The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 4

40somethingmum

Evening all

I will say it quickly ....... I have had a bottle of wine tonight.:eek:

Feeling insecure at work . Boss is talking about getting someone extra in ( I don't think we need it yet ) ..... I worry that this will mean I have less work..... I am always like this and it has not happened so far in 7 yrs but

Love to you all

Sweet Dreams

40SM:D

ETA Also have to see Doctor tomorrow about DS1 autism thingy so I don't hold out much hope for tomorrow as I find this very stressful . I fully understand why Miss P needed a drink after the speech therapist.

jo1972

Enforced AF tonight, hadnt intended it but know ill be pleased in the morning.

GG, fantastic news, im so pleased for you, please dont use this as a passport to carry on how you dont want to though x

maman

:hello:

Did anyone see the Benefit Busters programme on Ch4 tonight. I just watched it and the blonde who was drinking (and denied it) really made me think. She looked a wreck and the trainer kept saying how much she smelled of booze. Certainly got me thinking.

Loved the dishwasher story eselt and it's great to see you around again. fay, I was thinking the empties in the fridge were ex's until I realised OMG how embarassing.

Beachb, I am so pleased about your test results. Still lots of good reasons for cutting back tho'.

geranium, sorry to hear about the SW disaster. Although I need to I've never joined a club like that ('cos I always thought I'd have to eat different food from OH and not be motivated) but isn't it fairly normal to plateau sometimes? I certainly know that empty wine calories don't help me!!!

YM what's with the gruesome new avatar. Bring back Lal-la!!!

BHB, I've heard some great excuses for drinking (most of them on here :rotfl:) but the one about a sewage pump is a load of carp!

jo, glad you're popping in from your hols, was there no shopping opportunity today? Anyway all AF days count whether enforced or otherwise.

:T Well done everyone on an AF Thursday!!

9AF please Miss P.

PRICE_IS_RIGHT_2

Hi everybody

7 AFDs for me now, please Miss Piggy.

YM: I agree with Maman - what on earth is that Avvie? Scary or what?

Decorating starting to drive me crazy - I had to have two snickers-type bars tonight ... at least it didn't drive me to the old pinot g ...

Night night xx

GreyPilgrim

Including tonight (which was not alcohol free)....

10 Alcohol Free Nights.

bad....quite drunk actually. But I did cycle 7 miles to stockport with 60 metres of rope on my back, climbed for a couple of hours, and then cycled back?

geranium72

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Do you want me to note that down as your total for Sept geranium

ym

Yes please YM - thank you :A

geranium72

PS
On the Family Fortunes thread - some of my favourites

Name a dangerous race - The Arabs
Name something Red - My cardigan

Different_Corner

Morning
Happy to report I've remained AF for the last 4 nights. Makes me 8/14.
Amazing what a good book can do.

40sm - FB is just trouble for me, I love playing scrabble and chatting with my old school mates, and Bejeweled oh dear, I may have to start counting bejeweled free days ! I really live on the edge these days.

Miss_Piggy_2

Cutting down/ Giving up August Challenge!

Days
115K 5/31(no target)
69Chick 7/14
Bluenose 4/20
Budget Babe 13/1:j
Debtmonkey1A 8/19
Different Corner 8/14
Fayjmck 10/31
Fedupandskint 11/30
Foreverhopeful 5/10
Gargrave50 0/10
Geranium72 9/20
Grey Pilgrim 10/30
Honeybear 1/6
Maman 9/10
Mari 0/16
Mollypolly 20/31
Mookyboy 2/16
Nessa56 2/13
Price is Right 7/11
Samandsheryl 10/22
Skintscottishgirl 2/24
Time2GrowUp 2/12 (left challenge but welcome back anytime!)
Wanna Bee Free 7/8
Winebox 5/10
Yellowmonkey 8/11

Units
BarshamHillbilly 89/125

Days Pledged : 408
Actual : 164

Units Pledged: 125
Actual : 106

snowymalone

Morning everyone - all doing well, I hope.

maman wrote: »

..Snowy, I did laugh about your stash in the shed. But we've all been there. My trick was to have a quick sherry or G&T in between so that OH thought I was sticking to just the one bottle.

Yeah, plus it's a great excuse as to why there's booze on your breath. Of course there is - you've been drinking openly, didn't they see? Anyway, I donated the remaining scotch in the shed to the bindweed behind it. Hope it chokes . Bloody difficult to do, I have to be honest, but I felt a lot better for it though.

I'm going to Tesco in a moment - not only cos it's relatively quiet at 7.00 a.m., but you physically can't buy booze before 9.00. Makes that side of shopping a lot easier to deal with.