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

shaggydoo

MessedUpAndFedUp wrote: »

Hello, just wanted to check in and say 17 afd so far this month, things much better at home and massive thanks for all your support.

It seems I'm a much better person without the booze, so this is the way forward, and I feel so much better. Skin looks great, sleeping well, why didn't I do this years ago?

Brilliant :j

Flat_Eric

Morning all :wave:

:grouphug: to all who need them :grouphug:

I am pleased to report that I successfully completed school night challenge with the grand total of no drinkies monday through Thursday so the grand total of 4/4 for me :j:D:j I think the only wobbly moment was Wednesday night ? but I resisted :j

Unfortunately, an unplanned trip to the pub last night (met up with friends we haven't seen in ages) means my no more alcohol in June has gone slightly awry but I only had the one glass of red and I had a medium glass (175ml) (and not my usual large 250ml - although I have to confess that I think that was more down to the pub giving me this measure than me requesting it!) and I had a bottle of diet coke either side. I also resisted having an (unmeasured) brandy when I got back home so I have slept fine and I feel fine this morning.

I am not sure what will happen today/tonight as weekends are when I perhaps indulge because I know I don't have to get up for work the next day but I don't want to spend all of tomorrow feeling rubbish and thus wasting the day so any alcohol (if consumed tonight) will be limited if I decide to have a drink at all.

I have a few questions ?

So my total so far since I started is 4/18 overall and 4/4 for school night challenge. Have I counted that correctly ? i.e. I presume I count my AF days twice as effectively doing two challenges at the same time - well the overall challenge but broken down into little challenges (the school night challenge) - hope this waffle makes sense?!

What do you drink when you go the pub when trying to abstain from alcohol ? This is my biggest bugbear (1) that the pub charges so much for soft drinks (2) that coke/diet coke on tap is not very nice (3) that there isn't much else to pick from - J20 full of sugar (and since I'm following Slimming World - they are 6.5 syns a pop). I would be interested to know what other posters pick because I never know what to go for. Even the lemonade on tap tastes funny

And what do you drink at home instead of alcohol ? I'm not a big tea or coffee drinker - don't really (drink enough) water so will have a glass of lemonade or the like but out of interest what do others drink instead ?

rachelww1

Hi Flat Eric. They do cans of sprite zero at my local which are free on SW, and I like to drink NAS lime & soda at home which is also free. Not when you add copious amounts of vodka to it though which I did last night though Feeling quite rough this morning.

Shaggy, you seem to have knocked an AF day off my score!!! I'm sure I was on 10 yesterday! But no more to report

maggiesoop

Another AF night last me, beginning to feel sane again.

Flat_Eric

I'm enjoying a nice hot chocolate instead of my usual Saturday night glass of red :j and starting on a cross stitch project rather than drinking the night away.

I usually succumb to a glass of red on sunday evenings as well despite it being work on Monday but I will try to keep up the good work and resist. That will mean in a week, all I have had is 175ml of red wine.:T

Looking forward to next week's school night challenge 4 again for me please

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

Well I heard the very distant clanking of bells last night but like Flat Eric it was hot chocolate for me.:D



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

rachelww1 wrote: »

Shaggy, you seem to have knocked an AF day off my score!!! I'm sure I was on 10 yesterday! But no more to report

Oppps soooo sorry I will correct it lol

shaggydoo

June :-

= 7 days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

:j = target achieved


Bailey /14

Bearacus 5/14

Beckseven 2/10

Castri09 /15
Chloris 14/30
Darwin's Mum 18/30
Fed Up 15/23

Flat Eric 5/18

Flimsier 5/8
Gien 12/25
Happyshopper 14/20
Kdenty 15/30
Mackeroo 7/21

Maggie 3/12

Maman 6/10

Mari 1/TF
May 8/15
Messed up 17/30

Miss P 1/20

Penelopedee 4/8
Rachelww 10/21
Shaggy 15/17
Pricey SOS 9/25

Sumsup 3/25

WBF 6/25




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

PriceySOS

13 please, Shaggy, thanks

:jI did it, no wine for me last night :j Even though Mr Pricey had bought a couple of bottles of cava :eek: He drank one, and was just so annoying. That's the main reason I usually drink on Saturday nights - the only way I can stand his sozzled company is if I'm equally sozzled. :mad: I collected DD3 from friend's house at 11:30 pm, still teetered when I got home, very tempted to pour a large glass of wine as a treat :eek: but resisted. I am very pleased with myself today :T We are going for a meal this evening en famille, but I will resist having a glass of wine, as it is Monday tomorrow

kdenty

gien wrote: »

Morning!
Had a couple of glasses of white wine last night and this morning I really feel it - very sluggish and I woke up with dry mouth and sore throat

Double thankyou. Was fancying buying a bottle last night but from magic my brain though "no you will just feel rubbish Sunday with a yukky dry mouth and bad head".

I think your post was in my subconscious from reading earlier in the day.


This thread is great
Still on my AF thanks to all your help. It's been 40 days and 40 nights lol

Flat Eric
I'm lucky in that my friend's mostly have children and don't tend to see pubs as the optimum place to socialise. If I do find myself in a pub it's lemonade with lime as it makes it nicer, or coke. If I offer to drive it's a good excuse to 1)not drink 2)give a lift home if someone buys me a soft drink.
At home I drink tea, very weak ribena or water. Use to be a big mineral water drinker but now I've learnt to refill the bottle with tap water for moneysaving. My other half still likes the posh stuff.