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

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fakeplastictwee wrote: »

I think my attitude is that every day that somebody doesn't drink is a day that your liver doesn't have to process all that crap in your body.

I agree.:T

So_Sad_Angel wrote: »

Hope everyone is well. I shall be off onto the moors walking part of the Pennine Way today....6 miles I hope.

Wow. Well done for doing such a long walk!

eselt wrote: »

Oh, and in my constant attempts to prevent relapse I came across this website, thought it was quite interesting, especially the stuff about sugar as I remember terrible sugar cravings when I stopped drinking
http://www.alternatives-for-alcoholism.com/natural-cures-for-alcoholism.html.

That mentions the book on alcoholism that I read by Joan Matthew Larson "Seven Weeks to Sobriety". It didn't work for me though!:rolleyes:

I have had 3 non AF days in a row and I feel really hungover and bad. So today will be my 5th AF day. £25 saved so far!:j

Pippilongstocking

115K *- woo hoo to you and your lovely savings
Nessa well done *- updated as well here's the link for the list

Stroppy well done *

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showpost.html?p=25794067&postcount=1595

stroppy

Hello all.... stroppy reporting in

:hello: Fay, can you put me down for 1 please.

Have been reading above posts with interest and think I fall into the same camp as some of you.... A glass or two of wine once the kids are in bed after a long day is something I really look forward to, very rarely go out and get drunk any more. In fact I dont even look forward to it if I know there is a night out planned and usually try and worm my way out of it!I rarely drink anything but red wine and if I didnt have any in would not drink Hubbys lager or any of the various spirits we have in the house(but ive always got some in!). Thing is I really like the taste of a glass of Shiraz and do miss it the nights I dont have a drink. So question I suppose is does that make me an alcoholic or just someone who looks forward to a certain thing to relax me at the end of the day? Just like someone else might look forward to going to the gym or a big bar of chocolate each night?Or is it just a habit?
Sometimes I think I am making too big a thing out of it....It doesnt affect my day to day life...I dont get nasty or abusive....I occasionally let go a bit and perhaps drink a full bottle but even then I dont get really P*****!
Think my main worry is I know I drink over recommended units and I dont want to pickle my liver!
Sorry for the ramble, Im a bit confused today:rolleyes:
I dont think anybody on here is flippant about their drinking habits as they wouldnt be on here in the first place if they were, its just everybodys different and have different approachs on how to handle things. Whatever works for you I say...:D ....Me I havent quite worked out an approach yet apart to sit staring glumly at my soft drink wishing it tasted like Shiraz :rolleyes:
Stroppy xx

Pippilongstocking

look upwards for your star and the list is updated!

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...postcount=1595

TOTAL SAVING TO DATE OF AN AMAZING..........£454.58/2347.01
TOTAL AFD'S ON Thursday 8TH OCTOBER (SO FAR) 124/642

Nessa56

:t:t:t yey go us :t:t:t

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maman

stroppy wrote: »

Hello all.... stroppy reporting in

Have been reading above posts with interest and think I fall into the same camp as some of you.... A glass or two of wine after a long day is something I really look forward to, very rarely go out and get drunk any more. In fact I dont even look forward to it if I know there is a night out planned and usually try and worm my way out of it!I rarely drink anything but red wine and if I didnt have any in would not drink Hubbys lager or any of the various spirits we have in the house(but ive always got some in!). Thing is I really like the taste of a glass of Shiraz and do miss it the nights I dont have a drink. So question I suppose is does that make me an alcoholic or just someone who looks forward to a certain thing to relax me at the end of the day? Just like someone else might look forward to going to the gym or a big bar of chocolate each night?Or is it just a habit?
Sometimes I think I am making too big a thing out of it....It doesnt affect my day to day life...I dont get nasty or abusive....I occasionally let go a bit and perhaps drink a full bottle but even then I dont get really P*****!
Think my main worry is I know I drink over recommended units and I dont want to pickle my liver!

Stroppy, that could be me exactly. I was thinking earlier that if the publicity about recommended units hadn't happened I'd probably have happily carried on.

Nessa56

maman wrote: »

Stroppy, that could be me exactly. I was thinking earlier that if the publicity about recommended units hadn't happened I'd probably have happily carried on.

Persactly

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RecoveringAlcoholic

For Stroppy:

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Are You An Alcoholic? [/FONT]

You might like to take the following test, developed by the World Health Organisation. To calculate your score add the figures up in the left-hand column. A score of eight or more suggests a drink problem.

http://www.aa-uk.org.uk/publications/areyou.htm


I spent 15 years denying that I had an alcohol problem, but all my friends and family knew that I had!



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fedupandskint

hi Fay,

Many thanks going your way for the scoring, a difficult job to keep up with this month I am sure.

Can you alter my total to 6 stars please that include today as I am AF all day and night today signing up for an AF Thurs too

honeybear_2

My resolve for later is waning as one of my colleagues is driving me mad :mad::mad::mad: