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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
    edited 15 July 2011 at 8:16PM
    Evening all!:D

    Sorry to have been awol. Life hectic with end of school year coming up, work mental and also concentrating on getting out and getting some exercise to lose weight!

    Decided I was spending too much time sat on my rear on the pooter so have been and signed up for my local councils leisure pass for myself and Piglet. Not cheap but needed doing. Now I gym 3 times a week if I can (after work and before picking munchkin up), plus lanes swimming. I also take Piglet swimming twice a week. Its great! I've also been to Aquafit, Zumba, Badminton and spinning!

    To be honest, I'm feeling pretty good right now. I'm doing something for ME (and for Piglet) and I feel a gap, which I used to fill with alcohol, has been filled with sociable, healthy activities.

    BUT...I do still like my wine! Which is why I'm slinking back in ;) I actually got down to one bottle of wine a fortnight (which, as those of you who know me will know, is a miracle!!:D) but it's slowly creeping back up again. I don't want it to get to the bottle a night scenario again. SOOOO......I'm back! (you ARE allowed to groan at this point!!!:rotfl:)

    Won't join in with any challenges this month...ease myself in slowly!!:rotfl:

    Off to TRY and catch up....I would imagine theres lots of new people. Hello to you all!


    Miss P
    xx
    **Keep Calm and Carry On!**
  • beckseven
    beckseven Posts: 877 Forumite
    Welcome back Miss P-well done on getting active. I'm the same and have just signed up for my local authority gym membership so that I can do a bit more for me. I'm loving the zumba classes! I'm desparately trying to lose a stone-well done maman on your amazing weightloss. I'm on nights tonight so 11 afds for me please shaggy and will be alcohol free all weekend-hopefully this will help me lose a bit of lard! Mrs R-keep us updated if you can on the impending new arrival! it's making me feel all nostalgic about my pregnancies and newborns! I've had terrible sweet cravings this evening and have just eaten a ww choccie mousse and ww lemon cake..must keep busy!
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  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    Morning :hello:

    A Friday night AF for me :D

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    Shaggyx
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    TotallyInzane wrote: »
    2 for SNC plz bearacus :)

    managed an AF night dispite really fancing a glass of wine!



    Do you want to join the July challenge?
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    welcome9.gif back MIss P and well done on the swimming-smiley.gif and the gym.gif


    Shaggyx
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    July :-

    Yay.png= 7 Days

    dance2.gif = 14 days AF

    smiley-faces7.gif = 21 days AF

    Smiley-ange.png = 28 days AF

    pan-10-10-smiley-...-airsoft-1851527.gif = 31 days AF

    :j = target achieved


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    Candy Girl 5/14

    Chloris     4/TF
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    Flimsier 2/TF

    Happyshopper 3/20
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    Mackeroo     6/16
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    May 6/9
    Penelopedee 9/16 Yay.png

    Possie Flump 5/16

    PrettyKitty 4/14

    Rachel 5/18
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    PLEASE PUT YOUR TARGET AFDs IN A BOLD RED FONT and good luck! (and if I've made any mistakes, don't be shy, please let me know!)
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • kdenty
    kdenty Posts: 250 Forumite
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    edited 16 July 2011 at 10:26AM
    Hello all,
    I'm up to 15 days this month. Tonight was the night where I might have been drinking but I'm driving now so in a nice way I have a very good excuse. I get a bit overwhelmed by large social events and 15+ people are supposed to be going. I know if I drive I can get home when I like too :)

    My grand total is 67 days since I last touched alcohol. The bells seem a lot quieter nowadays :)
  • TotallyInzane
    TotallyInzane Posts: 140 Forumite
    shaggydoo wrote: »
    Do you want to join the July challenge?

    Yes please Shaggy - my Goal is 10, achieved 2 so far :)

    Being realistic I'm just going for school nights AF, hopefully I can extend that within time . . .

    Hope everyone is well this saturday morning?

    I wasn't AF last night & had a bit of a fuzzy head this morning as a result but got a long day at work to shift it! lol
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  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,309 Forumite
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    edited 16 July 2011 at 10:17AM
    maman wrote: »
    I'm much happier today, sun is shining and I've lost another 1.5lbs bringing my total to exactly 3 stone!:j

    I know this isn't a weightloss thread but the empty calories in alcohol and the general feeling of lethargy it brings the morning after really don't help feeling good about yourself.

    Hi Maman, just wanted to say a huge well done on losing that many stone - I bet you can't even lift that!! Well done!!

    Also to say after a bottle of wine and pizza last night I totally agree with the second part of your post!!

    Miss P, welcome back on here! And to the newbies this week. I'm really missing posting on here during the week but was thinking of you all and managed another 4 nights on the SNC this week so I'm up to 8 days now please Shaggy.

    Have a good week everyone!
  • fedupandskint
    fedupandskint Posts: 10,358 Forumite
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    Well done maman - you are doing fantastic these days!

    As for me, I had one drink last night - wasn't bothered about it at all so will be AF tonight bringing me to a total of 13AFD now for July
    final unsecured debt to repay currently £8333
    Proud to be Dealing With my Debt
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