Less Alcohol - January 2019 - One Day at a Time
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@springsweet No, one beer as you know won’t derail you. Congrats on all the positive changes you are making with the stress at home. I am on day 13 and feeling great; however, I can tell when stress comes I want to grab for a glass on wine. In my case it has made things worse by drinking.
Kudos to all of everyone’s efforts of reducing alcohol in our lives.
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Proud of myself that I didn't drink last night even though I wanted to earlier in the night after my husband bought that 12 pack. The liquor store I go to sells craft beer by the bottle and for a split second I thought, "I could go to the store and just buy three or four." But I'm glad I didn't. I saved money, calories, I got up at a reasonable hour today and I'm getting things done that I need to get done today. I let my husband drink that entire 12 pack by himself.
Awesome! It does make it difficult when you are changing your behavior and your other half is not. Proud of you! I am day 13 and it feels great waking up and ready to GO! Clear headed!5 -
Hmmm, was just watching tv and during the break a Bud Light commercial came on about them putting ingredient lables on the beer, which will be coming in February.
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Hmmm, was just watching tv and during the break a Bud Light commercial came on about them putting ingredient lables on the beer, which will be coming in February.
Interesting.
yep saw that....at the end they showed the label and wasnt anything i didnt already know
also saw the heineken 0.0 commerical - non-alcoholic with 60 calories....might try it some day
i read recently that AF is the hot trend these days and many brewers are now looking to offer AF beer...i think we made the trend3 -
I only started drinking a year ago (I'm 22 and legal age is 21). I usually only drink once every 1-2 months. But I binge drink. A few days after Christmas, I bought a bottle of wine, a bottle of vodka, and a six pack of beer. It was gone in two days. I decided this isn't okay, even if it's only every 1-2 months. I can't stop drinking once I start. So I have decided I'm not going to drink anymore unless I go to a bar. And I don't want to go to a bar alone, so I'll have to wait until I go to college and make friends with people who would go with me. Then I'll ask them to not let me go crazy on the drinking.7
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Day 13 is almost over and about to celebrate 2 weeks AF!! Almost caved last night but it actually ended with a great discussion with my mom about why I'm doing this. I will say I was jealous of her glass of wine, but I was proud of myself for the resilience in abstaining 😁 Great job everyone!7
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This weekend was a success! I worked out yesterday and today, no alcohol, got my house cleaned, and kept to my calorie goals! I’m ready to start this week!
I hope everyone had a good weekend too! Thanks for everyone on this thread!6 -
I had a SINGLE glass of wine the other night. First one yet this year. This Thursday I’ll likely have two glasses when I go out with a GF, but I don’t feel bad about it. I feel like I’m KILLIN’ my goal to drink less - I *AM* killin’ it. I’m amazed at how I’m really getting used to not drinking wine. It’s on my mind less and less and I’m just happily surprised by it. My FitBit is also logging better sleep which has been a plus I didn’t think about, but now it makes total sense. My mood is also so much better. This group is becoming a game changer for me and I’m so thankful! For the past few years, I had more nights than not throughout a week, on average, where I would have a couple of glasses of wine. And then the snacking that went along with it. GAH!!! It bothered me but I just couldn’t snap myself out of it. I really didn’t think I could stop. But something has clicked for me and I want to cling to this because I truly feel like I AM finally snapping out of it. WOOHOOOOO!!!6
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Stuck to my limit of one glass of wine tonight and last night, and very proud of it! Went Way over my calories for food though! Had a delicious dinner last night, and afternoon tea today. OMG that’s more than a meal in itself! Of course I had to try my friends jambalaya watching football. Back to the gym and AF weekdays tomorrow!
How was everyone’s weekend?3 -
HeatherT929 wrote: »I had a SINGLE glass of wine the other night. First one yet this year. This Thursday I’ll likely have two glasses when I go out with a GF, but I don’t feel bad about it. I feel like I’m KILLIN’ my goal to drink less - I *AM* killin’ it. I’m amazed at how I’m really getting used to not drinking wine. It’s on my mind less and less and I’m just happily surprised by it. My FitBit is also logging better sleep which has been a plus I didn’t think about, but now it makes total sense. My mood is also so much better. This group is becoming a game changer for me and I’m so thankful! For the past few years, I had more nights than not throughout a week, on average, where I would have a couple of glasses of wine. And then the snacking that went along with it. GAH!!! It bothered me but I just couldn’t snap myself out of it. I really didn’t think I could stop. But something has clicked for me and I want to cling to this because I truly feel like I AM finally snapping out of it. WOOHOOOOO!!!
Awesome! I feel the same way as wine in the evenings has been a stable for me for a very long time. Not anymore and I feel great! 👍😊💃3 -
@womona. Great AF weekend! Woke up Saturday morning ready to go workout! I spent wonderful quality time with my husband.5
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Went out to dinner and stuck to just one beer! Pretty happy about it that’s AF 12/14 days for January for me. Right on track!7
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I made it through the weekend! I had cravings on Friday night and today but was able to improvise with mocktails (sparkling water, bitters and lime is my go-to). On to day 14!6
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Well this weekend was much easier than the first weekend of January. I didn't think about it near as often. It feels good to make it thru two weekends AF!7
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springsweet wrote: »I caved Friday and had 1 beer. My homelife has become stressful and I’m not handling it well. Stress is definitely a trigger for me. Oh well, I guess I can’t let 1 beer derail me. Crappy thing is I weighed today and have gained 2 lbs. I guess I haven’t been watching what I’ve been eating on my fasting schedule (silly me, I thought cutting out all alcohol and sticking to the fast would work). I guess I just have to work harder. Story of my life.
Hope everyone has a nice Sunday.
Aww. Stress will sometimes make one's body hold on to weight. I sure do have days where I just wish that I could live normally without counting every mouthful, this weight thing sucks, but if we want to be our best we will just have to stick with it. Sorry about your stress : - (1 -
December 31st - 1 pumpkin spice cream liqueur, 2 mixed drinks. I did not get to the champagne.
January 1st - AF
January 2nd - AF
January 3rd - AF
January 4th - 3 drinks Friday night. I actually had 4, but then threw up lol. This is the reason that I never have more than 3 if I choose to have drinks. Good reminder. Yes, I can never be "drunk" because I can't have more than 3.
January 5th - AF So curious that each and every day that I have drinks I am down 2 pounds the following day. I think that I read somewhere on this post that it dehydrates you. It comes back the next day of course : - )
I don't log my AF or not AF until the following morning for the night before.
January 6th - AF - 5 days out of 6. Very busy week, so more AF days to come.
January 7th - AF - 6 days out of 7 for the month
January 8th - AF - 7 days our of 8 for the month so far
January 9th - AF - 8 days out of 9
January 10th - 1 champagne, later on 3 drinks
January 11th - 2 drinks - 8 out of 11 AF. I am pleased with that.
January 12th - 3 drinks - 8 out of 12 AF. Going to rack up some more AF days.
January 13th - AF - 8 days out of 13
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I made it through the weekend! I had cravings on Friday night and today but was able to improvise with mocktails (sparkling water, bitters and lime is my go-to). On to day 14!
@Sub4_2018 You are just cruising through January!dawnbgethealthy wrote: »springsweet wrote: »I caved Friday and had 1 beer. My homelife has become stressful and I’m not handling it well. Stress is definitely a trigger for me. Oh well, I guess I can’t let 1 beer derail me. Crappy thing is I weighed today and have gained 2 lbs. I guess I haven’t been watching what I’ve been eating on my fasting schedule (silly me, I thought cutting out all alcohol and sticking to the fast would work). I guess I just have to work harder. Story of my life.
Hope everyone has a nice Sunday.
Aww. Stress will sometimes make one's body hold on to weight. I sure do have days where I just wish that I could live normally without counting every mouthful, this weight thing sucks, but if we want to be our best we will just have to stick with it. Sorry about your stress : - (
@springsweet Yes, @dawnbgethealthy is right, stress definitely affects weight. To do with cortisol levels.
And sometimes "working harder" on your diet just adds to the stress.
Also female cycles affect water weight. My weight is up for the second half of the cycle, then this month dropped 2 lb right before the new one began.
Then there's sodium, medications, hard workouts - all these are just some of the things can make your body hold onto water.
Using a weight-trending app like Happy Scale or Libra and logging weight daily lets you get used to these ups and downs, and the apps give you your weight trend.
(I've been using MFP nearly 4 years. I lost 80 lbs in the first year, and have maintained my goal weight since then.)5 -
@Kiyomoo welcome. These are some good powerful goals for a young person your age.Keep it up.
So many people that kept to their limits this weekend. And @HeatherT929 WOW your post had me doing the happy dance right with you!
Congrats to each and everyone. I feel you all did a win win weekend even through stress, significant others and weather.
Saturday I had to travel in a car with some other people. The choice of music they decided to "blare" was horrible, plus the fact no one would turn it down even though everyone had to keep repeating themselves. Over an hour of that and I seriously was on a sheet of thin ice that could have ended badly at a bar. Note to self, no more car sharing with said friends.
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So I made it through another weekend AF which was pleasing. I can't say it's getting particularity easier but conversely I didn't find it any more difficult than when I started which is somewhat of a pleasant surprise.
It's only been two weeks but I'd say on balance it's still harder not to drink than it would be to drink if that makes sense. The "habit" is still there. Although my wife it still drinking she's definitely cut down as I've abstained. Having drinks in the house hasn't been the temptation I thought it would be. This time its like a switch has flicked in my head and I just let the fleeting temptations pass with no real intention of breaking my plan.
I must admit that as a man I feel like somewhat of an interloper on this thread is there are very few male posters and most of the references to men are in the form of un-supportive husbands/partners So I hope you all don't mind me posting occasionally.
I've actually found several of the links in the original post quite useful and many resonate with me even if they are again not really aimed at men.
Anyway that's me. On wards and upwards and good luck for the week everyone!!!!!8
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