LESS Alcohol ~ APRIL 2023 ~ One Day at A Time

itladyee · April 2023

Ready for April
4/3/2023
I skipped breakfast, considering IF again. if only to kick start some action. Good for lunch (leftover Chicken and Salad) and dinner was an airfried pork chop and broccoli. Husband turned on the NCAA championship game and make Pomegranate Sours. I had one and a half (about 6 ounces).

4/4/2023
I'm already claiming today as AF. Gotta get started and ignore the triggers.

The Month recap to stay accountable

4/1
My plan starts/restarts tomorrow.... Mayo Clinic "diet" . Today wasn't so bad. Had 6 ounce filet and asparagus and two glasses of wine for dinner. I have only one bottle of wine left in my house and I don't plan to buy any more this month.....
4/2/2023
Well.... the day was actually going well. I had a couple of breakfast sausage for breakfast (not the best choice but I haven't been shopping yet). For lunch, cobb salad and for dinner Chicken with a southwest salad. All meals accompanied by water! I made it until 8:30pm when my husband came home from work. He cracked open a beer and started recapping his negative day... so two glasses appeared .... bottle is almost empty🙂
4/3/2023
4/4/2023

My 2023 Stats...

AF = 0
A = 3
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January
AF = 53%
A = 47%
February
AF = 29%
A = 71%
March
AF = 0%
A = 100%
April
AF = 0%
A = 100%

MonkeyMel21 · April 2023

Today was good. Our supervisor is off for bereavement leave starting at 10 am today so I had a little more stress at work than usual picking up the slack. But when I got home DH and I played some DnD with our 13 year old then had dinner. We both had some drinks and enjoyed the evening. Supervisor is off tomorrow and I have a dentist appointment but I will also get to pick up my car after it's 100k tune up and am pretty excited about it. I also booked our kid free vacation for June tonight!

I'm trying to hydrate now so I don't feel terrible in the morning.

4/1 - 4 beers
4/2 - AF
4/3 - AF
4/4 - 1 beer, 3 rum drinks

tmbg1 · April 2023

4/1 - A
4/2- AF
4/3 - AF
4/4 - AF

Michieb125 · April 2023

4/4
Love reading all the posts regarding tracking vs. not tracking food. For me, I have to know the calories I am aiming to cut and/or consume or the lbs. will creep up one at a time….sort of unnoticed at first (or sort of acceptable) and then all of a sudden I realize there are way more lbs. staring back at me from the scale.

That’s just me so I am dedicated to use MFP indefinitely. I have to say I did WW for many years on and off and it is also decent but I seem to have more success with MFP right now.

@dawnbgethealthy those hills are located right in the East Bay Area of Northern California! One hour outside of San Francisco called Mt. Diablo State Park. We literally live next to it so my walks and hikes outdoors can be very inspiring in the spring. Once the heat of summer takes over, they do go brown and dry!

April accountability: total of 20-22 days AF this month
AF - 2
A - 1 (4/2)

Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day
Personal best - 1-2 glasses
AF tonight but will log tomorrow morning.

MissMay · April 2023

So last night my hubby bought me the devil MANGO-RITA's again. Even though I said I was taking a break from them. I was all fine with them being in the frig. I had no intention of cracking one open.

When I came down stairs he had already poured one in my favorite glass. My VERY favorite glass all beautiful with the mango colored liquid in it and the little cold beads of condensation running down the sides.

"SIGH" you should have seen his face when I turned it down . I told him he was going to have to drink this one tonight. And he did gladly. A save for me 💪

AF tonight to, bought some NA beer for the frig, not my go to but it will do.

forestdweller1 · April 2023

@MissMay ...HUGE HUGE air hugs from Da"Burgh. "When will they ever learn" playing in the background. Are men totally clueless, or are they just looking for love/acceptance/approval/validation/companionship/ [WHATEVER] .
And are wives, girlfriends, sisters guilty of the same ??
SO proud of you standing firm against the devil 👿
There should be many quiet conversations over glasses of sweet tea about this....
Among all of us.

April ...2 AF- 2A... No large quantities, but I feel I need a good reason to have wine...a nice steak, a new pasta recipie....and, voila !! there it is !!.
Need to try out some more of my "Indian" recipes with the caution that Muslims do not drink alcohol, therefore it's not gonna be part of the meal. If I lived near BC I'd just order carry out from Spice Hut...LOL!!!

Tomorrow, falafel in a whole wheat pita with tzatziki sauce. All homemade of course. Yeah, retired is a great life.

mfowler883 · April 2023

Not AF, but still less. Not getting blitzed, or really even buzzed. That's fine, I don't usually drink with the aim of getting messed up until I am, then the aim is to get as messed up as possible. I'm doing pretty good the last few days about maintaining the balance on the right side of that equation. Tonight, for example, I had an IPA and an NA IPA, mixed. Two glasses of half-A IPA. Wow that sounds....yeah. Half-A. LOL.

ChatGPT has really helped me refine my plans for acoustic treatment, and things are coming along one step at a time in the studio.

Logging food....sigh. Yeah, right there with y'all on that one. I know certain things that I can do to keep my intake where I want it to be, and some of it is automatic now. Breakfast is easy, I've made my changes there and I'm happy with them. The rest of the day, I know what I should be doing but I struggle - if it's in front of me, I will eat it. I haven't been logging consistently, although I know if I did, I'd probably be better off.

-m

globalhiker · April 2023

AF again! I suppose I am substituting chocolate in some form in exchange for alcohol. Yesterday cost me dearly: 6 small squares of Cadbury Fruit and Nut=20 points. That's practically the points I get in a full day!

So yeah, I hear you @dawnbgethealthy -could well be the caffeine in the chocolate keeping me up

Exciting to hear about people's planned trips! Please share where you are going.

@lmlmrn so far my favorite place in the whole U.S. has been southern Utah. It's so spectacular. If you're going before the hot summer, ideal. We hit all the parks including the state parks except for Zion. Even the lesser-frequented parks like Capitol Reef were spectacular. Fisher Towers outside of Moab is still the most incredible place I have ever seen. I need to go back.

I am planning a trip to Germany and Austria for the Fall. I hate having to get on a long flight but getting old over here and need to take advantage of working legs while I have them

RockinRobyn672 · April 2023

Hi All! Since joining this group Nov '22 I no longer drink on a daily basis. I'm drinking less for weight loss and overall health. Since I haven't lost weight, I'm changing my goal to 2 A-days weekly with a 2-drink-any-day limit. I usually post mornings.

Tue 4/4: AF (0) - DH and I rode bikes to the end of the boardwalk and back, about 10 miles. It was fun, but cold. I'm glad I did it. We stopped for a drink on the way back. I had a Stella 0.0. IMO it tastes the same as the alcoholic version. Not bad at all. DH's drink was $17

and mine was $6.

btw, DH is telling me that he's going to go two weeks AF after our long weekend (yay!), I will join him. We have Thursday through Monday off. My plan is to stick to my 2-A-day/2-drink-any-day goals. The New York trip and Phantom of the Opera didn't work out so we switched to Plan B. We're going to spend a couple nights not too far away and see Hamilton. We saw it in Pittsburgh a few years ago and it was great!

Rolling Total: 3AF Days out of 4

RockinRobyn672 · April 2023

@lmlmrn I'm with @globalhiker about Zion! That is my absolute favorite. Just driving through is exciting, exhilarating and other-worldly! I can't even begin to describe it. I recommend the Angel's Landing hike. That's the only thing we were able to do there. I will be going back and spending more time.

mfowler883 · April 2023

Yeah big fan of Utah here. I've only been once but it was a great trip. We stayed in Bryce but got out into surrounding areas, Dry Fork, Willis Creek, etc and did a lot of exploring and hiking. I want to hit Death Valley again next time, but I also want to explore more of Utah.

AF so far this morning haha...

-m

brittgreenlikethecolor88 · April 2023

Goal: AF - Sunday-Thursday.
Less than 3 drinks per day on Friday & Saturday.

Apr 3 - MON: AF ✅
Apr 4 - TUES: AF ✅

lmlmrn · April 2023

LOL still in the state
The state of WA has to come and inspect and sign off on the new service panel. We found out yesterday they would be here sometime today. If they show up early we will hit the road. If it is afternoon we will leave in the am

Thank you all so much for the Utah suggestions, I have added those to my list of 'must see's'.
So today we will play tetrus and see what will fit in the car and what we have to edit out.
Bonus

we were going to donate our sofa and love seat (excellent condition btw as we rarely used them) but be the oldies we are we determined we could not get them down the flight of stairs......So........ DH will be cutting/slicing them up in the living room then we will load and take to the landfill instead. That is so sad.....

We had already decided we were starting fresh with a new look when we land somewhere. So moving forward. We did go out for lunch and a beer yesterday afternoon. The electrician had to come back yesterday to finish up. He did not leave until 2pm and we were hungry. I am ok with it.

Now the whole logging food --- I got away from it around November when I was doing the 12 week lifting challenge.....well that finished just before Christmas, I did not start logging again and now I am up past the 'danger zone' 1-5lb over goal---caution....5-10lb over --- get your act together...10+ danger zone. So guess this is an eye opener and I need to get back to it. .5lb -from get your act together.

lets see what tomorrow brings

GaryM_25 · April 2023

Very interesting trips.

I'm here, in part, because of a planned trip. A few weeks ago, my wife booked an all-inclusive for a few days. Being at a max weight ever and with about 12 weeks until departure, I was triggered to do something about it.

So far, I'm nine days without alcohol. I still haven't committed to going alcohol free the whole twelve weeks. Maybe with Sunday being Easter, I think I might have a couple glasses of chardonnay with the meal.

That won't be too diet friendly of a day. I've got planned Classic Deviled Eggs, Mediterranean Kale Arugula Salad, Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Harissa, Garlic Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Lemon Pepper Asparagus, and for dessert, a colorful Baklava Cheesecake recipe that I'm going to try.

itladyee · April 2023

Ready for April

4/4/2023
[Noted yesterday]I'm already claiming today as AF. Gotta get started and ignore the triggers.
Yeah! That worked....:) AF! Mental mind games. It's funny. Once you put your mind to it, it's fairly easy. When your mind isn't committed, is easy to waiver. I came home and immediately poured my substitute wine (Ocean Spray 5 calorie juice) and proceeded to cook dinner. My husband came in and out of nowhere said, lets have a shot of Maker's Mark. I said no thank you, but go right ahead. He didn't. Then later on in the evening we were watching Jeopardy and the final Jeopardy question comes on and he says...if I get this right, you have to take a shot. It was like the devil incarnate! I said no!

The Month recap to stay accountable

4/1
My plan starts/restarts tomorrow.... Mayo Clinic "diet" . Today wasn't so bad. Had 6 ounce filet and asparagus and two glasses of wine for dinner. I have only one bottle of wine left in my house and I don't plan to buy any more this month.....
4/2/2023
Well.... the day was actually going well. I had a couple of breakfast sausage for breakfast (not the best choice but I haven't been shopping yet). For lunch, cobb salad and for dinner Chicken with a southwest salad. All meals accompanied by water! I made it until 8:30pm when my husband came home from work. He cracked open a beer and started recapping his negative day... so two glasses appeared .... bottle is almost empty🙂
4/3/2023
I skipped breakfast, considering IF again. if only to kick start some action. Good for lunch (leftover Chicken and Salad) and dinner was an airfried pork chop and broccoli. Husband turned on the NCAA championship game and make Pomegranate Sours. I had one and a half (about 6 ounces).

My 2023 Stats...

AF = 1
A = 3
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
January
AF = 53%
A = 47%
February
AF = 29%
A = 71%
March
AF = 0%
A = 100%
April
AF = 25%
A = 75%

@Missmay

"SIGH" you should have seen his face when I turned it down . I told him he was going to have to drink this one tonight. And he did gladly. A save for me 💪

Sounds like my evening! Kudos to you for staying strong!

@GaryM_25

That won't be too diet friendly of a day. I've got planned Classic Deviled Eggs, Mediterranean Kale Arugula Salad, Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Harissa, Garlic Sour Cream Mashed Potatoes, Roasted Lemon Pepper Asparagus, and for dessert, a colorful Baklava Cheesecake recipe that I'm going to try.

What time is dinner? 🙂

My plans sound similar.
Kale Walnut Feta Salad
Roasted Red Potatoes
Lamb Chops
Crab & Bacon Linguine (New recipe I'm trying)
I didn't even consider dessert as I normally don't prepare....but I will add something.

dawnbgethealthy · April 2023

@forestdweller1
Oh, falafels!! Yummy. I haven't had those in awhile, but I love them. I have never made them from scratch, dried from a box or frozen over here. I grew up in Toronto where there are falafel places everywhere (and Roti shops).
Hindu people do drink alcohol, beer and whiskey. The last time that I actually ate in the Spice Hut restaurant with a friend we brought Proscecco which went quite well with the food.

@globalhiker
Oh my gosh, I am very excited about your fall trip!! It will be here before you know it.

dawnbgethealthy · April 2023

I am Dawn, I live in South Eastern British Columbia.
I joined this thread in November of 2018, a daily drinker at the time
My primary goal with drinking less is weight loss.

My usual goal is 16-20 AF days for the month,
I had 17AF days in March.

I do this diary style, I normally post the next morning.

Saturday April 1st - Drinks. Planned AF for Sunday. I will try to limit drinks to one weekday and weekends.
Sunday April 2nd - AF - Since I had resolved that it would be an AF day it was fairly easy. Just going to take it day by day this week on the A or AF front. If I could wait until the weekend for A that would be great.
Monday April 3rd - AF - I think that it might have been an A day with a light Tuesday, but I got a phone call and have a job interview today (Fenwick and Baker pub) after my Spice Hut job - so AF Monday night.
Tuesday April 4th - 2 drinks between 3:30 and 4:30 after my interview. The shifts that they are looking to cover are basically the same as I already work at Spice Hut, so I don't think that it will work out for me. I need a second job, not to replace the job that I already have. We'll see, they are going to talk about it and get back to me. Planned AF until Friday.

Rolling total: 2AF days out of 4 days.

GaryM_25 · April 2023

itladyee wrote: »

I didn't even consider dessert as I normally don't prepare....but I will add something.

Similar.

We only really do desserts for the holidays--Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. About the only desserts I care for are creme brûlée, tiramisu, raspberry dark chocolate cake, brownies with vanilla bean ice cream, bread pudding, tapioca pudding, strawberry pie, and pumpkin pie. Even with the weight gain of the last number of years, those desserts are reserved for but a few times per year. Anyhow, my wife likes cheesecake and this gorgeous recipe caught my eye.

Baklava Cheesecake

Alcohol has been my frequent pointless calories.

itladyee · April 2023

GaryM_25 wrote: »

Baklava Cheesecake

@GaryM_25
That cheesecake looks absolutely amazing. I may give it a try as well. It's fun to try new things vs making the same things over and over again. I'm reviewing the recipe ....I've never purchased phyllo pastry or rose water...hopefully not to challenging to find at my local grocery. It says it should refrigerate over night....so I guess this is my Saturday project! Thanks for sharing.

And yes, same here, wine constituted my empty calories and I usually opted for the wine vs dessert.

GaryM_25 · April 2023

itladyee wrote: »

...hopefully not to challenging to find at my local grocery.

And yes, same here, wine constituted my empty calories and I usually opted for the wine vs dessert.

I ordered next-day Amazon yesterday.

Indeed. I'd pick red wine as my empty calories. This is what I really, really am working to change.

LESS Alcohol ~ APRIL 2023 ~ One Day at A Time

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