Giving up/ Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 16

maman

I rarely want to drink until after 6 p.m. so hot drinks work best for me Rob, even in hot weather. They have the other advantage of being hot so I have to sip them so it keeps the quantity down.  Keeping the calories down probably motivates me best of all too so I avoid sweet, soft drinks and in any event I don't like the taste. 

1/10 AFDs please Cathy. 

Arkers

Good afternoon everyone,
1 please Cathy
Sending hugs Sukey
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cathybird

August

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August targets

Arkers 1/10

Arsenal 1/15

Barny 21

cathybird 3/21

Cuppa

lantanna 2/15

maggiem 1/18

maman 1/10

marahouti 2/21

PriceySOS 20

RobM99 3/21

Season of Mist 31

Shaggydoo

sukeyboo 1/10

WBF 1/12

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cathybird

Morning all, it's 3/21 for me today

cathybird

RobM99 said:

As a slight aside, I'm finding it a tad tricky to find a drink I like in quantity. Fizzy water is OK but tastes of not-a-lot. Mixing with fruit juice - hmmm, but I'm cutting back sugar too and don't want to use sweeteners. Fruit tea is good (LIDL berries one!) but in the heat...
Which do you prefer?

Rob, my go-to drink in hot weather and cold is a cold ginger beer (I prefer Fentimans, which is good and strong) with either a squeeze of lime, or a few drops of Angostura bitters, or two lemon ice cubes - I squeeze lemons and save the juice as ice cubes since that way you always have some on hand. It is particularly good on a hot day but also curiously warming in the winter. I usually only drink one a day when I have finished work or got home from the allotment, or starting dinner, but sometimes I have two. The lemon cubes make it quite lemonadey. I also like peppermint tea and drink at least one cup a day.

lantanna

Today is 2/15 please

RobM99

3/21, a cracking start! (Morrison spring water tonight - calorie-free too!)

Wanna_Bee_Free

1/12 for today please Cathy. 
Rob, it's worth experimenting a lot at the start. I've settled on less sweet options and love the lemongrass & ginger one Bottlegreen do. I also found I like Tonic without gin, Lime and soda and for a change Nix cucumber and mint tastes a lot like an AF mojito. In pubs I often have a Diet Coke (never touch it normally) or an AF Beer although I never drink beer with alcohol. I also find I am a lot more likely to stay AF if I eat early and stay hydrated during the day. Someone needs to create an AF white wine that tastes great - they'd make a fortune!

arsenalbarnie

Insomnia aargh. 2/15 please.

My go to 6 o’clock drink is a B*d zero. Ice cold. Really refreshing. Even OH likes them. N*secco is good. AF C*dar gin with Mediterranean tonic lovely. I know these are all alcohol related but if it stops me from having the real thing I don’t mind. I am doing 16:8 intermittent fasting again and am lying here starving thinking of food. Am sure the insomnia will pass. Goes to show how dependent on alcohol I have become. Popped round my mums this evening. Usually they will force a glass of wine onto me. I must sound different as when I said no I’ll have a glass of water my dad just got up and got one! He did make me a lovely one with lots of ice and a twist of lemon on the side 😂. They have a plumbed in fridge which I envy with ice on tap. Would love to do up my kitchen and get one but very uncertain times at the moment. Let’s hope I can get back to sleep soon before the dreaded alarm at 730. If not hey ho I will just be knackered, hungry but very smug that  I am also not hungover 😇

marahouti

Good morning.
3/21 for yesterday please cathybird. Thank you. X