LESS Alcohol ~ MARCH 2025 ~ One Day at A Time
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@chicbuc glad you enjoyed the cruise!
@michieb125 sorry to hear your mom fell! Glad she didn’t break anything. Very scary when our parents get sick or injured.
@MissMay great point about our muscles atrophying- I really feel when I miss a week of workouts. Sets me all the way back!
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March:
AF: 3
A: 12
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According to my NOMO app, I have saved $660.00 by not buying alcohol. I am going to buy a walking pad ( a smaller version of a treadmill) I have seen them on line and they are very reasonable. I'm buying the kind with a bar to hold onto…they have them without but I don't need to fall off of this thing. I figure I will use it while watching TV.
Happy St. Patrick's Day. I'll be staying home and experiencing JOMO….Joy of Missing out of wasting money, a headache, and morning anxiety.
3/1 A
3/2-3/17 AF
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@itladyee Glad you're feeling better! Sounds like you had a relaxing few days even if you were recovering
@SurferGirl1982 Hope you enjoyed your margaritas (extra salt, please), and you find your way back to AF today. I'm super impressed you were able to gamble without drinking! If you can do that, you can do anything!
@Michieb125 Good job shaking off the wine devil and hope your mom is making a recovery!
@SunnyDays930 Nice AF streak going! I love that you're rewarding yourself with something to improve your health!
@tmbg1 Your numbers are looking good for March!
@shamac35153 My brilliant diversion plan is to sip seltzer and if that doesn't work, go to bed 🤣
@MissMay Thank you for continuing this thread and always being so so supportive!
@globalhiker Thank you for the relaxation suggestions and the encouragement that the anxiety levels come down eventually.
@NonnieDoiron THAT was a lot of garbage! Hope your work life settles down soon!
AF last night with a little green tea to detox 🤪 I did get a weight workout in yesterday. I got up early to walk this morning, but I'm feeling a little lazy, so I made coffee and read a little instead. Hopefully, I feel like doing it after work.
Have a great day, all!
AF = 5 and A = 11 (I think I had my numbers messed up in my previous post)
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☘St. Patrick's Day greetings🍀
This 1/3 Irish gal will not be drinking anything green today (though a shamrock shake sounds tempting)
Today marks the beginning of the 8th week of aquatics.
2 weeks of 4 days/week
5 weeks of 5 days/week
I am darn serious about getting my muscle back.
Set my sites on a long term 12 week goal. 4 more to go to check my results.
😁😁😁
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Feeling great overall, but I noticed I’ve gained 2 lbs since going AF for Lent. I think I may have been indulging a bit too much in sugar snacks as a replacement. 😬 Now that I’ve realized this, I’m committing to inputting all my meals this week to stay accountable and avoid any extra indulgence.
For today’s AF St. Patty's Day dinner, I’m keeping it fun with a soda water, lime, and a drop of green food coloring for some festive vibes! 🍀✨
AF = 12
A = 4
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The sugary cravings are pretty typical @margim5 (and I have also experienced) when we’re cutting back on the A.
You are aware and have a great plan going forward! Your stats are phenomenal-you should be very proud!
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Welp. Now that I've had a 1400 calorie lunch at the new pizza buffet in town, a walk is a must do not an "if I feel like it."
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!☘️
In past years, my husband and I would buy Guinness and Irish whiskey and host an Irish dinner. It was fun but a distant memory! He stopped drinking 10 years ago and my son quit about 2 years ago. I never drank either of those choices but they are a holiday ritual for some people. I will still make a corned beef dinner (I’m almost 1/2 Irish) and enjoy without any alcohol!
Set up my new weekly targets for the week ahead. We’re going on a little 4-days getaway and I’m planning on allowing 2/4 days of wine (2 glass limit).
Last week my tracker logged 8 glasses of wine over my 3 allowed days — this week I’m aiming for 6 glasses or less.
Current:
AF - 8
A - 9Stay safe!
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12 AF
1 LA
4A
(A means 3+; LA means 1-2; and AF means none)
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@SurferGirl1982 Glad you guys are OK. Flood waters can be extremely dangerous. I am so sorry about your car but thankfully you were not swept away. 🙏 I hope your car can be repaired.
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It was a horrible weekend for weather again. 9 states getting slammed by tornadoes. More death (over 40) from weather related incidents.
We were one of the areas with tornado warnings. Thank goodness all we had was kinda high winds. And I only had 2 windows screens that blew out.
Some days when I watch the weather channel I get the impression this planet wants all of us to leave. 😪
@SurferGirl1982 fingers crossed your car can be repaired.
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March:
AF: 5
A: 12
I'm heading out to NJ today and probably won't be around for a week (I hating doing MFP or any other typing stuff on my phone, thumbs don't work well for me 😠). My niece is getting married so we're spending the week up there with family.
@SurferGirl1982 glad you're safe and hope your car can be fixed.
Catch up with you all when I get back.
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Last night while eating our St. Patrick's Day dinner I made at home I began thinking back on previous March 17th's.
I YI YIKES! Some pretty bad memories trickled into my head. I began to remember how I would plan the day in advance. The green outfit, the food, the decorating, the perfect place(s) to go, the friends we'd meet up with, etc.
A LOT of planning all for the wrong out come. Most of those St.Patty's day celebrations began as early as 6:00am with music and the drinking of breakfast bloody Mary's. Some celebrations started the eve before. Needing to take off March 17 and 18.
With our reubens last night(mine was a mock reuben, no corned beef, as I don't consume a lot of red meat) I had lemon water in a wine glass. And March 17th ended up just perfect and no bad memories to have years down the road.☘
More than half way through March.
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@SurferGirl1982 Sorry to hear about your car but glad you're ok! How scary!
@SparkSpringtime69 Enjoy your trip! See you when you get back!
@MissMay Sounds like a lovely evening with delicious food!
My SO wanted to try a local brewery with our son last night (son's becoming a bit of a beer connoisseur). Needless to say, I had a few different beers and a glass of wine. I'm not even sad about that. I know I'll be AF for a few nights now, but man I need to get this eating under control after the cruise😅
Have a great Tuesday, all!
AF = 5 and A = 12
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Your cruise sounded wonderful. I am so happy you experienced a fantastic trip.
My hubby has been talking about to me about all inclusive trips since the day we met, especially cruises.
I keep telling him I refuse to go on a vacation prepaid to over indulge in either food or drink because it is classified as an all inclusive. He does not get my thinking. Because in the same breath he says, well you can give me your free drinks. And this is when my head explodes 🤯🤯🤯 because I am a common sense drinker and eater.
So I need to keep searching for my perfect cruise situation.
▪︎Adults only(maybe even seniors only)
▪︎Healthy food options and mocktails
▪︎All inclusive meaning activities and port stops and flights.
Is that asking to much?? 🤣😂😅
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13 AF
1 LA
4A
(A means 3+; LA means 1-2; and AF means none)
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March 1 A
March 2-19 AF
Last night we went out to restaurant that has a great patio because it was a beautiful evening. The special was a burger and draft beer for 10.00 which is a bargain. I asked for a bottle of Heineken 00 and she still gave it to me for the deal which was really nice. This is the first time I've had a 00 drink since I stopped with alcohol. I was hoping it didn't trigger me to want a real one and it didn't. It is really starting to feel normal, not drinking. Now I need to tackle my out of control sweet tooth.
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Though St. Patrick's Day is over, the latest "Kate's Blog" on the Sober School website is still worth watching. I love her hopeful and insightful messages.
https://thesoberschool.com/why-i-feel-lucky-to-be-sober-on-st-patricks-day/
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Checking in - I lost another 2 lbs. so weight is down 6 lbs. since the New Year. Not drinking, aiming for that one year anniversary would be nice.
Cruises: I am interested in cruises that are not super expensive and have non-inclusive options. I even actually prefer day cruising and sleeping in a hotel at night. That would be awesome, like to go to 3-5 places yet spend 2 full days on land, sleep in a normal hotel room, etc. and just use the cruise ship for day transport from island to island or city to city if it's a river cruise.
Off to work on getting my Wednesday run in.
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I've been reasonably good this month in that I've been AF on most days (AF:15, A:4, I think).
The only problem is that being mostly AF lowers my tolerance, as I posted earlier. This was true again on Saturday, where we hosted a St. Pats party, including a Jameson Toast at the beginning and then Guinness with our dinner. It was really fun and delicious, but I'm beginning to think I'm just plain too old to tolerate it at all. I should have stuck with just the Guinness (which is quite a light beer, as it happens).
Still working on it!
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No harm in admitting we are now in the "I'm a light weight" when drinking.
These are good signs of the awareness we now have an don't ignore. YAY
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😁😁😁
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14 AF
1 LA
4A
(A means 3+; LA means 1-2; and AF means none)
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Where in NJ are you going? I’m a born and bred Jersey Girl. I had super big hair at Rutgers back in the 80’s! Anyway, have lots of fun!
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@Jthanmyfitnesspal I definitely notice the same as you…. tolerance goes way down, but I think that’s a good thing!
@SurferGirl1982 hope your car recovers! That walk back through the icy cold flood water sounds so awful. Glad you are both safe!
AF tonight, and for St. Paddy’s. I was at work super late that night, and just crawled into bed. Had a glass of wine at dinner out with the girls yesterday. Today was AF again. I thought about having a glass with dinner, but I also looked at how my skin is starting to look, so it was an easy decision to go AF!
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15 AF
1 LA
4A
(A means 3+; LA means 1-2; and AF means none)
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Only one glass of wine tonight, but it was a tick over the 5oz. size. Let’s call it 6oz. None when I got home, so that’s good.
Early day tomorrow and Saturday, so off to bed for me!
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A woman in my community drove drunk into a tree on St. Patrick's night and is now dead and has left a family reeling. It is so sad. The sober us knows that we can't think clearly when we drink so we are over confident. Another life cut short by the poor decisions made under the influence and heartache forever for her loved ones.
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