Less Alcohol ~ AUGUST 2021 ~ One Day At A Time

dawnbgethealthy · August 2021

I am continuing with my usual goal, 16-20 AF days for the month, diary style

Saturday Aug 21 - Drinks - Basically started at noon with boozy coffees. Very tiny amounts of very many things, tried so many combinations. Drizzly day, day off, and tomorrow off too. Had a nice visit with some friends who came over. It was so lovely. I have a tenant starting September 1st, so actually staying inside for a change was very pleasant - I was cognizant that I won't have the place to myself soon. Planning a few AF days soon, had no desire to be AF today.
Sunday Aug 22 - AF - Planned drinks for Thursday eve.
Monday Aug 23 - AF - Worked an evening shift, but day shifts for the next 3 and then 1 day off. Trying to refrain from drinks when I work the next day.

Rolling total: 13AF days out of 23 days

Mellie289 · August 2021

Aug Week 1 AF
Aug 8: AF
Aug 9: AF
Aug 10: AF
Aug 11: AF
Aug 12: AF
Aug 13: AF
Aug 14: 3 wine
Aug 15: 2 wine
Aug 16: AF
Aug 17: AF
Aug 18: AF
Aug 19: AF
Aug 20: AF
Aug 21: AF
Aug 22: AF
Aug 23: AF

This weekend was the first time I have had lots of energy in a very long time. Possibly a combination of some weight loss, being alcohol-free and low carb most of the month and reducing stress from last year. It will get much easier if I feel like that all the time.

ON_A_DIET · August 2021

Hello! You do not have to miss out on delicious drinks! I am a group leader for a group all about Mocktails. The name is Mocktails. I research nonalcoholic drinks also known as virgin drinks. I then share the recipes for the drinks. For example, a virgin whiskey is one part Mountain Dew and one part A & W root beer. Tastes just like the real thing! Won't you kindly join the group? I hope to get your reply soon.

Mellie289 · August 2021

ON_A_DIET wrote: »

Hello! You do not have to miss out on delicious drinks! I am a group leader for a group all about Mocktails. The name is Mocktails. I research nonalcoholic drinks also known as virgin drinks. I then share the recipes for the drinks. For example, a virgin whiskey is one part Mountain Dew and one part A & W root beer. Tastes just like the real thing! Won't you kindly join the group? I hope to get your reply soon.

Thanks, but that is not a group for me. My primary reason to limit alcohol is about drinking excessive calories and trying to live low carb/keto. I certainly wouldn't want to substitute a low carb whiskey for sugary Mountain Dew and root beer - I do not drink soda and don't want to start. That might be of interest to others who are doing this with different goals in mind.

MissMay · August 2021

@ON_A_DIET you had me at MOCKTAIL, but lost my interest at mountain dew with A&W.
Good luck in your mocktail journey 🍹

MissMay · August 2021

@ahoy_m8 wow, how do you use the chilies after you take them out of the freezer? I've never tried them, curious mind here.

MissMay · August 2021

Here is a great example of how to use your EMPTY 6 PACK CARTONS. Our in house artist @lmlmrn shows us just how easily paint bottles can be transported around her art studio. And she is AF while doing it! LOL

MissMay · August 2021

Cindyk4919 wrote: »

I WILL NOT allow the frustrations of my day to affect my AF resolve!
My goal for the week is fewer than 1000 calories of alcohol. I plan on saving them up for Friday and Saturday

YOU GO GIRL! Over coming frustrations WITHOUT the use of alcohol is a beautiful thing. 👍

MissMay · August 2021

This is the count down to the last week of August.
How are your goals adding up ?

I could have gone right off the deep end yesterday.
A plan to go away for a few days in September which was planned this past April came to a screeching hault when I found out my dog boarding place had my dog on the schedule for the WRONG month. NOW they have no openings for the September dates I am away, for my sweet 14 year ole girl.
Luckily I kept it together yesterday afternoon and diligently kept calling other kennels. Right before bed time I received a call back from someone not to far away. They have an opening for those dates and I am going to go check out their facilities this week, because I don't just plop my pup with anyone.

Another AF night (phew)

Lilylady3k · August 2021

@MissMay - I lucked out and my sister agreed to take our dog for the 2 weeks in October ... I was challenged with that decision because 2 weeks in the wrong place just would not do. Good luck! Enjoy your vacation. Where are you headed? Is it an RV road trip?

Lilylady3k · August 2021

August accountability: 13/30 days AF
Alcohol: 10 days (21 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.

8/1 - 2 wine @ fishing camp 🎣
8/2 - AF
8/3 - AF
8/4 - AF
8/5 - AF
8/6 - 2 wine
8/7 - 3 wine
8/8 - AF
8/9 - AF
8/10 - AF
8/11 - AF
8/12 - AF
8/13 - 2 wine
8/14 - 1 wine
8/15 - AF
8/16 - AF - Book Club
8/17 - 1 wine - ZTA Houston Area Alumnae Kickoff
8/18 - AF - ZTA Book Club
8/19 - 3 wine - Well Done Cooking Class - Espana Date Night w/ friends
8/20 - 3 wine w/ shrimp creole
8/21 - AF
8/22 - 2 wine w/ shrimp & grits
8/23 - 2 wine w/ crawfish étouffée

Planned
8/24 - AF
8/25 - AF
8/26 - AF
8/27 or 8/28 - ? TGIF or Saturday night
8/29 - 2 wine - Dining Out w/ friends @ Ouisie’s Table
8/30 - AF
8/31 - AF

Lilylady3k · August 2021

@ON_A_DIET - Like @Mellie289 I'm on the less alcohol kick to reduce calories as well as not wake up with a hangover (no sugar hangover too LOL).

But that said I ran across an interesting mocktail that I'm considering trying out. It looks sweet and spicy. Pineapple Jalapeño Mockgarita
https://tajin.com/us/recipe/pineapple-jalapeno-mockgarita/

@Healthymumlife & @spygirl2014 - I prefer dry wines and it is hard to find a good AF version. But my wine guy at SPECS suggested a sparkling one for a mimosas party I was hosting and it is now one of my go to ... especially as I now have a DIL that is pregnant and joining me in more AF evenings. It is not very sweet (not dry either) and those drinking it usually don't know it is non alcoholic. Try these Spanish wines:
- Rondel Zero from Spain. It's a Cava
- AF faux bubbly rose Senorio de la Tautila

globalhiker · August 2021

Everyone is on a roll and me too! AF again last night. My diet is better also, even taking a liking to Barilla brand red lentil pasta spirals (100% red lentil) with TJ's Arrabiata sauce. It's got the cholesterol reducing fiber, the protein, etc and keeps me full for long. Sadly, no cheese because I am on a strict no-dairy plan next few weeks.

Speaking of cheese....and gelato....and wine.....curious to get more details on Ahoy's trip to Italy! Will you have time to hit Tuscany? I have never been, but suppose I'd fast as much as I could before going and make it an eat-hike-drink (not too-too much) and repeat trip.

ahoy_m8 · August 2021

MissMay wrote: »

@ahoy_m8 wow, how do you use the chilies after you take them out of the freezer? I've never tried them, curious mind here.

I use ~1lb to make a big batch of hatch chile sauce that I divide in quarters and freeze as a recipe starter. So usually I have both hatch sauce brick and plain chiles in the freezer.

But Sunday I was too tired to make sauce so I just chopped some chiles, mixed them with hominy and melted cheese on top to go with smoked chicken and black beans. So delish.

With the sauce, I most often make hatch chile stew with chicken, carrot and potato. But also enchiladas, rice-based casserole, tortilla-based chicken casserole. Or just hatch sauce poured over eggs/potatoes, chicken/polenta, or a burrito of any type. I basically feel that burritos are a hatch chile sauce delivery mechanism.

ahoy_m8 · August 2021

MissMay wrote: »

Here is a great example of how to use your EMPTY 6 PACK CARTONS. Our in house artist @lmlmrn shows us just how easily paint bottles can be transported around her art studio. And she is AF while doing it! LOL

Ha! On first glance I thought those were hot sauce bottles vs. paint. Guess I have chiles on the brain!

ahoy_m8 · August 2021

globalhiker wrote: »

Speaking of cheese....and gelato....and wine.....curious to get more details on Ahoy's trip to Italy! Will you have time to hit Tuscany? I have never been, but suppose I'd fast as much as I could before going and make it an eat-hike-drink (not too-too much) and repeat trip.

When DD#2 was a HS senior, Spring Break in Cancun was the thing, and it sounded like a TERRIBLE idea to me. But I didn't want to tell her no. So we planned a family trip to Tuscany and gave her a choice. Background: with 3 girls in 3 different schools, it was the first time in TEN YEARS they all had the same spring break, so it made sense to do something special vs. blatant Cancun decoy. DD#2 asked her friends what she should do and they said, "Are you crazy -- Tuscany!" And so it was.

This time we're heading south, because it's October and it will be a little warmer in the south and also because I have never been to the Amalfi coast and have wanted to go for decades. We will basically walk from the town of Amalfi to Sorrento staying (and lunching) in charming coastal and cliffside towns along the way. So hopefully it will be exactly as you describe! A few days in Ischia & Rome at the end.

Lilylady3k · August 2021

ahoy_m8 wrote: »

This time we're heading south, because it's October and it will be a little warmer in the south and also because I have never been to the Amalfi coast and have wanted to go for decades. We will basically walk from the town of Amalfi to Sorrento staying (and lunching) in charming coastal and cliffside towns along the way. So hopefully it will be exactly as you describe! A few days in Ischia & Rome at the end.

This sounds like a Backroads trip. I've been looking at them and thinking that they sound awesome. Are you using a particular company to support you on your trip or are you planning it on your own? If so, which company and trip. I would love to get recommendations. Curious minds!

I have friends that have taken at least a dozen trips with Backroads.
https://backroads.com/award-winning-tours/walking-hiking/italy

ahoy_m8 · August 2021

Lilylady3k wrote: »

ahoy_m8 wrote: »

This time we're heading south, because it's October and it will be a little warmer in the south and also because I have never been to the Amalfi coast and have wanted to go for decades. We will basically walk from the town of Amalfi to Sorrento staying (and lunching) in charming coastal and cliffside towns along the way. So hopefully it will be exactly as you describe! A few days in Ischia & Rome at the end.

This sounds like a Backroads trip. I've been looking at them and thinking that they sound awesome. Are you using a particular company to support you on your trip or are you planning it on your own? If so, which company and trip. I would love to get recommendations. Curious minds!
https://backroads.com/award-winning-tours/walking-hiking/italy

https://www.onfootholidays.co.uk/routes/amalfi-coast/
I've never done backroads, or any package tour travel for that matter.

Lilylady3k · August 2021

@ahoy_m8 - Thanks for the link ... I'll check them out too! You'll have to let us know how the trip goes. Looks much less expensive than Backroads. Gives me another option since losing weight I want to take more active vacations in my 60s

spygirl2014 · August 2021

@ahoy_m8 I am so jealous! I have been to 93 countries (and counting, though most were work trips so kinda don't count) and the Amalfi Coast remains in my top 5. At this point, I'm always eager to see where else I can land and add to my globetrotting adventures, but that is an area I would return to again an again. I highly recommend doing the Drive, but whoever is driving won't see much because they'll need to concentrate on the road. Positano and Ravello in particular are bellissimi!

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