LESS Alcohol ~ MAY 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    12 - AF
    10 - A
    3 - LA
  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 616 Member
    AF = 10
    A = 14
  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,221 Member
    May:
    AF: 10
    A: 14
  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Womona wrote: »
    Hope you all have a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend as we remember all of our fallen heroes.

    We lost our tennis match, which is a bummer, just a lot of errors on our part. My partner was having an off day and she kept apologizing, but honestly, no need, we all have off days!!!! We went for a quick drink afterwards.

    Then hubby and I played 9 holes- and he didn’t book a cart! Ugh dude, I played tennis for two hours in the hot sun! Why are we walking??? Grrr. So dinner and one glass of wine.

    I didn’t go over my alcohol limit, ate two salads with protein plus half a burger and some nuts…. And the freaking scale didn’t move! I must have burned 600 calories yesterday, and nothing. So frustrating.
    Sorry to hear you lost your tennis match. I hear ya on the scale not moving, especially after so much cardio exercise! I always figure it's water retention when I've played a round of golf and the scale doesn't move, especially in the heat.

  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 800 Member
    Good morning!

    Yep, we all have off days @Womona. Great
    reminder.

    On the exercise front……I didn’t expect to love the 29-minute circuit training class yesterday, but did. I haven’t used my muscles in these ways in years (13 different stations). Surprisingly it didn’t involve my neck or pulling anything out of whack! Will definitely rotate this new class.

    On the alcohol front……changed my mind last night and had two glasses of white wine with a quiet evening searching online for new window shades.

    AF tonight - babysitting grandkids!

    Nice to see my 10 days finally! 😊 congrats to those who are making LA happen and encouragement to those who need it today.

    AF - 10
    A - 9
    LA - 6
  • Michieb125
    Michieb125 Posts: 800 Member
    @danikat15 I agree how LA can improve attitude! I notice this in myself as well. Great job on your AF goals.
  • NonnieDoiron
    NonnieDoiron Posts: 330 Member
    AF = 20
    A = 6

    Thanks for the hugs, @chicbuc. Very much needed lately.

    No drinking today, but have been baking and cooking. I made Glazed Blueberry Rolls and Blueberry Whoopie Pies. My MIL bought a metric ton of frozen fruit and never ate it like she said she would. It’s taking up all kinds of space in my freezers, so I’m trying to use it up instead of throwing it away. I’m also slow cooking a brisket tonight for tomorrow’s family get-together It smells divine in my house right now!

    Have a good night!
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    12 - AF
    10 - A
    4 - LA
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    13 - AF
    10 - A
    4 - LA
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited May 28
    doccnm wrote: »
    My goal is to lose 10 lbs sensibly (I eat plant based and high protein), continue my activity level BUT eliminate beer drinking with the exception of 1 day/week when I will have 1 beer.

    Does this make sense or should I go for total AF. I do not have problem drinking and rarely go past 1 beer BUT the alcohol is very high in these craft beers.

    I chose to go entirely AF during my current weight loss effort because it allows for no excuses.

    Your plan makes sense to me, as long as you're counting your cals & weighing yourself regularly (which recommend be done daily) & can stick with your commitment to just have 1 beer/wk.

    It may take a bit longer for you to achieve your goal, even if you're only drinking 1 beer/wk, but you should achieve that goal eventually, as long as you are consistent in that effort.

    Good luck! :)
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,434 Member
    14 - AF
    10 - A
    4 - LA
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,775 Member
    edited May 29
    I was craving every pasta and cracker known to man yesterday, for no reason I could discern! I had a tennis drill yesterday, and maybe I was just hungry. My weight continues to creep up, ugh.

    Now onto alcohol- nothing at the party on Monday, but I did have one glass of normal wine when I got home. Last night I had two of low alcohol wine, but I think I need to ratchet that down to just one glass. I know I’d lose so much more weight if I just cut it out entirely, and I just can’t get there yet!!!! I really struggle with the question of should I rack up AF days, or just accept and budget for a glass of wine per day? I don’t think there is any wrong answer here.
  • doccnm
    doccnm Posts: 21 Member
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    doccnm wrote: »
    My goal is to lose 10 lbs sensibly (I eat plant based and high protein), continue my activity level BUT eliminate beer drinking with the exception of 1 day/week when I will have 1 beer.

    Does this make sense or should I go for total AF. I do not have problem drinking and rarely go past 1 beer BUT the alcohol is very high in these craft beers.

    I chose to go entirely AF during my current weight loss effort because it allows for no excuses.

    Your plan makes sense to me, as long as you're counting your cals & weighing yourself regularly (which recommend be done daily) & can stick with your commitment to just have 1 beer/wk.

    It may take a bit longer for you to achieve your goal, even if you're only drinking 1 beer/wk, but you should achieve that goal eventually, as long as you are consistent in that effort.

    Good luck! :)

    Thanks for your feedback. And I agree it is better to be AF while trying to lose weight. I needed that comment and I posted it on my board.
    I do log my cals/workouts and I do weigh myself but not every day.
    I lift as heavy as I can 4 days/week rotating from legs/glutes/hams to biceps/back to chest triceps. I walk everyday between 3-5 miles. I play golf most days but only 9 holes (too hot here in Fl right now).
  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 616 Member
    Michieb125 wrote: »
    We do have today to turn things around, yesterday is past!

    SO MUCH YES!!
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    edited May 29
    05/28/2024: AF Diet - Day 58 - Special Report

    Well, I had a surprising 1.9" weight drop since yesterday and my weight today was 157.9; one tenth # below my adjusted goal weight of 158.

    My weight will probably bounce back up a bit from this weight but since I've already achieved my adjusted weight loss goal of 158 but now I've gotta decide what to do about starting to drink alcohol again.

    I'm going to stay AF until the end of my 8th week of reporting which ends on 06/03/2024 to get a full week's baseline.

    Then I'll see what happens over the next few weeks, if I limit my intake to 1 glass of wine (or one 2 oz shot of booze) per day and continue to count cals & weigh myself daily.

    I previously was drinking as much as 3-4 glasses of wine (and/or 1-2 shots of booze per day but I wasn't cal counting to see how much that was contributing to my weight.

    Not exactly the kind of alcohol monitoring that you all are doing here but it will be a lot less alcohol intake for me than before
  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,221 Member
    May:
    AF: 10
    A: 18
  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,221 Member
    @doccnm welcome to the group! I think your plan to stick to just one beer/wk sounds sensible, of course totally abstaining will get a few more calories out of your diet over the course of a month or two.

    I've been cutting back, but think that totally quitting might be the best way for me to get my weight loss on the move again (it's been pretty stuck around 151-153). I know that when I don't drink I lose more.

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