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

budget_babe

Sorry HS just saw your reply, missed it as you posted whilst I was typing.

Happy Easter my dear.
Budgie xxxxxxxxx

Wanna_Bee_Free

Hi everyone, well I managed an AF free Good Friday so that's 2/10 for me please Happy, whichever gender you are! My money's on female.

I must keep plugging away on this and the losing weight thing. They are very linked for me too. Succeeding a little is better than not trying and each thing is moving us a bit in the right direction - It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius.

System

Well its getting to the time of the week where my urge to drink kicks in Its not that I want to drink, Its just force of habit really, I don't even enjoy it anymore but it gives me something to do on a Saturday evening, TV is so rubbish. I've gave it up before, for 52 weeks infact which was quite an achievement considering I drank every single Saturday night at least for 10 years but it seems so hard now, as I say its just a bad habit, its just the Saturday night boredom that sets me off

glasgowgirl

Hi everyone,

BB - congrats on your achievement, 101 days - wow! That's really good going.

Jo & Winebox - thinking of you both. Keep positive - every day is a new start, onwards and upwards.

HS - 3 AF days for me this month please, not the best I know. Like a lot of people have said, seem to have gone into a bit of a holiday 'anything goes' sort of mood and the bad habits are back before you know it.

3 consecutive days of low-level hangovers, not enough to keep me in bed, but enough to act as a bit of a depressant. Sick of it now, it stops here.

Going away over Easter, will try to check in if poss but might be offline for a week or so. The next time I write on here I want to be able to say I've been uinhangovered since today.

Take care everyone - thinking of you all.

xx

jo1972

Can't stop cos cooking, but deffo will be AF tonight unless summat drastic happens, looking forward to a night of crap telly and stuffing myself with food!!

graemecarter

nirelandguy wrote: »

Well its getting to the time of the week where my urge to drink kicks in Its not that I want to drink, Its just force of habit really, I don't even enjoy it anymore but it gives me something to do on a Saturday evening, TV is so rubbish. I've gave it up before, for 52 weeks infact which was quite an achievement considering I drank every single Saturday night at least for 10 years but it seems so hard now, as I say its just a bad habit, its just the Saturday night boredom that sets me off

Boredom is one of the drinking triggers. I think a lot of it stems from we are uncomfortable with our own company too, as we don't think much of ourselves.
Can you arrange to do something on a Saturday night instead? So you have a commitment? Even if it is trampolining at the leisure centre to working at a soup kitchen for the homeless. Just something to get you out of the house, and most important, get away from your head for a while. It's our minds that make us drink - no-one is pouring the alcohol down our throats.
Think about it. All the best, Graeme.

Bismarck

keeping busy is important to me...to help me when I decided to stop I took on some studying and that was a huge help...wasn't easy but it made a big difference in breaking the links.

jo1972

Hope everyone's okay tonight?

Going to bed sober and will be unhungovered tomorrow

xx

budget_babe

jo1972 wrote: »

Hope everyone's okay tonight?

Going to bed sober and will be unhungovered tomorrow

xx

Just thought I'd pop in before bed and so glad I have. Jo my darling you have so made my day. I really mean this well done :T Now you have to build on this and stay positive.

When I score May I so want you to be one of the successful posters.

Hey you are one of my favorites you know

So well done again and sleep well.
Nite Nite and God Bless
Budgie xxxxxxxxxx

eselt

Hi all- happy easter, bonnets and all that! Eggs, chocolate, christ my dad bought a tray (24 of them) and said these are for the little ones- nice one really, but he could have given them out to his 4 grandchildren methinks!!! Or is buying them enough and I'm just being sniffy- probably.

Who's who on here then? I can catorgorically report that I'm a girl- not sure if that helps?

Good luck tonight everyone- hope you've got the chocolate lined up for tommorrows fest.