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

yellowmonkey

Hi GP

Put you down for 0/24 including today

ym

graemecarter

anh1904 wrote: »

Graeme - I didn't say it was acceptable - but in context, "not so bad".
I still intend to lower my intake, and have been (quite significantly), publishing everything I have on here is my way of publicly motivating myself.

Sorry, I didn't mean it to sound like it did.
Apologies, and any cutting down is to be applauded :T

maman

GP very well done on your cycling yesterday :T:T:T and good luck on the AFness. I'm off out for curry shortly so won't be AF but best of luck to those going for AF Monday!!

winebox

Hi all, sorry, all such a rush last 3 days! Have been reading & just about keeping up (I think!) but never seem to actually get to post anything......

Not been af but have been on waaaay less than usual so am happy with that was my big problem last month, the bingeing every night.

really sorry to "hear" a few people feeling down - wbf, budgie, oh no now I've gone & forgot :rolleyes: jeez, sorry.

Jo doing brilliantly!

Budgie you wanted a "ditty" from me? :eek::eek: who am I, Lennon & McCartney??? don't think so mate! esp after your fabulous horse poem. Very sorry to hear about your marital issues; been there but not after such a long time as yourself, so won't pretend to know what you're going through. Please don't stay away from us xxx

Like ym now find myself constantly wondering....am I happy? Back to that later (oh noooooo I hear you all say )

40sm so sad to read your post this morning.

Huge apologies if anyone feels overlooked (I do sometimes on here when I'm in sensitive mode ), am having to go off again, you've all been in my thoughts all weekend (honest!!!!!)

Oh, bhb, how's DS? & you & wideload? (she so isn't!)

115K - you posted something 2 or 3 days ago that I wanted to quote & entirely agree with (quite common with your posts ) - ummmm....DD nagging shut up!......oh yes, the comment "I think/ know (can't remember, sorry) I'm an alcoholic but I don't want to give up alcohol completely I want to cut down" (or words to that effect!); just struck a chord with me cos that's how I feel about myself.

hello everyone, sorry to be rushing will catch up properly later x

loving the jokes!!

honeybear_2

Loving the jokes but have to fly (tho not literally!) - catch you all later

So_Sad_Angel

GreyPilgrim wrote: »

It's time for the GP 100 Day Alcohol Free challenge.

Can he do it? Probably not. But that's no reason not to try, is it...

My 100k cheshire bike ride went off really well yesterday and all that training up in the peaks put me in good stead. I think it was a great idea to train on steep, rolling hills because the actual course of the ride was extremely flat, so it was a doddle in comparison.

Total time was 5 hours 50 minutes, and that included 3 rest stops. Whoo Hoo! I'm now in training for the Coast to Coast race (175 miles)....

WOW GP.....fantastic achievement on 100K ....in one day !!! well done.

We shall all be cheering you on your 100 day challenge (YM`s scary eyes will be on you!!)...now 100AF will be equally as challenging as cycling the coast to coast. (maybe even more so...if that`s possible!)

Hopefully I plan to walk the coast to coast next year.....just got to see how my `training` goes first!

Hi everyone...loving the jokes....hehe

Angiexx

gien

Hello, just back from my weekend away and I drank but only moderately.

So Yellowmonkey, I'm on 3 AFdays at the moment. I am expecting to be AF tonight but I'll pop in tomorrow morning to update. Really busy

Lurkio

Hi all,

Not sure if I had time to post this morning, but its 6 for Esther and me please (hopefully the full week after tonight )




A guy goes to the Doctor and says "It's a bit embarrassing actually Doc, my errr... doo-dah has turned orange!!"

"Ok" says the Doc "It can sometimes be brought on by stress. Have you had anything big happen recently?"

"Well yeah" says he "I was made rdundant a couple of weeks ago"

"Aha. There you are then. The stress of being out of work in this climate has brought it on"

"No no. It turned out really well. I got another job starting next week and still got a healthy pay off from the old place, enough to pay my mortgage off. It was amazing!"

"Hmmmm" says Quack, "anything else"

"Well, my girlkfriend dumped me"

"Aha! There we go. The stress and anxiety of rejection has turned your errr... old chap orange"

"Again, I have to disagree" says the guy. "It was only after she moved out that I realised she hadn't been treating me well. In fact she really held me back. I've now met another girl who seems really in to me and we're going for a date tonight. This is why I've come to you Doc - you've GOT to find out why me willy has turned orange"

"Ok. It's not the job and its not the girlfriend..... this is a puzzler. So tell me. What have you been doing with your time since she left and you've had no job to go to?"


"Oh you know.... eating Wotsits... watching p0rn...."


:rotfl: :rotfl:



I'll get me coat...

115K

graemecarter wrote: »

Sorry, I didn't mean it to sound like it did.
Apologies, and any cutting down is to be applauded :T

I totally agree.:T

winebox wrote: »

115K - you posted something 2 or 3 days ago that I wanted to quote & entirely agree with (quite common with your posts ) - ummmm....DD nagging shut up!......oh yes, the comment "I think/ know (can't remember, sorry) I'm an alcoholic but I don't want to give up alcohol completely I want to cut down" (or words to that effect!); just struck a chord with me cos that's how I feel about myself.

I'm glad someone can relate to how I feel.:)

I am on day 3 AF today Yellow Monkey.

Instead of buying a Sunday newspaper yesterday I bought two trashy magazines instead. One of them was called "Love It" and it had an article about women and binge drinking. It was quite shocking. (But then I did drink one and a half bottles of wine yesterday so it didn't shock me that much apparently.:rolleyes:)

Some of the stats were that there has been a 100% increase in liver cirrhosis deaths in the 25-44 age group. Also alcohol kills more women than cervical cancer now.:eek:

I am going to have an early night tonight and read the other magazine I bought and my book that I started about two months ago!

I hope everyone has a nice evening. I love the jokes too.:A

honeybear_2

warning: big & serious post coming up


This is in reply to Budgie's thought-provoker from last night:

A few weeks ago ( pre-posting on here) I felt so bad about my life that I emailed The Samaritans.

5In my past (6-10 years ago) I have suffered from depression, causing time off work on 2 occasions. (As this is an alcohol-related thread I do want to say that alcohol played no part in it - I was a “well within the units & guidelines” girl back then!).

Anyway, that’s a bit of background.

I’ve had a lot of turmoil in my life over the last few years; moving, changing jobs etc (on several occasions!). I am now in a job that I’ve wanted for sometime & enjoying it, & living somewhere I really like.

You may be reading this & thinking it’s a bit love-less but as regards family, friends & relationship I’d prefer not to post other than that I have all 3.

I am sometimes happy, sometimes not. At times I have self-loathing, crippling low self-estem & I really dislike myself. At other times I have a capacity for great amounts of joy in lie & actually think I’m pretty good!

I recently faced up to the truth about something I want in life; while this issue is now out of my hands for awhile I am so pleased & so proud of myself for talking about it. (again, no alcohol involved!).

I also meant what I said in my quick reply to Budgie last night about counting blessings. Even in my worsest times I’ve always been able to do it, which in it’s self I’m grateful for.

Happy 24/7? No. Laughing more often than crying? Definitely.

xx