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

maman

:hello: No more AF days yet but will be back on the wagon on Monday. This week looks fairly quiet on the socialising front so hope to get a few AF days chalked up.

Watch that winebox Maz, I find them absolutely lethal. We sometimes get them cheap on P&O ferries but I can demolish one in a couple of nights although I do know people who can make them last for ages. I think they need enormous discipline...and if I had that I wouldn't be posting on here:rotfl:

I'm getting really worried about Budgie too, we haven't heard much of her since her awful holiday experience. Hope you're OK BB if you're reading??

Enjoy Sunday everyone, weather still good and warm here.

jo1972

jo1972 wrote: »

I had a drink last night, I didn't go mad so that was okay. Problem is though I kept it a secret. I think this is half my problem, I now see drinking as a bad thing (which is possibly is in my case). Anyhoo, no more secret drinking days for me.

Well, that didn't last long did it :rolleyes:

I drank last night and am a little p!ssed off with myself today, I'm going to the concert tonight and don't want any more drinking days so I'm thinking I might stay sober :eek:

Though saying that, I do find it easier to be sober when I'm out of the house as my trigger is being indoors, particularly when cooking. So I'm thinking a diet coke instead of Peroni at the meal, then a bottle of water during the concert. As I have no money this is a good idea, plus I could leave my car at the station so I don't have to get a cab when I get back.

So looks like I might not drink tonight. Really don't fancy a hangover tomorrow either.

Maz, sorry to hear that you've had some bad news, hope things cheer up soon xx

Budge, where are you?

Everyone else, :wave: morning

xx

upthevilla

finding a treat "non alcohol" drink works for me

stroppy

Hello all,
Im still around lurking
Only managed 3 days in June :eek: and had became a little fed up with trying so hard to think yes this is it definetly AF tonight only to then pour myself a large glass of red when it got to the evening.:rolleyes:
Am more conscious of the amounts im drinking now though and apart from a friday and saturday am keeping it to sensible limits :rolleyes:
Not going to set a target for July just going to try and be better and see how I get on.
Hope all are well and welcome to newbies.
Enjoy Madonna Jo.....I had a fab time at Take That last week....even OH enjoyed it in the end
Stroppy xx

jo1972

Hiya Stroppy :wave:

I know what you mean about getting fed up thinking about not drinking then doing it immediately after, that's half my problem too We will all get there in the end, we just need to try different ways to make it work Please do stick around though, even if you're not participating in the challenge, I love your posts

xx

Lotus-eater

Morning, up to 2 AF free days for me. could do better....

stroppy

Hi Jo :hello:
I'll stick around.....I promise
How are you now anyway...have you got rid of all your ailments?I dont want to speak too soon but apart from a manky corn on my toe I actually feel fairly well at the moment
Think we were competing a while back for who could be sicker.....
Its my 32nd birthday next Sunday, sat here last night wondering how that happened....last I remember I was just leaving school Had to take my eldest to visit his new high school this week.....Im absolutely terrified for him....he seems quite calm about it all :eek: He is going for a full day on Tuesday just to have a taster before he starts in September.....wondering if theyd notice if I tagged along......:rotfl:
xx

Miss_Piggy_2

Morning all

Stroppy - good to "see" you

Jo - enjoy Madonna tonight. Bet she's brilliant live.

3 for me please Jo

Off to buy Piglet a little pressie this morning as he's got five stars on his reward chart. Must admit, its nice to approach Sunday with a clear head.

Miss P
xx

jo1972

stroppy wrote: »

How are you now anyway...have you got rid of all your ailments?

I don't wanna speak to soon either considering I've just read on the NHS website that the swine flu virus stays on soft surfaces for 20 minutes and hard surfaces like door handles and desktops for....24 hours :eek: but, I feel okay, had a few dizzy spells the last couple of days so back on the vertigo tablets just to be safe....don't know what kinda tickets my friend has bought us for the 02 tonight, but I'm hoping they are not the ones at the top cos I don't think my vertigo will let me go up there!! But the tickets were very very expensive so I'm sure we'll be up top somewhere. My friend just text me to say that as the Jubilee Line is shut for planned maintenance, she's booked us on the return champagne trip to the 02 on the Thames clipper, just when I'd decided I'll stay sober :rolleyes:

stroppy wrote: »

He is going for a full day on Tuesday just to have a taster before he starts in September.....wondering if theyd notice if I tagged along......:rotfl:
xx

I will never forget my DD1's first week at high school (she's doing her second year of a-levels now :eek:), in just 5 days she was a completely different person. Her hair was styled different and with care, she spoke differently somehow, she looked and acted grown up....really really odd....apparently this is normal

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Must admit, its nice to approach Sunday with a clear head.

Lucky you!! It seems such a simple thing to achieve though doesn't it? Just don't drink alcohol and you will have no hangover, so why do so many of us have hangovers regularly

Hope you all have a good day, I am gonna have to get off now and do the chores before going out this evening, I'll stick the totals up now but they've not really been updated much since yesterday, I might not have a chance to get on later.

xx

jo1972

THE JULY ALCOHOL FREE DAY CHALLENGE

THE CUTTER DOWNERS AND QUITTERS COMMITTED TO OUR JULY CHALLENGE ARE AS FOLLOWS :

1 - 115k Target af days for July is: 15, Actual 0
2 - 40SM Target af days for July is: 31, Actual 2
3 - 69chick Target af days for July is: 20, Actual 2
4 - AvaNother Target of af days for July is: 8, Actual 4
5 - Budgie Target af days for July is: 31, Actual 0
6 - BHB Target of af days for July is: 18, Actual 1
7 - Different Corner Target af days for July is: 20, Actual 0
8 - Eileen P Target af days for July is: 18, Actual 2
8 - Eselt Target af days for July is: 31, Actual 4
9 - Fayjmck Target af days for July is: 31, Actual 1
10 - ForeverHopeful Target af days for July is: 10, Actual 0
11 - FUAS Target af days for July is: 20, Actual 1
12 - Fluffyb Target af days for July is: 10, Actual 2
13 - Glasgowgirl Target af days for July is: 12, Actual 0
14 - Hopeful34 Target af days for July is 22, Actual 0
15 - Jo1972 Target af days for July is: 23, Actual 2
16 - Lotus-Eater Target af days for July is: 20, Actual 2
17 - Lurkio Target af days for July is: 16, Actual 1
18 - Maman Target af days for July is: 10, Actual 1
19 - Maz123 Target af days for July is: 15, Actual 0
20 - Miss Piggy Target af days for July is: 20, Actual 3
21 - MollyPolly Target af days for July is: 1 , Actual 4:j

22 - Netttie Target af days for July is: 20, Actual 2
23 - PIR Target af days for July is: 25, Actual 3
24 - Time2growup Target af days for July is: 20, Actual 1
25 - Wbf Target af days for July is: 16, Actual 2
26 - xx_Jo_xx Target af days for July is: 16, Actual 0
27 - Yellowmonkey Target af days for July is: 10, Actual 0


Combined AF Day Pledge: 503

Actual combined AF Days: 40 :T