Less Alcohol - AUGUST 2019 - One Day at a Time
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1912023385/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_amesDbK8Y4SCX
I hope this link works, I read this book back in February whilst still drinking (although had cut down considerably) Not long after, I had my last drink. I never said I wouldn’t drink again when I stopped, but 6 months later I don’t think I ever will again!!
Life has gradually become amazing. A 10 year battle with depression and anxiety added to menopause, has gradually lifted. My fitness levels are through the roof, my motivation for life is back and I have never felt better! 😬😬 Catherine Gray writes in a frank and very funny way about her slippery slope to alcoholism, which resonated with me so much, I stopped and took a long hard look at myself and my self medicating with alcohol.
Hope this helps and if anyone needs any support and encouragement, I’ll try and help!
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Good morning, I'm really struggling with getting back on track. I got away from tracking my food and back to consuming a lot of beer. I am trying to refocus. Reboot. Looking for thay kick in the butt. This is me here, now, saying "I'm starting over" again.7
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8/1 - AF
8/2 - 😣 Wine with mom
8/3 - 😣 4-5 drinks but planned pool time with friends with the intent of making them weak - proud that I cut down and had watered down beverages using my big yetti cup of mostly diet tonic mixed w/1 shot of vodka
8/4 - 😣 3 - same as above.4 -
AbandondedKSCharger wrote: »Good morning, I'm really struggling with getting back on track. I got away from tracking my food and back to consuming a lot of beer. I am trying to refocus. Reboot. Looking for thay kick in the butt. This is me here, now, saying "I'm starting over" again.
Starting over is still a win in my opinion! Its giving up and not trying for the umpteenth time that is easier and quiting. Proud of you for coming back ready for a new day! As I have seen your posts the last few months you have had a lot on your plate and there is nothing wrong with taking a break. I'll be here to support and motivate! You can do it! ❣1 -
I have 25 years of sobriety with AA. But I eat too much and don't take care of myself physically. So there you go.
I always take my own AF drinks to social activities. Hope that helps someone.
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8/1 AF
8/2 AF
8/3 Many adult beverages consumed - impromptu family gathering at my house
8/4 Many drinks...
feel like absolute crap today...I have to get back on track!! 5 -
AbandondedKSCharger wrote: »Good morning, I'm really struggling with getting back on track. I got away from tracking my food and back to consuming a lot of beer. I am trying to refocus. Reboot. Looking for thay kick in the butt. This is me here, now, saying "I'm starting over" again.
Good for you!! I'm starting over with you!
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NotButtUgly wrote: »8/1 - AF
8/2 - 😣 Wine with mom
8/3 - 😣 4-5 drinks but planned pool time with friends with the intent of making them weak - proud that I cut down and had watered down beverages using my big yetti cup of mostly diet tonic mixed w/1 shot of vodka
8/4 - 😣 3 - same as above.
I read this as you're trying to make your pool friends weak by drinking, lol. Not a bad strategy if you're playing water polo! Anyway, way to strategize and stick to it!2 -
AbandondedKSCharger wrote: »Good morning, I'm really struggling with getting back on track. I got away from tracking my food and back to consuming a lot of beer. I am trying to refocus. Reboot. Looking for thay kick in the butt. This is me here, now, saying "I'm starting over" again.
You asked for it. Good to see you again Terri. REBOOT
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LastTryljm wrote: »8/1 AF
8/2 AF
8/3 Many adult beverages consumed - impromptu family gathering at my house
8/4 Many drinks... feel like absolute crap today...I have to get back on track!!
Pop up parties / unplanned gatherings are the norm at my house too which often lead to being over served. I love having my friends and family over and the measuring versus free pour definitely made a difference this weekend. Slowly sipping throughout the day and I didn't feel as crappy. Planning to go AF during the week.
We're all in this together!3 -
I am going to strive for the same as usual, 4-5 AF days per week. I will post daily to keep me accountable.
I was pleased with my 20 AF days for July.
August 01 - AF - I didn't want to be, but have to start the month off right. Many things planned for the weekend and there will be drinks involved. I will have to be strategic so that I don't have drinks 2 days in a row.
August 02 - AF - Again, didn't want to be. It is a long weekend with lots going on here in British Columbia. I want to not look terrible tomorrow, so no booze for me tonight.
August 03 - 3 drinks.
August 04 - AF
August 05 - AF - Going away Wednesday or Thursday for 5 or 6 days to a riverfront bluesfest in Montana, where the drinks are so much cheaper than Canada and I will have no responsibilities. I may have drinks, but will try to not have them 2 days in a row. Planning AF for tomorrow.
4AF days out of 5 days so far.2 -
LastTryljm wrote: »Good morning! I have been creeping on this thread for a little bit and finally decided this morning to chime in.
In March I started taking a medication that reacts horribly with too much alcohol, believe me I found out the hard way...anyway, for 3 months I didn't have a drop of alcohol. Then I started slowly having a few drinks and now I have occasional drinks, always with guilt afterwards. For example, I had cocktails Wednesday night, I don't have a count - it was a lot, and I felt crappy all day Thursday, ate like it too, and today saw a nice 2 lb gain on the scale
From March 2018 til March 2019 I lost 15 lbs, from March 2019 (stopped drinking) til now I have lost 30 lbs. That is why I really want to stay as close to alcohol free as I can! Alcohol is also responsible for my weight gain from 160 lbs to 240 lbs...happened in about five years I guess. Lots of white russians...
So because I am having a really hard time not enjoying some adult beverages each night with my significant other ;I am joining this thread looking for some accountability, encouragement and an overall place to vent...I promise I will try to stay as positive as I can, I just get really frustrated sometimes.
Shew! TMI? lol! Good luck to everyone and I am so thankful that you all are here.
8/1 ~ AF
Wow, I get you....such work in progress always, but I know if I could control/quit the drinking, I'd drop the pounds.
Still trying1 -
Somethings gotta give... and I'm pretty sure it's me... gotta give up daily drinking. Did a while ago for several weeks and felt great. Slowly ramped back up over the last several months. Now am feeling pretty lousy about who I'm becoming, not remembering things, wasting a lot of time and money on getting, drinking and recovering from booze. Have a dinner date tonight so it'll be tough but I really want to skip the wine and cocktails and enjoy some ginger ale. Have a good weekend everyone
Karen, sounds like we're on the same boat.
We have to kick this!
Reading your post gives me encouragement.1 -
BuddysSurrogateGrandpa wrote: »I tried for AF today. Didn't pan out. I relented and had 3 units.
Keep trying.
1 less every day1 -
BuddysSurrogateGrandpa wrote: »I think that today I might be able to pull off an AF.
It is exercise on day for me so I will do some hill repeats for 90 minutes or.
I have habitually had alcohol after exercise.
Something about damping down my muscles and easing my joints.
But if I exercise to lose or maintain weight, then drink all of that exercise, am I not just wasting my cartilage on alcohol.
BTW (By The Way)
Nice to see you again.
You have such a wonderful story about your relationship with Buddy.1 -
BuddysSurrogateGrandpa wrote: »I think that today I might be able to pull off an AF.
It is exercise on day for me so I will do some hill repeats for 90 minutes or.
I have habitually had alcohol after exercise.
Something about damping down my muscles and easing my joints.
But if I exercise to lose or maintain weight, then drink all of that exercise, am I not just wasting my cartilage on alcohol.
My joints hurt terribly after I drink😵
I find that too. It a great reminder
Whattt???
Really???
This is news to me.
Many aches and pains in my joints.
I've been taking inflammatories for several years.
Considering starting to take boron daily1 -
forestdweller1 wrote: »Whew...long long Sunday, with Church and shopping with middle daughter. She & hubby are both gluten free by necessity so we visit many shops for organic, etc...then top it off by a stop for my non-organic fruit and veggies. Replaced my sushi and wine with a salt loaded boxed dinner because I was so tired and hungry. Bad idea. Had a NA beer with. Good idea.
NO way am I looking at the scale this morning, instead going back on MFP diet site to log in daily.
And not going back to having to log in my wine calories.
Day 5, and looking forward.
I totally understand
Nice to hear someone else admit my faults..."not going back to log wine calories "
Plus more of what you said, but family guest just arrived and I need to let him in. Tata
Hubby's 80 something uncle just drove in from Florida.2 -
We had friends over for dinner tonight which is always a super tempting time to drink because it feels so social, but I successfully went AF! Feels worth celebrating!8
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AbandondedKSCharger wrote: »BuddysSurrogateGrandpa wrote: »I think that today I might be able to pull off an AF.
It is exercise on day for me so I will do some hill repeats for 90 minutes or.
I have habitually had alcohol after exercise.
Something about damping down my muscles and easing my joints.
But if I exercise to lose or maintain weight, then drink all of that exercise, am I not just wasting my cartilage on alcohol.
My joints hurt terribly after I drink😵
I find that too. It a great reminder
Whattt???
Really???
This is news to me.
Many aches and pains in my joints.
I've been taking inflammatories for several years.
Considering starting to take boron daily
Yes I found sugary food do too. But alcohol is my worst.
When I get pain like that I have a bath in Epsom salts. Epsom salts draw out inflammation.
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Saturday there was a pig roast fundraiser near us that we attended. Could not have been a better day, weather was gorgeous. Lots of great food, people I had not seen in years were there. Best part of all was a live band set up out doors and dancing on a newly built deck pavilion.
I had people that wanted to chat buying me drinks. I would tell them to go inside and tell Sharon to grab me my "special brew". They had no clue, the bottle was identical to that of it's original beer. They would walk with it several hundred feet, hand it to me and never know it was Heineken 00. I was no different than any other fun loving person there. And no one treated me as if I had leprosy because I was not having alcohol, because they did not need to know. I still ran up a tab- those cost about the same as the original.
In the past all of the above would be the perfect storm for me getting totaly loaded. That was old me. I am digging new me so much more that can have a blast at a gathering and drive home safely.
I am not 100% AF, but I am conscious of where - what - how I drink. 😏
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/1 - AF
8/2 - 😣 Wine with mom
8/3 - 😣 4-5 drinks but planned pool time with friends with the intent of making them weak - proud that I cut down and had watered down beverages using my big yetti cup of mostly diet tonic mixed w/1 shot of vodka
8/4 - 😣 3 - same as above.
8/5 AF -enjoyed some diet ginger ale in my wine glass.4 -
8/1 AF
8/2 AF
8/3 Many adult beverages consumed - impromptu family gathering at my house
8/4 Many drinks...
8/5 AF
beat myself up enough yesterday...being positive today and getting right back on track!
My goal is to be AF until my birthday on the 21st *fingers crossed*3 -
Saturday there was a pig roast fundraiser near us that we attended. Could not have been a better day, weather was gorgeous. Lots of great food, people I had not seen in years were there. Best part of all was a live band set up out doors and dancing on a newly built deck pavilion.
I had people that wanted to chat buying me drinks. I would tell them to go inside and tell Sharon to grab me my "special brew". They had no clue, the bottle was identical to that of it's original beer. They would walk with it several hundred feet, hand it to me and never know it was Heineken 00. I was no different than any other fun loving person there. And no one treated me as if I had leprosy because I was not having alcohol, because they did not need to know. I still ran up a tab- those cost about the same as the original.
In the past all of the above would be the perfect storm for me getting totaly loaded. That was old me. I am digging new me so much more that can have a blast at a gathering and drive home safely.
I am not 100% AF, but I am conscious of where - what - how I drink. 😏
@MissMay Love, love, love! I am hoping to someday be able to enjoy an event/gathering without having many adult beverages. You rock! 2 -
As y'all keep posting..."We are all in the same boat"...so, let's row together !! The exercise is a plus.
Miss May, you are a sly one, actually having your drinking buddies tote your AF beer. And I thought my kids and grandkids had ALL the Dr. Seuss books...missed that one.
Day six for my re-re-start.3 -
forestdweller1 wrote: »As y'all keep posting..."We are all in the same boat"...so, let's row together !! The exercise is a plus.
Miss May, you are a sly one, actually having your drinking buddies tote your AF beer. And I thought my kids and grandkids had ALL the Dr. Seuss books...missed that one.
Day six for my re-re-start.
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Here we go!
8/1 - AF
8/2 - 3 drinks
8/3 - bad 😣
8/4 - 1 Truly (88 cals)
8/5 - AF
Today's goal: AF!
Thinking I'm going to push through not only this week but maybe try and skip drinking this weekend as well. Hmm. We shall see.5 -
LastTryljm wrote: »
@MissMay Love, love, love! I am hoping to someday be able to enjoy an event/gathering without having many adult beverages. You rock!
It takes time. This has been years in the making, I will not lie that I did it this way overnight or without MANY MANY restarts back to zero...day one all over again.
You'll get there!4 -
I unintentionally stopped posted towards the end of July there, but I'm happy to say that I went 20 days AF. I did keep a running tally of the number of drinks I had, and it ended up at 35, which...is still not great for me? That kind of surprised me, so for this month I not only want to stick to only drinking weekends, I'd like to get that number lower than the number of days in a month (if that makes sense).
I'm not off to a great start though--definitely overdid it this past weekend, AND I had an unneeded beer on Sunday afternoon because we were at my in-laws' and my FIL and husband were both drinking. So it's only August 6, but I've only had 2 AF days, and I'm already up to nine drinks. I have some work to do, but it's nice to set these small goals and see the difference they make. Here's to a great August, everyone!3 -
It feels good to have the chance again to read everyone's posts. That is where I get my motivation.
After work I am going to plan to have an alternate beverage and not have a beer until 7:30. Only 3 and to bed before 10:15.3 -
8/1 - AF
8/2 - AF
8/3 - Planned drinks at the Ren Faire...had...many...maybe 5 or 6
8/4 - AF
8/5 - AF
I had a bad night of sleep unrelated to alcohol last night. Work stress is getting the better of me. I know I do better with processing emotions when I meditate rather than when I drink, so will try and get back on that horse as well. In the meantime, I will just need to stay strong and keep my goals in mind and not use tiredness or stress as an excuse to drink, especially during the week (which is my goal). Keep up the good work everyone, and stay strong.4
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