Less Alcohol ~ NOVEMBER 2022 ~ One Day At A Time
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November accountability: 5 days AF
Alcohol: 11 days (26 drinks)
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.
11/16 - 1 drink; jalapeño margarita @ book club
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Thanks for the encouragement . I've read just about every book listed and done The Alcohol experiment twice. I also follow Kate Bee and Bex Weller faithfully. One of these days it is just going to stick.5
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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!
11/1-11/7: 7 AF
11/8-11/14: 7 days AF
Rolling total: 14 out of 14 days AF
11/15: AF
Yesterday was the first day since my diagnosis that I was able to work a full 10 hour day without a nap or anxiety attack. It felt good.
I have a surgery date, December 6. I also figured out I have 14 doctors appointments between today and December 6. I guess they like to keep you busy?
11/16: AF
I feel like I’m a bundle of joy (note: sarcasm) every time I write. Biopsies of lymph nodes today. I slept awful last night and I’m just not able to put a positive spin on this today. 😮💨Deep breath. Gotta move forward.
People of the Less Alcohol thread, have a great day!6 -
Well, it's a good think I didn't read the fine print on last night's fundraiser invitation. It was a BYOB event! Husband and I had our refillable water bottles instead. Planning on 1 beer for tonight as we are headed to a brewery where we've joined the beer club. Will be fun!
Welcome to the new folks. This is a great thread and really helps on the AF journey. By way of example, before I started this thread I was probably 25A days in October and those weren't just 1 drink a day.
AF - Nov 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 -16 [total: 12]
A- Nov 5 (1 wine), 6 (4 oz beer), 9 (1wine), 12 (beer) [total: 4]4 -
Hi All - I'm Robyn. I've been away but I'm back.
11/13: Drinks (1) - Had a glass of wine. Plan was AF, but 1 is better than 2
11/14: AF - Had a virgin Cape Cod (club soda and cranberry) with dinner
11/15: AF - Stuck to plan, 45-minute spin workout, another virgin cape cod
11/16: AF - On a roll. Had a 70 calorie "Run Wild" NA IP with dinner.4 -
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 13 - AF - I had a hankering for a Manhattan, but I didn't have any Vermouth and didn't go out to get any. Whew, that was far too many daily drinks days.
Monday November 14 - AF - I guess that I just want to have drinks every day, but I know that it is disastrous for my weight. Long way yet to get to my 16 this month!!
Tuesday November 15 - AF - Split shifts the next 2, getting home so late often leads to drinks for me, I will have to have some willpower considering I need at least 10 more AF days with the month already half over.
Rolling total: 6AF days out of 15 days4 -
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 13 - AF - I had a hankering for a Manhattan, but I didn't have any Vermouth and didn't go out to get any. Whew, that was far too many daily drinks days.
Monday November 14 - AF - I guess that I just want to have drinks every day, but I know that it is disastrous for my weight. Long way yet to get to my 16 this month!!
Tuesday November 15 - AF - Split shifts the next 2, getting home so late often leads to drinks for me, I will have to have some willpower considering I need at least 10 more AF days with the month already half over.
Wednesday November 16 - AF - That was a tough one, but really glad that I stayed AF. I set myself up for this by having too many drinks days at the beginning of the month. I think that I do much better when I have drink days every 3 or 4 instead of feeling like I have to string a whole bunch together. If I set Tuesday as a day where I can have a couple of drinks then it is easier to wait for that, and consequently wait after that until Friday because it is schedule. What works for one person doesn't work for all of course. Many 6 minute waits last night!
Rolling total: 7AF days out of 16 days5 -
My dear niece suffered a miscarriage today after it had taken her so long to get pregnant. I thought, "I want some wine; this is sad and stressful." Then I thought, "stop looking for an excuse to drink. Having a headache and anxiety tomorrow isn't going to help any of us."
The urge passed and I sent her a warm, loving and SOBER text which she greatly appreciated.12 -
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!
11/1-11/7: 7 AF
11/8-11/14: 7 days AF
Rolling total: 14 out of 14 days AF
11/15: AF
Yesterday was the first day since my diagnosis that I was able to work a full 10 hour day without a nap or anxiety attack. It felt good.
I have a surgery date, December 6. I also figured out I have 14 doctors appointments between today and December 6. I guess they like to keep you busy?
11/16: AF
I feel like I’m a bundle of joy (note: sarcasm) every time I write. Biopsies of lymph nodes today. I slept awful last night and I’m just not able to put a positive spin on this today. 😮💨Deep breath. Gotta move forward.
11/18: AF
I can’t believe it’s already November 18! Yesterday’s procedure was painful and long. Sleeping last night was kind of a joke. I’m icing my armpits now, which is a weird feeling and a weird thing to type.
Let’s go out there and kick this world’s *kitten* today! 💪🏼6 -
November accountability: 5 days AF
Alcohol: 12 days (28 drinks)
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.
11/17 - 2 wine; DH’s birthday … we only opened 1 bottle!
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Fun night at the local Art Walk - - although I don't think I walked enough to burn any calories! Goal is to be AF from now to the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Happy Friday!
AF - Nov 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 -16 [total: 12]
A- Nov 5 (1 wine), 6 (4 oz beer), 9 (1wine), 12 (beer), 18 (beer) [total: 5]4 -
SunnyDays930 wrote: »Thanks for the encouragement . I've read just about every book listed and done The Alcohol experiment twice. I also follow Kate Bee and Bex Weller faithfully. One of these days it is just going to stick.
Today may be that day!!!
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RockinRobyn672 wrote: »11/14: AF - Had a virgin Cape Cod (club soda and cranberry) with dinner
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Is that what they’re called? Who knew my go-to NA drink was a virgin Cape Cod!4 -
@joans1976 hope you’re feeling better today. Hey, no shame in not being a ray of sunshine every day, what with cancer sucking and everything.
@SunnyDays930 so sorry to hear about your niece, it’s so devastating and I know you must ache for her. Great insight and control not turning to alcohol to numb how awful you felt!!!3 -
Wine night at work, only had one glass, but I’ve been getting smart lately and have a serving of nuts about half an hour before, so it’s not on an empty stomach. I feel much better in the morning.
Planning on AF tonight. DS2 comes home from college tonight (or tomorrow, ya know, college students) and I can’t wait to see him!3 -
Hi All - I'm Robyn. I've been away but I'm back. I found that I don't meet my goals without the support of this group. My goal is 16-20 AF days in a month targeting no more than 2 drinks in a day and no more than 7 in a week.
11/13: Drinks (1) - Had a glass of wine. Plan was AF, but 1 is better than 2
11/14: AF - Had a virgin Cape Cod (club soda and cranberry) with dinner
11/15: AF - Stuck to plan, 45-minute spin workout, another virgin cape cod
11/16: AF - On a roll. Had a 70 calorie "Run Wild" NA IPA
11/17: Drinks (3) - Thursday night is date night (had 2 wines with dinner and a beer later with hubs). Also got into the late-night snacking. I hate it when I do that.
Rolling Total: 3 AF days out of 5
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RockinRobyn672 wrote: »11/14: AF - Had a virgin Cape Cod (club soda and cranberry) with dinner
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Is that what they’re called? Who knew my go-to NA drink was a virgin Cape Cod!
@Womona - Ha, ha! I made it up (I think) but it makes sense to call it that, right?2 -
Happy Friday! I don't have my "happy" going on today but I am gonna try.
Planning to go easy on the food and drink until the holidays, stick to my 1000 calorie diet which doesn't allow more than 1 drink anyway and just "re-focus" on shopping and travel planning. Things that make me happy.
Protein shake is working well. Tastes like chalk, but I notice the flab tighten up and I have appetite control.
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@globalhiker
I tried the protein shake thing years ago.
I'm glad that it gives you appetite control.
I now try to eat my calories instead of drink them, except for booze.
I hope that you get out and about somewhere on the weekend and don't have to work!2
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