LESS Alcohol ~ JANUARY 2025 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 781 Member
    Welcome, @shpuniarsky Sounds like you're on the right path. Keep on going!

    Well. Mission AF getaway FAIL! I had wine each day. The first day, I limited pretty well. Day 2 and 3, notsomuch. Back home and back at today! I can still get more AF than A days this month.

    On the plus side, I got my workout in on Friday before we left and went for a long walk on Saturday in Biloxi. On Sunday it was freezing and the wind was blowing so I used the gym and did my weight workout and walked on the treadmill. I made pretty good choices food wise as well. So, there's that.

    I did read everyone's posts and got caught up and please know I'm empathizing with all of you struggling and cheering for all of you doing well!

    AF = 7
    A = 12
  • tobinross
    tobinross Posts: 45 Member
    Welcome @shpuniarsky!
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,634 Member
    12 AF
    5 LA (LA means 1-2 drinks)
    3 A (A means 3+ drinks)
  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 781 Member
    Trying to catch up responding to everyone. Thanks for all of your grace on my totally A vacation. I'll be able to do an AF one someday because I won't stop trying. AF last night after getting back and doing some work. I ate horribly yesterday, but such is life. Today is a new day and I have meals planned and I got my walk in this morning.

    @NonnieDoiron Your workload sounds stressful! I know you will take time for yourself to decompress, but just a reminder to make sure to do that! And, like several others have said, your kindness in offering your phone number for support was awesome. Thank you for being so kind and supportive.

    @Womona Hope your back feels better soon! It's frustrating not to be able to do what you want to do. Your ability to stop with one glass of wine is nothing short of amazing to me.

    @eahrenee Great stats! Keep up the good work!

    @MissMay Sorry to hear about your friend. Sounds like she's in denial and going to do what she wants. It's tough to watch someone you love go down that path. Your streak is amazing! My go to AF when I'm out is just a simple club soda, no ice, in a wine glass with a lime or orange for a little flavor.

    @forestdweller1 BRRRRRRR! Always nice to see you chiming in here!

    @Michieb125 I'm going to seek out that Pinot Noir by Meiomi. That is one of my favorite full alcohol wines when I'm out. Thank you for your trials and suggestions!

    @itladyee I love how you can get off track and just bounce right back. I'm trying to get there instead of having the "oh well, I messed up today. Might as well throw the week in the trash." :lol:

    @tobinross Way to meet that first goal!

    @SparkSpringtime69 What a scary story, but I'm glad it turned out OK and he's on the mend, and like @Womona said, "there are no coincidences." You were meant to be AF that night, and now look at you! Great job!

    I had a similar scare in October when I was doing well with limiting that I talked about in here. My 13 year old granddaughter ended up with a hospital stay. Normally, I would have had too many drinks to drive and help when my daughter called, but it happened to be "sober October" and I was able to drive 45 minutes and stay with my granddaughter at the hospital overnight so her mom could stay home with the toddler grandbabies. I would have felt like a complete idiot if I had to tell my own daughter that I couldn't help because I was drinking. (PS, we went to Biloxi, Mississippi. We stay at the Beau Rivage on the water when we go)

    @SunnyDays930 Great job getting back on the horse! Those beach days get us even if it's cold!

    @globalhiker Thank you for encouraging me. I failed this time, but I know there will be success in my future. I love seeing your streak keep on climbing. It's very inspirational!

    @tmbg1 Doing great!

    @SurferGirl1982 Please be careful with allowing yourself too much too fast. You may have broken the PHYSICAL dependence, but the EMOTIONAL dependence is so much harder to break. People like me and you know that. Of course we support any LA goals. Stick to them for you and never stop trying, lady!!

    AF = 8
    A = 12


  • chicbuc
    chicbuc Posts: 781 Member
    A comment about this LA and AF mission, the journey involves developing the skill of failure management. Fewer failures, failing better, faster failure recovery, not planning failures to begin with, not putting oneself down after a failure, not self-punishing oneself with alcohol due to a failure, not suppressing the bad feeling with alcohol, and preventing potential failures. Each time we fail, it's an opportunity to reflect and learn and figure out how we want next time to be.

    Self-reflection: Looking back, I intentionally planned my failures. That doesn't make logical sense does it?
    This is so true!
  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 2,013 Member
    A comment about this LA and AF mission, the journey involves developing the skill of failure management. Fewer failures, failing better, faster failure recovery, not planning failures to begin with, not putting oneself down after a failure, not self-punishing oneself with alcohol due to a failure, not suppressing the bad feeling with alcohol, and preventing potential failures. Each time we fail, it's an opportunity to reflect and learn and figure out how we want next time to be.

    Self-reflection: Looking back, I intentionally planned my failures. That doesn't make logical sense does it?
    You are brilliant! Yes, exactly this!!
  • itladyee
    itladyee Posts: 7,519 Member


    Setting up for success!!!
    Goals for January - 85% Dry (AF = 26 A=5)
    Monthly Stats - On Target If When I finish strong, the best I can do is 81% Still a win!
    AF = 12 ~ 57 %
    A = 9 ~ 33 %
    Current Streak - AF = 0
    Longest Streak - AF = 7

    My "A" days are catching up with my "AF" days :(

    My plan for today says:
    Wednesday - Gym for a workout. Fruit/veggie smoothie upon return. Dinner, kale, Italian sausage soup. No wine or alcohol

    Too cold and snowy for the track to the gym, so basement instead.
    All else on track.
    Add water 64oz +

    Month Recap by Day
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Tracker ✅️🍷🍸

    1/1 - 1/7 ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
    1/8 - 1/14 ❌✅✅❌❌✅✅
    1/15 - 1/21 ❌❌❌✅❌❌❌
    1/22 - 1/28
    1/29 - 2/4

    Exceptions for January
    1/8 🍷🍷🍸 ~ Husband's birthday
    1/11 🍷🍷🍷 ~ Lunch out prior to MIL birthday celebration
    1/12 🥂🥂~ Mimosa's at brunch
    1/15 🍷🍷🍷 Book club
    1/16 🍸🍷 Unplanned Pizza and cocktails
    1/17 🍷🍷🍷 Dinner out with friends
    1/19 🍵🍵🍷🍷Lazy, cold Sunday...
    1/20 🍷🍷Bla
    1/21 🍸🍷 more bla....

    2023 - 2024 Stats
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    2024
    January AF =87% A=13%
    February AF =58% A=42%
    March AF = 0% A = 100%
    April AF = 0% A = 100%
    May
    June AF =58% A=42%
    July
    August
    September
    October
    November
    December AF = 13% =87%
    Best AF Month = January

    2023 St AF =12% A=88%
    Best AF Month = January
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  • tobinross
    tobinross Posts: 45 Member
    @shpuniarsky - how are you doing? Getting prepared to handle those weekend red wine cravings?