The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 11

fakeplastictwee

When my other half drinks when we go out, he's a quick drinker and will knock them back quicker than I can. But he's really very good at abstaining a LOT of the time, never drinks in the week at all. I find it hard to be AF when he suddenly decides (occasionally) that he'll have a drink on a night that he usually wouldn't. It makes me think.... well if even HE can drink tonight then surely I can when I'm not as strict as him. I hope that doesn't sound daft.

fakeplastictwee

Wanna_Bee_Free wrote: »

I'm glad I didn't use last night as an excuse to drink the rest of the week now I've 'ruined' things.

I also feel like I have 'ruined' things, in that there's no way I can reach my target now.

On top of that, I arranged to have a planned drinking day next week with some friends I rarely get to see, so that's another day less. I thought about revising my target but I think I'd be cheating myself really. The only good thing I can take from it is that the days I have drank, I haven't actually been DRUNK, which is essentially what I'm aiming for 95% of the time.

nettttie

6 af

2 snc

am also v v tired, had such bad insomnia at weekend; hoping to sleep well tonight. Went for a meal after work, one of the ladies was 60, pleased I stuck to soda water

Mrs_Vimes

Have managed Mon night and Tues night AF. (Total 5/20 so far). Going to have to buy some interestingly flavoured tea bags.

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 more AFD please Bearacus making 2. No bells last night!



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

evilsquid1603 wrote: »

i hope you feel better soon Cleggie!

Ditto

shaggydoo

maman wrote: »

I was saying the other day that I no longer want wine if it's not a decent one. I used to be happy with Asda's 3 for £10 but no longer. I noticed yesterday that in stocking up after Christmas (that's the supermarkets not me!!:D) all the £5ish reds I quite liked in Asda were now closer to £7 and the white I like was almost £10:eek: Another good reason for AFDs.

Oh I so agree. I really think nice wine has got expensive. Thank goodness The cost of my favourite wines are now soooo expensive that I defintely see them as a weekend treat and the cost alone makes me think "no"....

shaggydoo

fakeplastictwee wrote: »

I also feel like I have 'ruined' things, in that there's no way I can reach my target now.

On top of that, I arranged to have a planned drinking day next week with some friends I rarely get to see, so that's another day less. I thought about revising my target but I think I'd be cheating myself really. The only good thing I can take from it is that the days I have drank, I haven't actually been DRUNK, which is essentially what I'm aiming for 95% of the time.

I'm more than happy to change targets - what ever works and helps makes people achieve as many AFDs as they can :T

shaggydoo

January :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 30 days AF

:j = target achieved


Bearacus 9/TF

Beckseven 5/17

Bigdrinker 10/25

Caramelcaron 5/18

Cheezypeas 10/27

Chloris 7/22

Cleggie 9/31

Crazymum 9/25

dprovan 8/31

Evilsquid 6/20

Fakeplastictwee 7/30

Flat Eric 7/25

Gardenanna 6/TF

Gien 1/23

Idristhedragon 5/TF

Jevvers 5/21

Legsand 6/18

Mackeroo 8/16

Maman 5/10

Mari 3/TF

May 5/18

Mrs Vimes 5/20

Nettttie 6/23

Shaggy 7/17

Pinkprincess /21

Pricey SOS 6/25

Rachel 4/14

WBF 5/13




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

fakeplastictwee

Feels good to get my thumbs-up