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

jo1972

Evening (morning?) all, (can't believe I'm up at this unearthly hour!),

Just watched the programme on Living about Jade and I know a lot of people go on about the publicity thing and all that and I wasn't a Jade fan previously, but I have to thank her for showing me how precious our lives are (I've already posted this I know...), but watching her tonight and her close friends and family, particularly her boys, I can not believe how lucky I am to be alive and being given another chance at getting it right.

ETA: if you haven't seen the run up to the wedding and the wedding itself, it's repeated tomorrow on Living...I urge you to watch it.

maman

Hi Jo

You are doing so well, can't believe you're awake this time of night!!

I've never been a fan of Jade but I don't think even her worst enemy could wish such a thing on such a young person. I've read some really sad stuff on here, including today, but hey we're all alive and kicking while poor Jade is fading fast. Let's get our priorities straight and live for the day!

graemecarter

jo1972 wrote: »

I've been toying with my answer, inititally and immediately I thought, I wish I hadn't picked up that first drink....but we all know that it wasn't the first drink that was the problem, it's the keeping on doing it to excess that has got me in the situation I'm in now....it was a progressional thing.

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The first drink is always the problem. Without the first drink, I would never had the 2nd, 3rd, 1th, 21st etc

One is too many, one thousand is never enough

Sea78

morning all

I've done 11 AFDs now!!

A side effect that I'm not sure is linked? I'm feeling really down and rather depressed, not linked to anything else - is this a side effect? Or just me lol!! I'm certainly thinking more clearly which is amazing. I'm loving this. I'm not saing I'm not going to have a drink, but the difference from not drinking regularly is stunning. Thank you so much to this thread, I wouldn't be this far without it.

Looking at the DFW aspect - I've not spent £55 at least which again is BRILLIANT!

Wishing you all a positive and wonderful sunny Sunday

Sea xxxx

Needstochange

The Mad as March Hares AFM Challenge

Day 15 in the AFM House

Who succeeds? We decide:D


115k 15/31 5/31
ad1jnl 25/31 10/31
betty_blue 15/31 5/31
bismarck 31/31 (assumed) 14/31
boysma 25/31 6/31
budget babe 31/31 14/31
eselt 31/31 14/31
esther mcvittie18/31 5/31
fayjmck 31/31 10/31
fedupandskint24/31 9/31
fluffybishop 8/31 7/31
glasgowgirl 19/31 3/31
happyshopper20/31 9/31
jo1972 31/31 14/31
lurkio18/31 5/31
maman 12/31 5/31
miss piggy31/31 10/31
mollypolly 31/31 14/31
ms_london 31/31 11/31
needstochange 16/31 8/31
nessa 56 15/31 1/31
noy noy 26/31 5/31
ophelia_10 24/31 9/31
Sea78 20/31 9/31
stroppy 10/31 1/31
the rugby coach no target set 6/31
wannabefree 16/31 1/31
winebox 16/31 4/31

No of days pledged = 551
Actual = 180


:wave: morning all.

having a quick catch up over a cuppa. big sunday dinner for 8 to cook today (started at 8 this morning which is impressive as i didnt go to bed till 3 :eek: :eek:) anyway will be on the naughty bench today (not much room left on here:D ) then back on plan tomorrow.

Budgie, what would i change? very tough one have been thinking about this all morning and I have come down on the side of nothing. I am a real believer in what doesnt kill you makes you stronger so all meant to be and all that:D

Right thats me for today , theres movement upstairs:D

have a great sunday all xxx

fluffyb

Me too - Sunday dinner [this evening] for 8 as my 2 sons decided to invite themselves and their girl friends :rolleyes: Wine will be served with dinner :rolleyes: .

Off the naughty step tomorrow :rolleyes:

jo1972

graemecarter wrote: »

The first drink is always the problem. Without the first drink, I would never had the 2nd, 3rd, 1th, 21st etc

One is too many, one thousand is never enough

I do totally agree with this, but what I meant was my very first alcoholic drink. There was every reason that I could've been a 'normal' social drinker back then, it's just now down the line I've spoilt myself and can't turn back. Now I'm at the stage where I can't have a first drink, but I don't believe my first ever drink was the problem.

115K

Sea78 wrote: »

Looking at the DFW aspect - I've not spent £55 at least which again is BRILLIANT!

That is brilliant.:T

Everyone is very thoughtful on here lately.

I do feel so sorry for Jade and her family, it seems so strange when she is still such a young girl. It does remind you that life can be so short.

Well anyway I hope that you are all having a nice Sunday whatever you are all up to. I'm not sure I will be AF today I will see you all later.:A

winebox

Morning all - spring is sprung! Hope weather as good with you as here.

My one-thing-i-would change is trivial compared with what's been said on here, but that's me! I agreed with Sea & fedupski etc re not changing anything...I've done some dumb stuff but for the right reasons at the time, I wasn't to know how things would turn out ,& so I'd do them all again.
But the one issue that's blighted a great deal of my life is my weight! I was an obese child & a fat teenager, so unhappy formative years for different reasons to BB & Fay. I've spent years being very slim - even skinny! - but here I am again looking like a blob & I hate it; this issue destroys my self-esteem more than anything else. I 've got to shift it! Bit like the booze thing - why let it pile on again when I CAN keep it off?? So I'd try not to let my weight yoyo all the time.

oops, that went on a bit!! Have to go....see you tomorrow. Good luck masterchefs. NTC you're doing fantastic job with the scoring!!!!!!!!!!

Pippilongstocking

Morning All
NTC on 11 ta

Today - we have spent a couple hours moving wood around the garden to make a 'to chop pile' which was really good fun.

How sad does that sound? I like doing things when its us altogether and we ahve just got a peice of garden kit that doubles as a mini-tractor (sort of its a mower but you can put a trailer on the back of it we discovered yesterday) so lots of team stuff - like arguing who's turn it was to drive!!!

Just shovelled in the Kudzo to see if I can avoid any wine bells later on, tis a bit early but I will be out of the danger zone (able to buy the stuff) at 6pm so as I heard a tinkling I figured I had best stamp out those bells.

h ito all xx