Less Alcohol - JUNE 2020 - One Day at a Time
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dawnbgethealthy wrote: »Good for you @globalhiker to limit drinks to celebrations only!!
Let's hope I don't create too many "celebrations" for myself!!
Let's also hope our borders open after the restrictions are due to end June 22nd or so...but the way things are going, not looking too promising.4 -
Well May was a bust...and I finally weighed myself. Even more dismal than I feared...I have gained 10lbs in 3 months!
So this month, as I turn the big 4-0 in a little over a week, I am going to be dry until then. Then we shall see.
I feel like I am starting over! No excuses, just need to pay much more attention.11 -
@sklaw31 ...I've spent as much as a year AF simply because I was in a situation where I simply didn't WANT to drink. My last long AF streak was about 9 months, broken because I thought I could moderate my drinking. Boy, was I wrong. I will continue to teeter on the edge of moderation, for now.
Meanwhile, I accept the challenge, for at least 5 months. Then I plan to have quite a few...either in celebration or sorrow...time will tell.
Happy June !! Today WILL be Day 6, all day...
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AF 1/1 for June and something else for Take a Break. Need to catch up with the end of May
But definitely in for June! 6 -
@lilann1961 it is a NEW month, with new goals to strive towards. Sorry to hear your scale was crule to you. Cut back on the empty calories from excess alcohol and that with help a lot.
Looks like we have a 40th birthday party to plan for you. I remember turning 40.......years ago! 🤣6 -
@dawnbgethealthy is here as a great example of accountabilty. Awesome job with your AF records during stressful times. You rock!
Thanks @MissMay
Pressure lol!
Actually I have been way less stressed self-isolating than working, more time to work out, more time to work on my little business, more time to eat healthily. No need of "numbing". The drinks days that I did have were for pleasure only, and mostly planned.
I go back to work tomorrow for one of my companies (I work as a merchandiser in all of the stores around here) and I am already stressing about going back into the crowds.
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I am Dawn. Turning 60 in September.
I live in SE BC, Canada.
I started on this thread November 28.18 - at that time I was having drinks every day. That first AF day was very hard! I vowed to have 1AF day per week to start, then progressed to 2AF days per week etc.
My goal now (that is working for me) is 16-20 AF days per month. I have been keeping within that since last October. I am comfortable and happy with that goal.
I have never ever been able to exceed 3 drinks or I throw up. There is moderation for you : - P
I log in here every day with a running calendar/journal of the month at a glance. It helps me.
Monday June 01.20 - AF
1AF day out of 1 day so far.7 -
Update: AF 1/1 for June. 9/11 for Take a Break. I caved and had 2 IPAs with a killer pizza yesterday evening. I've been off-line over the weekend while I try and process what's going on in the country. Full disclosure: I'm a card-carrying political progressive raised on the social justice side of the Catholic Church. We love Pope Francis - as opposed to some of his predecessors. I was in a great mood on Friday because, although I was aware of it, I was choosing to ignore the unrest in our cities. My bad.
@looneycatblue: I am so sorry for the loss of your friend's business. What a heart breaker, senseless and needless.
@FeelinFooFoo: Good to see you on the L.A. thread as well as everyone checking in from awhile back.
@mainelylisa: Congrats on 3 months. Yep - I mentioned the "She Shed." Right now mine is located in the guest room downstairs. So technically it's "A Room of Her Own!" Speaking of dealing with crap with alcohol. That is probably the most important skill I'm learning in the Take a Break program. Rachel Hart is big on "allowing" (as opposed to caving in or fighting) the urge to drink. To allow it in, then sit with it until you figure out where it's coming from and why. She's all about, if you're going to drink, do it with intention and mindfully. Knowing you are not using it to kill pain, avoid an issue, etc. Even though I've had two days of drinks on the program, I drank exactly half as much as I would have normally.
@MissMay: Can't say thank you enough. You're an angel
As destructive and counterproductive as the rioting, looting, and violence is I look at it this way. Too many women have lived and continue to live, in brutally abusive relationships. But when one of them lashes out and kills her abuser, she gets charged with murder. I don't condone the violence, but I sure understand the rage and frustration.
"I think America must see that riots do not develop out of thin air," Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in 1967. "Certain conditions continue to exist in our society which must be condemned as vigorously as we condemn riots. But in the final analysis, a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear?"
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Hey everyone, it's good to be back. I've been on these threads since January with the goal of drinking less. My old habit was drinking every night. Not a lot and I rarely would get "drunk", but I would have 2-3 glasses of wine a night. And then of course sometimes on the weekends I'd overindulge. I seem to be able to drink a lot and still keep in together.
In 2020 I set about trying to change this behavior and learn how to drink in moderation. For the first 4 months of the year I think I did pretty well, most weeks I only enjoyed alcohol 2 days a week and I even had a few weeks where I had seven day stretches of no alcohol. I even made it through the first 6 weeks of COVID with sticking to the plan, but it all fell apart in May. I found out I am losing my job, and I am the primary breadwinner for our family and do not have an easy job to pivot from, it's a real niche and I'm in a rural area. My husband has been traveling for his job, and was gone most of the month. I have been trying to homeschool the kids and telecommute (because I am still working even though I've been given a timeline for a layoff), which has been tough. All the while feeling isolated and a bit anxious. So, I drank almost every day in May. Usually just a little bit. I didn't drink a lot when my husband was gone because I feel irresponsible with the kids, even when they are in bed, so there's that to be proud of, I guess. But on the weekends when he was home I would overindulge.
It's a new month now and I'm not sure I feel any less anxious, but I have gained 8 lbs over the last 6 weeks and I'm not feeling my best. I'm sure drinking less will help me. So, I'm back for June and plan to try for half the month AF, and hope to surpass that goal. My goal for this week is not to drink at all during the weekdays.
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So far this year:
Jan: 23 days AF
Feb: 16 days AF
Mar: 22 days AF
April: 19 days AF
May: 12 days AF (I actually kept track in my journal, just didn't come here. I just counted it up- that's not that bad. Could have been so much worse!
Total for 2020: 92/152 days AF
This month:
June 1: AF
1/1 AF days so far this month
I also just want to thank you all for being here. I know coming here tonight and knowing I had this community and ability to check in here, helped me avoid having a drink. Looking forward to supporting you all in your goals this month!
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Good morning. @shorepine I am very sorry to hear you are losing your job. And having to deal with taking care of everything while your husband is traveling. Do not beat yourself up, it could have been a much higher number for May since there were 31 days in the month. June is here now so focus on this month. I am right there with you.....I messed up my May accountability but that does not mean I can't turn it around. BTW J-A you nailed it.8
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Last night when I logged into mydrinkaware it was like visiting an old friend. I had not logged in since March something. I could not even go back through and fill in for those uncalculated days, I drew a blank.
Recommit to an past good habit.
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0 drinks/1 day...here's to a better month for all of us! We deserve it and have the power within us to do it.....6
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Good morning, all. I started out on the less alcohol thread in January 2018, and both this and the Sober Squad thread have been so helpful for me over the last two and a half years. Although my goal has not been total abstinence for life, I just wanted to share that today marks one year since I have had an alcoholic drink. Thanks so much to everyone here who continues to share struggles and successes, you all continue to offer me much motivation, and food for thought.10
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Hi all! I’m in for June as well. I plan on half the days of the month to be AF, the other days to only have one. Already June is off to an inauspicious start because I was in a bad mood yesterday and had two glasses of wine to feel better. Totally the wrong reason to drink, I know. Also, I just can’t handle two drinks in a row! My weight has crept up too, so I need to knuckle down again.8
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@doxum Thank you for sharing your Take a Break program details: "Rachel Hart is big on "allowing" (as opposed to caving in or fighting) the urge to drink. To allow it in, then sit with it until you figure out where it's coming from and why. She's all about, if you're going to drink, do it with intention and mindfully." Makes me feel better about sharing my intention to drink in a few weeks on my vacation with my daughter. Congrats on your success using that takeaway to help you moderate your drinks. I will toast one up to you on the beach and hope to share in your success in those moments by using the more mindful approach.
@Shorepine Girl, you have your hands and mind full. I commend your conscious decision to put your children above your urges--such a good mom! My heart goes out to all the pressure you are under and I am so glad you are here with us.
@forestdweller1 Love that you are on your way to breaking your 4 mo PR for AF. Concerned about your "celebration or sorrow" projection in 5 months. Hoping for the celebration for you.
@ the several peers who have gained weight, even partially because of drinks/drink induced food choices. That was/is me. +10 became +20 became ....+36 before my "wake up" call. I could no longer hide my bloated belly, puffy face, tired look... That was 18 AF days and just under 9# lost ago. Each small step encourages me to take one more. I still have a very long way to go, but I really like the road I'm on with all of you.10 -
Thank you @MissMay and @sklaw31. You are right, May could have been so much worse for me. It felt like I was drinking everyday at least a little bit, so I was actually surprised when I tallied up my journal and saw I spent that many days AF. I mean, that's almost 2 weeks! So, could have been worse.
I felt so good this morning when I woke up, thanks to having an AF day yesterday. Did yoga right away. I'm going to try to avoid the siren call of a glass of wine, tonight too. One of my goals this month is to find other ways of dealing with stress. Daily yoga helps. So does just going outside, sitting by my garden with a cup of tea or coffee, and doing nothing but sitting and observing. I've never been great at meditation, but I find I can spend a long time just sitting with a hot beverage, looking at my flowers and noticing the birds.8 -
not a great start... I seem to have a problem going more than 2 days in a row. Yesterday was rough all the way around, so I poured some... today will be AF.10
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Had one glass of wine while prepping dinner, but today it choice, not a reaction to being upset/ irritated/ sad. Glad I stopped at just one. Also played tennis today and burned a ton of calories, so I am finally under calories, even with mochi ice cream for dessert! Yum!8
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