Less Alcohol ~ AUGUST 2021 ~ One Day At A Time
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GiveHerGrace wrote: »My August goal is at least 2 AF days for every 1 drinking day (So 21 AF and 10 drinks days max). On the drinks days I plan to have no more than 2.
8/1 AF
It is very interesting that I seem to not be thinking about drinking very much at all. I hope this is the start of a new relationship with alcohol where it is enjoyed on special occasions in the company of others.
Good luck to everyone on your August goals. I am here to support you.
I hope this is the start of a new relationship with alcohol where it is enjoyed on special occasions in the company of others.
Excellent....I want this on a coffee mug
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What fantastic responses to our first day of August. I love your enthusiasms, goals, mental awareness and support for others.
I always feel great when my first day of a new month is dry. It sets pace for me. This month I see no events that would make a bump along my road to tilt my wagon and have it flip me to the ground, get run over and then dragged down a ragged gravel slope.
Kinda graphic? Yea, but that is exactly the kind of reminders I need not to go that direction.
Last August 2020 for me I went 31 days AF, I needed the added discipline to distract me from the pandemic Summer....I had my husband pulling at my willpower the whole way, telling me one won't hurt. "Won't hurt who?" I asked.
Loved and read all your posts, sorry not much time this AM to comment on each. 😍
AUGUST 2021
1 dry (more to follow)9 -
Day 1 completed but sleep was a problem only got 3 hours tossing and turning but fingers crossed for day 2.10
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Kicked off August with 2 glasses of wine with dinner at the camp with my mom. Heading home today and plan for this week to be AF at least until Friday evening.
🩺 Annual Physical on Friday morning
Goal: Limit 1-2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.
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Everyone sounds motivated and optimistic....we've got this!
Today I am going to try to go through a glass of water every 2 hours. Keep it on my desk and just keep sipping it all day long.
@mainelylisa I have a garmin forerunner 45s watch (love it) and a weight watchers brand scale (ugh) from Bed, Bad and Beyond. Both items provide estimates, nothing is perfect. The scale is hypersensitive so if I move it to another floor or room it tells me I am 4 lbs less.
@Fit_Happens_2021 your RV trip sounds exciting. Keep us posted on your itinerary ideas 8 -
2 days off and 1 day on with no more than 2 drinks on drinking days - put a colored marker on calendar when it's an off day (this plan will let me drink when we have company or going out, etc) - also write the difference in how you feel on non-drinking days12
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@MissMay Thanks for keeping us going.
Love the accountability of this.
I am continuing with my usual goal, 16-20 AF days for the month, diary style
Sunday Aug 01 - Drinks, planned drinks day - 2 1/2 drinks. Thursday is next planned drinks day.
Rolling total: 0AF days out of 1 day7 -
Day 1 completed but sleep was a problem only got 3 hours tossing and turning but fingers crossed for day 2.
I have had a lot of sleep problems because the alcohol tends to let me fall asleep but wake up a few hours later and not be able to get back off. I tried melatonin once and it did nothing for me, then I saw someone on this thread mention Olly sleep gummies and thought I would try them. Well, I was shocked, they really do help me stay asleep! They aren't a 'forever' solution because most of us will gain a tolerance to them after about 2 weeks, but they help to sort of 'reset' your sleep pattern.
@globalhiker I will. I am not sure what I am doing as it is the first long distance RV trip I have planned, but we are in Texas and plan to first visit Colorado, then Utah and not sure how far we will get to after that. We are trying to keep it to 2 weeks.5 -
I just did July AF (easily) & am trying to come up with a new plan to lower my alcohol consumption. I had crept up to 2 glasses of wine every day & that had to stop. Now to decide on the way forward. I think having a couple of glasses 2-3 nights a week would be OK, but usually, that creeps back up. Thanks for this thread MissMay. I have bookmarked this page & will have a good read of your intro.9
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My August goal is at least 2 AF days for every 1 drinking day (So 21 AF and 10 drinks days max). On the drinks days I plan to have no more than 2.
8/1 AF
8/2 AF
Happily drinking my Cranberry Diet 5 and Pellegrino.
I also have been having sleep issues like a few others mentioned. 3 nights in the last week I didn't sleep well. I normally don't have sleep issues at all. Hopefully this is just a temporary phenomenon.7 -
Yeah AF last night and since there is no alcohol in the house at this time....well will be AF this week. I talked with DH and he is on board with 1 day a week to be our alcohol day with a caveat, we both have to agree on the day. So it could be any day of the week for that matter, then we purchase 1 item to share, be it a bottle of wine or small bottle of spirits. Any leftover is either moved out of the home or dumped. Lets see how this month plays out.
It all sounds good in theory. Plus with the three days in a row last week the scale spoke to me this am and said...enough of this nonsense10 -
Hi Everyone...I'm doing well with my alcohol break. But breaks bring forth feelings that have been drowned. One of mine is struggling with where I'm living. There have been discussions here in previous months around retirement and partners not being on the same location page. Well, I'm not retired yet, and struggling. DH loves Maine--he's from here. He has family here. I've lived here 3 years. It's beautiful, but for me doesn't trump going sleeveless...day or night..in the summer. And I need not mention winters.
I know there are solutions not thought of, but it's an uncomfortable place and there will be uncomfortable discussions. But ultimately there will be honesty and problem solving. Two things that don't happen when I'm drinking away my uncomfortable emotions.10 -
Fit_Happens_2021 wrote: »Day 1 completed but sleep was a problem only got 3 hours tossing and turning but fingers crossed for day 2.
I have had a lot of sleep problems because the alcohol tends to let me fall asleep but wake up a few hours later and not be able to get back off. I tried melatonin once and it did nothing for me, then I saw someone on this thread mention Olly sleep gummies and thought I would try them. Well, I was shocked, they really do help me stay asleep! They aren't a 'forever' solution because most of us will gain a tolerance to them after about 2 weeks, but they help to sort of 'reset' your sleep pattern.
@globalhiker I will. I am not sure what I am doing as it is the first long distance RV trip I have planned, but we are in Texas and plan to first visit Colorado, then Utah and not sure how far we will get to after that. We are trying to keep it to 2 weeks.
@Fit_Happens_2021 - When our kids were little we camped in a single tent ... hauling all our stuff around in the van. Everyone remembers the trip as awesome and even as adults my kids still talk about it. We did 2 weeks ...
From Texas we went to
1. Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes, Colorado (hiking, kids climbed the rocks with ropes we brought, visited the town)
2. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming (all the normal sites Old Faithful, Angel Falls, etc, lunch at Roosevelt Lodge + we had a guide take us out fishing in a boat on the lake)
3. Custer State Park (BlueBell camp ground) in South Dakota (lots to see! horseback riding ... on the way stopped at Devils Tower & Deadwood. Kids loved Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse, hiking & picking wild raspberries (July) for a cobbler, Needles Highway with Pigtail bridges).
Stopped a night at a hotel between each to wash clothes, buy groceries and let the kids swim.
Extra day leaving and returning to Texas.9 -
mainelylisa wrote: »Hi Everyone...I'm doing well with my alcohol break. But breaks bring forth feelings that have been drowned. One of mine is struggling with where I'm living. There have been discussions here in previous months around retirement and partners not being on the same location page. Well, I'm not retired yet, and struggling. DH loves Maine--he's from here. He has family here. I've lived here 3 years. It's beautiful, but for me doesn't trump going sleeveless...day or night..in the summer. And I need not mention winters.
I know there are solutions not thought of, but it's an uncomfortable place and there will be uncomfortable discussions. But ultimately there will be honesty and problem solving. Two things that don't happen when I'm drinking away my uncomfortable emotions.
Have ya'll considered summers in Maine and Wintering in Texas?
Good luck with the retirement and location discussions!
It is tough as you know I'm struggling through this right now.6 -
Hi Again Everyone,
I've been enjoying reading all your goals and targets for August!
I managed 17 days AF last month and I want to hit 20 days this month.
So far I'm on 1 day AF for the month. We had drinks on Sunday but we were both back on it on Monday.12 -
Half a glass of wine last night, just to try a new Spanish rosé my son found. Delicious. Tonight we’re on the boat, and I’m sure I’ll have a drink with dinner afterwards. So Wednesday and Thursday will be my AF nights!9
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I am continuing with my usual goal, 16-20 AF days for the month, diary style
Sunday Aug 01 - Drinks, planned drinks day - 2 1/2 drinks. Thursday is next planned drinks day.
Monday Aug 02 - AF
Rolling total: 1AF day out of 2 days4 -
wasn't supposed to drink yesterday, HOWEVER managed to keep it to just one beer with dinner, small whoop11
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Another month.. So far I am not going to set any goals yet. Have been pretty good around drinking when I have since the 75 day challenge. Do not feel the need to drink like I used to and am able to keep it to 2 drinks at the most. Anyway I am hoping to keep as AF as possible. Good Luck everyone for August and meeting your goals. Always glad to read your inspiring posts and the support you give each other. Love it!12
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