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planned "A" last night due to a Holiday dinner means planned "AF" tonight (which in itself is a departure from pre-November habits!) Did have 1 drink more than my limit last night, splash of bourbon as a nightcap when we got home. Many times I find that last splash to be my take it or leave it drink and one of my goals is…

Love the side note! baby steps can be so helpful :smile:

Not off to a good start. Someone posted earlier about "waiting until after the weekend" and I loved the idea...but did not use it. :s Anywho- December is setup to be a challenging month with lots of events - my focus for this month is mindfulness. Keeping track of how many drinks per day (no more than 3 is my goal) versus…

This is so right! TV watching with mindless wine-refilling (which usually leads to mindless snacking) is definitely one of my stumbling blocks! Focus for December is being mindful and living in the moment instead of refilling in the moment :smiley:

Thank you @MissMay for the early December start! I have already been thinking about it because there are SO many days where I normally wouldn't drink that have holiday activities planned- I'm still working on my game plan for them. I've somewhat kept to my planned AF/NA days in November, tracking about 2 more "A" days than…

It's kind of crazy to me how easy it is to fall back into bad habits. After feeling pretty great mentally and physically when focusing on making the right choices, the last 3 days were right back to old times - only stuck to my goal of no more than 3 one day this weekend (and technically it was 3 and a half so that really…

Checking in- did not make it through my consecutive dry days but did stick to one "A" day out of 9 which is a definite improvement for me...in the past it would have been more likely to be 5A/4 AF. Also made it through Fri & Sat evening, the reason I gave in Sunday was due to an impromptu football party. DH is traveling…

I posted earlier this month about "lofty goals" - and the day has arrived. My goal is NA (not LA!) today until next Friday which will be the longest stretch in a while for me...I'm excited and really trying to focus on the positives (of which there are SO many!) but I cannot help but be apprehensive of failure... So far…

I have been waiting for November to pop up! I also am trying out some lofty goals for this month. I feel like I consistently start off "well this month didn't go so well...blah blah blah" :smiley: so I'm really focused on this month staying on track and being grateful that I have the mindset to commit to my health. I loved…

So excited to hear about these Fever Tree drinks- just added Lime & Yuzu and Blood Orange Ginger beer to my cart for this week!

October not off to great start - for this month so far 6 A, 2 AF (last Tuesday a post-work HH threw me off)

Here for October! I love this month - not a huge Halloween fan but October is when it really feels like fall. So far this month, 1 A but goal is 12-16 days AF, and keeping within my target limit on any "A" day. Do have a few plans this month that will test my resolve, but as I wrote in September it's a good chance to…

Well I blinked and September went by...and with that I completely lost count of AF/A days, drinks, food (this week was a heavy week at work with lots of free food. It was delicious but the scale this morning was a brutal dose of reality!) The next few weeks are not going to be any better but I think it's a great chance to…

Annnd again off to a tremendous start here (sarcasm....) 8 A already, with only 2 NA. Goal for this week is NA through Wed, plan for LA or NA Thursday, and then my killer is the amount on weekends so limiting intake Fri-Sun.

Here for September! Still trying to align my goals with how I will meet them!

Freaking weekends...still hitting my goal by day but the # on the weekends needs to go down. 13 A/7 NA so far.

I know what you mean! I was just in the Keys for vacation 2 weeks ago and while I tried to stay somewhat on target, it took its toll...

Will be 10 A/5 NA after today. Still on track to meet my goal this month of minimum 12 NA but hoping to exceed.

Welp last vacation this summer in the books :smile: It was a doozy, I won't lie but as I posted originally, I knew going in that the first few days of the month would be starting off rough, but plan to stick to and improve on better habits throughout the rest of the month and into September. So for August so far - 1 AF, 5…

Finished up 11 NA/ 20 A but wasn't paying too much attention earlier this month- August starts out with a trip to Florida but once that's past, lots of time to focus on my goals!

Someone posted once (I think a few months back) to trick your brain by using the glass of the beverage you want for your NA drink. I have no idea if it's true psychologically speaking, but my Peak mocktail or LaCroix look so much nicer in a wine or martini glass :smiley: Checking in before weekend with 10 NA / 17 A.

@ahoy_m8 yes! I really enjoy the Illuminate SB - I was very surprised the first time I tried it at how close it was compared to so many other LA wines I've tried (side note: if anyone knows a good LA Chardonnay, don't be shy!) I tried the rose with high hopes but I will say to me, that one was not as close. However, huge…

Oof it's been a while. I had a pretty big test beginning of the month so when I wasn't studying...let's just say I wasn't sticking to my A/AF goals. The good news is I passed! :smiley: I also have been trying to figure out if WW or MFP works best for me- so far it's neither. That being said, as I have posted before...it's…

Oof. May was as rough as I anticipated and did not stick to my goals at all. Kind of hard to keep myself motivated when I'm constantly restarting but as the alternative is giving up...I just need to find what fits. Kept the bad habits going through the first weekend in June but very ready to recommit to my goals.

BAH May is starting the way April finished (insert facepalm). DH is starting to travel for work again which can be a trigger for me - once all the chores are done and kids/pets are all tucked in, a glass of wine always sounds appealing. Plan for this week is to resist though... Vacation coming up next week will be quite a…

Checking in- 1 AF 1 A so far this month, but that "A" was birthday drinks :smile: planning to remain AF until Friday to start the month with 1 A, 3 AF.

@Womona you speak the truth! Not a golfer myself, but starting in May with all the events and then boating season and summer in general tend to be more lazy days with a beverage in hand. I'm trying to really focus on developing those good habits NOW to make it easier to grab an NA beer or sparkling water when I would…

I'm IN! April was not great...those darn weekends! Also allowed a few Thursdays slip in to my "no weekday rule" - overall wrapped with 12 AF/ 18 A. May is going to interesting...my birthday, Mother's day, weeklong vacation with lots of friends who are also drinking buddies, and Memorial Day weekend to kick off summer.…

Alright tracking for accountability- LOVE seeing the updates and how we are all changing our thoughts to change our habits! Counting today, 8 AF/10 A. Goal of 12-16 days is still very much achievable, need to continue to focus on drink count per day. I do love the visuals of @brittgreenlikethecolor88 with the checks, I may…

Checking in for accountability - did okay Saturday, Friday and Sunday did not stick to my goal of 3 or less. Overall this month 4 AF/6 A, still targeting 12-16 days AF overall, no/extremely limited weekdays, and again keeping it under control