Less Alcohol - JANUARY 2020- One Day at a Time
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@kali31337 good job keeping it together after your exam. Yes there is always a re-do π3
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looneycatblue wrote: Β»Jan 2020
AF 9/13
Not dry, but better than December!
Great way to approach it!3 -
Thank you @MissMay ! It feels good to be back in control and have evenings without a drink. I has really helped that DH is not derailing / sabotaging me by opening a bottle of wine every night!4
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Fake cocktails are starting to really work for me. Had a hard day at work and made myself a hard drink of nice tonic water, mint and lemon and ice. You wouldnt even notice the lack of gin...
agreed. I've been drinking Kombucha in a fancy beer glass. They have some nice flavors and the ceremony of pouring myself a "special drink" is really nice.
Day 14 AF for me. This has been a long 2 weeks!11 -
6:25 am in Vegas another 24, everyone is doing well keep working on your personal goals πͺ the coca looks yummy!5
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Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on weekends! Consistantly be AF 5 days a week.
Jan 5- 2 drinks
Jan 6- 1 drink
Jan 7- AF π
Jan 8- AF π
Jan 9- AF π
Jan 10- None work night! 4 drinks
Jan 11- AF
Jan 12- 1 drink
Jan 13- AF
Jan 14- 3.5 drinks. Whoops! These snow days are throwing me off lol5 -
Jan1 through to Jan 16 AF, YAY,
From 4 to 5 A drinks a day, I thought why not try giving it a break,
Sleeping better, more alert and dropped 6lbs
1 dat at a time π€ππ€11 -
CliveSmith2015 wrote: Β»Jan1 through to Jan 16 AF, YAY,
From 4 to 5 A drinks a day, I thought why not try giving it a break,
Sleeping better, more alert and dropped 6lbs
1 dat at a time π€ππ€
Great to hear from you again. And to hear you have done so well is fantastic and dropped some weight, and other super benefits. πππ3 -
bourbon_n_barbells wrote: Β»Fake cocktails are starting to really work for me. Had a hard day at work and made myself a hard drink of nice tonic water, mint and lemon and ice. You wouldnt even notice the lack of gin...
agreed. I've been drinking Kombucha in a fancy beer glass. They have some nice flavors and the ceremony of pouring myself a "special drink" is really nice.
Day 14 AF for me. This has been a long 2 weeks!
LOVE kombucha. And agree it is very special in a fancy glass! Blueberry or pomegranate is my go to.5 -
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.
Sunday January 12 - AF
Monday January 13 - AF
Tuesday January 14 - 3 drinks. Pretty much 1 for 1. Going to try to do a little better. No regrets for having drinks tonight. I am never going to be an abstainer, but definitely want to drink less.
Wednesday January 15 - AF - halfway to the lower end of my goal for the month.
Running tally: 8AF days out of 15 days so far.7 -
A stupid thought ran through my head yesterday late afternoon. I had accomplished a goal for a client that she was not expecting yesterday.
Well, being I can not get outdoors to do garden work this time of year ( my reward for all things good). I thought...wow, I should go into town and have a chocolate expresso martini because I am so proud to have helped her out today. Quickly that devil got knocked off my left shoulder by a slingshot hit from the angel on my right shoulder.
YOU KNOW YOU WON'T STOP AT ONE. YOU DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. HOW WILL YOU GET HOME? YOU WILL FEEL LIKE CRAP IN THE MORNING.
Gawd....for a little angel she sure does scream loud. Good thing, went home no booze.π
First I want to thank you Miss May for always noticing our successes. Second I LOVE your story. My little angel is sometimes not as loud as yours. But your story reminds me to listen to the angel and to amplify her voice until it is LOUD. Thanks!
PS I have not posted in a very long time. But I am here, doing well and reading this blog helps.
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6:41 am in Vegas another 24 π6
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January accountability ~ 15
No Alcohol: 13 days
Alcohol: 2 days (5 drinks)
Goal: AF days 3 per week / 12 per month
DH went DRY for January which is a real challenge for him as well β¦ and Iβm trying to be supportive.
Youβll 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
Jan 12 - 3 glasses wine β¦ DH & I visiting my sister
5 AF days out of 7 this week.
Jan 13 - AF LSU National Champions GEAUX Tigers! πππππ
Jan 14 - AF
Jan 15 - AF Book Club usually split a bottle of wine with DD but she is doing Dry January so it worked this month
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Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on weekends! Consistantly be AF 5 days a week.
Jan 5- 2 drinks
Jan 6- 1 drink
Jan 7- AF π
Jan 8- AF π
Jan 9- AF π
Jan 10- None work night! 4 drinks
Jan 11- AF
Jan 12- 1 drink
Jan 13- AF
Jan 14- 3.5 drinks. Whoops! These snow days are throwing me off lol
Jan 15- 1 drink. Ok, today is the day! Need to be AF. I do a weight check on Friday mornings with a group of ladies on Facebook. Drinking alcohol the night before weighing in will make me retain water. So that will help me refrain
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I have had a stressful week at work and my MIL came down to help me with the kids as my husband is out of town for work. She is a big wine drinker, so I have found myself powerless to avoid it. It's a habit we are in when we're together. As a result, I've had a couple days of wine that I didn't plan on.
My goal for January is to drink only once a week. I think I'm pretty much beyond accomplishing that goal, but I am going to keep plugging away at trying to drink less.
Jan 1-7: AF
Jan 8: 3 drinks (2 glasses of wine and a small bit of brandy)
Jan 9-13: AF
Jan 14: 1 drink (1 glass wine)
Jan 15: 2 drinks (2 glasses wine)
Tonight my goal is to avoid alcohol, even though my MIL is still staying with me. It will be a big challenge!6 -
8 AF days this month.
Work has been stressful and I am feeling it at home, especially before bed. Anxiety creeping in. Trying to work through my feelings instead of shoving them down with food and alcohol.
Thanks to everyone who has posted. Love reading through them all and coming here for support.
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8 AF days this month.
Work has been stressful and I am feeling it at home, especially before bed. Anxiety creeping in. Trying to work through my feelings instead of shoving them down with food and alcohol.
Thanks to everyone who has posted. Love reading through them all and coming here for support.
I so hear you on that.
At least one of my drinks days in the week is for numbing myself a little after big work stress, mine are Tuesdays, which are generally 12-14 hour days of ridiculousness. I do think of other ways to combat that, but...liquor is quicker. Going to be working on that.
For me, other drinks days are days in which I know that I have nothing pressing for the next day and think of it as kicking back and having a few.
We are all cutting back on here. I no longer consider myself to be a daily drinker, although I have fallen a couple of times in the past year where I jumped right back into that habit.
At the end of the day it will be my vanity that saves me, since I look awful and bloated in the belly and face the day after drinking...if I have to be anywhere to be seen. So I have cut back/took an AF day, when I know that I need to be fresh and want to look good/professional the following day. More motivation on certain days where I feel like having drinks but don't because I would look terrible the following day. Where ever we can find a reason to drink less is a good place.4 -
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.
Sunday January 12 - AF
Monday January 13 - AF
Tuesday January 14 - 3 drinks. Pretty much 1 for 1. Going to try to do a little better. No regrets for having drinks tonight. I am never going to be an abstainer, but definitely want to drink less.
Wednesday January 15 - AF - halfway to the lower end of my goal for the month.
Thursday January 16 - 3 drinks - wanted the 4th, but knew that it would make me throw up, so didn't. I need to get back to at least 2 AF days in a row every time.
Running tally: 8AF days out of 16 days so far.2 -
10/16. Recovering from a slow start!
1 β 1 Belgian beer β on holiday in Belgium
2 β 1 Belgian beer β on holiday in Belgium
3 β 2 Belgian beers β on holiday in Belgium
4 β 3 Belgian beers β on holiday in Belgium/overnight ferry home
5 β AF
6 β AF
7 β AF
8 β AF
9 - AF
10 β 1 glass wine β at OHβs parentsβ house (sensibly sized glass β splitting a bottle between 4 of us)
11 β 1 glass wine β at OHβs parentsβ house (ditto)
12 β AF
13 β AF
14 β AF (although I did put some wine in the risotto I cooked)
15 β AF
16 β AF
Not my best month β I did sober October then continued until about 10 November, so I can get through a month with less drinking than this β but not bad and there are only two days where Iβve had more than one drink. Iβm 2 weeks into a new training plan and the motivation to nail the workouts is definitely helping. Tonight some friends are going out for drinks but because I have a ride on the schedule for first thing in the morning Iβm probably going to skip it and have another AF one.
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Well done everyone, I'm not doing too bad
5 β AF
6 β AF
7 β AF
8 β 2 Beers
9 - AF
10 β too many
11 β too many
12 β AF
13 β AF
14 β AF
15 β AF
16 β AF
And I'm also limiting myself to 3 cups of coffee a day and drinking much more water.5
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