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

RecoveringAlcoholic

Congatulations all.

Many thanks to Winebox for keeping the February figues and good luck to NTC with the March ones.

Reading this thread, one thing that strikes me is the similarities in many of the posts. For instance I had my driving licence suspeded by the DVLA, not for a motoring offence. but for receiving treatment for alcohol abuse.

budget babe,
:heartpuls

I have actually stayed here when things were really bad:

http://www.dabnet.org/stcuthmans/


Remember that we deal with alcohol,

cunning, baffling, powerful!

maman

ms_london wrote: »

but probably quite normal really... and I am sure if someone had a camera in my face when I've been drinking, the result would be the same *cringe*.
xx

And so say all of us !!!!

Miss_Piggy_2

Good morning all!

Ms_London - know what you mean about the Allen Carr book...not one I would have on show on my coffee table! However, it did make interesting reading.

Jo1972 Well done on another AF day!

Well, I have a poorly little boy today. Seems he has the stomach bug I had last week. Am beginning to wonder if any of us are ever going to be healthy this year! Very tired of being poorly!

Its my wedding anniversay this friday and we are going out for a meal. OH has said he's arranged for a bottle of wine to go on the table. So I'm going to have to ring and ask them not to put it on there. Have looked on internet and it says I shouldn't drink whilst on pills that doctor gave me. Don't want to make myself ill and, to be honest, am enjoying not drinking. Also have a party to go to saturday night so will drive to that to stop any temptation.

Thinking about drinking, or NOT drinking, seems to take up a lot of my time. I wish I was one of those people that didn't have to worry about thinking about it (if you get what I mean!).

Miss P
xx

Pippilongstocking

fedupandskint wrote: »

March Hare Mad Hatter's Challenge:

North Scotland Housemate reporting AFD for 1st March - [STRIKE]no problems as busy all day and no cravings reported.[/STRIKE] bit tricky went up to bed early and pottered about keeping busy too

One down, twenty three to go, 30 days to complete it in...........:eek:

Almost same as above - xx

Lurkio

Morning all

Not posted as nothing to report.......

0/1 for me. Had people over for dinner...... so March begins for me today..

Hope we're all well

winebox

Just a quick hi - good start lots of you well done! Yesterday not AF for me - stonking start eh? - but all part of the cunning plan. Don't want to think too far ahead but today & tomorrow will / must be AF. At least I toddled off to bed by 10 last night & had a great night's sleep so for once on a Monday...no hangover! Must get on with some work though....:rolleyes:

115K

Day 2 will be AF for me today.

I am determined not to feel down about not making my target last month and am just dusting myself down and starting again afresh for March.

:hello: to any newbies.

Hope everyone is okay.:A

Needstochange

The Mad as March Hares AFM Challenge

Day 2 in the AFM House and the housemates are waking up - some bright and unhungover and some not:o . Who succeeds? We decide:D


115k 15/31 1/31
betty_blue 15/31 0/31
bismarck 31/31 (assumed) 1/31
boysma 25/31 2/31
budget babe 31/31 2/31
eselt 28/28 1/31
esther mcvittie18/31 0/31
fayjmck 31/31 2/31
fedupandskint24/31 2/31
fluffybishop 8/31 0/31
glasgowgirl 19/31 1/31
happyshopper20/31 0/31
jo1972 31/31 1/31
lurkio18/31 0/31
maman 12/31 1/31
miss piggy31/31 1/31
mollypolly 31/31 1/31
ms_london 31/31 1/31
needstochange 16/31 1/31
nessa 56 15/31 1/31
noy noy 26/31 0/31
ophelia_10 31/31 2/31
stroppy 10/31 1/31
the rugby coach no target set 1/31
wannabefree 16/31 0/31
winebox 16/31 0/31

No of days pledged = 533
Actual = 23

jo1972

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

to be honest, am enjoying not drinking.

:T :T :T :T :T :T :T

Morning all

Miss P, sorry to hear your lil boy is ill, I hope he feels better soon. I hope your wedding anniversary goes well and you get around the bottle of wine situation

Noynoy, welcome and good luck!

Lurks, ah there you are

Fay, well done :j blimmin tough innit?!

RA, that place looks lovely, I would love to stay there. Is it expensive?

Felt like I'd been hit by a fleet of buses and a truck this morning :eek: I snoozed the alarm for 15 minutes this morning, which doesn't sound long but I did have to prepare my dinner for the slow cooker and make 2 packed lunches and get 2 kids ready and to the childminders. Was very nearly late for work but thanks to the traffic I scraped in in time!

I'm pleased I didn't succumb yesterday...hopefully this week will be easier as I'm back in the routine, Fri, Sat and Sun was an absolute nightmare!

xx

Needstochange

noynoy wrote: »

can i join was shocked to see i was drinking about 34 units a week £3000 a yer in wine been making steady projress and cutting down since ja now halved it at the most but more like 12 units a week..now dh and i want to get rid of the mortage and just buy a bottle for sundy dinner to share saving 2800 a year! if we put 100 a month towards our morgage extra 1200 ..we would knock 4 years off and 9k as well as having an extra 1600 a year

well done evryone such a positive thing to be aiming for

welcome noy noy.Love the figures bet thats really motivating. Mind you if you were spending 3K a year on 34 units per week you obviously drink very very good wine:D Let me know how many AF days you would like to commit to and I will add you to the list.

Well done everyone who got March off to a great start. I didnt but that was part of the plan:o after 5 days off I really felt the effects this morning though. Might follow fluffybishops way of cutting down when its not an AF day I think I am obviously becoming the lightweight I wanted to be