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The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 11
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ThirdTimeLucky wrote: »Hello, can I join you please? My drinking has crept up and up to the point where what I now think is normal would have shocked me a few years ago.
I would like to be AF for at least 4 days a week and drink in moderation on the other days.
Giving up comepletely might also be an option.
Welcome Third Time Lucky. Would you like to set a target of 16 AFDs (alcohol free days) for August? 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 -
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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July :-
= 7 Days AF
= 14 days AF
= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF
= 31 days AF
= target achieved
Bearacus /TF
Bigdrinker 5/28
CuppaTea 10/16
Chocolate Cupcake 9/14
Delamo 30 /27
Gien 7/10
hr_money /TF
Mackeroo 13/16
Maman 13/10 :j
Mari 3/20
Miss rlr 21/21 :j
Mummyto3boys 1/25
OlderButNotWiser 12/15
Shaggy 13/17
Stupot 4/TF
Pricey SOS 16/21
Tracy_36 5/TF
40somethingMum 6/31
PLEASE PUT YOUR 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 WELCOMEWhat 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 -
AUGUST 2012
SET YOUR
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.0 -
August :-
= 7 Days AF= 14 days AF
= 21 days AF= 28 days AF= 31 days AF= target achieved
Bearacus /TF
Bigdrinker
CuppaTea
Chocolate Cupcake /20
Delamo /30
Gien /24
Mackeroo /16
Maman /10
Mari
Miss P /21
Miss rlr /21
Mummyto3boys
OlderButNotWiser
Shaggy /17
Stupot
Pricey SOS
Tracy_36
40somethingMum
PLEASE PUT YOUR 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 WELCOMEWhat 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 -
1 AF day more to add to my July total please. I've never managed to achieve my target yet, but I'm not far off it this month (which is an improvement!) I should have another AFD today which will make a total of 11/14.
My aim for August is not just to have my 20 AFD's but to also control the amount I drink when I do have a drink. Sometimes it slips down so easily that I've drunk too much before I know it! Its that 'Once started Can't stop' syndrome.Debt Free Date: November 20170 -
I am going to declare 5 AFD for July please Shaggy, I won't be drinking today so that's it for me :mad: Not what I had hoped for, way off my target, all I can do is try again for August! So I am going to set a target of 10 for August and work really hard to make it.
I Hope everyone else is doing well, I'm off to read back through the thread
Mari x0 -
ChocolateCupcake wrote: »1 AF day more to add to my July total please. I've never managed to achieve my target yet, but I'm not far off it this month (which is an improvement!) I should have another AFD today which will make a total of 11/14.
My aim for August is not just to have my 20 AFD's but to also control the amount I drink when I do have a drink. Sometimes it slips down so easily that I've drunk too much before I know it! Its that 'Once started Can't stop' syndrome.
Oh that's so easy cc. I think you are so wise to have the dual aim. There is a tendency to play catch-up on drinking days. Incidentally, I've found that (apart from occasional slip up:o) that as you have more AF days then tolerance drops so it makes it easier to find that stop button. When I ended up hung over after Sunday it was because I stupidly had a single small glass from a second bottle. Generally on a good 'drinking' night I don't quite finish one. Prior to coming on here I was drinking about 1.3 bottles every night of the week.
Just wanted to say :T shaggy, both on your own total of 14 (which is excellent for a holiday month) and for scoring for us.:A0 -
Would you like to set a target of 16 AFDs (alcohol free days) for August?[/QUOTE]
Yes that would be good. Thank you!0 -
As I am in bed watching Olympics so zero chance of alcohol now I hereby declare for July a total of 23 AF days I thank you
So chuffed really feel I turned a corner this month as once I didn't have Bells even with DH drinking!!!!Start info Dec11 :eek:
H@lifax [STRIKE]£13813.45[/STRIKE] paid Sep14 paid 23 months early :T
Mortgage [STRIKE]£206400[/STRIKE] :eek: £199750 Mortgage £112500
B@rclays £[STRIKE]25000[/STRIKE] paid 4 years 5 months early. S@ntander £[STRIKE]9300[/STRIKE] paid 2 years 2 months early
2013 8lb lost 2014 need to lose 14lb. Lost 4 so far!;)0
:T:T:T 
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