Less Alcohol - OCTOBER 2020 - One Day at a Time (Try a Sober October)
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I see a lot of people using the letters AF in their posts. What does this stand for?3
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imgwendolyn2015 wrote: »I see a lot of people using the letters AF in their posts. What does this stand for?
@imgwendolyn2015
AF = Alcohol Free3 -
Oct accountability: 0/1 days AF
This week: 2 AF Days2 -
Good morning.
A lovely day to start out to a pumpkin patch farm.
Welcome to all our new people interested in drinking less alcohol OR we are running a "special" this month try a sober October
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AF stands for alcohol free @imgwendolyn20157 -
Hello Everyone.
I am Dawn and live in South East British Columbia. I am 60.
My goal remains the same as it has been for quite some time, 16-20 AF days per month.
I do it kind of diary style:
Thursday October 01 - AF - I did manage 17AF days for September even though I drank every single day (moderately) of my birthday week while away. I have to wean myself off of that path.
Friday October 02 - AF - I really felt like having drinks though.
Rolling total: 1 AF day out of 1 day so far.3 -
Wine at the camp ... 2 glasses.
Oct accountability: 0/2 days AF6 -
It's taken me a couple of days of feeling lousy during the past few weeks to connect the dots....If I drink 3 (or more) glasses of wine in an evening, I will feel lethargic and headachy the next day (i.e., hungover). I used to think of hangover as that college-inspired time, tossing my cookies and room spinning and requiring really crappy fast food the next day. Now, it's just a headache and feeling like I'm in a fog. I'm sure there were days in the past years that I just thought I had a headache when I woke up and blamed it on sinus or something else. FINALLY, since I've cut back on my drinking, I have been able to see this connection.
@imgwendolyn2015, I'm not in the Alcohol-Free camp. My goal is to just drink a bit less and to make a real choice when and what I decide to drink. I was intimidated by all the AF comments when I first started following this about 6 months ago. Don't worry about it...Stick around for a while.
An example of the progress I've made: Last night I knew I wanted something to drink while I was hanging in the kitchen and fixing roasted beets gratin. Instead of just reaching for the first thing I saw (red wine), I pondered it for a good 10 minutes. I decided on a gin and tonic, with a fresh lime from our key lime tree in the backyard and the last of my bottle of locally produced gin (took a chance on a local distillery and Loved It). So mindless drinking became a wonderful, tasty, concoction that even makes me smile while I'm typing this. Hope you all have a good weekend!7 -
I need this thread right now! This covid has me in a depression. I have been drinking a bottle of wine a day for the past 3 weeks and have gained weight but have not stepped on the scale. It's Saturday, October 3rd and will try to not drink a bottle. Wish me luck!11
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Thanks for posting this MISS MAY!
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Lilylady3k wrote: »@MTW70 - I totally agree with your plan!
My primary concern is not so much the number of times I drink but not drinking to excess!!
If I can keep it to 1-2 drinks each time I do drink I'll be happier than if I make my 4 AF days per week / 16 AF days per month!
No all-or-nothing mentality. If not perfect and not have an AF day then that doesn't give me permission to just go overboard and drink as much as I want. That whole deal ... if you've fallen off the wagon might as well go full blown and get it out of your system ... is not an option.
Yes, it's the drink to excess for me as well, that's the most important. I heard a great saying a few years ago, " instead of it's all or nothing... try it's all or something"8 -
Hello Everyone.
I am Dawn and live in South East British Columbia. I am 60.
My goal remains the same as it has been for quite some time, 16-20 AF days per month.
I do it kind of diary style:
Thursday October 01 - AF - I did manage 17AF days for September even though I drank every single day (moderately) of my birthday week while away. I have to wean myself off of that path.
Friday October 02 - AF - I really felt like having drinks though.
Saturday October 03 - Drinks. I did flirt with the idea of an AF October...for a minute. Not yet, and not sure if ever I will want to be joining the sober squad.
Rolling total: 2 AF days out of 3 days so far.7 -
@Samand303
I grow Beets, I make Harvard, Borscht, Roasted with Thyme from my garden, plain boiled with butter...but I would never think of putting cheese on Beets! Well.. you go girl : - )
You have a Key Lime Tree!!!!!????? I didn't even think that Key Limes were even real except for some sort of weird hybrid from like Monsanto or something. Completely impressed that you can pick limes from your yard! You must live somewhere Tropical/Hot. Kind of jelly over here.6 -
So far I am 1/4 days AF for October. I drank heavily on Friday but only had one hard seltzer yesterday. Today I am going to get out and hike and just reset my mind. I need to get ready for another long week at work and a stressful Saturday with the third anniversary of my step sons death. Thinking about it as moderation and being able to allow it for myself a few days a month makes it easier to avoid it. I log all my calories too and am devoted to losing the weight so that helps keep me on track too.6
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@dawnbgethealthy ....try sprinkling a little feta on those beets after roasting ??
Day #4 of Sober October. Let's see how long that lasts...5 -
We had a small Bday BBQ for hubby yesterday... first time seeing some friends that we hadn't seen since March. It was really nice, but now I am a little nervous, thinking about the new dreaded "C" word. Nobody was showing any signs of sickness... I think now after so many months I am feeling a bit paranode, I don't like this feeling at all.
1 AF / 3 days4 -
My son, his wife and 2 of their friends are at the camp with us this weekend. It has been fun! We stayed at my Mom's next door so the adult kids could take over the our place. I was able to WI Saturday & Sunday since I was staying next door. Last night we had skinny margaritas with chicken & beef fajitas. They left after lunch then my sister arrived with 3 bottles of wine.
I'm not sure when in October I'll get back to targeting a few AF days. Especially since we are hanging out at the fishing camp. But I did pour out half of my second margarita last night after dinner. Just wasn't feeling it.
Oct accountability: 0/3 days AF6 -
Ok, who started talking beers? LOVE fresh beets, YES and sprinkled with cheese after they are hot. Also I take a fresh raw beet, scrub it clean and grate it add a little vinegar eat like slaw.(gallbladder pain cure)
Day 4 of October:
2A
2AF
Could have been a really bad alcohol weekend but I kept it in control. No headaches, or blackouts or munchies.
On to week two. Once again my goal is for alcohol only on weekends this month.5 -
I started the talk of beets. I love them and had success growing them this year. This recipe has the beets, beet greens, and blue cheese. I’ll try them grated!
The key lime tree is outside in the summer and inside during the winter. We live in NJ😁. Started it 5 years ago from a nursery as a small twig on a transplant root. Maybe 12” high. It’s 4’ now. We never get enough all at once for a pie, so I’m glad to pick them and toss them in drinks.
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I started the talk of beets. I love them and had success growing them this year. This recipe has the beets, beet greens, and blue cheese. I’ll try them grated!
The key lime tree is outside in the summer and inside during the winter. We live in NJ😁. Started it 5 years ago from a nursery as a small twig on a transplant root. Maybe 12” high. It’s 4’ now. We never get enough all at once for a pie, so I’m glad to pick them and toss them in drinks.
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