Less Alcohol - FEBRUARY 2021 - One Day At A Time
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Stockholm_Andy wrote: »Lilylady3k wrote: »Watched news this evening and really wanted a glass of the bottle of wine DH opened. But it is Tuesday and not a good enough excuse. So AF again.
@Lilylady3k I was in a similar position last night when my wife opened a bottle of wine. She even got out a glass for me and asked if I wanted to taste, as it was one we haven't tried before. I declined. But for the rest of the night I had a little nagging demon in my head thinking about a drink. Even more so when she poured herself a whisky while we watched TV.
However, I just focused on my goals and made some tea. I'm so rock&roll
4 x AF in February
Thank you for helping me feel not so alone!
It is hard but seems our willpower was strong last night. Congrats on your success. 🎉
DH finished 1-3 bourbon & 7up after the full bottles of wine last week. This week he is resisting that urge and sticking to the wine only. But he is opening all that lovely $24-40 bottles of wine we bought for Saturday night
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@Stockholm_Andy your proving some major rock & roll star qualities. AND you achieved your 4th day.
Did you mention you live in Sweden?5 -
CryingBlue wrote: »Back to AF today
🤗 back on track!6 -
Lilylady3k wrote: »Watched news this evening and really wanted a glass of the bottle of wine DH opened. But it is Tuesday and not a good enough excuse. So AF again.
I very rarely watch the news because it has set me off in the past in a bad way. Good job.7 -
@dawnbgethealthy no skating lately? This week we are getting an arctic blast in the Northeast (probably like Spring time weather for you guys up in Canada).
Sure now that I dug out my snowshoes and look at them everyday, sitting, not being used. Snow is to icy, not enough powder.
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@globalhiker thanks for the info on the workouts. I am always looking for new ways to keep fit. Next time I do that tricep w/o I wont go as fast and will start out with a lighter set.
WTG on day NINE and already planning your diversion for the upcoming tough weeks. Maybe they won't be as bad as you are thinking.
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Darn this skin that looses elasticity.
And then I just had to come across this bit of information:
Be mindful of your sugar intake too: excessive amounts can age skin prematurely as sugar in the bloodstream forms harmful molecules (known as AGEs: advanced glycation end products) which attack collagen and elastin.
What a perfect acronym for what too much sugar does to our skin! Age indeed!6 -
Had a friend over for dinner (Indian! yum!), and had two full glasses of wine. OMG did I feel it. No micro sips, it went down way too easily. Of course didn’t sleep well last night and my weight was up this morning. Will be AF tonight for sure.7
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Day10 AF here and feeling confident. Managed what seemed to be a 4 hour long intense craving. Happened after I applied for a job I wasn't sure I wanted so I suspect stress set it off. Lunch was also mostly raw vegetables and soup, I should've eaten more whole grain carb and protein, so I set myself up for trouble there.
I removed myself to another room and read to distract myself then decided to snack on some tortilla chips and diet soda, all garbage.
In retrospect, I should have done some deep breathing, 3 sets of 10, each time, counting each breath starting from 10, then 9, then 8, etc, focusing each time on relaxing deeper and deeper.
I was reading the main reason people fail at reducing or eliminating alcohol long term, is succumbing to STRESS. Hence, it is imperative for me to practice a stress reduction technique that I can do anywhere and do it automatically.
I hope you all have a relaxing and productive day........6 -
@Stockholm_Andy your proving some major rock & roll star qualities. AND you achieved your 4th day.
Did you mention you live in Sweden?
Thank you @MissMay yes I've lived here for about 15 years. My wife is Swedish and my daughter was born here but I'm an ex-pat Brit.
Well actually I'm also a Swedish citizen since last year as I wasn't sure what Brexit might bring for my residence status.
Why do you ask? Are you in need of a good meatball recipe8 -
@globalhiker First, Congrats on hitting that 10 day AF mark!! I love your retrospection! I need to try your deep breathing technique to get to sleep as I suspect my insomnia is stress-induced. Listening to "sleep" youtube helps somewhat, but hit and miss. When I was drinking daily, going to sleep (passing out) was no problem. Staying asleep was the hard part.
Stress is an interesting thing. Stress is the trigger I often used as an excuse to drink daily. So in staying AF, I had to ask myself: "how does vodka help alleviate my stress?" In my case, I discovered it didn't help.at.all. In fact it got to the point where drinking added to my stress because I felt I had to sneak my drink. That was because my hubs became concerned with my habit. (Bless his heart.) I think it was @womana a few months past that asked it anyone felt less pressure when not drinking because you don't have to plan your drinks. That insightful question was like "self-exposure". Instead of stress causing me to drink, I was stressed trying to plan when/how to sneak-drink. @CryingBlue, I lied to my hubs several times, denying that I was drinking when he suspected I was but he couldn't prove it because I was that sneaky. I think my brain justified what came out of my mouth differently in that period of time. Don't beat yourself up--just keep moving forward with what works for you. Which leads me to a meme I wanted to post like you all do, but couldn't figure out how to attach it. Instead I'll share these words from that post:
ADDICTION is giving up EVERYTHING for ONE thing. RECOVERY is giving up ONE thing for EVERYTHING.
While I know this is a drinking-less post not a AF post, the words above have me appreciating my EVERYTHING right now in my journey. It's a good feeling.9 -
I would never have thought that a thread such as this would have the effect upon my resolve that it has. Again, thank you to @MissMay and to EVERY person who comments here and is sharing their own journey, their own tips, triumphs, and their stumbles. I look forward every day to reading how everyone is doing.
February
2/1 - AF
2/2 - AF
2/3 - AF
2/4 - AF
2/5 - 3 wine
2/6 - 1 wine
2/7 - AF
2/8 - AF
2/9 - AF
Goal is to have 20 days AF out of 28 in February.8 -
@Tesha231 I have to say your words really really hit home for me "ADDICTION is giving up EVERYTHING for ONE thing. RECOVERY is giving up ONE thing for EVERYTHING.
While I know this is a drinking-less post not a AF post, the words above have me appreciating my EVERYTHING right now in my journey. It's a good feeling."
I hope you don't mind that I adopt this?
Yesterday was a hard day for many it seems with stress, I gave in. I applied for a job and yesterday was my interview. Afterwards when I got home I asked DH if he would mind if we had a drink with dinner. I did keep it to 2 drinks but still did. So now I will need to be AF for another 7 days as we both agreed to just one day a week and we both have/had to agree when that was.
So if I hold my course tonight will be 6 out of 10 days AF for Feb so far. I can live with that5 -
@lmlmrn You have a plan--You are doing great! I wish I knew whose words "ADDICTION is giving up EVERYTHING for ONE thing. RECOVERY is giving up ONE thing for EVERYTHING." are to give appropriate credit. Glad they hit home with you as they did with me. Whomever said them first must have had some similar experiences to those of us on this thread.6
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39 continuously AF days, although for about 20 had Covid so was too ill for alcohol:) I am trying to make it until May 2. Having some AF and some drinking days has not worked for me in the past 15 years so trying something new, maybe eventually can be a once a month treat. Having lots of tea and mineral water with lime...looks like a G&T! Hardest part is I don't feel quite like myself anymore, anyone else experience anything like that when quitting or cutting back?6
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@Stockholm_Andy
No the reason I asked if that is where you were located is of all the diferent forums I have been a part of no one was ever from Sweden. My background is German, Irish & Swedish. Some great food in all those nationalities.
We will swap recipes with you. Swedish meatballs are delish. So if you have a secret you want to share with us as to how to make them. Bring it on.
Still waiting for @cmb44512 to share his chili sauce recipe from the superbowl.
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39 continuously AF days, although for about 20 had Covid so was too ill for alcohol:) I am trying to make it until May 2. Having some AF and some drinking days has not worked for me in the past 15 years so trying something new, maybe eventually can be a once a month treat. Having lots of tea and mineral water with lime...looks like a G&T! Hardest part is I don't feel quite like myself anymore, anyone else experience anything like that when quitting or cutting back?
Welcome to our drink less thread @hfuller81. 39 days AF days is very impressive. We have all had our struggles, it is not an easy road BUT it is worth it for each persons personal reasons. Glad to have you joining us.7
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