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

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  • gien
    gien Posts: 1,649 Forumite
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    (belated) merry christmas everyone. Sorry I've not been around much - December's been a bit of a disaster in a lot of ways, including my alcohol intake, so I need to be hoping on the wagon again soon. I'm still on holiday so wish you all a very happy new year now, as I won't be able to get online later.
    See you in 2012
    Trying to keep in budget.

    2270
  • Chloris
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    Hope everyone enjoyed their day.

    18 AFD. x
  • Happy boxing day. 14 thanks Shaggy.Great to see old faces popping in with good news and inspiring stories (and ouch BHB! :eek:). Have offered to drive the assembled hoards to friends today so will be AF if I do.

    hs
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  • 25 AF Shaggy

    Hope everybody had a lovely christmas xx

    I managed to stay AF yesterday:D but today will be the test as its the Boxing day buffet at my flat and a lot more drinkers are coming today


    bearacus x

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  • bearacus
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    Quick update- Managed to stay af boxing day :D Even with the copius amounts of alcohol laying around the kitchen. To be honest lots of the family stayed af aswell so wasnt to hard xx

    bearacus x

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  • Chloris
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    19 AFD, Shaggy. x
  • Hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. We had a great one-my kids are 5 and 2 so it's a very magical age for Christmas-keep wanting to freeze frame it if you know what i mean! Have been drinking every day but mindfully. Didn't go over board christmas eve or day and yesterday had two glass of red and today had a glass at lunchtime. Will be af tomorrow, Thursday and Friday with a glass of champers on New Years eve (working nights but will have a small glass to welcome the new year in and then af on New Years Day. Will finish under my total but unlike other Christmas's don't think I've been drinking just for the sake of it. Went for a long walk today so will have had three days off the exercise so shouldn't do too much harm to the waistline! Well done to those staying af-it's a tremendous achievement at a time of year when we are positively encouraged to over indulge. It was lovely last night to go to a family party and not have got sloshed and been slurring my way through conversations! I'm embarassed to remember a few years ago when I got really drunk so I could hardly talk...what must people have thought of me?
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  • maman
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    beckseven wrote: »
    I'm embarassed to remember a few years ago when I got really drunk so I could hardly talk...what must people have thought of me?

    Oh beckseven, I remember it well! That's me, not you IYSIM.

    I've not got any AF days to report but have been incredibly sensible. Like half a bottle a day which is unheard of!

    I believe what I've been doing is normal, sensible, social drinking. I'm very proud of what I've acheived (with the help of this lovely thread of course).:A
  • shaggydoo
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    edited 28 December 2011 at 8:57AM
    Morning :santa2:

    I hope everyone is having a good time. I have 2 more AFDs to add! On the other 2 days I did drink I didn't have more than 2 units!!!! I feel great :D

    happy_wednesday_silver_stars.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
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    December :-

    reindeer.gif= 7 Days AF

    ChristmasTree.gif = 14 days AF

    snow-7468.gif= 21 days AF

    3f11846fc.gif= 28 days AF

    smiley10signzj4.gifHappy-Christmas-Tree-87162.gif= 30 days AF

    1santa.gif= target achieved


    Bearacus 25/TF
    reindeer.gifChristmasTree.gifsnow-7468.gif
    Beckseven 7/14 reindeer.gif
    Caramelcaron 7/10 reindeer.gif
    Cheezypeas 7/16 reindeer.gif
    Chloris 19/13 reindeer.gifChristmasTree.gif

    Gardenanna 5/16
    Happyshopper 14/20 reindeer.gifChristmasTree.gif
    Jevvers 8/12 reindeer.gif

    Legsand 6/15
    Mackeroo 13/10 reindeer.gif1santa.gif
    Maman 9/10 reindeer.gif
    May 15/11 reindeer.gif1santa.gifChristmasTree.gif
    Shaggy 15/17 reindeer.gifChristmasTree.gif
    Pricey SOS 13/25 reindeer.gif
    Rachel 7/10 reindeer.gif

    Xille 4/13




    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
    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.
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