The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread Part 8!

shaggydoo

Morning All :hello:

Just dashing in to say I was AF last night making 4 AFDs in Sept and I did stick to my diet yesterday. Hope you're all ok. I will be back laters to update the chart.



Shaggy

barshamhillbilly

:wave:

Morning Peeps

Looks like I missed a funny afternoon yesterday :T:T

Hope every one is doing better than me

haven't had a AF day for months now :eek:

Off to the Gym in a little while. Its back to school 'proper' today, so won't be home until 7.30 ish so at least i can't start early today

Have a good one

Andy
xx

Miss_Piggy_2

Morning all!

4 for me please Shaggy!

Maman - I did slimming world many years ago (think I was trying to lose weight for my wedding!:eek:). I lost weight on it but my Mum, who I was going with, didn't. But she finds it very difficult to lose weight as she's not big to start with and she likes doughnuts too much!:rotfl: I think its quite easy to work into family meals as lots of "free" foods. Being doing calorie counting until recently but got so fed up with it - too much weighing, calculating etc. Looking forward to joining Slimming World - took on board what Jo said yesterday so am going to go for it. If I put it off for a couple of weeks, my motivation will lessen.

SSG - hope you are ok today. ((hugs))

Piglets teacher here at 9. House all tidy. Will get Piglet dressed just before she gets here otherwise he'll muck himself up, I know he will :rotfl: Just need to run round with the hoover.

Best get on....catch you all later!

Miss P
xx


P.s Dundeedoll - wasn't laughing at you, was laughing at YM's response to your post. Sorry if any upset caused

mollypolly

To Maman and Miss Piggy.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2705971
Take a look at this thread....I have just joined as need inspiration and ideas to put me back on track.
I have been doing SW for about 5 years...lost 3 & half stone although put one back on due to complacency:o

Off to get weighed now after missing 3 weeks due to holidays:eek::eek:

Oh and yes Maman SW easily fits into family life.

Have a good day
LoveMollypollyxxxx

jo1972

Lurkio wrote: »

not great

Huh?? Why??? It's fool proof!!!

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Piglets teacher here at 9

I hope you've bleached the drains :rotfl: xx

dundeedoll_2

Miss_Piggy wrote: »

Morning all!



P.s Dundeedoll - wasn't laughing at you, was laughing at YM's response to your post. Sorry if any upset caused

Oh god NO! It was said with a definate wink (IYSWIM)

I wasn't at all offended.........thought about it when I went to bed and had another chuckle.

I have a bit of a sarcy sense of humour - in a nice, not nasty sense.

DD x

Well done on your AF days!

Lurkio

jo1972 wrote: »

Huh?? Why??? It's fool proof!!!

Not Lurky proof though

I don't think I did the foil tight enough, so it dried out somewhat..... was still edible, but also meant that the crackling..errr... wasn't

115K

I'm having my 3rd AF day today.

I haven't even got the money to buy any booze at the moment so that helps me to be AF!:rotfl:We are so overdrawn this month.:eek:

Hope everyone is okay.:A

shopaholictiedtheknot

Not had chance to catch up on the weekend's posts yet but hope everyone has had a good one? been very bad AF wise and not managed any more AFD's got wine leftover from yesterday which I know will call to me tonight but I can't throw it out and waste money so have decided to finish it then start anew tomorrow (I know I should throw it away )

Just off to drop DD at college for her first morning then off to visit my friend who is now 30 weeks pg, can't wait to see how much she has grown now, not seen her for 3 weeks! Will catch up on posts later.

Good luck for today everyone xx

SimIsOnTheUp

dundeedoll wrote: »

Quote:
Originally Posted by dundeedoll
As I always say, this thread has helped me enormously, but it's a bit quiet at times, so I sneak over to the 'alcohol' thread and that also helps. Different substance but still about beating an addiction. Although I very rarely drink, I can relate to it as I grew up with an alcoholic father and to this day it affects my life - he died years ago.

Quote:
Originally Posted by jo1972
You must 'sneak' over there and post sometime, we'd love to chat with you xx

Well, here I am.........as invited by Jo on the quit smoking thread - see above

I have a friend coming for dinner on Friday and he is the sort of chap that loves his grub SO I have bought a piece of pork to do the now famous recipe.

As I said above, I don't really drink but come on this thread quite a bit and have in the last month got to 'know' some of the regular posters.
Just the mere fact that people are posting on here is a huge step in the direction they are aiming for, even if 'the bells' do ring too loudly some days!
There are sooo many people on here who really are doing brilliantly and I couldn't begin to mention them all BUT I would like to say a HUGE WELL DONE to Sim
You really really do sound as if you ARE on the up! You seemed to be in a particularly bad place when I started reading the thread and I have seen such an enourmous difference. Keep going.........even when difficulties bombard you.........just keep thinking how much better you are actually feeling. Also try and remember you are NOT giving up drinking/alcohol........you ARE giving up drinking yourself into oblivion.......being at it's total mercy.........giving up the awful way it makes you feel..........the horrendous hangovers...........alienating yourself from others...........spending money you don't have but will do ANYTHING to make sure you get it..........harming yourself mentally and physically every day............that is what you are giving up..............and just look what you are gaining! (Graeme's posts really do hit home)

Sorry for the long ramble, hope you don't mind it from someone who doesn't actually have an alcohol problem (but see above about my father) but just felt I wanted to let you know how proud I have been of you this last month.

DD x

Good Morning DD,

So sorry to read about your Dad. Big Hugs x

Thank You so much for your Congrats. You got me welling up!

I like your angle of looking at what we have to gain, as opposed to what we are giving up. Spot on.

Enjoy your day.

Sim x