Less Alcohol - FEBRUARY 2020 - One Day at a Time
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Highly stressful work day, happy to say no wine in sight! Another AF day for me.5
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Day 20 AF done! What a mind game this is for sure. Doing a lot of online reading about the science behind cravings. It's interesting a lot focuses on the body trying to rebalance it's chemicals. If I give into a craving even if it's eating sweets and popcorn, I am really only "reinforcing" that pattern with the end result that craving will come pay me a visit the following day! So if I really want those late afternoon and evening cravings to go away, I do have to do something different.
For me, the strategy that didn't work before shouldn't be repeated. I need to keeping introducing something new.
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Hi fellow less alcohol people, Well, I sort of fell off the wagon last week. There was a major seafood and wine festival in my town, and I volunteered one day for a free pass. The wine was so good, and I love wine, and then there was an after-party thing going on. Anyway. I'm committed to being AF for the rest of the month, and I feel confident that I am drinking less overall than I have been.
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).
Feb 13: 3 drinks (work event social stuff)
Feb 14: 1 drink (glass of wine)
Feb 15: AF
Feb 16:: 3 drinks (playing board games with my husband)
Feb 17: 1 drink (beer)
Feb 18: AF
Feb 19: AF
Feb 20: AF
Feb 21: waaaaay too many (seafood and wine festival)
Feb 22: AF
Feb 23: 2 glasses of wine
Feb 24: AF
So far in Feb: 13/24 AF days
So- it's not great, but I'm over 50% with my AF days at least!6 -
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 π
FEB 2- AF π
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 π
FEB 14- 2 Drinks (Friday)
FEB 15- 1.5 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 16- 1 Drink
FEB 17- 1 Drink
FEB 18- AF
FEB 19- AF
FEB 20- 1 Drink
FEB 21- 4 Drinks
FEB 22- 4 Drinks
FEB 23- AF
FEB 24- AF
Daily note:
15 AF / 24 Days5 -
22AF/25 Days of February
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7/10 AF days here. Have a planned drinking night tomorrow, which gave me the push I needed to not drink tonight.6
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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
11 - AF
12 - AF
13 - AF
14 - AF
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - AF
18 - AF
19 - AF
20 - AF
21 - 3 glasses of wine
22 - AF
23 - AF
24 - AF
25 - AF
A slight change to my plans might lead to an extra drinking day today - I'm a last minute stand in for a colleague at a conference with an overnight stay. Trying to think of strategies to stay away from the bar!3 -
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.
Wednesday Feb 19 - AF - Planning on AF tomorrow also.
Thursday Feb 20 - AF - I am still feeling the after effects of that cold/flu that I had, still sniffling and coughing. I have so much mulled wine left from the weekend and it might have served as an antihistamine, but I am on a new path to make sure that I have at least 2AF days in between, so didn't have any. Nyquil or Neo Citran will suffice before bed so that I can lay down without being stuffed up.
Friday Feb 21 - AF - Sitting at 750 calories for the day, so I need to find a way to consume some more. This never happens when I have alcohol of course (think a vat of pistachio nuts to accompany the booze). Stuffed up, so not too interested in food. Happy to have hit the lower portion of my monthly goal with so many days left!! I am likely going to have some mulled wine tomorrow.
Saturday Feb 22 - 1 glass of mulled wine in the afternoon. It felt really nice for my cold that returned this week, temporary antihistamine, delicious, and warm.
Sunday Feb 23 - AF
Monday Feb 24 - AF
Tuesday Feb 25 - 2 drinks. I usually have 3, but the 2 really hit me harder than usual, maybe I didn't have enough to eat. Drunk is never the intent, I like a nice relaxing feeling and enjoy the taste but don't like feeling drunk. It was a stressful Tuesday, and 1 1/2 of those drinks were really lovely. All good now, 2 glasses of water since, and soon bedtime.
Running tally - 18AF days out of 25 days so far7 -
19 days AF out of 26!4
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Day 21 AF done! Two more days to go!
Still feeling a bit hungover/queasy in the morning without drinking, how strange. Read gut flora imbalances can happen after one stops drinking, so going to try probiotics and drinking more water during the day. Also revamping my diet to eat healthier and reduce cravings. Read cravings for alcohol and sweets happen due to imbalances with "happy" hormones serotonin and dopamine. And this can go on for awhile after stopping drinking. Beneficial foods, raw when possible, are avocados, nuts, turkey and salmon, bananas, sunflower seeds, raw spinach, red cabbage, parsley, and dark chocolate. Getting some sunshine was also suggested. I'm going to try this out of curiosity.4 -
2/25 -- first report in 2020. i had slightly less last night.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 π
FEB 2- AF π
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 π
FEB 14- 2 Drinks (Friday)
FEB 15- 1.5 Drinks (Saturday)
FEB 16- 1 Drink
FEB 17- 1 Drink
FEB 18- AF
FEB 19- AF
FEB 20- 1 Drink
FEB 21- 4 Drinks
FEB 22- 4 Drinks
FEB 23- AF
FEB 24- AF
FEB 25- AF
Daily note:
16 AF / 25 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
15 - AF
16 - AF
17 - AF
18 - AF
19 - AF
20 - AF
21 - 3 glasses of wine
22 - AF
23 - AF
24 - AF
25 - AF
26 - AF
Bar and drinks with dinner swerved and I'm now back in my hotel room with no intention of going back out to get a drink.4 -
HI everyone here is the link for next months continued thread π
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10786834/less-alcohol-march-2020-one-day-at-a-time#latest6 -
I use to drink alot. Started of extremely young age drinking. When i was in my 20s i was finishing 24 packs of bud light. Now being 36 i no longer drink alcohol. I have had 2 drinks in 2019. On sept 25 an on Christmas eve night. Haven't had a alchohol drink sence since then. However going grocery shopping. Makes it difficult, not to stop an stares at the alcohol. I do miss IPAs7
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Thanks @MissMay for keeping us going into March! I plan to be here all year. I find it really helps to come here and have a place to track how much I'm drinking. There is something satisfying about posting "Alcohol Free" on a particular day! Especially when I was drinking almost every night in 2019.
I've had a few AF days in a row now, and my plan is to keep it AF all the way through to Saturday.
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).
Feb 13: 3 drinks (work event social stuff)
Feb 14: 1 drink (glass of wine)
Feb 15: AF
Feb 16:: 3 drinks (playing board games with my husband)
Feb 17: 1 drink (beer)
Feb 18: AF
Feb 19: AF
Feb 20: AF
Feb 21: waaaaay too many (seafood and wine festival)
Feb 22: AF
Feb 23: 2 glasses of wine
Feb 24: AF
Feb 25: AF
So far in Feb: 14/25 AF days7 -
19 days in total AF for the month, with January added on I have hit 50 days AF for the year8
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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
Tuesday Feb 18 - 3 drinks.
Wednesday Feb 19 - AF - Planning on AF tomorrow also.
Thursday Feb 20 - AF - I am still feeling the after effects of that cold/flu that I had, still sniffling and coughing. I have so much mulled wine left from the weekend and it might have served as an antihistamine, but I am on a new path to make sure that I have at least 2AF days in between, so didn't have any. Nyquil or Neo Citran will suffice before bed so that I can lay down without being stuffed up.
Friday Feb 21 - AF - Sitting at 750 calories for the day, so I need to find a way to consume some more. This never happens when I have alcohol of course (think a vat of pistachio nuts to accompany the booze). Stuffed up, so not too interested in food. Happy to have hit the lower portion of my monthly goal with so many days left!! I am likely going to have some mulled wine tomorrow.
Saturday Feb 22 - 1 glass of mulled wine in the afternoon. It felt really nice for my cold that returned this week, temporary antihistamine, delicious, and warm.
Sunday Feb 23 - AF
Monday Feb 24 - AF
Tuesday Feb 25 - 2 drinks. I usually have 3, but the 2 really hit me harder than usual, maybe I didn't have enough to eat. Drunk is never the intent, I like a nice relaxing feeling and enjoy the taste but don't like feeling drunk. It was a stressful Tuesday, and 1 1/2 of those drinks were really lovely. All good now, 2 glasses of water since, and soon bedtime.
Wednesday Feb 26 - AF
Running tally - 19AF days out of 26 days so far4 -
Iβm sitting at 14/26 days AF which means no matter what I will have half of a normal month of February AF...
We traded our hockey tickets last night for two extras on Saturday so we can take the kids, that gave me an extra AF night this week I hadnβt planned on. Thought about having a glass of wine with dinner tonight after giving a presentation Iβve been stressing about for weeks but decided on dark chocolate gelato instead. I may even squeeze one more AF night in on Friday between book club Thursday and hockey night. That would put me at more AF days than not for the month, I think thatβs happened only once or twice since starting these challenges!6 -
YOU GUYS ARE CRUSHING IT!
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