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

Marru

Good evening!!!

From me too skintbutsolvent

No head ache - woohoo!!! And bells have left me alone as well giving me 18 in total please GG.

Still tired thou - boo. Have ran out of ideas how to beat this tirednes. Hope eveyone is well and safe.

ETA: my laptop is on the blink so I am struggling here to edit

Stats soon here:

Here we go: Pledged 627, had 271 which is 43.2% in 60% of time

budget_babe

Lurkio wrote: »

We'll have no man-bashing on this thread thank you, young lady!!!

Spoilsport Hey how ya doing matey? Hope all is well in Dear ole Lurkdom and the family are all well? Btw how is your Crimbo shopping going? It is 36 days until Christmas now you know :eek: Hugs and lovely to see you about. (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Darling Jo, loved the joke, you always brighten my day hunny. Hugs (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Where is 40sm as I want to let her know of my good luck on this BB thing. (Its all in the initials you know ) I have only been playing for 2 days and I have already won £55 which means that after my original £5 outlay I have made £50 :j But I can't play now as I want to take my winnings and as I withdrew earlier today it means waiting 24 hrs. But Budgie will part with no more of her money than the first £5. So I shall have to wait .............. But thanks 40sm and I do hope you are ok hun? Hugs (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fay who knows one day I may pass you on that beach, as I travel down another road? Its always lovely the hear from you and you are doing so well on the debt busting front :T You are so focused. So take care and take care. (()) xxxxxxxxxxxx

:hello: Waves back to Ra, hiya matey how are you doing? Hope all is well with you and that life is going good? Big hugs and nice to see you. (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

GG I am on 8af days please Thanks so much for scoring and also to Marru for the stats. :T Hey you are both great. (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Fedup hope you are ok hun? Bhb you too? I miss Miss P and our adorable piglet? Hugs to you all. (()) Winebox and Eselt where are ya both? (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Dizzy, Maman, and Gien well done on being af :T Hugs (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Hi to Mrs D, Cw, Cat addict, Shaggy, DC, HB, forgot to say yesterday FH nice to see you hun, also SSA and 115k, Wbf, IM, Mari, and Nettie how are you all? I do hope everyone is ok? Take care and hugs (()) xxxxxxxxxxxx

Pricey and Ym hugs to you two and lots of love. (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Molls hope you are ok hun? Hugs to GC too (()) xxxxxxxxxxx

Skintbutsolvent welcome sweetheart and good luck with what you want to achieve. As YM says we are a good bunch Take care and I look forward to getting to know you more. (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

69 Chick hope you are ok? Big hugs (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ok I am off to pootle now, catch you all later

Budgie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ps hugs to all I haven't had time to mention? ((()))) xxxxxx

eselt

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Btw as well as: Miss P, Winey, 69 Chick etc WHERE IS ESELT? Talking of missing members where is Mr Parrot Lover aka Bhb? Hugs to you all (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxx


I'm here, I'm here!!! Just found it really difficult to keep up with the pace of the thread for a while, but back on track and reporting for duty Budgie.

Hope everyone is OK, will take me ages but promise to read through everyones week asap. Love Eselt

budget_babe

[QUOTE=eselt;27008525)
Btw as well as: Miss P, Winey, 69 Chick etc WHERE IS ESELT? Talking of missing members where is Mr Parrot Lover aka Bhb? Hugs to you all (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxx
I'm here, I'm here!!! Just found it really difficult to keep up with the pace of the thread for a while, but back on track and reporting for duty Budgie.
Hope everyone is OK, will take me ages but promise to read through everyones week asap. Love Eselt[/QUOTE]


Hiya Eselt its really good to hear from you hun. I know what you mean I haven't been able to log on everyday as before and it does take some catching up with.

Brilliant news is that our: DARLING JO is going for the Full Monty this month and has been af so far :j I know we are all so proud of her.

Btw how is the job going?

Hope life is treating you well Angel, and glad to have you back :A

Take care and big hugs (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Budgie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

maman

Hi there eselt, good to hear from you again. We really don't like it when our virtual friends are missing. Hope all is well with you.

Welcome Skintbutsolvent, good to have you on board. Don't worry about not having a target perhaps you could try for just one alcohol free (AF) day and ask GG (doing scores on the doors for November) to post it up for you. You'l feel really good about yourself and who knows where it might lead? Are you hoping to give up completely or cut down?

I'm not in debt either but I figured I would definitely save money if I cut down. Counting up what you save if you don't drink is a good motivator. We saved thousands between us last month!!;)

Hope the back's a bit better Budgie and that everyone's having ahappy time.

I'm struggling a bit tonight but I know I won't give in. It's been a bit of a boring day and the weather is miserable so it's making me feel the same. But I've taken my Kudzu, Milk Thistle and B complex, had a massive dinner and I'm determined!!!

Back later.

Pippilongstocking

skids in chaps - just been chucked out of my bedroom - and now camping in the study ..................just moved my bed through - lol oh to be in charge in my own house

DS is now sorting out his new room.............

Welcome to skintbutsolvent - mad mad mad place - but its home!

*Mari*

Hiya

Just rushing in to say 8 for me pls GG, really busy at the mo so cant stop!! Hope everyone is ok,

Mari xx

glasgowgirl

maman wrote: »

I'm struggling a bit tonight but I know I won't give in. It's been a bit of a boring day and the weather is miserable so it's making me feel the same. But I've taken my Kudzu, Milk Thistle and B complex, had a massive dinner and I'm determined!!!

Back later.

Think you might be the first to hit target and get a well-earned jumpie this month m'dear!

Wanna_Bee_Free

6 for me please GG

Behind on the thread today but welcome to Skint but solvent - good luck with getting in the first AF day.

Wanna_Bee_Free

graemecarter wrote: »

You don't have to drink.
If there is one thing that sobriety has taught me, it is that in the past I felt I couldn't NOT drink, but in fact, I can. I can not drink.
I found this amazing.
I can go to the pub and not drink. If I felt I wanted to drink, I wouldn't go to the pub. The choice is mine.

Instead of being angry at yourself, you could decide to try something different. Use this thread and some other method of being AF. This thread alone is not keeping your drinking down to limits that you're happy with, so perhaps investigate other methods too.

Thanks for your post and the thoughts behind it. I chose to drink last night in the pub. I have been to pubs before and not drunk alcohol. I have tried the units counting over the weekend but that didn't work for me as I lost count and went oh blow it. I want to get to 12 AF days this month as I haven't hit my target since May. If I decide to go to the pub tomorrow I will either not drink or try the first and last drink as a different approach. Counting to two instead. I managed to count the 3 ciders and 1 wine last night but that's not a level of drinking I was happy with as I talked drunken rubbish at my friend. Although she was drunken too so no harm done but a bit embarrassed this morning.

Well done CA and to Dizzy duck and everyone else who's doing well!