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

Trasijocha

Hi Cleggie

I was a Friday night bottle of wine treat myself person too, trouble is it then crept to Saturday night then a few nights during the week etc etc. How about treating yourself to a bit of a pamper instead, a hot bath, get into bed early with a book you have been meaning to read and keep the thought of how you are going to have a wonderful clear head in the morning and a whole Saturday to do all the things you normally feel too wacked to do. Think one step ahead and think of the mornnings.

26 PLEASE SHAGGY

Miss_Piggy_2

Morning all

Cleggie - think Trasi's idea of pampering yourself is a good one. I find if I can keep myself occupied, I can resist the lure of the wine bottle. Also, finding things to concentrate on helps - I've recently discovered knitting and theres no way I can knit if I've had a few.So doing that helps. Good luck anyway

Budgie - thank-you for your lovely words.:o I guess being a Mum has its ups and downs...but the Ups make all the downs worth it. Such as this morning....we are trying to ebay to raise money for excess on insurance on car, and to paint the small bedroom (recently changed that to a room both stepkids share, so piglet can have his own room at last). Piglets playhouse in the garden is too small so he said we could sell it. He's out there now helping Daddy clean it up. Looks very cute:)

Maman - good to see you back!:T

Miss P
xx

cleggie

Trasi- thats the problem with me too! Its was only last year that i started drinking during the week, as it started off with every Friday night, then it was every Friday and Saturday, then it became every Friday,, Saturday and 1 night during the week...then other days would start to get added!
Now i am back down to just the Friday night again..but am determind to crack the Friday night mentality!

Thanks to you and Miss Piggy for the ideas- i think i need to keep as busy as possible, and also have a nice hot bubble bath and read some books, have early nights etc.
I oftern feel bad that i dont take the kids out at weekends because on the Saturday i am hungover..makes me feel (and sound) like a bad mum

StressedOutSue

Hi all :wave:

Back from skiing in the Alps - fantastic, I tried and loved cross country skiing this time, while the rest of the family threw themselves down the slopes! :eek:

Didn't do TOO badly on the wine side, but only had one AFD. This means I'll miss my target by 1 - I contemplated not telling the truth to our darling Shaggy, but I would be only cheating myself :cool: Just shows how helpful being a member of this thread is to me. :T Oh, and I almost forgot - I've put on 4 lbs, which is definitely due to the wine. Drat, drat, drat. So I'll be running every other day this week and will alternate that with swimming. I HATE feeling fat.

So I'm on 19 AFDs please, Shaggy.
March target: 25 please
And again, thanks so much for scoring again for Feb and for March.

Great to see Budgie here again, hi to the new people, and glad to see Jo1972 is OK too. Good to see you back from Paris, Maman - you did very well wine-wise - probably slightly better than me .

Have a good Sunday everybody

budget_babe

Hi Guys,

Just a quickie as I am in the diner, tis nice over there if any of you feel like it?

Miss P you are very welcome and yes it is lovely being a Mum isn't it, I miss the days when my Ds was small, if he didn't like anything he used to say that "it tastes soury":)

Once he was ill and blamed me, said it was because I had given him fish fingers with diesel oil in :eek:

I tell you his imagination was always on overdrive, bless him :A

Sos good to hear you enjoyed skiing :T

Maman Thanks for the info on Mp, its nice to know she is enjoying her grandson so much :A

Hope everyone else is ok?

Also seems no Ym, Eselt for awhile or GC too?

Ra hows you?

Ok back to the Diner, nice to see Birmingham celebrating :T

Sorry Arsenal fans

Bye for now
Budgie xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Ps sorry Shaggy I'm on 18 af days please :-)

cleggie

Hi All, 1st day AF and thank God its a Sunday! Curled up on the sofa with a cup of tea and watching Being Human later, then off to bed!
Have a great night everyone!

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

I climbed back on the wagon last night and I'm on 25 AFDs.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

StressedOutSue wrote: »

Hi all :wave:

Back from skiing in the Alps - fantastic, I tried and loved cross country skiing this time, while the rest of the family threw themselves down the slopes! :eek:

Welcome back

shaggydoo

February :-

= 7 days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 28 days AF

:j = target achieved

Bearacus 16/14 :j

Bear77 5/14

Budgie 18/TF

Cazza /22

Daisy 7/15

Fed Up 17/TF

Flimsier 6/16

Forever Hopeful 14/10 :j

Gien 16/20

Happyshopper 17/20

JanJ 9/16

Jobags 2/8

Juliethe muse /27

Lala 18/22

Laurent 20/20 :j

Lottie 7/10

Lurkio 7/15

Mackeroo 22/23

Maman 12/10 :j

Markman 2/8

Marru 25/28

Miss P 21/TF

Penelopedee 7/16

Poohbear 16/24

Scotdebs 9/12

Shaggy 25/26

SOS 19/22

Thrifty 50 6/20

Trasij 26/28

Wanna Bee Free 12/14


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

happyshopper

Shaggy, am on 20 for Feb, won't drink anything today so will finish on 21. The usual 20 for March please.

Thanks for your marvellous scoring efforts as ever. Please accept virtual Carling Cup losers medal (. gutted).

hs