Less Alcohol - AUGUST 2020 - One Day at a Time
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5 drinks/8 days....had better weekends
Aug 7 Friday night - 3 glasses cabernet sauvignon, 13.5%, a planned rescue after a long hot day driving in the city rummaging through stores to find the right floor tiles. Peanut M&Ms followed. Husband, who bought me the wine, fell asleep on me at 7pm right after dinner. Good move on his part, at least that led me to discard the rest of the bottle.
Aug 8 Saturday night - 2 Coors beers, excuse was to numb the achiness from throbbing legs and joints. Followed by chips and popcorn to fix the blood sugar imbalance my beers created. A tylenol would've saved me 800 plus calories.
I'd like to say "no regrets" but I do regret these poor decisions. Back on the "diet" today and no planned drinks until next Saturday. I'd like to undo the 1300+ calorie overload I did to myself this weekend and stay on track to hit my weight loss goal next week.8 -
Woke up with a headache. Was it that wine? Is it the weather? Was it the shrimp snack at 10pm? No matter, it’s the kick I need to back off alcohol (and the bad food choices I make).8
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I am Dawn. 59 (for one more month), I live in SE BC
My goal has remained the same, one that I feel comfortable with: 16-20AF days each month.
Saturday August 01 - Drinks, fancy fruity ones that I concocted.
Sunday August 02 - AF - Didn't really want to be AF, but did.
Monday August 03 - AF - Too windy to go to a lake today (I float on a mat) so I did some stuff around the garden. It is still going to be 100 degrees for a couple of more days, I am going to try to only work in the mornings so that I can get to the lake while it is super hot and not windy. Motivation to not drink is how my belly swells up so big the day after having drinks. Planning on AF again tomorrow.
Tuesday August 04 - AF - Long stressful workday when I should have been at the lake, second to last really hot day. So badly wanted a few cocktails, but fought through it with my newfound "don't drink when you are stressed" tactic. Those cocktails won't be going anywhere, I will have a few on a happy day. Lake time Wednesday no matter what.
Wednesday August 05 - Drinks. Last hot day here, so went to the lake and had some yummy cocktails when I got home.
Thursday August 06 - AF - I will try to be AF tomorrow also to get 2 in a row.
Friday August 07 - AF - Might have drinks with a friend this weekend.
Saturday August 08 - A bunch of drinks with a girlfriend. I was making them, so put half of the alcohol in mine. We had a nice visit.
Rolling total 5AF days out of 8 days7 -
Good morning.....oh sorry afternoon here already.
I too woke up with a headache @Samand303, mine was from the queen Anne's lace and golden rod blowing through the bedroom window screen last night. Ugh.
Out to dinner last night, hot spicy jambalaya chased by raspberry iced tea. Yummmmmmmm.
8 DAYS AF FOR AUGUST. add on the af days at the end of July and I've collected a nice two week streak again. 😉8 -
I am Dawn. 59 (for one more month), I live in SE BC
My goal has remained the same, one that I feel comfortable with: 16-20AF days each month.
Saturday August 01 - Drinks, fancy fruity ones that I concocted.
Sunday August 02 - AF - Didn't really want to be AF, but did.
Monday August 03 - AF - Too windy to go to a lake today (I float on a mat) so I did some stuff around the garden. It is still going to be 100 degrees for a couple of more days, I am going to try to only work in the mornings so that I can get to the lake while it is super hot and not windy. Motivation to not drink is how my belly swells up so big the day after having drinks. Planning on AF again tomorrow.
Tuesday August 04 - AF - Long stressful workday when I should have been at the lake, second to last really hot day. So badly wanted a few cocktails, but fought through it with my newfound "don't drink when you are stressed" tactic. Those cocktails won't be going anywhere, I will have a few on a happy day. Lake time Wednesday no matter what.
Wednesday August 05 - Drinks. Last hot day here, so went to the lake and had some yummy cocktails when I got home.
Thursday August 06 - AF - I will try to be AF tomorrow also to get 2 in a row.
Friday August 07 - AF - Might have drinks with a friend this weekend.
Saturday August 08 - Bunch of drinks with a girlfriend. I was making them, so put half of the alcohol in mine. We had a nice visit.
Sunday August 08 - AF - planning on racking up a few of those.
Rolling total 6AF days out of 9 days4 -
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August- 8 days/nights AF
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Good morning! Sounds like there were a few intention violations this weekend (and a few of you remained awsomely steadfast!) --I'm in the regrets bucket with 3-ish drinks Sat night leaving me feeling like crap-ish yesterday. Regrets, but paid for it and hopefully will remember next weekend.
@Doxmum I
Athletic Brewing and must get to the alcohol store to get some (kinda ironic I have to go to alcohol store to get AF beer cuz grocery doesn't carry it.
@dawnbgethealthy I so applaud you for your creative measurement! I can't say what I'd do now, but in the past, I would have doubled mine instead of halving it.
@Samand303 Shrimp snack at 10pm, lol. I had a double-stuffed oreos snack 2am Sat morning.
@globalhiker Great introspection! I'll be there with you working off my regrets this week.
@MissMay You are so strong to keep your resolve with so much peer (husband?) pressure--awesome job!
OMG! I just had a vision of all of us on this thread making up and performing a Drinking Less video. Let's go Viral, Y'all! (I guess my Southern comes out when I get excited...) I'll contribute to the writing cuz I can't even stand to hear myself in the shower. I do feel really connected to this group--so many people loving animals and nature (minus hooved animals starting with "D"), and wanting to be healthy.
Waking up with headaches
2, 3 or 4 wines Is all it takes
We don't want to again feel crappy
So we'll be more scrappy!
Beer helps quell the aches and pains
But in doing so, we're giving up the gains
So we learn from this and have Tylenol on the ready
This week we're rocking our health slow and steady!
Hubby suggesting booze
Doesn't even have to be on a cruise
How about a Bloody Mary
Neighbor's got celery
New drink you'll love it I'll bet
Tequila Sunrise has set
Tequila Crop Circles is what's hot
Aliens are losing their *kittens* and laughing a LOT!
We don't judge
Even if you overindulge and then eat a pound of fudge
Leave the judging for Judy
Supporting each other is our duty!
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@mainelylisa: That's amazingly creative for 0744 - I luv it! I can't sing either, but I'm not a bad dancer 3
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I nominate this for the Less Alcohol theme song
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5.5 AF / 9 5
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Does anyone know how to upload a new picture in a jpg file and keep it upright? Mine pic keeps loading sideways, no matter how I rotate the original file. Yes, I tried the "help" section. That was a joke. It wouldn't even let me answer "No" to "Did that answer your question?" As soon I moved my cursor to write 'no', the default 'yes' answer loaded.
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@Doxmum Don't get me started on this ancient app technology. And I'm a paying member. Crazy that people are editing with apps, making pics square, and closing their eyes and wiggling their noses as they upload photos and hope they're upright. You may be able to modify the BBCode. I'm going to experiment.
On an unrelated note, I was AF yesterday for the first day in August--yay!7 -
@MaineLissa - thanks for the moral support. I'll fool around w/ it later today if I have time (famous last words).3
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You crack me up @mainelylisa, leaving the "judging for judge Judy"....hilarious. I appreciate this group's sense of humor. I don't sing but it would be fun to one day to tell our success stories so it helps others out there.
5 drinks/10 days........5 -
6.5 AF / 10
Feels good to be treating my body better than I was!
Yes, I agree, I love this groups sense of humor too! I don't check-in much, been really busy, but I do love to read your posts.5 -
*Tapping my foot*
I miss checking in one morning and this place is running a muck!!!! LOL
@mainelylisa YOU are a rig! That is awesomewriting and I definitely am all in for a less alcohol video. One question though: Did you write that before , during or after those 3 drinks??? hahahaha
LOVE your kayak picture on the lake. You look fantastic! Can't wait to get together again.
@looneycatblue I love your honesty with that 1/2 drink calculated in. YES we are full of humor, because laughter is the best medicine. Your doing great.
@docmum did you shoot the photos in landscape mode? I really have no clue, just guessing.
As @whitpauly would say "ANOTHER 24". Where the heck is that woman anyhow? Hopefully not in the casinos. LOL
August 11 - 11AF
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That's us MissMay -> a lot of mucks running I'll look to make sure the pic wasn't in landscape, thx. Oh! And no alcohol for me today. Been busy and I forgot. This is a good omen. 5
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I am Dawn. 59 (for one more month), I live in SE BC
My goal has remained the same, one that I feel comfortable with: 16-20AF days each month.
Saturday August 01 - Drinks, fancy fruity ones that I concocted.
Sunday August 02 - AF - Didn't really want to be AF, but did.
Monday August 03 - AF - Too windy to go to a lake today (I float on a mat) so I did some stuff around the garden. It is still going to be 100 degrees for a couple of more days, I am going to try to only work in the mornings so that I can get to the lake while it is super hot and not windy. Motivation to not drink is how my belly swells up so big the day after having drinks. Planning on AF again tomorrow.
Tuesday August 04 - AF - Long stressful workday when I should have been at the lake, second to last really hot day. So badly wanted a few cocktails, but fought through it with my newfound "don't drink when you are stressed" tactic. Those cocktails won't be going anywhere, I will have a few on a happy day. Lake time Wednesday no matter what.
Wednesday August 05 - Drinks. Last hot day here, so went to the lake and had some yummy cocktails when I got home.
Thursday August 06 - AF - I will try to be AF tomorrow also to get 2 in a row.
Friday August 07 - AF - Might have drinks with a friend this weekend.
Saturday August 08 - Bunch of drinks with a girlfriend. I was making them, so put half of the alcohol in mine. We had a nice visit.
Sunday August 09 - AF - planning on racking up a few of those.
Monday August 10 - AF - This didn't post for some reason, probably human error : - )
Tuesday August 11 - AF - I really have myself convinced now to not numb myself with alcohol when stressed out. If I have a few drinks when I am happy I enjoy/savour them more. I will probably be making Mojitos again before the mint is finished. When it is almost done I make a giant vat of mint tea, strain it, then freeze it into containers to later put in the blender for a nice minty iced drink (no alcohol).
Rolling total 8AF days out of 11 days6 -
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@Doxmum
I find that MFP reacts differently to whichever browser you are using. I use Firefox now and things seem to work out better...if that helps. Also, I copy paste my photos in.1 -
dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
So much talent here! I like to sing too (in the shower, in my car...) can't carry a tune.
The one time I practiced a duet with my hubby (he has a nice voice), and felt we were ready to try it out, karaoke in Laughlin, NV, I was so stupid drunk that I couldn't remember a word! So embarrassing!!!
Haven't tried again since... 
Takes a lot of talent and nerve to sing in front of an audience. What type of music to you enjoy singing?5 -
7.5 AF / 11 68% on the positive side!5
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looneycatblue wrote: »dawnbgethealthy wrote: »
So much talent here! I like to sing too (in the shower, in my car...) can't carry a tune.
The one time I practiced a duet with my hubby (he has a nice voice), and felt we were ready to try it out, karaoke in Laughlin, NV, I was so stupid drunk that I couldn't remember a word! So embarrassing!!! Haven't tried again since...
Takes a lot of talent and nerve to sing in front of an audience. What type of music to you enjoy singing?
Thanks for asking!
I sing Rock, a bunch of Southern Rock (Allman Brothers, Bad Company, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, and stuff like that), Blues, Led Zepplin, ZZ Top, John Cougar, Tom Petty, Rolling Stones...
We didn't even practice together for months because everyone is old and we were terrified of Covid.
It is great to sing, feeds the soul : - )9 -
I am Dawn. 59 (for one more month), I live in SE BC
My goal has remained the same, one that I feel comfortable with: 16-20AF days each month.
Saturday August 01 - Drinks, fancy fruity ones that I concocted.
Sunday August 02 - AF - Didn't really want to be AF, but did.
Monday August 03 - AF - Too windy to go to a lake today (I float on a mat) so I did some stuff around the garden. It is still going to be 100 degrees for a couple of more days, I am going to try to only work in the mornings so that I can get to the lake while it is super hot and not windy. Motivation to not drink is how my belly swells up so big the day after having drinks. Planning on AF again tomorrow.
Tuesday August 04 - AF - Long stressful workday when I should have been at the lake, second to last really hot day. So badly wanted a few cocktails, but fought through it with my newfound "don't drink when you are stressed" tactic. Those cocktails won't be going anywhere, I will have a few on a happy day. Lake time Wednesday no matter what.
Wednesday August 05 - Drinks. Last hot day here, so went to the lake and had some yummy cocktails when I got home.
Thursday August 06 - AF - I will try to be AF tomorrow also to get 2 in a row.
Friday August 07 - AF - Might have drinks with a friend this weekend.
Saturday August 08 - Bunch of drinks with a girlfriend. I was making them, so put half of the alcohol in mine. We had a nice visit.
Sunday August 09 - AF - planning on racking up a few of those.
Monday August 10 - AF - This didn't post for some reason, probably human error : - )
Tuesday August 11 - AF - I really have myself convinced now to not numb myself with alcohol when stressed out. If I have a few drinks when I am happy I enjoy/savour them more. I will probably be making Mojitos again before the mint is finished. When it is almost done I make a giant vat of mint tea, strain it, then freeze it into containers to later put in the blender for a nice minty frozen iced tea drink (no alcohol).
Wednesday August 12 - AF - I have a long hard workday ahead tomorrow, so no drinks tonight.
Rolling total 9AF days out of 12 days6 -
6:39 am in Vegas another 24,hope everyone has a fantastic day 💗10
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@dawnbgethealthy HMMMMMM...where can we login to hear that voice of yours??? I dabble in karaoke(stop laughing, LOL) but it is not near as good as I wish I were. Going to try open mic some night, without the booze as courage.
Hello @whitpauly, yep I called you out. Good to see your still with us.
Just to let everyone know, August is usually the quietest month for people posting on our thread. Do get worried, they are out there! Busy or lurking or having Summer fun.
Me:
August 13 / 13 days AF
Almost half way through the month
I am going to own that DRY AUGUST goal of mine.8 -
8 drinks/12 days....boiling in AZ between the 115 degree heat and humidity and hormones. Excuses, excuses. I know.What happens is I don't exercise outside when it's this hot as a result, my mood takes a nosedive. And when that happens, I am more apt to not care and drink to lift my spirits.
This morning I forced myself to walk 1.5 hrs at 5am. Did it, didn't die and I feel somewhat lifted right now....
Friday night is my husband's birthday so one more "cheat meal" of fizzy drinks and gelato and BBQ and hopefully jump back on the AF bandwagon until late September...actually craving a good long AF stretch.8 -
@dawnbgethealthy, it's amazing you sing...yes please tell us if you have anything out on youtube. I love most bands you mentioned....me, I only sing good when I am in my car and nobody can hear me LOL.....
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looneycatblue wrote: »@globalhiker I love that you have plan... so here is mine
1. more than 50% AF days
2. when I do indulge, measure, don't keep topping off, journal it before taking the 1st sip
3. stay accountable, check in here each day
4. lose 4 lbs (need to take off what I added on in July)
5. walk each day, at least 30 minutes, no matter how busy, no negotiating on this, I need this for many reasons Okay it is now in writing... I need to stick with this plan, starting with August 2020!
Reminding myself of my goals... so far so good,
however... the wicked weekend is just around the corner! 
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