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

eselt

RecoveringAlcoholic wrote: »

Check out Sativas relations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_sativa

Oh hell, no wonder I think avena sativa is great if its related to this!!! Am relying on you Fay for guidance here?!! Maybe GC is right- change your life and the need to drink will go naturally? Personally I think I have the sort of personality that will always need to drink, I'm just managing not to at the moment and thats hard enough. Just found out from my dad that nearly every male in his family had a drink problem (don't know much about my grandad as he was a violent alcoholic and my dad has never really told me much about him)- my dad seems to have been able to resist it, but I haven't- weird.

Hope everyone is where they want to be this morning- best of luck today guys.

the_rugby_coach

budget_babe wrote: »

I'M COMING TO GET YOU :search:
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Just checking to see if the coast is clear



Sorry BB went off to find you some toilet roll, but saw that one and couldn't resist

Not AF last night, in fact heavier session (in my > 3 drinks category) Felling good to go this morning though. I opened a bottle of wine last night, and wasn't going to finish it off, but I did because I won't be drinking tonight. The rugby team has a tournament tomorrow and we've got to be there for 9am. :eek: And its a fair drive away too.

TRC

the_rugby_coach

fayjmck wrote: »

The two plants are as far apart (Avena and Kudzo) as cheese and chocolate - so I pathetically wondered how the effects were the same.
- x

I'm no expert but I have noticed that they both make me put on weight...:D

TRC

fluffyb

Morning all

I did drink last night - as I said I would, but had one drink less than a 'normal' Friday night. I found I was drinking much more slowly than usual too

Will have a couple of glasses of wine tonight and probably tomorrow too. I am deliberately trying to stay within 14 units and I reckon I will do that easily [with the help of Kudzu] My aim is to drink within 14 units at weekends only At my very worse a few years ago I reckon I must have been having 70 units a week :eek: before I started to gradually cut down, but even 2 weeks ago I was drinking up to 42 units a week So to get to 14 a week and stick at that from now on will be a huge achievement for me :rolleyes: The Kudzu is definitely helping - it is NOT all in the mind, and is making this so much easier

I am starting AF again on Monday and this time will try for 4 AF days :eek: :rolleyes:

Good luck today everyone xx

boysma

Morning all

Still on 4 AF days though last night was one of my 'planned' days. Didn't every drink as much as usual (just over half a bottle of wine). Tonight will defo be AF but Sunday is usually a danger day for me as i love a glass of wine with my sunday dinner and then some more:rotfl: Anyhow 5 AFs for me now.

jo1972

Morning all :wave:

Mr Muttley, welcome :wave: congratulations on 5 days af, I presume it's 6 now? Do you feel better for it?

Betty, be positive about the days you've had AF rather than the bottle of wine you had

Eselt, I'm glad the stuff you got has a positive effect on you. I'm a little worried about your comments though....you crave and think about alcohol all the time but you've not drunk in over a year ('cept one mulligan ), that's awful and scares the life outta me :eek: :eek:

BB, glad the dentist went well, I've got to ring for an appointment for next week, it makes me go weak thinking about it _pale_ I'll have to try and find out when the Ronnie/Danielle story is gonna break, my mate works on the show but she's usually tight lipped!

FB, glad to hear Kudzu is working for you too, I'm seriously considering it now!! Thanks for updating us on your progress on the stuff!

Fay :wave: hellooo

Ophelia, maybe after you have the AF March you might not want to be a cutter-downer but an abstainer!!

Stroppy, congrats on the smoking, I did have a wander over into the smoking thread and saw you are doing so well. I found quitting the fags much easier than the drink, I guess it's different for everyone but what do you think? Keep up the fantastic work

GC, thanks for your wise words as usual

Noynoy, good luck for getting an AF day this weekend

Morning Boysma :wave:

TRC, laughing at the smilies :rotfl: good luck at the rugby tomorrow

NTC, could you put me down for 6/6 please

Needstochange

The Mad as March Hares AFM Challenge

Day 7 in the AFM House and Big Brother is rewarding a successful week with a party..........lashings of ginger beer and 80s music anyone:D
Who succeeds? We decide:D


115k 15/31 3/31
betty_blue 15/31 2/31
bismarck 31/31 (assumed) 6/31
boysma 25/31 5/31
budget babe 31/31 6/31
eselt 28/28 6/31
esther mcvittie18/31 0/31
fayjmck 31/31 5/31
fedupandskint24/31 5/31
fluffybishop 8/31 3/31
glasgowgirl 19/31 3/31
happyshopper20/31 2/31
jo1972 31/31 6/31
lurkio18/31 0/31
maman 12/31 3/31
miss piggy31/31 6/31
mollypolly 31/31 6/31
ms_london 31/31 5/31
needstochange 16/31 4/31
nessa 56 15/31 1/31
noy noy 26/31 2/31
ophelia_10 31/31 6/31
stroppy 10/31 1/31
the rugby coach no target set 2/31
wannabefree 16/31 0/31
winebox 16/31 2/31

No of days pledged = 533
Actual = 91

two smallish glasses of wine last night followed by a cup of tea. Maybe there is something in this Kudzu. Am a real sceptic on drugs for habits normally but have to conceed that this either has a brilliant placebo effect or it actually does what it says on the tin.

Have a great weekend everyone

115K

I really struggled with last night being AF. I won't be AF today as I'm seeing my sister and will have a few tonight.

I am interested in this stuff that helps control alcohol cravings, hmm I might look into it.:j

I hope everyone is having a good weekend.:A

Bismarck

jo1972 wrote: »

Eselt, I'm glad the stuff you got has a positive effect on you. I'm a little worried about your comments though....you crave and think about alcohol all the time but you've not drunk in over a year ('cept one mulligan ), that's awful and scares the life outta me

jo,

it does get easier...I'm just mildly bemused by it all., looking back...still have the odd thought about it but it would burn me in so many ways that I won't....by rare I mean in a kind of "once a day for a few seconds" way, just like you think about a sad event in your past....a small moment of discomfort for a day's freedom.

assumed 31 days for March is spot on. so far so good.

my big fear now is the new drinks they keep bring out that seem so enticing....

remember..."know your enemy"...recognise your weaknesses and address them until the battle you fight is easier.

take care everyone

eselt

jo1972 wrote: »

Morning all :wave:



Eselt, I'm glad the stuff you got has a positive effect on you. I'm a little worried about your comments though....you crave and think about alcohol all the time but you've not drunk in over a year ('cept one mulligan ), that's awful and scares the life outta me :eek: :eek:

Hi Jo, never meant to spook you- really sorry, but its true, I do still think about alcohol all the time, one of the best peices of advice I ever had was Bis saying constant vigilance, thats what its like for me, I just have to accept it as the alternative for me is giving in to it and being a hopeless drunk and I can't go back to that.

Jo you are doing amazingly, and everyone else, good luck this weekend.