Less Alcohol - November 2018 - One Day at a Time
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SanDiegofitmom wrote: »I’ve been having wine in moderation since Thanksgiving. Monday I will kick off another challenge for myself, wine, calories and exercise all included. I find the challenges really appeal to my competitive side
Is that challenge a thread?
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Hi. Is this a group thread or do I just comment here? I am very interested in joining. Thank you.2
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SanDiegofitmom wrote: »I’ve been having wine in moderation since Thanksgiving. Monday I will kick off another challenge for myself, wine, calories and exercise all included. I find the challenges really appeal to my competitive side
Is that challenge a thread?
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dommylifts wrote: »Hi. Is this a group thread or do I just comment here? I am very interested in joining. Thank you.
You can just comment! Welcome!0 -
Day 1 in the books. Starting day 2. Looking forward to checking in with you all!2
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@SanDiegofitmom wrote: I’m doing the “just give me 10 days” challenges - it’s a great way to break down goals into manageable amounts.
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I am also doing another challange - the Say no to late night snacking. Very helpful thread
Welcome both @dommylifts and @anglilacs. If you pop over to page one at the very beginning of this thread there is a ton of helpful information put out by @Orphia to assist you on this less alcohol journey.
Glad you are here.😊
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Thank you! I went almost a month without drinking and had a large binge. Since the binge (20th) I’ve had at least one drink every night. My goal is no alcohol as I dislike how I feel! I’m excited for the accountability in this group.2
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Just a little comparison as to where I was and where I am.
I think it was 2016 Thanksgiving day. Woke up early to watch the TD parade. Hubby took the cork out of the champagne and we began drinking at 8:45am. In between watching the parade I was getting dinner started because it had to cook most of the day (drank the bottle dry). After the parade we went out to a friends pub to spread the holiday greeting and of course to drink more(probably several strong cocktails). At 3:00pm our dinner was ready to come out of the oven(opened another bottle of champagne). I was so pie eyed I skipped making mashed potatoes because they seemed way beyond what I could do at that point. I don't remember eating, but my husband took a picture of me sprawled out on the sofa DURING dinner time.
That was only one of the many times I regret out of control drinking.
I have come slowly to the level of alcohol awareness I am at now. And it is so much nicer to remember an entire day than to look at a photo of myself passed out not remembering any of it.
Thankful for this thread.6 -
"Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference."
Just found out that my drunken ex-son-in-law across the street gave my 14 year old grandson a [small] Brandy Alexander over the holiday. Where in the above prayer does that fall ?? My initial response was gratitude that I was far from home and my loaded shotgun...
Now calmer, there seems nothing can be done without creating a multi-state family drama and entirely upsetting my grandson's life.
Ex-SIL and I have a distant but cordial relationship, probably because I've never confronted him about his nightly drinking til falling down drunk.
He is not an alcoholic, he just gets a little buzz on, no harm. No reasoning with that attitude.
On day 161 AF, and will have 162 tomorrow, in spite of the things I cannot change. Thanks for being out there in the ether and allowing me to vent to maybe someone who can empathize.5 -
Really not being judgemental and alarmist, alcoholism runs rampant on both sides of my grandson's family tree, and I don't want it to continue with him.
Many of us here had a first "taste" of alcohol as teenagers without harm, but why tempt fate ?? Or invite the Devil in on purpose ??5 -
@forestdweller1 keep a cool head. Hopefully your Grandson is aware of his Father's bad behavior and will not fall into the alcohol trap. But if said SIL offers it up again to him I would let him know he is giving alcohol to a minor and that is not acceptable.
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I'd be summoning some courage and telling S-i-L sympathetically that he's got a serious problem with his own drinking if he thinks that's acceptable behaviour.1
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Our December 2018 thread is here:
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10709228/less-alcohol-december-2018-one-day-at-a-time#latest2 -
Wondering how everyones month has shaped up for each of you? Hoping you have had success in seeing a positive difference in your path.
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I took 10 days off before thanksgiving and felt great but then since then nightly wine - lots of social gatherings etc. I’m getting back on track for dec!2
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Wondering how everyones month has shaped up for each of you? Hoping you have had success in seeing a positive difference in your path.
I’ve been pretty quiet as of late but I am still tracking my tally sheet each month since January : AF/A/# drinks
November has been pretty quiet - I’ve been sick for about 10 days so I haven’t been drinking other than the long holiday weekend last week and even then was low key and I was happy to switch from wine to hot tea when I got home from festivities.
Looks like I will end up with a 50/50 split of drinking vs non drinking days and my average drinks on the days I do drink is under 3. This is the best month I’ve had since Feb of this year but I also had to try really hard in those early months and now my attitude toward drinking has really shifted as to whether I really want to imbibe or not rather than doing it out of habit or need.
I think back to last year at this time and I know drinking far less often and far less in total than I had been before finding this group. Mindful Moderation has been really successful for me and I’m looking forward to following along on the December thread!
I will have an early month challenge with a work trip to France but the work days are long and won’t allow much time for evening events, but rest assured I will enjoy a few glasses of Cote d’Rhone while I’m there!
Thanks again to everyone for continued support and participation and thanks @Orphia and @MissMay for keeping the threads going for the moderation crowd.
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🤗 always love seeing that turquoise shirt with that beautiful smile above it because I know it is @WinoGelato.
Applause applause to you girl for taking charge with your mindful moderating. I keep the same tally log for daily awareness and November is my best month ever also (FOUR DRINKS TOTAL) So much of what you said stands true.
Sorry you have been ill for so long, that is never fun.
Please let us know how keeping it together in France goes. But at the same time have a blast.
Love hearing from you.
@SanDiegofitmom those social gatherings can be tough this time of year. They tug at all of us, your not alone. Keep strong.2 -
Goodbye NOvember to remember. You were good to me....correction...I was good to myself.
See you on the Less alcohol - December 2018 - One day at a time thread.2
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