The giving up/cutting down alcohol thread part VI

shaggydoo

MAD (March Alcohol Detox)


Castri09 - 18/31

Decemberbaby - 3/10

fayjmck - 10/25
fedupandsparkles - 12/29

fruitycar - 10/22

gien - 13/21
Holliegarson - 12/20
HoneyBear - 11/20

Icandothis - 8/10

IcelandicMaiden - 2/31

Jo1972 - 9/TF*

lamarsi - 1/21

Lilith - 9/15

Lurkio - 6/15

Mamam - 5/10

Mollypolly - 16/31
Marru - 18/31

Mookiepook - 6/27

Moutain of Debt - 7/21
Paybacktime - 16/TF*

Price Is Right - 11/25

Shaggydoo - 18/17
Saorsie - 14/23

Shellywb - 8/23

So Sad Angel - 12/31

WannabeeFree - 8/15

115k - 5/TF*

*TF = Target Free

A Bag of gold coins when you reach 7 days and another at 14 days and another at 21 days


Well Done Everyone :T:T:T:T

Shaggy

jo1972

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Acca, June, June, June http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POv-3yIPSWc

Sorry.

Slightly concerned about you YM, how did you manage to come up with that song.......bet you were listening to it at the time anyway

Morning all,

Didn't achieve AF'ness yesterday, had one guinness down t'pub so although it wasn't an AF day I refuse to take my 5 weeks and 2 days out of my signature....so there

Have a good day all, looking forward to the Easter hols, bloomin exhausted doing 2 peoples jobs for the last couple of weeks!

Speak to you later xx

MountainOfDebt_2

Hi Guys,

Managed OK on ther flight yesterday and in the lounge, so it's a well over a week now for me. Wife has also been AF so we're all happy. She's still not understanding debt very well though. Small steps I guess: I cannot expect her to drop everything on day one. Quite pleased with myself really. Haven't had the dark moments, and I know they'll come, but I have made some important discoveries this week about what I want to be as a person, as a husband and as a father and all of these discoveries were about my relationship with alcohol and the people whom I love.

My skin is nice a clear, really feel clear headed, have been doing lots of miles on the bike, so it really, really is a win win.

I know if there is a crate of beer under the stairs, that if i want one, I'll drink until it's either gone or I am asleep. So, at the moment, I have decided I cannot be trusted to have anything. It's strangely galvanised me.

Thanks guys. Not even sure when the last time I had a drink was, but I know it was last week sometime.

Have a good weekend: my computer is going off at 3.30 and will not be turned on until Monday AM. Another promise I have made to myself.

honeybear_2

Morning

Jo, if you only had one Guiness down the pub then for you that is a result No making a habit of it tho

Marru, hope you feel better soon, lovey *hugs*

I'm away this weekend so expect random messages from my phone

Pippilongstocking

MOD - a bit of 'fun' and something to open up the eyes debt wise is to keep a spending diary

www.spendingdiary.com

Its how I started out on my route to the land of DFW

You might also want a go at hte 'budget britian' thing on here which you can save online and keep looking at how your 'budget' is changing

OR

The demotivator is amazing for adding up spends (for me it was alcohol) and going OMG when you get how much a year you waste on it or other stuff

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/protect/demotivator/

Well done on avoiding the booze on the plane and enjoy your weekend - please please please can we do a chilli deal

Waves to Jo I have had ONE glass of wine last night - my usual downfall is a Friday night so last night's glass was a wee treat to remind me that its not necessary to consume an entire bottle tonight - I avoided it last week (thanks jo! and RA) and am now thinking of other ways to change my habits.

Weasther is foul here and OH is due up later - some boats already cancelled me thinks

Off for a cuppa

Jo - you sound exhausted!

Miss_Piggy_2

Morning all

How are we all doing?


Had a funny moment yesterday. OH came home to say we were invited to his friends house soon for dinner (we never go out to friends like that so its quite an occasion for us!:D) but my immediate thing was to start worrying about whether I should drink or not!!!:eek:. How utterly ridiculous! Guess that gives me the clue that I drink to give me confidence? I don't know. Will think on it for a while before deciding what to do.

Anyway, must dash as off to do Mrs Mop job this morning at my SIL's.

Catch you all later

Miss P
xx

honeybear_2

Glamorous new look, Miss P

MountainOfDebt_2

fayjmck wrote: »

MOD - a bit of 'fun' and something to open up the eyes debt wise is to keep a spending diary

www.spendingdiary.com

Its how I started out on my route to the land of DFW

You might also want a go at hte 'budget britian' thing on here which you can save online and keep looking at how your 'budget' is changing

OR

The demotivator is amazing for adding up spends (for me it was alcohol) and going OMG when you get how much a year you waste on it or other stuff

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/protect/demotivator/

Well done on avoiding the booze on the plane and enjoy your weekend - please please please can we do a chilli deal

Waves to Jo I have had ONE glass of wine last night - my usual downfall is a Friday night so last night's glass was a wee treat to remind me that its not necessary to consume an entire bottle tonight - I avoided it last week (thanks jo! and RA) and am now thinking of other ways to change my habits.

Weasther is foul here and OH is due up later - some boats already cancelled me thinks

Off for a cuppa

Jo - you sound exhausted!

Absolutely on the chilli deal! Just had a look and I have around 6/7 of each of the varieties I have grown come through: will be potting some later. I'll think how I can get them to you.

Bhut Jolokias taking their sweet time, but they do. I have some nice ornamental ones (although still firey), long ones, fat ones, ugly ones! Name a variety you like and I'll see if I can nuture one to travelling stage for you.

honeybear_2

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

HB mentioned the Meet-up...has anything been organised??

jo1972 wrote: »

I thought Fay was coming down over the Easter time, we'd better start sorting it out.

If anyone is around Good Friday or Easter Saturday then I'm up for meeting up in the Londinium area

Pippilongstocking

honeybear wrote: »

If anyone is around Good Friday or Easter Saturday then I'm up for meeting up in the Londinium area

What dates are those

Just working off when I'm south - I'm in Ed - from next Friday - kids go to Daddykins on Sat late pm/early Sunday

Aside that I have no 'real' plans as of yet

Thinking of training it down Ed-London

Or might go visit surrogate mum in deepest darkest englandshire and hop on a train from the north of england??

Guess need to work that out soon - and I've not lost any/enough weight yet!!

MOD - I normally post stuff at the 4 true leaf stage and its fine without compost and in something like a takeaway tub/bag with air in.......

Will think on about chilli's - I am not a fan of anything ornamental - if I can't eat it - I don't want to give it window space - but that's only cos I am losing both the greenhouse and the conservatory this year!