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

yellowmonkey

gromit2303 wrote: »

Doh! Aint got a soundcard in my work PC!!

You will have to wait until you get home.................;) . I hate that when I am at work and somone posts photos and I cant see them until I get home.

ym

Kilmaley01

Thats cruel YM.....your having fun with this now!! :cool:

yellowmonkey

Not that cruel

" Heaven knows I'm miserable now " Not me the song

ym

Marthasdad

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Cutting down/ Giving up August Challenge!

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

Units
BarshamHillbilly 89/125

Days Pledged : 412
Actual : 194

Units Pledged: 125
Actual : 106

Hi Miss Piggy - I did it - first AF free day for me for ages yesterday and I feel really good today, so that's 1 out of 4 so far for me (another AF day for me today as well - I'm quite enjoying it really)!!

Also - saved £4.35 on not drinking yesterday (by my claculations) - so feeling a bit better off too - this is great!!:j

Kilmaley01

I guess some people are having a tough day. Thankfully for me, today isnt one of them but hell do I know what it's like when I do have one!!

Kilmaley01

Well done Marthasdad - off to a flying start!! Good luck with today..x:T

Kilmaley01

On another note....I'm off on holiday next week and I am absoloutly TERRIFIED of flying. Does anyone have any remedies / tricks / potions up their sleeves. Anything I can ask the Dr for etc? Normally I would knock back 3 or 4 wines whilst waiting in the airport bar but I'm not sure that thats going to be such a good idea as we take off at 6.30am!! I'm so scared of flying and it's just got worse over the years. Its at the stage now, where a week in advance, I'm already thinking about it, lay tossing and turning in bed last night worrying about it and being unable to put it out of my mind.

When I went to New Zealand (I know long way to go for someone scared of flying) on the way back, I went to an airport in the chemist in Kuala Lumpa and the chemist gave me something that just knocked me for 6 and I slept most the rest of the flight. Trouble is, I dont know what it was, some kinda antihistimine I think, that a nd couple glasses wine did the trick.

Just wondered if any you guys had any ideas...??

Miss_Piggy_2

Cutting down/ Giving up August Challenge!

Days
115K 8/31(no target)
69Chick 7/14
Budget Babe 16/1:j:j
Debtmonkey1A 9/19
Different Corner 10/14
Fayjmck 11/31
Fedupandskint 14/30
Foreverhopeful 10/10:j:j
Geranium72 11/20
Grey Pilgrim 10/30
Honeybear 1/6
Maman 10/10:j:j
Marthasdad 1/4
Mollypolly 24/31
Nessa56 4/13
Price is Right 8/11
Samandsheryl 15/22
Time2GrowUp 2/12 (left challenge but welcome back anytime!)
Wanna Bee Free 7/8
Winebox 5/10
Yellowmonkey 12/11:j:j

Units
BarshamHillbilly 89/125

Days Pledged : 326
Actual : 193
Units Pledged: 125
Actual : 106




Afternoon all!

Thought I would post another update. I've taken off those that haven't updated since the beginning of the month (although I have it saved so if any of you want to rejoin an update you will be most welcome!). Gives us a clearer idea of how we are all doing as a whole (well, I'm doing carp but you get the general drift!!:rotfl:)

Marthasdad - off to a great start!!!

Miss P
xx

Marthasdad

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Cutting down/ Giving up August Challenge!


Marthasdad - off to a great start!!!

Miss P
xx

Thanks Miss P and Gromit 2303 (soz, can't help with the flying thing)!

I worked something out last night - don't know if it will help anyone....

I was/am a habitual drinker - I always start a drink at about 7.30pm - sort of a reward for getting through the day, getting the kids to bed etc. - I'd then have 4 or 5 cans of stella before then cooking the evening meal - I'd often cook myself something cos OH is vegetarian and I love meat too much (more than is good for me in fact) - anyway, I worked out that actually I only spend 1.5 to 2 hours a day actually drinking (I very rarely have a drink after my meal) - so, all I've done is bring the cooking time forward so I'm busy cooking and don't need a drink, then I eat and don't want a drink afterwards - simple (it worked last night and I hope it works tonight as well)!!

I've been following this pattern for about 3 years (drinking every night) and I had a lightbulb moment last week when trying to sort out my finances and realised how much this "habit" was costing me.

So I've decided to be honest with myself - I'll allow myself to have a drink Friday, Saturday and Sunday, but NOT in the week - this way I have something to look forward to - the only exception is tomorrow (hence I pledged 4 days in the rest of August, instead of 5), when a good friend of mine and I are going to the pub for the evening (VERY rare) - his OH is about to have their second child so he's got a pass out and I don't see any harm in that. The way I look at it is you have to set yourself realistic goals - anything is better than drinking 4 or 5 cans of Stella every night and if you can achieve 4 AFDs a week, that's brilliant (hence my pledge of 20 AFDs in Sept)!

All the health advice I see on telly etc. says you should try and have 2 or 3 consecutive AF days a week (to give your liver time to recover).

Sorry to ramble on a bit - just wanted to share my thoughts (must be the AF me, seem to have a lot more clarity about my thoughts)!!?:rotfl:

Thanks for reading.

MD

Kilmaley01

Marthasdad....whatever works for you, is what you got to do. Well done, clearly you are spending time thinking about this....:T