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

Lurkio

This might be of interest to some

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Patchoulli

Hi all

I've decided to have a new strategy for March: I'm managing to keep within sensible limits when I do drink - so am going to have no-alcohol days Monday-Thursday, then allow myself two bottles of wine to be drunken over the weekend - 3 days.

This means that I can enjoy a drink, but will still be drinking about 4 bottles a week less than I was pre-January. If I find this too difficult, I'll think again.

Good luck everyone!

Patchy xx

fedupandskint

Patchoulli wrote: »

I've decided to have a new strategy for March: I'm managing to keep within sensible limits when I do drink - so am going to have no-alcohol days Monday-Thursday, then allow myself two bottles of wine to be drunken over the weekend - 3 days. Patchy xx

Hi Patchy, that's what I decided to do in Feb and it worked well for me until I opened a bottle of wine on Sun evening and then it took 3 days to finish it so I missed my target instead of throwing it down the sink. Otherwise it worked really well.

For me this month I am allowing myself to have 1 or 2 drinking days at the weekend meaning about 1 bottle a week at most this month. Last month may have been 1 or 2.

Good luck for this plan!

Achy Fedup

Needstochange

noynoy wrote: »

can you put me down for 6 a week please mon-sat many thanks x

I have put you down for 26 noy noy which my dizzy brain reckons is right:D let me know if you want anything different

Patchoulli

Thanks Achy Fedup! Hope you're both less achy and fed up soon!

I hope to be able to stick to this - as it would mean I'd be able to look forward to a drink at weekends, and still feel the benefits of drinking less during the week. Good luck to you too!

Patchy x

completelyspent

Hello,

I really hope you don't mind me intruding and asking this. I know it's a 'personal' question but have any of you encoutnered liver problems? If so what symptons have you had and what length of time were you drinking before you experienced this? I ask because I've been trying to help a friend who I'm very worried about.

eselt

Hi all- hope everyone is OK, welcome newbies and take care anyone who is struggling.

Jo- you are doing brilliantly, hopefully you are feeling the benefits and people are starting to notice theres something different about you-I'm not sure what it is but I think the confidence you get from being so strong just makes you glow.



Catch you all later on- good luck with tonight.

jo1972

Thanks eselt, one friend that knows keeps telling me how proud she is

mollypolly

jo1972 wrote: »

Thanks eselt, one friend that knows keeps telling me how proud she is

I am

noynoy

completelyspent ..yes and it made me take stock ..i noticed my eyes where jaundiced x