Less Alcohol ~ NOVEMBER 2022 ~ One Day At A Time
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I am Dawn, 62, 5'2", SE BC
This November the 28th, (my late Dad's birthday) will mark my 4th year on this thread.
Not only has it kept me accountable for my alcohol consumption, it truly has become a community for me, especially while we were in various lockdowns.
Sticking with my (reachable) goal of the last few years, 16-20 AF days. I have been successful each month with this expect for most recently in September when I was having a Margarita every day in Mexico and reached only 14AF for the month.
Diary Style:
Tuesday November 1st - 2 drinks - Cold, hungry, tired, willpower nill
Wednesday November 2nd - 2 drinks - Ditto from Tuesday - Weather is turning quickly and am digging through snow to get beets and carrots out during my work breaks - it is forecast to go to minus 20 in a few days and no root vegetables will be diggable at that point - not willing to lose my crop (my food for the winter) so have been begging for a couple of more hours off each day to get this done.
Thursday November 3rd - 2 drinks - Obviously drinking all week
Friday November 4th - 2 drinks - I guess that I haven't even been trying to be AF. Got the last 6 foot patch of random potatoes dug up, a nice big bowl of them. Going to spend the weekend cooking/processing probably
Rolling total: 0AF days out of 4 days5 -
@joans1976 I feel for your loss..I lost my pup Sept 2021. Still hurts. Many hugs.4
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Welcome back @globalhiker , sorry you lost a dear friend. ❣5
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My mocktails
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Hey everybody! This is my 5th month and I am so grateful to have found this group!
My goal is to not turn to alcohol this month no matter how stressful work or my physical health gets!
Best wishes to everyone to meet their goals this month!
11/1: AF
11/2: AF
11/3: AF
Saying goodbye to my dear Kitty Peanut this morning. It breaks my heart. She is 18 and it is time to let her go, it’s just never easy. I am glad I can at least give her the gift of peace.
11/4: AF
Tough day yesterday, put myself to bed early. House feels empty.
11/5: AF
Thank you everyone for the thoughtful condolences, you are a great bunch!4 -
AF - Nov 1, 2, 3, 4
A- Nov 5 (1 wine)
Are you sharing with friends that you are on an AF journey? We went for dinner last night with friends. I had a seltzer at the bar. We ordered a bottle of wine at the table and my friend announced she had stopped drinking during the work week! That made it easy to just have 1 bottle (for 4, not for me!)
@MissMay those mocktails are stunning! Any recipes?
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Nov 1- Nov 2 - AF
Nov 3- Nov 4- Nov 5 A (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 6 - AF4 -
For November, I will do my best to keep it at 1 or less a day. Doctor put me on a calorie-restricted diet. She says I have no room for drinks and I need to fix my weight now. So there you go.
Yesterday I did have 2, a mini fizzy rose and a mini champagne. Excuse was to fight off jet lag.
I am sorry for any of you going thru a challenging month. What I have learned is there is ALWAYS an unexpected challenge around the corner. We may as well get smart and deal with it with a sharp mind.
Sunday plans: get in a short run now and then do an easy casual hike with hubby. Fish tacos tonight and I will buy 1 champagne "piccolo". Only 1 since a) they are $$$$ and b) I only have 125 calories I can spare in my diet plan. Food is a priority.
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Todays latest. It is all about the perfect glass!
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I am Dawn, 62, 5'2", SE BC
This November the 28th, (my late Dad's birthday) will mark my 4th year on this thread.
Not only has it kept me accountable for my alcohol consumption, it truly has become a community for me, especially while we were in various lockdowns.
Sticking with my (reachable) goal of the last few years, 16-20 AF days. I have been successful each month with this expect for most recently in September when I was having a Margarita every day in Mexico and reached only 14AF for the month.
Diary Style:
Tuesday November 1st - 2 drinks - Cold, hungry, tired, willpower nill
Wednesday November 2nd - 2 drinks - Ditto from Tuesday - Weather is turning quickly and am digging through snow to get beets and carrots out during my work breaks - it is forecast to go to minus 20 in a few days and no root vegetables will be diggable at that point - not willing to lose my crop (my food for the winter) so have been begging for a couple of more hours off each day to get this done.
Thursday November 3rd - 2 drinks - Obviously drinking all week
Friday November 4th - 2 drinks - I guess that I haven't even been trying to be AF. Got the last 6 foot patch of random potatoes dug up, a nice big bowl of them. Going to spend the weekend cooking/processing probably
Saturday November 5th - 2 drinks. I got 2 pans of beets peeled and roasted, aiming for the same on Sunday.
Rolling total: 0AF days out of 5 days6 -
Hello everyone
Popping back in. this month is a so/so start for me. I own it my behavior.
Some family drama on DH side lately along with our homeless population and now the finance guy for the buyer of the building is going to visit on Tuesday. Sheesh I hope they don't back out. DH is shutting down working as of the end of this month and empty the building by December 31.
As always @MissMay your mocktails look marvelous!
I tasted a salted caramel whiskey this weekend at total wine and more. That is dangerous stuff for me. sweet and went down to smooth. Like a caramel syrup on ice cream.....I ran and will keep the taste in my dreams not my counter.
Ok got to run, and yep like other places the weather is changing and we are being rained on...a lot LOL finally.
x
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November accountability: 2 days AF
Alcohol: 4 days (10 drinks)
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.
11/1 - AF; DH too
11/2 - 3 wine ; my sister joined us for dinner
11/3 - 3 drinks ; 2 wine + 1 B&B
11/4 - 2 wine
11/5 - 2 drinks; LSU Tailgate @ the stadium which started at 10am … did not pour a drink until noon. 2 vodka cranberry sprite before 6pm at kickoff. Didn’t get home until midnight but it was a great day, a win for the LSU Tigers over Bama … with lots of old friends.
11/6 - AF @ home5 -
Hey everybody! This is my 5th month and I am so grateful to have found this group!
My goal is to not turn to alcohol this month no matter how stressful work or my physical health gets!
Best wishes to everyone to meet their goals this month!
11/1: AF
11/2: AF
11/3: AF
Saying goodbye to my dear Kitty Peanut this morning. It breaks my heart. She is 18 and it is time to let her go, it’s just never easy. I am glad I can at least give her the gift of peace.
11/4: AF
Tough day yesterday, put myself to bed early. House feels empty.
11/5: AF
Thank you everyone for the thoughtful condolences, you are a great bunch!
11/6: AF
Today I meet with my tumor board and my oncology surgeon to determine what’s what. Feeling anxious but also relieved to get the ball rolling!7 -
Nov 1- Nov 2 - AF
Nov 3- Nov 4- Nov 5 A (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 6 - Nov 7- AF4 -
AF - Nov 1, 2, 3, 4
A- Nov 5 (1 wine), 6 (4 oz wine)
So yesterday I tried a Becks NA beer. Won’t toss the 6 pack but likely won’t buy again. Didn’t have the hoppy taste I was looking for.
My husband opened a bottle of beer our friend brewed and I had a taste of that with dinner.
Going to try for AF from here to Thanksgiving but there may be some surprises along the way.
Happy Monday!5 -
Here it is MONDAY. WOO HOO!
On Saturday I resumed my workout routine regime. I now have to share my gorilla mat, free weights, etc in a part of my livingroom.
I was intimidated at first, but ya know, I get just as great a workout as I did having an entire room/studio at my other location.
I now have french doors to look out at my back yard while doing crunches or pumping iron. It is a nice.change, actually.
A little known fact:
It's not that your getting old people that you have slowed down.
It is because you have LOST MUSCLE.
Lift a heavy box, do some squats or use big soup cans to build those triceps. It does not cost a lot to get healthy.
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I am Dawn, 62, 5'2", SE BC
This November the 28th, (my late Dad's birthday) will mark my 4th year on this thread.
Not only has it kept me accountable for my alcohol consumption, it truly has become a community for me, especially while we were in various lockdowns.
Sticking with my (reachable) goal of the last few years, 16-20 AF days. I have been successful each month with this expect for most recently in September when I was having a Margarita every day in Mexico and reached only 14AF for the month.
Diary Style:
Sunday November 6th - AF - Maybe I got it out of my system, even if I didn't, I do want to string a bunch of AF days together.
Rolling total: 1AF days out of 6 days4 -
Hey everybody! This is my 5th month and I am so grateful to have found this group!
My goal is to not turn to alcohol this month no matter how stressful work or my physical health gets!
Best wishes to everyone to meet their goals this month!
11/1: AF
11/2: AF
11/3: AF
Saying goodbye to my dear Kitty Peanut this morning. It breaks my heart. She is 18 and it is time to let her go, it’s just never easy. I am glad I can at least give her the gift of peace.
11/4: AF
Tough day yesterday, put myself to bed early. House feels empty.
11/5: AF
Thank you everyone for the thoughtful condolences, you are a great bunch!
11/6: AF
Today I meet with my tumor board and my oncology surgeon to determine what’s what. Feeling anxious but also relieved to get the ball rolling!
11/7: AF
Reasons to celebrate! My cancer is 100% curable! I will need surgery and radiation which will be in about a month. I will have some lymph nodes removed too and if those come back cancerous, I will need chemo. I will also be put on medications that put me in early menopause which I’m not looking forward to but the outcome could be worse! So grateful!7
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