Less Alcohol - SEPTEMBER 2019 - One Day at a Time
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My plan is to have more AF days than drinking days each month. I will need to build up several in a row for September since I am starting my tracking on the 7th.
9/7 - AF
9/8 - AF
9/9 - AF
9/10 - AF
9/11 - 2 bottles Michelob Ultra
9/12 - AF
9/13 - 2 vodka/soda
9/14 - 1 Mich Ultra, 2/3 bottle of red wine, and an after dinner bourbon.
9/15 - AF
9/16 -AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - 2 drinks - returned to my happy place in the desert and had a couple of drinks while working through my endless email inbox. I really didn't need it - but I am not going to judge myself for it.
Tally AF (Starting 9/7/19) - 9 of 13 days. So happy with how well this is going!
Thank you all for keeping me accountable!6 -
As usual, I am going to work on 4-5 AF days per week.
I managed 18AF days out of 31 for August somehow.
I am going away the last week of September and first week of October, and I will be in a bathing suit every day, so am wanting to rack up lots of AF days before that.
September 01 - Sunday 5 drinks! (Saturday between 1pm and 1am at the music festival I had 7 drinks and didn't even throw up strangely). Drinks 2 days in a row is such a no-no, it makes it become normal to have drinks on the 3rd day 4th day etc. But I won't.
September 02 - AF
September 03 - AF - my "scheduled" day to have drinks, but there is ice skating at one of the arenas tomorrow and I haven't skated since April, so, well, I don't want to have a hangover or anything and fall and break my head : - P
September 04 - AF - I was invited over to a friend's house for some wine, but declined. Skating was exhilarating today, even though it took me a few times around to get comfortable. Definitely didn't want to wreck the added calorie burn by having drinks.
September 05 - 3 drinks. Feeling so much different than yesterday. My second sleepless night this week and a stressful workday coupled with Anxiety that I just couldn't seem to meditate away even though I ran (drove) to the lake after work for a float under a cloudless clear blue sky with sparkling glass-like water and some deep breaths. Sleep deprivation is crappy. I realize that booze probably doesn't help Anxiety, but it has somehow tonight numbed me and relaxed me. Still using booze as a crutch I guess, although I tried other things first. Not going to beat myself up. Us humans can be so fragile! If only I could skate every day... : - )
September 06 - AF
September 07 - AF - I didn't intend to be, but I burned over 1100 calories through exercise and didn't want that to be wasted, so stayed AF
September 08 - 3 drinks - next planned drinks, Tuesday
September 09 - AF
September 10 - 3 drinks Tuesday. I didn't have enough to eat I guess and really felt it, thought that I was going to puke but didn't. I drank a lot of water after the drinks, so actually feel okay now. Time to rack up some more AF days.
September 11 - AF - Skated today, but with having drinks last night I didn't really feel that steady.
September 12 - 2 drinks, just couldn't have the 3rd which is unusual for me. Too tired to even make a 3rd drink. Long workday today, I must say that it was nice to have a couple of cocktails. Off to bed early.
September 13 - 2 drinks + an AF beer. Really, I never drink beer, but am glad that I bought that 6-pack of Labbatt AF to put in the fridge. I think that I have had 2 of them now. I wanted one more drink but didn't really feel like having more alcohol, and definitely did not want water. Broke the "never have drinks 2 days in a row" thing. But also didn't have my 3rd drink 2 days in a row. Faulty thinking, but whatever. 2 weeks of barely any sleep, have a hard time shutting off my brain even though my body is super tired. Maybe my discipline goes out the window, although I have been low on calories. Perhaps I will make the 4 AF days per week this week, maintained the 5 AF days for the week last week. Weekend, no big pressing events to look good or feel sharp. Just need to continue to work on harvesting and processing my garden tomorrow.
September 14 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but didn't.
September 15 - 3 drinks. no reason to have drinks really, just did. I have had 2 glasses of water since. I have had a couple of weeks of sleep deprivation, not that it is an excuse, but the few days that I was able to actually fall asleep were days where I had alcohol. I hope to do well when I am in Dallas for 2 weeks. I had tentatively booked an all-inclusive (much cheaper than Dallas) but I struggle so much with my weight loss and putting in some AF days every week that I knew that the all-inclusive option was only going to be setting me up for failure. Not that I will never do an all-inclusive again, but maybe after another 20 pounds down on the scale. Anyone here live in Dallas btw? Or have been to Dallas and know some great places to visit? There are 8 arenas with public skating 2-3 times per day 7 days a week, so y'all know that I will be ice skating every day (packing my skates in my suitcase since rental skates don't make me skate my best, and people hear that you are from Canada and expect you to be steady on your blades). I would be tickled pink if someone is from the area and wants to skate with me : - )
September 16 - AF
September 17 - Tuesday. 3 drinks over quite a space of time. I was one and a half drinks in when a friend that lives far away called me, so I put that drink in the freezer lol. Talked for 2 hours, then made something to eat and had the rest of that one and another one. My Tuesdays really are too much. I worked 14 hours, and it was stressful. Still using booze as a sedative from time to time. So far not every Tuesday, but I have sort of designated Tuesdays as the days that I will have a few drinks.
September 18 - AF
September 19 - AF - that was a tough long day then a friend came by to take me out for an early birthday drink, but I declined. Bonus skating in the morning that I don't want to be wobbly for, and planned drinks tomorrow.
Running total: 11 AF days out of 19 days so far5 -
😭 don't I hate when I lose a big post I was writing!
No time now to write it again.....just AWESOME to hear from the September To Remember team with only 10 days to go!
Have a great one!5 -
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A UGH! button, is right.
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My plan is to have more AF days than drinking days each month. I will need to build up several in a row for September since I am starting my tracking on the 7th.
9/7 - AF
9/8 - AF
9/9 - AF
9/10 - AF
9/11 - 2 bottles Michelob Ultra
9/12 - AF
9/13 - 2 vodka/soda
9/14 - 1 Mich Ultra, 2/3 bottle of red wine, and an after dinner bourbon.
9/15 - AF
9/16 -AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - 2 drinks - returned to my happy place in the desert and had a couple of drinks while working through my endless email inbox. I really didn't need it - but I am not going to judge myself for it.
9/20 - AF. I considered having a drink this evening after a long day working, but decided I rather honor my commitment to drink less. Playing golf early tomorrow morning - won't be able to blame the bad shots on wine
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Tally AF (Starting 9/7/19) - 10 of 14 days. So happy with how well this is going!
Thank you all for keeping me accountable!4 -
As usual, I am going to work on 4-5 AF days per week.
I managed 18AF days out of 31 for August somehow.
I am going away the last week of September and first week of October, and I will be in a bathing suit every day, so am wanting to rack up lots of AF days before that.
September 01 - Sunday 5 drinks! (Saturday between 1pm and 1am at the music festival I had 7 drinks and didn't even throw up strangely). Drinks 2 days in a row is such a no-no, it makes it become normal to have drinks on the 3rd day 4th day etc. But I won't.
September 02 - AF
September 03 - AF - my "scheduled" day to have drinks, but there is ice skating at one of the arenas tomorrow and I haven't skated since April, so, well, I don't want to have a hangover or anything and fall and break my head : - P
September 04 - AF - I was invited over to a friend's house for some wine, but declined. Skating was exhilarating today, even though it took me a few times around to get comfortable. Definitely didn't want to wreck the added calorie burn by having drinks.
September 05 - 3 drinks. Feeling so much different than yesterday. My second sleepless night this week and a stressful workday coupled with Anxiety that I just couldn't seem to meditate away even though I ran (drove) to the lake after work for a float under a cloudless clear blue sky with sparkling glass-like water and some deep breaths. Sleep deprivation is crappy. I realize that booze probably doesn't help Anxiety, but it has somehow tonight numbed me and relaxed me. Still using booze as a crutch I guess, although I tried other things first. Not going to beat myself up. Us humans can be so fragile! If only I could skate every day... : - )
September 06 - AF
September 07 - AF - I didn't intend to be, but I burned over 1100 calories through exercise and didn't want that to be wasted, so stayed AF
September 08 - 3 drinks - next planned drinks, Tuesday
September 09 - AF
September 10 - 3 drinks Tuesday. I didn't have enough to eat I guess and really felt it, thought that I was going to puke but didn't. I drank a lot of water after the drinks, so actually feel okay now. Time to rack up some more AF days.
September 11 - AF - Skated today, but with having drinks last night I didn't really feel that steady.
September 12 - 2 drinks, just couldn't have the 3rd which is unusual for me. Too tired to even make a 3rd drink. Long workday today, I must say that it was nice to have a couple of cocktails. Off to bed early.
September 13 - 2 drinks + an AF beer. Really, I never drink beer, but am glad that I bought that 6-pack of Labbatt AF to put in the fridge. I think that I have had 2 of them now. I wanted one more drink but didn't really feel like having more alcohol, and definitely did not want water. Broke the "never have drinks 2 days in a row" thing. But also didn't have my 3rd drink 2 days in a row. Faulty thinking, but whatever. 2 weeks of barely any sleep, have a hard time shutting off my brain even though my body is super tired. Maybe my discipline goes out the window, although I have been low on calories. Perhaps I will make the 4 AF days per week this week, maintained the 5 AF days for the week last week. Weekend, no big pressing events to look good or feel sharp. Just need to continue to work on harvesting and processing my garden tomorrow.
September 14 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but didn't.
September 15 - 3 drinks. no reason to have drinks really, just did. I have had 2 glasses of water since. I have had a couple of weeks of sleep deprivation, not that it is an excuse, but the few days that I was able to actually fall asleep were days where I had alcohol. I hope to do well when I am in Dallas for 2 weeks. I had tentatively booked an all-inclusive (much cheaper than Dallas) but I struggle so much with my weight loss and putting in some AF days every week that I knew that the all-inclusive option was only going to be setting me up for failure. Not that I will never do an all-inclusive again, but maybe after another 20 pounds down on the scale. Anyone here live in Dallas btw? Or have been to Dallas and know some great places to visit? There are 8 arenas with public skating 2-3 times per day 7 days a week, so y'all know that I will be ice skating every day (packing my skates in my suitcase since rental skates don't make me skate my best, and people hear that you are from Canada and expect you to be steady on your blades). I would be tickled pink if someone is from the area and wants to skate with me : - )
September 16 - AF
September 17 - Tuesday. 3 drinks over quite a space of time. I was one and a half drinks in when a friend that lives far away called me, so I put that drink in the freezer lol. Talked for 2 hours, then made something to eat and had the rest of that one and another one. My Tuesdays really are too much. I worked 14 hours, and it was stressful. Still using booze as a sedative from time to time. So far not every Tuesday, but I have sort of designated Tuesdays as the days that I will have a few drinks.
September 18 - AF
September 19 - AF - that was a tough long day then a friend came by to take me out for an early birthday drink, but I declined. Bonus skating in the morning that I don't want to be wobbly for, and planned drinks tomorrow.
September 20 - Martini, champagne, 3 other drinks.
Running total: 11 AF days out of 20 days so far2 -
9/1 - 9/21 = 0 drinks
Feel so much better, and losing weight is easier this way.
Falling asleep on time can be harder, since I don't have a downer at the end of the day.
Have been trying to use long walks as a way to relax.9 -
gzbrambila wrote: »9/1 - 9/21 = 0 drinks
Feel so much better, and losing weight is easier this way.
Falling asleep on time can be harder, since I don't have a downer at the end of the day.
Have been trying to use long walks as a way to relax.
In my experience, sleep will improve after about a month. I'm 2 months af now8 -
My plan is to have more AF days than drinking days each month. I will need to build up several in a row for September since I am starting my tracking on the 7th.
9/7 - AF
9/8 - AF
9/9 - AF
9/10 - AF
9/11 - 2 bottles Michelob Ultra
9/12 - AF
9/13 - 2 vodka/soda
9/14 - 1 Mich Ultra, 2/3 bottle of red wine, and an after dinner bourbon.
9/15 - AF
9/16 -AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - 2 drinks - returned to my happy place in the desert and had a couple of drinks while working through my endless email inbox. I really didn't need it - but I am not going to judge myself for it.
9/20 - AF. I considered having a drink this evening after a long day working, but decided I rather honor my commitment to drink less. Playing golf early tomorrow morning - won't be able to blame the bad shots on wine .
9/21 - 9 oz red wine. 2 oz vodka. Had a great round of golf. Enjoyed dinner outside in the beautiful AZ weather.
Tally AF (Starting 9/7/19) - 10 of 15 days. So happy with how well this is going!
Thank you all for keeping me accountable!5 -
As usual, I am going to work on 4-5 AF days per week.
I managed 18AF days out of 31 for August somehow.
I am going away the last week of September and first week of October, and I will be in a bathing suit every day, so am wanting to rack up lots of AF days before that.
September 01 - Sunday 5 drinks! (Saturday between 1pm and 1am at the music festival I had 7 drinks and didn't even throw up strangely). Drinks 2 days in a row is such a no-no, it makes it become normal to have drinks on the 3rd day 4th day etc. But I won't.
September 02 - AF
September 03 - AF - my "scheduled" day to have drinks, but there is ice skating at one of the arenas tomorrow and I haven't skated since April, so, well, I don't want to have a hangover or anything and fall and break my head : - P
September 04 - AF - I was invited over to a friend's house for some wine, but declined. Skating was exhilarating today, even though it took me a few times around to get comfortable. Definitely didn't want to wreck the added calorie burn by having drinks.
September 05 - 3 drinks. Feeling so much different than yesterday. My second sleepless night this week and a stressful workday coupled with Anxiety that I just couldn't seem to meditate away even though I ran (drove) to the lake after work for a float under a cloudless clear blue sky with sparkling glass-like water and some deep breaths. Sleep deprivation is crappy. I realize that booze probably doesn't help Anxiety, but it has somehow tonight numbed me and relaxed me. Still using booze as a crutch I guess, although I tried other things first. Not going to beat myself up. Us humans can be so fragile! If only I could skate every day... : - )
September 06 - AF
September 07 - AF - I didn't intend to be, but I burned over 1100 calories through exercise and didn't want that to be wasted, so stayed AF
September 08 - 3 drinks - next planned drinks, Tuesday
September 09 - AF
September 10 - 3 drinks Tuesday. I didn't have enough to eat I guess and really felt it, thought that I was going to puke but didn't. I drank a lot of water after the drinks, so actually feel okay now. Time to rack up some more AF days.
September 11 - AF - Skated today, but with having drinks last night I didn't really feel that steady.
September 12 - 2 drinks, just couldn't have the 3rd which is unusual for me. Too tired to even make a 3rd drink. Long workday today, I must say that it was nice to have a couple of cocktails. Off to bed early.
September 13 - 2 drinks + an AF beer. Really, I never drink beer, but am glad that I bought that 6-pack of Labbatt AF to put in the fridge. I think that I have had 2 of them now. I wanted one more drink but didn't really feel like having more alcohol, and definitely did not want water. Broke the "never have drinks 2 days in a row" thing. But also didn't have my 3rd drink 2 days in a row. Faulty thinking, but whatever. 2 weeks of barely any sleep, have a hard time shutting off my brain even though my body is super tired. Maybe my discipline goes out the window, although I have been low on calories. Perhaps I will make the 4 AF days per week this week, maintained the 5 AF days for the week last week. Weekend, no big pressing events to look good or feel sharp. Just need to continue to work on harvesting and processing my garden tomorrow.
September 14 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but didn't.
September 15 - 3 drinks. no reason to have drinks really, just did. I have had 2 glasses of water since. I have had a couple of weeks of sleep deprivation, not that it is an excuse, but the few days that I was able to actually fall asleep were days where I had alcohol. I hope to do well when I am in Dallas for 2 weeks. I had tentatively booked an all-inclusive (much cheaper than Dallas) but I struggle so much with my weight loss and putting in some AF days every week that I knew that the all-inclusive option was only going to be setting me up for failure. Not that I will never do an all-inclusive again, but maybe after another 20 pounds down on the scale. Anyone here live in Dallas btw? Or have been to Dallas and know some great places to visit? There are 8 arenas with public skating 2-3 times per day 7 days a week, so y'all know that I will be ice skating every day (packing my skates in my suitcase since rental skates don't make me skate my best, and people hear that you are from Canada and expect you to be steady on your blades). I would be tickled pink if someone is from the area and wants to skate with me : - )
September 16 - AF
September 17 - Tuesday. 3 drinks over quite a space of time. I was one and a half drinks in when a friend that lives far away called me, so I put that drink in the freezer lol. Talked for 2 hours, then made something to eat and had the rest of that one and another one. My Tuesdays really are too much. I worked 14 hours, and it was stressful. Still using booze as a sedative from time to time. So far not every Tuesday, but I have sort of designated Tuesdays as the days that I will have a few drinks.
September 18 - AF
September 19 - AF - that was a tough long day then a friend came by to take me out for an early birthday drink, but I declined. Bonus skating in the morning that I don't want to be wobbly for, and planned drinks tomorrow.
September 20 - Martini, champagne, 3 other drinks.
Sept 21 - AF
Running total: 12 AF days out of 21 days so far4 -
BORING...AF Day 53 this time.
Don't feel strong enough to try moderation again soon. Maybe for my 73rd birthday...and Catpuccino's 4th.
Not posting much, just cheering y'all on from the sidelines. Back to lurking...
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Hi all! I continue to be inspired and motivated by you all checking in and doing so well!
I had an unplanned drinking night on Friday. Our friend didn’t arrive until Saturday and my plan was to wait until he got here. Doing my best not to beat myself up about it. He won’t be back until late tonight. He is planning to get a special beer so I might have a very small glass of it just to taste it. My plan is to not drink any more than that.
I have a monthly event on Tuesday and I always drink alcohol and bring wine to share. This month, I’m bringing individual lime pellegrino cans to share so that I don’t partake.
9/3- AF
9/4- AF
9/5- AF
9/6- AF
9/7- AF
9/8-AF
9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up)
9/10 - AF
9/11 - AF
9/12 - AF
9/13 - AF
9/14 - 3 drinks
9/15 - AF
9/16 - AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - AF
9/20 - 2 drinks
9/21 - 2 drinks5 -
Did well race day- not only did my team win gold, but I stuck to my two drink max!
Went over calories today though- pasta is basically a double serving (and still seems like a small amount on my plate) but I logged it all.
Just one glass of wine tonight. Yay!4 -
As usual, I am going to work on 4-5 AF days per week.
I managed 18AF days out of 31 for August somehow.
I am going away the last week of September and first week of October, and I will be in a bathing suit every day, so am wanting to rack up lots of AF days before that.
September 01 - Sunday 5 drinks! (Saturday between 1pm and 1am at the music festival I had 7 drinks and didn't even throw up strangely). Drinks 2 days in a row is such a no-no, it makes it become normal to have drinks on the 3rd day 4th day etc. But I won't.
September 02 - AF
September 03 - AF - my "scheduled" day to have drinks, but there is ice skating at one of the arenas tomorrow and I haven't skated since April, so, well, I don't want to have a hangover or anything and fall and break my head : - P
September 04 - AF - I was invited over to a friend's house for some wine, but declined. Skating was exhilarating today, even though it took me a few times around to get comfortable. Definitely didn't want to wreck the added calorie burn by having drinks.
September 05 - 3 drinks. Feeling so much different than yesterday. My second sleepless night this week and a stressful workday coupled with Anxiety that I just couldn't seem to meditate away even though I ran (drove) to the lake after work for a float under a cloudless clear blue sky with sparkling glass-like water and some deep breaths. Sleep deprivation is crappy. I realize that booze probably doesn't help Anxiety, but it has somehow tonight numbed me and relaxed me. Still using booze as a crutch I guess, although I tried other things first. Not going to beat myself up. Us humans can be so fragile! If only I could skate every day... : - )
September 06 - AF
September 07 - AF - I didn't intend to be, but I burned over 1100 calories through exercise and didn't want that to be wasted, so stayed AF
September 08 - 3 drinks - next planned drinks, Tuesday
September 09 - AF
September 10 - 3 drinks Tuesday. I didn't have enough to eat I guess and really felt it, thought that I was going to puke but didn't. I drank a lot of water after the drinks, so actually feel okay now. Time to rack up some more AF days.
September 11 - AF - Skated today, but with having drinks last night I didn't really feel that steady.
September 12 - 2 drinks, just couldn't have the 3rd which is unusual for me. Too tired to even make a 3rd drink. Long workday today, I must say that it was nice to have a couple of cocktails. Off to bed early.
September 13 - 2 drinks + an AF beer. Really, I never drink beer, but am glad that I bought that 6-pack of Labbatt AF to put in the fridge. I think that I have had 2 of them now. I wanted one more drink but didn't really feel like having more alcohol, and definitely did not want water. Broke the "never have drinks 2 days in a row" thing. But also didn't have my 3rd drink 2 days in a row. Faulty thinking, but whatever. 2 weeks of barely any sleep, have a hard time shutting off my brain even though my body is super tired. Maybe my discipline goes out the window, although I have been low on calories. Perhaps I will make the 4 AF days per week this week, maintained the 5 AF days for the week last week. Weekend, no big pressing events to look good or feel sharp. Just need to continue to work on harvesting and processing my garden tomorrow.
September 14 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but didn't.
September 15 - 3 drinks. no reason to have drinks really, just did. I have had 2 glasses of water since. I have had a couple of weeks of sleep deprivation, not that it is an excuse, but the few days that I was able to actually fall asleep were days where I had alcohol. I hope to do well when I am in Dallas for 2 weeks. I had tentatively booked an all-inclusive (much cheaper than Dallas) but I struggle so much with my weight loss and putting in some AF days every week that I knew that the all-inclusive option was only going to be setting me up for failure. Not that I will never do an all-inclusive again, but maybe after another 20 pounds down on the scale. Anyone here live in Dallas btw? Or have been to Dallas and know some great places to visit? There are 8 arenas with public skating 2-3 times per day 7 days a week, so y'all know that I will be ice skating every day (packing my skates in my suitcase since rental skates don't make me skate my best, and people hear that you are from Canada and expect you to be steady on your blades). I would be tickled pink if someone is from the area and wants to skate with me : - )
September 16 - AF
September 17 - Tuesday. 3 drinks over quite a space of time. I was one and a half drinks in when a friend that lives far away called me, so I put that drink in the freezer lol. Talked for 2 hours, then made something to eat and had the rest of that one and another one. My Tuesdays really are too much. I worked 14 hours, and it was stressful. Still using booze as a sedative from time to time. So far not every Tuesday, but I have sort of designated Tuesdays as the days that I will have a few drinks.
September 18 - AF
September 19 - AF - that was a tough long day then a friend came by to take me out for an early birthday drink, but I declined. Bonus skating in the morning that I don't want to be wobbly for, and planned drinks tomorrow.
September 20 - Martini, champagne, 3 other drinks.
Sept 21 - AF
Sept 22 - AF - I leave for Spokane tomorrow, then fly out of there to Dallas the next morning. I am not sure how I will do while away, but I don't plan on limiting myself too much. Definitely going to try Texas bbq! I have never had Brisket. I will be happy if I can accomplish 18 AF days for the month, so shooting for that. I will be checking in for sure.
Running total: 13 AF days out of 22 days so far3 -
My plan is to have more AF days than drinking days each month. I will need to build up several in a row for September since I am starting my tracking on the 7th.
9/7 - AF
9/8 - AF
9/9 - AF
9/10 - AF
9/11 - 2 bottles Michelob Ultra
9/12 - AF
9/13 - 2 vodka/soda
9/14 - 1 Mich Ultra, 2/3 bottle of red wine, and an after dinner bourbon.
9/15 - AF
9/16 -AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - 2 drinks - returned to my happy place in the desert and had a couple of drinks while working through my endless email inbox. I really didn't need it - but I am not going to judge myself for it.
9/20 - AF. I considered having a drink this evening after a long day working, but decided I rather honor my commitment to drink less. Playing golf early tomorrow morning - won't be able to blame the bad shots on wine .
9/21 - 9 oz red wine. 2 oz vodka. Had a great round of golf. Enjoyed dinner outside in the beautiful AZ weather.
9/22 - AF
Tally AF (Starting 9/7/19) - 11 of 16 days. So happy with how well this is going!
Thank you all for keeping me accountable!5 -
After 3 weeks, I intentionally broke my streak and decided to have a "planned" drinking weekend....let's just say it was way too much to even write or remember. I moved out of one house so did a lot of "mindless" rose bubbles drinking while moving furniture and cleaning and scrubbing and painting and fixing. Wine helped numb my aching muscles but it really didn't make me feel happy. It's almost like I was drinking soda. It was supposed to make me feel happy and relaxed but that did not happen! No effect but I did want to keep drinking more. Incredibly odd. I wonder if my liver must be processing those poisons differently now. This never happened to me. Anyway, back to taking care of my health and back on the AF bandwagon...!9
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Hi all! Turns out, I have a really hard time saying no to certain people. I had two unplanned drinks last night. Our friend is staying with us until tomorrow morning and I’m planning on 0 drinks tonight. Gotta stay strong even if it’s awkward! I’m happy with all the AF days I’ve had this month and am focusing on those good choices and my ability to continue to make those good choices!
9/3- AF
9/4- AF
9/5- AF
9/6- AF
9/7- AF
9/8-AF
9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up)
9/10 - AF
9/11 - AF
9/12 - AF
9/13 - AF
9/14 - 3 drinks
9/15 - AF
9/16 - AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - AF
9/20 - 2 drinks
9/21 - 2 drinks
9/22 - 2 drinks3 -
I have read these monthly threads pretty much since they started. Sometimes I comment and sometimes, I just read everyone's stories. Just know most are similar to mine. I kinda used the excuse "most moms (working or not...I work) drink this much." It is so sad that this is a true statement and I am pretty chagrinned for hanging my hat on it. However, five days ago, I started a medicine where there are real possible side effects if I drink. This won't be a long term medication, and I feel kinda pathetic because it is a medicine that has finally stopped my bad habit cold turkey. Obvioulsy, I am only five days in and have no idea what will happen when I am off the medicine (it will be at least a month), but of course I already feel better and am saving a bunch of calories (and money!) I would have wasted on wine. Here's to at the minimum, a sober rest of September and October!
AF since 9/19!7 -
Back with you all this week. Looking to be AF through at least Thursday. After that, day by day.5
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I did it! Broke the streak even with our friend staying at our house. Had tea instead and don’t regret it one bit. I’m proud of myself that I was able to stop my habit and get back to being AF.
Still planning to be AF tomorrow at my monthly get together, armed with pellegrino.
Great job to everyone checking in! I was able to stay strong partly because I knew I would check in here! Thank you all for that!!
9/3- AF
9/4- AF
9/5- AF
9/6- AF
9/7- AF
9/8-AF
9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up)
9/10 - AF
9/11 - AF
9/12 - AF
9/13 - AF
9/14 - 3 drinks
9/15 - AF
9/16 - AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - AF
9/20 - 2 drinks
9/21 - 2 drinks
9/22 - 2 drinks
9/23 - AF7 -
My plan is to have more AF days than drinking days each month. I will need to build up several in a row for September since I am starting my tracking on the 7th.
9/07 - AF
9/08 - AF
9/09 - AF
9/10 - AF
9/11 - 2 bottles Michelob Ultra
9/12 - AF
9/13 - 2 vodka/soda
9/14 - 1 Mich Ultra, 2/3 bottle of red wine, and an after dinner bourbon.
9/15 - AF
9/16 - AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - 2 drinks
9/20 - AF
9/21 - 9 oz red wine. 2 oz vodka.
9/22 - AF
9/23 - AF
Tally AF (Starting 9/7/19) - 12 of 17 days. So happy with how well this is going!
Thank you all for keeping me accountable!3 -
You will LOVE brisket! Especially BBQ brisket. Served in Texas. Oh man I am jealous! Enjoy your trip!dawnbgethealthy wrote: »Sept 22 - AF - I leave for Spokane tomorrow, then fly out of there to Dallas the next morning. I am not sure how I will do while away, but I don't plan on limiting myself too much. Definitely going to try Texas bbq! I have never had Brisket. I will be happy if I can accomplish 18 AF days for the month, so shooting for that. I will be checking in for sure.
Running total: 13 AF days out of 22 days so far
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Just a quick shout out of encouragement to all of you! Lots of great efforts- and even if someone goes overboard, there is such a desire to analyze how efforts for derailed, and strategies to do better next time. Quite inspiring.5
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As usual, I am going to work on 4-5 AF days per week.
I managed 18AF days out of 31 for August somehow.
I am going away the last week of September and first week of October, and I will be in a bathing suit every day, so am wanting to rack up lots of AF days before that.
September 01 - Sunday 5 drinks! (Saturday between 1pm and 1am at the music festival I had 7 drinks and didn't even throw up strangely). Drinks 2 days in a row is such a no-no, it makes it become normal to have drinks on the 3rd day 4th day etc. But I won't.
September 02 - AF
September 03 - AF - my "scheduled" day to have drinks, but there is ice skating at one of the arenas tomorrow and I haven't skated since April, so, well, I don't want to have a hangover or anything and fall and break my head : - P
September 04 - AF - I was invited over to a friend's house for some wine, but declined. Skating was exhilarating today, even though it took me a few times around to get comfortable. Definitely didn't want to wreck the added calorie burn by having drinks.
September 05 - 3 drinks. Feeling so much different than yesterday. My second sleepless night this week and a stressful workday coupled with Anxiety that I just couldn't seem to meditate away even though I ran (drove) to the lake after work for a float under a cloudless clear blue sky with sparkling glass-like water and some deep breaths. Sleep deprivation is crappy. I realize that booze probably doesn't help Anxiety, but it has somehow tonight numbed me and relaxed me. Still using booze as a crutch I guess, although I tried other things first. Not going to beat myself up. Us humans can be so fragile! If only I could skate every day... : - )
September 06 - AF
September 07 - AF - I didn't intend to be, but I burned over 1100 calories through exercise and didn't want that to be wasted, so stayed AF
September 08 - 3 drinks - next planned drinks, Tuesday
September 09 - AF
September 10 - 3 drinks Tuesday. I didn't have enough to eat I guess and really felt it, thought that I was going to puke but didn't. I drank a lot of water after the drinks, so actually feel okay now. Time to rack up some more AF days.
September 11 - AF - Skated today, but with having drinks last night I didn't really feel that steady.
September 12 - 2 drinks, just couldn't have the 3rd which is unusual for me. Too tired to even make a 3rd drink. Long workday today, I must say that it was nice to have a couple of cocktails. Off to bed early.
September 13 - 2 drinks + an AF beer. Really, I never drink beer, but am glad that I bought that 6-pack of Labbatt AF to put in the fridge. I think that I have had 2 of them now. I wanted one more drink but didn't really feel like having more alcohol, and definitely did not want water. Broke the "never have drinks 2 days in a row" thing. But also didn't have my 3rd drink 2 days in a row. Faulty thinking, but whatever. 2 weeks of barely any sleep, have a hard time shutting off my brain even though my body is super tired. Maybe my discipline goes out the window, although I have been low on calories. Perhaps I will make the 4 AF days per week this week, maintained the 5 AF days for the week last week. Weekend, no big pressing events to look good or feel sharp. Just need to continue to work on harvesting and processing my garden tomorrow.
September 14 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but didn't.
September 15 - 3 drinks. no reason to have drinks really, just did. I have had 2 glasses of water since. I have had a couple of weeks of sleep deprivation, not that it is an excuse, but the few days that I was able to actually fall asleep were days where I had alcohol. I hope to do well when I am in Dallas for 2 weeks. I had tentatively booked an all-inclusive (much cheaper than Dallas) but I struggle so much with my weight loss and putting in some AF days every week that I knew that the all-inclusive option was only going to be setting me up for failure. Not that I will never do an all-inclusive again, but maybe after another 20 pounds down on the scale. Anyone here live in Dallas btw? Or have been to Dallas and know some great places to visit? There are 8 arenas with public skating 2-3 times per day 7 days a week, so y'all know that I will be ice skating every day (packing my skates in my suitcase since rental skates don't make me skate my best, and people hear that you are from Canada and expect you to be steady on your blades). I would be tickled pink if someone is from the area and wants to skate with me : - )
September 16 - AF
September 17 - Tuesday. 3 drinks over quite a space of time. I was one and a half drinks in when a friend that lives far away called me, so I put that drink in the freezer lol. Talked for 2 hours, then made something to eat and had the rest of that one and another one. My Tuesdays really are too much. I worked 14 hours, and it was stressful. Still using booze as a sedative from time to time. So far not every Tuesday, but I have sort of designated Tuesdays as the days that I will have a few drinks.
September 18 - AF
September 19 - AF - that was a tough long day then a friend came by to take me out for an early birthday drink, but I declined. Bonus skating in the morning that I don't want to be wobbly for, and planned drinks tomorrow.
September 20 - Martini, champagne, 3 other drinks.
Sept 21 - AF
Sept 22 - AF - I leave for Spokane tomorrow, then fly out of there to Dallas the next morning. I am not sure how I will do while away, but I don't plan on limiting myself too much. Definitely going to try Texas bbq! I have never had Brisket. I will be happy if I can accomplish 18 AF days for the month, so shooting for that. I will be checking in for sure.
September 23 - AF - in Spokane, flying out to Dallas in the morning 24th.
Running total: 14 AF days out of 23 days so far3 -
This week it was time to add on a new challenge, especially now that I don't get wine cravings anymore. I started a diet that my local hospital dietitian put me on to improve my health and lose 15 lbs, mostly anti-inflammatory, no meat, no dairy, no gluten, no fried, no juice, no diet soda with sucralose even, mostly plant based except for salmon, beans or egg whites. Chicken on occasion and meat ok once a month. Nothing packaged, nothing fake. Just nutrient dense food, organic if possible. This is REALLY HARD since it excludes 95% of the food in a typical american supermarket!
Today is day 2 and I am going thru ice cream withdrawals. Thank goodness I didn't start this at the same time I started my wine elimination diet.6 -
Was feeling kind of moody and stressed today. Combine that with an event I always drink at, the urge for a drink was strong! I drank seltzer water and tea instead.
Hope you all had a great day!
9/3- AF
9/4- AF
9/5- AF
9/6- AF
9/7- AF
9/8-AF
9/9- 3 drinks (rounding up)
9/10 - AF
9/11 - AF
9/12 - AF
9/13 - AF
9/14 - 3 drinks
9/15 - AF
9/16 - AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - AF
9/20 - 2 drinks
9/21 - 2 drinks
9/22 - 2 drinks
9/23 - AF
9/24 - AF6 -
@globalhiker good luck with your new eating plan!!! Hopefully you’ll be able to re-introduce some foods in the future. Inflammation wreaks havoc on our bodies, so I hope you get the results your doc is looking for.
Isn’t it awesome to not crave wine anymore????4 -
@anglilacs wow that is really impressive! Congrats on sticking to the seltzer instead of a drink! Especially in that environment after a bad day.4
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My plan is to have more AF days than drinking days each month. I will need to build up several in a row for September since I am starting my tracking on the 7th.
9/07 - AF
9/08 - AF
9/09 - AF
9/10 - AF
9/11 - 2 bottles Michelob Ultra
9/12 - AF
9/13 - 2 vodka/soda
9/14 - 1 Mich Ultra, 2/3 bottle of red wine, and an after dinner bourbon.
9/15 - AF
9/16 - AF
9/17 - AF
9/18 - AF
9/19 - 2 drinks
9/20 - AF
9/21 - 9 oz red wine. 2 oz vodka.
9/22 - AF
9/23 - AF
9/24 - 2 drinks
Tally AF (Starting 9/7/19) - 12 of 18 days. So happy with how well this is going!
Thank you all for keeping me accountable!6
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