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

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  • Miss_Piggy_2
    Miss_Piggy_2 Posts: 3,631 Forumite
    Ok, decision made for today! Dad just popped round - he'd bought me and Mum each a copy of the Hello Magazine Royal Souvenier issue and just dropped it in with a bar of choccy and a diddy bottle of wine! Have been instructed to sit, read and enjoy whilst OH out with Piglet (at Dragon-in-laws!)

    So I'm as happy as a pig in the proverbial (as I'm an ardent royalist!:o). Will stick at the one diddy bottle though as don't want to be asleep by 6pm!

    Miss P
    xx
    **Keep Calm and Carry On!**
  • PriceySOS
    PriceySOS Posts: 860 Forumite
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    6 please, Shaggy, thanks

    What a lovely gesture from your Dad, Miss P! I hope you enjoyed it.
  • Miss_Piggy_2
    Miss_Piggy_2 Posts: 3,631 Forumite
    PriceySOS wrote: »
    6 please, Shaggy, thanks

    What a lovely gesture from your Dad, Miss P! I hope you enjoyed it.


    Oh I did Pricey!:) Had a lovely hour and a half just immersed in magazine with choccie and glass of wine. Was lovely! My Dad is a fab person!:T

    Then it was back to real life with cooking donner, ironing and bathing piglet!!:rotfl:

    Miss P
    x
    **Keep Calm and Carry On!**
  • beckseven
    beckseven Posts: 877 Forumite
    Hi I wasn't af last night because I had one small glass of red with my meal but i enjoyed it and had no craving for anymore. Had water and coffee and diet coke and me and dh had a lovely night chatting and laughing. Am declaring 6afds as wont be drinking tonight. had a great weekend but I'm shattered because the nights are catching up with me! Can i go for 4 for the snc as well please Bearacus. Good luck all with next week.
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  • maman
    maman Posts: 30,176 Forumite
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    :wave: lovely story about your dad and the magazine etc MissP, He does indeed sound like a lovely person but also great to know he cares and appreciates his lovely daughter so much. OOoh, I'm I'm coming over all gooey, I love a happy story:)

    I'm not AF tonight, jus had a lovely dinner with Sauvignon Blanc. Tomorrow I'll be back on the wagon for definite. May I join the

    SNC (4 nights) please Bearacus.
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
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    I'm AF here tonight making it number 8 for May!

    Just worked out earlier today its either 3 weeks since I last had one drink or 4 weeks so feeling pretty chirpy these days which is rather great!
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  • eca00opc
    eca00opc Posts: 23 Forumite
    7AFDs for me please, Shaggy.

    Wasn't AF last night, which means I have used 1 of my 2 'lives' for May as I have a target of 29AFDs. But I'm still confident....
  • graemecarter
    graemecarter Posts: 1,205 Forumite
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    eca00opc wrote: »
    7AFDs for me please, Shaggy.

    Wasn't AF last night, which means I have used 1 of my 2 'lives' for May as I have a target of 29AFDs. But I'm still confident....

    Keep with it and good luck.
    Where alcohol was concerned, I used to change my targets to suit my drinking. For example, if I wasn't going to drink for a month, that quickly turned into a week, etc...
    'Normal' people change their drinking to achieve their targets, I changed my targets to satisfy my drinking....
  • mackeroo
    mackeroo Posts: 806 Forumite
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    4 AF please Shaggy
    Nite everyone
    It’s not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts
  • lala1974
    lala1974 Posts: 424 Forumite
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    Morning folks!

    8 please lovely Shaggy!

    Good luck for the week ahead everyone (we're behind you LittleLiz!

    Well done Fedup on several weeks AF!

    Have a good day everyone! It'll soon be weekend ;)

    Lala x
    :);) AF since 10.04.11 :):D
    "Feel the fear and do it anyway" - Susan Jeffers
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