LESS Alcohol ~ November 2025 ~ One Day at a Time

7 DAYS! Wow, you go! Proud of ya.

I wrapped up October with 19 AF/12 A. So far November is 2 & 2.

Been busy, lots going on between business, errands, family and keeping up with mycology stuff. Harvested my first flush the other day, got them dehydrated. Really cool to see something grow successfully, since I've never been much of a gardener. Plan was to let the last few small fruits mature, harvest everything, dunk the mycelium to rehydrate it and set it up for a second flush, but it decided not to wait for me. In the span of a few hours, it went from picked over with a few straggling fruiting bodies to covered with hyphal knots and pins. So….off to the races again, I guess. LOL I won't complain. Anyway, the first harvest is enough to keep me microdosing for a year, everything else is just a bonus, and opportunities to learn more about the art and science behind refining cultures and providing proper nutrients, substrate conditions and microclimates.

Last night, I tried my hand at homemade kongnamul bulgogi, a Korean dish I found online. It turned out really good, and was surprisingly easy to make. Tonight, we ate garbage, stopped at Wendy's on the way home from voting after work. I limited my portion, at least, and didn't gorge. Still…ugh, fast food leaves ya feeling kinda gross, doesn't it?

Anyway, no alcohol in the house to speak of, nothing for me to actually drink at least, and no trips to the store planned. The less I drink, the better I sleep, and the better I sleep, the better I feel, so there's that.

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Hi everyone! My goal is AF for November with the exception of Thanksgiving Day. Hopefully I can move on from there. It’s harder than I thought it would be to cut back or eliminate alcohol. My triggers are social functions, sitting on my deck in the Summer, anger, anxiety, dinner. That pretty much covers my whole life!
I’m inspired by you all. This 3rd AF day was the hardest so far when hubby wanted to share the last of the wine. But I declined! Yay.

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Denise

Started the backstitching on the cross stitch I’m working on.

The husband had a PET scan yesterday. The cancer is back. Pray for us, him especially… just pray…

And for the love of all that is holy, can someone please put a cork in the MIL’s butt!? She constantly sounds like she is crapping her pants whenever she moves! It’s absolutely disgusting!

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@StepWise123 Congratulations on 3 days AF!

Quitting drinking is hard. The main thing for me is how we associate drinking with good times or certain activities. I used to like to drink while I was outside working in the yard. I didn't drink a whole lot while I was working, though, because I would only take a sip from time to time (I was busy working). I also associated drinking with swimming, fishing, boating, kicking back on the deck, gambling at the casino, cooking dinner…although, I think cooking is easier when I'm sober. I'm the type that doesn't like a lot of irons in the fire. So it's easier for me to pay attention.

For me, I have to try to just disassociate alcohol with those activities. Working in the yard can be just as much fun drinking a cold glass of iced tea. Plus, I'm more productive! You don't know my history. But I can't moderate. If I were to drink on Thanksgiving, I would drink daily for the next month or more. It took me months to have an AF day. Since quitting (I'm on Day 8), for some reason, I no longer have any desire to imbibe…maybe, a higher power is responsible. Or, maybe, It's just that I feel so much better. I was a daily drinker and I don't think that I was ever really completely sober. My balance and coordination were off and I felt weak. Things have improved very quickly for me.

I don't know your history or long-term goals. But I hope you are successful reaching those goals!

@chicbuc Congrats on 2 days AF!

Have a great day everyone!