Less Alcohol - MARCH 2020 - One Day at a Time
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3 days AF .. I did look at the beer in my fridge .. aaand grabbed water 🤣9
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As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I had 18AF days for January
I had a surprising (and record setting for me) 21AF days for the short month of February!
Sunday March 01 - AF - The month kind of came in like a lamb out West.
Monday March 02 - AF - Tomorrow is my designated drinks day, we'll see. It could have been the strategy that led to 2 AF days in a row, knowing that I have a drinks day coming up. Definitely going to stick with my newest rule to have at least 2 AF days in a row in between which will add up over the month.
Tuesday March 03 - AF - It is my designated drink day, and I felt like having drinks but decided not to today.
Running tally: 3AF days out of 3 days so far.8 -
3AF days out of 3 so far for me as well!8
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Another 3/3
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Mar accountability ~ 3
No Alcohol: 2 days
Alcohol: 1 days (1 drinks)
Goal: AF days 4 per week / 16 per month
Limit # drinks to 5 per week
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
Mar 1 - AF
Mar 2 - AF
Mar 3 - 1 glass wine out to dinner with my sister
Mar 4 -
Mar 5 - Bunco
Mar 6 - @ fishing camp
Mar 7 - @ fishing camp
Mar 8 - @ fishing camp
x AF days out of 7 this week!
Challenging days ahead8 -
Third day in and this thread is on fire.
Yesterday it reached an abnormally high temperature out doors for this area at the beginning of March. The "old me" would have come home grabbed a chair on the deck, sat and drank many drinks to welcome the nice weather.
Instead.....I enjoyed picking a gazillion acorns out of my gardens so that they do not grow into mini oak trees. MIND over matter kicked in. My mind told me drinking right now does not matter.
Thanks for the great posts everyone.10 -
Hello to @doodahmom111, nice to having you joining in.
@wigi41 I remember you from the 2018 thread. So great to hear from you and to know your doing so well. Keep focused for your upcoming event as to not let your goals run away.7 -
3/4 Days AF!8
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March 1 AF
March 2 wine while binge watching breaking bad🙄
March 3: AF8 -
Day 3 AF done!
Tonight I have my first "social" challenge for March. I have an event at a restaurant, with happy hour wine specials. Deciding not to over-think this. Going in with the mindset of asking for cranberry juice on ice or seltzer. Will plan on having a piece of dark chocolate and lots of water an hour beforehand. This way, I don't walk in super starving or thirsty, very key for me. Gotta walk in physically and mentally prepared.
Plus, I prefer to keep the AF streak going and save the last 2 days of the month for non-AF days should I want them.9 -
Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on Friday & Saturday! Consistently be AF 5 days a week. ( 22 AF / 31 days)
January- 15 AF / 27 days.
February - 17 AF / 29 days.
Mar 1- AF
Mar 2- AF
Mar 3- AF
3 AF / 3 days7 -
I ate so many sour belts! LOL Another day without drinking though. Plenty of water and I kicked butt with my workout. I'll take it. Less candy tomorrow though. Yikes! Goodnight y'all!8
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Feeling good about this week! Have even done good with my calorie goals. Great job to everyone checking in!
3/1 - more like 3 drinks 🤦♀️
3/2 - AF drinking my tea and hoping for good sleep tonight
3/3 - AF drinking my tea
3/4 - AF drinking my tea
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Tonight will make it 4/4 days AF. Tuesday was the hardest because it is my most stressful day, and I like wine once I finally get home. It has been tough, which I guess tells me I really need this.
I don't necessarily plan to totally quit, just reduce (a lot).8 -
I am looking to reduce my alcohol in take as well.. I’m not perfect this week but I’m happy with my reducing. I have a very ‘social career’ that has me at many events and dinners. I normally drink between 3-5 glasses of wine an evening.. I know. A lot. However this week I’ve kept it to one vodka soda(less sugar right?) a night! It seems like a small step.. but for me this is huge.11
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As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
I had 18AF days for January
I had a surprising (and record setting for me) 21AF days for the short month of February!
Sunday March 01 - AF - The month kind of came in like a lamb out West.
Monday March 02 - AF - Tomorrow is my designated drinks day, we'll see. It could have been the strategy that led to 2 AF days in a row, knowing that I have a drinks day coming up. Definitely going to stick with my newest rule to have at least 2 AF days in a row in between which will add up over the month.
Tuesday March 03 - AF - It is my designated drink day, and I felt like having drinks but decided not to today.
Wednesday March 04 - AF - I just read up on Kava, it is banned in Canada due to severe liver damage and deaths! Yikes. Guess that I won't be trying that as a relaxing alternative to booze. I will stick with my sugar free jello on AF days.
Running tally: 4AF days out of 4 days so far.8 -
4/4 AF for me. I had a work event yesterday evening with networking drinks at the end but decided that I would leave early to get home and eat properly before this morning's workout.8
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alrightmsjenkins wrote: »I ate so many sour belts! LOL Another day without drinking though. Plenty of water and I kicked butt with my workout. I'll take it. Less candy tomorrow though. Yikes! Goodnight y'all!
Believe it or not your craving for more sugar is a tempoary little bit of a trade for drinking less alcohol.we habe all gone through this. Your not alone.workouts do help to.4 -
I don't necessarily plan to totally quit, just reduce (a lot).Nsalerno513 wrote: »I am looking to reduce my alcohol in take as well..
Welcome @Nsalerno513. Nice to have you joining us for accountability. You and @Dnarules are definitely on the right thread. We don't ask or encourage anyone to completely stop their alcohol intake. We are here to help each other reduce in each persons own way. No competition and no pressure because we are all on our own journey.
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Oh geeze another bullet for us all to dodge that are looking for an alternative. Thanks for sharing the important news.dawnbgethealthy wrote: »Wednesday March 04 - AF - I just read up on Kava, it is banned in Canada due to severe liver damage and deaths! Yikes. Guess that I won't be trying that as a relaxing alternative to booze. I will stick with my sugar free jello on AF days.
Running tally: 4AF days out of 4 days so far.
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The snow piles are almost completely melted from January and February. Only glimpses of it in the shaded areas that the sun can not get to. This puts an entirely different spin on my mood compared to other dreaded March months. This should help tremendously with getting to Spring. Only one planned get away this month right in the middle. Having things to look forward to has proved to make Winter go faster and to also help me be mindful in planning if I want to make it an "A" or an "AF" event.
In the past, when I drank everyday, it all seemed to be the same. I can recall always making comments like, "Wow, what a time last night!". But now looking back was it really, or was that me trying to hide the fact I did not remember what accually took place?
ODD huh?🤔6 -
3/2 - less than usual. hopefully i skip buying a bottle on the way home today. no AF days yet in 2020
3/3 - dont ask
3/4 - 3/4 of normal. went to bed on time instead of passing out in front of TV8 -
Day 4 AF done! Mission accomplished at the restaurant last night. Followed plan to get a large club soda with a lime. First time in 15 years!!!!! Husband happy bill was so low. I totally forgot about drinks the whole time, focused on good food and good company. I did decide on having coffee about an hour before and it seemed to curb the "drinking" appetite.
In Feb, I relied on sweets every day and that helped a lot. This month I noticed I am getting sick of sweets and craving crunchy, so I keep popcorn on hand and eat crunchy raw vegetables in salads twice a day. Keeps me full and satisfied. I also eat a lot of high fiber foods early on in the day, seems to keep my blood sugar happy, thus fewer cravings for sweets or drinks.5 -
So far 3/4 AF days for March but weekends are so much more challenging! Weight loss goals only met after AF days so need to keep focused on my goals as I approach the weekend with lots of fun stuff planned.4
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alrightmsjenkins wrote: »I ate so many sour belts! LOL Another day without drinking though. Plenty of water and I kicked butt with my workout. I'll take it. Less candy tomorrow though. Yikes! Goodnight y'all!
Believe it or not your craving for more sugar is a tempoary little bit of a trade for drinking less alcohol.we habe all gone through this. Your not alone.workouts do help to.
Mine never went away😆 6:46 am in Vegas another 24 🤠7 -
Old habit: 1-4 drinks/evening.
Goal: Ease into only drinking on Friday & Saturday! Consistently be AF 5 days a week. ( 22 AF / 31 days)
January- 15 AF / 27 days.
February - 17 AF / 29 days.
Mar 1- AF
Mar 2- AF
Mar 3- AF
Mar 4- AF
4 AF / 4 days6 -
Mar 1: AF
Mar 2: AF
Mar 3: AF
Mar 4: AF
So far in March 4/4 days AF
I haven't even felt much like drinking this week. I've been so busy with my husband out of town for work and me holding down the fort for our family. If I had a spare moment to relax in the evening I might consider a glass of wine- but I haven't had that spare moment! I was up to 11 pm last night doing dishes, making lunches for today, folding laundry. My husband gets back tonight, this is good.
I had a binge attack though late and ate a bunch of cereal. It was the only semi-sweet thing I had around. I definitely have more acute sugar cravings when I'm not drinking, which I don't like. @whitpauly I'm interested that this may never go away for me! I've been really cutting back on drinking, so I thought it would be gone by now after a few months of reduced drinking, but maybe I'm still drinking too much.
So far in 2020 I have been AF 43 out of 64 days.
I like that fact because in the past, I probably only had 2 AF days a week, if that.9 -
Today has been challenging. My employer has been bought by another company and there are redundancies involved. I'm safe (for now) but the office wasn't a fun place to be today as various groups got called in for their meetings. I very nearly got myself some wine, but didn't and I *think* the moment has now passed and I'll make it through the rest of the evening AF.12
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Another day in the books without a drink. Still drinking a lot of water to stay hydrated, got my workout in early and I'm off to bed. I will say that I had moments today that were slightly frustrating, and I thought about what I'd normally do to deal with that. Interestingly enough, I wasn't tempted to go out to the store to buy a bottle. Fewer sour belts today too. I'm grateful that I do not have cravings. I realize though that it's not always going to be this easy, but it does feel good to do this day by day knowing that my liver and my wallet are both getting a break. Good night y'all.10
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