LESS Alcohol ~ OCTOBER 2024 ~ One Day at A Time

Back from Biloxi. I did not stick to my guns. I drank 2 out of 3 days but back home now and AF last night and back on track. It is what it is.

AF = 26
A = 2

Last night, I had two big glasses of the low alcohol wine I like.

Making a choice this morning for an AF night tonight — I am leaving for a Barre class now, always a fun (and hard) workout!

On Halloween, I will have some planned wine with our scary movie. It’s an annual tradition around here after handing out candy to the little monsters and princesses in our neighborhood. Then, lights out for some spooky fun!

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Soberish October:

Wednesday AM

AF days - 13
A days - 11
Less alcohol - 5 (8% A content)

I am looking forward to a mindful November with greater clarity of my health goals.

I started drinking in my mid twenties, slowly at first as my husband always used to have a bottle of cider each night and slowly i started to have half a class which then became 1 pint a night by my thirties i was having a pint and a half a night some times i would be hung over by slowly my body got used to it then events like christmas and holidays it increased and by my forties i was having missed nights when i just didnt remember things but i slept and as it was stressful with my 2 sons who were ADHD and full on i kind of thought it was an escape. In my fifties i had moved on to red wine, husband started buying cartons each week and used to say its only 2 glasses but that increased to include 2 glasses of whisky, now i dont remember the ends of a night or i fall asleep on the settee.
Now at 62 have now started to only have 2 small glasses of wine and included 2 days of AF a week but its hard to reduce. Each day i wake up and promise myself i will change but i think its the stress of having my son who drinks massively and my husband who has cancer and drinks, my ADHD grandson who lives part-time with us, then my other son who constantly drops his kids round , two crazy dogs into the pot too, it all gets too much for me running around after everyone and trying to hold it together, i get to 1 am in the morning as husband doesnt sleep well due to his meds and i finally give in.

I however remain set that i wll change things maybe slowly but i will get there.

This month 20 days drinking 9 days AF so far

Sorry for the long post

Amazing results everyone. I am so proud of you.

AF - 45
A - never again

Improved upon September dry days! I also kept limits in check with a 2 glass limit (but yes a few times over). That is huge for me. I’m finding I like feeling good in the morning!

For November, I’m going to place more emphasis and focus on losing 5 lbs by 1/25/25 which means caloric limits = less wine.

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Soberish October current:

AF days - 13
A days - 12
Less alcohol - 6 (8% A content)

See you in November!

You've all been doing so well! I drank the last two days. But I plan to get serious. I plan on making November AF. Some may think that will be hard because of Thanksgiving. But my husband and I don't have any relatives close by, so it's just the two of us (and the cat 😺). My husband would like to see me quit drinking and he doesn't drink (or even suggest it) when I'm not drinking. He's the type that likes to have a few beers from time to time. But can leave it alone too.

@annliz23 Yes, your story is very familiar. Most of us can relate. You actually have three more AF days than I do this month. Keep it up!

@chicbuc Sorry that you didn't make your sober October. But you did surprisingly well. Are you going to try for sober November?

@globalhiker I know it can be tough. I wish I could be a normal drinker too. But it's never worked for me. I once went almost 4 months AF (118 days) back in 2021 & 2022. But I decided to drink and that was all she wrote. I figured that I had gone that long and that most of the damage had been reversed...labs came back good, everything looked good on the ultrasound and my endoscopy looked great according to my doctor. But once I drank, it quickly returned to daily drinking ☹️ It's sad that your husband still drinks. It would be so much easier if you were both on board.

October:
AF - 6
A - 24

@globalhiker Thank you for your post that reminded me that alcohol is a carcinogen. It is so easy to glamorize wine; indeed advertising does that for us on a daily basis. I need to remember to be grateful for my health and protective of it. At 61 I have more yesterdays than tomorrows and I need to keep that in mind when it comes to what I eat and drink.

31 AF days in October

Current streak 39 days AF

I check this thread all the time and read every word. Thanks for your honesty and thoughtful posts. It helps me so much. Happy Halloween!

AF= 30 days
A= 0 days
60 AF days done, today is AF day 61! Thank you, Team! This is not a solo effort by any means.

See you all in November. I reflected back to the 5 or so months AF I did perhaps it was Nov - April and I couldn't believe how the wine secretly and slowly crept back into my life full swing by August. Be on guard!