LESS Alcohol ~ AUGUST 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

gottagetthisdown · August 14

@Michieb125 Have a great time with your family!

csilverthorn22 · August 14

Hey everyone. New to this thread.. new to using the communities actually.
I’m just feeling off all wagons lately - anyone here just want to say hi and connect !

SparkSpringtime69 · August 14

August:
AF days - 6
A days - 8
Already logging tonight as A, finishing off the bottle of wine I opened yesterday. Boy, the A streaks are so easy and the AF ones not so much

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SparkSpringtime69 · August 14

@KaizenLe and @gottagetthisdown Welcome to the group, and CONGRATULATIONS on the first AF day of the year!
@womona nice job keeping not opening another bottle.
@Michieb125 I do keep reminding myself that I'm still drinking way less than I was a few months ago. Two years ago I went months without a drink so I know I'm capable of it. I think I need to change my mindset from "one A day" (when they occur) to "A day number one" - maybe that will put my brain into more of a 'streak' mode.
I hope you have a great family shindig this week.
@csilverthorn22 Welcome to the group! Everyone here is very supportive and inspiring, I hope you're able to visit us often and get some of the support you're looking for.

looneycatblue · August 14

Day 1 8/9 - AF (claiming it early)
Day 2 8/10 - AF
Day 3 8/11 - AF
Day 4 8/12 - AF
Day 5 8/13 - AF

NSV: We had Panda Express (Chinese fast food) last night for dinner... I watched what I ate, didn't overdue it and saved half for tonight. About an hour later I was getting a bit hungry/snackish. I could have easily reached for the Oreos, but with a clear head, went downstairs and brought up 2 apples (1 for DH), cut them up and was totally happy with my decision. Guaranteed the Oreos would have won out if I had been drinking!

NonnieDoiron · August 15

@gottagetthisdown Congratulations on day 1!! 🎉🎉🎊

AF - 9
A - 5

I gave in tonight and opened the bottle🙁 I didn’t exceed calories, and I’m going to bed.

Womona · August 15

SurferGirl1982 wrote: »

KaizenLe wrote: »

Day 6 is a huge achievement all the same, I wish I could get to one day. Huge congrats!!
You’re right about vitamins, too. Particularly B vitamins, which are so important for so many functions in our bodies. Isn’t it crazy how we can know how bad the drinking is, but still continue to do it 😕
I haven’t had an af day In a long time and I’d really like today to be that day 🤞

Seven days ago, I couldn't get one AF day for months. I said the same thing as you for days "I wish I could get to Day 1 and that I hoped that today could be that day". I had been drinking daily since the beginning of May (I had two AF days in the beginning of May). Then I was off to the races.

If you've been drinking heavily, I recommend one off the suggestions @MissMay suggested: Stopping your drinking earlier or not starting as early by an hour each day".

For me, once I start I cannot stop until I go to bed. So what I did was I started drinking a half an hour later each day. I was drinking whiskey (750 - 1000 ml a day). The day I started this, I didn't have any in the house in the morning and started at 9 am when the liquor store opened. The next day, I started at 9:30 am. The second day I measured some out and poured it down the sink. At first, I would pour out only 25 ml a day (and increase that by 25 ml each day). At some point, I increased it to 50 ml. I planned it so I could pour my last drink around 8 or so each evening. And I finally got my Day 1.

Getting the first day really is the hardest (at least for me). After that it becomes much easier.

Keep trying! If I can do it, so can you 🙂

This is really brilliant! I’m so proud of and inspired by how far you’ve come in such a short amount of time! Very happy for you.

Womona · August 15

csilverthorn22 wrote: »

Hey everyone. New to this thread.. new to using the communities actually.
I’m just feeling off all wagons lately - anyone here just want to say hi and connect !

Welcome to you, and all the newcomers! I love this group.

Womona · August 15

Ok, I think I need to check in with this group at around dinner time, or when I get home from work. I normally check in to this thread in the morning, and I’m motivated to cut back. By the time a long day has happened/I have something to celebrate, it all goes out the window. I should look for encouragement and inspiration when I’ at my weakest, not at my strongest, all pumped up on coffee!

Last night I planned only one drink, but then decided to kill off the bottle and have that last half glass of wine. Well, turns out there was another full glass left in the bottle. Sigh. So, I only drank half of that glass, which is a win over having two glasses, but did not achieve my goal of just one glass of wine. Oh, and of course I reached for some crackers as well, which I normally not have.

Funny, if I’ve passed my window of wine o’clock, I don’t even really want it. Yet I pour a glass anyway.

I’ve been sleeping so poorly, and have been having a lot of hot flashes. I’m positive this has to do with alcohol. And pasta- delicious bready carbs give me hot flashes!

I’ll check back with you all tonight!

MissMay · August 15

@KaizenLe and @gottagetthisdown @csilverthorn22
CONGRATULATIONS on your victories and welcome to our group.

@forestdweller1 I also ordered from one of those sites. What a huge disappointment and frustration because there was no one to contact. All the email and phone numbers were not real. Luckily my credit card company deleted the charges. GOOD luck, fingers crossed for you.

@Womona of course you can send out an S.O.S. anytime of the day. If your feeling weak, get in here and post it. Even if you do not get a response right away, it may deter you from straying from your LA goal.

I think my stress hormone kicked in and us causing belly bloat. ERrrrrr! Not even time on my exercise ball is getting rid of it. I need to "chill" on my own terms.

Keep all this positivity going. It is contagious.
😁😁😁

chicbuc · August 15

I opened the last bottle I had in the house last night and finished it

I had a stressful day, but that's no excuse. The real reason is that it was in the house.

Amended numbers
AF = 4
A = 10

SurferGirl1982 · August 15

Thanks @Womona 🙂 I'm not sure what to tell you about wine o'clock. One thing that I do know is that I cannot have alcohol in the house without drinking it.

I actually live in wine country. There are 15+ wineries within 30 minutes of my home. But I'm not a wine drinker. I do like cooking with Chardonnay, though. I'm usually OK with having Chardonnay in the house (I buy those 4-packs of small bottles). Unless I'm drinking heavily and I am out of whiskey in the morning and I'm not feeling well. Then I will drink it. I don't have any in the house right now. It might be too tempting.

Today is Day 9 for me. I've been having some urges the last few days of getting a small bottle. But I don't want to ruin my streak. I would like to go 90 days AF to let my body recover (reboot). I'm not sure if I can do that though.

AF - 8
A - 6

looneycatblue · August 15

@SurferGirl1982 What nice compliments your DH gave to you. Just curious, does he drink?
Your determination to keep going is addictive! You are in charge of your destiny, but remember if you slip-up, it's not the end, just dust off and keep going! I like the idea of "reboot" for our bodies, we truly do put them through a lot!

Day 1 8/9 - AF (claiming it early)
Day 2 8/10 - AF
Day 3 8/11 - AF
Day 4 8/12 - AF
Day 5 8/13 - AF
Day 6 8/14 - AF

SurferGirl1982 · August 15

@looneycatblue My husband has a few beers from time to time. But he doesn't drink when I'm not.

I may, at times, decide to have a few drinks. But if I do, I would like to limit it to one day a week. It's so easy for me to get out-of-hand and go back to daily drinking 😕 I still would like to get at least 30 days AF. But I can't guarantee that. I'll just do my best.

You're doing really well yourself! Do you still have urges or cravings? You mentioned you weren't losing any weight before. Have you noticed any weight loss yet?

looneycatblue · August 15

@SurferGirl1982 Some cravings, around the time I'm fixing dinner... old habits take a while to die off!
Yes, I'm losing weight, might be just water weight, but I'll take it! Today will be day 7... I'll post me loss tomorrow

SurferGirl1982 · August 15

@looneycatblue Sounds good!

NonnieDoiron · August 15

AF - 10
A - 5

Declaring today AF. I lost 1.7 lbs since last weigh-in. YAY!

SurferGirl1982 · August 15

@NonnieDoiron Great progress!

SurferGirl1982 · August 16

AF today. I have a very busy morning tomorrow. So I thought I'd check tonight.

AF - 9
A - 6

Have a good night everyone!

Womona · August 16

@SurferGirl1982 you are the opposite of me- I have hard liquor in the house, as well as beer, but I rarely reach for it. But wine is a different story! You are doing so great meeting your goals. Even if you backslide, give yourself grace and dust yourself off.

I only had one glass last night! I’m very proud of myself. Plus I slept really well.

I’ve been out of sorts Tues-Thurs. Yesterday I took some Vitamin D, and it made all the difference. Today I feel like myself.

Big tennis tournament this weekend, so I’m glad I’m back to normal. Wish me luck! I know we’ll have a drink at lunch (my partner and I have Old Fashioneds as a tradition). If I stick to only one glass of wine tonight and tomorrow, I’ll consider that a huge win.

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