Conquoring day 1!!! Who's beating this with me?
Hello darlings,
Greece was fab ? I have a great tan, slept wonderfully and managed long swims every day. No weight loss, but no weight gain either.
I managed 2 days AF on Greek island soil ( record, really) and the rest I drank in moderation ? 2-3 drinks a day. But it was sooooo hard stopping at that. I swear everybody around me was ordering beer or cocktails since noon. In the days that I drank I swear that half my thinking time was occupied by ?when shall I order the first drink? what shall I have?, better have 2 glasses of water now after that cocktail, the couple next to us just ordered 2 glasses of white, I wonder if it?s any good, I wonder if they have ouzo in the minibar, while hubby is asleep I may have time to down a margarita by the bar ? Argghhhhh .. I could go on and on ?
Moderation, my foot!!! In the spirit of complete accountability I must confess that the #1 reason I stayed sober is the lack of AL in the minibar, #2 is refusing to drink on the sly.
My hubby (so far very supportive) ? told me that maybe Greece may not the right time to be AF (easy for him to say, sipping a G&T the whole bloody evening!!).
So after exhausting my willpower batteries trying to stay dry in Greece, I blew it last night and drank whatever we had in ? the last inch of sherry & 2 grappas, while getting my son ready for first day in school.
I had no sore head, nor memory loss but I would be kidding myself that I have the AL under control. I am walking a very thin line ? it is soooooo easy to over do it.
So this is IT, my friends, back to work and back to AF. No more excuses.
One day at a time still, but going forward ?
Enough, girl, I am with you all the way, I also tried sipping, not gulping ? man, I had to clench my jaws!!! Your honesty is your best weapon. The moment you start kidding yourself that you?ve got it under control the blasted demon takes over in a flash.
Mby ? sorry to hear about hubby?s snarky remarks ? that was such a dumb macho thing to say. Do not let your guilt over drinking affect your judgment on that one. You need to stand up for yourself, but you also need to be cunning about it ? and sober. So spill the rum, again.
Mrs. Snap, good to have you back and I am happy to see that you are honest with yourself. Next Friday I am going to Vienna for our annual board meeting (read license to start drinking as soon as the meeting?s adjourned, then, in my case order more wine in my beautiful hotel room and drink it alone on the balcony enjoying the ? view, rather ? double view ..). I challenge us to make next week?s trip AF.
Bless, Irie, Smurf, Joe ? glad to have more people decided to kick the bottle, we can always learn something new from each other?s experiences
Hello darlings,
Greece was fab ? I have a great tan, slept wonderfully and managed long swims every day. No weight loss, but no weight gain either.
I managed 2 days AF on Greek island soil ( record, really) and the rest I drank in moderation ? 2-3 drinks a day. But it was sooooo hard stopping at that. I swear everybody around me was ordering beer or cocktails since noon. In the days that I drank I swear that half my thinking time was occupied by ?when shall I order the first drink? what shall I have?, better have 2 glasses of water now after that cocktail, the couple next to us just ordered 2 glasses of white, I wonder if it?s any good, I wonder if they have ouzo in the minibar, while hubby is asleep I may have time to down a margarita by the bar ? Argghhhhh .. I could go on and on ?
Moderation, my foot!!! In the spirit of complete accountability I must confess that the #1 reason I stayed sober is the lack of AL in the minibar, #2 is refusing to drink on the sly.
My hubby (so far very supportive) ? told me that maybe Greece may not the right time to be AF (easy for him to say, sipping a G&T the whole bloody evening!!).
So after exhausting my willpower batteries trying to stay dry in Greece, I blew it last night and drank whatever we had in ? the last inch of sherry & 2 grappas, while getting my son ready for first day in school.
I had no sore head, nor memory loss but I would be kidding myself that I have the AL under control. I am walking a very thin line ? it is soooooo easy to over do it.
So this is IT, my friends, back to work and back to AF. No more excuses.
One day at a time still, but going forward ?
Enough, girl, I am with you all the way, I also tried sipping, not gulping ? man, I had to clench my jaws!!! Your honesty is your best weapon. The moment you start kidding yourself that you?ve got it under control the blasted demon takes over in a flash.
Mby ? sorry to hear about hubby?s snarky remarks ? that was such a dumb macho thing to say. Do not let your guilt over drinking affect your judgment on that one. You need to stand up for yourself, but you also need to be cunning about it ? and sober. So spill the rum, again.
Mrs. Snap, good to have you back and I am happy to see that you are honest with yourself. Next Friday I am going to Vienna for our annual board meeting (read license to start drinking as soon as the meeting?s adjourned, then, in my case order more wine in my beautiful hotel room and drink it alone on the balcony enjoying the ? view, rather ? double view ..). I challenge us to make next week?s trip AF.
Bless, Irie, Smurf, Joe ? glad to have more people decided to kick the bottle, we can always learn something new from each other?s experiences
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