The Giving up/ Cutting down Alcohol support thread- number 10

maggiesoop

Not a good night for me For some stupid reason I thought as I've been so good over last 10 days, and my fav prog Masterchef was coming on, poured myself a large bic&coke, then another, then another..... along with a chaser of three bags of crisps..... had a terrible night's sleep, waking at 4.30 for headache tablet and I've still got a hellish sore head. Just goes to show, you're never safe, old habits indeed..... April tomorrow, so back on the wagon tonight.

rachelww1

darwins_mum wrote: »

1 more AF please Shaggy. I actually went to the pub this evening after a comedy event. Didn't drink as I was driving. Also celebrating 90 days of being cigarette free.
Grinning like a cheshire cat.

Well done :T Good isn't it. I'm on 136 days now.

1 more AFD last night please Shaggy. Went to the gym so no temptation there. Going to join SW tonight, so can see lots of AFness coming my way.

The thing is, the only drink I like is lager, and it's the volume that is the problem. Also what with giving up smoking, and trying to lose weight too, I think I'm just going to rapidly cut down drinking and try to stop binge drinking when I do.

Before I started reading this thread (Jan), I only made a concious effort not to drink on a Monday. Now I'm not drinking more often than I am. Just need to learn to control it when I do. It's probably about once a month that my drinking gets out of hand (which is once a month too many). I just need to drink in moderation, which is what I do most of the time. The occaisional 'incidents' need to stop.

Chloris

I had some wine last night. Back on the wagon tonight, else I'll miss my target! I have got yoga so that should make me feel all virtuous after.

Target for April 20 AFD. This will be interesting as the children are on holiday so I will be out of my routine. DH is also on holiday and we are going away for a few days. But I would like to still stick to 2 nights a week max.

beckseven

Hi it's 17 afd for me for March please. Yay! Can I set it for 21 AFD's for april please shaggydoo-and thanks very much for doing the tally for us.

StressedOutSue

maggiesoop wrote: »

Not a good night for me For some stupid reason I thought as I've been so good over last 10 days, and my fav prog Masterchef was coming on, poured myself a large bic&coke, then another, then another.

I did the same thing - well, with a lovely bottle of sauvignon blanc :mad: So missed my target by one day and used up my units for this week - and added a load of units onto my monthly total :mad: I haven't given into cravings on a week night for months :mad: Oh well, onwards and upwards - as our friend RA says, 'constant vigilence'.

Total for March is 24 AFDs, please Shaggy, thanks

bearacus

Not Af last night:( but will be tonight as staying at my mums

So declaring 10 AF for March and Going to stick with 14 AF for April please Shaggy x

Been looking back through my diaries and for this year and last year March has been a crux for me? Im not sure why I have drunk so much more? But Im just glad March is nearly over!!
I have 10 weeks till my holiday and 10lb to lose:eek: so I reallly need to cut right back if Im going to come anywhere near this! Going to stick to WW but the old plan. So if any of you who are doing really well with weight loss want to give me some tips please do

bearacus x

maman

shaggydoo wrote: »

I have been quite angelic over the last couple of days :A well for me anyways....:)

It must be the thought of the bikini body spurring you on!:D

Sympathies to those who succumbed last night but it's a shiny new month tomorrow so time for making new plans!

lotti379

AF again last night, spent most of it on the phone, which as the calls were free was very nice indeed!

So I'm up to 13 please shaggy

Hope everyone is ok this [STRIKE]morning[/STRIKE] afternoon!

Marru

Hello,

Just to pop in. I have now been AF today included for 92 days. The longer I go the easier it gets. My meds are kicking in, had week off from work just to chill and little by little getting on top of things that used to make me to find ways to numb myself. All good.

So it can be done but it is easier to do if you have something positive to fill the void. I have now a new addiction, I can be found from the cross stitch cafe.

Hope everyone is well and getting where they want to be.

TooMany4Legs

bearacus wrote: »

I have 10 weeks till my holiday and 10lb to lose:eek: so I reallly need to cut right back if Im going to come anywhere near this! Going to stick to WW but the old plan. So if any of you who are doing really well with weight loss want to give me some tips please do

bearacus x

I managed to lose a whopping 10.5lbs in 28 days doing the 'Elimination Diet' - and it's not TOO awful either. Basically you can have anything at all other than the following:

No Wheat
No red meat (unless it's organic)
No sugar or sweeteners (including honey)
No caffeine
No E Numbers
No Dairy (other than natural yoghurt and butter)
No alcohol (not sure how I managed that on my current form , but I did!)

You have to try and eat every 4 hours (when you are awake), drink about 2.5 litres of water per day.... and stick to it for 28 days - but it works wonders! No need to watch calories when doing this either.

Good luck shifting those pounds!!


TooMany xx