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

Miss_Piggy_2

Morning everyone!!

Pinch punch...and all that malarkey!

Congratulations everyone for doing so well in February! :T

Miss P
xx

Pippilongstocking

Tree hugger = envrionmentalist - greenie - good life wannabe - open sandal toed kinda gal - I'd say I want to be organic as possible- but I don't agree with everything thats supposed to be 'organic' so I'd rather say I want to live my life as 'natural' as possible (although with clothes as in the sub-arctic north up here - its a bit too chilly to be that natural).

jo1972

Good morning all, here's to a brand new spangly month

Welcome to Boysma and Betty, good luck with setting your targets, hope you enjoy being part of this thread

Budgie, I'm sure you can hit the 31 target easily...even if it is your birthday, you don't need alcohol to enjoy yourself....this is what I'm telling myself anyway, it's my birthday in early April :eek:

I am just loving being clear headed in the morning! DD1 didn't get home till 12.45pm! 1 hour and 45 mins late, breezed in totally nonchalent as usual. I wasn't worried cos I knew where she was, when she finally answered her phone that is but she knows that as my bedtime is around 11pm normally and OH was out that was her kerfuw. So didn't get to bed till 1am then kids got me up at 8am so cream crackered but still feeling with it!!

Congratulations to everyone that hit their targets, well done to those that didn't but managed a few AFD's. Good luck to all for this month.

I have decided to put it in my sig, didn't want to do it before cos I feel it's tempting fate then I feel so bad when I fail that I have to take it off. But, taking the bull by the horns today and it's going on!

March here we come ROAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!

Pippilongstocking

I sound my barbaric YAWP to say hello to March and well done everyone:

YAWP!!!!!!!!!

Well done everyone. huge group hug without the dodgy emicons:D

YOu cant tell who watched Dead Poets Society last night can't you? Needed to inspire myself. I am a bit annoyed at myself only managed 19AFD's instead of the 20 I was hoping for - Friday night tipped me over the edge - having seen the support on here I am not beating myself up about it too much as I AM A WORK IN PROGRESS.

Admitting to myself I am only human is a start I guess.

But on the other side of that is that I ONLY drank for 11 days in February instead of my usual everyday - so that's progress I guess.

March - well I would like to say 31 - but I know at the moment I am really struggling - I feel like I need a babysitter between the hours of 6-10 most nights - how ridiculusly stupid is that?????????

I might find out about that thing Fluffy bishop suggested - ta for asking Eslet.

I use to go to yoga - I love it - but now can't due to childcare issues - I need to somehow or other get that one sorted because it made my mental state so much happier.

Anyway - hugs and smiles all round xx

Pippilongstocking

ps welcome new folks - does that make me an old folk?

jo1972

fayjmck wrote: »

I am a bit annoyed at myself only managed 19AFD's instead of the 20 I was hoping for. But on the other side of that is that I ONLY drank for 11 days in February instead of my usual everyday - so that's progress I guess.

You managed more AFD's in feb than I have in 2009 so far!!

Congratulations and don't beat yourself up

Pippilongstocking

Ta Jo - hugs to you and well done also.

OK - put me down for 31 in March NTC - it is NTC this month isn't it????/

My birthday in April too - its a good birthday month.

BB curious now- why did you want to know what a treehugger was?

jo1972

Well done on setting your target Fay

Have you seen this, someone just put the link over on the Manc DFW Meet thread (was hoping to log in a see some piccies this morning!), my god I nearly wet myself it's so funny. I love Paddy and Keith!

budget_babe

Fay firstly so well done on going for 31 af days in March
:T
Re: the tree hugger thingy, its just my interest in a new age life style. I am trying to be a better me and look at myself more internally instead of just externally. Am I making any sense? Contentment comes from within, I am a pretty grounded person and don't strive for what I cannot have. I used to go on a crystal course, really enjoyed it met lots of different people. Believe me there were some characters there, but it all felt normal when in that environment. When I came home though I couldn't decide if I had just been somewhere totally fantastic or totally wacky? Thats the two sides of my brain working against each other. But what the heck I enjoyed myself and thats what counts. So there is a little me in here somewhere that wants to be a better me. Work in progress for now, but pleased I am still off the red wine. Lets hope it continues for a long long time to come.

Hugs to you, bet you glad you asked now? :rotfl:
Budige xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ophelia_10

Thank you for all your responses and welcomes – you are a very friendly lot
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I will reply in more depth later on but just wanted to officially say that as from today I am going to be alcohol free !! I have made the decision to cut it out completely as I have realised how it interferes too much with where I really want to be in life.

I also had a very heavy night on the wine last night as I was out at a wedding night do. Sorry if this sounds gross but one of the ‘symptoms’ of my drinking lately has been a lack of bladder control ! :eek: Last night I was dancing away and suddenly realised that I had practically wet myself ! I attempted to mop myself up as best I could in the ladies but was obviously very self-conscious after that and hugely embarrassed !:eek: :eek: :eek: A defining moment in my decision to leave alcohol out of my life. I am going to write down all my reasons later and post if that is ok. It helps me to feel ‘accountable’ and keeps it honest and real for me and here is where I can truly be myself. :A
Many thanks for listening.

I would like to join the challenge so NTC, could you put me down for a target of 31 out of 31 please ? many thanks

Am going out for lunch now (along with a diet coke !) and will post more later.