Less Alcohol - FEBRUARY 2020 - One Day at a Time
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Day 7 AF done! And up to day 20 on my other challenge (no restaurant-no takeout). Progress report: end of January my waistline was 32 inches. This morning it's 28.5! I've been eating any quantity I want whenever I am hungry, in fact eating more than normal since AF start. Incredible to see the impact on my body from the alcohol going away. Now I am really motivated to see what my waistline reads on March 1st. Stay tuned!!7
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Day 7 AF for me! My daughter turned 17 today and a wine would have gone nicely in the kitchen as I prepared her low carb cheesecake and chicken cauliflower bake. Alas, I had no wine in the house and had to go to work! As nice as the wine would have been, I definitely wasn’t craving it!8
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Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on Friday & Saturday! Consistently be AF 5 days a week.
January outcome- 15 AF / 27 days.
FEB 1- AF 😊
FEB 2- AF 😁
FEB 3- AF
FEB 4- AF
FEB 5- AF
FEB 6- AF
FEB 7- 1 Drink (Friday)
FEB 8- 2 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 9- AF
FEB 10- AF
FEB 11- AF
Daily note:
9 AF / 11 days7 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
Short month, so this might be challenging.
I had 18AF days for January
Saturday February 1 - AF - Superbowl party tomorrow (yes, we Canadians love it too) so not planning to be AF. I am planning to intersperse glasses of water between drinks, and I have 1 cold no-alcohol beer to take with me to the party.
Sunday February 2 - Drinks and too much fattening food, but very fun. Shakira and JLo were great!
Monday February 3 - AF - Felt a bit rough this morning until I had my lemon water.
Tuesday February 4 - AF - It is my designated drinks day, but I also am trying to have 2AF days in a row in between, so abstained.
Wednesday February 5 - 3 drinks
Thursday February 6 - AF
Friday Feb 7 - AF - The weight is finally coming down after Superbowl. We have a big event here in town next weekend, Winter Blitzville, the second annual. They close off the downtown and snowmobiles flip in the air over ramps, there are live bands, bbqs on the main street, fireworks etc. Many people will come back and forth from my house over the course of the day and night (I live right downtown) and I will put a giant pot of mulled wine on the stove for people coming and going to use the washroom and warm up a bit. I am going to try for only 2 drink days before then, because I will for sure want to indulge in some Mulled Wine. Guess that I will need to clean my house a bit lol.
Saturday Feb 08 - AF - It was a planned day for drinks, but I wasn't feeling that well, so wanted to give my body a fighting chance.
Sunday Feb 09 - AF - I was going to have Champagne to watch the Oscars, but didn't. OMG, 4 AF days in a row!! Second time ever
Monday Feb 10 - AF - My first time to 5 AF days in a row. Planned drinks day tomorrow.
Tuesday Feb 11 - 3 drinks - I thought that they might hit me after 5 AF days, but surprisingly they didn't. Hmm. Big dinner I guess.
Wednesday Feb 12 - AF - Even though I didn't feel "buzzed" last night, I still felt a bit rough today. Planning on AF until Mulled Wine on Saturday.
Running tally - 9AF days out of 12 days so far7 -
1 - 330ml beer, 250ml wine
2 - AF
3 - AF
4 - AF
5 - AF
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - 330ml Belgian beer (11%)
9 - AF
10 - AF
11 - AF
13 - AF
Quiet week this week so no issues sticking to AF. In theory I should be racing on Saturday and doing an organised ride on Sunday so it could be a dry weekend - except that there's another storm forecast and both events could be cancelled.8 -
Day 8 AF done! I now have a 2 bottle a day Pellegrino habit but it's still way cheaper than wine and makes my skin glow. I just like the mineral taste it has and it's not overly fizzy.
I didn't get a craving for wine last night but I did have a nervous stomach. I distract myself by watching Netflix and it seems to work. Insomnia is back which I didn't expect but that too went away eventually. Minor inconveniences that will go away I keep telling myself.8 -
Hello everyone. Wow these are very inspiring posts this month. I have really felt the excitement in your words. So close to half way through February. And tomorrow being Valsntines Day I have no plans to uncork the prosecco that was bought for New Years Eve. Gone are the days of going out to dinner and having an ice bucket at the table chilling a bottle of champagne. It was a sweet gesture once. But I began to realize the cost, the inability to drive home and the fact it was too much booze at once was not worth the sentiment of the moment.
Keep up the great additudes!10 -
Yesterday was four solid weeks AF! Each day has gotten easier and easier, one at a time. The longer I go without it, the less I crave it...14
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8 days AF!12
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Well I struggled a bit yesterday. It rapidly snowed a few inches in the evening, making picking up my daughter from dance a looooooong drive (and I had the brilliant idea of taking the dogs for the car ride). When I got home, I seriously considered a martini (I have no wine in the house), but instead ate a bit over my calories and drank some more grapefruit flavored soda stream. It worked, but it was a struggle. I would really like to lower my tolerance and continue to see the sleep improve, and waistline decrease. My food was not on point, but I still consider it a win for the day.
9/12 days AF for February.11 -
Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on Friday & Saturday! Consistently be AF 5 days a week.
January outcome- 15 AF / 27 days.
FEB 1- AF 😊
FEB 2- AF 😁
FEB 3- AF
FEB 4- AF
FEB 5- AF
FEB 6- AF
FEB 7- 1 Drink (Friday)
FEB 8- 2 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 9- AF
FEB 10- AF
FEB 11- AF
FEB 12- AF
Daily note: Proud of myself. Yesterday evening was a rough one with my 3 year old (He's starting his terrible 3's). A drink sounded like great way to calm my nerves after putting him to bed. I decided against it. I need to coupe with my emotions in other, healthier ways. Turning to food or alcohol is not the answer. It's a habit/behavior I'm trying to break.
10 AF / 12 days9 -
Hey everyone, I'm still here, but it has been a bit busy. My goal was to only enjoy alcohol two days a week. It's proved hard as the first part of my month seemed a little stressful. I'm not doing too bad though, and am definitely drinking less than I was before I started my Less Alcohol journey. I previously was drinking 5-6 nights a week.
Feb 1: 2 drinks (2 glasses of wine, birthday hotel weekend away!)
Feb 2: 1 drink (1 glass of champagne, celebrating the fact that I bought my kids a pony).
Feb 3: AF
Feb 4: AF
Feb 5: AF
Feb 6: AF
Feb 7: 1 drink (1 glass of wine)
Feb 8: 2 drinks (2 glasses of wine)
Feb 9: AF
Feb 10: 2 drinks (2 glasses of wine, at a work training and had to make small talk at a mandatory social event)
Feb 11: AF
Feb 12: AF proud of myself for this particular stretch as I am still at the working training, and there are still mandatory awkward social events).
So far in Feb: 7/12 AF days
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@brittgreenlikethecolor88 I felt that way too. A stressful evening with kiddos (and driving in the snow), and I was ready for a glass. I did choose to eat more, but I truthfully think I was hungry (and thankfully it wasn't sweets).
I really need to make a tea habit. I have so much great tea, and I only drink it sparingly.8 -
1 - 330ml beer, 250ml wine
2 - AF
3 - AF
4 - AF
5 - AF
6 - AF
7 - AF
8 - 330ml Belgian beer (11%)
9 - AF
10 - AF
11 - AF
12 - AF
13 - AF
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AF M-Th this week so far, means I have more AF days (7) than drinking days (6) at nearly the halfway point of the month!8
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As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
Short month, so this might be challenging.
I had 18AF days for January
Saturday February 1 - AF - Superbowl party tomorrow (yes, we Canadians love it too) so not planning to be AF. I am planning to intersperse glasses of water between drinks, and I have 1 cold no-alcohol beer to take with me to the party.
Sunday February 2 - Drinks and too much fattening food, but very fun. Shakira and JLo were great!
Monday February 3 - AF - Felt a bit rough this morning until I had my lemon water.
Tuesday February 4 - AF - It is my designated drinks day, but I also am trying to have 2AF days in a row in between, so abstained.
Wednesday February 5 - 3 drinks
Thursday February 6 - AF
Friday Feb 7 - AF - The weight is finally coming down after Superbowl. We have a big event here in town next weekend, Winter Blitzville, the second annual. They close off the downtown and snowmobiles flip in the air over ramps, there are live bands, bbqs on the main street, fireworks etc. Many people will come back and forth from my house over the course of the day and night (I live right downtown) and I will put a giant pot of mulled wine on the stove for people coming and going to use the washroom and warm up a bit. I am going to try for only 2 drink days before then, because I will for sure want to indulge in some Mulled Wine. Guess that I will need to clean my house a bit lol.
Saturday Feb 08 - AF - It was a planned day for drinks, but I wasn't feeling that well, so wanted to give my body a fighting chance.
Sunday Feb 09 - AF - I was going to have Champagne to watch the Oscars, but didn't. OMG, 4 AF days in a row!! Second time ever
Monday Feb 10 - AF - My first time to 5 AF days in a row. Planned drinks day tomorrow.
Tuesday Feb 11 - 3 drinks - I thought that they might hit me after 5 AF days, but surprisingly they didn't. Hmm. Big dinner I guess.
Wednesday Feb 12 - AF - Even though I didn't feel "buzzed" last night, I still felt a bit rough today. Planning on AF until Mulled Wine on Saturday.
Thursday Feb 13 - AF - Still didn't feel well today, but got through the work day and wasn't up to having drinks.
Running tally - 10AF days out of 13 days so far9 -
Day 9 AF done! Yes I too find it gets easier the more days in a row I go AF. Enjoy Valentine's Day!6
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Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
Made it another day with no cravings! Plan on being AF all weekend, as the only event I have planned is taking my daughter and her friend to the ballet. Husband and I will take some sleep over romance, so aside from making some heart iced sugar cookies with the kids today, it is pretty much a normal day.
10/13 days AF for February!6 -
Happy Valentine's day 💗 6;57 am in Vegas another 24!5
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