Less Alcohol - MAY 2020 - One Day at a Time
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Addendum to yesterday. I had a beer with DH yesterday afternoon. My primary goal this month was to keep accountable, to myself and to the forum. @globalhiker Thank you for the words of encouragement. I'm waiting - perhaps not so patiently - for the time when "I don't think about drinking."7
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Virtual happy hour went great! No one asked what I was drinking and I didn’t bring it up. I just had seltzer water. My plan was to make a mocktail but I ran out of time. Had fun laughing and talking and wasn’t worried about what I said. Felt good waking up this morning.
5/5 AF days
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One mixed drink after dinner. It’s taking me so long to actually consume it, I am not feeling the effects!
I WILL feel the effects of the delicious pastrami Reuben (and pickles )I had for dinner tonight! So delicious. So much salt. So much bloating tomorrow! Such a high number on the scale! Worth every scrumptious bite.7 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
My goal used to be 8AF days per month, I am pretty happy to try to cruise between 16-20 so as not to put too much pressure on myself. If I get more that is just gravy.
I managed 22AF days somehow in April!!
Thanks @MissMay for keeping us going : - )
Friday May 01 - AF - I had to do the 6 minute wait a few times to get there. Planned drinks tomorrow.
Saturday May 02 - 3 drinks
Sunday May 03 - AF
Monday May 04 - AF - Planning on stringing a few AF days together, I have Webinars this week which I want to be sharp for. My Mint is coming up, so it is only about a month away or less for Mojito season so I will take as many AF days as I can right now so that I can do that a few times with a girlfriend or two staying 6 feet away from each other : - )
Tuesday May 05 - AF - I kind of lost track of what day it was until I typed the date in just now! I have been laid off for just over a month now, and I am starting to wonder how I ever had time to go to work. Obviously Cinquo de Mayo, I might celebrate on Thursday night instead with some Skinny Girl Margarita that I have in the fridge and Nachos or something. I needed to be AF today and tomorrow to have a sharp brain for my Webinars.
Wednesday May 06 - AF - If I didn't have "stuff" in the morning tomorrow I would have caved and had some drinks today. Cold, rainy, couldn't go for a walk or play with any of my outdoor projects.
5AF days out of 6 days so far5 -
5 AF days/6 days....I honestly can't wait until life goes back to normal! I should be looking for work or figure out my next career move but I keep obsessing over travel planning....a three week day hiking trip in Austria and Switzerland sounds magical right now compared to the 105 degree, ozone polluted day with high pollen that I am facing in AZ.....I need to take a deep breath and be patient....7
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I'll give it a "shot" (see what I did there?? )
Goal for the remainder of May - AF from 5pm Sunday night to 6pm Friday night. And I will decrease drinking over the weekend. I'm hoping this will help me increase performance of my early morning workouts before the workday starts, better sleep!!10 -
My Cinco de Mayo with coworkers went well. Just two beers. I was late making dinner, so I just had my yellow squash and black beans while we all laughed and chatted. No need for “extra snacks”.
I also had a nice surprise yesterday...lost 20 pounds! I like the MFP post they create for us at milestones. Made me realize I’ve been on this journey for days and days and days ... and I’m getting there. Feeling better and looking better!!12 -
AF day #2 yesterday!! A small, but still note worthly accomplishment. Tonight will also be a AF night.10
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Good things about the world being locked down....
Noon time hanging out 3-4 days a week as Middle Daughter takes a "walking lunch break" from her remote job to stroll down the alley to see Mama'.
The impossibly clear blue sunny skies in a city that's usually dim with pollution.
Discovering "InstaCart"...
Waving to neighbors that rarely appear except when hurrying "somewhere", and now want to to stop & chat...6 feet away.
Being able to spend the day and do chores in a sleep shirt...ain't nobody knockin' on the door.
Discovering the precise day & time that my state is most likely to allow an online wine order.
Bad things about being locked down ?? I simply don't have the time to think about them.
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Opening a small bottle of Chianti, pouring "moderate" 3 ounce glasses to sip with my rare burger & avocado. Yep. it's after 9 pm, but, as I often say, "I'm retired". Maybe I'm also back in Miami, on Cuban time ??
Tomorrow promises to be rainy and below freezing, so might as well enjoy this warmish day to it's fullest.
Since "real" libraries are closed I'm e-booking my way through the Jo Nesbo series about an alcoholic Norwegian policeman. Finding distressing similarities here and there...Perhaps lessons to be learned.
May...6 AF\1 Chianti
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Check-in Day #7: Crashed & burned last night. I won't go into the gory details. Suffice to say - as so many of you have pointed out, so many times - drinking leads to very poor food choices. Heavy sigh. I'll be AF today which will make 2/7 days this month. May even try a little streak of 2-3 days AF.
@Samand303: congrats on the 20# weight loss. You go!
@Womona: when I was eating meat I pastrami.
@globalhiker: it's cold, raining, and gloomy in NW Montana. But Austria/Switzerland hiking sounds great.7 -
As usual, I am going to try for 16-20 AF days for the month.
My goal used to be 8AF days per month, I am pretty happy to try to cruise between 16-20 so as not to put too much pressure on myself. If I get more that is just gravy.
I managed 22AF days somehow in April!!
Thanks @MissMay for keeping us going : - )
Friday May 01 - AF - I had to do the 6 minute wait a few times to get there. Planned drinks tomorrow.
Saturday May 02 - 3 drinks
Sunday May 03 - AF
Monday May 04 - AF - Planning on stringing a few AF days together, I have Webinars this week which I want to be sharp for. My Mint is coming up, so it is only about a month away or less for Mojito season so I will take as many AF days as I can right now so that I can do that a few times with a girlfriend or two staying 6 feet away from each other : - )
Tuesday May 05 - AF - I kind of lost track of what day it was until I typed the date in just now! I have been laid off for just over a month now, and I am starting to wonder how I ever had time to go to work. Obviously Cinquo de Mayo, I might celebrate on Thursday night instead with some Skinny Girl Margarita that I have in the fridge and Nachos or something. I needed to be AF today and tomorrow to have a sharp brain for my Webinars.
Wednesday May 06 - AF - If I didn't have "stuff" in the morning tomorrow I would have caved and had some drinks today. Cold, rainy, couldn't go for a walk or play with any of my outdoor projects.
Thursday May 07 - 3 drinks - Started with a Spiced Rum and Bailey's, so nice on a cold rainy late afternoon, the same weather as yesterday which kind of got me down since it prevented me from doing some outdoor projects that I was looking forward to. I am cutting back from alcohol expressly for weight loss reasons. My sister who is 10 years my senior had only 2 drinks days for the month of April and is 30 pounds lighter than me, has me inspired. Not saying that I will have only 2 drinks days in the month, but I am cognizant of the fact that alcohol is not good for the waistline. No regrets on my drinks today, they were lovely, but I want to keep those days infrequent.
5AF days out of 7 days so far6 -
A bit of wine for me last night. Today is a bank holiday so one of my thursday zoom meetups was moved to thursday instead. I'm getting better at drinking a small amount and leaving the rest of the bottle for another day.
5/7 AF8 -
serenity1097 wrote: »I'll give it a "shot" (see what I did there?? )
Goal for the remainder of May - AF from 5pm Sunday night to 6pm Friday night. And I will decrease drinking over the weekend. I'm hoping this will help me increase performance of my early morning workouts before the workday starts, better sleep!!
WELCOME @serenity1097 ........YUP I got what you said about "give it a shot". Great pun on words. Nice goal setting.4 -
FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY
In da ole dazs- would have already at 7:00AM been thinking about what kind of fun I would be pursuing this evening, where to go, who to see and YES what to be drinking.
Conscious, mindful MissMay thinks totally different. Being at home and having a drink is more appealing to me for so many reasons.
Not that I have become a closet drinker 😃🤣 lol
~Enjoy your Friday~
Day 7 of May / 6AF☕7 -
helen_goldthorpe wrote: »A bit of wine for me last night. Today is a bank holiday so one of my thursday zoom meetups was moved to thursday instead. I'm getting better at drinking a small amount and leaving the rest of the bottle for another day.
5/7 AF
That’s what it’s all about! Congrats!3 -
I’m pretty good at moderating my drinking, but lately, not my eating! Ugh. I need to start burning some serious calories instead of days upon days of spending the day being sedentary.
Only 3 AF days so far this month (as I write this Friday AM), but only one drink when I did choose to drink. So for me that’s huge progress from where I started. But I’m not “drunk eating”, I think it’s all the take out we’ve been ordering, desserts I’ve been making, and big portions at dinner. Ugh I want normal life back!5 -
5 AF days/7 days....good news is I lost 1 lb in a week and worked really hard at it and felt happy - bad news is I decided to celebrate with 3 bourbons. Those little mini bottles...ugh...and a candy bar and some popcorn. And that was my dinner.
Back on the diet and AF today.....if I want another lb. gone it has be done....
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3 more AF days! Just need more interesting hobbies to keep active down here. Any recommendations?6
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AF Day #3!!9
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