Less Alcohol ~ JULY 2021 ~ One Day At A Time
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2 Michelob Ultra tonight.. 100+ degrees in South Dakota calls for a couple of ice cold light beers. Back to AF tomorrow. Need the last 3 days of July AF to end the month with more AF than drinks days.
July totals
AF - 13
Drinks - 15
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well this is just a quick fly by:
2 glasses of wine then a vodka and coke, don't know what I was thinking last night. err was not thinking that's the problem.
Ok onward and upward AF the rest of the month7 -
globalhiker wrote: »@MissMay that green sun is certainly strange.
4 days of AF left to the month.....we can do this
Oh and I lost a few pounds and my husband lost 14 by eating two meals a day and no snacks in between. Strangely, our appetites diminished a lot. We've been following Dr. Eric Berg's videos on intermittent fasting on youtube. It seems to work wonders on my husband but me not so much.
Yes, I read an article on MFP that says that IF works well for men and not for women.3 -
My usual goal, 16-20 AF for the month. This is sustainable long term for me.
Still planning on hitting my 16 - even though I have mostly been 21-23AF each month this year so far.
Sunday July 25 - AF - Next planned drinks day is Wednesday.
Monday July 26 - AF - Finally finishing watching the Olympics' opening ceremony. Great! AF beer. I like it so much that I even bought real beer for drinks days, and had one last week. Who knew? I never liked beer before.
Tuesday July 27 - AF - Felt like having a couple, but I have plans to have a few tomorrow night, so skipped tonight.
Wednesday July 28 - Drinks. Car is dead up at the other end of town. No plans for drinks again until Sunday eve.
Rolling total - 15 AF days out of 28 days4 -
4 glasses last night but AF today! This week I'm 3 with A and 3 AF.7
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Day 9 AF!! Feeling good!9
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Last weekend was nice. DH has been mostly AF since our vacation, meaning he has one beer or one margarita on Saturday and AF the rest of the week. That makes it tons easier for me to moderate. Last weekend I opened a bottle of wine and, with the aid of a vacuvin to slow it's oxidation, drank it over a couple days -- 2 glasses Fri, 1 on Sat, 2 on Sun. I had it all to myself. It felt indulgent compared to his abstinence. Funny how I can recall feeling deprived drinking those exact same amounts with the only difference being I was surrounded by people drinking more. It's crazy to let extrinsic factors have such a big influence on my perception. I going to try to remind myself of that next time I find myself trying to "keep up" with others.5
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3 AF days left to the month...and it's approaching the weekend too. Time to just focus on "keep going"...for me. I am surprised I have been able to maintain 11 hr workdays but fear my health will suffer since I am working during my normal exercise hours so I have to work on the balancing act. So hard and no clear solution in sight....
For folks who have been to South Dakota, do you recommend it for a visit/vacation?
Good luck with the car issues @dawnbgethealthy ...!
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@dawnbgethealthy - What happen to your car??
@ahoy_m8 - drinking less does make be feel indulgent sometimes. Last night DH ended up opening up 3 bottles of wine (I had 3 glasses then switched to water). I felt good that I was caring for myself though I would love to have corked the bottle and saved it for another night. I went to bed at 11pm woke up at 6am and went out to walk the dog before taking mom to the doc and then driving to the camp. If I had stayed up working through more glasses there is no way I would have walked ... I would have slept in. I set my goal and did it ... feels good.
AF this evening! That makes 12 for the month so I finally hit my goal!6 -
AF today. Although it was tough not drinking while watching Matt the current Jeopardy champion. If you haven't seen him he is quite impressive, but answers "What's" before every answer. Every time he says "What's" and a person's name I scream it's "Who is!" Makes me want to drink!
I plan to have 2 more AF days to round out the month.
July totals
AF - 14
Drinks - 15
We are dealing with extreme smoke from Manitoba in the eastern part of our state. The air quality is at the dangerous level. I feel bad for anyone that has been dealing with the fires all summer.
@globalhiker I live in South Dakota when I am not in AZ. The western side of the state is beautiful. If you have never been to the state I would recommend going to the Black Hills, The Badlands, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse. I live in Sioux Falls which is the eastern part of the state. We are all prairie land east of the Missouri River. Sioux Falls is by far the largest population base in the state. We have a very nice downtown (and of course the water falls that the city is named for.) The people in South Dakota are extremely friendly.5 -
Hey all, I'm back. It's been a few months, a few months of - well you know, I felt all my good intentions slip through my fingers, and I ended up drinking daily again. I don't even know why.
Main thing is, I am back and trying.
I am so glad this thread is here and I appreciate all of you.10 -
My usual goal, 16-20 AF for the month. This is sustainable long term for me.
Still planning on hitting my 16 - even though I have mostly been 21-23AF each month this year so far.
Sunday July 25 - AF - Next planned drinks day is Wednesday.
Monday July 26 - AF - Finally finishing watching the Olympics' opening ceremony. Great! AF beer. I like it so much that I even bought real beer for drinks days, and had one last week. Who knew? I never liked beer before.
Tuesday July 27 - AF - Felt like having a couple, but I have plans to have a few tomorrow night, so skipped tonight.
Wednesday July 28 - Drinks. Car is dead up at the other end of town. No plans for drinks again until Sunday eve.
Thursday July 29 - AF - Hit my 16, going to hit 18 this month. Car is still dead in a retail parking lot. I bought a new car today, it ate up my entire day off, but I am mobile again. Going to evening shifts for the next week or more, so trying to stay up a little later tonight, watching the Olympics : - ) AF beer each night that I am on a planned AF night.
Rolling total - 16 AF days out of 29 days6 -
Sunflowers are all flowering now : - )
The sky was less smoky up above at 6am, but smoky at the sides all around.
I walked up to the mall where my dead car is to try it again (45 minute walk), then a friend picked me up and drove me home.
The sunflowers started my day off happy.
I have a bunch of black hollyhocks planted down the side where the sunflowers are, they take a few years to actually flower, but one of them is beginning to do it this year. Yellow and black are going to be beautiful together in years to come, and the Hollyhocks will get taller also. I will post again when all of the buds on it open, but quite excited to see these few.
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Last weekend was nice. DH has been mostly AF since our vacation, meaning he has one beer or one margarita on Saturday and AF the rest of the week. That makes it tons easier for me to moderate. Last weekend I opened a bottle of wine and, with the aid of a vacuvin to slow it's oxidation, drank it over a couple days -- 2 glasses Fri, 1 on Sat, 2 on Sun. I had it all to myself. It felt indulgent compared to his abstinence. Funny how I can recall feeling deprived drinking those exact same amounts with the only difference being I was surrounded by people drinking more. It's crazy to let extrinsic factors have such a big influence on my perception. I going to try to remind myself of that next time I find myself trying to "keep up" with others.
I think that most of us can relate to this!
My only friend in my bubble (when we were doing that) is a daily drinker, kind of like I used to be, 1 or 2 every day after work. This can be triggering for me even just knowing it. I get together with her for very early morning walks on her days off so that I get a visit in with her without drinks.
Another trigger is watching so many of the shows that I love on my PVR, like: Caribbean Life, Bahamas Life, Mexico Life etc. - all showing people drinking delicious looking cocktails!!
Just because I want it doesn't mean that I am going to have it.
The same goes for curbing frequency and amounts of some calories/foods while trying to lose weight.5 -
"WAVING" to our returning posters. July has been such a great month with lots of supportive and informative conversations. It truely does help to hear other people's stories of both struggle and success.
If you ever thought you were the only individual that ever had trouble whittling down your alcohol consumption, don't worry, your not alone. There is an entire "loving family" of us right here.
❣❣❣I so appreciate each and everyone that contributes to our group.
Me:
2 drinks Wednesday with gal pals
AF last night
Stay tuned for the link to the AUGUST-2021 thread to be put up here later tonight.
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2 (AF) days left to the month here. Looking to start fresh again in Aug. and definitely work on my stress level.
@GiveHerGrace, I'll have to check out South Dakota one of these day & do hope the smoke situation improves soon.
Enjoy Friday!!6 -
GiveHerGrace wrote: »
I live in South Dakota when I am not in AZ. The western side of the state is beautiful. If you have never been to the state I would recommend going to the Black Hills, The Badlands, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse. I live in Sioux Falls which is the eastern part of the state. We are all prairie land east of the Missouri River. Sioux Falls is by far the largest population base in the state. We have a very nice downtown (and of course the water falls that the city is named for.) The people in South Dakota are extremely friendly.
We are planning an RV trip, what is the best time of year to visit South Dakota?4 -
Fit_Happens_2021 wrote: »GiveHerGrace wrote: »
I live in South Dakota when I am not in AZ. The western side of the state is beautiful. If you have never been to the state I would recommend going to the Black Hills, The Badlands, Custer State Park, Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse. I live in Sioux Falls which is the eastern part of the state. We are all prairie land east of the Missouri River. Sioux Falls is by far the largest population base in the state. We have a very nice downtown (and of course the water falls that the city is named for.) The people in South Dakota are extremely friendly.
We are planning an RV trip, what is the best time of year to visit South Dakota?
@globalhiker & @Fit_Happens_2021
I loved Custer State Park in South Dakota! Don’t miss driving Needles Hwy and the pigtail bridges.
We went in July … warm days snd cool nights!
Watch for the Sturgis Rally though … tons of motorcycles for that event on the road and filling towns like Deadwood. Very crowded for that event.5 -
@Fit_Happens_2021 You definitely do not want to go to the western part of the state the last week of July or the first three weeks of August (unless you are a big fan of Harleys). The west side of the state is more moderate temperature wise and not nearly as humid as the east side so you could certainly visit well into the fall. I would say April - October would be the best months to visit the state. I haven't been out west in years (other than driving through to Seattle.) It's probably about time I visit again.
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AF today.
1 more day to meet my goal of more AF days than drink days for the month.
July totals
AF - 15
Drinks - 15
Perhaps in August I will shoot for at least 2 AF days for every 1 drinks days.7
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