Less Alcohol - JANUARY 2020- One Day at a Time
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Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on weekends! Consistantly be AF Sun-Thursday by April.
Jan 5- 2 drinks
Jan 6- 1 drink
Jan 7- AF 😁
Jan 8- AF 😁
Jan 9- AF 😁
Jan 10- None work night! 4 drinks5 -
No alcohol since December 27, 2019
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Goal :: limit to 4 days in January
Jan 01 - drank quite a bit on 1 Jan - wine and beer. 2+2+3 Units
Jan 02 - AF
Jan 03 - AF :: Fridays are challenging. Proud to skip. Compensated with overeating. Need to find better alternatives. Fridays are most tempting days for me to drink.
Jan 04 - AF :: Saturdays are easier than Fridays
Jan 05 - Drank :: 3 units and quickly followed up with food. Hard to stop drinking when I start. Its comparatively easier to turn down the first one.
Jan 6 - AF
Jan 7 - AF
Jan 8 - AF
Jan 9 - AF
Jan 10 - AF :: yay kept strong and did not drink on Friday. Friday I am super tempted to drink.
Tally- 2 A / 8 AF
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Jan 2020
AF 8/10 4 -
@dawnbgethealthy Old post of yours but 58 is not old and I'm only looking at a profile pic, but you're beautiful. Age discrimination is disgustingly sad. Throw out the number because it really is just that for the most part!
I'm happy to read everyone's successes and stumbles. I ran 10.2 miles today, 49.9 running miles for the week (I'm slow but I have endurance).
Anyway, I ate some candy yesterday and was thinking "I'd rather have wine. Why do I punish myself? Calories would be the same." I think I'm going to give myself a pass to have a little wine next weekend... I'm meeting my goals and I enjoy a drink and I'm not going to punish myself...and for what, anyway?!?6 -
Had one glass last night at dinner, made it last the whole meal so I didn’t need to order a second. Tonight I’m home, would really love a glass of wine, so I came here for inspiration! It worked, because I decided to use tonight to rack up one more AF free day! So that makes 6AF/11.8
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mscanadianbakin wrote: »No alcohol since December 27, 2019
Welcome @mscanadianbakin excellent start BEFORE the new year. Love your user name.2 -
@MissMay
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Why is there a "shame" attached to being a non-drinking partner ?? The "shame " is provided by the drinking partner. Cajoling, urging, downright bullying, needing the AF partner to imbibe.
Is there a fear by the drinking partner that they are not strong enough enough to control their urges, and are compensating by controlling their supposed weaker [or compliant] partner ??
Not having a degree in any relevant subject, I'm retreating to my armchair.. With my drink therapy Catpucinno.
So inspiring that so many are trying to set moderation goals, and coming close.
Back to my personal goals of drinking WAY less and losing the extra poundage gained during panettone season. The antique wine rack in my basement remains almost full and the bathroom scale is creeping down instead of up.5 -
January accountability ~ 11
No Alcohol: 10 days
Alcohol: 1 days (2 drinks)
Goal: AF days 3 per week / 12 per month
DH went DRY for January which is a real challenge for him as well … and I’m trying to be supportive.
You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine. - John C. Maxwell
Including December in my weekly view.
Dec 30 - 2 glasses wine
Dec 31 - AF
Jan 1 - AF
Jan 2 - AF
Jan 3 - AF
Jan 4 - AF
Jan 5 - AF
6 AF days out of 7 this week!!!
Jan 6 - AF
Jan 7 - AF
Jan 8 - AF
Jan 9 - AF Virgin Bloody Mary & water at happy hour. Water at Bunco!
Jan 10 - 2 glasses wine
Jan 11 - AF
DH & I decided Friday night that a bottle of wine with italian food would be nice and indulged. Tonight we are both back AF.
Proving that it is pleasure over habit and quality over quantity ... we stopped at one bottle. No 2nd bottle uncorked ... no beer before dinner or hard liquor afterward.6 -
11 days AF. Today was so hard - I really wanted a drink while I was cooking, which I often enjoy on the weekends. A few days this week were also tough when I realized I wanted one to deal with a bad day. I didn't like feeling like that - missing the drink in the second situation. I hope by continuing with this the entire month I'll become stronger about maybe choosing to have a drink for the "right " reason (the right one for me, I know we're all different in that).7
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As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I just made it to 16 for December.
Wednesday January 01 - 3 drinks
Thursday January 02 - 3 drinks
Friday January 03 - AF
Saturday January 04 - AF - Had to delay and delay and delay today, really wanted to have drinks...but I didn't.
Sunday January 05 - 3 drinks
Monday January 06 - AF
Tuesday January 07 - 3 drinks. Although I have skipped some Tuesdays in the past, it is my designated drink day. I felt off the rails today and know that I need to make some changes with jobs, because the Tuesdays are increasingly just too much for me. Tough to find another job at 59, but the stress is ridiculous. That first sip of alcohol was nicely numbing. I know intellectually that it is not the best way to decompress, but it certainly is surefire and quick.
Wednesday January 08 - AF
Thursday January 09 - 3 drinks - worked early morning until 8pm today, started thinking by 7pm of having a drink when I got home after a grueling day...and I did. I sure am not racking up many AF days this month so far! I know that I won't get rid of that 5 pound gain over the holidays (which took me 7 months to lose!) unless I stop the alcohol. Work in progress.
Friday January 10 - AF. Planned wine tomorrow evening with a friend.
Saturday January 11 - Wine and Brandy. The conversation flowed so easily as those of you who have imbibed in alcohol know how that goes. I was pretty good about having a water in between each drink, that made me feel as if I was "drinking less". Ready to get serious about racking up some AF days soon.
Running tally: 5AF days out of 11 days so far.10 -
January goal - Alcohol free until January 27th - exams are over and I have a concert that night
January 1 - Too many drinks from NYE
January 2 - AF
January 3 - AF
January 4 - AF
January 5 - AF
January 6 - AF
January 7 - AF
January 8 - AF
January 9 - AF
January 10 - AF
January 11 - AF - This one was harder than the others as I was with friends who were drinking wine while I helped one move!8 -
@forestdweller1.........I LOVE when you creep outta the wood work. Thanks so much for the big hug. And yes to all you stated. I certainly know that is true. Maybe I should make a reference in public that someone's "thing these days" is not to have wash board abs. 🤣4
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wine_n_weights wrote: »11 days AF. Today was so hard - I really wanted a drink while I was cooking, which I often enjoy on the weekends. A few days this week were also tough when I realized I wanted one to deal with a bad day. I didn't like feeling like that - missing the drink in the second situation. I hope by continuing with this the entire month I'll become stronger about maybe choosing to have a drink for the "right " reason (the right one for me, I know we're all different in that).
Hang in there. None of us likes the feeling of the pull of alcohol when we are trying to cut back. I see you have weights in your user name. Think about how lovely you will feel the next day working out with your weights without the drag of alcohol in your system. 💪7 -
@dawnbgethealthy you will get back into your groove again with your AF days. Show us some more pretty stemware filled with your tasty mocktails. Yum yum5
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Ok, just realized there was a full moon on Friday, so this explains urges beyond our control for days prior and after the moon. Phew.5
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Goal- not to drink every single day. So tired of:
Feeling disgusted with my self
Puffy face
Hang overs
Making excuses
My goal for today is not to drink for a week. I know I can do it because I have many times before, then I inevitably slide right back into daily drinking again. I KNOW it's the reason I don't lose weight. I do Pilates every day and I don't overeat....it's the bottle of wine every night. Gotta stop. Thanks7 -
No alcohol so far in January..going to keep it that way!6
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Jan 2020
AF 8/11
Caved in last night
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January 2020
AF 11/11
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