The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 3

fluffyb

Hello eileen and welcome

I was the same as you drink wise and am now managing to just drink moderately at weekends only. Never thought I could do it, but it is all going fine, so lots of luck to you :T

nettttie

hi all and welcome Newbies! sounds weird, newbies - it's only my 2nd month. This group definitely gives you good motivation. I did 25/26 last June and am aiming for 20 in July. I too am trying to be a controlled drinker and the liver is the only organ that regenerates itself and it can do that in 3 days so it's worth giving up for those 4 days Mon-Thurs (I do the odd Friday as well)!

Good Luck everyone :j

AvaNother

Hi eileen p - I'm new too, this is my first day - there's a few of us brand new ones this month, so lets all hope we can do well.

I now understand the wine bells. I was outside pottering, without my watch on - so no idea what time it was - and suddenly a little thought popped into my head of looking forward to a nice glass of chilled rose later surveying all today's handiwork. Extraordinary, so obviously my wine bells time is around 4.30/5pm - something to look out for in the next few days.

Thanks Jo1972 for doing this month's counting - quite a task to keep on top of I would imagine.

Good luck everyone for July

AvaNother

nettttie wrote: »

hi all and welcome Newbies! sounds weird, newbies - it's only my 2nd month. This group definitely gives you good motivation. I did 25/26 last June and am aiming for 20 in July. I too am trying to be a controlled drinker and the liver is the only organ that regenerates itself and it can do that in 3 days so it's worth giving up for those 4 days Mon-Thurs (I do the odd Friday as well)!

Good Luck everyone :j

Well done nettttie - what a great result. Did you find it easier than you thought it was going to be, or did you struggle at all? I'm only aiming for 8 in July, as I want to take it slowly, but even 8 seems quite a task. I'm hoping Day 2 will be easier having got Day 1 under my belt today.

Just consuming my 10th cup of decaff coffee!! and about to go onto the lime/fizzy water.

fluffyb

I find it works best for me to set a low target anyway, which is why I set it at 10. I have always gone over my target and that makes you feel really pleased with yourself, but if I set myself a high target and struggled to get there and failed it would make me think I may as well not have bothered because I failed :eek: IYSWIM :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

TIME2GROWUP_2

:wave:Hi eileen and welcome to the party..

I haven't really had a problem with the wine bells ringing, but what I do now is save my soft drink - juice usually, to have like I would have had wine, so I tend to have my first about 6 -7 pm and then i'm back on the tea by 9.. seem's to work for me... on my af days anyway...!:D

RecoveringAlcoholic

Many thanks to 40sm for keeping the June list and good luck Jo with the July list.

Congratulation to all who achieved their targets.

:T

On the sugar issue many of my AA friends can identify a sugar addiction since early childhood. (Me included!)


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AvaNother

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On the sugar issue many of my AA friends can identify a sugar addiction since early childhood. (Me included!)


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That's really interesting, as I've always considered myself to be a 'savoury' person rather than sweet - I'll always have a starter rather than pudding - but perhaps I was satisfying my sweet tooth with the wine.

Lime juice with fizzy water is proving very tasty during this hot weather - must check how much sugar is in it!

Lurkio

115K wrote: »

Happy Birthday Lurkio.:bdaycake::dance:I hope you have a great day.

Thanks 115.... so far so good

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Hi

Happy birthday to Lurky [IMG]http://smileys.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!/cat/36/36_23_9.gif[/IMG]

Hope you have a great day mate :T

Thanks buddy....

AvaNother wrote: »

Happy Birthday Lurkio. Hope you have a fab day. Is it going to be easy/ok not to drink on your b/day?

Hi and welcome Ava.... I am allowing myself a glass or two this evening It's tomorrow that worries me... the "oh well, I've broken my duck for this week, may as well continue" thoughts that plagued me last year (remember, Molls? )

Lurkio

maz123 wrote: »

:jgood morning,
:kisses: Happy birthday lurkio,

Cheers maz.....

maman wrote: »

:kisses3: Happy Birthday Lurkio, hope it's a really good one.

At the risk of repeating myself..... so do I :rotfl:

jo1972 wrote: »

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LURKS!! Would love to stick a fantastic animated birthday smiley up but my office manager is lurking and I don't wanna get caught, so just imagine one instead

xx

Cheers me dear fantastic animated smiley imagined... it was lovely, thanks


WHY does Sir William's quote keep dropping off.....?