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

shaggydoo

flimsier wrote: »

I'm back after an absence of months. Had 3 days alcohol free. The OH has one of her best friends coming over today though, and friend is bringing boyfriend (who I don't like, and will bring a case of beer intending to watch Stevenage v Newcastle with me). I'll get out of it somehow!

Do you want to join the January challenge?

40somethingmum

Hi everyone,

Well went back to work and promptly feel off the wagon so won't achieve my target:o

I have managed 4AF days Shaggy:)

Hope you all have a lovely weekend:D

40SMXX

bearacus

hey all,

Well done to all who stayed AF last night :j

I didnt (and as its been said above) I seemed to only want to drink because it was a friday night ! Anyway Im determined to stay AF for the rest of the weekend Poured remainder of vodka down the sink so there will be no temptation tonight x

Good luck and hugs to those who need them

bearacus x

flimsier

shaggydoo wrote: »

Do you want to join the January challenge?

What is it? Where is it? I've already had a lot of drink in January, but nothing since 4th.

Edit: I've just seen it. Well I know I drank on 1st, pretty sure I did on 2nd. Nothing on 3rd, but drunk on 4th. So I'm 4/7 days AF so far. Cheers. A good target would be 21 days AF for me.

I don't want to think about a month at the moment. Today is challenging enough for now!

Miss_Piggy_2

Good afternoon all

Jumping on pooter at Mums house as internet seems to have gone kaput at ours Will hopefully have a look at it later and try and get it up and running.

6 for me please Shaggy

Sparkles (FUAS) - excellent post!:T

Well done everyone who stayed AF last night. Friday nights are / were a drinking night for me. Wasn't too bad last night - kept myself engrossed in knitting and reading. Feeling bells tinkling a bit today but have plans for tonight (making christmas tags for next year out of last years cards ....and knitting of course!:rotfl:) so hopefully will keep those bells at bay.

Good luck all of you who want to stay AF tonight

Miss P
xx

Trasijocha

Hi everyone,

funny but Friday nights were always my downfall. I would say just a bottle of wine on a Friday night as I dont have to get up early on Saturday, then it would extend to Saturday night too and I would try to avoid weekdays. But then I would fancy a drink during the week "what harm would one bottle of wine do ?" and before I knew it I would be drinking at least a bottle of wine a night.
No matter how much I tried, I just wasnt successful at just cutting down and just knew I had to stop altogether.

Good luck everybody, we are all in the same boat here.

7 FOR ME THANKS SHAGGY

mackeroo

:hello:Hi everyone hope you all well
Due to the 4 inches of snow that fell here last night i couldnt go to Zumba this morning at 9am which is such a shame as i was up and ready to go..Not!
Had friends round last night, knew i wasnt going to be an AF Fri for me but i make a couple of small changes to my usual drinking pattern. I waited til they arrived, 8pm, before i had a drink (me of old would have had at least a couple of cheeky wee drinks b4hand) and although between us we drank 2 bottles of fizz i was expecting it to be more. We had a baileys to finish with, i would have poured myself about half a pints worth but made it a small measure. No sore head this morning which is great.:j
Welcome insprespirit. Like DaisyChain, im also a newbie here on this forum, i love it. Talking of Daisychain, well done on staying AF last night and to everyone else. Im aiming to make it an AF Sat for this first time in years. I was thinking about what was said in an earlier post about the weekend drinking, and i think for me its less about it being a Fri or Sat night, its more because im off work every weekend and start to plan my day around when is the earliest time i can have a drink during the day. Trying to convince myself that because its not wine i drink before 5pm (maybe a can of cider) then thats ok. Its strange the things we try and convince ourselves of to allow ourselves to have a drink. Gosh i aint half rambling on today!

I suspect my bells will starting tolling around 4pm. As im pretty much housebound today due to the weather ive done all my usual chores. Made loadsa WW soup, so much so that the freezer is bulging with the stuff, i could sell it!
Hope everyone having a good day/weekend
Bye for now

lotti379

5/28

Had Wednesday as a non-AF day as was my last night with my Ma, and Thursday was the first night back oop north so went out with Mr L, and la tasca had 1/2 price sangria. Only had 2 (smallish) glasses of wine on Wednesday and 1 of sangria on Thursday though, so didn't fall too far from the wagon...

Still feeling dreadful though, 'orrible lurgy that's going about, so it's not taking too much restraint to not drink at the moment! Lemsip is more the order of the day!

budget_babe

Just a quickie from me

Af again Shaggy my Dear so its 6af and I shall go Tf please

I can't stay long as I am being very productive today, hey if its not stuck down its either getting: washed, polished, hoovered or binned

I have my "Its getting done head on" It really is amazing how much more we get done when af.

I shall move onto the meal planning next :cool:

I feel all oldstyle today, which is a good thing................

Oh and I have taken delivery of a very, very bright multi coloured poncho, I am not sure about it but I want to release my inner spirit. So its staying, My Ds though will not approve

I ordered 2 dresses too, but my goodness they are like sacks They shall be returned on Monday.

Btw all this mse is very good, but I feel I may be taking it too far................ I mean is it really worth getting so upset when 85p or so does not track on Quidco

But Budgie is feeling happy today, no suprise really because I ordered my friend an I a better year this year

Good news is Mr Budgie has a part time job which he started 2 weeks ago, we are still living apart, but I am fine with that and its nice having my own space at the moment.

So I am determined not to stress out over things and I am opening myself upto the universe and all the good things that it will be sending my way.

Big hugs everyone and take care.

Btw Dear Lurky thankyou for the message I have sent a small reply;) Sparkles brilliant post sweetheart :T 365 if you are about? Hope all is well with you?

Ok gotta fly, there is much more to do in the Budgie Hoooooooooose

Oh and well done everybody :T

Budgie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

fedupandskint

good evening Mrs Hippy - you sound chipper this evening! I'm OS atm too and love it, it gets more and more for me as each year goes on!

AFD 8 for me please Shaggy

Right time for a cup of tea I think