LESS Alcohol ~ MAY 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

AF = 5
A = 1

Spent all day in the ER & ICU with MIL yesterday. Hubby was an emotional wreck. Had to talk to his brother on the phone who is an emotionally stunted man who behaves like a toddler which led to a conversation with his wife who isn’t much better. 🙄🙄🙄 All that to say, I craved a drink last night, but resisted. MIL was doing better after we left, but we have a lot of work to do today which may require a few adult beverages for me to just get through it.

Got my start date and salary for my new job. Back to work June 5. 🙁

I hope everyone else’s Monday was far superior to mine! Have a great Tuesday!

Good morning LA friends!

@NonnieDoiron So sorry to hear about your MIL and the drama. Maybe going back to work will be a blessing.

AF = 6
Total AF = 97
Challenge = 6

"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time."

Hey all..did the March Less Alcohol - did great with that month and then April not so much. Didn't work out so much, drank more and ate crap.

Someone I loved and grew up with passed away on Monday 4/29 from alcoholism. It was a real kick to the heart. One of our last talks a month or two ago was about drinking - this person wanted to me to try to stop drinking because of their situation, they didn't want it to become something out of control.

I have to be honest even thinking of drinking makes me feel guilty now. I know this person wouldn't want me to feel any type of way about anything but "the fun" of drinking almost seems like a slap in the face to him. is that crazy?

My husband and I went out for dinner on Saturday for our two year anniversary and usually we would have drinks before hand, during and after (have a ride to pick up and drop off). We always do a toast with our shots - just funny ones or lovey ones. I couldn't get a word out during the toast, it felt wrong to put happy thoughts to a liquid that took the life of someone i loved. we had only three shots at the restaurant, none before or after.

We go on a cruise on the 19th with a group of family and family friends wit hthe drink package included...im super nervous. Part of me wants to have a few drinks to have fun with everyone but i also have that guilt feeling. Has anyone else gone through this? i don't want to be a buzzkill to the cruise.

A : 1 day
AF: 6 days

AF- 7

Yesterday was hard to say no to a drink because it's by far the most stressful day of the week for me. But I did it. And I'm saying no tonight, too.

My hubby and I used to keep track of how much money we saved by going AF and would then spend that money on ourselves elsewhere- usually lululemon stuff. I'm thinking of doing the same thing but maybe not dollar for dollar and instead absolutely spoil my puppies with chew toys.

Morning my May LA friends.

AF - 3
A - 4

@Stepawayfromthetable have you checked to see if you can cancel your drinks package for your cruise? It might be too late but could be worth looking into. Then you won't feel like you have to get your money's worth. If you decide to drink, you can buy individual drinks and have some more control over your intake. Just some thoughts.

I also wanted to share that in my experience, when other's are drinking/drunk, they are not paying any attention to what or how much you are drinking.

Hello everyone
I am back and have caught up on your posts.

@MissMay I enjoyed your old stomping grounds!

for those of you that live in NY what is up with all the tolls on the interstate?????

I was not AF but neither did I over do it. Usually a night cap. I have always always had trouble sleeping on the road. Thats my excuse.

Now we are home and I am doing some food prep and plan to eat better than we did while out. So with that said those muffins look sooooo good. That will be on my list of things to make that are high protein and low calorie.

I have to let all you know it has really been hard for me to post on a regular basis right now. So please don't think I am not around. I keep up but posting is sometimes daunting for my mental health right now...please forgive me

Thank you Everyone, for your kind words regarding my stressful dog situation. Right now whatever the vet gave her plus the narcotics are keeping her pain free I think. Who knows, she is quite drugged. She now sleeps 23.5 hours a day instead of 22. I don't consider this the greatest quality of life but I am not having another drama with my husband and daughter again. When it is blatantly obvious, I'll make that decision unilaterally. I am still AF. I'll ask for another blood test in a couple months to see if my enzymes are in the more normal range.