The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 13

3/12 for today please Shaggy

Hi All :hello:

I keep forgetting to post daily! I did have alcohol Friday/Sat/Sun however I am calling it in early today so 4/14 AF's please Shaggy, last week I managed a full 3 days in a row without alcohol, I feel better this week & not so nervous about not having it as a crutch so I hope I can make it 4 this week. (Actually I have to take DD to the school at 2am on Friday as she is going to Spain & hubby is away so I will get 4 done) . I have not been sleeping great, some nights its almost 3am before I fall asleep, I have been drinking green tea at night & discovered today their is caffeine in it :eek: so will need to stick to my peppermint tea.

1 more for me please shaggy

maman wrote: »

Go for it PSL!! That's what happened to me in May. I had so many occasions to drink at the beginning of the month, I was quite despondent but ended up with one of my best ever scores (7 above target:eek:)..

Way to go, Maman!

macpep1 wrote: »

I keep forgetting to post daily!
.... I have been drinking green tea at night & discovered today their is caffeine in it :eek: so will need to stick to my peppermint tea.

At the moment I'm forgetting to post daily but I think that's a good thing - we're not obsessing about drinking or not drinking. Tea is surprisingly caffeine rich, so well done for twigging what was keeping you awake.

I think I have finally worked out the final thing that's been causing my hideous lethargy - St John's Wort. I take a hefty dose of it for various reasons and it's a long term thing but for one reason or another I didn't think it was part of the problem. There's no doubt that the Low GI breakfast and (most days) lunch that I eat have improved the situation but it was still a problem. Recently I came across the suggestion that taking it in the evening rather than the morning might make a difference and I'm amazed! I'll never be full of energy or have any kind of stamina, but honestly, I feel like a new woman. Amazing.

It's taken me three years to figure that out, but I got there in the end.

8/30 please, Shaggy.

3/16 for last night for me please. So far so good, although last night was a mental struggle, I really fancied a drink but decided it wasn't worth losing and AFD or one drink.....not sure if that is the right mindset, but it worked!