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The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 5

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  • mollypolly
    mollypolly Posts: 1,737 Forumite

    I forgot the forum updates last night and felt quite freaked when I came on and couldn't post. Although I did read the other posts instead. Funny how lonely I felt when I've been off the list so much recently but it was ok because I knew you were all here 'waiting' for me. Err, probably just me then.

    Hi Wanna bee free.
    Are you sure you were AF last night.:confused:

    I thought forum updates were TONIGHT.:confused::confused::rotfl:

    Glad to see you back BHB.Good luck with the giving up AGAIN:rotfl:

    :T:TWell done to everyone else doing so well this month.

    Off to mums now
    Catch you later
    Love Mollypollyxxxx
    :happylove :happylove
    I'm back!!!!
    DMP starts 1st July 2015:T
    Dfd March 2021 (hoping to get there sooner )
    DMP mutual support group number 444
    Proud to be dealing with my debts at last :j
  • Good morning
    Signing in to report an AF day yesterday fay.

    I felt quite traumatised when I saw Lurkio's picture, I thought it was a mutant hotdog :eek:. Thanks honeybear for telling us it's a humbug. I'm with L on the C word though, mid November is quite early enough to start preparations (mind you with all the postal strikes I may have to start a little earlier this year). Tree and decorations are definitely not going up before 19 December though. When I was a little girl my dad would collect the tree on Christmas Eve. In those days trees shed their needles so quickly that if you had it up too early they would be bald by Christmas Day!

    Have a good day everyone.
    Su
    January AF target 15 days - 6/15
  • Pippilongstocking
    Pippilongstocking Posts: 16,336 Forumite
    edited 15 October 2009 at 1:58PM
    The Outrageous October AFD Money saving Adventure Name.........................................AFD/Target........£saved to date/Total possible savings
    Nessa 56. ………...5/10 *****£20/40.00
    Fayjmck …………..9/31********* £45/155
    MrsDEE …………..13/23 ************* £65/115
    Icelandic maiden …14/31************** £56/124 (31/100 day challenge)
    Clarabell 13………..14/20 **************£70/100
    Marthasdad ……….1/16* £4/ 64
    Mrs JC…………….. 4/20 **** £24/120
    Jo………………….. 10/31********** £62.50/201.50
    Yellowmonkey.…… 7/NT ******* £42/NT
    Mollypolly ….………14/31 ************** £42/93
    Time2growup ..…….3/10 ***£12/40
    So Sad Angel ….….11/31***********£44/124 (44/100 day challenge)
    Marru ……….………12/31************ £16.08/41.54
    115K ……………..…6/10 ****** £30/50
    Different_Corner …...13/22 *************£36.53/61.82
    Dreamonsu……..…. 7/10 *******£56/80
    Cazzasmazza…….. 11/28 ***********£66/168
    FluffyB ………………?/10 £?/?
    40somethingmum …4/31 ****£20/155
    GreyPilgrim……….. 14/31 **************(41/100day challenge)£?
    Price is Right..….... 11/25 *********** £55/125 (did I dream this PIR or did you say £5 a day?)
    Fedupandskint….… 9/21 ********* £16.65/38.85
    Barshamhillbilly…... 33/21 units £0/£3 day
    69chick………….… 8/20******** £36/90
    Lurkio ……………....0/15 £0/75
    Fakeplastictwee..… 3/10 *** £12/40
    Wannabefree………. 3/10 *** £15/50
    Maman ………………7/10 ******* £23.31/33.30
    Honeybear …………..2/10 **£10/50
    Stroppy ………………1/8 *£4/24
    Gromit......................1/10 *£4.50/£45
    Budgie......................2/15 **£10/£75
    Snowymalone............14/21**************£42/£63
    Mumofseven.........6/20 ******£24/£80
    so here we are......4/10 ****£?/£?
    suweb5.................4/12 ****£12/£36
    winebox ...............1 * :D
    Shaggydoo............3 ***
    McMalyn................12************
    Miss Piggy.............3/15 *** £9/£45

    Ok so its a bit sloppy but you get the idea :) will perfect it later on and pop some totals in :)

    And will amend thoroughout the day as folks show me where I have blundered:rotfl:


    Total AFD's reported in to date 270

    Total AFD savings to date approximately £1049.07
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • Dreamonsu well done :)

    BHB well done me dear on attending and of course planting trees!

    Morning molly - for those updated totals that are wrong my humblist apologies - just back at desk with rusty spreadsheet :)

    Away to do some real work now - if you have a total or my figures are wrong please post and I will update the list above :)

    Well done so many of you - rattling through targets and enjoying AF'ness :)

    Hurray for all of us whatever we are upto!
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    I've lost count of where I am AF, better check what it says on my siggy as that is uptodate.

    Still coming to terms with the fallout of end of relationship and still trying hard not to drink to cope. Only one evening with 2 glasses of ginger wine out of 6 days so not too bad overall
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
    DFW Nerd 1154 Long Haul 155
  • yellowmonkey
    yellowmonkey Posts: 7,052 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Combo Breaker
    Morning all

    Not AF last night but aiming to start again fresh on Monday with the 72 hour challenge ;)

    Must admit feeling a bit better now after my down time last week and thank you for all the words and PM's of support. Meant a lot :T

    Day off today so going to chill and got washing on the go ready to hang out as it is lovely and sunny down here but a tad chilly.

    Hope you all have a nice day

    ym
  • Hugs FUAS really feeling for you and I have you at nine days as well so you're doing ace :)
    Total debt 26/4/18 <£1925 we were getting there. :beer:
    Total debt as of 28/4/19 £7867.38:eek:
    minus 112.06 = £7755.32:money:
    :money:Sleeves up folks.:money:
  • winebox
    winebox Posts: 1,129 Forumite
    Hello! Finding it really hard to get on here lately, or do anyhing else online - never any time. I'm all behind (another dietary failure....). I've not been in here for 3 days & it's all humbugs & pickled eggs! Funnily enough I had a pickled egg in a bag of salt & vinegar crisps last night nom nom, must confess washed down by ? pints of lager. I wonder why I've not lost any weight?

    Anyway just popping in to say hi, am managing to read most of it even when not posting :D
  • 69chick
    69chick Posts: 544 Forumite
    Morning all, watched that programme on iplayer last night, I found it very interesting as I like stuff like that and it did throw up some interesting questions..

    Am happy to join in with the mon-wed 72 hr challenge next week...dh and I are planning to stay af tomorrow when my Mum and Dad are here, will see how that goes as I know my mum will down a bottle of wine for sure..but if dh does it I think I can...then we will have some on Saturday...

    Glad it wasn't only me that couldn't work out the pic of the humbug initially :p

    Hugs to FUAS you are doing really well considering all that is going on with you..well done :T

    Fay thanks for doing such a great scoring job so far...its lovely to see my stars :D


    Miss P I am exhausted just reading about all your exercise! I really must do something myself but my energy levels are terrible lately..

    anyway catch you all later x
    Starting with Avon C6 target sales £150.00
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Hi all,

    I was out with some friends last night so was not an AF day. I had 4 units (2 glasses of wine). I have decided to record my units per week in my signature too.:D to make sure I don't drink too much when I do have a non AFD.

    Pretty scary going through the next few days tbh, Thursday, Friday & Saturday are associated with alcohol in my mind:o How sad is that!

    Anyhoo,

    u105_good_luck.jpg

    for the next couple of days!
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
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