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

winebox

40somethingmum wrote: »

Budgie ,
You will be a hard act to follow :T

40SM

Is that 40sm volunteering?

Well I've managed to squeeze thro a pub lunch on diet coke, next the challenge of haircut at my mate's house; usually involves a bottle of wine but as said yest. have asked her not to offer me one so here's crossing fingers.

As an aside, had eye test this morning - would you believe that despite the HUNDREDS of bottles of wine consumed during the period I've had the same pair of contact lenses for 4 1/2 years!!!!!!! Can you believe I've never lost one? - there's been a few on-the-edge-of-the-plughole or "nobody go in the bathroom" moments though!

See y'all later x

nuttytart26

Hello all, Hope you are all having a lovely day. Still no AF days for me yet, I am a disgrace. I didnt even pick up a glass until 10pm last night. Weekend when I thought I was good I wasnt even though I didnt really stay out late on Saturday. I'm off to see my hypnotherapist tonight, the lovely lady sorts out my stress like the marvel she is, so I am going to ask her to stick a bit in about the wine :-) Tonight I am determined that this will be my first AF day.
J x

maman

nadine220 wrote: »

Hi there

I have just finished reading this thread (started yesterday - when I should be working) and raelly admire all your efforts.

A bit about me, I'm 34 and I probably drink on average a bottle of wine every day - more at weekends. This started about 12 years ago when I split up and moved out from an ex and thought it would be very grown up to buy wine and have a glass or two after work. The rest is history as they say.

Now, whilst I don't want to give up completely I am struggling with my weight (need to lose 5 stone), am trying unsuccessfully for a baby with OH (who also drinks alot) and have frequent arguments with OH over trivial things. I also struggle with mild depression and the one thing all these have in common is alcohol.

I want to aim to only have alcohol on a Friday or Saturday evening and even then in moderation.

So can I join please and put myself down for 15 AFD for the remainder of May - Mon & Tues this week have been AFD so can I be cheeky and count these and be on 2 AFD so far.

xx

Hi Nadine and welcome. I'm sure our wonderful scorer Budget Babe will add you to our list, she's a very obliging lady.

You've come to the right place for help and support, this thread is excellent. Lots of our virtual friends are in the 'giver-up' category but people like me and fluffy jump on and off the wagon as we are 'cutters-down'. Good luck, anything you need just ask!

jo1972

Yes WB, wooden horse is nearly completed but they won't leave me to build it alone so I can't do a sneaky post (well except for this one .

Fay, you know I just love sending you parcels but unfortunately live nowhere near a H&B, but I can send you some of mine tonight if you want, I got over half a bottle? ETA: your postie is going to get very worried about you receiving strange leaves and drugs through the post....:eek:

Nadine, welcome, tis a lovely place, they are all nuts, but somehow that makes me feel safe and secure :rotfl: good luck with your cutting down, keep posting

Oh poo....scary office manager back

bye!!!

jo1972

jo1972 wrote: »

but I can send you some of mine tonight if you want

Don't bother replying, I've posted em

fluffyb

Hello nadine and welcome :wave:

Good to have you on board

As maman said, we are cutter downers too We sit next to each other on the naughty bench most weekends and try to keep our weekend drinking moderate, but there is room for another one on the bench on Fridays & Saturdays

Like you, I was drinking a bottle of wine a day and more at my very worse I managed to cut down to 3/4 bottle a day but that was still way too much so after lurking for ages I joined in the monthly targets here I couldn't manage more than 1 or 2 nights AF before coming here so take heart from that. I now only drink at weekends and I never thought I could do it

I had loads of weight to lose too. I have lost 5 stone now, but still have 2.5 to go to be a size 10-12 which is what I am aiming at [from a size 20-22!!!] Cutting out the wine has helped me lose weight too.

Good luck with your target

fluffyb

Fay, do you mean H&B have no kudzu left online? :eek::eek::eek:

stevedavies

Afternoon all!!

Welcome Nadine...I'm a newby too!!

Laughed at your contact lens story Winebox...I too have had many near misses over the years at dropping lenses after a couple or many more glasses of vino!...and also a couple of times I've managed to successfully focus enough to get them in the case only realising come hangover next morning that I didn't remember to put any solutions in..... and you know that's gonna hurt when to try to get em in your eyes!!!!!!:eek:

Am too at work Jo, and isn't it the quickest we move when the boss comes looming up behind you and you are on here!!!..Ha ha!!!!...I don't normally move that quick when it comes to work!:D

Have a good one everyone

Steve:D

Pippilongstocking

fluffybishop wrote: »

Fay, do you mean H&B have no kudzu left online? :eek::eek::eek:

Um well I can#'t now find it online - and its not listed when I look??

But I am specacularily thick:D

Pippilongstocking

jo1972 wrote: »

Don't bother replying, I've posted em

Woo hoo St Jo saves the day - sorry love been in the field all day then in the OTHER field all day

WIllow anyone????????????????????????????????????????



OK PM me your address as I owe you lots of choklit and there's some lovely fudge here as well - I can post some of that too

I guess if you like stuff like that its nice but I don;'t so bleugh:D