The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 2

Lurkio

jo1972 wrote: »

Oh Lurky, you know I can't access youtube at work, now I'm gonna be in suspenders till I get home!!!!!!!

:drool: :drool:....... oh right... I see.... :cool: :rotfl: :rotfl:

it's the imperial March from Star Wars (Vader's theme)........

Needstochange

Andraste wrote: »

Hi guys,

Another one for me Lurkio please.

I can't believe that I'm going to say this, but I'm not finding it too difficult to stay AF. For me it's turning out to be more of a substitution thing. Where I'd normally sit and down a bottle of wine in the evening, its the D&B that cops for it instead. Has anyone found that it's the habit of drinking - and I mean drinking anything, not specifically booze - rather than the alcohol itself?

Ok, flack jacket and tin helmet on... fire away!

Im with you on this andraste. I am getting through loads of D&B Fiery GB vimto water with squash in tea coffee anything in fact. I do think its about having a drink at the side of me whatever that drink is and if I have that I do not feel the need for alcohol. I even have a full wine rack and lots of christmas stuff in the garage drinks fridge but I know I wont touch it once I have decided on a AF day. My stuck state weight wise would also suggest I am substituting food on my AF days which is a bit frustrating as I had hoped to see a motivating weight loss.

I have decided that for February I will be challenging my current need to drink like a silly person on my "allowed" days by setting two targets - an AF one and a maximum weekly units one (just giving winebox some extra work really:D )

Lurkio

Needstochange wrote: »

Im with you on this andraste. I am getting through loads of D&B Fiery GB vimto water with squash in tea coffee anything in fact. I do think its about having a drink at the side of me whatever that drink is and if I have that I do not feel the need for alcohol. I even have a full wine rack and lots of christmas stuff in the garage drinks fridge but I know I wont touch it once I have decided on a AF day. My stuck state weight wise would also suggest I am substituting food on my AF days which is a bit frustrating as I had hoped to see a motivating weight loss.

I have decided that for February I will be challenging my current need to drink like a silly person on my "allowed" days by setting two targets - an AF one and a maximum weekly units one (just giving winebox some extra work really:D )

:T :T :T :T :T

We have lots of wine too. Plus some Port and some Kumquat based paint stripper from Corfu :cool:

I don't yet know what February holds for my targets.... I shall see when I get there (or when I think of a suitably difficult range of targets for winebox :rotfl: :rotfl: )

GreyPilgrim

Still going well. 18/19 for me! And a staggering drop on the scales this morning to 18 stone 4

Odd dreams have started, When I quit ciggs, I would dream that I'd be doing something, and I'd look down and see that I was halfway through smoking a cig. I'd throw it away in disgust and be really angry with myself that I'd let myself slip back onto them. Would even wake up in a bad mood.

It happened last night with the beer! Dreamed I was in the lakes and found my way to a massive, barn like pub. Ordered a bottle of Budweiser and I remember the barman charging me £6.05 for it and thinking 'bl**dy hell, thats a lot". Then drinking it all, before remembering that I'm giving it up, and kicking myself.

It wasn't a craving dream - I can honestly say I'm not missing beer yet at all. But weird how both habit's are playing out the same in my head.

Hope everyone is well !!!

GP

jo1972

Lurkio wrote: »

(or when I think of a suitably difficult range of targets for winebox :rotfl: :rotfl: )

I might have lots of mini challenges within the big one :rotfl: :rotfl:

Only kidding WB

I would offer to do the 'register' but I can't be relied upon to keep on the wagon myself at the moment and feel I'm letting people down and not a very good example to others

jo1972

GreyPilgrim wrote: »

£6.05

What a strange amount?! Must be something to do with posting on the MSE boards that you are now aware of the odd pence here and there :rotfl:

GreyPilgrim

jo1972 wrote: »

What a strange amount?! Must be something to do with posting on the MSE boards that you are now aware of the odd pence here and there :rotfl:

Very strange. I remember thinking I've got a couple of pound coins in my pocket, I hope I've got enough...and then hearing him say "six pounds five mate" and thinking "Urm....that sounded like six pounds five...hope I've got enough"

Turns out I did (just).. Odd how some dream details are blurry and others are vivid. Even remember picking out two £2 coins, 2 £1 coins and a 20p piece.

Needstochange

jo1972 wrote: »

I might have lots of mini challenges within the big one :rotfl: :rotfl:

Only kidding WB

I would offer to do the 'register' but I can't be relied upon to keep on the wagon myself at the moment and feel I'm letting people down and not a very good example to others

Well I wont be fully on wagon in March just the wagonette when its my turn and knowing our WB she will be having a few scoops with her OH at the weekends so not a prerequisite.

You have not let anybody down on here Jo in fact just the opposite. It is down to the kind support you offered me in my early days that I stuck this out and therefore missis without you I do not believe that I would be 12 days AF for January just the opposite I would be on my own version of the slippy slope. Far from letting me down you may well have saved my life - Wow:A :A

Keep trying Jo you will succeed I truly believe that:A

Wanders off to plan an excel worksheet full of February challenges:cool: :cool:

115K

I am back on the wagon and AF today so 13/20 for me Lurkio please.

I'm feeling quite tired today and I am supposed to be going out to the pub tonight to meet some friends but I will stick to the soft drinks.:D

I hope everyone is okay today.:A

jo1972

Needstochange wrote: »

You have not let anybody down on here Jo in fact just the opposite. It is down to the kind support you offered me in my early days that I stuck this out and therefore missis without you I do not believe that I would be 12 days AF for January just the opposite I would be on my own version of the slippy slope. Far from letting me down you may well have saved my life - Wow:A :A

aww shucks, thanks