Less Alcohol ~ APRIL 2022 ~ One Day At A Time

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  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,775 Member
    lmlmrn wrote: »
    I am confident it will taste like crap about August and I will chuck it out LOL Thats how I roll

    Ok that is hilarious. Good luck, and of course share how it comes out!

    I had no idea you were such a homesteader! Very impressive to make all your own products.
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    @Womona Good on you for getting the Shingrix series. I felt the 2nd shot more than the first. Hope it's over fast!

    @lmlmrn I'm impressed with your homesteading, too! One summer I became aware of shrubs. Intellectually, it sounds like the sort of thing I would LOVE. I saved all the scraps of all the fruits and experimented with different proportions. The refrigerator looked like a science experiment. Alas, in the end, I reluctantly had to conclude that I do not love shrubs. I think my breaking point is they require a lot of sugar for the chemical process and sweeteners don't achieve the same effect. In the end they just weren't worth the calories to me.

    I have been enjoying my Lyres "vermouth" and "Compari," though. I think they have been in my refrigerator longer than the 6 week after opening "best by," so I am making more of an effort and find them really pleasant just with soda and a big piece of orange or grapefruit zest. The Monday gin was expensive and nice but too subtle. The zero proof tequila was super inventive but also expensive at $25 per bottle. I would be tempted to get that one again.

    Happy Friday, all!
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Thank you do much for throwing that in the mix, @Sinisterbarbie1! Gonna check that out. Totally understand (and agree) about being interesting on it's own without trying to be what it's not.
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    edited April 2022
    dawnbgethealthy wrote: »

    How long does it take you to drive there from Houston?

    Houston to New Orleans is about 5-6 hrs but we took an alternative route closer to the coast and bayous going over to view areas we've not been to in a very long time so the drive over was 7 hrs and then the return trip was 5 hrs. It was a fun weekend and we hope to go to French Quarter Fest again in the future.

    My favorite food we ate was a cajun seafood eggroll at Cafe Dauphine that was delicious. We bought it on Friday. Saturday we went back to the booth but the line had about 80 people in it ... obviously popular. So we skipped and found other yummy things to eat Jack Dempsey's soft shell crab poboy, Koz's smoked redfish wonton and roast beef debris cheese fries, Jacques-Imo's shrimp & alligator sausage cheesecake (savory not sweet), Paella Nola's paella. Things I did not finish because they were just so so ... Patton's crawfish beignets and The Bower's crawfish bread pudding w/ ettoufee sauce.

    Festival ends around 7pm each evening. We made reservations at one of our favorite restaurants Friday night Peche Seafood Grill and then slipped into Cochon Butcher Saturday night which are both in the Warehouse District. So tons of yummy food ... which did show up on the scale Monday morning. But the scale went back down whew!

  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    Womona wrote: »
    I had 2.5 glasses of wine last night. One was a big pour from wine night at work, and the other was the glass of wine my husband had waiting for me when I got home.

    I slept terribly last night and have a big headache, but I honestly think it’s from my 2nd shingles shot yesterday. Its a different type of headache than a hangover headache. I was up all night feeling feverish so as you can imagine I am moving slowly today. Coffee definitely helps! But I’m going to take it easy.


    The 2nd shingles shot was rough on me last year as well. But so glad to have it behind me! Congrats on taking care of yourself and getting the vaccine.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    My usual goal, 16-20AF days for the month. Diary style.
    I had 21AF days for March, but it was a longer month.
    My reason for drinking less is for weight loss.


    Tuesday April 26 - 2 drinks. 3 was always my norm, but over this past year it has changed to 2. Less frequent days of drinks must equal less tolerance. I am always happy to see my 16, I expect to exceed that a bit for this month. Planned AF Wednesday and Thursday.
    Wednesday April 27 - AF - Planned drinks Friday before, during, and or after the theatre. Going to see "Tuesdays with Morrie".
    Thursday April 28 - AF - That was a tough one! I worked for hours and hours on getting my sugar snap pea garden going, and totally felt like drinks after. I had to do the 6 minute wait many many times. As usual, I post the next morning when I put my weight into the other forums. This morning, Kimberley BC (1/2 hour up the mountain from me) won BC's best small town : - ) @globalhiker will be there in 6 weeks : - )
    Planned drinks Friday, planned AF Saturday.

    Rolling total: 18AF day out of 28 days
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    Good on you for hanging tough, Dawn. Your tenacity is encouraging.
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,749 Member
    edited April 2022
    GOOD MORNING (USA/EST)

    How did this month fly by so quickly?

    I want to thank everyone for joining in or following us on our less alcohol April 2022 journey this month.

    If you know our routine, we create a new thread every month, to reset, recharge and define our upcoming goals.

    So, hope to see both familiar and NEW MFP members on the May 2022 thread.

    Follow this link to DRINKING LESS in May 2022:

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10863351/less-alcohol-may-2022-one-day-at-a-time/p1?new=1


  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    April was not good on the "drink less" front. Whoa. Especially last week- 3 days with 3+ drinks. It's wine under the bridge so what to do but reset in May.

    I'll add this, since it's a calorie counting site. I've been maintaining my weight in the middle of my 5 lb "maintenance range" since the year end holidays. At the beginning of April I decided to drop 2 pounds. Nothing remarkable there. I would normally aim for 250cal daily deficit for 0.5 lb/wk. The thing that was different, though, is I decided to try it with an even smaller deficit. When the pandemic started, the whole family or whoever was here for dinner would take an "apre stroll" around the block after dinner. It only works with daylight savings. From a tracking perspective, I just lumped it in with "daily activity" without counting it as exercise because it's slow and short, just over a mile. When April started and I was looking at the numbers, I realized I might be able to lose 2 pounds with an even smaller deficit if I was mindful to keep non-exercise activity up, and it worked!

    There is no way I could consistently create such a slim deficit without calorie counting. For years I erratically bounced between overeating and over restricting to maintain. Intuitively, I eat a little more than I need. And when I cut back, I cut too hard to ensure there was a deficit at all. Calorie counting takes out the guesswork (i.e. consistently wrong guesses). This was the most painless 2lb "course correction" I've probably ever done. I've got family members who think calorie counting is a little disordered. They are probably right, but it is the least disordered I've been so far. Cheers for the online tools that make it painless. :drinker:
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    My usual goal, 16-20AF days for the month. Diary style.
    I had 21AF days for March, but it was a longer month.
    My reason for drinking less is for weight loss.


    Tuesday April 26 - 2 drinks. 3 was always my norm, but over this past year it has changed to 2. Less frequent days of drinks must equal less tolerance. I am always happy to see my 16, I expect to exceed that a bit for this month. Planned AF Wednesday and Thursday.
    Wednesday April 27 - AF - Planned drinks Friday before, during, and or after the theatre. Going to see "Tuesdays with Morrie".
    Thursday April 28 - AF - That was a tough one! I worked for hours and hours on getting my sugar snap pea garden going, and totally felt like drinks after. I had to do the 6 minute wait many many times. As usual, I post the next morning when I put my weight into the other forums. This morning, Kimberley BC (1/2 hour up the mountain from me) won BC's best small town : - ) @globalhiker will be there in 6 weeks : - )
    Planned drinks Friday, planned AF Saturday.
    Friday April 29 - Drinks before the play and after. It was opening night, so there was Champagne and cake at the meet the actors and creators after the show. Planned AF Saturday

    Rolling total: 18AF day out of 29 days
  • ahoy_m8
    ahoy_m8 Posts: 3,053 Member
    @dawnbgethealthy That sounds so fun! What was the show?
  • joallana
    joallana Posts: 33 Member
    @Sinisterbarbie1 thanks for the NA wine rec! The other flavorings looks super good too, I’ve ordered the wine sampler and the fish and mushroom sauces. Really bummed the allium one is sold out!
  • Lilylady3k
    Lilylady3k Posts: 4,005 Member
    April accountability: 7 days AF
    Alcohol: 23 days (55.5 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 - 2 wine
    4/2 - 4 wine @ my sisters
    4/3 - AF
    4/4 - 1.5 wine
    4/5 - 2 Torchy Tini’s
    4/6 - AF
    4/7 - 2 wine
    4/8 - 3 wine
    4/9 - 3 drinks 1 margarita + 2 wine (half full small plastic cups at party) Couples Baby Shower
    4/10 - 3 margaritas Crawfish Boil; bags of frozen margaritas leftover from the previous evening event
    4/11 - AF
    4/12 - AF @ alumnae meeting
    4/13 - 1 bourbon & Diet Coke
    4/14 - 3 wine BUNCO
    4/15 - 1 margarita
    4/16 - 3 wine
    4/17 - AF
    4/18 - 2 wine (1 at home & 1 at 📚)
    4/19 - 2 wine
    4/20 - 1 margarita
    4/21 - 2 wine
    4/22 - 4 drinks 3 wine & 1 Benedictine in New Orleans
    4/23 - 4 drinks French Quarter Fest 1 beer, vodka, 2 wine & lots of water bottles!
    4/24 - AF
    4.25 - 3 wine
    4/26 - AF
    4/27 - 2 wine
    4/28 - 3 wine
    4/29 - 2 wine
    4/30 - 2 Torchy’s Tini


    I can and will do better in May.
  • MissMay
    MissMay Posts: 3,749 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10863351/less-alcohol-may-2022-one-day-at-a-time/p1?new=1

    Follow the link above to our MAY 2022 thread if you want to keep accountable towards drinking LESS.
  • dawnbgethealthy
    dawnbgethealthy Posts: 7,891 Member
    My usual goal, 16-20AF days for the month. Diary style.
    I had 21AF days for March, but it was a longer month.
    My reason for drinking less is for weight loss.


    Tuesday April 26 - 2 drinks. 3 was always my norm, but over this past year it has changed to 2. Less frequent days of drinks must equal less tolerance. I am always happy to see my 16, I expect to exceed that a bit for this month. Planned AF Wednesday and Thursday.
    Wednesday April 27 - AF - Planned drinks Friday before, during, and or after the theatre. Going to see "Tuesdays with Morrie".
    Thursday April 28 - AF - That was a tough one! I worked for hours and hours on getting my sugar snap pea garden going, and totally felt like drinks after. I had to do the 6 minute wait many many times. As usual, I post the next morning when I put my weight into the other forums. This morning, Kimberley BC (1/2 hour up the mountain from me) won BC's best small town : - ) @globalhiker will be there in 6 weeks : - )
    Planned drinks Friday, planned AF Saturday.
    Friday April 29 - Drinks before the play and after. It was opening night, so there was Champagne and cake at the meet the actors and creators after the show. Planned AF Saturday
    Saturday April 30 - AF - Very windy day, didn't do anything in the garden.

    Monthly total: 19AF day out of 30 days
  • KNoceros
    KNoceros Posts: 326 Member
    Finished April well.

    Goals remain 2 days AF / wk and stay under 20 UK units.
    Last week (I run Mon - Sun) 3 days Af and 17.6 units.

    That makes 11 AF days in April and an average of 19 units per week. It’s still more than guidance but a lot less than before I was tracking it.

    See you all on the May thread.

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