Less Alcohol ~ MAY 2022 ~ One Day At A Time
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Week 3: finished at 10 drinks. At least one less than last week. I could've lost close to a lb. of fat had I decided to forgo the drinks altogether.
Anyway, Happy Monday - start of a fresh new week - and a short one if you consider the holiday weekend coming up ......4 -
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1st week of May - 3AF and 4A
2nd week of May- 3AF and 4A
3rd week so far 2 AF and 5A - kept it at 2 drinks each A day5 -
I am Dawn.
I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.
I hit 19AF days for April.
Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
Diary style.
Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : u- )
Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.
Rolling total: 12AF out of 22 days.3 -
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I haven't had a chance to look at all my photos yet. I am planting all of this week after work : - )
So this is the drive down toward Creston, I took these on Friday just past 3pm.
@globalhiker This is your only route up. This lake, Moyie Lake, begins about 20 minutes after the border crossing at Eastport. You will pass through Yahk 10 minutes before that lol. Not a whole lot else before Cranbrook past Yahk, 1 gas station, one pub. A few very good pullouts.
And this is what I have planned for this week until Sunday. Peppers will have to wait until then, and onion sets go around them. The other stuff that has been hardening off on my porch can start to slowly go in. Lots of digging and soil enhancement in each spot. I got 6 things in today.
I will look at my Blossom Festival photos with coffee in the morning : - )
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May accountability: 5 days AF
Alcohol: 17 days (32 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.
5/1 - AF
5/2 - 2 wine
5/3 - 1 wine
5/4 - AF
5/5 - 2 wine
5/6 - 1.5 wine
5/7 - 2 wine
5/8 - 1 wine
5/9 - 1.5 wine
5/10 - 2 wine
5/11 - 2 wine
5/12 - 2 wine
5/13 - 2 wine
5/14 - 2 wine
5/15 - 4 drinks 2 wine + 2 bourbon & Diet Coke
5/16 - AF @ 📚
5/17 - 2 wine then switched to TopoChico
5/18 - Margarita @ 📚
5/19 - 2 wine
5/20 - 2 wine
5/21 - 3 wine
5/22 - AF
5/23 - AF
Sunday night I showed solidarity with my pregnant daughter since the guys were drinking scotch which doesn't interest me ... I volunteered to be the designated driver.
This evening my option was bourbon & Diet Coke which I passed on since I really don't think it goes well with eggplant parmesan. There is no wine in the house and neither DH or I bought it when we went to the grocery store this afternoon.
This next weekend will be a challenge. Heading to visit my mom and check on our camp for a long weekend with my sister. DH plans to stay home. She is already planning all the drinks she wants to bring ... I'm planning turkey & Swiss with buffalo cream cheese on sun-dried tomato flour tortilla ... pinwheels for snacks and salads for lunch. I think we are on opposite ends with our "what groceries to bring".
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Other than a party on Saturday night, I stuck to one glass of wine. Taking micro sips helps me not have that half a glass more!
Hope everyone has a good week.4 -
Oh my I realized I missed posting and responding eek!!!
Good news, I reached out and actually reached a plumber when knew back 6-7 years ago?? Thought he had moved back to the eastern part of the state. Well he had but now is back in my neck of the woods. he came over today to talk about our bathroom redo's. I love this man. He is going to take me to the contractor showroom (haha) to get fixtures and the blah blah stuff. Then just give him a few days notice when the demo (thats me) gets done and he will be there to put the bathrooms back together. And he will put the kitchen sink in as well as run the water line to where the refrig will sit. If all goes well we may have 90% of the remodel done by fall. The I can do the touch up on the wall over the winter early spring months.
As soon as I have some pictures I will share. Pinky shake.
Good news we went out for lunch/dinner both Sat and Sun and I kept to my 2 beers. Now with the remodel moving forward and will have a home equity payment at some point...we decided on weekends we could only have one outing, instead of 2-4.
Hugs everyone
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I am Dawn.
I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.
I hit 19AF days for April.
Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
Diary style.
Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : - )
Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.
Monday May 23 - AF - I felt like having a couple of drinks after finishing digging and stuff, but...my weight and this forum keeping me accountable. I should come up with a plan for drinks days, I find that helps me to resist if I know that I have that day coming up. Meanwhile, best to get to at least my 16.
Rolling total: 13AF out of 23 days.3 -
Hi, all. Alone at home this week. Quiet week following the storm of activity this month. It feels so much easier to stay on an even keel when puttering around on my own. Walked to a nearby restaurant to meet up with a friend. I have avoided night time activities with this long time friend because the pattern is she drinks too much then things turn un-fun. I thought we would be meeting for coffee but it turned into dinner. She seemed so relieved when I ordered tea and she ordered it as well. Seems she is doing weeknight AF these days as well. We had a perfectly lovely time without the drinks. Cheers to that!
Alas, the case with another friend is not so easy. A group of her friends (she has no family) did an intervention with her several years ago, and she (with intense reluctance) went to rehab for alcohol abuse. I sincerely hope none of you are roped into a situation like that. It was pretty awful. It took away a whole weekend where I had already made obligations to other family members who I let down, and I chipped in $600 I didn't plan to spend to pay for the professional interventionist, her flights, etc. Honestly, we hadn't been close for several years at that point, so I hadn't witnessed any of the dangerous behaviors, but the others pulled me in because that's what you do for an intervention, I guess. Saw her at a reception last week with a glass of wine in her hand. She is in the midst of lots of health issues, so alcohol can't be helpful. I hope she is able to take care of herself. None of the friend group feels any responsibility to intervene again. We did once and it's up to her to take care of herself at this point.7 -
@ahoy_m8 What a lot for you to carry too. But congrats to both you and friend #1.
So more progress on the remodel front. Took my plumbers advice and traveled north of our home to look at granite. So glad I did, gal there had an estimate for me in about 10 min. I got to see the slabs, she said all they need is about 2 weeks notice and they install the counter tops and sink. Customizing anything on the spot that may need adjusting.
Got a call from the bank and we sign the home equity loan tomorrow so look out! I see a bathroom demo in my near future.5 -
It was a total indulgence day baking cookies for DH and then eating a ton of them myself. My sister came over for dinner ... hence the wine. Terrible excuse but she is an elementary teacher and the situation mass shooting at Uvalde elementary school really got to all 3 of us.
5/24 - 3 wine
May accountability: 5 days AF
Alcohol: 18 days (35 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.5 -
@Lilylady3k
So upsetting about these elementary school shootings. Innocent children and teachers. So distressing and sad. Up 50%.
People must be scared to send their kids to school.
So awful.3 -
I am Dawn.
I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.
I hit 19AF days for April.
Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
Diary style.
Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : - )
Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.
Monday May 23 - AF - I felt like having a couple of drinks after finishing digging and stuff, but...my weight and this forum keeping me accountable. I should come up with a plan for drinks days, I find that helps me to resist if I know that I have that day coming up. Meanwhile, best to get to at least my 16.
Tuesday May 24 - AF - Despite watching an NHL playoff game. Lots of playoffs yet to go, so getting out of the habit of having drinks while watching feels like a win.
Rolling total: 14AF out of 24 days.4 -
@Lilylady3k I can relate. DD#1 teaches 6th grade math and we are rattled, too. We're having dinner tonight.
Deep down I'm an emotional eater, and that really bubbles to the surface at leavings, e.g. after a fun family holiday when everyone leaves, or recently, when DH and DD#3 left for Europe. Knowing this about myself, I baked lots of stuff I consider treats that I can make fit calorically-- fresh bread for breakfasts, my favorite lemon almond cake, homemade pasta. So how did that work? Great. Until the next day when I remembered Sprinkles cupcakes in the freezer. Ate one. Not very satisfying. Ate another. Then looked up how many calories that was. OMG. 1000 calories. Now remembering, this is why I don't eat Sprinkles cupcakes. It put me in a small surplus for the week last week so I'm in a small deficit this week. Also added a few miles by walking instead of driving for errands to the post office and library. Sigh. Water under the bridge. I'll make it balance out.5 -
@MissMay, you are my inspiration!
@dawnbgethealthy, when I arrive over there, will bring the sunshine with me.....
@lmlmrn, I look forward to seeing your post-remodel photos. I love home improvement! So much easier than self-improvement, isn't it??
Goal for today is AF and calorie restriction 24 hrs. Easy-peasy since I have a fridge loaded with cut up watermelon......and NO snacks or wine in the house....!
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globalhiker wrote: »@dawnbgethealthy would you recommend the 100 days of weighing in group? Did it help somewhat with sticking to AF days? Seems to me it would help keep one's awareness to really manage consumption (food and drink both).
Your pictures are magical and glad to hear there's been rain and snow (fewer fires hopefully).
Yes, it is a very supportive group. I am on a monthly one also. I used to do the 10 days one, but it took me too long each morning so I gave that up. 100 days really does give a nice picture.
It will be sunny here for sure when you arrive. Cranbrook is said to be the sunniest place in Canada (or in BC?)
Kimberley might be cloudy, but it is way up a mountain. It will be beautiful nevertheless.
So excited! 2 weeks from today : - )3 -
I am Dawn.
I am drinking less to lose weight. Diet and exercise were not budging the scale for me until November 2018 when I began to drink less. Drinking derails weight loss.
I hit 19AF days for April.
Sticking with my goal of 16-20 AF days per month for May
Diary style.
Wednesday May 18 - 2 drinks - 3rd night in a row
Thursday May 19 - AF - leaving to go away straight from work Friday. Not sure if I will get on the forums, but plan AF until Sunday eve.
Friday May 20 - AF - arrived in Creston, photos to come : - )
Saturday May 21 - AF - Like Friday, I wanted to have lots of energy for the following day : - ) Had such an amazing time.
Sunday May 22 - 2 drinks. Arrived back home at night. Planned AF for Monday for sure.
Monday May 23 - AF - I felt like having a couple of drinks after finishing digging and stuff, but...my weight and this forum keeping me accountable. I should come up with a plan for drinks days, I find that helps me to resist if I know that I have that day coming up. Meanwhile, best to get to at least my 16.
Tuesday May 24 - AF - Despite watching an NHL playoff game. Lots of playoffs yet to go, so getting out of the habit of having drinks while watching feels like a win.
Wednesday May 25 - 2 drinks. Happy productive day. I enjoyed my couple of drinks. Planned AF for Thursday, not so sure about Friday and Saturday yet. I do plan to get my 16AF or more.
Rolling total: 14AF out of 25 days.3
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