LESS Alcohol ~ January 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

brittgreenlikethecolor88 · January 11

January Goals! AF 5 days/week.

Happy New Year everyone! 🎉 I'm looking forward to a healthier year with you!

JAN 1: A 🍷
JAN 2: AF ✅️
JAN 3: AF ✅️
JAN 4: AF ✅️
JAN 5: A 🍷
JAN 6: A 🍷
JAN 7: A 🍷
JAN 8: AF ✅️
JAN 9: A 🍷
JAN 10: AF ✅️

zensome · January 11

Accountability post:

7 AF
3 A

pettycoatjunction · January 11

Had a good day. I made a pot roast, which I would normally put wine in, but then I would have to drink the rest… so instead I made a Mississippi style pot roast for the first time and had tons of compliments on it. Score!!!

AF 🟰9
🍷🟰1

Rxman1971 · January 11

8/10 AF

OllyBooBoo · January 11

AF - 8
A - 2

itladyee · January 11

Goals for January
Almost Dry January
Exceptions - Done

Jan 1 - 2 - Vacation
Jan 8th (ish) husband's birthday celebration

Current Streak - AF = 5
Longest Streak -AF = 5

A = 0
W = 2
AF = 9
A=Non Wine Alcohol
Month Recap by Day
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

1/1 A 🍷
1/2 AF ✅️
1/3 AF ✅️
1/4 AF ✅️
1/5 AF ✅️
1/6 A 🍷
1/7 AF ✅️
1/8 AF ✅️
1/9 AF ✅️
1/10 AF ✅️
1/11 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%

Michieb125 · January 11

Yesterday, I made a big pot of minestrone soup with all the fresh vegetables I had on hand, a little whole wheat elbow macaroni and kidney beans. Very comforting, healthy and filling. Paired it with the rest of the Pinot I had open from last week (2 glasses). Feeling good about January. Now, only if the sun would shine more!

January goal: No wine = 5 days / week
Week #1 ✔️
Actual:
AF - 5 days
A -2

Week #2
Actual:
AF - 2 days
A - 1

ToadstoolBetty · January 11

Day 1 none
Day 2 none
Day 3 none
Day 4 none
Day 5 none
Day 6 none
Day 7 none
Day 8 none
Day 10 none
Day 11 none
Day 12

Jthanmyfitnesspal · January 11

Womona wrote: »

AF again tonight, yay! Temptation is still there right around 6:00, boooo!

That sucks, and I hope it will get better if you tough it out. We all know this is hard. Don’t be afraid to talk to your doctor about it. They are now trained in this area and should be able to assist.

lbpfahler · January 11

Still on plan. Tomorrow will be a planned drink. Going out to a nice restaurant with the hubby. Other than Friday - no more alcohol planned this weekend. I haven't gotten rid of the "holiday 5 lbs" I picked up yet. Just have to stick with it. I know it will come off as I track intake and get my exercise. Hope everyone has a great evening.

Results for Jan 1 - Jan 10
# of days:
AF: 8
A (as planned): 1
A (over limit): 1

SunnyDays930 · January 12

01/01 AF
01/02 AF
01/03 AF
01/04 A
01/05 A
01/06 AF
01/07 AF
01/08 A
01/09 A
01/10 AF
01/11 AF

7 days AF 4 days A. Not as good as I wanted but it is what it is. I'm hoping the second half of the month is more consistently AF.

Womona · January 12

Planned glass of wine at work. Unplannned glass of wine my husband lovingly had poured and waiting for me when I got home from work. I should have just covered it with Saran wrap and left it for tomorrow. But I felt bad so I drank almost the whole thing. Sigh.

Michieb125 · January 12

Went on a 55 minute walk in the sunshine today! Everything feels hopeful when I am out in nature.
Had soup again for dinner but no wine this time.

January goal: No wine = 5 days / week
Week #1 ✔️
Actual:
AF - 5 days
A -2

Week #2
Actual:
AF - 3 days
A - 1

ScienceofTeaching · January 12

Doing well so far. AF every day except for 1 glass of wine with company. Feeling proud of myself, but also pretty frustrated. I always read things about how much better you will feel while AF and all of these benefits, but I don't seem to notice them. I did a dry August and I had the same experience. Maybe I'm just not noticing, but sometimes it feels frustrating to not feel like I'm seeing any progress, even though I am working hard to stay AF!

pettycoatjunction · January 12

Still marching in the right direction. Didn’t make it to the gym today, although I had great intentions. I went to the grocery store first to stock up for the upcoming snow/ice storm and everyone else had the same idea. I thought by being a day early and going right after lunch time while most people were at work would do the trick…nope! They were all at the store with me! So no gym. But no alcohol either!

AF 🟰10
🍷🟰1

SunnyDays930 · January 12

@ScienceofTeaching Don't get discouraged. I guarantee you, little, positive changes are happening. Your organs are happier. Your skin is better. Your body is more hydrated. You are not putting a known depressant into your body. Etc. I highly recommend the book, "Alcohol Explained" by William Porter. Without preaching, it just gives us the facts about what alcohol does to our bodies. I pull out my copy when I feel down or "this isn't working" or emotions like that.

MissMay · January 12

@ScienceofTeaching I agree with @SunnyDays930 there are great improvements happening with you while you have been AF.

It is like getting an oil change for your car, you may not see the improvements when you drive out of the auto shop, yet your engine is much healthier and giving you its best for putting fresh new oil through it's system.

Also your drinking brain (which we all have) is still in a bit of a funk and trying to convince you that your not seeing progress.

I applaud you for joining our January thread. That right there is an enormous step to the right path. Accountability to me is more than half the battle.

Find some personal good in yourself today. HUGS.

MissMay · January 12

11 consecutive days AF

UGH......why can't I add an image all of the sudden? Anyone else having this issue? I see MFP has redesigned our home pages maybe there is a temporary glitch.

Smallc10 · January 12

AF - 10
A - 1
Feeling pretty good but the AF is a little bit harder with the kids back in school and all of the activities happening. I'm noticing much more of a craving at night. Hopefully that will get better.

globalhiker · January 12

Still AF over here. The weight loss "whoosh" for January (after nothing in Nov-Dec) is at 7 lbs. I'm 0.5 lbs over a milestone goal so I really, really, REALLY don't want to drink and delay my getting there.

It takes SO much of a planned commitment. Without advanced planning, I get nowhere. I intentionally don't buy wine or keep it in the house. Same goes for the food vices (chips and chocolate). I also don't shop hungry and tired. I'd love to go out for happy hour with former work friends, don't get me wrong, but instead I negotiate with them and pre-plan hikes and walks with them instead.

Friday is here. My brain tells me I deserve a "break" today (this means buy a good wine since I will be near a far-away Total Wine store today). If I drink, then the daily battle with myself re-starts and I just don't want that. So decision is made here and now at 6am, I am not drinking today and will get myself something tasty and healthy to eat for lunch instead or maybe buy myself something new at TJ Maxx.

LESS Alcohol ~ January 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

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