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

graemecarter

115K wrote: »

That is what I thought about the behaving myself! I was wondering if everyone had to be AF for the meet up, well it would make sense.:o:D

I think it'd be better to meet in a place not serving alcohol. No-one is on this thread because they can take it or leave it. We all have a slightly unhealthy relationship with alcohol (some, like me, more than others) , and we should think of the people trying to be AF. Coffee/Tea etc should be the drink of choice. I am sure the people cutting down can lay off the booze for a few hours.
This should be about support, encouragement, and friendship.

115K

budget_babe wrote: »

115k hope you have resisted the bells? Well done on the detoxing too. Hugs (()) xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Yes, thanks Budgie, I did resist.:) Whatever I'm doing on this detox does seem to be having some type of an effect.

(Sorry if this is too much info but my wee was dark orange/brown this morning!)

:eek:

Today will be my 5th day AF.

Hope everyone is okay and not too cold where they are at the minute.:A

Lurkio

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Morning Lurks


Doing well on the AF days :T

Thanks, chap.

Well done on 6,000 posts..... you obviously didn't say everything 'only once'..... :rotfl: :rotfl:

winebox

A quick hello...hello!

Good news Jo :T

YM 6000 posts??!! - too much time on your hands! lol

Hope you're all well this morning

ineedtokickthehabbit

Happy New Year everyone. Not been back for a while but have been lurking again LOL.

I want to join the challenge for January and pledge 10 AF Days for this month.

I have done 1 so far (last night), but have got myself back into the right frame of mind, I think.

I also want to try and lose weight, having watched the Big Fat Diet on Channel 4 has started to get me motivated. Feel so sluggish after all eating and DRINKING over christmas, well more like the constant drinking I tend to do, like other have said on here, once I start I cannot stop. I swapped the booze for water and hot chocloate drinks last night. This should also help with the calorie counting as well.

cheers everyone

Habbit

Lurkio

graemecarter wrote: »

I think it'd be better to meet in a place not serving alcohol. No-one is on this thread because they can take it or leave it. We all have a slightly unhealthy relationship with alcohol (some, like me, more than others) , and we should think of the people trying to be AF. Coffee/Tea etc should be the drink of choice. I am sure the people cutting down can lay off the booze for a few hours.
This should be about support, encouragement, and friendship.

I don't think it matters whether alcohol is 'available' or not. We are a group and for the amount of time that we are together, we can all be sensible and not drink, surely. From what I have read, the people that have trouble in social situations (including me) is where they are with a group of drinkers and are being encouraged to have 'just one'. this is understandable. However, there will be no one doing that at our meet. The 'norm' will be to have a soft drink. i don't think the location and availability of alcohol is therefore relevant



We're all grown-ups, after all (I think ).

Miss_Piggy_2

Lurkio wrote: »

We're all grown-ups, after all (I think ).

Speak for yourself

Think you're both right. I won't be drinking that day. Mainly cos I want you all to see me as a sensible person, rather than the garbled rubbish speaking eejit I become when I've had a drink!:D

Miss P
xx

jo1972

Lurkio wrote: »

I don't think it matters whether alcohol is 'available' or not. We are a group and for the amount of time that we are together, we can all be sensible and not drink, surely. From what I have read, the people that have trouble in social situations (including me) is where they are with a group of drinkers and are being encouraged to have 'just one'. this is understandable. However, there will be no one doing that at our meet. The 'norm' will be to have a soft drink. i don't think the location and availability of alcohol is therefore relevant



We're all grown-ups, after all (I think ).

I do agree with Lurks here, it is also a cutting down thread and those that can drink shouldn't be penalised or feel that they are doing something wrong by drinking? Saying that, socially, it doesn't have an impact on my drinking as I'm an 'indoors' drinker. But I think we can all be sensible and even if we aren't, then we've only ourselves to blame, not the people we are with or the situation we are in.

jo1972

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

I want you all to see me as a sensible person, rather than the garbled rubbish speaking eejit I become when I've had a drink!:D

Oh, that's a shame

Miss_Piggy_2

jo1972 wrote: »

Oh, that's a shame

Trust me, its not!:rotfl: