The Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Support Thread - Numero 9!

randomname_3

Good evening everyone, especilly Mark and Poohbear, a warm welcome to you and any other newbies. Good luck on your journey.

Pen 2 please for the Mon - Thurs challenge.

Shaggy 16 for November please.

Jo, you're doing brill. I hope your enthusiasm rubs off onto anyone who needs it.

By the way Jo, ye of little faith, I said I'd score for December and I still intend to.

Night all,

RN

penelopedee_2

:j Monday to Thursday Challenge :j

Clarabell
Jo
Pen :)
Randomname :)
Sue

Anyone care to join us it's only 3 more nights

3 Night Special

Foreverhopeful :)
Maman
Miss P
Puzzcat
Wanna Bee Free

I'm happy to list 1 night if anyone just wants to pledge for today

Mari

penelopedee_2

AF for me tonight please Shaggy.

ForeverHopeful_3

I am AF tonight (do I call you Pen?) Thank you X

I'm feeling so so. I've heard the wine bells on and off all evening, but I'm okay.

Tell you what though. What a difference with the kids tonight. Instead of hovering in the kitchen filling my wine glass, pretending to tidy up, I let the youngest one play hairdressers with my hair. What a laugh Then I helped my eldest with some lego. Bedtime was calm and we read stories.

I feel like such a fool, thinking wine was better than all of that So another day has passed. I hope I have a better sleep tonight. I laughed when I looked in the mirror this morning and saw bloodshot eyes. After a bottle of wine the night before I usually look better!

Onwards and upwards X

penelopedee_2

Hi FH, everyone calls me Pen

Well done with the bells tonight. I'm still amazed what I achieve at home on the days I'm AF.

ForeverHopeful_3

Thanks Pen

I must say coming in here to join the 3 day special has REALLY helped with the motivation.

I'm also desperate to lose some weight. About a stone off would suit me I think. I'm the heaviest I have ever been and even my mum has passed a comment about it DH does too but in a round about way. Whereas my mum just says it as it is :rotfl:I'm pretty sure cutting the wine intake will help with this cause too.

FH X

maman

randomname wrote: »

By the way Jo, ye of little faith, I said I'd score for December and I still intend to.

I distinctly remember you saying you'd score RN, 'cos you said it would help you not to waver when you come off the anti-biotics.


Welcome Mark and Poohbear (we seem to have lot of bears round here!). Good news from your GP Mark, so it's onwards and upwards with your AF journey. The scorers like us to post AF (alcohol free days) in bold and colour if you can, just to make you feel at home.

Poohbear, I've just started SW too. As I'm a cutter-down I save my syns for wine and a bit of gravy with my sunday roast:o. I'm lucky that I don't have a sweet tooth so don't worry about choccy. Maybe I'll see you over on on that thread.

Not AF tonight. I've been out to eat and had just one planned glass. Back in the day I would have driven home intent on finishing the bottle but it's Evian in my glass now:D. Back on the wagon tomorrow.

little_h_2

ForeverHopeful wrote: »

Oh one more thing. I never ever get headaches. But since this morning and my first AF day, thumping head all day. Is that common?

Hi, I've not posted on here in ages and popped in for a quick nose as I noticed we are now on thread numero 9!

I wanted to add that I often find that I get a headache on AF days, especially if they are following a few drinking days no idea why it should happen!

My alcohol consumption has increased over the last couple of weeks (6 drinking days last week, not good for me) but in previous months it had dropped right down.

I have had 2 AF days this week and am already feeling the benefits again so just need to remember how nice it feels

oh...and as well as trying to ditch the alcohol, I have cut right back on caffeine too which is making my sleep much much better and helping my headaches too

good luck to the new posters, this is a great place to share and very positive.

jo1972 i don't know your circumstances but I have followed a few of your posts on the Alcohol support threads and the above quote saying you had had 30 days off is simply wonderful, congratulations. I'm sure it has taken some extreme willpower but I am glad you are seeing such great results. Long may it continue! :T

poohbear59

maman wrote: »

Welcome Mark and Poohbear (we seem to have lot of bears round here!). Good news from your GP Mark, so it's onwards and upwards with your AF journey. The scorers like us to post AF (alcohol free days) in bold and colour if you can, just to make you feel at home.

Poohbear, I've just started SW too. As I'm a cutter-down I save my syns for wine and a bit of gravy with my sunday roast:o. I'm lucky that I don't have a sweet tooth so don't worry about choccy. Maybe I'll see you over on on that thread.

Thank you, I wasn't sure who was posting in colour or why

I am not a sweet eater either so hopefully cutting down on my alcohol syns will make a difference to my weight. I have probably been cheating myself on actual quantities. Now is the time to be honest with myself. I do pop into SW occasionally.

jo1972

evening all, can't stop, just had the chat with the OH about his floozie, he doesn't know everything that I know yet and is trying to lie through his teeth. Slowly slowly catchee monkey

Very pleased to announce one whole month sober, 2nd longest abstinence, except pregnancy since I was 21, now 38 :eek:

So that'll be one more for me please Shaggy and Pen! Life just couldn't get better than this!

XxxX