Less Alcohol - APRIL 2021 - One Day At A Time

chocolate_owl · April 2021

I am so very happy to be done with April.

The good: I'm vaccinated, I'm back in the gym, and my closet is paradise.

The bad: Birthday partying extended longer than it should have, depression kicked my butt for 2 weeks, I got hammered the first time I went out in the world, I have no idea what my monthly drink tally is, I haven't journaled at all, I didn't lose a single pound (to be fair, water retention from new exercise is probably masking a 2-lb loss), and all that stuff I bought for my closet went on sale 2 days ago.

For May, I just want to do all my good daily habits. Track my drinks. Track my calories. Journal. Spend half the month AF. Exercise 5-6 days a week.

Tomorrow is Derby day. Husband has already planned on watching sports car racing most of the day before we switch over to horse racing. He will be drinking the entire day, I'm sure. There will be a lot of pressure to drink excessively so he'll have a drinking buddy. That's not how I want to start May off. I'm going to go to the gym, buy new workout shoes, and prep my containers for replanting, but I'm still going to have to manage my evening and not do the cocktail/2 wine/port combo that used to be standard for a day like this.

MissMay · April 2021

* LINK TO MAY THREAD *
https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10831729/less-alcohol-may-2021-one-day-at-a-time#latest

lmlmrn · April 2021

April 1-4, ....3 AF day 1 A,- 3 spirits
April 5-11... 7 days AF
April 12-18 ...5 days AF, 2 days A- 3 wine, 4 spirits
April 19-25....5 days AF, @ days A 4 wine, 4 spirits
April 26-30
....April 26----2 spirits in the from of hot toddies
....April 27--tried a hot toddy it tasted awful and went back to sipping broth
....April 28---AF
...April 29---AF
....April 30---plan to be AF since we are flying in the am, can't have a fuzzy head when packing the last minute stuff

April will be 24 AF days out of 30! proud of that, best so far

MAY first week on vacation

On the medication front, I think is is working on my throat? In any case I am not crying when I try to sip water or broth, just a slight grimace now, who knows by tomorrow morning.

MissMay · May 2021

April's less drinking goals were not as controlled as I wanted them to be. Twice, I went over my goal of 2 standard size drinks. It would have been nice to stop at the second drink.. No one was pouring them for me. I was the one refilling my glass.

My over all April accomplishments: 11 drinks total
30 days-
5 A
25 AF

GOOD ACCOMPLISHMENTS-
no consecutive days of alcohol

See you on the new May thread

Lilylady3k · May 2021

April accountability: 7/30 days AF
Alcohol: 23 days (47 drinks)
Goal: Limit 1-2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.

4/1 - AF
4/2 - 3 wine
4/3 - 2 wine
4/4 - AF
4/5 - 2 wine
4/6 - 2 wine
4/7 - AF
4/8 - AF
4/9 - 1 wine
4/10 - 1 beer
4/11 -AF
4/12 - AF
4/13 - 2 wine
4/14 - 3 wine
4/15 - 1 wine
4/16 - 3 wine Rehearsal Dinner
4/17 - 4 wine DD’s 1 year anniversary celebration
4/18 - 2 wine
4/19 - 1 wine
4/20 - 1 wine
4/21 - 1 wine
4/22 - 2 wine
4/23 - 3 wine
4/24 - 3 … 1 Little Sunday Cocktail + remaining 1/2 can Vinny New York Bubbly Wine, 1 glass wine.
4/25 - AF
2426 - 2 wine
4/27 -2 wine
4/28 - 2 wine
4/29 - 2 bourbon & 7up
4/30 - 2 rum & coke

Didn't hit my targets consistently. Not my worst ... but I can definitely do better. On to next month!

Lilylady3k · May 2021

Regarding $$$ spent on alcohol each month and/or year. It does add up!

As @globalhiker said: Drink Less=Get Rich

@dawnbgethealthy & @MissMay - your calculations and comments provide additional insight on this topic. Thanks.

dawnbgethealthy · May 2021

Hi : - )

I joined this thread November 2018. I was a daily drinker at that point.
I am drinking less chiefly to lose weight.
My goals now are the same as they have been since January 2020, kind of my sweet spot.
16-20 AF days per month
NO drinking 2 days in a row - this is changing with my new work schedule
Keep 2 AF days in between drinks days - this also is changing with my new schedule, it is turning out to be 5AF days in a row and 2 consecutive A days.
3 is my max or I throw up - this is never likely to change.

Here goes my diary style:

Friday April 23 - Planning on a couple of drinks tonight. I was up ultra early and finished all of my work by 10:30. I got 2 rows out of 10 of the potato garden dug up and planted. It is supposed to rain the next couple of days, but I just couldn't physically do any more today. Going to have a nice scented bath tonight, pull the TV up to the tub and watch HGTV with a couple of drinks.
Saturday April 24 - AF - Rainy day today. A drink would have been nice, but I didn't, I work tomorrow. Planned AF now until Thursday or Friday.
Sunday April 25 - AF - Worked a split shift
Monday April 26 - AF - Just home between another split shift, busy day tomorrow with various jobs, so AF it will be.
Tuesday April 27 - AF - Long work day, trying to pull jobs forward so that I might get two full days off this week instead of one.
Wednesday April 28 - AF - Brutally long work day today, by choice. I really felt like having a drink when I finally got back home. I have only one small job in the morning and then my 4 hour restaurant shift tomorrow. I have a bottle of Skinnygirl Margarita in the fridge and a glass in the freezer. I definitely will be sitting out back in the sun with a drink tomorrow. Also planned drinks on my friend's patio for Friday.
Thursday April 29 - 2 drinks. I enjoyed them much more than I used to when I had drinks every day. I brought Bhindi Masala home from the restaurant for dinner (okra), really delicious.
Friday April 30 - A bunch of drinks. It was beautiful outside. My guitar player and my friend came over. I kept my drinks to 1/2 ounce each.

Rolling total: 21 AF days out of 30 days

Less Alcohol - APRIL 2021 - One Day At A Time

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