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

jo1972

the_rugby_coach wrote: »

*TRC runs and joins the front of the queue...* :rolleyes:

Winebox 11/25 for me, should reach my target tomorrow

Captain Lurkio, thanks for the avatar advice, now you can all see the igloo I built

I was so pleased with myself and very disappointed not to be able to show you a picture .

NTC - count me in for March. I wasn't planning to set a target this month, but I may reevaluate at some point. We will see.

Jo - :T :T :T Well done. Sounds like you are in the zone. GOFRIT.

TRC

TRC, now that is one impressive igloo!! Well done! Was it cold inside, don't they say that igloos are warm (though that might be in the antartic where they shielded from the wind :rolleyes:

If you wanna put big photos up on the threads, join photobucket (it's free!) and upload your photos on to there. Once you've uploaded your pictures you copy the 'IMG Code' on photobucket and paste it in your message here and then you can do this....

mollypolly

Good Morning everyone,
Hope you are all ok today.
Its so busy on here at the moment ....seems to take ages to catch up if I leave the room for long:rolleyes:
Well done to everyone nearly at their targets for February and for those considering a new one for March.....good luck
This place is great for support and seems to be helping lots of people.

BHB....Good to hear from you....I love your 'musical' posts.

Jo......What can I say....I am so proud of you.....Keep up the good work.

Got to dash now.....see you later
Take care
Love Mollypollyxxxx

Miss_Piggy_2

Good morning everyone!

Jo - well done...keep it up! (p.s that looks like me with my coffee this morning!)
TRC - Love the igloo....much patience must have went into that. My snowmen are always very small as I lose interest halfway through!:o
WB - 23 for me please!

Todays a bit of a strange day. My brother, who I have spoken about before on here, turns 40 today. We haven't seen him for over a year, don't know where he's living but I'm assuming he's still drinking. My first thought this morning was that I was surprised he'd made it to 40. Horrible I know, but hearing his doctor say over a year ago that if he continued drinking he WOULD die, it makes me wonder every day how much longer he has. Still I suppose the old adage, no news is good news, is true in this case.

So I'm quite glad I can't drink at the moment. I would have hated to get despondant later, have a drink and then sit wondering if I'm cut from the same cloth.

On a cheerful note, little one goes to nursery at 1 today (:D ) and then I'm meeting an old friend for lunch. Have to go for a blood test up the hospital about 3 and she knows I hate needles so offered me lunch beforehand to take my mind off of it!. Thank god for friends!

Nearly the end of february! Keep going everyone!!

Miss P
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Pippilongstocking

Hi all hugs Miss P - (got the book yesterday morning)

WB 17AFD's for me

Off to get sorted - thankfully got through the wine bells last night and so feel tired today but ok.

xxx

Needstochange

Morning :wave: :wave:

TRC loving the igloo

Eselt thanks for that moving post it really brought home the reality of drinking. I bet your son is loving his time with his very sober mum now. (5 hours of strat playing eh:eek: now thats impressive)

Miss Piggy sorry to hear about your brother :sad: I hope he is somewhere finding the kind of help and support that we all get on here

Jo must be over a 100 hours by now:j :j

Thats me on 12 please WB. (btw well done on your will power re the tipex, I am in awe;) )

Have a great Thursday everyone

Wanna_Bee_Free

I've decided to climb back on this wagon now for lent and had an AFD yesterday (at last!! Not many others so far this year.) Odd start as like Jo recently posted I felt very listless and aimless even in the afternoon before my usual danger time. Got out for a walk which helped and then into the bath. Day 1 completed successfully.

My first test is going to be this Friday night. Party Saturday night but I'm planning to drive. Glad to see how well everyone is doing on here. I will try and catch up with more than the last couple of pages soon - it moves really quickly now on here.

winebox

jo1972 wrote: »

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Why not try the link to the alcohol free site Eselt gave yesterday, some yummy looking stuff on there!

Hi Jo & well done! Yes the link looks good, it's just that I want something "for the weekend" so no time to order online. Generally I don't believe in alch free lager / wine products cos I think it perpetuates the mystique of drinking - better to go for a different taste altogether. I want some to (possibly) hide from OH the fact I'm not drinking, which is ironic considering how often I've smuggled empty bottles home after a weekend so he doesn't see how many I've got through! This isn't a long-term plan....it's just he's so obviously worried about the prospect of me sober for an entire evening that I might try & do it then tell him the next morning. It'll be easy....I just have to remember to talk too much for a couple of hours, then find something to sulk about, then burst into tears over nothing, then fall asleep on the sofa. Sorted!

I had an AFD yesterday yay! Pleased cos had to go & sort stuff re Dad's estate etc with solicitor which was predictably stressy but knew if I gave in that's the Lent thing done for.

Despite possibly my worst night's sleep EVER last night - oh those dreams - I feel pretty chipper today. Amazing what just one day off can do, though it may well catch up with me later. Will update scores shortly!

winebox

I had a feeling as I submitted the above I wasn't being original....
"jocose, verbose, bellicose, lachrymose, comatose" - the 5 stages of intoxication. I forgot the first one but then again my jokes are rubbish

winebox

Wanna_Bee_Free wrote: »

I've decided to climb back on this wagon now for lent and had an AFD yesterday (at last!! Not many others so far this year.) .

Hi wbf, likewise, & well done. Good luck for Lent.

Miss_Piggy_2

winebox wrote: »

It'll be easy....I just have to remember to talk too much for a couple of hours, then find something to sulk about, then burst into tears over nothing, then fall asleep on the sofa. Sorted!
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This made me laugh. So sounds like me! Funnily enough...since not drinking I seem to be falling out with OH more :sad: . Having a flaming row by text right at this very minute (so much easier to row by text!). God sometimes lifes a pain in the proverbial.......

Miss P
xx