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

*Mari*

Morning all

Another beautiful morning, following a fantastic nights sleep (a lie in would be nice though, but I seem to have become an early bird)!

Yesterday was not AF but again just one very small glass of wine and a bottle of larger at lunchtime, then I stopped... My aim now is not to drink until Saturday, so I can complete my target.

Today will be spent cleaning and getting ready to go back to work tomorrow after two weeks at home

beckseven I to find it scary when I consider how much I would normaly drink, over a bank holiday weekend like this it would probably be at least 5 or 6 bottles of wine

Chloris Well done on your AF camping trip, thats quite an achievement :T

Have a good day,

Mari xx

mackeroo

Morning everyone and welcome to the newbies :wave:
17 Af please Shaggy. Feeling a bit annoyed with myself as have drank more than i planned to do over the Easter weekend, had a 'planned' drink night for Thurs but then also had wine on sat eve and last night. Even though had 3/4 bottle of wine i was p***ed last night and became very annoying to my DH. However today is a brand spanking new day which i have control over my drinking today. Originally i planned to have a drink today as having a girly day out but decided i dont want to feel like i did yesterday/this morning so im going to drive. Since i was in my bed at 10pm last night ive been wide awake since 6am, made bread and have just put it in the oven and the smell is wafting through the house.
Well done everyone on their AF'ness over the weekend, i salute you all!

issytm

ok so this thread is the first thing I look at in the morning and I long to be like you guys, so what's stopping me:mad: Im going to commit to an afd today and see if I can manage it..havent had on in about 10 years im fine until about 6.00 and then I get edgy and make some excuse to drive to the shop milk, cat food, you name it but I know im going to buy wine. Im really going to try today wish me luck

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

Just 1 AFD to add to my total.



Have a great day!

Shaggyx

shaggydoo

issytm wrote: »

ok so this thread is the first thing I look at in the morning and I long to be like you guys, so what's stopping me:mad: Im going to commit to an afd today and see if I can manage it..havent had on in about 10 years im fine until about 6.00 and then I get edgy and make some excuse to drive to the shop milk, cat food, you name it but I know im going to buy wine. Im really going to try today wish me luck

Find something nice and nonalcholic to drink instead!

shaggydoo

April :-

= 7 days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 30 days AF

Pregnant Posters = :A

:j = target achieved
Bearacus 13/14
Beckseven 12/21
Chloris 15/20
Darwin's Mum 9/15
eca00 18/20
Fed Up 20/TF
Gien 15/20
Happyshopper 17/20
Lala 17/20

Lottie /10
Mackeroo 17/25
Maggie 7/12
Maman 11/10 :j

Mari 4/10

May /2
Miss P 15/18
Phoenix D 23/30
Rachelww 16/21

RossieCheecks 4/16
Rustybucket 14/TF

ScotDebs /9
Shaggy 14/17
SOS 16/23
Toomany 7/15
Trasij 23/30

Will /7

Yorkshiremanc 1/20



PLEASE PUT YOUR TARGET AFDs IN A BOLD RED FONT and good luck!

*Mari*

issytm wrote: »

ok so this thread is the first thing I look at in the morning and I long to be like you guys, so what's stopping me:mad: Im going to commit to an afd today and see if I can manage it..havent had on in about 10 years im fine until about 6.00 and then I get edgy and make some excuse to drive to the shop milk, cat food, you name it but I know im going to buy wine. Im really going to try today wish me luck

Hi issytm

I know how you feel, thats exactly what I have done for many years and when Im not watchful my inner voice tells me "it's o.k, you deserve a drink, one won't matter" ect,ect...

For me though I can get through wine o'clock when I make it absolutly clear to everone around that Im not drinking, have nice non alcoholic drinks in, find distractions such as going for a run or coming on here and have an answer for my inner voice...I know I feel so much better and am a nicer person when I don't drink, this is what I think of and where I find the strength to say to myself NO the abusive drinking harms you and everyone around you. For me it's a work in progress, each day is day one of this journey.
Gosh what a ramble!! Hope that helps in some way,

Good luck and take care,

Mari xx

lala1974

18 please lovely Shaggy!

Went to a BBQ at a relatives house yesterday! Food was lovely and lots of water on tap for me. Got a lot of confused and sypathetic looks when I said I wasn't drinking. I also got a lot of "surely you can have one"! Came home, slept really well, lovely clear head and a day of chillax ahead of me......suits me perfectly!

Issytm - Lime and fizzy water is lovely! Be kind to yourself.

Have a smashing day folks!

Lala x

Chloris

16 please Shaggy!

issytm good luck. Maybe tell yourself it is just for one day, an experiment, that you will have a drink tomorrow! Any trick in the book.

issytm

thank you all im feeling very positive right now I intend to feel the same this evening fingers crossed..