LESS Alcohol ~ January 2024 ~ One Day at A Time
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Happy 2024, all!
@Michieb125 I really like how you framed that re: taking stock of what went well and what didn't to make those little course corrections (or total turnarounds!) to put life on a heading to a good place. In 2023, what went well for me: maintained my weight with a lot less mental effort
what didn't: also put less mental effort into strength training and lost strength
I'm approaching a big birthday in late 2024, and I'm too old to be a problem drinker. Does not feel good to say that, but isn't that what it is when I go off plan? Too old for that *kitten*!
Had a really fun end to 2023 with friends and family. Didn't track a thing and ate/drank whatever I wanted. Whatever good habits I worked to maintain all year get shucked the last 3 weeks of the year, and it's celebrations every day. Kinda afraid to step on the scale now
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Goals for January
Almost Dry January
Exceptions :
Jan 1 - 2 - Vacation
Jan 8th (ish) husband's birthday celebration
Current Streak - AF = 0~
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So here we go 2024. There were drinks yesterday as planned. This morning poured out the unfinished wine. Went to breakfast and passed on the mimosas. It’s a start!!!
A = 0
W = 0
AF = 0
Month Recap by Day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~1/12024 Stats
1/2
1/3January
AF = 53%
A = 47%
2023 Stats Detailed
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~January
AF = 53%
A = 47%
February
AF = 29%
A = 71%
March
AF = 0%
A = 100%
April
AF = 14%
A = 86%
May
AF = 23%
A = 77%
June
AF = 27%
A = 73%
July
AF = 0%
A = 100%
August
AF = 0%
A = 100%
September
AF= 0%
A= 100%
October
AF= 0%
Wine=100%
A= 100%
November - Assumed
AF= 0%
Wine=100%
A= 100%
December - Assumed
AF= 0%
Wine=100%
A= 100%6 -
Having a bit more time to write today.
@ahoy_m8 yes to what you said about the good habits throughout the year getting sucked away the last month.
I fell into listening to someone else say, "Oh you can let your hair down". And I know I should not have fallen for that line, yet once again I did.
Not going to beat myself silly over this. I only needed to write it down here and read it out loud for my own accountability.
Going to buy some more cucumber Fever Tree today to sip on in my fancy stemmed glass!
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1/1: AF (extra
1/2: So far, so good! Home from work, almost done cooking dinner, and not planning to leave the house to buy any wine.
It's only been a day and a half, but I've been sticking to my AF goal and my calorie goal, and I'm proud of myself so far!
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1/1 AF
1/2 AF
Why don't people do dry February instead? It is the shortest month after all
Anyway 29 more days to go then I'll see if I want to keep going.8 -
I am dropping in to support you. I gave up alcohol March 1st of 2021 for lent and have not had a drop since. I had to lock up my alcohol and give my wife the only key for the first 6 months. After that I wasn’t tempted to take a sip even when fixing drinks for others. I still find it hard from time to time when out at a work event, but find that as long as I have a glass of water or soda in my hand it keeps the urge away.10
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I paid $20 for a month of DALL-E just so I could make a Dry January logo. Here's what I got:
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January Goals! AF 5 days/week.
Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 I'm looking forward to a healthier year with you!
JAN 1: 3 Drinks. 🍷🍷🍷
JAN 2: AF ✅️6 -
AF today, and I didn’t even want any, which is a great sign! I was pretty productive today, which feels great after 2 weeks of avoiding all my paperwork! I made delicious homemade split pea soup. Yum!6
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AF today ☺️
January goals 🎉
AF Days = 5 / week
AF - 2 days
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I’m doing a “damp January “, meaning my goal is to only drink if I am out socially. Most weeks that will mean AF 5 out of 7 days. That’s a huge improvement from what I’ve been doing lately! I’ve gotten into a habit of pouring a glass of wine when I start cooking dinner in the evening. My hope is to lower my BP, sleep a bit better, lose weight easier, oh, and save a few dollars!
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Hello everyone, im from UK, i definitely drink too much and have cut down but want to continue more to lose weight and be healthier. Aiming to just drink on Fri/Sat or 2 days a week from now. This is still too much but a start…8
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Well nice to be back. Holidays were mixed. About half between Thanksgiving and New Year were AF. The Holiday period for me ends 1 January which is also my wife's birthday. We had house full of kids-grandkids and friends. I did most of the cooking News Years Eve, and was quite a feast (unhealthy) and all. Coupled with watching Michigan play in the CFP and score a nice win. 2023 was not a great year. Lost my father who was a great guy. My sisters and I were comforted he lived a long happy life....his way. For 2024 I mostly just don't want to drink. I turn 60 this year in July. I'd like to get to a healthy weight by then. This could also be my last year working full time. Financially I could be ready to retire full time in November, but per a couple of classes I took, I have not fully figured out what I would do with those 50 free hours Monday-Friday of suddenly free time. If you don't have a plan, it's a danger zone for drinkers. So 2024 for me is all about figuring out a plan for my post work life.6
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Hoping to have more AF days. lol
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2- A
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Yesterday was a bit of a battle to not have a drink at the end of the stressful day, but success
AF Jan 2 of 2 days goal of 25 total7 -
pettycoatjunction wrote: »I’m doing a “damp January “, meaning my goal is to only drink if I am out socially. Most weeks that will mean AF 5 out of 7 days. That’s a huge improvement from what I’ve been doing lately! I’ve gotten into a habit of pouring a glass of wine when I start cooking dinner in the evening. My hope is to lower my BP, sleep a bit better, lose weight easier, oh, and save a few dollars!
AF—2 days
Are you me????? Haha!!5 -
Well nice to be back. Holidays were mixed. About half between Thanksgiving and New Year were AF. The Holiday period for me ends 1 January which is also my wife's birthday. We had house full of kids-grandkids and friends. I did most of the cooking News Years Eve, and was quite a feast (unhealthy) and all. Coupled with watching Michigan play in the CFP and score a nice win. 2023 was not a great year. Lost my father who was a great guy. My sisters and I were comforted he lived a long happy life....his way. For 2024 I mostly just don't want to drink. I turn 60 this year in July. I'd like to get to a healthy weight by then. This could also be my last year working full time. Financially I could be ready to retire full time in November, but per a couple of classes I took, I have not fully figured out what I would do with those 50 free hours Monday-Friday of suddenly free time. If you don't have a plan, it's a danger zone for drinkers. So 2024 for me is all about figuring out a plan for my post work life.
Sorry to hear of the loss of your dad. Some years just deserve to have the door hit them on the butt when it’s slammed on them!
You’re smart to start thinking about this now, especially if you dread the idea of sitting around all day drinking. Retirement also doesn’t mean you never work again, you could consult or work in a field part time that interests you. I hope you find what keeps your mind and body engaged post retirement. There is a Facebook group called Retire and Rewire that is full of people contemplating retiring with the big “now what” question looming over their heads.2 -
Jthanmyfitnesspal wrote: »I paid $20 for a month of DALL-E just so I could make a Dry January logo. Here's what I got:
I like it! Looks very official.3 -
@SunnyDays930 sorry to hear your wonderful trip was marred by Covid. Hope you are feeling better!
@MissMay, that sucks that the job is sucking the life out of you. Nothing worse than dreading going to work. Hope you find something that is better for you. Hugs!2 -
Great to see so much energy from this group!
No alcohol YTD. Been mostly AF over 2 months and it's nice and somewhat powerful to not think about drinking. I quit the micro-counting and have no desire to drink. Now my "thing" is a small glass of red grapefruit juice at night.
@Womona glad you mentioned soup because I find it quite comforting in the winter and good for weight loss and so filling. A cup or two of a good brothy lower-sodium soup is a great substitute for than 5pm wine call. I made an asian soup last night with ginger, garlic, shrimp and vegetables.
Goal is to make the next 12 hours successful and happy. Taking it day by day.
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