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Less Alcohol - FEBRUARY 2020 - One Day at a Time
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Made it through - day 1 AF of starting again7
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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.
Friday Feb 14 - AF - I did have very small 1/2 teaspoon tastes of the mulled wine to adjust the sugar, cloves etc. while the vat was simmering - possibly an ounce altogether, but I am not counting that. Tomorrow I will be having some with guests.
Saturday Feb 15 - Mulled Wine, a bunch of small servings.
Sunday Feb 16 - AF - planning on AF tomorrow also.
Running tally - 12AF days out of 16 days so far5 -
8:56 am in Vegas another 24,been dealing with a blue mood lately! Unusual for me so it freaks me out, need to check all the supplements I've started lately and see if I can come up with the cause, sounds like everyone is doing well 💗
Oh no!!
Sometimes it is just...February?
Hope that you figure it out. Hugs.4 -
Hi! Been neglecting checking in this month - similar to January. I have had a drink almost every day for the last several days. Even though I had some AF days at the beginning of the month, I’m starting fresh today. No looking back (translation: trying my best not to beat myself up for bad decisions).
Day 1 AF and will check in tonight.
❤️ to you all.
Yes, don't beat yourself up, lots of days left in the month.6 -
@dawnbgethealthy I hope you are feeling well enough to enjoy the Winter Blitzville this weekend with all your friends.
Thanks @MissMay : - )
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Day 12 AF done!
Seeing how critical it is to work on keeping up the positive mood.
Last year I went for a blood test and was clinically very low Vit D and low iodine and I was also feeling down due to life issues. Followed MD's supplement directions and took the supplements needed which helped my mood a bit. I also started eating more red meat (I know, they say it's bad now). But I think I was missing some nutrients & minerals and steak helped to give me good energy the following day. I just felt stronger. I also re-started the liquid calcium citrate/magnesium, 1 tsp daily since I don't eat much dairy and could be low on calcium. What also helped was taking time off, getting more sleep, and getting in at least 4 running days outside (other intense aerobic type of exercise good too). This all moved the mood "switch" from down to up (for me). Now I understand I need to REALLY keep on top of this if I want to hit and maintain my goals.8 -
Day 12 AF. Feeling good, loads of fluids....I’ve noticed my coffee intake has decreased and that was unintentional!7
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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
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12 - AF
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Feb accountability ~ 17
No Alcohol: 8 days
Alcohol: 9 days (28 drinks)
Goal: AF days 3 per week / 12 per month
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. MaxwellIncluding January in my weekly view.Feb 3 - AF
Jan 27 - AF
Jan 28 - AF
Jan 29 - 1 Torchy’s Tini
Jan 30 - AF
Jan 31 - AF
Feb 1 - 2 beers @ fishing camp
Feb 2 - 1 beer, 2 Ice @ fishing camp
4 AF days out of 7 this week!
Feb 4 - 4 glasses of wine (split 2 bottles wine)
Feb 5 - AF
Feb 6 - AF @ Bunco 2nd time this year!
Feb 7 - 4 glasses of wine (split 2 bottles of wine)
Feb 8 - AF
Feb 9 - 2 glasses of wine
4 AF days this week!
Challenging couple of weeks ahead
Feb 10 - AF
Feb 11 - AF
Feb 12 - 1 glass wine
Feb 13 - 3 glasses wine
This weekend will be even more challenging at the fishing camp. My sister is bringing cosmos, my son & his wife are bringing drinks, my aunt & uncle are always heavily supplied from bloody marys in the morning to stiffer drinks in the afternoon & evening, and then the perpetual big 5pm cocktail hour looking out over the water.
Feb 14 - AF @ fishing camp. When we arrived late that evening everyone had a drink in hand. I stuck with water and lo and behold I was the only one that spilled my drink!
Feb 15 - 1 bloody mary, 1 cosmos, 2 wine, 2 prosecco @ fishing camp Celebrating my Mom’s 84 birthday with her 2 sisters (1 visiting from Florida) that also have February birthdays. Dinner party for 14.
Feb 16 - 3 wine @ fishing camp
3 AF days this week but not sure it makes up for all the drinks!
Plans to not drink any wine at book club tonight!6 -
Another Monday~
Feb 17 / 17AF
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@WinoGelato yes exactly! One glass while cooking a proper dinner is so lovely, but then it becomes three somehow. Now its Friday and I am contemplating having a glass but undecided still. Tea is good, too. I need to reup my favorite tea, it's the Yogi stress relief kind, it's got Kava in it, and I find it incredibly relaxing, almost as good as wine in the evenings.
I ordered some of this tea online after reading this thread. Heads up...if you try and import Kava tea to Australia it will be seized by customs.
Lesson learned
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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.
Friday Feb 14 - AF - I did have very small 1/2 teaspoon tastes of the mulled wine to adjust the sugar, cloves etc. while the vat was simmering - possibly an ounce altogether, but I am not counting that. Tomorrow I will be having some with guests.
Saturday Feb 15 - Mulled Wine, a bunch of small servings.
Sunday Feb 16 - AF - planning on AF tomorrow also.
Monday Feb 17 = AF
Running tally - 13AF days out of 17 days so far6 -
I could go Incredible Hulk on a big bourbon-rocks tonight...but the Hulk lost.10
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10/18 AF days! This weekend my show opened (doing a community theatre play) and the tradition is to go for drinks afterwards. One drink each night, which is good, but I’m honestly only enjoying the first half of the glass! The second half I find I’m choking down and not enjoying nearly as much, plus I feel the effects of alcohol kicking in. It seems I enjoy ordering wine more than actually consuming it!
Hubby home after a two weeek business trip. He had wine with his dinner, and there it was-I had some too even though I got away from drinking at home during the week. This is how it starts. And again I didn’t really enjoy more than those first few sips. Hmmm. Ponderables to ponder!12 -
Day 13 AF done! Feels good to wake up well rested and notice how dewey my skin complexion has gotten. Am I getting younger? Hope so..9
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13 days AF! Go me!! Almost two weeks without a wine....that doesn’t seem right! I don’t even know how long it has been since I went this long AF.11
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6:39 am in Vegas another 24 💖7
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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
FEB 12- AF
FEB 13- AF 😁
FEB 14- 2 Drinks (Friday)
FEB 15- 1.5 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 16- 1 Drink
FEB 17- 1 Drink
Daily note: Holiday weekend got the best of me. Plan on being AF the rest of the week ( 3 AF days). My hubby and I have a casino trip planned this weekend. There will be some drinking for sure. Sticking to my goal of only drinking on Friday and Saturday night though
11 AF / 17 Days6 -
1 - 330ml beer, 250ml wine
2 - AF
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6 - AF
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8 - 330ml Belgian beer (11%)
9 - AF
10 - AF
11 - AF
12 - AF
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18 - AF8 -
Hi lovely people here...I ran my Marathon on Sunday! My time was 6:07:56. Not a fantastic pace but super proud of the finish! I'm going to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine tonight, the first alcohol I've had in over a month. I'll probably start crying. All of this has been really emotional for me. I didn't drink on race day. My stomach was so torn up after finishing that my goal at that point was just finding the nearest restroom. I hope everyone is doing well. I've been checking in on y'all every day just to see...sounds like everyone is pushing on to goodness... have a wonderful evening everyone...12
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To reduce carbs I am cutting back on wine and avoiding flavored spirits. I have 2 or 3 cocktails a week and I drink them mostly on the rocks11
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Hi lovely people here...I ran my Marathon on Sunday! My time was 6:07:56. Not a fantastic pace but super proud of the finish! I'm going to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine tonight, the first alcohol I've had in over a month. I'll probably start crying. All of this has been really emotional for me. I didn't drink on race day. My stomach was so torn up after finishing that my goal at that point was just finding the nearest restroom. I hope everyone is doing well. I've been checking in on y'all every day just to see...sounds like everyone is pushing on to goodness... have a wonderful evening everyone...
Oh my, you are super adorable!! And like 6+ hours of running???!!! Holy crap! I don't think that I could ever do one thing for 6+ hours. Ginormous kudos to you! You did it!!!5 -
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.
Friday Feb 14 - AF - I did have very small 1/2 teaspoon tastes of the mulled wine to adjust the sugar, cloves etc. while the vat was simmering - possibly an ounce altogether, but I am not counting that. Tomorrow I will be having some with guests.
Saturday Feb 15 - Mulled Wine, a bunch of small servings.
Sunday Feb 16 - AF - planning on AF tomorrow also.
Monday Feb 17 = AF
Tuesday Feb 18 - 3 drinks. Partly in celebration, partly because it is Tuesday, partly stress relief. My tenant moved out, so there is the celebration, getting my house back to myself. Tuesday is just..my weekly stupid workday of the week. The stress part...although I am happy to have my house back, I can't handle the cost of it on my own, so although I was happy to have it back, I also started worrying about the $600 deficit in my budget. No regrets on the drinks, feeling pretty good about my progress for the month thus far. More AF days to come.
Running tally - 13AF days out of 18 days so far5 -
Hi lovely people here...I ran my Marathon on Sunday! My time was 6:07:56. Not a fantastic pace but super proud of the finish! I'm going to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine tonight, the first alcohol I've had in over a month. I'll probably start crying. All of this has been really emotional for me. I didn't drink on race day. My stomach was so torn up after finishing that my goal at that point was just finding the nearest restroom. I hope everyone is doing well. I've been checking in on y'all every day just to see...sounds like everyone is pushing on to goodness... have a wonderful evening everyone...
Well done! You have earned that wine!4 -
Hi lovely people here...I ran my Marathon on Sunday! My time was 6:07:56. Not a fantastic pace but super proud of the finish! I'm going to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine tonight, the first alcohol I've had in over a month. I'll probably start crying. All of this has been really emotional for me. I didn't drink on race day. My stomach was so torn up after finishing that my goal at that point was just finding the nearest restroom. I hope everyone is doing well. I've been checking in on y'all every day just to see...sounds like everyone is pushing on to goodness... have a wonderful evening everyone...
Hear hear! Well done Char! Awesome effort on the marathon! You definitely deserved a wine or three. Enjoy!
14 day AF for me!
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Hi lovely people here...I ran my Marathon on Sunday! My time was 6:07:56. Not a fantastic pace but super proud of the finish! I'm going to enjoy a couple of glasses of wine tonight, the first alcohol I've had in over a month. I'll probably start crying. All of this has been really emotional for me. I didn't drink on race day. My stomach was so torn up after finishing that my goal at that point was just finding the nearest restroom. I hope everyone is doing well. I've been checking in on y'all every day just to see...sounds like everyone is pushing on to goodness... have a wonderful evening everyone...
Congratulations and happy for you! That is a very good time considering hills! I'll bet not drinking helped your performance tons too....!4 -
Day 14 AF done! I was in the supermarket yesterday doing regular grocery shopping and I picked up 2 cans of beer for my husband, totally oblivious to the fact I was standing in the wine aisle facing the beer and I did not even think about or notice the wine! This is pretty cool.....now off for my morning run to get my endorphin high for the day!7
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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
FEB 12- AF
FEB 13- AF 😁
FEB 14- 2 Drinks (Friday)
FEB 15- 1.5 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 16- 1 Drink
FEB 17- 1 Drink
FEB 18- AF
Daily note: Whoop!
12 AF / 18 Days4 -
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
14 - AF
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