Less Alcohol ~ DECEMBER 2021 ~ One Day At A Time

One glass tonight. I wish I had a better dinner than cheese and crackers but nothing is defrosted, and I can’t face another chef salad!!

Last night DH opened a nice bottle of wine at home for dinner and I indulged. This evening we were out and he asked if we wanted a bottle of wine with dinner at the restaurant. I said not for me ... so he ordered 2 glasses ($24) for himself instead of a bottle. I can see where cutting back could put more change in my pocketbook. LOL
I felt good about my decision to stick with water.

Day 2 AF done & ran 50 minutes straight with no stopping or walking. It was slow, but I moved....

Fiber is what keeps me full and prevents the desire for snacking. Salad, sweet potato, vegetables, you name it. I even got used to black beans and brown rice. Split pea soup. And what about Indian spicy lentils? I love those ready-to-heat types of foods too.

If I need to re-fuel mid-afternoon, my go-to is 2 cucumbers seeded and peeled and cubed with balsamic dressing (I ditch 75% of the oil from it).

I'm not perfect at all though. My sodium level is through the roof. But I love spicy and salty....! Oh and quality parmesan cheese is a daily thing and sorry never giving that up

dawnbgethealthy wrote: »

Does anybody eat more when they are drinking?
Does anybody eat less when they are drinking?
Do the substitutes of snacks help control alcohol cravings?

Curious to know what y'all think about this.

Good questions. This is interesting to me, too. My answer is "yes" to all 3.

Definitely I have to cut food calories on weekends to make room for alcohol, and it shows in my macros (don't quite hit protein minimum, way below fat minimum). I have to front load nutrition to have my weekly macro minimums come out right. Inadequate nutrition is decidedly not a problem for me, but I do have to pay more attention to it when making room for alcohol.

Definitely also I sometimes say IDGAF to the carefully laid plans when drinking. So yeah, I eat more, too. Generally, though, snacks do help me stay on my plan (whether it's AF or not). Better for macros, too.

I had a couple of drinks last night, as planned. I did not go beyond the limit I established for myself at the beginning of the night, though. Cirque du Soleil was amazing, if you get the chance to see it!

I am not planning to drink tonight, though I *might* tomorrow night, just because it's my last "free" night before being on call for the next two weeks. Is that a terrible excuse?

"Does anybody eat more when they are drinking?
Does anybody eat less when they are drinking?
Do the substitutes of snacks help control alcohol cravings?"

I find that if I am already hungry, then yes, I am likely to snack. However, if I had a good dinner, my wine is my snack.

Oddly enough, when I began my AF experiment, my appetite immediately plummeted. For the first week or so I was WAY under my calories every day. I knew I was hungry, but nothing appealed to me. I don't have an explanation for that.

Many of you have seen photos of this lake (Jimsmith Lake) that is 5 minutes from me too many times lol.

Frosting : - )


Snow had stopped by this point


Ice freezing from snow is not good for ice skating at all, could be a x-country ski year though. The weather is no longer predictable, so maybe we will get another giant melt and it will freeze smooth. Also, if they plough a track on this one again this year the sun might smooth those parts out.



Shallow near the shore, but freezing up much bumpier than last year so far. Can't wait!! No arenas open.

Cute snow village....pretty much what Dawn's world will look like in a couple of weeks.....

On my end, good news is I passed my medical tests with flying colors. Yippie...no pills or procedures....that's the way I like it!

12/4 was my planned drinks day since we had a party.
No drinks until Christmas.