Well today is my one month anniversary since I came back to the site after a long absence.
Thought I was moderating before but when I quit coming to the board the modding went out the window I'm afraid.
I'd like to share what's helped me be pretty successful this month!
#1 Drinktracker - My LIFESAVER. Being honest on it and yes it has stopped me from drinking because I don't want to post the extra drinks.
#2 Thinkin' bout why I'm drinkin'. I don't think I really consciously thought about it the way I did this month. With a goal of 2 per night - 3 nights only in a week... it became an easy question..."Do I really want this drink at 5:00 because everyone else is having one or do I want to wait and have a fine glass of wine with dinner and one nightcap at the jazz bar?"
#3 Ate right, took supplements kudzu and L-gluamine toward the end of the month. Never experienced the intense craving that I've had sometimes in the past when I have one or two and feel like I NEED to have another. Not sure if it was the supplements but not having the intense craving of HAVE to have another certainly helped.
#4 Came here EVERY day possible (was tough on vacation) to read posts, offer support when able - lean on members when necessary. Thank you all!
#5 Didn't beat myself up when I didn't reach the goal 100% but got right back on the road again. The two times I failed my goal were different reasons but nothing to do with the craving...thank goodness.
a. 1st time I failed we had had a drink before dinner. When we went to dinner they had a 1/2 off bottle wine special so the bottle was less $ than 2 glasses would have been. Made hubby drink more than he usually does but still went over the 2 drink limit because of the full bottle between us.
b. 2nd time was a couple of nights later. We're still on vacation - out socializing with relatives, had my 2 and was all done and my niece walked up with a drink in hand she had bought me without asking. So...didn't refuse it.
I allowed myself to focus on the fact that even though I was over my goal I didn't black out, didn't slur words or stumble, didn't wake up feeling like you know what the next day. So, felt I had still moderated pretty well and got right back into my normal groove of no more than 2 - no more than 3x a week which I've been maintaining.
Month 2 here we come!! Will keep you posted.
Thought I was moderating before but when I quit coming to the board the modding went out the window I'm afraid.
I'd like to share what's helped me be pretty successful this month!
#1 Drinktracker - My LIFESAVER. Being honest on it and yes it has stopped me from drinking because I don't want to post the extra drinks.
#2 Thinkin' bout why I'm drinkin'. I don't think I really consciously thought about it the way I did this month. With a goal of 2 per night - 3 nights only in a week... it became an easy question..."Do I really want this drink at 5:00 because everyone else is having one or do I want to wait and have a fine glass of wine with dinner and one nightcap at the jazz bar?"
#3 Ate right, took supplements kudzu and L-gluamine toward the end of the month. Never experienced the intense craving that I've had sometimes in the past when I have one or two and feel like I NEED to have another. Not sure if it was the supplements but not having the intense craving of HAVE to have another certainly helped.
#4 Came here EVERY day possible (was tough on vacation) to read posts, offer support when able - lean on members when necessary. Thank you all!
#5 Didn't beat myself up when I didn't reach the goal 100% but got right back on the road again. The two times I failed my goal were different reasons but nothing to do with the craving...thank goodness.
a. 1st time I failed we had had a drink before dinner. When we went to dinner they had a 1/2 off bottle wine special so the bottle was less $ than 2 glasses would have been. Made hubby drink more than he usually does but still went over the 2 drink limit because of the full bottle between us.
b. 2nd time was a couple of nights later. We're still on vacation - out socializing with relatives, had my 2 and was all done and my niece walked up with a drink in hand she had bought me without asking. So...didn't refuse it.
I allowed myself to focus on the fact that even though I was over my goal I didn't black out, didn't slur words or stumble, didn't wake up feeling like you know what the next day. So, felt I had still moderated pretty well and got right back into my normal groove of no more than 2 - no more than 3x a week which I've been maintaining.
Month 2 here we come!! Will keep you posted.
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