Less Alcohol - OCTOBER 2019 - One Day at a Time
Replies
-
Going back to September, I had reached 20 days AF. I was invited to the home of a retired friend, and he had bought a special bottle of bourbon, so now it's time to start a new streak.
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - 4 drinks
10/11 - AF
Two planned drinking days left in October. Going as Big Lebowski for Halloween party, so white Russians are mandatory
6 -
Afternoon all,
BP yesterday was in the "normal" category ... whoop ! Seriously (Yes, with meds, but still ... "Normal" ).
Last night was not an AF night by any stretch of the imagination, and this morning both DH and I "hurt" (out of focus) ....
I didn't have to get up this morning and I slept the sleep of the dead. I was still up by 9, but that extra couple of hours was gooood.
Tonight, back on the AF wagon is the plan.
07/10 - AF
08/10 - AF
09/10 - AF
10/10 - AF
11/10 - A
3 -
@brandorogers ...gotta ask...is that photo shop, or a real live bird ?? Congrats on the long stretch of sober, and being able to have one celebratory day and not let it get you off track.
Not a dog fan, but Spencer is "adorbs", @whitpauly .
@ducky133 ...Catpuccino wants to meet your cat !!
On AF day 73, toasting @MissMay with an Amber O'Douls.
Cleaned my woodstove chimney yesterday just in time for the cold drearys to set in here. Time to switch from fake beer to chocolate tea with a little dried garden mint added in. Still keeping the cork in that last bottle of emergency Chianti.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the folks w a y up North.
3 -
@dawnbgethealthy I didn't think of pumpkin cream. I told my husband next time I drink a coffee liqueur I wanted some Bailey's because I was craving a hot cup of decaf coffee with a shot. Pumpkin cream (Bailey's style) sounds good for Thanksgiving. Sometimes if I buy one thing, and it's seasonal I'll save it until that time and not drink anything else because I don't want to spend more money.2
-
Hi! Back from a too long family Southwest road trip vacation with too many little kids. This is with my visiting drinking family too so you can imagine nightly pool party drinking went on until they fell asleep. The dangers of having guests! It was tough when they filled up a shopping cart with many wine bottles and several 12 packs of beer and stocked my home fridge with it. Now they are gone and so are all the bottles! Yeah! Now I can get back to my no-wining diet...and hitting my macros on MFP. Also great to see so many new people join....happy to be back 4
-
forestdweller1 wrote: »@brandorogers ...gotta ask...is that photo shop, or a real live bird ?? Congrats on the long stretch of sober, and being able to have one celebratory day and not let it get you off track.
Not a dog fan, but Spencer is "adorbs", @whitpauly .
@ducky133 ...Catpuccino wants to meet your cat !!
On AF day 73, toasting @MissMay with an Amber O'Douls.
Cleaned my woodstove chimney yesterday just in time for the cold drearys to set in here. Time to switch from fake beer to chocolate tea with a little dried garden mint added in. Still keeping the cork in that last bottle of emergency Chianti.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the folks w a y up North.
It is a whiskey jack (gray jay), they are very docile in the mountains, and happy to take granola from the skiers and snowboarders.2 -
brandorogers wrote: »forestdweller1 wrote: »@brandorogers ...gotta ask...is that photo shop, or a real live bird ??
It is a whiskey jack (gray jay), they are very docile in the mountains, and happy to take granola from the skiers and snowboarders.
Oh yeah, those gray jays are very plentiful and extremely friendly up in Northern Maine too. I was able to hand feed serveral one day while having lunch in the North woods.3 -
It's just coming up to 10:30pm here. Saturday night, but we've stayed in.
My calories have been great, completely on course this month. Making up my mind to cut alcohol down has been a big part of that, clearly. In fact, I'm still completely AF for this month so far.
I'm basically sat here trying to convince myself that since I've done so well, a glass of that gorgeous Italian red in the kitchen would be great. I mean, it would REALLY go down a treat tonight. After all, I didn't resolve to be completely AF, just cut down. I'm almost halfway through the month and haven't touched anything, so I'm doing way better than I thought I would.
Still... it feels a shame to ruin such (for me) a good streak.4 -
October 07 - AF
October 08 - 3 drinks - Tuesday. Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, already thinking about drinks or drink alternatives for the party day.
October 09 - 3 drinks. Obviously off-track. Normally I have pretty good discipline, didn't plan on having drinks today. Another 1,000+ calories leftover today, lots of skating : - )
October 10 - 3 drinks. Barely got in the door from another %$#&*@ stressful day and had a drink in my hand before even inputting my data and completing my paperwork. Obviously not getting back on track yet at this point. So different having drinks on vacation and having drinks to ease the stress. Relaxed now. This was not a planned drinks day. Kind of falling behind this month, but determined to keep on posting. I know it is better if I have AF days, I will have to get my mojo back. Kind of surprised at how easily I fell back into the habit. I am sure that there are better ways to relieve stress, like quit some of my jobs, but the quick fix was...a quick fix.
October 11 - Another not AF day. I got into pumpkin spice Bailey's type stuff, sipped a 1/4 shot at a time slowly, haven't had that stuff since last thanksgiving weekend. I had quite a few 1/4 shots, maybe 8 over the space of hours. I will have AF days again, guess that I am just not in the right headspace yet. I will be.
October 12 - 2 drinks. Still checking in although I haven't been very AF yet this month. Maybe after Thanksgiving I will get more motivated. Kind of being a bit indulgent with myself.
Running monthly total: 3AF days out of 12 days so far.2 -
Aiming for completely Sober October as part of the Last 90 Days challenge.
Celebrated my in-laws 56th wedding annivesary tonight and saw my 2 year old grandson for the first time in a month. He enjoyed sharing my "bubbly water" with me. I really am liking being AF. Not sure why it took me until just shy of my 54th birthday to give it a try!
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - AF
10/11 - AF
10/12 - AF4 -
@dawnbgethealthy I am more than confident you are in a better place with alcohol than you were before you started being super accountable in here. Sooooooo your letting your hair down a bit, you are still getting in here with good intentions. 😉2
-
@fitand50inSD you are doing so well with your goal to be AF all month. Congrats on 12 of them.2
-
@TheSunAndTheRainfall it is funny how those bottles seem to echo our names to come play with them. You are having an awesome streak, but if you choose to have some, at least you were "thinking" and making a decision. Which is different from habit drinking. Nice job.3
-
I am looking forward to this coming week being totally AF. I started out celebrating on October 2nd, then a couple more days got sucked in the next week. I do not want to keep listening to hubs tell me "it's ok". I do not need the pressure, that is how this all snowballed out of control 7 years ago. Not going back there.
AF WEEK here I come!
😎5 -
Girls’ night was so much fun last night. I ended up having 2.5 drinks and drank a lot of water before and after.
Feeling good today except for the bad sleep. Didn’t fall asleep until after midnight. My 4 year old wakes up at 6:30 so no chance to sleep in today.
I woke up feeling anxious this morning but it went away pretty quickly. Nothing like the raging anxiety I’ve had before when I drink way too much and worry about all of the things I said or did.
Hope you’re all having a great weekend!
10/13 days AF
3 -
@fitand50inSD you are doing so well with your goal to be AF all month. Congrats on 12 of them.
Thank you, Miss May! I appreciate your support (as well as the rest of the Less Alcohol crew).
3 -
Aiming for completely Sober October as part of the Last 90 Days challenge.
Worked 12 straight hours today trying to get our fiscal year end wrapped up. Normally that would have involved a drink or two. Today I didn't even think about having a drink.
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - AF
10/11 - AF
10/12 - AF
10/13 - AF6 -
October 07 - AF
October 08 - 3 drinks - Tuesday. Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, already thinking about drinks or drink alternatives for the party day.
October 09 - 3 drinks. Obviously off-track. Normally I have pretty good discipline, didn't plan on having drinks today. Another 1,000+ calories leftover today, lots of skating : - )
October 10 - 3 drinks. Barely got in the door from another %$#&*@ stressful day and had a drink in my hand before even inputting my data and completing my paperwork. Obviously not getting back on track yet at this point. So different having drinks on vacation and having drinks to ease the stress. Relaxed now. This was not a planned drinks day. Kind of falling behind this month, but determined to keep on posting. I know it is better if I have AF days, I will have to get my mojo back. Kind of surprised at how easily I fell back into the habit. I am sure that there are better ways to relieve stress, like quit some of my jobs, but the quick fix was...a quick fix.
October 11 - Another not AF day. I got into pumpkin spice Bailey's type stuff, sipped a 1/4 shot at a time slowly, haven't had that stuff since last thanksgiving weekend. I had quite a few 1/4 shots, maybe 8 over the space of hours. I will have AF days again, guess that I am just not in the right headspace yet. I will be.
October 12 - 2 drinks. Still checking in although I haven't been very AF yet this month. Maybe after Thanksgiving I will get more motivated. Kind of being a bit indulgent with myself.
October 13 - 3 glasses of wine from 4pm until now, drinking a wine glass full of water in between. Tryptophan is really kicking in now, had the whole deal: turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, carrots, cranberry etc. Fabulous Thanksgiving dinner with wonderful friends. Now to AF tomorrow! It has been awhile since I have had an AF day, but I am ready now I think. I haven't been overdoing it at all, but I am wondering if it is going to be hard to be AF tomorrow because I have been having a few drinks every day. We shall see.
Running monthly total: 3AF days out of 13 days so far.3 -
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - AF
10/11 - AF
10/12 - AF
10/13 - AF
And down 5lbs for the month.
Unfortunately I've been having fairly severe issues with my mood lately, and yesterday was pretty difficult to not go out and grab a 6-pack and veg on the couch all day. But instead I went to the gym and worked out for an hour, followed by a few minutes in the sauna. Then went to lunch with my husband, afterwards we walked the bike path in our town then took our dog for a walk - exercise is supposed to release endorphins, right?
Hoping to get my spirits back up soon.7 -
Aiming for a completely Sober October as part of the Last 90 Days challenge.
No drinking today, but the Packers sure are making me want to!
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - AF
10/11 - AF
10/12 - AF
10/13 - AF
10/14 - AF6 -
October 07 - AF
October 08 - 3 drinks - Tuesday. Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, already thinking about drinks or drink alternatives for the party day.
October 09 - 3 drinks. Obviously off-track. Normally I have pretty good discipline, didn't plan on having drinks today. Another 1,000+ calories leftover today, lots of skating : - )
October 10 - 3 drinks. Barely got in the door from another %$#&*@ stressful day and had a drink in my hand before even inputting my data and completing my paperwork. Obviously not getting back on track yet at this point. So different having drinks on vacation and having drinks to ease the stress. Relaxed now. This was not a planned drinks day. Kind of falling behind this month, but determined to keep on posting. I know it is better if I have AF days, I will have to get my mojo back. Kind of surprised at how easily I fell back into the habit. I am sure that there are better ways to relieve stress, like quit some of my jobs, but the quick fix was...a quick fix.
October 11 - Another not AF day. I got into pumpkin spice Bailey's type stuff, sipped a 1/4 shot at a time slowly, haven't had that stuff since last thanksgiving weekend. I had quite a few 1/4 shots, maybe 8 over the space of hours. I will have AF days again, guess that I am just not in the right headspace yet. I will be.
October 12 - 2 drinks. Still checking in although I haven't been very AF yet this month. Maybe after Thanksgiving I will get more motivated. Kind of being a bit indulgent with myself.
October 13 - 3 glasses of wine from 4pm until now, drinking a wine glass full of water in between. Tryptophan is really kicking in now, had the whole deal: turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, carrots, cranberry etc. Fabulous Thanksgiving dinner with wonderful friends. Now to AF tomorrow! It has been awhile since I have had an AF day, but I am ready now I think. I haven't been overdoing it at all, but I am wondering if it is going to be hard to be AF tomorrow because I have been having a few drinks every day. We shall see.
October 14 - AF - wasn't hard
Running monthly total: 4AF days out of 14 days so far.4 -
9 -
So I had leftover wine from my wine party last week. I did drink it on Friday and Sunday, so it isn't a completely sober October. I'll take 10 AF days out of 14. Trying not to beat myself up. I also wasn't eating healthy over the weekend. Hoping I can get myself back on track today!7
-
I passed up free drinks on two occasions, so I am not sure who I am anymore. Still on track for 3 drinking days midway through October.
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - 4 drinks
10/11 - AF
10/12 - AF
10/13 - AF
10/14 - AF
10/15 - AF (day's not over yet...)
Compensating with too many sugar calories elsewhere, so it's been a wash on the scales. Still, I haven't had this little to drink since middle school.7 -
Hi all! Been away from MFP for over a week. Congratulations on all these AF says I’m seeing, and cutting down when you dondrink. For those that slipped up, get right back on that horse!
I didn’t plan on a Sober October (hubby is still going strong). However, I only have 5 AF days this month! Usually I’m closer to 9 by the middle of the month. So, need to up my game. Good news is that it’s been just one each night- but it’s so easy to turn back into a daily drinker! Holy cow!3 -
Aiming for a completely Sober October as part of the Last 90 Days challenge.
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - AF
10/11 - AF
10/12 - AF
10/13 - AF
10/14 - AF
10/15 - AF5 -
Hi all! Been away from MFP for over a week. Congratulations on all these AF says I’m seeing, and cutting down when you dondrink. For those that slipped up, get right back on that horse!
I didn’t plan on a Sober October (hubby is still going strong). However, I only have 5 AF days this month! Usually I’m closer to 9 by the middle of the month. So, need to up my game. Good news is that it’s been just one each night- but it’s so easy to turn back into a daily drinker! Holy cow!
Yes GF, way too easy to turn back into a daily drinker! I was there recently.3 -
October 07 - AF
October 08 - 3 drinks - Tuesday. Canadian Thanksgiving this weekend, already thinking about drinks or drink alternatives for the party day.
October 09 - 3 drinks. Obviously off-track. Normally I have pretty good discipline, didn't plan on having drinks today. Another 1,000+ calories leftover today, lots of skating : - )
October 10 - 3 drinks. Barely got in the door from another %$#&*@ stressful day and had a drink in my hand before even inputting my data and completing my paperwork. Obviously not getting back on track yet at this point. So different having drinks on vacation and having drinks to ease the stress. Relaxed now. This was not a planned drinks day. Kind of falling behind this month, but determined to keep on posting. I know it is better if I have AF days, I will have to get my mojo back. Kind of surprised at how easily I fell back into the habit. I am sure that there are better ways to relieve stress, like quit some of my jobs, but the quick fix was...a quick fix.
October 11 - Another not AF day. I got into pumpkin spice Bailey's type stuff, sipped a 1/4 shot at a time slowly, haven't had that stuff since last thanksgiving weekend. I had quite a few 1/4 shots, maybe 8 over the space of hours. I will have AF days again, guess that I am just not in the right headspace yet. I will be.
October 12 - 2 drinks. Still checking in although I haven't been very AF yet this month. Maybe after Thanksgiving I will get more motivated. Kind of being a bit indulgent with myself.
October 13 - 3 glasses of wine from 4pm until now, drinking a wine glass full of water in between. Tryptophan is really kicking in now, had the whole deal: turkey, stuffing, gravy, potatoes, carrots, cranberry etc. Fabulous Thanksgiving dinner with wonderful friends. Now to AF tomorrow! It has been awhile since I have had an AF day, but I am ready now I think. I haven't been overdoing it at all, but I am wondering if it is going to be hard to be AF tomorrow because I have been having a few drinks every day. We shall see.
October 14 - AF - wasn't hard
October 15 - Tuesday. 3 drinks. Although I have designated Tuesday as my drinks day, I haven't really been having drinks on Tuesdays much over the 11 months since I joined this challenge. I work usually a stressful 12-14 hours on Tuesdays, and kind of just want to relax and numb. Alcohol probably isn't the best way, but it is quick and effective. Considering my last few weeks of holidays, and a stressful return to work, drinking daily during both, I was planning on being AF today, but didn't get there. A work in progress. Part of the reason that I needed a holiday so badly was because of these Tuesdays. Going to rethink and possibly look for some other work.
Running monthly total: 4AF days out of 15 days so far.4 -
On the plus side, I did leave my stressful day today for an hour skate at 10am. burned 1357 in calories overall today between an early morning workout (4am), ice skating, running around like crazy doing jobs and tracking it on my pedometer. Had 400 calories of alcohol, but still have very many calories left over for the day which I won't be consuming.4
-
Made it two whole weeks Alcohol Free!
10/1 - AF
10/2 - AF
10/3 - AF
10/4 - AF
10/5 - AF
10/6 - AF
10/7 - AF
10/8 - AF
10/9 - AF
10/10 - AF
10/11 - AF
10/12 - AF
10/13 - AF
10/14 - AF
10/15 - AF
I've been sticking to my daily workouts and trying to snack less as well. Down 7lbs so far this month. I knew I drank a lot of calories in alcohol, even after switching to low-cal beer substitutes like White Claw, but this progress proves just how much I was really consuming.9
Categories
- All Categories
- 1.4M Health, Wellness and Goals
- 393.3K Introduce Yourself
- 43.8K Getting Started
- 260.2K Health and Weight Loss
- 175.9K Food and Nutrition
- 47.4K Recipes
- 232.5K Fitness and Exercise
- 424 Sleep, Mindfulness and Overall Wellness
- 6.5K Goal: Maintaining Weight
- 8.5K Goal: Gaining Weight and Body Building
- 153K Motivation and Support
- 8K Challenges
- 1.3K Debate Club
- 96.3K Chit-Chat
- 2.5K Fun and Games
- 3.7K MyFitnessPal Information
- 24 News and Announcements
- 1.1K Feature Suggestions and Ideas
- 2.6K MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions