Less Alcohol - September 2018 - One Day at a Time
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Day 3 was a AF success. It was a very long very busy day. I had extra calories at the end of the day, which I would have used to justify my choices in the past. I had crackers instead. New day new plan. Its Friday! Another reason, you know it's the end of a long week and again used it to relax. So to prepare, I'll take a little time this morning and make my plan. My focus is lose 1 lb by Tuesday, and list my whys. Yes we do a little better each day, I like that. @sonomagirl2 and @viceam @Ke22yB yes yes!
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I am in.... it has been too easy to get into the habit, will go AF Sunday to Thursday and drink moderately Friday and Saturday.6
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Mainelylisa you brought up some great points on underlying reasons for drinking. Later today I will check out the happiness trap you mentioned. Thanks
thesnackmonster welcome to our group. Oh boy.....prosecco. That was always my go to choice of drink. Now I have to limit it to just ordering it when I go out and limit it to one glass and I absolutely do not purchase it by the bottle to have at home. Just like Doritos, I KNOW if I buy a bag and take it home it will disappear in one sitting.
USCBMOM22 this is still a huge positive forward motion. Your aware of many things in your post and you adjusted your amounts to get to where you eventually want to be. Win-win.
sonomagirl2 welcome. It truly does makes a big difference when you measure out a standard sized drink to see if it is close to what we may have been pouring before. Enjoy that 5 ounces knowing you don't need to find the bottom of the bottle that night.
jacq0220 awesome job on your 3rd day AF! Good plan in place for Fri-Sun. I call it the Bermuda Triangle Weekend. We don't want to get sucked into it never to be seen again. Lol
richshed welcome nice to have you posting and following us. One step at a time.
I have no real big plans or events this weekend that would trigger a binge episode. That is always a nice feeling and being the only driver in the family it keeps me in check when we go out. Have a great day everyone.
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Leaving for Cape May this morning to help our friends daughter spread her ashes and celebrate some of her favorite beaches and bars. Probably a pub crawl all day tomorrow. This would have resulted in an out of control weekend 10 years ago. I plan to swim in the hotel pool in the morning tomorrow followed by a 5 mile run on the beach and breakfast and will still have hours to sightsee and explore before the rest of the group gets together.
I love that traveling and vacationing 5 or 6 times a year I now have the opportunity to run on many different beaches.9 -
How do I join this challenge? Thanks!3
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I think I've got it. Is this a discussion group? Either way, I'd like to participate. Thanks!3
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Leaving for Cape May this morning to help our friends daughter spread her ashes and celebrate some of her favorite beaches and bars. Probably a pub crawl all day tomorrow.
You are an inspiration. Such a wise use of your extra time to not be taken up by drinking. The term "pub crawl" always makes my skin crawl.JenBlalock wrote: »I think I've got it. Is this a discussion group? Either way, I'd like to participate. Thanks!
Yes you are more than invited to participate, in any form you wish. Posting, reading, lurking......it is all beneficially.2 -
Hi all. I'm pretty sure my weight gain this past year is due to alcohol. I was on medication for a year and a half and couldn't drink alcohol (actually hated the taste of wine!) and lost weight without even trying. Once I got off the meds, I was able to drink alcohol again Within a year I gained almost 30 pounds. I was probably eating more also. So, now somehow alcohol in the evening is part of my daily routine. Most of it due to boredom. I think I will try to only have alcohol on Friday nights when we have pizza. We'll see how this goes! I'm happy to have found this group.6
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@JenBlalock Glad you found us. This is a great group. Lot's of support and good advice. I can relate to the evening drinking. Somehow that glass of wine has become a daily thing. It started as having a glass while cooking dinner. Then another with dinner. Many times some more after. I have managed to reel that in, but I would like to get to where I am AF on weeknights and perhaps only one or two on the weekends.
This weekend will not have as many challenges to stay AF. I am meeting a friend at 6:00 tomorrow morning for a long run, so that means no wine tonight and early to bed. I have my 3 year old granddaughter tomorrow evening so definitely nothing tomorrow evening. The only temptation might be during the football game Sunday afternoon. Since we plan to watch at home, I will be fine. I just won't buy any and there won't be anything in the house to tempt me. Hmmmm....maybe the scale will actually cooperate on Monday morning.
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Nice to see some new faces here along with some of the originals. We all have something to share, something to learn..
I've got 3 days AF behind me, working on # 4. The scale hasn't moved much but that's beside the point right now. Have decided not to driink at all this weekend, the slope is too slippery for me... "just one" will lead to "oh well, that was yummmm, (unlike others, I do love the taste of my fav drinks) might as well have another" and before you know it the bottle is gone, the crunchy-munchies hit and its morning and I'm disgusted with myself. That's gotten old. And farther behind on my goals.
Have a great day everyone and enjoy your weekend, remember what you believe in, be good to yourself. Peace8 -
This is me! Exactly!Nice to see some new faces here along with some of the originals. We all have something to share, something to learn..
I've got 3 days AF behind me, working on # 4. The scale hasn't moved much but that's beside the point right now. Have decided not to driink at all this weekend, the slope is too slippery for me... "just one" will lead to "oh well, that was yummmm, (unlike others, I do love the taste of my fav drinks) might as well have another" and before you know it the bottle is gone, the crunchy-munchies hit and its morning and I'm disgusted with myself. That's gotten old. And farther behind on my goals.
Have a great day everyone and enjoy your weekend, remember what you believe in, be good to yourself. Peace
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Ditto with the drink while I cook dinner. That's what motivates me to cook. Probably a good idea to just take alcohol out of the house. I used to always drink wine but then I discovered a grapefruit vodka with grapefruit LaCroix and lime that I prefer in the summer. One drink would be okay but then I always have LaCroix leftover from the can so make another and so on............ Then I eat. Arrrrgggh.... so sick of waking up, taking inventory of the night before, and then being disgusted. I was a runner for many years then somehow developed a lung disease where I had to go on medication for 15 months (which I am now off of) and haven't gotten started again. I think because it's so hot here but should be cooling off soon. I am supposed to exercise my lungs so no excuses there! But that's another topic for another group I think. Right now, I will focus on the alcohol moderation. Thanks for the support and good luck to you this weekend!@JenBlalock Glad you found us. This is a great group. Lot's of support and good advice. I can relate to the evening drinking. Somehow that glass of wine has become a daily thing. It started as having a glass while cooking dinner. Then another with dinner. Many times some more after. I have managed to reel that in, but I would like to get to where I am AF on weeknights and perhaps only one or two on the weekends.
This weekend will not have as many challenges to stay AF. I am meeting a friend at 6:00 tomorrow morning for a long run, so that means no wine tonight and early to bed. I have my 3 year old granddaughter tomorrow evening so definitely nothing tomorrow evening. The only temptation might be during the football game Sunday afternoon. Since we plan to watch at home, I will be fine. I just won't buy any and there won't be anything in the house to tempt me. Hmmmm....maybe the scale will actually cooperate on Monday morning.
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I had a "memories" show up on my FB from two years ago this morning.
UGH....the evening as I recall from the nice picture started out innocent and lovely. By the next morning "yeesh" I had wished we had stopped when that pic had been taken and posted. When I could still recall events.
Never fun to not remember if you'd been stupid the night before.
Small steps all in the right direction. Onward and upward.6 -
Nice to see some new faces here along with some of the originals. We all have something to share, something to learn..
I've got 3 days AF behind me, working on # 4. The scale hasn't moved much but that's beside the point right now. Have decided not to driink at all this weekend, the slope is too slippery for me... "just one" will lead to "oh well, that was yummmm, (unlike others, I do love the taste of my fav drinks) might as well have another" and before you know it the bottle is gone, the crunchy-munchies hit and its morning and I'm disgusted with myself. That's gotten old. And farther behind on my goals.
Have a great day everyone and enjoy your weekend, remember what you believe in, be good to yourself. Peace
Yup...that voice in my head says the same thing. ESPECIALLY on the weekends. I think I will join you in an AF weekend. Sadly, I can't remember the last time I had one. Let's give it a shot (not the usual kind of shot
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Friday night. The first real test. It's curry and wine night, and I usually have a whole bottle. Going to have G&T without the G and hope it fools my brain...4
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I used to drink 4 drinks daily yes DAILY. I'm down to drinking only three days per week and even though I still drink too much on those days, I am proud that I have cut my drinking by half. My next goal is to try to limit it to three drinks three days a week but I'm not ready yet.
Just found this.9 -
Welcome FranksSand, congrats on cutting back. Less is better than more in my book. I am working on mindful moderation: AF Sunday thru Thursday then 2 or 3 on the weekend. Some weeks are better than others, oh well. It’s just like my weight loss journey, one day at a time?5
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This is the 3rd evening I've allowed myself one 5 oz glass of red wine while making dinner. I've found that I'm perfectly ok with that and tonight I even set it aside and forgot about it for a long time. When I came across it, I considered throwing out the remaining half glass since I had forgotten about it anyway. But nope. Throw out wine?? Not yet! LOL I really am happily surprised that so far, I have no problem cutting back. I am thankful for the support and motivation of this group.7
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I'm inspired by you - sonomagirl2- for me tonight it's 9 oz - hoping by next week it will be 5oz. It's been a long, slow journey, 1 step forward, 2 steps back
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