The cutting out/cutting down alcohol thread (part 7)

Marru

Hello,

I am a bit absent but I am glued to THIS website to see what Barry is up to. I will get to meet him at some point in August when it is my turn to take him around the coast. I have signed up to just over 15 mile stint. Also I have 10k race and exams coming up so busy busy... Which means that no time to drink which means that half way through the challenge now please Sparkles and 18 for Merry May please DB.

Sim - well done you and as Miss Piggy said don't take things personally, I am sure it'll work out in the end.

115K

I just ate baked beans on toast (5 slices!:o) and I'm going to melt some chocolate and have it over a bowl of ice cream now.:drool:

Still AF though so that's good. I'm so tired I am having an early night tonight.

Miss_Piggy_2

115K wrote: »

I just ate baked beans on toast (5 slices!:o) and I'm going to melt some chocolate and have it over a bowl of ice cream now.:drool:

Still AF though so that's good. I'm so tired I am having an early night tonight.

115k, I'm going off you. Dinner tonight is vegetable stir fry. Think baked beans on toast may be on the menu tomorrow!!!:rotfl:

winebox

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Afternoon all

:wave: Winebox! Good luck with having no alcohol in the house. Its always fatal to have any in mine...if its not there I'm not bothered. Wierd isn't it??

Not sure, tbh Miss P - if I'm that determined to drink I will, & sometimes I think maybe it's cheaper (£££) to have it in than drive 10 miles to buy some (erm, yes, that's my round trip to the nearest shop of an evening) but am trying to make it harder for myself!

fayjmck wrote: »

I also like to try and not drink WOMO - love the shortening WB

Aw shucks - all credit to Lurks! (are you lurking?)

115K wrote: »

I just ate baked beans on toast (5 slices!:o)

5 slices?? You won't get the duvet down off the ceiling all night luv! Erm, neither of you smoke do you?...... !!!!!! don't strike a match :D

Oh me & the fonts - just making smalltalk :rotfl:

Sim you're doing great - hope you can keep the frustration under wraps x

penelopedee_2

Another AF day for me please Sparkles, 18 now DB. Thanks

115K

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

115k, I'm going off you. Dinner tonight is vegetable stir fry.

Sorry!:p

winebox wrote: »

5 slices?? You won't get the duvet down off the ceiling all night luv! Erm, neither of you smoke do you?...... !!!!!! don't strike a match :D

:rotfl:

gien

popping in to declare tuesday alcohol Free, seconf one down on the challenge Sparkles.

Have a few things to do first for tomorrow and then I am going to watch ashes to ashes that I recorded last week (with a hot choccy)

365days

Everyone's sounding chipper on here !

I'm still AF. Liked the article GC. My Aunt was an alcoholic and it eventually killed her, she didn't drink every day, but when she did drink she would do it in 'style' 3 or 4 or more litres of brandy, offy would deliver to her, resulting in her losing days and days. Then she could go weeks until the next bender. Goes to show that alcoholics aren't always every day drinkers.

Life generally here is pants! Skint as a ......skint person. So skint in fact we have cracked.....literally the terramundi...whcih held a respectable £297.01. So that means DS will get a birthday present, we will have a bit of treat money for our caravan hols come half term and I might even be able to buy some sandals!

Resisting temptation form Barclaycard who have just upped my credit limit, meaning I have £8k 'available' to spend. Someone tell me I'm doing the right thing not succumbing to this temptation!

fedupandskint

SimIsOnTheUp wrote: »

Just felt so frustrated, and angry at the attitude of this girl at the 'Substance Misuse' place.

I wondered, how on earth the homeless guys at the charity, cope when faced with such blatant ineptitude :-/

Cheers - Sim x

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

these clinics are notoriously over-subscribed and under-funded. I think they have huge caseloads and probably feel they are fighting a losing battle sometimes.

This is why - believe me - massive caseloads, huge amounts of admin work and paperwork even in paperless systems and targets to meet, and a lot of minimum funding meaning less workers and high numbers of service users. Staff don't put people off coming into treatment its because they are so busy because of the above.

Plus if you DNA 3 appts looks like you are not interested in treatment or support.

You must attend and tell the truth and then get the help you need as a result

fedupandskint

Off we go again!
"Only sign up if you are serious about achieiving 4 AFD - no half hearted measures allowed"

Next Mon-Thurs 96 Hour Challenge
44 hours in leaves 52 hours to go tick tock tick tock

Let's really commit to achieving 4 AFD and then see how much better we feel as a result both physically and psychologically

No half hearted attempts please - we need strong commitment for this! Can we increase the 91% success rate? Let's see!

Sparkles Mon AF Tues AF
69chick Mon AF
PharmaRep Mon AF
Pen Mon AF Tues AF
Lamarsi Mon AF
Budgie Mon AF Tues AF
Marru Mon AF Tues AF
Gien Mon AF Tues AF

13/28 AFD over 4 days Mon-Thurs
Who else is brave enough to declare an AF Tuesday?

Remember what I said - try very hard to achieve please otherwise.......

:AWell done everyone, remember stay strong :A