Less Alcohol - August 2018 - One Day at a Time
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Sometimes I don't even want to drink. This is a change from drinking 2-3 glasses of wine per day before March. Alot of times I just want 1 and I'm good with that, the urge isn't even there any more. On rare stressful occasions, I do want more. I really have to watch that. Less is better for me though, as I sleep much better with no rapid heart beats. I owe it all to this thread. I'm sorry that the AF people are gone, because they were a great resource. I miss them.5
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I like the moderation aspect. Although I still have to remind myself I don’t drink during the week-just on weekends. As soon as I can convince my brain, should be all set.5
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All the AF people aren't gone...AF for 10 weeks now. I'm AF til October. Just checked my weight, and I'll have to lose almost 3 pounds a week to make my goal. Won't be able to do that while drinking!! Get up off my duff and stack the rest of my 3 cords of winter wood. Wish it would stop raining here, hate to work outdoors dodging thunderstorms.
Pouring my eleventyfourth glass of water today..cheers.5 -
I’m not gone either. AF 21 days and intend to be so forever. I relate to “eleventy-fourth” glass of water. I’m drinking all day and it seems like it’s just muscle memory from relying on glasses of wine. Eventually I hope to be reasonable in my liquid intake but for now I’m being lenient with myself. My weight is steadily coming off, my skin is looking really nice, and I’m being faithful with my workouts. AF life suits me.5
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Good to see so many in here today. Nearly 7 months AF for me.
My brother-in-law (divorced from my sister since last year) died a few hours ago. Liver failure. He'd been an alcoholic for years, and suicidal for a few years.
No comment. A bit shattered. Just here for some hugs. Not tempted to drink at all after this.14 -
@Orphia My deepest sympathies to you and your family. Very very tragic.1
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Good to see so many in here today. Nearly 7 months AF for me.
My brother-in-law (divorced from my sister since last year) died a few hours ago. Liver failure. He'd been an alcoholic for years, and suicidal for a few years.
No comment. A bit shattered. Just here for some hugs. Not tempted to drink at all after this.
{[(BIG HUGGS)]}1 -
So happy to find this thread. I'm healthy in so many aspects of my life. I'm prescription-free, eat healthy (unless hungover), exercise regularly (unless hungover), and don't fit into overweight category (yet). But wine is to me like brownies are to the "normal" person trying to lose weight and get healthier and sleep normally. Tracking helps me see every drop of what goes in my mouth. I'm kinda late for the August challenge, but hope there will be a challenge every month.4
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Orphia Hugs. Sorry for your loss.2
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Living in Puerto Rico post hurricane Maria was hard, I started drinking just to be able to sleep and it got bad quick. After I got help, things got easier. I still drink sometimes but I dont make a habit of it anymore. Now I like to carry a canteen of whiskey that my grandfather gave me, I dont drink from it but it reminds of what rock bottom felt like so it sort of keeps me in check.6
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@Orphia I'm sorry to hear of your sister's ex-husband's passing. However tragic this is, from what you described, it sounds like there might be a quiet sigh of relief among those closest to him, but non the less, it's still a sad loss to family and friends.. and I'm so sorry.3
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Just popping in to see how everyone is.
@Orphia I am so sorry to read of your losses recently. Many hugs being sent your way
@erikNJ Thank you, and so nice to hear from you. I was thinking of you on Friday, when reading this article about an inspirational bartender who runs:
Runner’s World April 2018, The Transformer, by Christopher Ross
Re Sam Anderson, NY bartender:
Sam quoted Rainer Maria Rilke, The Limits of Our Longing,
“Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final.”
I used that to help me through a 35 km run today that I originally planned to walk with my sister before the tragedy.
The run went really well, and I was surprised how well my body handled it. Feeling good.
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Feel free to join in at any time.
You may not know if you want to quit completely, or whether you can, and that's OK.
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@Orphia I'm so sorry--what a tragedy. Thank you for sharing here. Very sobering reminder alcohol's potential destruction.2
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Thank you everyone for all the hugs and kind words.
Aside from some morbid thoughts when listening to metalcore music, I've been coping well.
My motto, "Challenge your thoughts, don't believe everything you think" gets me through.
Allowing myself to feel sadness when it hits.
But mostly, I've been treasuring the preciousness and beauty of life.1 -
OK, enough about me!!! 🙂
Let's hear all of your struggles and successes!0 -
Kind of a bummer to see that this thread has basically stopped ... I see the other thread has taken all the people away, which I understand for them. But it’s a shame this has gone this way.
I had two nice successes last week. I have no problem attending sporting events and not drinking. I can go hang out in a bar and not drink. But live music is something I always enjoy with some drinks. I think it’s a combo of anxiety standing in a room with large groups of people, plus it just kind of goes together (sex, drugs and rock n roll??)
But I went to not one but two concerts last week and didn’t have a single drink. Anxiety was still there but it was nice remembering everything about the shows6 -
Hi Guys, I’m on day 36 AF out of a lifetime ahead of sobriety. I’ve accepted that this is my new lifestyle. After about day 30, I got over the depression and anxiety that my brain was experiencing.
For anyone trying to moderate, I had good success passing a rule for myself: no drinking during the week and only on weekends. That kind of helped me establish a new routine and I worked out after work instead. I did this back in the winter. It worked better for me than saying I’ll only drink 1-2 drinks per night. Once that bottle of wine was opened, I always wanted more than 2. But that’s my whole problem to begin with.
Other than that, I wish you well on your moderation journey. Xo Also, for anyone new to this thread, check out the very first page for excellent resources to suit whichever goals you have.3
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