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

May2013

Hi All

AF over in this corner, so thats 13 AFD's please shaggy and 3 for the SNC please bearacus
Well done caramelcaron on staying AF yesterday :T, it's good to get that first one under your belt isn't it!

May xx

flimsier

Evening all.

19 for me please Shaggy. It's past 9 and I know I'm not going to drink. I was thinking about how good a draught lager would taste this afternoon. When does this get easier? It's been about fifty-something days!!

caramelcaron

Thank you May2013; it is indeed good to get the first AF day under my belt.
Well day 2 is going well, I don't think I'm going to have a drink now so I'm ready to declare 2 for the monthly challenge and 2 for the SNC. I've had 3 mugs of tea and about a litre of diet coke (I've been running to the loo all evening and burping for Britain!) because I'm used to having a wine glass in my hand all evening. What do other people drink instead of alcohol? I'd be glad of some alternatives to cola.
I've asked my OH not to offer me wine when he refills his own glass and he hasn't but I can see that I'm going to be tempted.:(

maman

legsand wrote: »

Hope you all have a great evening with no BELLS

Thanks legs, bells have been totally silent here.

flimsier wrote: »

When does this get easier? It's been about fifty-something days!!

It definitely gets easier but it can turn around and bite you on the bum at any time!:D

caramelcaron wrote: »

I've had 3 mugs of tea and about a litre of diet coke (I've been running to the loo all evening and burping for Britain!) because I'm used to having a wine glass in my hand all evening. What do other people drink instead of alcohol? I'd be glad of some alternatives to cola.

I know lime & soda is popular with some but I found that the 'must have a glass in my hand' did pass after a while (quite a long while:))

9AF for me please Shaggy and that's my 3 for the SNC thanks Bearacus.

I'm going to be awol and not AF for the next week or so. I have an evening out planned for tomorrow, then usual weekend then visitors/away next week for half term, then the next weekend.......:o I promise to get my 10 in for October. Who said this month was hard? I'll console myself with the fact that there is no drinking to excess, just gentle, social stuff.

beckseven

Hi 11 afds for me please shaggy and three for the snc please bearacus. I do feel so much better without wine in the evenings!

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 AFD for me please Bearacus.



Have a good day!

Shaggyx

shaggydoo

caramelcaron wrote: »

I know it's very early days but I do feel so good about managing an AF day yesterday :j

Happy Days! Are you a caramel freak? - my OH is caramel mad lol.

shaggydoo

PriceySOS wrote: »

October is always a month when I tend to give in to the bells big time at the weekend - but really, really trying to ignore them this year and have my lowest units October ever ;)

How interesting - October is usually a month I find easy - it's the summer months that do for me and December! and sometimes January if there is left over drink lying around....lol

shaggydoo

caramelcaron wrote: »

What do other people drink instead of alcohol? I'd be glad of some alternatives to cola.

Cadbury's hot drinking chocolate.....yuuuuuum. It's on offer in Sainsbury's at the mo....

shaggydoo

maman wrote: »

I'm going to be awol and not AF for the next week or so. I have an evening out planned for tomorrow, then usual weekend then visitors/away next week for half term, then the next weekend.......:o I promise to get my 10 in for October. Who said this month was hard? I'll console myself with the fact that there is no drinking to excess, just gentle, social stuff.

Ha Ha I know what you mean. I had a "terrible" month in August...

Have a great time :T

Miss you already lol!