The giving up/cutting down alcohol thread part VI

winebox

Oh yeah, hi everyone :wave::D

Pippilongstocking

holliegarson wrote: »

Hi all

6 AF for me please Fay - house sounded lovely BTW.

Am FAFFing with Holby City and jelly beans.....am going to be so fat if I keep eating carp!

I x

Well doen on the FAFFS and yeah the house was quite nice!

OK carp - lots of calories thats true - think on though......I dunno about you..........................

But when I was drinking never mind the 600+ calories per bottle of wine, there was the crisps, the snacking throughout the evening (fishfinger sandwiches, bacon sarnies, chips, or a chinese, or ten tonne of toast etc) and then the extra wine I'd drink and then the extra food I wanted the next morning - something cooked like an egg butty or a sausage butty - full fat fizzy juice etc

I think a bit of carp instead of wine is very very fine now!

Hello to WB and others around just catching up!!

winebox

I'm trying to catch up with you all - it's like painting the Forth Bridge; as soon as you finish you have to start all over again. Not even had time to lurk'n'read lately.
(btw - they have a new sort of paint - apparently - which means they don't have to endlessly paint said bridge. QI!?)

P.S. missed me? :D:D

holliegarson

Have had to put them away now - it is definitley true you can have too much of a good thing! Bleurgh - eaten too many different flavours together!!

You're right about the wine/snacking though - mmm - although I do quite fancy a bacon sarnie now you mention it.....

I x

Pippilongstocking

winebox wrote: »

I'm trying to catch up with you all - it's like painting the Forth Bridge; as soon as you finish you have to start all over again. Not even had time to lurk'n'read lately.
(btw - they have a new sort of paint - apparently - which means they don't have to endlessly paint said bridge. QI!?)

P.S. missed me? :D:D

Loads - yep heard about the paint - but of course the other bridge is falling down so that will keep them busy!

Update
Lots of folks back again HOORAY
Many faffers joining in (February Alcohol Free Frenzy) or someat like that


How's Mademoiselle Carte de vino?

Pippilongstocking

ineedtokickthehabbit wrote: »

Thanks everyone for the lovely welcome back.

Doing fine so far, but did look and think about a wee shot but know that then would be end of AF I'm going to do some housework instead and watch Cheryl Cole on Brits awards, she is having a hard time right now with that love rat of hers

byeee
Habbit

:T:T well done:T:T

OH left some alcohol in the house when he went on Sunday - I didn't know about it until tonight - it was vaguely calling earlier but I'm not having any - so I might just chuck it tomorrow

Really pleased to hear you've gone off and distracted yourself

paybacktime2008

fayjmck wrote: »

:T:T well done:T:T

OH left some alcohol in the house when he went on Sunday - I didn't know about it until tonight - it was vaguely calling earlier but I'm not having any - so I might just chuck it tomorrow

Really pleased to hear you've gone off and distracted yourself

Why wait until tomorrow?

Pippilongstocking

PBT good plan - was just thinking the same thing - begone evil brew

Hope you're good tonight

paybacktime2008

Yep all good here. Honestly cannot descibe how 'good' i feel. Mentally I mean. I am so glad I stopped drinking!

Just sat down after a mini de cluttering burst. Quick hot choc i think coming my way. my mum is stayinga t the moment-we've always had a pretty voilatile relationship...but this is the first time she's stayed since I stopped drinking and we are getting on so much better....

If anyone reading this has tried cutting down and 'failed' please think about just going for it and giving it up. Your life doesnt come to a grinding halt in fact it's like the brakes have been taken off.


Well you did kind of ask Faye!:o

Pippilongstocking

And I'm glad I did

As you know I'm quavering on the edge of being utterly stopped - if I drink now its either incredibly controlled as left unchecked its often harder and more scary.

Taking each day as it comes and finally NOT wanting to drink all the time is amazing - I think I'm getting there slowly.

I'm so pleased that you're completely stopped - there are so many of you who are just doing utterly brilliant.

Lifes just not so UP and very DOWN without drinking (here it is anyway) - I'm finding lots of things done that were previously left.

Glad you're mum is staying with you and glad you're getting on - I don't get on v well at all with mine, never have - but I might keep trying at that one!

Rattling down a 'too long' scarf to make more squares for my blanket