Less Alcohol - APRIL 2020 - One Day at a Time

15 AF days/19 days....Sunday was great...no fights with husband and no drinking too and no checking the news....spent the day removing paint off the concrete floor in our master bedroom with steaming tools and lots of scrapers. It's ready for us to lay travertine tile. So excited to be making progress..! Will post before and after when it's all done..

I'm embarrassed, almost ashamed, that I am not experiencing the problems and deprivations that others are undergoing. SIL #2 calls me "the ultimate prepper " . I learned that early in life, so the issues of "shut downs & social distancing" don't affect me much. Quarterly visits and tons of e-mail keep me in touch with my children who do not live close, and the ones who do inhabit my "hood" are a constant source of irritation and inspiration.
My lawn tractor was released\delivered from SIL #2's storage facility today...upcoming weather has 5-6 days of rain forecast. Lovely. Hopefully I'll be able to see over the jungle to mow next week !!
Grocery delivery is awesome. Who knew that the kiddos who select my order give the same care to the selection of prime produce that I do. I may never store-shop again !!
Running kinda low on AF beer, but have an offer from someone to use my debit card & brave the wilds of in person shopping to get me a few cases....No relatives will allow someone of my advanced age to go near a beer store.
My state has begun to allow on line wine sales...catch as catch can...and after weeks of futility, I actually snagged an opportunity to get a half dozen bottles. That inspired me to go down cellar and uncork some Chianti. Probably not a good idea.
The lack of availability for replenishment has been a great motivation to simply not consume wine. So, WHEE!!, glug. glug. glug.
Expletive. Not deleted.
Clicked on the "budget" app of my bank page...I'm spending 1/4 of my normal purchases lately. No retail therapy here !!
Mostly not drinking or thinking about drinking unless watching daily "briefings\ political rallys."..then have overwhelming need for mind numbing substances. CHANGE THE F'N CHANNEL !!

YOU ALL ARE SO BRAVE...KEEP ON KEEPING ON... SENDING SOCIALLY DISTANT HUGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Agreed-tired of the daily briefings that say nothing new but yet I still have it on to listen 😆 fighting with allergies and they make my head so stuffy and dumb it's like that 2 beers in feeling where you're tired and spacey, can't see or hear clear it's annoying, 6:40 am in Vegas another 24,hope everyone has a productive day 💗

Check-in #12: Cut my consumption in half yesterday (one 375ml can of sparkling rose - my new nemesis). It's progress. I feel much better today and the sun is out in NW Montana! @LoveyChar your sugar is my salty/savory, specifically chips. Thank you for sharing your self pep talk. I'm thinking we all probably beat ourselves up more than we should - at least I do. It's good to be reminded "...it needs to stop because it really solves nothing."

Namaste
(Just because I do yoga doesn't mean I don't drink)

It’s so nice to come to this thread everyday and see everyone checking in and doing the work. Keeps me motivated and inspired.

11 AF days so far this month.

6:25 am in Vegas another 24 💖

Check-in #13: Got lots of spring cleaning done yesterday Also had only one 375ml sparkling wine so holding steady.

Hello again! Checking in here keeps me mindful of my alcohol intake. It's also really inspiring seeing so many other posts of people like me, trying to moderate and lessen alcohol. It feels like a healthy place.

Last night was a big victory for me because I had to open a bottle of wine for a recipe. In the past that would have meant I would have had a glass while cooking, a glass with dinner, and maybe even finished it off after dinner. I really considered having a glass, but I kept thinking about the flavor being in the dish I was making already, and it just didn't seem appealing to me. Being mindful really helped, and I stuck to sparkling water. I'm feeling proud of that.

Apr 1: AF
Apr 2: AF
Apr 3: 3 drinks
Apr 4: AF
Apr 5: 3 drinks
Apr 6: AF
Apr 7: AF
Apr 8: 2 drinks
Apr 9: AF
Apr 10: 2 drinks
Apr 11: 1 drink
Apr 12: drank 1.5 bottles of sparkling wine over the course of the day
Apr 13: AF
Apr 14: AF
Apr 15: AF
Apr 16: AF
Apr 17: 1/2 bottle of wine
Apr 18: 1/2 bottle of wine w dinner, 2 cocktails (board game night with husband)
Apr 19: AF
Apr 20: AF
Apr 21: AF

So far in April: 13/21 days AF

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!
18AF days for March
Onward to April : - )

Wednesday April 01 - AF
Thursday April 02 - AF - Felt like having drinks, but really determined to get back to at least 2AF days in between.
Friday April 03 - AF because I have a webinar in the morning that I want to be sharp for. Planned wine with a friend for her birthday - yes, we will stay 2 metres apart and likely outside.
Saturday April 04 - Drinks
Sunday April 05 - AF
Monday April 06 - AF
Tuesday April 07 - AF - My Tuesdays have changed, no longer working my tail off and stressed out for the first Tuesday "off". Normally my drinks day. I am really battling to get off the March weight gain, and I know that being more AF helps.
Wednesday April 08 - 3 drinks
Thursday April 09 - AF - I need to be AF again tomorrow so as to have at least 2AF days in between. It has been warm and beautiful here, but it is supposed to drop drastically for a week starting Saturday with more snow. I have done work in the garden hoping to get planting soon, but apparently I need to wait.
Friday April 10 - 3 drinks, broke my own rule of always 2AF days in a row. Just didn't have the willpower today I guess.
Saturday April 11 - AF
Sunday April 12 - AF
Monday April 13 - AF
Tuesday April 14 - AF - Tuesdays no longer stress me out because I don't go out to work anymore. I have time to work out more, prepare healthy food, get out on the trails everyday. I do work on my little Amazon business at home and have a learning seminar tomorrow morning early, so AF tonight so that I hopefully absorb a bunch.
Wednesday April 15 - AF - Planned drinks tomorrow. Hey, that was 5 AF days in a row!!
Thursday April 16 - 3 drinks
Friday April 17 - AF - Woke up 2 pounds heavier from having drinks. All the more reason to have lots of AF days. Having said that, I am invited for wine and cheese tomorrow afternoon on my friend's patio where we can stay 6 feet away easily. We'll see. I work very very hard at losing weight and really know that the less alcohol days the better for that.
Saturday April 18 - AF - It was rainy and grey today, so no sitting out on my friend's deck. Tomorrow will be AF also because I have joined a weight challenge that weighs Mondays, so that is my short term motivation to not drink on Sunday. (I seem to gain like 2 pounds the morning after drinking for some reason)
Sunday April 19 - Drinks on my friend's patio in the hot sun after turning over and weeding 2/3 of my snap pea area.
Monday April 20 - AF - Finished the Snap Pea area, very hard work with a shovel, lots of bending, squatting, lunging. I would have enjoyed a drink (or 3), but need 2 AF days in a row at least, so tomorrow too.
Tuesday April 21 - AF - Another afternoon digging in the garden, I really wanted a couple of drinks after that, but I have a learning Webinar tomorrow, and one the next day so I didn't, plus I wanted my 2AF days in a row. Hit the bottom half of my monthly goal today : - )
Wednesday April 22 - AF

17AF days out of 22 days so far

globalhiker wrote: »

17 AF days/21 days.....today is likely the last Spring day in AZ before the temps really heat up and jump into triple digits. Birds outside are chirping up a storm. Time to finish the coffee and get outside to enjoy the morning!

Here too! Gonna be in the 100's already next week 😳 don't remember it getting that hot this early,oh well at least I'll have a nice tan if I ever get back to work 😆 6:53 am in Vegas another 24,have a fab day all💗