Less Alcohol - November 2018 - One Day at a Time
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pjmfitforme wrote: »I have to say, I am loving my new approach. Info AF Sunday through Thursday and allow myself to drink on the weekends. I do not over indulge on the weekends. I have found I sleep better during the week. I am seriously considering a dry January. I did it a couple of years ago.
@pjmfitforme Wow, moderating like a pro!! Love it.2 -
Hi everyone, I've read this group's thread on and off for a couple of months. I need to cut down on my drinking, as it's def a slippery slope and I've def slipped too far down the slope. Putting back about 4 bottles of wine a week is not sustainable and I feel super unhealthy. I've managed to gain back all the lovely wait I had lost and I know the drinking is getting in my way of re-losing, aside from the calories from the wine alone, I usually end up munching away on the kids' snacks. My goal right now is no drinking until Thanksgiving unless we end up having some sort of social event next weekend (right now we don't). I need to stop the drinking while watching tv at night!6
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I am so grateful that I found this group! It was exactly what I was looking for. I stopped drinking shortly after one of my best friends died of cancer. She was the same age as me and still feels it was way to early for her to go. We have a group of friends that love wine. We go wine tasting, have wine tasting pot luck dinners at each other's houses, belong to many wine clubs, etc. My friend was my competing partner at the home dinners. Each team would bring a bottle and we would judge to find the best one. Well, over time, it seems like I was drinking way too much... I was drinking when I got home from work... I was drinking on the weekend.... I was drinking when I was sad.. I was drinking when I was happy AND my weight was higher that it's been in years.
Two months ago I went AF. So many benefits have been revealed! I have more energy, I feel good in the morning, I am more alert in the afternoons.... and best of all... I have lost nearly 20 lbs. No... the best thing is that I feel so much happier.
It is not an easy road to take, as many of you can attest... but it is so worth it. You get your life back!
I am on day 64!11 -
Welcome both @SkinnyGirlCarrie and @raindogmaa it is great to have you on our thread. Both of you have had some bad run ins with the alcohol as we all have. YAY for coming to the step that allows you to be around others that are or did have the same struggles.
Share any thing and ask any thing you care to. Your important to us!! 😊4 -
Just checking in, made it through the weekend af, so today is Day 5. As to my box of wine, well I realized yesterday I would have finished it so I just poured it out. What an eye opener on the amount I was putting in my body watching it go down the drain😳😱anyway I felt this amazing giddiness knowing it’s gone. I even cleaned out the fridge. Still sweating at night, but not as much. Today was the first morning with no headache, so I guess I’m turning a corner? Still not sleeping very well. I am committed to making it 30 days AF, then I’ll see how I feel. I haven’t lost a ding dang pound though🙄, oh well.
Good luck this week everyone on each of your goals!9 -
BRAVO @bevin1972 !! That is a big step to do "the drain pour". Love the fact you became giddi. Look at those days talling up fast and furious. Keep it going.Just checking in, made it through the weekend af, so today is Day 5. As to my box of wine, well I realized yesterday I would have finished it so I just poured it out. What an eye opener on the amount I was putting in my body watching it go down the drain😳😱anyway I felt this amazing giddiness knowing it’s gone. I even cleaned out the fridge.
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Last night was extremely stressful in my household. It seemed every little thing was rolling down hill becoming a big thing. "Old me" did not come out I am proud to say. I had one little moment that was not temptation, it was more me asking myself how do you plan to handle this situation? I knew I could try to keep up with the person yelling at me or retreat and regroup and gather my wits. Thankfully I picked the second choice.
Hoping today is a smoother one.
Here's to all of us! 🙆♀️ YAY!12 -
Managed to make it through the US elections without a drink !! Back to avoiding Cable News.
Kudos to bevin1972 for pouring out perfectly good wine, something I couldn't do. I drank all mine, including a half bottle of dry sherry [which I don't even LIKE ] before beginning my AF period.
Almost at my weight goal but have amended the decision to put wine back on the menu. My Louisiana daughter is coming up for Christmas so I will wait til the New Year to buy a bottle. For, because.
It's been 5 months AF so far, and I guess another month and a half won't be so hard. Like Alice's White Queen, I'm practicing believing 6 impossible things before breakfast each day....Avoiding my drunken ex-son-in-law from across the street during the holidays will be key.
This season I'm thankful for this site, and for Orphia and Miss May for all their encouraging words.
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@forestdweller1 awesome job to almost your goal weight. And for the almost 5 month AF. That is remarkable. YES keep away from the x SIL
Also, thanks for your kind words. It is my pleasure to help. 😊
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Welcome to the new people. Congratulations @forestdweller1! Five months is amazing. @MissMay that sounds awful. How awesome you were able to handle the situation in a way that you feel proud of. Yay!
I failed on my weekend away. I started out well. I ordered two large bottles of Perrier at the concert, but the night was just too long (there was the initial wait from when doors opened and then three bands for a total of 5 hours). I ended up ordering a wine, which would have been fine, but it came in a can and was 8 oz. That was large enough to get me quite buzzed (my tolerance is quite low currently) and proved to be my undoing, and I ended up saying yes to another. I learned: a) I am currently not able to go sit in a bar/club for more than a couple of hours and not drink; b) once I have the first drink, I am likely to have a second (and third and maybe fourth).
Starting over. Day 4 AF. My birthday is in a couple of Sundays, and I have to figure out a fun activity that will not involve drinking. My liver is unhappy with my two nights of drinking, so that should be sufficient motivation to take a good long break again.6 -
RunRachelleRun wrote: »Welcome to the new people. Congratulations @forestdweller1! Five months is amazing. @MissMay that sounds awful. How awesome you were able to handle the situation in a way that you feel proud of. Yay!
I failed on my weekend away. I started out well. I ordered two large bottles of Perrier at the concert, but the night was just too long (there was the initial wait from when doors opened and then three bands for a total of 5 hours). I ended up ordering a wine, which would have been fine, but it came in a can and was 8 oz. That was large enough to get me quite buzzed (my tolerance is quite low currently) and proved to be my undoing, and I ended up saying yes to another. I learned: a) I am currently not able to go sit in a bar/club for more than a couple of hours and not drink; b) once I have the first drink, I am likely to have a second (and third and maybe fourth).
Starting over. Day 4 AF. My birthday is in a couple of Sundays, and I have to figure out a fun activity that will not involve drinking. My liver is unhappy with my two nights of drinking, so that should be sufficient motivation to take a good long break again.
That right, start over. Eventually it'll get less and less if u focus on af it'll will come.
Happy, happy birthday to u when it comes. If u want to drink on your birthday may be u could try to keep dry till then. Then on your birthday have sips of water through out the night . That keep u hydrated and fill u up. Alcohol is dehydrating. Abt!! Have a super wonderful day
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RunRachelleRun wrote: »Welcome to the new people. Congratulations @forestdweller1! Five months is amazing. @MissMay that sounds awful. How awesome you were able to handle the situation in a way that you feel proud of. Yay!
I failed on my weekend away. I started out well. I ordered two large bottles of Perrier at the concert, but the night was just too long (there was the initial wait from when doors opened and then three bands for a total of 5 hours). I ended up ordering a wine, which would have been fine, but it came in a can and was 8 oz. That was large enough to get me quite buzzed (my tolerance is quite low currently) and proved to be my undoing, and I ended up saying yes to another. I learned: a) I am currently not able to go sit in a bar/club for more than a couple of hours and not drink; b) once I have the first drink, I am likely to have a second (and third and maybe fourth).
Starting over. Day 4 AF. My birthday is in a couple of Sundays, and I have to figure out a fun activity that will not involve drinking. My liver is unhappy with my two nights of drinking, so that should be sufficient motivation to take a good long break again.
That right, start over. Eventually it'll get less and less if u focus on af it'll will come.
Happy, happy birthday to u when it comes. If u want to drink on your birthday may be u could try to keep dry till then. Then on your birthday have sips of water through out the night . That keep u hydrated and fill u up. Alcohol is dehydrating. Abt!! Have a super wonderful day
Thank you! I want to try not to drink until we go on our family snowboarding holiday in December, so I am going to aim for AF till then. That will be about a month.
I sure am noticing how awful I feel the next day after drinking. And water just doesn’t seem to cut it for me when I am out, but the flavoured Perrier was delicious. I felt weird ordering a third Perrier. Geesh. So silly thinking about that now. And I have to let go of trying not to drink my calories in those nights. I thought I had, but when the time came, I quickly ordered the wine. It would be much better for my health to have a pop or juice than a drink or drinks.5 -
Thank you for welcoming me into the group! Last night was quiet the challenge! I went to a fundraising gala for a local theatre. When I arrived and entered the building, there were waiters lined up with red and white wine. I thought "How rude! Don't they know there are some people who are trying not to drink?" Silly, I know... but I found one of the welcoming waiters had a tray of sparkling water and lime. I was strong enough to grab one of those. Okay I was very good about not drinking at this thing but jeez... they offer you booze so freely! The bar was free, the waiters always there with a bottle of wine to fill 'er up... and I had to constantly just say no. It helped that I was with two friends who know I am on this path. Just having them there helped me keep my resolve. So that was a victory. The unsuccessful part was that I indulged in the desert tray and had 3 cheesecake bites. Since I have really been limiting my sugar, I actually had a sugar headache this morning. I'd take that headache any day over an alcohol hangover.
So this isn't easy at all... but I am going to keep to the course for as long as I can. I am here to help and support as much as I can. You have all already helped me by providing a place where we can talk about this.
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RunRachelleRun wrote: »RunRachelleRun wrote: »Welcome to the new people. Congratulations @forestdweller1! Five months is amazing. @MissMay that sounds awful. How awesome you were able to handle the situation in a way that you feel proud of. Yay!
I failed on my weekend away. I started out well. I ordered two large bottles of Perrier at the concert, but the night was just too long (there was the initial wait from when doors opened and then three bands for a total of 5 hours). I ended up ordering a wine, which would have been fine, but it came in a can and was 8 oz. That was large enough to get me quite buzzed (my tolerance is quite low currently) and proved to be my undoing, and I ended up saying yes to another. I learned: a) I am currently not able to go sit in a bar/club for more than a couple of hours and not drink; b) once I have the first drink, I am likely to have a second (and third and maybe fourth).
Starting over. Day 4 AF. My birthday is in a couple of Sundays, and I have to figure out a fun activity that will not involve drinking. My liver is unhappy with my two nights of drinking, so that should be sufficient motivation to take a good long break again.
That right, start over. Eventually it'll get less and less if u focus on af it'll will come.
Happy, happy birthday to u when it comes. If u want to drink on your birthday may be u could try to keep dry till then. Then on your birthday have sips of water through out the night . That keep u hydrated and fill u up. Alcohol is dehydrating. Abt!! Have a super wonderful day
Thank you! I want to try not to drink until we go on our family snowboarding holiday in December, so I am going to aim for AF till then. That will be about a month.
I sure am noticing how awful I feel the next day after drinking. And water just doesn’t seem to cut it for me when I am out, but the flavoured Perrier was delicious. I felt weird ordering a third Perrier. Geesh. So silly thinking about that now. And I have to let go of trying not to drink my calories in those nights. I thought I had, but when the time came, I quickly ordered the wine. It would be much better for my health to have a pop or juice than a drink or drinks.
My way out now is soda water or mineral water with sliced lemon or berries. You can have as many as u want, by the end of the evening u feel good.3 -
Hi all, I’m trying to lose a good 8 pounds and wine is my vice!! I have been a daily 2-3 glass of wine drinker. I never want more than that but I also drink daily which is neither healthy or what I want to do. I find that drinking a glass while cooking and then another with dinner lead to less portion control. I’m very healthy otherwise- I work out daily, run 20+ miles a week and love veggie heavy food and lots of variety. Anyway, it’s good to connect with others trying to cut back. I’m currently doing a 10 challenge to not drink and log all my calories with Thanksgiving as the goal!7
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RunRachelleRun wrote: »RunRachelleRun wrote: »Welcome to the new people. Congratulations @forestdweller1! Five months is amazing. @MissMay that sounds awful. How awesome you were able to handle the situation in a way that you feel proud of. Yay!
I failed on my weekend away. I started out well. I ordered two large bottles of Perrier at the concert, but the night was just too long (there was the initial wait from when doors opened and then three bands for a total of 5 hours). I ended up ordering a wine, which would have been fine, but it came in a can and was 8 oz. That was large enough to get me quite buzzed (my tolerance is quite low currently) and proved to be my undoing, and I ended up saying yes to another. I learned: a) I am currently not able to go sit in a bar/club for more than a couple of hours and not drink; b) once I have the first drink, I am likely to have a second (and third and maybe fourth).
Starting over. Day 4 AF. My birthday is in a couple of Sundays, and I have to figure out a fun activity that will not involve drinking. My liver is unhappy with my two nights of drinking, so that should be sufficient motivation to take a good long break again.
That right, start over. Eventually it'll get less and less if u focus on af it'll will come.
Happy, happy birthday to u when it comes. If u want to drink on your birthday may be u could try to keep dry till then. Then on your birthday have sips of water through out the night . That keep u hydrated and fill u up. Alcohol is dehydrating. Abt!! Have a super wonderful day
Thank you! I want to try not to drink until we go on our family snowboarding holiday in December, so I am going to aim for AF till then. That will be about a month.
I sure am noticing how awful I feel the next day after drinking. And water just doesn’t seem to cut it for me when I am out, but the flavoured Perrier was delicious. I felt weird ordering a third Perrier. Geesh. So silly thinking about that now. And I have to let go of trying not to drink my calories in those nights. I thought I had, but when the time came, I quickly ordered the wine. It would be much better for my health to have a pop or juice than a drink or drinks.
My way out now is soda water or mineral water with sliced lemon or berries. You can have as many as u want, by the end of the evening u feel good.
I either have bitters and soda or lately I've been asking for tonic water and lime. It's a different taste but it adds variety and makes me feel like part of the crowd!
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My way out now is soda water or mineral water with sliced lemon or berries. You can have as many as u want, by the end of the evening u feel good.[/quote]
I either have bitters and soda or lately I've been asking for tonic water and lime. It's a different taste but it adds variety and makes me feel like part of the crowd!
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Have you guys tried La Croix? It’s super yummy with crushed ice in a fancy glass with lemon and/or limes.
You guys going to events and not drinking are so inspirational. I have done well because I haven’t gone anywhere except out to dinner and I have always only drank water with food anyway. But a party or gala would be very difficult for me, so props to you guys! That is awesome!!3 -
SanDiegofitmom wrote: »Hi all, I’m trying to lose a good 8 pounds and wine is my vice!! I have been a daily 2-3 glass of wine drinker. I never want more than that but I also drink daily which is neither healthy or what I want to do. I find that drinking a glass while cooking and then another with dinner lead to less portion control. I’m very healthy otherwise- I work out daily, run 20+ miles a week and love veggie heavy food and lots of variety. Anyway, it’s good to connect with others trying to cut back. I’m currently doing a 10 challenge to not drink and log all my calories with Thanksgiving as the goal!
Hi, @SanDiegofitmom ! You sound a lot like me (though I've been logging everything for 3 years 7 months).
I'm a runner, and gave up drinking 2-3 drinks a day in February.
This supportive thread has been a huge help in my staying alcohol-free since then.
I always felt "fine" as a daily drinker, but I didn't know how much better I could actually feel!- No guilt, fear, or foreboding about what the drinking is doing to me.
- Sleeping soundly.
- Better memory.
- Huge boost in creativity.
- No mood swings.
- Better relationships.
- More money!
I hope you get great benefits from your 10 day challenge. Keep us posted how you're going!
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Thanks @Orphia yeah I’m finishing day three. So far so good. I definitely love not waking up with regret and saving 💰 money. I’m also doing the 10 day weigh in challenge on MFP so it’s a nice combo!4
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Hi everyone... Usually Thursday night is me with a glass of wine watching Grey's Anatomy (and let's be honest 1 usually turns to 2-3). Tonite I watched with a nice hot cup of tea and now off to bed. Yay me! Moving along nicely with my goal of no drinks until Thanksgiving.10
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