LESS Alcohol ~ APRIL 2023 ~ One Day at A Time
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Happy Easter a day late!
@MissMay thats pretty scary. Anyone that high is very unpredictable. Good for you for getting help to your car, and stopping at only one drink!
Saturday I weeded while hubby and son laid mulch. After a trip to the garden center, we met at this dive bar in town. It’s the perfect place to go after a day of hard work, cleaning out the garage, etc. also know as the biker bar. I had one beer. My son was talking to the couple next to us, who has a son interested in joining the military, but the mom is understandably concerned about her kid getting shot at. My son gave her a lot of good, rational info, advised which military jobs are more prone to action than others, etc. The mom felt a lot better after talking with him. I’m so proud of my son! Go National Guard!
It was soooooo nice having a casual Easter, not going anywhere but church. I did miss DS2, he stayed at school for Easter. I miss him, but he graduates in 2 weeks so I’ll see him soon. I had mimosas in the morning, a nice nap, but then two glasses of wine with dinner. So, more than I planned, but I feel good today and slept well.
Hope everyone has an amazing day!8 -
Firstly, welcome to the recent newcomers! I hope you will find these LA threads useful. I'm still mostly just lurking, but I'm finding everyones shared experiences alone, very helpful, and plan to officially make a post each week.
April: 6 AF, 3 A so far
01/04, S - A
02/04, S - AF
03/04, M - AF
04/04, T - AF
05/04, W - AF
06/04, T - A
07/04, F - AF
08/04, S - A
09/04, S - AF
The mini goal of only 1 A day per week, sadly wasn't fulfilled this week as it turned into 2 A days. We had some nicer weather and that was enough of a trigger. Will keep trying to make it only 1 A day per week, with the bigger goal being to also lower the amount consumed on those A days.
Thanks for everyone's posts and for these threads
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Hello LA community! I am Amanda, I’m from Michigan and excited for Spring to get here! This thread is my favorite bunch of people! I have been practicing LA since June ‘22.
My April goals are to be 99-100% AF,
continue healing from my cancer diagnosis and all the baggage from that and to work on my weight.
4/1: 1A
4/2-4/7: AF
4/8: AF
I’ve lost a couple of pounds so today is starting off well. I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter and weather cooperates. Please take pictures of the tiramisu cheesecake so I can live vicariously through MFP with what I could be eating! 🐰
4/9: AF
Yesterday I struggled with wanting a drink. I spent 7 hours at my parents house and as much as I love them, that is 4 hours too long. They had wine but I had to drive home (didn’t want to be stuck there) and I wanted to drink enough to make myself blissfully unaware so I just abstained. I was too tired to drink anything when I got home.
It’s Monday again, a full work week ahead. How to crush 55 hours of work into 40?10 -
Those cheesecakes look FABULOUS! Mouth watering! I love how phyllo dough bakes but dealing with it can be a nightmare! I commend you both!7
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Goal: AF - Sunday-Thursday.
Less than 3 drinks per day on Friday & Saturday.
Apr 3 - MON: AF ✅
Apr 4 - TUES: AF ✅
Apr 5 - WED: AF ✅
Apr 6 - THUR: AF ✅ 🎉
Apr 7 - FRI: 5 Drinks ❌
Apr 8 - SAT: 3 drinks ✅
Apr 9 - SUN: AF ✅6 -
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.
Sun 4/9: Drinks (3) - I've had a great few days off. We explored Richmond and saw Hamilton, which was great. I have not been AF and also have not stuck to my goal of two drinks any day. My win is that I stopped at three on those A days. Of course my weight is up.
The good news is that DH has decided to go AF and do intermittent fasting for the next two weeks starting today, which makes me very happy. Of course, I'm going to join him. I'm "loosely" logging my food for now outside of MFP.
Rolling Total: 4 AF Days out of 97 -
Happy Easter everyone! Easter is a holiday about rebirth, which seems to me to have a bearing on this thread! Spring has come!
I got to have my two beersss on Saturday at a lovely dinner out. I allowed myself a few sips of cognac before bed (<1 shot). That didn't add much to the evening and gave me a headache in the middle of the night, d'oh! It also broke my two drink limit (which I picked for a reason). I'll do better next time!
Best resolve to everyone!7 -
Sinisterbarbie1 wrote: »Just have to comment to @GaryM_25 and @itladyee WOW!! Those are beautiful cheesecakes! You two could be bakers! They look so professional and sound delicious.
I made a slightly untraditional Easter supper for my family - lobster pot pie and spanakopita (spinach,chard,kale with feta and lemon zest) pie, plus roasted asparagus with basil and toasted pine nuts and a tossed green salad.
@sinisterbarbie1 ~ Thank you! The lobster Pot Pie and Spanakopita sound awesome as well. Would you mind sharing the recipes?
I actually googled Spanakopita and found a recipe. I'm going to try my hand at it since I'm now an expert at working with Phyllo
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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.
Sunday April 10 - AF - Working long hours to get the garden started is a real trigger for me, which I need to avoid since there is like a month and a half of it to go until everything can be planted. Potatoes are in, pea garden has begun. Rain is forecasted for the next couple of days, so I wanted to get stuff planted on non-work days so as not to limit myself for time.
The rest of the potatoes into their dug furrows:
The first bit (1/5th) of the snap pea garden cleaned out, turned over, and planted:
Lily of the Valley coming up : - )
Bearded irises have been coming up for around a month, Tulips should be coming up soon!
Rolling total: 5AF days out of 9 days.5 -
Monday 4/10
I am doing LA for weight loss, more energy, clarity of mind and greater well-being.
Love all the pics of the beautiful cheesecakes @itladyee and @GaryM_25 and descriptions of the lovely menus everyone made and enjoyed yesterday. We did super simple as we arrived on the coast late yesterday afternoon. I did manage to prep grilled asparagus and maple glazed carrots before leaving home to reheat and serve with ham, prepared scalloped potatoes but nothing like homemade ;(.
@Sinisterbarbie1 homemade delicious lobster pot pie and spanakopita - wow!
@joans1976 Nice going on the weight loss, never easy!
@dawnbgethealthy i can’t wait to see your garden this year.
@globalhiker great thoughts on cheating ourselves, good reminder I make the choices either way,
I made a conscious choice to have 2 small prosecos and 1 large red wine last night.
This is definitely LA for me as in the past when on vacation it was daily and unlimited wine. AF tonight. I have some stressors back at home and today will take long walks on the bluffs of the ocean and drink my teas and spritzers instead.
April accountability: total of 20-22 days AF this month
AF - 6
A - 3
Goal: Limit 2 glasses per day (5-6 oz. portion)
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We had my daughter, son in law, their 3 little children and my sister and her husband for Easter. I had 2 bottles of wine out and 6 beers. The 3 guys had the 6 beers and the wine was left unopened. I was shocked. We had the usual; ham, mac and cheese, corny casserole, asparagus and my daughter made a beautiful cake. It was lovely. I am on wegovy for my weight and I think I mentioned here it also curbs my desire to drink and so that's a bonus.
Those cheesecake pictures are amazing! Yum!7 -
4/1 - A
4/2- AF
4/3 - AF
4/4 - AF
4/5 - AF
4/6 - 4/7 - 4/8 - A
4/9 - AF
4/10 - AF5 -
brittgreenlikethecolor88 wrote: »Goal: AF - Sunday-Thursday.
Less than 3 drinks per day on Friday & Saturday.
Apr 3 - MON: AF ✅
Apr 4 - TUES: AF ✅
Apr 5 - WED: AF ✅
Apr 6 - THUR: AF ✅ 🎉
Apr 7 - FRI: 5 Drinks ❌
Apr 8 - SAT: 3 drinks ✅
Apr 9 - SUN: AF ✅
Wow, you are really on a roll! I like the colors and the visuals too!5 -
I wish I had drinks in the house but no, so I had my husband's 4 leftover BBQ spare ribs tonight and that hit the spot. Even under my WW points for the day, so great!
Tomorrow is a run day and I get up at 5am. Putting myself to bed early.
Rant alert: Menopause hot flashes are finally here and each week it seems to intensify. I get up every 2 hours now in a burning sweat, then chills. Same deal happens throughout the workday. I drove out midday and bought Amberen at the pharmacy. It's supposedly non-hormonal and I can't do HRT. Went to two doctors and they tell me to exercise and stay cool and eat healthy and just deal with it. Nice for them to say, both are about 20 years younger than me.
I'll get thru this.
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@globalhiker You are heard on the hot flashes. I get mine more during the day though. Driving around with the window down in 32 degree weather like a lunatic. When I get one at night it doesn’t wake me up until I am in a cold sweat and I am shivering. How many years of this?
I recently bought 100% cotton sheets and a cooling mattress pad and just don’t use a blanket on top. It seems to help. (Or it’s all in my head.)6 -
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.
Mon 4/10: AF (0) - I spent time relaxing and reading on my last day off. Both of us drank NA beer with dinner.
Heigh ho! Heigh ho! It's off to work I go!
Rolling Total: 5 AF Days out of 106 -
globalhiker wrote: »I wish I had drinks in the house but no, so I had my husband's 4 leftover BBQ spare ribs tonight and that hit the spot. Even under my WW points for the day, so great!
Tomorrow is a run day and I get up at 5am. Putting myself to bed early.
Rant alert: Menopause hot flashes are finally here and each week it seems to intensify. I get up every 2 hours now in a burning sweat, then chills. Same deal happens throughout the workday. I drove out midday and bought Amberen at the pharmacy. It's supposedly non-hormonal and I can't do HRT. Went to two doctors and they tell me to exercise and stay cool and eat healthy and just deal with it. Nice for them to say, both are about 20 years younger than me.
I'll get thru this.
Ugh those hot flashes sound miserable. Here’s to thoughts of igloos, icy cold lemonade and air conditioning blasted on high!!4 -
I abandoned my plan of being AF last night, had one glass of wine after a long day of work, with dinner. At least I didn’t go for that extra half glass, so I’ll take that win. Today I have two tennis drills and my first match tomorrow morning, so I really should avoid alcohol tonight! Great reason to stay in my weekday AF plan!5
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@globalhiker, @joans1976 The big M was miserable for me. Also for me it lasted a long time. I still have night sweats sometimes when/if I drink red wine.4
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