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

boysma

Hi everyone


Can i join for March please? Seems to be getting a bit of a habit with me pouring a glass of vino on Friday (at tea time:eek: ) and before i know it i have a bottle (ok lets be honest possibly 2) gone. I will take it easy for my first time though and pledge 25 days out of 31. Challenges do seem to work for me as i am too stubborn to fail so hopefully with the support of peeps on here i can do this.;) I do need to lose some weight also (about stone and a half) and the only thing stopping this is the alcohol as i eat quite healthily. The extra money will come in handy too. I will keep a note of my successful days in my signature if that's ok. x:A

Needstochange

boysma wrote: »

Hi everyone


Can i join for March please? Seems to be getting a bit of a habit with me pouring a glass of vino on Friday (at tea time:eek: ) and before i know it i have a bottle (ok lets be honest possibly 2) gone. I will take it easy for my first time though and pledge 25 days out of 31. Challenges do seem to work for me as i am too stubborn to fail so hopefully with the support of peeps on here i can do this.;) I do need to lose some weight also (about stone and a half) and the only thing stopping this is the alcohol as i eat quite healthily. The extra money will come in handy too. I will keep a note of my successful days in my signature if that's ok. x:A

Welcome boysma and I will add you to the list. 25 is taking it easy:eek: puts my 16 to shame:D

stroppy

Morning all,
Can you add me on too.....Think I may have already asked but cant find my post so thought i'd ask again
Not sure whether to set a target or just take it as it comes and try and rack up more than my usual 4 AF days a month

Stroppyxx

Needstochange

stroppy wrote: »

Morning all,
Can you add me on too.....Think I may have already asked but cant find my post so thought i'd ask again
Not sure whether to set a target or just take it as it comes and try and rack up more than my usual 4 AF days a month

Stroppyxx

Certainly me dear. Shall I put your target for 5 then?

boysma

Thankd needstochange - well i did say i liked a challenge:D Can anyone tell me how to do quotes please?

stroppy

I think 10 would be a good place to start :eek:

Dont want to set it to high or too low to start with so that seems an achievable target for this month .....I think
Thanks stroppy xx

Needstochange

Boysma In the bottom right hand corner you have 2 blue buttons, thanks and quote. go to the post you want to quote and press the quote button and a new post will come up. HTH

Stroppy in my book I have you down for 10 so that must have been the target you set in that post. so 5 or 10???:D

10 it is then

btw Budgie have you seen THIS thread

betty_blue

Hi

I'd like to join in for March, could you put me down for 15 please. That will mean no alcohol from Mon-Thur apart from Tuesday quiz nights (fortnightly).

fluffyb

eselt wrote: »

Oh meant to ask FluffyB- where do you find Kudzu- went in the health food shop today and they don't stock it- did you get it online? Thought I'd give it a go, every little helps I suppose?

Eselt, you can buy it online from various places I think, but Holland and Barratt sell it in their stores which is where I got mine - http://www.hollandandbarrett.com/pages/product_detail.asp?pid=827

The studies suggest when it was tested on humans,it was given for about a week to a number of 'heavy drinkers' and then they were put in a room with 6 bottles of beer and told to drink as much as they liked. Half the people were given placebos, and half the Kudzu. Those who had the Kudzu drank an average 1.8 bottles and those who had the placebo drank an average 3.5. The same thing happened when those given the placebo were later given the Kudzu. Studies on animals also showed it cut intake by half.

Personally, I don't care if it works or is all in the mind, so long as it works for me and makes cutting down a doddle :rotfl: :rotfl: Also, there are no reported side effcts :j

The third night I completely forgot I had poured myself another glass of wine and that is unheard of :rotfl:

Last night I was at a party. I can't calculate how much I drank as the glass sizes were smaller than my norm and they weren't filled to the brim like I do I had about 3 of them and then a fourth which got topped up when I had drunk half, but I still reckon it was well under a bottle :T

I have drunk every evening, moderately for several years now, but it was in 2004 that my drinking got to levels that I was unhappy with. I might have a large v&t followed by a whole bottle of wine and more at weekends as we were going through a mega stressful time involving a court case. During this ti me my entire family were being bullied, intimidated, threatened and blackmailed and more. This all lasted until 2007 but took it's toll on our health and wellbeing [we won btw :j ] I then gradually started to cut down - first missing out the large vodka, then gradually cutting down to 3/4 of a bottle of wine. I also had some AF days but this year I haven't had any AF days so have deicided to do it this way. I don't want to stop altogether, just cut down to a sensible level and since I have already cut down before I should manage it without a problem - so the Kudzu will just make that transition easier I hope :T

Good luck today everyone

budget_babe

graemecarter wrote: »

That's because you are only stopping drinking. You drink to escape yourself.
If you change yourself, then you don't feel the desire to drink

Gc thanks for your post and I am trying to change myself, my signature says I want to be a better me and I do. I am very interested in anything new age, keep wondering whether to learn meditation? I have previously tried but without success. I also like alternative therapies, I have a mental picture of a very serene me, calm, in control and healthy. Thats the aim anyway, so take care and thankyou for your support in our challenge, hugs xxxxxx
Btw Fay I think it was you who made a comment about being a "tree hugger"? Can you elaborate please. Thanks and hugs xxxxxxx
Eselt hugs to you and thankyou for your support also, still no Polaroid though? Hope she is ok? Hugs xxxxxx

Welcome to Boysma and Betty Blue, good luck with the March challenge and well done on joining. :T xxx

Ntc well done on getting to target :T Gotta say your stars just get snazzier, me thinks we will all be after them this month. I have decided to go for 31/31 I hope I can do this? My birthday is towards the end of the month (27th) if I stay af until then can I have a special star please? (I know theres always one wanting more more more :rotfl:) Hugs xxxxxxxxx

Winebox thankyou for keeping score in February you have done a fantastic job and its really appreciated :T to you and good luck for the March target. Lots love and thankyou again. :T xxxxxxxxxx

Jo how pleased do you feel this morning waking up with no hangover, knowing you have achieved your target. I am so proud of you :T I have decided to take your advice and go for 31 in March, just hope I can do it? So build on your achievement now and roaaaaaaaar into March. Lots love xxxxxxxxx

Btw Dear Lurks where are you? xxxxx

To everyone else so well done and :beer: heres to March. xxxxxxxxx