LESS Alcohol ~ October 2025 ~ One Day at a Time

itladyee · October 7

I drank my 5-calorie juice (looks like wine)…no, it doesn't fool me, but it's something in my hand, AND I had one of the Fever-Tree sparkling lemonade. I was able to stay awake to finish the KC game and watch the Cubs…both teams lost.

Aiming for another AF evening.

AF = 2
A = 4

NonnieDoiron · October 7

A-0
AF-7

Weighed this morning, and I wasn’t thrilled but it was better than yesterday. Went for a walk and weighed again after, and it was better again. So, I think it’s water weight screwing me up.

Work was ok, but not great. But, now I am sitting in the pedicure chair and relaxing.

nbruns83 · October 7

AF 6
LA 1

tmbg1 · October 7

4 AF

2 A

1 LA

mfowler883 · October 8

Not much going on today, work as usual mostly.

3 A
4 AF

-m

SparkSpringtime69 · October 8

Oct

AF=1

A=6

globalhiker · October 8

Back in AF world this week. Strength in numbers. Or maybe it was the Supermoon. No clue.

Off to the gym before the sun comes up. Goal today is to get the front yard work done and plan out Fall. Where to go, what to celebrate, and definitely stop thinking about retirement because it makes me want to drink.

Have a great AF day today!

xbowhunter · October 8

Morning my LA friends.

AF = 7

A = 0

Womona · October 8

For some reason MFP wouldn’t let me post, so let’s try again.

In a nutshell… got most of the stuff off the boat yesterday! Lots of hard work, and now it all needs to get from our car into the house.

I ordered pumpkins, hay bales and corn stalks to decorate the outside. Hey, if the inside of my house is going to be a disaster, at least the outside can look good! Way too ambitious to have taken delivery this week because we still need to sort and store the boat stuff.

At any rate, over the course of the day I had 3 drinks and slept like hell. I should have stopped at 2. Ugh! Back at it today.

Womona · October 8

A little bit of our summer.

Michieb125 · October 8

@Womona - such a gorgeous view from your sailboat! A truly special hobby for you and your husband. I can see how hard it is to say farewell until another season. And your house is going to win Fall cuteness awards!

I have a friend arriving from out of town today and she’s staying until late Saturday. We have some fun sightseeing spots planned. I deep cleaned some rooms in the house yesterday to get ready, and yes I opened that bottle of Brut in the garage reefer and watched the sun set last night. I am reminding myself to stay mindful and intentional this week.

nbruns83 · October 8

@Womona, wow, what a wonderful photo - belongs on a calendar. Thanks for sharing. I can see why it's such a great summer week-end activity. It beats mowing the lawn.🤣

NonnieDoiron · October 8

Up at 3:00 to pee, but husband was in the bathroom already. Tried to just go back to sleep, but instead I woke all the way up waiting for him to get out of the bathroom. Sure I could’ve walked all the way to the other side of my house to use the kids’ bathroom, but I was too tired and was really hoping I could get back to sleep. Didn’t happen.

Went over my calories today probably because my schedule was so off. Oh well, might go to bed at 8:00 tonight.

A-0
AF-8

tmbg1 · October 8

5 AF

2 A

1 LA

Womona · October 9

AF tonight!

nbruns83 · October 9

AF 7
LA 1

I'm motivated, in part, to drop a pound or two before my exercise challenge starts on Sunday. I weighed less at the end of the last challenge, and I hate it when I slack off on the exercise and better eating habits between challenges. Oh well, that's why I participate in challenges, it keeps me accountable.

SparkSpringtime69 · October 9

Oct

AF=1

A=7

xbowhunter · October 9

Hello my LA friends.

AF = 8

A = 0

Feeling amazing without Alcohol in my system!

NonnieDoiron · October 9

A-0
AF-9

Went to bed early last night, and slept ALMOST to my alarm, 2 minutes shy of 8 hours!!🙌

Under my calories today, walked 2-1/4 miles, and just showered and ready to relax. Now is usually my go-to time for wine. I want it right now too. Fighting that little wine devil tonight. Decided after my shower to put on my pjs without a bra, so it would take more effort to leave the house to go get a bottle. Now, I just need to find something to find something to do, so I stop thinking about it.

katethomas56 · October 10

make tea, do a crossword, read a rally difficult book to challenge your mind, go online and learn 10 words in another language hang in there

katethomas56 · October 10

Im pouring 2 oz of white wine and topping with 3 oz sparkling water as a way to drink less. My 5:00 wine time urge is still in charge! I like your a and aF system however. Will try on Friday night for AF!

xbowhunter · October 10

Hello my LA friends.

AF = 10

A = 0

This weekend is our Canadian Thanksgiving. I will be tested at my inlaws dinner party. I'm ready to abstain and won't give in to the peer pressure!

cheers!

tmbg1 · October 10

6 AF

2 A

1 LA

NonnieDoiron · October 10

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48791974#Comment_48791974

Thanks for the suggestions! May have into give those a try.

Work was quiet, got a lot done. Went for a walk, stayed within calories, showered, in pjs, and about to watch The Last Starfighter with the kids. Gotta love an 80s sci-fi movie!😉

A-0
AF-10

nbruns83 · October 10

AF 9
LA 1

SparkSpringtime69 · October 11

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48791974#Comment_48791974

@katethomas56 I like these suggestions, may have to try one or more today.

I see lots of inspiring AF stats here, keep up the good work everyone.

I'm going to shoot for a few AF days in a row this weekend - I've been drinking way too much wine and it's really starting to screw with my sleep.

SparkSpringtime69 · October 11

Oct

AF=1

A=8

tmbg1 · October 11

6 AF

3 A

1 LA

WestCoastGirl_1 · October 11

Hi All,

I haven't been posting lately. I've somewhat lost interest. I'm just trying to figure out how I'm going to meet my goals. I still haven't quit drinking. But I hope to on Monday.

I was just wondering. Has anyone else experienced extremely dry skin when you were drinking daily? My skin has been dry. But, I haven't been eating like normal. I usually eat a lot of healthy fats. Like EVOO, chia seeds, walnuts, avocado, salmon, etc. I used to have a smoothie in the morning with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and chia seeds (soaked the day before), whey protein powder, blueberries, walnuts, and Ceylon cinnamon. And I used to have a teaspoon of EVOO before my smoothie. And I incorporated the other items throughout the day. When I'm drinking I really don't want to eat. So I just eat enough to keep me alive.

I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

NonnieDoiron · October 11

@WestCoastGirl_1 unfortunately, I have no trouble eating when I drink. It’s stopping myself from eating anything and everything I struggle with. I also haven’t had dry skin issues when drinking or not. I say all that to say I’m absolutely no help to you in this regard. Sorry.

Baby shower today out of state. Blew my calories right out of the water! 🙁 BUT, they offered me a glass of wine as soon as I arrived (they know I’m a heavy drinker), and I refused! 😁 I didn’t have anything to drink and the wine was flowing! Pretty proud of myself for that.

Tomorrow morning, we are meeting my brother and his wife for breakfast before we go back home. When I get home, I’m going to have to go for a 5 mile walk or something… I’ve gotta burn a ton of calories from this weekend. UGH! 😖

A-0
AF-11

Total consecutive AF: 70!

LESS Alcohol ~ October 2025 ~ One Day at a Time

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