The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 5

MrsJC_2

Wow everyone, this thread has grown so much since I left you
all on Friday! It sounds as if some of you were having a tough
weekend so big hugs to all of you

Fay, can you please put me down for a total of 3AFD this month
so far, I drank on Sat but that was planned

Hope everyone is feeling positive for the start of a new week.

Pippilongstocking

Greypilgrim - well done another set of stars for you!***
MrsJC - well done ***
69chick a lovely shiny star for you well done frist ones always hard *

The list is here - and I am updating as the day goes on

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=25681071&postcount=1222



Current totals (drum roll please......)

65 afd's reported out of 632 for the month (OVER 10% already!!)

Collectively saved a total* of £245.32/£2357.01
*(Now although I still have some £££'s from folks to get.....if you haven't given me any please do - its good for morale adding up the total all day )

Well done eveyone who's reported in and yet to report in - go us:D

TIME2GROWUP_2

:jMorning all,

Hope you are all well on this wet and miserable monday.... yuk....

Fay, I'll be jumping aboard today and hope Lurks and Gromit are going to join me on this hand holding monday....

Catch up with you all later, hugs to those who need/want one.
T2GU. xx

Kilmaley01

TIME2GROWUP wrote: »

:jMorning all,

Hope you are all well on this wet and miserable monday.... yuk....

Fay, I'll be jumping aboard today and hope Lurks and Gromit are going to join me on this hand holding monday....

Catch up with you all later, hugs to those who need/want one.
T2GU. xx

I'm there for sureT2GU.xx

40somethingmum

gromit2303 wrote: »

I'm there for sureT2GU.xx

Me too !!;)

40SM:D

Pippilongstocking

40somethingmum wrote: »

Me too !!;)

40SM:D

40sm - been thinking with 2 afd's this month you've saved £10 - buy yourself a bunch of flowers/choccies/something yummy or a treat today for later on tonight ?

Part of changing the habits is to be kind to yourself - you don't have to spend the whole lot (unless you want to ) but I used the money to make small changes to my stress levels, (flowers, candles, nice book, magazine, something nice....) with my AFD money (its the reason I wanted to suggest we use it for this month!)

graemecarter

snowymalone wrote: »

Morning all!

Sorry I'm late on parade again - please put me down for 21 AF days again this month. I'm already up to four, but we've got a big family party towards Halloween which will be a big test. I'm trying not to think about that for the moment..

Hope everyone's well

Snowy

Edit - seems the threads have been merged and moved, so sorry for repeating myself .

Well done. You can decide on that day if you want to drink. No point putting yourself through the mill about it now.
One day at a time. That's the only way to stay AF that works for me.
I wake up and decide not to drink for today only

graemecarter

mumofseven wrote: »

Hi all,

I've not been here for a while, not because I couldn't find you but because I have failed miserably in controlling the wine.

I went for a night out and drank tonic water all night, but as we were about to leave some-one was going to leave a glass of wine. My habit of never ever throwing anything away kicked in and I drank it thinking just one won't hurt and I've had a bottle every night since for the last ten days!!!

Somebody on here has a sig saying something like 'one is too many - a thousand is never enough', that certainly rings true with me.

I will now pick myself up, dust myself down and start again (for the umpteenth time)! I don't normally log in during the evening so maybe I should change my routine and come on here for the support when I need it most.

Hope everyone else is well, I will go back and try to catch up with everyone now, it was on about page 45 last time I was here so lots to read.

Please can you put me down for 20 AFD's in October Fay, I know it is optimistic but it is Monday and I am feeling positive today.

MOS X

I used to do that. I hated when people left drinks (especially if I purchased them) so if they didn't want them, I couldn't see the harm in me drinking them.
When people would get their coats, I would sometimes finish their drinks!!:o

I think that is pure alcoholism - I would not have done it if they had left lemonade or food, but alcohol I thought it was acceptable.

I now know that one sip of an alcoholic drink will set off a craving, and then I will be drinking heavily again before long. I don't want that any more, and all the chaos that ensues

jo1972

Lots catch up on but at work and boss lurking :eek:

40SM, hugs to you

Clara, I get 'restless' legs after a few days AF, I think it's normal

MP, beautiful

MOS, glad to have you back MP's got that saying in her sig, thanks for reminding us about it. Time for a reminder for everyone.....



Lets all support each other today as it's

'AF MONDAY'

barshamhillbilly

jo1972 wrote: »

MP, beautiful

Phroahhhh ! is what came to my mind :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: