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

jo1972

GreyPilgrim wrote: »

Ah, you just reminded me...I bought some white tea with essence of pomegranate yesterday and I haven't tried it yet..

(*flaps like a big girl and heads downstairs to make some)

I've been giggling about this post since last night :rotfl:

GreyPilgrim

Patchoulli wrote: »

On target WB....but it ain't easy - so that's 3 out of 3 for me.

Well done Patch

jo1972

3/3 for me WB (4/4 for personal challenge, ignore that bit WB to save confusion

xx

GreyPilgrim

Was going to give Patch some bigging up about achievement, and 'it not being easy' blah blah blah, but the page submitted itself.

Weird

Anyhoo, all of the above.

GreyPilgrim

3/3 for me too. by the way WB.

Needstochange

Still on 1 here but I had planned for that so now need to get some under the belt or I will be scrabbling around for spare days at the end of the month:D

Very worried about Sea, just seen some of her other posts last night I really hope she is OK

winebox

AFF CHALLENGE

X/28 = target X = actual

115k 14/28 2
andraste 16/28 2
biscotte 28/28 3
bismarck 28/28 3
budget babe 28/28 3
eselt 28/28 3
esther mcvittie 16/28 1
fayjmck 20/28 3
fedupandskint 19/28 3
glasgowgirl 16/28 2
greypilgrim 28/28 3
happyshopper 16/28 2
imelda 21/28 3
jjef 21/28 ?
jo1972 no target 3
louise3965 18/28 ?
lurkio 16/28 2
maman 10/28 2
mari 20/28 1
miss piggy 20/28 3
mollypolly 28/28 3
nessa56 15/28 3
needstochange 15/28 1
patchoulli 28/28 3
pauper princess 14/28 2
paybacktime2008 23/28 2
sea78 18/28
the rugby coach 12/28 0?
yellow monkey no target 2

winebox

Hi all & :T to most it seems!

Sea you don't sound OK but you haven't let us down, pls post again so we know you're alright.

All those posts about dogs is making me broody. Mine is 12, & is my number 1 child, (DD knows the score) & was due to have an op to remove a tumour today & I've been really wound up about it but have had to cancel as the roads here are lethal even now let alone earlier. The school bus never made it! A neighbour with a 4x4 took DD in. So am grounded & monumentally FED UP!

What's worse the only choklit in the house is 70% cocOa solids stuff & I want CADBURY'S. Grrrrr! Feeling like a rottweiler myself this morning (had an egg (hen's not cadbury's) instead tho).

louise3965

Hi all, been reading this thread for ages but really only in the last month have I got my head together enough to really get involved. My drinking had been out of control for about 5 years - a bottle of wine a night until mid last year when I tried to cut down a bit. It was the usual story, things coming back to haunt me, meaning i drank to forget and to pass out rather than worry about getting off to sleep. But then again waking up at half four and tossing and turning. My memory is rubbish and I am tired all the time.

Long story short I realised I cant go on like this, so am grasping the nettle and joining in. I had a bottle of wine on sunday night and then nothing since. So today will be day 3.

How long is it before sleep patterns improve and that your head clears as so far, I feel as crap as I did before?

Miss_Piggy_2

Hi Louise and welcome to the thread

You'll find everyone on here un-judgmental and really supportive.

I think its different with everyone when they cut down on drinking - I find my sleep improves immediately but it takes a week or two for me to start feeling "lively" again. Also, my skin improves more or less straight away.

Good luck

Miss P
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