LESS Alcohol ~ January 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

2timesacharmmfp · January 3

Happy New Year! Holidays hit hard but I'm back and also doing a Damp January.

Taking goals day by day- so far 1 A, 2 AF (counting today already as I'm fighting off a nasty virus and know there is no way I can or want to have anything today!) Really wanting to be mindful of AF day totals and amount per day. Being brutally honest with myself, some of the drink counts over the holidays were way over anything I should ever consider and it all comes down to that mindfulness aspect. But I know that I want to improve this part of my life before it started impacting anywhere else. One small change I made is to change my profile picture on here from me with a glass of wine to me at the beach with my daughter (she's not pictured).

For Damp Jan, using the Reframe app again is helpful. It's pricey for a whole year, but they had an option for 30 days at $5 so I opted for that.

wendydancer1 · January 3

My goal is 250 calories or less from alcohol. So far, NOT off to a roaring great start.

1/1/24-312
1/2/24-376

Michieb125 · January 3

@wendydancer1 glad you are here! It’s all a learning process of what works for each of us.
Small changes over time seems to be what experts say.

ToadstoolBetty · January 3

ToadstoolBetty wrote: »

Day 1 of January 2024, none!.

High cholesterol of 7 results in August 2023, need to change diet to lower(could be hereditary as mum's is,changing back to a more plant based diet. Only started eating red meats again in 2015 after 19years).

Pre diabetes 46 August 2022( on the edge of full diabetes).
2023 results 42 (still prediabetic but just in range,had cut out processed meats).

Chronic migraine sufferer.

Day 1 none
Day 2 none
Day 3 none

Michieb125 · January 3

@Pokey4321 very sorry for your loss, it’s never easy losing a parent. Glad you’re back.

The Facebook group mentioned sounds great - although I retired early at age 57, I think I’ll check it out as well. Always looking to rewire lol.

MissMay · January 3

SunnyDays930 wrote: »

1/1 AF
1/2 AF

Why don't people do dry February instead? It is the shortest month after all

LOVE THIS!!!!!!

Jthanmyfitnesspal · January 3

wendydancer1 wrote: »

My goal is 250 calories or less from alcohol.

I don’t like to criticize anyone in this difficult struggle, so you must do your thing.

My TDEE is ~2000kcals/day. When I want to cut, I shoot for 1500kcals/day. I have never lost weight while drinking daily— I’ve had to limit to once a week or less (usually I go dry for a while).

The problem is that I need the food! If I add the alcohol, I get too hungry both that day and the next. And it’s hard to maintain good habits when I drink.

OllyBooBoo · January 3

I love the idea of "Damp January"! Never heard of it before; only Dry January

Wine has definetly assisted with my weight gain over the last few months. My goals are not to drink at home, only in social situations and stick to vodka sodas. Ive been AF so far in January but have back to back birthday celebrations coming up. I will have a cocktail(s) but not consume as much as I normally would.

Jan 1 - AF
Jan 2 - AF
Jan 3 -

Michieb125 · January 4

Have 5/7 AF nights which I haven’t seen in a while and feeling good about that… so I guess there’s one good thing to be said about having a bad cold. ☺️

January goals 🎉

AF Days = 5 / week

AF - 3 days

Womona · January 4

AF again tonight, but I’d be lying if I said I was not tempted after a very long and very busy day at work.

brittgreenlikethecolor88 · January 4

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 ✅️
JAN 3: AF ✅️

pettycoatjunction · January 4

AF again today, but I sure thought about that glass of wine when I was fixing dinner. A nice cup of tea ☕️ was a relaxing was to finish my evening with no snacking.

AF 🟰 3 days

SunnyDays930 · January 4

Jan 1-3 AF and I am down 3 lbs. It is no coincidence. I made a huge pot of vegetable soup yesterday and it is so hearty and filling. It's like a bowl of good health. I'm going to try to keep soup on hand as it IS helpful for weight loss and maintenance since it fills you up. I'm having tea for happy hour now which has been fun. So far I am not tempted to drink. Here is the link to the soup recipe I used. I only used 1 potato since it was large.

https://www.hummusapien.com/vegetable-soup/#tasty-recipes-23058-jump-target

xbowhunter · January 4

2 - AF
2- A

lbpfahler · January 4

Hi Everyone, Kind of new to the group. I have read a few times to get inspiration. I have been retired for 2.5 years now and that helped reduce my alcohol consumption quite a bit. No longer a daily drinker to relax. I still need to get rid of more alcohol to lose weight and improve my health further. So I am doing a "nearly dry" Winter/Spring (Jan - June). Just a few (<20) social occasions where my goal is to limit to 2 units of alcohol. Using the "Try Dry" app to track. I didn't set my goal till Jan 2 but still Jan 1 counts as over the limit.

Goal Results (# of days)
AF: 2
A (as planned): 0
A (over limit): 1

OllyBooBoo · January 4

I love the idea of "Damp January"! Never heard of it before; only Dry January

Wine has definetly assisted with my weight gain over the last few months. My goals are not to drink at home, only in social situations and stick to vodka sodas. Ive been AF so far in January but have back to back birthday celebrations coming up. I will have a cocktail(s) but not consume as much as I normally would.

Jan 1 - AF
Jan 2 - AF
Jan 3 - AF

ahoy_m8 · January 4

@Pokey4321 Adding my condolences to you about your dad. What a lovely thing to be able to say, that you and your sisters are comforted by how he lived. It's truly a beautiful reflection, and I hope my kids feel that way someday (far in the future

)

Eased back into ST this week, emphasis on "ease," and yet the DOMS is real. Worked up the nerve to get on the scale after holidays and a week of travel and am middle of maintenance range. Confirms my mental effort will be best spent on building back that ST routine vs food intake, which on an average basis is pretty consistent.

@Jthanmyfitnesspal and @wendydancer1 I hear you on alcohol calories edging out food. I'm operating at 250 calorie lower TDEE than you (inclusive of cardio). I'm also pretty lean to start with and can't tolerate large deficits for more than a couple days. I lose slow-- 1/2lb per wk. My husband scoffs at such a slow rate of loss (he's taller), but then, I am essentially at goal and he isn't, so maybe it's a case of slow and steady for the W.

I banked calories for wine on weekends for years. Trying to build muscle mass made me realize I needed more food, not less, on ST days which are weekdays for me. Hence calorie banking worked fine for weight goals but not for body composition goals. Feels like the more I focus on health, the less room for alcohol. Go figure.

ScienceofTeaching · January 4

Small hurdle yesterday, when my husband's aunt came to dinner on her last night in town. She brought a partial bottle of wine that she wouldn't be able to finish herself before she went home. Husband doesn't drink, so I let my dry January become damp January to be polite. Husband says that it doesn't count, because I stopped at 1 glass (I am not good at stopping at 1, which is why I'm doing dry January in the first place!).

Back to dry January today!

So far:
Jan 1 - AF
Jan 2 - AF
Jan 3 - 1 glass of wine with company
Jan 4 - back to AF

brittgreenlikethecolor88 · January 5

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 ✅️
JAN 3: AF ✅️
JAN 4: AF ✅️

itladyee · January 5

Goals for January
Almost Dry January
Exceptions :
Jan 1 - 2 - Vacation
Jan 8th (ish) husband's birthday celebration

Current Streak - AF = 3~

So far so good. Today was an Oh No moment when I grilled a filet with asparagus that I would normally couple with a glass or 2 of cabernet..... One day at a time!

@pettycoatjunction ~ coming home and pouring a glass of wine is definitely a habit.

@Womona ~ Thanks for the tip re the facebook group on retiring. I'll check it out as well. Hoping to go to 2 days a week later this year and then retirement is the next step depending on how the 2 days works out. You know, you can make a career just staying current on these group posts🙂 And yes, the temptation is REAL!

@OllyBooboo ~ Wine does me in! I attempted an experiment of no wine....ok to drink other drinks to see how that would work. Unfortunately, life got in the way. I haven't decided next steps after January. My #goal is weight loss and assuring health.

@SunnyDays930 ~ Congrats on your loss.

A = 1
W = 1
AF = 3

Month Recap by Day
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1/1 A
1/2 AF ✅️
1/3 AF ✅️
1/4 AF ✅️

2024 Stats

January
AF =
A =

2023 Stats Detailed
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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%

LESS Alcohol ~ January 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

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