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

Pippilongstocking

Hi all
jo I am on 1ltr water now and will have my 1.5 guzzled by home time - not seeing any signs of a new me yet?!

mollypolly

fayjmck wrote: »

Hi all
jo I am on 1ltr water now and will have my 1.5 guzzled by home time - not seeing any signs of a new me yet?!

LOL....Me too:D

jo1972

fayjmck wrote: »

Hi all
jo I am on 1ltr water now and will have my 1.5 guzzled by home time - not seeing any signs of a new me yet?!

I'm half a glass away from 1.5lt, took my evian bottle with me to work and filled it up from our machine!, It works out the glasses at work are quite big, 4 glasses = 1.5lt, so 3 1/2 glasses down. Haven't stopped running to the loo

My colleagues can't understand it as I NEVER drink water, well except for the 150ml I use to dissolve my Resolve in the morning but I do that before I get to work

The more water I'm drinking, the thirstier I'm getting though

Pippilongstocking

I am also walking to work as well - its feast of famine with me

Either full on alcohol and stuff the consequences who said food after midnight was bad for you.......

Or

Full on monk, herbal tea, lots water, lots rest my body is a temple..........

I walked in today and whilst feeling a bit chuffed at
A - managing to get out early enough to do this
B - its a nice walk

Then of course that horrible voice in the back of my head say's 'Another fad, not drinking you - pah you KNOW you won't stick to it. YOU CANT. It's who you are.'

Told voice in head to 'S*d off' - but wryly know its generally the case with me - great guns then i fail.

Telling myself its all small steps.

I can't tell when the tipping point was with me - I use to be out gardening til I couldn't see every night (ie not drinking) when the kids were little babies - I think it was when we moved to being away on our own to a different job/house where we had 7 young 22-30 year old volunteers living next door to the house - and it was a bit of a 'party central' kind of a place. Everyone at OH's work socialised with volunteers who were essentially on holiday there and then the rest of the time we all socialised together

DS was 2 DD less than 1 - 12 years ago - then life slowly fell apart somehow or other (not all alcohol related) but alot of it was fuelled by alcohol and parties and the two of us just seeming to go our seperate ways (one in with the kids and one out). It was one of the first times we had enough money and access to alcohol and everyone we mixed with seemed to just get P**d everytime we got together be it at a party or lunch or any other time.

Anyway enough reflection - told the tiny voice in my head to get lost.

Constant vigilence..................Its my new mantra.

My loan is disappearing and its mainly ex-wine money and a few extra bits - I stick in a fiver a day (bottle of red) to my loan. Imagine how much money I have spent since it crept upto a bottle of wine a night.......

sleepyjo

i am taking my son back to the train station very shortly, after haveing him home since thursday, i have been af now for the last 4 days and up to now today - but thoughts are runnin through my head - should i call and get some wine or cider after taking him, where should i get it from, howmuch should i buy????
since lunch time, when he told me he was getting the 4'o'clock train, these thoughts are making me think that i have already had a drink, half of me wants to, but the other half thinks, that i have managed for the last 4 days without, so i shouldn't spoil it,
i need to buy my dogs a special comb, if i go to shop A i pay more for it, but there are no othere shops around for me to buy alc, but if i go to shop B i can buy it cheaper, but there are two major supermarkets next door, where i could easily nip into!!
i feel depressed thinking about it all, i feel like i have let myself down already - and i am still at home!
jo-jo

mollypolly

Sleepjo...you havnt let yourself down at all....4m days is so good.
At least you are arguing with yourself and not giving into alcoholic thoughts straight away.:D

If I was you, after 4 days and feeling so good I would go for the dearer comb..and save How Much? by not buying alcohol.

Good luck and try not to weaken.
See you later
Love Mollypollyxxxx

mollypolly

Jo and Fay
Well done on the Water challenge.I have almost done my 1.5 litres now but as you say Jo...it seems to be making me more thirsty.

Hope you are having a lovely sunny day
love Mollypollyxxxx

graemecarter

sleepyjo wrote: »

i am taking my son back to the train station very shortly, after haveing him home since thursday, i have been af now for the last 4 days and up to now today - but thoughts are runnin through my head - should i call and get some wine or cider after taking him, where should i get it from, howmuch should i buy????
since lunch time, when he told me he was getting the 4'o'clock train, these thoughts are making me think that i have already had a drink, half of me wants to, but the other half thinks, that i have managed for the last 4 days without, so i shouldn't spoil it,
i need to buy my dogs a special comb, if i go to shop A i pay more for it, but there are no othere shops around for me to buy alc, but if i go to shop B i can buy it cheaper, but there are two major supermarkets next door, where i could easily nip into!!
i feel depressed thinking about it all, i feel like i have let myself down already - and i am still at home!
jo-jo

Don't judge yourself by your intentions and thoughts. Judge yourself by your actions. You haven't done anything wrong, so don't beat yourself up
Don't buy drink, just for today.
Buy some tomorrow if you want, but for today just have an AF day.
You may feel differently.
You know that buying it will make you feel crap, and that will make you drink it. So don't buy it.
This is alcohol we are dealing with, and as alcoholics, it is natural that we think of it/obsess over it. The key is not to act on it, and not drink it.
The debating society goes a bit quiet after a few weeks AF, and then shuts up entirely when you have changed yourself.

115K

fayjmck wrote: »

its feast of famine with me. Either full on alcohol and stuff the consequences who said food after midnight was bad for you.......

Or

Full on monk, herbal tea, lots water, lots rest my body is a temple..........

:rotfl:I am exactly the same way!!!

Right, I went to Holland & Barrett and got kudzu finally as I have been very out of control drinking wise for April. I have taken my first tablet now but I haven't noticed any effects yet. I don't know what I'm expecting honestly.:o:p

Today will be my 6th day AF.

It sounds like people are doing very well.:T

pariskate

SleepyJo, it is your choice, and you have the power to make that choice - you are in control, not alcohol and not the little voice that chats away in your head.
As GC says, you can choose not to drink just for today and see how tomorrow goes. It may make you feel great about yourself.