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The Giving up/ Cutting down Alcohol support thread- number 10
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Hello Bearacus, please can you put me down for he school night challenge? Am aiming to be totally AF but a short term goal will be really helpful.
Shaggy, another AF for me tonight please, and am feeling very virtuous as OH has drank a whole bottle of wine today and I didn't even fancy any!0 -
2AFD for me so far, shaggy!
Everyday I still have those thoughts about having a drink, but fortunately they occur many hours before I would actually drink (I think this is because when I was drinking heavily I would be planning when and where to buy today's bottle of wine/beer etc at some point before I got home). When it gets to the witching hour, I haveno booze in the house so the temptation is easily squashed!
Back to work tomorrow after quite a bit of time off (like a lot of people, I guess) - here's hoping I can keep it up!0 -
2afds for me please shaggy and can I join the school night challenge please Bearacus? 1 for the school night challenge please-not sure if I have picked the right colour! I would really love to be alcohol free all month but am just taking one day at a time at the moment. On nights tonight so no temptation at all-just had a cup of coffee. Had a nice day today-we went for a pub lunch and I had a diet coke and we went to a friends for tea with 6 kids under 5 present (only two are mine!) which was a rowdy affair and the first thing my friend who doesn't drink said was 'Do you want any wine'? I think I have a reputation as a lush-(actually I don't think I know!)especially at the Royal wedding party my friend kept calling me 'Sue Ellen' as in from Dallas. I laughed but it really made me think of how others perceive me and how things need to change. The day to day drinking is not such a habit for me but like you said mackeroo when I do drink I go mad and do things i feel ashamed of and have terrible hangovers. The question is can I control my drinking myself or do I have to admit I have no control over my drinking and abstain-a real dilemma. I'm really struggling with myself at the moment-has anyone else felt like this?HSBC Visa-High interest-£2349.23 Nat West £2605.18
My Overdraft-£1500
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Total was 11066.29 now £10,968.150 -
Good morning all. Back at home after a bit of gadding about and back to 'not on a school night' drinking. So Shaggy, can I set a target for 20 days and I already have 1 AF day from last night. Thank youTrying to keep in budget.
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Morning :hello:
I will be back on the wagon tonight. I enjoy a drink but I enjoy getting back on the wagon too
It'll soon be Friday....
ShaggyxWhat 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.0 -
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.0
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Lornadoone wrote: »I am really pleased as not only do I look much healthier even after such a short time but I have also lost 2lbs.
Great news!!! 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.0 -
Roll UP Roll UP .... MON-THURS Challenge
Everyone one is welcome to join and so far we have the lovely :-
Bearacus
Hi Bearacus can I do 3 nights please? 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.0 -
May :-
= 7 days AF
= 14 days AF
= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF
= 31 days AF
Pregnant Posters =
:A
:j = target achieved
Bearacus 2/14
Beckseven 2/30
Chloris 1/TF
Darwin's Mum 1/31
eca00 2/29
Fed Up 2/28
Flimsier /25
Gien 1/20
Grey Pilgrim /30
Happyshopper /20
Jo1972 /TF
Kerry78 /20
Lala 2/31
Lorna Doone 1/31
Mackeroo 1/23
Maggie 1/12
Maman /10
Mari /20
Miss P 1/18
Phoenix D /31
Rachelww 1/31
RossieCheecks
Rustybucket /22
Shaggy /17
SOS /25
Sumsup 2/20
Trasij /TF
PLEASE PUT YOUR TARGET AFDs IN A BOLD RED FONT and good luck!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.0 -
April was an epic fail for me on every level to include the grand total of 0 AFD's....this is clearly going to be harder than I orginally thought!!
I'm determined to crack this...so would like to set a target of 10 AFD's for May please Shaggy.LBM Aug '07 Debt [STRIKE]£52,615[/STRIKE] :eek: DEBT FREE Aug '12 :jCap One CC £[STRIKE]5000[/STRIKE]/£0 - HSBC CC £[STRIKE]7500[/STRIKE]/£0 - HSBC Loan £[STRIKE]12,225[/STRIKE]/£0M&S CC £[STRIKE]11,500[/STRIKE]/£0 - Egg CC £[STRIKE]8750[/STRIKE]/£0 - Sains CC £[STRIKE]3000[/STRIKE]/£0HMRC £[STRIKE]3140[/STRIKE]/£0 - OD £[STRIKE]1500[/STRIKE]/£0Pay off ALL your debt by Xmas 2012 £14,128/£14,128 :j0
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