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

legsand

Evening to you all,

Thankyou for the kind words for charlie.

2 MORE AF DAYS FOR ME PLEASE SHAGGY

I should be going on holiday on Sunday, So I would like to put 20 AF days for Novmeber please Shaggy.

Am going to try and post everyday while away.

Wishing you all a good evening

legsxxx

bearacus

28af please Shaggy x

Have a good weekend everyone
bearacus x

mollypolly

365days wrote: »

Hello. Long time no speak.

Tomorrow is my 2 year sober anniversary. Hurrah for me.

When I realised with the help of this thread that I had to stop drinking I fought the idea for a long long time. Surely I just needed a bit of a break from it all. Surely I had let myself get into a bad habit and now I had a few AFD's under my belt I could go back to drinking like a normal person. When i finally realised that the only way to control my drinking was not to drink it scared the living daylights out of me. How could I stop doing something that I had done everyday for the last 20+ years? I was a drinker, a party girl, a ladette. I prided myself in being able to hold my drink and boy could I. I don't need to say aymore about how low I hit...it wasn't tragic low. I kept my job, my family and my home. But i lost my self respect, my joy of life and most importantly myself.

I would love to say the last 2 years have been easy. Thye haven't but I'm sure a bottle or two of wine wouldn't have made them any easier either.

I'm 2 years sober. I am an alcoholic. I am happy to 'speak' to anyone here if they want to ask me anything about my journey.

Best wishes to you all. May your drinking be under your control whatever that may be.

Congratulations.
It all seems so long ago doesnt it.

Take care of YOU

Love Mollypolly xxxx

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

Went to the pub last night. Had 2 glasses of wine - probably about 4 units - and ate too much! Had a lovely time



Have a great day.

Shaggyx

shaggydoo

caramelcaron wrote: »

I have worked out that we probably spend about £300 a month at Sainsburys on wine and beer and probably another £250 (a conservative estimate) a month on alcohol bought in pubs and restaurants :eek:

OMG - my gob is truly smacked!!!! :eek::eek:

shaggydoo

365days wrote: »

Caramelcaron- That is a huge amount. But I guess you know that already!! Over 6k a year on booze. Enjoy spending your 'mad money'.

£60k in a decade :eek:

shaggydoo

October :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 30 days AF

:j = target achieved


Annie G 22/28
Barcode 12/31
Bearacus 28/TF
Beckseven 12/20
Bretts 14/31

Caramelcaron 7/8

Carer Adrian 3/TF
Cheezypeas 10/15
Dave'sdaughter 15/25
Fakeplastic 7/15
Flimsier 26/27

Gardenanna /8
Gien 21/20 :j
Happyshopper 15/20

Idristhe dragon 1/5
Jungle Jane 8/20
Lamarsi 15/20
Legsand 22/20 :j

Lottiedottie /7
Mackeroo 18/17 :j
Maman 9/10
May 18/18 :j
One for the Rd 21/TF
Shaggy 23/17 :j
Pricey SOS 20/25

Rachel 6/TF
Tearose 10/28

TotallyInzane 4/12

WBF /16
Yorkshire Belle 12/TF






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!)

EVERYONE WELCOME

shaggydoo

Set your targets for November




Everyone Welcome!

Shaggyx

graemecarter

cheezypeas wrote: »

Thanks for all the kind welcomes, since I finally stopped just "lurking"......unfortunately I have since spectacularly fallen off the wagon and had a bottle and a half of wine on both Thursday and Friday nights !!!! So much for my steely determination :mad:
What is it about an open bottle of wine, that must be finished ???? And a second started !!

Anyway, felt very anxious on Saturday, which before reading posts on this forum, I would never have put down to the booze. Now it explains a lot about how I feel after drinking (and of course how much better I am, when I don't).

Have got back on track now, and abstained both last night and tonight, so 2 AFD please Shaggy.......
Here's to a good week, though with the children at home for half term, it'll take some doing !!!

For me it's my alcoholism. When I put alcohol in my body, I start a craving for more. I wouldn't always drink more, but always wanted more. I never had one drink and didn't want another.

fedupandskint

Hi Shaggy,

I would like to rejoin for November. I am pledging 30 days AF
I haven't done too well AF for Oct I think I need to come back into the fold for Nov.

See you all next month
Hi to Molls and well done 365 days on your 2nd anniversary AF and of course wise words always from RA and GC and of course, a final big thanks to Shaggy for keeping track each month