Less Alcohol - DECEMBER 2019 - One Day at a Time

My goal is 16-20 AF days for the month.
I didn't get there in October, ended up with 10 or 11AF days
November tally 19AF days out of 30 days.
New month : - )

December 01 - 3 drinks
December 02 - AF
December 03 - 3 drinks, Tuesday.
December 04 - AF - Time to rack up a few AF days before all of the holiday festivities. Or at least try to get back to 2AF days in between drinks days.
December 05 - AF
December 06 - 3 drinks - I felt them more than usual, just 2 AF days, but they really hit me. Mind you, I barely eat during the day when I am running around working. I am thinking of you @Womona when you say that they are hitting you more strongly since you have cut down. Many glasses of water since the drinks, and off to bed soon.
December 07 - AF - had the urge several times, just waited it out.
December 8 - A bunch of drinks starting with a tree decorating at a friend's place. Tried to keep it at a half shot per drink to stay less alcohol. Kind of lost track, but they were all very small. All good. Planning on AF tomorrow. Tuesday is yet to be seen.

Running Tally: 4 AF day out of 8 days so far.

I am late to the game for December, I just started yesterday. I desperately need the accountability of this group

Lol 😂 you won’t believe this but I was the popular bartender at the restaurants because I didn’t have the attitude or weird reaction to non- alcoholic drinkers. Many were drinkers but due to new medications for heart disease to being in a drug trial for another (Hep C customer) they could no longer drink. Another we found after she tried to attack me was sensitive to the most horrendous alcohol triggered hot flashes on earth because she hit peri-menopause hard! Got her alcohol free plus on some herbal black cohosh with fans portable y lots of water with me . Got the boss to lift her banned for life status. She had been an alcoholic since middle school age,proud to say she doesn’t miss it one bit! She’s in an alcoholic family with a alcohol company truck driving boyfriend so was a tough situation for her it’s like a soon to be non-smoker in a family who owns a hookah bar!

It’s finding the alternatives for you that you can enjoy.
Fun drinks non alcoholic diet teas : for the diet tea drinkers out there or diabetics
From Crystal light company (now has Pure Energy too)
1. 5 calories Crystal Light Peach Mango green Tea
2. 5 cal Crystal light peach tea
3. 5 cal Crystal light SWEET Tea
4. 5 cal Crystal light Lemonade 2 types
5. 5 cal Crystal light Wild Strawberry 🍓
6. 5 cal Crystal light Strawberry Orange Banana
7. 5 cal Crystal light Grape or Fruit Punch
8. 5 cal Crystal light cherry pomegranate
9. 5 cal Crystal light Raspberry Tea or green tea version 2types
10. 5 cal Crystal light citrus
11. 5 cal Crystal light decaf lemon iced tea
12. 5 cal Crystal light blueberry or mango passion
13. 5 cal Crystal light black cherry

Gatorades (Comes in powder sometimes is cheapest to bottled)
1. Best Flavors- Gatorade Zero
2. 2nd Best Gatorade or Powerade
3. 3rd best store off brand
4. Least Favorite-Powerade Zero (tastes artificial sweetener)

Herbal teas to tea bags Brands
1. Teavana Brand more flavors than you can imagine now also at Walmart
2. Celestial (Also has sleepy time teas) Keurig
3. Tazo Brand
4. Lipton
5. Great Value Orange Peko to black teas are really good!
6. luzianne brand
7. Twinnings English teas
8. Bigelow Brand
9. My Favorite - NATIONAL CUP very cheap price best tasting bags I love them 😍 Tahoe’s Orange $6.72 can get you 5 boxes 100bags in each! I use 2bags each time
10. Tiesta Tea (loose leaf filter bags)

Flavored Waters
1.Bai Brand
2.Sparkling Ice
3.My Favorite HEB brand Flavored Waters
4. Clear American Brand
5. Least favorite Vitamin Water
6. Propel
7. Perrier
8. 2nd Favorite Nestle flavored waters

Starbucks (app- Secret Menu https://apps.apple.com/us/app/secret-menu-for-starbucks/id839914467)
Sizes small to largest goes (Demi 3oz, Short 8oz,tall 12oz,Grande 16oz,Venti 20 Oz,Trenta 30 Oz) wondering how they got the names for the cups it’s numbers in Spanish. Here’s my go to’s

1.0 calories Shaken Unsweetened Passion Tango Iced Teas
2. Oreo Frappachino (short or tall) Best
3. Berry Hibiscuses 🌺 passion tea
4. Strawberry Lemonade Teas Best
5. Snickers
6. S’mores
7. Snickerdoodles
8. Willy Wonka
9. Citrus Berry Passion
10. Tequila Sunset ( no alcohol in it)
11. Butterscotch Latte
12. Black Forrest Frappachino


To give up smoking you chew gum
To give up Drinking you find a new favorite drinks

I was AF on Saturday, but did have two glasses of wine yesterday. This week will (see I didn't say should) be AF because The Nutcracker ballet tech week starts this week! My daughter has practice and shows all week through Sunday! It is a crazy time of year, and I volunteer backstage to help get the younger soldiers, rats, attendants and party kids stage ready! Every evening is packed, and that is my normal glass of wine time.

Helen - Describe the dessert 🍮!!! I’m cutting back on sugars to Sugarfree could use the dream power!
Buyers sugar free Fudge pops 70cal creamiest y best flavor so far. Hubby y me giving up lots of stuff.
He has given up alcohol (gout) y caffeine coffeee for decaf y were recreating our whole diet to be healthier...With a 2yr old in our 40’s we need to be around for his college years!