LESS Alcohol ~ January 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

Goals for January
Almost Dry January
Exceptions - Done Current Streak - AF = 15
Longest Streak -AF = 15

I am thrilled at my progress - this is NOT normal. The scale is moving and that helps keep me dry. Do I want a glass of wine...absolutely. I looked hard and lovingly at a bottle of cabernet last night...but I said....later, we will celebrate🙂

When I do decide to have a glass, I feel like I will really enjoy it!

@Womona ~ enjoy your ski vacation. Resume LA when you're ready.

@globalhiker ~ congrats on the new decade. Nicely done!

@Scienceofteaching ~ Hoping you get good medical news. Praying for you! I agree, it's hard when you got "stuff" like that on your mind.

A = 0
W = 2
AF = 19
A=Non Wine Alcohol
Month Recap by Day
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2023 Stats Detailed
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AF 🟰18
🍷🟰2

Went to a 4 year olds birthday party today at a pizza/game place. I managed to pass on the pizza, and they don’t serve wine. However, we went to dinner with family later and I decided one glass of wine was allowed. I had no desire to order a second, which I normally would at this particular restaurant, so I consider that a win. 2 glasses of wine in 20 days is not bad for an almost daily wine drinker! I have 3 social events next week that will most likely add to that wine total, but if I can remember to keep a limit on it I will be happy.

On a big plus… I had to try a second belt in my stash to find one with enough holes to keep my sagging pants up!

I worked with the nutrition consultant at work to re-set my calories and macros this week because my weight kept going up and up. Turns out my activity level was set too high, and thus my allowed calorie intake was too high (and let’s face it, I consistently went over it) , so we switched me to “lightly active”.


So now I have less calories to play with. Lo and behold, I’ve been tracking and weighing my food religiously and the weight is falling off me. I still have room for a glass of wine, but I know even more weight would be lost without it.

Granted, I am very sensitive to salt and I had been eating leftover Chinese food for a few days before the switch. Also this week I hadn’t gone to out to dinner, another salt/calorie bomb for me. I also significantly upped my activity levels (cleaning the house and shoveling).

I’m sure I am losing mostly water weight, but it’s still nice to see. I’m sure I’ll be right back up when I’m PMSing! Grrr. So now I need to manage going to restaurants, where every delicious morsel has 3000 calories. That’s where all this may fall apart! Haha!

BTW “Lightly active” means up to 3 workouts per week and 8,000 steps or less. I have a desk job and even at my best, I’m not going to do more than 3 workouts per week, so that makes sense.

So, moral of the story is, make sure your settings are correct and that you actually weigh and track your food. Many of us are reducing alcohol to lose some weight. Reducing alcohol definitely will help with weight loss! At any rate, I know this is an LA sub so I appreciate you for indulging me. Just wanted to share a win!

9- AF
12 - A

Cheers!

I have exchanged one bad for another one not quite so bad, but still... And yes, in moderation it's probably all fine. No alcohol for me this month has meant a plethora of chocolates and a cake and nothing in moderation. I need to find balance again.

I enjoy/appreciate reading y'all's posts, glad to be here, thank you.

AF 🟰19
🍷🟰2

Today I did some kitchen clean out and organization of drawers…. Things almost fit again! Watched some football playoff games and took a 3 mile walk. I have noticed my teeth are getting whiter… less red wine stains!!!