boost my health I'm going to join in for an AF June. I look forward to offering help to anyone new to recovery.... we have learned a ton about this over the last year.8
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I'm back again. Looking to do a damp June after a pretty, er, moist last couple of months.6
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I have kind of hit a wall with my weight loss. Down around 22 lbs from the start of January to mid April. But since then I have been stuck, although not gaining, thankfully. So I have been reevaluating my recent ways (aside from that one terrible week I had). I have continued to work out, my diet has been good. But my drinking, on the one day I allow, has gone from all light beer back to drinking craft beer. Which can be anywhere from two and a half times to over four times the calories per beer.
So for our memorial day bbq I only packed light beer and left the craft at home.
Small win, but hoping that gets me back on the path to weight loss.6 -
Will you guys be doing this in June? I want to have a dry June! I have plans to go to Nebraska/SD the end of July to see family I haven't seen in more than 20 years, and to meet a first cousin I was just matched with on Ancestry. She was adopted out and I was her key to her Bio father connection. It's extremely exciting! So I want to lose what weight I can! I also was just diagnosed with Occipital Neuralgia, and I'm tempted to try a nerve block, but I would much rather stop drinking and see if that with give me enough relief.4
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Will you guys be doing this in June? I want to have a dry June! I have plans to go to Nebraska/SD the end of July to see family I haven't seen in more than 20 years, and to meet a first cousin I was just matched with on Ancestry. She was adopted out and I was her key to her Bio father connection. It's extremely exciting! So I want to lose what weight I can! I also was just diagnosed with Occipital Neuralgia, and I'm tempted to try a nerve block, but I would much rather stop drinking and see if that with give me enough relief.
Yes, the June thread will be posted in day or two:)1 -
Hi Friends,
I created the new June thread: Less Alcohol- June 2018 -One Day at a Time. Please paste a link to this May thread if you can.
Before we switch over, let us know how you did for May.
Then, join us on the June thread. And let us know your goals for the new month.
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I had 20 out of 28 alcohol free days in May. My Dry January app says I saved $350, 11,000 calories, and cut down 180 units this month.
Overall, I am pretty happy with my month. And since the start of the year I remained AF for 142 days and saved $2487.
I am planning on 30 days of AF this new month BUT I will give myself a pass two times.5 -
My May was pretty bad after a nice AF streak in April that ended May 6 with ONE glass of wine at a play. Unfortunately I don’t think I can give myself any “passes” at this point.
My intention is for a dry June as I prepare to go out to work after telecommuting for 20 years (yikes!). My new job begins in August and I intend to concentrate on self care in June and July (including AF living) in preparation so that I look and feel my best.
My last day in my 2-decade editing job is this Thursday and I’m not going to attempt to be AF until my lady-of-leisure months begin Friday. I’m glad this group will be here!3 -
JulieAL1969 wrote: »I had 20 out of 28 alcohol free days in May. My Dry January app says I saved $350, 11,000 calories, and cut down 180 units this month.
Overall, I am pretty happy with my month. And since the start of the year I remained AF for 142 days and saved $2487.
I am planning on 30 days of AF this new month BUT I will give myself a pass two times.
Could you share what the name of your app is. I tried looking for my dry app. Thank you.
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@amberellen12 It's called Dry January. I have an iphone.1
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JulieAL1969 wrote: »@amberellen12 It's called Dry January. I have an iphone.
Thank you!2 -
JulieAL1969 wrote: »Welcome to a fresh start! This month, join our thread by commenting and telling us what your moderation goals may be. Do you want to take a month off from alcohol and see how it feels? Do you want to share your tips, advice and problems you had reducing or quitting alcohol? Do you want to reduce and readjust your consumption patterns? Whatever you choose, we are here for you. We are a non-judgemental, friendly, supportive group of people. Join us on a journey to less alcohol, one day at a time. Xo
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My second granddaughter, Cara, was born today. My daughter, my son in law and their first daughter who is not even 2 yet, need me too, and they need me sober. In the list she left me ( I am caring for the toddler while they are in hospital) it said, "please do not drink". Well, talk about feeling shame. I didn't say one word about it. I have never drank while watching her child but my daughter has seen me tipsy enough times that she thought to put that on the list. It's humbling and mortifying and I am glad she wrote it down for me to see. I'm watching videos and reading my books and doing the work. I have to get this monkey off my back once and for all though after seeing that I have ZERO desire to have any.13
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My second granddaughter, Cara, was born today. My daughter, my son in law and their first daughter who is not even 2 yet, need me too, and they need me sober. In the list she left me ( I am caring for the toddler while they are in hospital) it said, "please do not drink". Well, talk about feeling shame. I didn't say one word about it. I have never drank while watching her child but my daughter has seen me tipsy enough times that she thought to put that on the list. It's humbling and mortifying and I am glad she wrote it down for me to see. I'm watching videos and reading my books and doing the work. I have to get this monkey off my back once and for all though after seeing that I have ZERO desire to have any.
Congrats Jen! A new beautiful baby in the family! You have great motivation to quit!1 -
May was a successful month for me. I drank under my goal almost every day. I was babysitting my grandkids, and that made it easy. Am on the way home, hopefully I can continue into June.6
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Back on dry land now so my goal is June 30th will be 36 consecutive days AF. Best wishes to all 7
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@JenT304, your post hit me very hard. I am so delighted for you with the birth of your granddaughter. I have two little granddaughters, too, and there is nothing in the world sweeter! I also have a daughter whom I could very much envision leaving the same note as yours did. And she wouldn't do it to be mean or spiteful but only because she is a fierce Mama Bear, protective of those two precious daughters, as she should be.
However, I'm afraid my gut reaction would be a defensive, "I have never, ever drunk alcohol around those girls, and never would." That would just cause trouble that isn't needed, but I know that would be my first impulse. You are so wise for saying nothing and for using this as motivation. I'm sorry that the note evoked "shame" in you. I know it would in me, too. But I hope that goes away quickly and that you can even welcome this as yet another step in your successful journey.
I admire your wisdom and your determination. Like you, I'm realizing that trying to moderate is just kidding myself, and I'm determined to be completely AF in June. I will think of you as inspiration and will also send good thoughts your way for your own journey. xoxoxoxoxo5 -
Hi all! Good to catch up and read through posts. It was a wet May for me - I’m on board for a dry week this week then head to DC for work which is always tough because I get bored by myself in the evenings. Can’t believe summer is almost here. I see from my last few weeks that I need to really buckle down - getting loose with limits when the weather is nice is a problem!2
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This week I finished 6 months of training for a 50 km run which will be in 2 weeks.
On Friday I did my last very long run, 26 km. (I'd done 38 km the Friday before.)
Today I bought myself a box of fresh flowers and celebrated with a drink...
Of alcohol-removed bubby.
Roll on two weeks of rest prior to the big day!
awesome. Good luck on the big race day.2 -
My second granddaughter, Cara, was born today. My daughter, my son in law and their first daughter who is not even 2 yet, need me too, and they need me sober. In the list she left me ( I am caring for the toddler while they are in hospital) it said, "please do not drink". Well, talk about feeling shame. I didn't say one word about it. I have never drank while watching her child but my daughter has seen me tipsy enough times that she thought to put that on the list. It's humbling and mortifying and I am glad she wrote it down for me to see. I'm watching videos and reading my books and doing the work. I have to get this monkey off my back once and for all though after seeing that I have ZERO desire to have any.
Congrats on your grandaughter. Our children know us so well. My son shamed me and helped me decide to go af.3 -
Well May was my weakest month of 2018. I had alcoholic drinks on 11 days. And I ate unhealthy food on 13 days. Most of that was during that terrible week where I drank 5 out of 6 days and ate bad 6 out of 6 days.
I did stick to the gym and most importantly I learned from this. Old me might have given up completely after that kind of week. But honestly I am focused like I was back in January now.
All that said, I somehow managed to lose a few pounds. And I think that also has my focus back.
See you friends in the June thread!7 -
I was af 27 out of 28 days in May. I had to rearrange my schedule when my grandchildren were placed with me after my daughters problems, but I'm not trying to use it as an excuse. I can find a way to keep the workouts in there it just takes a little more planning. I did lose weight this month so as long as it's going in the right direction I will remain encouraged.7
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@donimfp Thank you. Those are very kind words. I always feel supported here no matter what. What a gift this thread is.3
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My second granddaughter, Cara, was born today. My daughter, my son in law and their first daughter who is not even 2 yet, need me too, and they need me sober. In the list she left me ( I am caring for the toddler while they are in hospital) it said, "please do not drink". Well, talk about feeling shame. I didn't say one word about it. I have never drank while watching her child but my daughter has seen me tipsy enough times that she thought to put that on the list. It's humbling and mortifying and I am glad she wrote it down for me to see. I'm watching videos and reading my books and doing the work. I have to get this monkey off my back once and for all though after seeing that I have ZERO desire to have any.
Congrats and it has to be a relief that all went well.
I am glad you handled the note so well. I can't say I would have been able to do the same.
If this is your new goal I hope your journey from here to total sobriety is as speedy as possible.3
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