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

daisychain35

My friend says it takes 21 days to change or form a 'habit'.. been thinking about that a lot. Still struggling, but then think if I can do Friday, Saturday and Sunday- weeknights should be a doddle..... wrong !!

Anyway, 8AF. And Sun, Mon please Pen.

Night all

graemecarter

daisychain35 wrote: »

My friend says it takes 21 days to change or form a 'habit'.. been thinking about that a lot. Still struggling, but then think if I can do Friday, Saturday and Sunday- weeknights should be a doddle..... wrong !!

Anyway, 8AF. And Sun, Mon please Pen.

Night all

I don't know if smoking or drinking were 'habits' for me.
I know I was addicted to nicotine, and I am alcoholic.
A habit for me is marmite on toast everyday, or the same seat on the tube every morning.
I can stop these 'habits'.
Most people on here cannot stop drinking, even though many want to. This is more than a habit. I couldn't stop drinking either (or I couldn't stay stopped). I had to change myself. As a result, my habits have changed, but that has been in response to me changing, not the other way around.

graemecarter

clarabell13 wrote: »

Morning all :hello: and a belated happy new year! Still lurking here in the background

Well I managed a grand total of 2AF for December, terrible. And no AF in January yet. I don't think I'll be AF tonight as I'm aiming to ease off gradually over a few days rather than go cold turkey. So I have no wine or spirits in the house any more, only a few small bottles of grolsch which I can't drink loads of as I get too full up!

Hope you're all having a good start to January.

CB xx

Please take care - I know many alcoholics who found cold turkey very hard going, but the needed to go through for the fog to lift a little.

maman

Real buzz of AFness on here tonight. Well done all:T

5AF for January for me please Shaggy

and 1 for this week's challenge Pen.

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

Another AFD for me - making a continuous week and 9 days in total. I like having a drinky but I do indeed like being AF too :j



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

January :-

= 7 days AF

= 14 days AF
= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

:j = target achieved

Bearacus 8/11

Budget Babe 7/TF

Cazza 2/24

Daisy 8/20

DB 1/12

Diagonal Man 3/10

DProvan /14

FedUp 10/31

Flimsier 6/21

Happyshopper 5/20

HealthyLS 3/15

Hopeless Case 3/20

Inspirespirit 9/22

JJ /15

Jo /TF

Kellyjelly /20

LaurenT /20

Lottie 7/28

Lurkio 2/20

Mackeroo 4/12

Maman 5/10

Markman /8

Marru 9/31

Miss P 9/31

Penelopedee 5/16

Poohbear59 5/24

Puzzacat 4/14

Shaggy 9/20

SOS 6/25

Trasij 7/31

Yellowmonkey 6/TF

Wanna Bee Free 2/16

40somethingmum 4/31

115K /TF


PLEASE PUT YOUR TARGET AFDs IN A BOLD RED FONT and good luck!

Lurkio

Another one for me please Shaggy/Pen

2 for me now

shaggydoo

Lurkio wrote: »

Another one for me please Shaggy/Pen

2 for me now

10% done for you - to reach your target of 20:j

Lurkio

shaggydoo wrote: »

10% done for you - to reach your target of 20:j

Thanks shaggy. I do feel, however, that I may run out of month.......

Miss_Piggy_2

Morning all

Piglet fine today after his jabs yesterday, bless him. Very chirpy. Especially at 6.30 this morning when he bounced all over me. Lovely:rotfl:

So I'm all ahead of myself today, which is good. Slept really well (sorry, those of you struggling with sleep ). Went to be about 11pm and am full of life today! Making the most of it as am damned sure it won't last!:rotfl:

OH has challenged me to something. Did anyone see Biggest Loser last night?? Incredibly scary programme, certainly would NOT want to be on that regime, seems very unhealthy. Anyway, one of the challenges was that each couple had to cycle a marathon between them, non stop (i.e 13 miles each). OH reckons its easy and I reckon its quite hard. So we're going to give it a go tonight :rotfl:. He's dragging the exercise bike in later. Must be out of our tiny minds!:rotfl:

Anyway, off to do lunchboxes! Catch you all later (if I haven't fallen off an exercise bike and died!)

Miss P
xx