LESS Alcohol ~ JULY 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

Checked out a new, much bigger boat on Friday, and had two glasses of wine. Now to convince the husband we can swing it. We can, but he is a lot more conservative than I am, so we shall see.

Meanwhile I blew my goals this weekend. Golfed 9 holes in Saturday, great exercise to walk the course, but had two glasses of wine. Yesterday on the boat I had two High noons, but then two glasses of wine. So that’s four drinks over the course of the day. I have got to get control of these weekends, they are the most difficult for me. Reset starts now.

Meanwhile we gave our dog a big ham bone, and he ate more of it than he should have. Now he has pancreatitis from the salt/fat of the ham, and vomited tons and is super constipated from the bone. He won’t eat but at least he is drinking. Mercifully no bowel perforation. But Lord, do we feel awful for basically breaking our dog!!! We had no idea that dogs really should not have bones!

Hello, I'm new to this group. My name is Darlene.

Well, I pretty much blew it in July. I plan on quitting in the next couple of days. I have an appointment with a gastroenterologist August 1st to get established there. I have had some liver problems in the past and need to have it checked out.

Good luck to everyone in your goals! AF or LA days.

@Michieb125 Thank you. I currently don't have one day AF in July. But I will post when I do. Hopefully, that will be tomorrow or Thursday.

SurferGirl1982 wrote: »

I have trouble getting to Day 1 because I've been drinking daily. Lately I haven't been sleeping very well. I sometimes wake up at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning. And it helps to be able to have a couple of drinks before going back to bed. I also like having some overnight because of the fear of being sick.

At the beginning of this thread there's one point that caught my eye (I believe these were created by @MissMay):

"*If you have been drinking daily the first days will be some of the hardest and drinking again will feel like a cure but it delays the relief that only time can provide."

I do feel that drinking does just delay things. But it is difficult.

I used to not sleep well. I would drink myself to sleep, wouldn’t even remember going to bed. Waking up in the early morning hours always sucked, and I had a hard time getting back to sleep. I got to where it was getting very hard to remember what I said or how I acted in the evenings. I would start fights or just get very loud and mean. That mixed with the desire to lose weight, get some sleep, and just feel better and not so tired all the time really was the catalyst to join this group and start holding myself accountable.

The first day is hard and the days after that may not be any easier. But, we are here for a reason. Whatever led you to join us, needs to be your reminder. Keep coming back, even if you don’t have AF days, and post your daily tally as a reminder… not just your AF days, but your A days too. Seeing those numbers can help.

We are here for you as well as ourselves.

To let you know, my AF nights usually don’t result in interrupted sleep. I sleep all night and hard! I feel so much better on those mornings. I can definitely tell a difference after an A night’s sleep. I usually have to get up to pee then can’t get back to sleep. I’m swollen and more tired in the morning.

Once you get started, you’ll go about a week and you’ll start seeing and feeling the difference. I know you can do this! Keep trying!

AF - 16
A - 6

No A tonight. Kids are at a Youth Group game night, and I have to go get them shortly. Then, home to bed. Busy day today with work, and busier day tomorrow with having to clean bathrooms on top of having to work.

Have a great night, Friends!

Just catching up

@Womona Sorry about your dog and glad he's ok! That's so scary! Keep on keeping on even through your weekends! It seems like you're still being mindful even if you go over a bit which is good
@Michieb125 Love the idea of mini goals! That's kind of what I'm trying to work with
@MissMay Thank you always for the encouragement for all of us, and you're doing A-mazing!
@SurferGirl1982 Welcome to the group! Hope your visit goes well and you can sent some good goals for yourself for August. Literally, it's one day at a time...sometimes one minute at a time
@NonnieDoiron Once again, I swear we're soul sisters. I did all of those things...not remembering when I went to bed or what I said or what stupid fight I may have picked. Thank you for sharing and thank you for always encouraging even when you feel discouraged!

I'm sure there is more I didn't respond to, but thank all of you for being in this group and sharing.

I got back Monday from a nice girl's weekend with far too much drinking. I had a doctor's appointment as soon as I got back. My BP was high. I've NEVER had high BP. I assured the doctor is was from too much wine and not enough sleep and water. She told me to keep an eye on it for awhile, and I have been for the last 2 days...high yesterday and today upon waking, and I didn't drink wine or eat too much sodium either of those days. I've also been tracking my fasting blood sugar for a few months and I'm definitely prediabetic. I convinced my doctor to put off my bloodwork for a month so I can get myself under control. I don't want high BP or diabetes, so I'm buckling down. I'm going to get this extra weight off and slow down this wine train! The appointment was actually to start back on Ozempic for a few months (not long term) to help me shut down the food noise I've been having and caving into that has caused about 10 pounds of weight gain in a little over a month.

I'm going on a short cruise with just my dad this weekend to spend some quality time. He is a recovering alcoholic who hasn't had a drink in 30 years (yes, I get it from my daddy). I did not buy a drink package, and I'm thinking of ways to mitigate extra drinking and keep my eating controlled as well. My plan is to have club soda with dinner and only have a glass or two of wine with the shows in the evening and then go to bed at a reasonable time. So, although it will still be A days, it WILL be less.

That was almost a book. Keep on keeping on everybody

A = 18
AF = 6 (I included tonight since it will be AF)