Less Alcohol ~ NOVEMBER 2022 ~ One Day At A Time
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Nov 1- Nov 2 - AF
Nov 3- Nov 4- Nov 5 A (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 6 - Nov 7- Nov 8- AF
Nov 9 -10- 11-12 A - (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 13- 14 - 15 - AF
Nove 16-17-18-19 (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 20- AF
Nov 21 - A (wine 2 glasses)
Nov 22 - A (wine 2 glasses)
Nov 23 - A (1 beer)
Nov 24 - A (2 cocktails)
Nov 25 - AF
Nov 26 - A (wine 3 glasses)
Nov 27 - AF
Nov 28- A - (wine 2 glasses) - worst day at work in a long time....wish I could afford to quit or retire.5 -
@joans1976 We’re all rooting for you!
@tmbg1 sorry to hear you had a rough day at work. Hey at least you didn’t go too nutty with the wine!3 -
1.5 glasses of wine last night. Altogether not bad. At least my food was under control! Baby steps. I told my husband I want lipo for Christmas! Haha! Just suck out that extra fat and do a reset. But I know it’s not how that works.4
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I want to re-start my old habit of posting every morning when I get up. It sets "intention" for the day. Frankly, I've slipped the past few months since I started posting every other evening. 1 can of wine last night. Doesn't sound like much, but my doctor says at my age and situation, it's just toxic.
I going to bite the bullet and buy several cases of pellegrino, my fizzy-wine replacement. I had stopped since it doubled in price but if it slims me up and I avoid the wine, suppose it's worth it.
(side note: Also started taking DIM today to lower my estrogen since it was so high and may explain the ridiculous weight gain. I look prego. I'm theorizing the wine is just boosting my estrogen, not a good thing. Doctor told me to ditch the flaxseed too. Found out it was "hidden" in my vitamins and protein powder. Another estrogenic compound. Geez.)4 -
I'd like to join the December thread and keep the month AF because that's how I want to ring in the new year...this, currently, would be my less and a sturdy start.6
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The end of the month is in sight! This group has been a great way to re-connect with MFP. Looking forward to December. I think I finally *kitten* figured out what the whole kitten thing is.
AF - Nov 1-4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 -17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 - 28 [total: 22]
A- Nov 5 (1 wine), 6 (4 oz beer), 9 (1wine), 12 (beer), 18 (beer), 23 (too many wines) [total: 6]7 -
Hi All - I've been away but I'm back starting 11/13. I have found that I don't meet my goals without the support of this group and I've also missed everyone. Since I started late, my goal this month is 10 AF out of 18.
11/27: AF - Back on a regular routine
11/28: AF
I found an inspiring article, that I'm hoping will keep me inspired, which includes a tip about alcohol - Late night snacking could be ruining your health — here’s how to trick your body into stopping. The hardest habit that I'm trying to break is late night drinking and snacking. I managed to pull it off last night (an AF night). It's much easier not to get into late night snacking on the AF days.
Rolling Total: 7 AF Days out of 16
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@joans1976 - I wish there were more that I could do but please know that I'm thinking of you and sending positive thoughts your way.4
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One easy way to find these threads is to go to the Community tab from MFP, then search for "Less Alcohol".3
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1.5 glasses of wine last night. Altogether not bad. At least my food was under control! Baby steps. I told my husband I want lipo for Christmas! Haha! Just suck out that extra fat and do a reset. But I know it’s not how that works.
@womona - I very much relate to your recent comments - these and up through Thanksgiving!
I was on the same path. 3 -
November accountability: 8 days AF
Alcohol: 20 days (48 drinks)
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day; 12-16 AF days per month. Aim to drink no more than 2 nights in a row.
11/21 - AF
11/22 - 2 wine
11/23 - 2 wine
11/24 - 4 wine ; Happy Thanksgiving! 2 wine at Thanksgiving lunch plus 2 in the evening after returning home
11/25 - AF; Both DH & I
11/26 - 3 wine ; My sister joined us for dinner and brought 2 bottles of wine since DH and I didn’t have any in the house
11/27 - AF; Both DH & I
11/28 - 2 wine
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As usual, when faced with a statement contrary to my established beliefs, I resort to Google. [and a healthy dose of scepticism]. My go-to healthy breakfast [when I'm not gobbling scrapple & eggs, or french toast & bacon] is a dish of oatmeal/cinnamon/flaxmeal/dried fruit, all "good-for-you " stuff. After @globalhiker 's post about the estrogen evils of flaxmeal , I ran to Google and discovered info on the SAME PAGE that flaxmeal is good/bad for you....😇😈...
sigh...everything in moderation...or, just, "don' worry, be happy".
Meanwhile, I'm on Amazon sending Bermuda rum cakes to all of the family who went on that fabulous cruise a few
years ago.
No Chianti last week, opened a bottle tonight. Don't know why because , it doesn't go with turkey. Cork back in after one glass.
Maybe tomorrow's beef roast will suit better.
I know many of y'all belong to Book Clubs, I don't, but will ask, have you read "Elisabeth Is Missing " ? Such a scarey story of dementia, told by the person who is experiencing it. Those of us who have elderly relatives might gain some insight ...I know I did.
Cuddling under afghans with Catpuccino ...low level purrrrs ...
G'night.
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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
11/15-11/21: 7 days AF
11/22-11/28: 7 days AF
11/29: AF
Rolling total 29 out of 29 days AF
I cannot believe it’s going to be December! November flew by!
Have a great Wednesday everyone4 -
@RockinRobyn672 What a kind thing to say! You can help by telling me to stop whining when I get too dramatic!
Another way to easily find this thread is to flag it (in the upper right corner of the comments) and then the next time go to “community” then to “bookmarks” and it will open right to where you left off.2 -
Nov 1- Nov 2 - AF
Nov 3- Nov 4- Nov 5 A (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 6 - Nov 7- Nov 8- AF
Nov 9 -10- 11-12 A - (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 13- 14 - 15 - AF
Nove 16-17-18-19 (wine 3 glasses each)
Nov 20- AF
Nov 21 - A (wine 2 glasses)
Nov 22 - A (wine 2 glasses)
Nov 23 - A (1 beer)
Nov 24 - A (2 cocktails)
Nov 25 - AF
Nov 26 - A (wine 3 glasses)
Nov 27 - AF
Nov 28-29 -30 A - (wine 2 glasses)
Whew this month was rough. Work got the best of me and I went back to bad habits. Ugh.3 -
I've cut back a bit and I am going AF for December. I don't want to wait until Jan 1 and start the year off with a hangover. New Years eve drinking has never appealed to me anyway. I want to look and feel my best in 2023.
I am assuming a link for December will be posted soon?5 -
Yesterday was lovely but I went way over my calories, wine consumption and baked goods, all in the name of birthday celebration. Slept terribly of course. I feel the sugar still coursing through my system!!! Ugh, feel crappy today and now I have to drag myself to go work out, do some errands and then go to work. I want to do none of it! Tonight will definitely be AF!
I lost all my motivation to put up the rest of the decorations, and start shopping for Christmas. I had that mild twinge of panic this morning because all of a sudden I feel behind the eight ball with holiday prep. I really need to get a move on if I want my holiday season to be relaxed and joyful. Slow and steady wins the race, not week before Christmas panic!
I have a number of parties in December that I have to navigate with not overdoing food and alcohol. It has me a little anxious. I always make a good plan in terms of food and drink, my problem is sticking to it!!6 -
Hello my Less Alcohol friends and welcome to our new contributors this week.
I will be posting the link for the very much anticipated DECEMBER LESS ALCOHOL THREAD 2022 later today.
For those of you that are new here we have a monthly thread. It has been in existence since 2017.
The renew of a monthly thread allows us to redesign our goals if needed, reset our minds and focus on what drinking LESS means to us.
Be sure to check HERE for an easy clickable link to Dec
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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:
Friday November 25 - Drinks
Saturday November 26 - Drinks including trying to replicate the beautiful Manhattan that I made last Saturday, had one sip of and then broke. It didn't turn out as good, wrong proportion. I also had a travelling mug of hot chocolate with peppermint schapps as I walked the entire parade route.
Sunday November 27 - AF - Need to get at least 2 more, Tuesday and Wednesday for sure, Monday will be a very late night and might be up for grabs.
Monday November 28 - 1 1/2 drinks
Tuesday November 29 - AF
Wednesday November 30 - AF - The day isn't over, but I know that I will be AF tonight to squeak out my 16 for the month. I will NOT topload drinks days at the beginning of December, aiming for drinks one during the work week and Fridays and or Saturdays for December.
Rolling total: 16AF days out of 30 days4
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