LESS Alcohol ~ May 2025 ~ One Day at A Time

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  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,948 Member
    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48590650#Comment_48590650

    Thabks for sharing about the sessions you had! I’d be very happy with 2 cm less around my middle!

  • SparkSpringtime69
    SparkSpringtime69 Posts: 1,286 Member

    @chicbuc limiting to two glasses is definitely a victory!

    @itladyee I have one "don't even think about it". It's from years ago, when I still wore suits to work, and it was a bit tight when I bought it, about 5 pounds from my goal weight ……. it still has the price tags on it :0

    Yes, I'm in the BLC58 challenge - I've been a Resolute Renegade for many seasons. What team are you on?

    @SurferGirl1982 sorry to hear your sleep's been messed up, I hope you're able to sleep a bit later in the morning to get a daily sleep/wake routine back.

    I totally about being serious about AF (or at least waayyy LA) for these challenges: I plan to be AF during this 12-week challenge. That's a pretty big leap for me, usually I calculate calories to allow for some wine, but this challenge I plan to really push myself to be AF. I told my SO just a couple of hours ago that I'm really serious about getting to my goal weight over these next twelve weeks. He said "can I ask something" and I said sure (knowing what it was). He said "What about the wine?" I said "No Wine" and he said "Okay" with a smile (he likes when I take a break from drinking).

    So tonight I am imbibing and, starting tomorrow, diet, exercise and AF for 12 weeks!!

    @Michieb125 lucky you - a nice hike with a loved one and a well-paced step class. My step class today started out, and stayed, at a very quick pace. I'm so, so, SOOO glad I didn't drink last night because I wouldn't have been able to put nearly the amount of effort into the class that I was able to do this morning.

    @margim5 That's a huge number of cars! Nice job planning a reset this week.

  • Womona
    Womona Posts: 1,948 Member

    Hi everyone! I just got caught up on reading the last of the April and first of the May posts. Hugs to all those who need it.

    I had a D&C last week and am still feeling fatigued as I recover. I was hoping to be back to my normal self by now, but I still have to take it easy. Frustrating for this go go go girl!

    Let’s all give ourselves grace this week!

  • SurferGirl1982
    SurferGirl1982 Posts: 886 Member

    @Womona I'm so sorry that you're not feeling well. I've noticed that you haven't been posting for a few days. You take care of yourself…Hugs!

  • SurferGirl1982
    SurferGirl1982 Posts: 886 Member
    edited 2:49AM

    @SparkSpringtime69 I'm obviously not quite ready for a challenge right now. Alcohol really kicked my butt this time around. But, I wouldn't mind participating at some time. I honestly have no idea how it works? Is it a private group? Do you weigh in weekly?

    Actually, I plan on quitting drinking after tomorrow. I have enough to get well in the morning and then that's it! I've had it! It definitely has to stop! If I have any problems, I will go to urgent care or the ER.

    When does this challenge start? Maybe I could participate. That may be a good distraction for me. I can't really exercise right now. Do you have to report your exercise?

    Fill me in on the details if it's not too much trouble. If I can't join this one, maybe next time.

    Thanks!

  • SurferGirl1982
    SurferGirl1982 Posts: 886 Member

    It's 4:40 am. Good thing that I didn't try to completely cold-turkey it. I feel pretty sick. My husband is still asleep. I can't wait until I can get my sleep schedule back to normal.

    My husband and I will have to discuss this later. Maybe we will need to do the taper thing. He's willing to help. We'll see.

    For those of you that have never reached this point…please be careful. It's not fun. And, it can sneak up on you. Please don't let it happen!

    Take care everyone!

  • globalhiker
    globalhiker Posts: 1,886 Member

    Love this team's words of wisdom including Hope, giving yourself Grace, and realizing we are human. I'll add practicing Gratitude.

    @SurferGirl1982 I like what you wrote about "what if" we all lived closer together. We'd have a blast for sure. What you write I always draw meaning from and it never offends me. Hopefully I don't offend anyone either because I tend to have a direct communication style. And super glad to hear your husband is supportive of your goals.

    @Womona hope you feel better soon. I dropped another 2 lbs. and down to 141. Eliminating the canola and veg oils and salad dressing along with the advice I got to "eat more" and exercise more. I'm starting to believe that theory about inflammatory bad fats blocking weight loss. I also struggled with getting enough protein so I am eating an additional protein bar a day (and it has sugar!). My muscle % went up a notch in a week, only 0.1% but my BMI dropped from 29 something to 27 something just doing that in a week so I am in disbelief. I don't understand it but somehow eating more protein+fat and eliminating the veg oil is setting the weight loss switch to "burn". Curious now if this will continue?

    AF=6 days done.

  • SurferGirl1982
    SurferGirl1982 Posts: 886 Member
    edited 1:45PM

    @globalhiker You've never wrote anything that has ever offended me. I prefer honesty.

    As I think you know…my sleep schedule is a bit off right now. So, I'm almost ready to go back to bed.

    I actually know quite a bit about healthy fats and protein (they're the way to go). I'll post more at a later date. Also, unless you're genetically disposed, dietary cholesterol is nothing to fear either. In fact, if we don't eat enough cholesterol, our bodies make it.

    Anyways, I should be off this alcohol thing soon. And, I'll start logging my meals and weighing myself regularly again. I emailed my veterinarian's office and I heard back from them yesterday. The doctor is concerned about my cat's recent weight loss. We have an appointment next Wednesday and I plan on being 100%.

    By the way, my cat Tinker would like to go hiking with you. She's 17, so she's old enough to get her driver's license. But, you would still have to drive because she can't reach the pedals 🙂

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