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

May2013

AF over here tonight - 9 for me please shaggy and 1 for the SNC please bearacus, could you put me down for the full monty again this week.

Got a really busy week ahead so will only be popping in briefly over the next few days - sending out loads of AF vibes to you all for the coming week xx

maman

AF here tonight. I always find Mondays easiest as I go out to a class so no temptation (that being said I used to hit the bottle when I got home before I joined the thread:o). I'm out for a meal tomorrow but plan to have just the one glass and stop!

8AFDs for November and 1 for the SNC please Shaggy and Bearacus.

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 AFD please Bearacus.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

idristhedragon wrote: »

Saturday I went to Birmingham with work and am very very proud of myself....I was very concerned about drinking too much in front of my colleagues- my last Big night out was The Wedding I Cant Remember Much Of And Was Sick so I knew I really had to reign it in- especially with Scary District Manager being there as well...........anyway I arrived in Brum and we went for lunch in a pub and I had a glass of wine- I could have happily had a coke but one of my colleagues was going on about a gin and how she was dying for a drink, and well, I never take MUCH encouraging.... Anyway finally the evening do rolled round and I started to realise that this is, for most, a very boozy occasion...I went to get ready with some girls and they were drinking vodka- they poured me one and it was SOOOO strong I had 2 sips then left the rest- they were guests not staff and obviously on an oblivion mission- I was still so paranoid about my boss! We arrived and there was a free drinks reception- I had 2 glasses of wine and a diet coke and watched these girls I was with THROWING wine down their necks- going back to the free table and getting glass after glass. Its amazing how it feels to be watching but not partaking- I kept my feelings to myself but I was so determined not to be "p1ssed" and felt very in control. I also knew I had ordered a bottle of white for the table and the meal wouldnt be for AGES so wanted to pace myself.

THe upshoot of this long winded story is that I had my bottle of wine minus 2 glasses I gave away, lots of water and one more glass (I must admit it helped a lot that the wine was A) overpriced, and vile!)
I woke up yesterday feeling great, safe in the knowledge my job was safe (unlike a colleague who bought a guest that got very drunk and mouthed off to a lot of staff :eek:)
I then managed to polish off half a bottle of white yesterday when I got home :rotfl: BUT I am on track for 3 SNC this week I think that will add 3 to my Nov goal.

I wasnt sick!! I didnt feel ill the morning after a big night!! I wasnt a !!!!!! Good God it feels great :j

:T Is that your "work's xmas do" over until next year?

shaggydoo

November :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 30 days AF

:j = target achieved


Allym 4/21
Bearacus 14/TF
Beckseven 8/20

Bretts /28
Caramelcaron 7/15
Cheezypeas 7/26
Chloris 9/21
Fakeplastic 9/20

Fedup /30
Flimsier 7/27

Forever 4/16
Gardenanna 10/20

Gien 3/30
Happyshopper 9/20

Idristhe dragon 3/15
Jungle Jane 9/29

Lamarsi /20

Legsand /20

Mackeroo 6/19
Maman 8/10
May 9/17
One for the Rd 13/28
Shaggy 7/17
Pricey SOS 10/25

Rachel 6/15




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

cheezypeas

Just a quick pop-in to say AF last night (woop woop) so 8 AFDs for Nov please Shaggy and 1 for the SNC please Bearacus

Have a great day everyone, I'm off to the supermarket to stock up on lime & soda !

CP

idristhedragon

I did it!! another AFD for last night please and one for the SNC making it 4 AFDs in Nov so far.
My husband is very stressed with work at the mo and appears to be using booze as a bit of a crutch- Im tryimg to ignore it and not say anything as Im sure it will pass...........I havent bought any wine again this week and that makes a huge difference to my resolve!

This week I am AF tonight, then have a friend staying tomorrow but am hoping to manage thurs and possibly friday AF too. Have to drink Staurday to get through X Factor lol!

maman

caramelcaron wrote: »

Really really hard this evening as OH has been drinking steadily since I got home from work and has been trying to persuade me to join him. He started off being quite supportive when I started this but now I think he is feeling quite defensive about his own drinking .

My DH drinks every night too but I found I can ignore it. To be fair, he doesn't encourage me to join him. In fact, he seems shocked these days if I have a drink midweek. He's the same if he sees me eating rubbish too. He's become my conscience ever since I started SW.:)

He tells me he's really proud of me and occasionally says he's having an AFD but it rarely happens. The thing about him is he knows when to stop whereas I've always been an 'all or nothing' sort of gal.

maman

:wave:

Just meant to say MissP, when you're lurking, hope you're doing OK. I think of you often.

Have a good day everyone.

PriceySOS

11 please, Shaggy, thanks.