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

Needstochange

Morning all :wave:

10 for me please HS

Another gorgeous day here today - and yes I am one of the ones that have this as a major trigger but its weakening after a few AF tanning sessions:D

I have been drinking around 2 litres of water a day for about a year now and I can vouch for the improvement in general health and my skin is much better than it was although I think that is also linked to 4 months of cutting down alcohol. The need to go to the loo all the time really does go although for me I need to slow my consumption down before bed or it has me up in the night which is not good. I also quite often add a bit of sugar free squash to my bottles to give a bit of taste

Great to read so many success stories on the thread this week, it all bodes very well for Budgies May.

Hope you can get to enjoy the sun (sorry Fay hope its got to you now)

Pippilongstocking

ntc 'Hope you can get to enjoy the sun (sorry Fay hope its got to you now)':mad::mad::mad:
We had our one day of lovely sunshine yesterday - I hear we have one scheduled for next month or in June.

Jealous - me no..................................its raining but not windy - so thats something:cool:

My office window looks over fields and our college glass refectory looks over a wonderful beautiful unspoilt bay with little ships in the background.

The fact that we can't see any of it from the lashing rain is neither here nor there - its out there somewhere!

Jealous - me - oh no

maman

:hello:Hi Everyone

Thanks for good wishes. Feeling a little bit better today at last! I do so hate being ill. I've just been crawling on here to try to keep up but didn't even manage that yesterday. Did manage to be AF, so not totally out of things!

5AF please HS.

Needstochange

fayjmck wrote: »

We had our one day of lovely sunshine yesterday - I hear we have one scheduled for next month or in June.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:a national holiday in Orkney I would guess:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:


Still fay its a well known medical fact that sun bathing is bad for you (apart from the wonderful Vit D benefits of course :whistle: ) Scottish Rose look is all in this year I believe:D

Edit to say. get better soon maman its a nasty one :sad:

graemecarter

nirelandguy wrote: »

Well still AF, I think thats just over 2.5 weeks now, any desire for drinking also appears to have gone:j

Great stuff - when you can do a couple of weeks, it all seems more manageable, and your life seems to go more smoothly.

However, alcohol gets to you when you are vulnerable, and also when you are complacent. You get the F**K It moments when thinga re bad, and the One won't hurt - I have this under control when things are going well.

As other have said - constant vigilance is necessary.

Read back through all the posts when people have a few days under their belts, and things are going well. Usually through complacency, all the good work is scuppered for a glass of wine.

happyshopper

April scores after Day 20

Name Target/30 Actual/20

115k 15 7
40somethingmum 27 11
ad1jnl 30 10 (needs updating)
budget babe 30 20
dotstar24 6 0
eselt 30 20
fayjmck 20 15
fedupandskint 19 16
fluffybishop 10 6
glasgowgirl 12 3
happyshopper 20 12
lillibet dripping 10 4
lurkio 18 3
maman 10 5
maz123 7 3
miss piggy 25 16
needstochange 16 10
noynoy 13 6
pariskate 15 8
sleepyjo ?? 5
stroppy 10 2
**upsy daisy** 15 2
wanna bee free 10 4
winebox 10 3

10 days left to go for the April AF challenge.

sleepyjo I've added you as requested, but do you want to have a target for the rest of the month? fedupandskint you've achieved 84% of yer target, closely followed by fayjmck on 75%.

Re the neighbours, thanks pariskate, I'll check out that thread, tho' am hoping it will blow over. I replied in a v. conciliatory fashion 'cos I hate conflict really.

Hate being stuck in the office when I know it's sunny outside, ***grrr***.

HS

jo1972

lillibet_dripping wrote: »

My first day in the new job was fandabbydozy - I really enjoyed it. The staff were very friendly, the kids extremely well-behaved and well-mannered and my little Food Technology room is looking rather brill, if I say so myself.

You definately aren't working in my school then!! What is it you're doing there LD? Glad you're enjoying it

Things are going crap for me, just can't do it

Budge, can't wait to hear what you have in store for us in May??!

Almost drunk my 1.5lt water already today, been to the loo 3 times, usually don't even go once :eek:

xx

Pippilongstocking

Jo hope things ok (?)

If i go outside and open my mouth upwards towards the rain i will have drunk 1.5lts in about a minute

HS if its any help its raining here lots

jo1972

I'm okay thanks Fay, just fed up

Sorry but it's a glorious day here today, the kids did PE over on the field and have all come back with hayfever, got 4 of em lined up outside the office with damp tissues on their eyes, once it's catches on I'll have 481 out there :rolleyes:

dotstar24

afternoon. am going AF tonight. i drank last night and the alcohol is interacting with my pills. (lowering my blood pressure even more and making me dizzy). feel rubbish. work wanted to send me home but i've got to get on with it xx