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

shaggydoo

January :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved



Barny1979 4/31

Cazzyd 1/30

Chloris 3/23

Chocolate Cupcake 4/31

CuppaTea 2/18

December Baby /20

Flat Eric /31

Gien 4/20

Jak 4/31

Kiittiej 4/30

Lamarsi /31

Mackeroo 2/12

Maman 2/10

Mari 4/29

Mookie Pook 3/29

Muchin /31

Mummy2threeboys 2/31

Pinkbrick /25

Rachel 3/31

priceySOS 3/25

Satchmo 4/22

Shaggy 2/17

StupotStu 3/TF

Top Girl 4/31

Tracy 3/31

Unself 2/15

Warbonnet 3/31

WBF 2/10

41 and I know it 3/TF



Everyone Welcome!

Please highlight your AFDs in Red

Don't hesitate to let me know if I've got your AFDs wrong!!!!!

mookiepook

Morning everyone. My score stays at 3/29 cos I had a glass of wine last night, couldn't resist. I knew Fridays and Saturdays would be harder . Won't beat myself up about it though. Every day AF is a bonus. Can I please sign up for the SNC - Full Monty please.

mummy2threeboys

Another 1 AF thankyou! (3/31)

Can i also be signed up for the full monty too?

Im sleeping sooo much better..like exhausted tired in bed by 10.15 last night slept solidly (unheard of !) till 7.30 whoop!

Decided my treat seems to be tall tumbler of lime, soda with a slice of lemon twizzley stick and loads of ice (i dont even like g and t..but it feels nice to have something that feels like a treat)

Todays plan is to scope out fake cocktails !

Have a good day all x

41_and_i_know_it

After all my wise words the other day, when I was so so smug about having one bottle of Bud on NYE I went and blew it on Thursday night was that the 3rd Jan. Partner went off to darts and I was feeling so proud of myself that I wanted one can to just pass the evening. Four cans later went to bed. 8.4 units in a few hours, yesterday my nerves a bit bad, guilt, regret, depressed etc. I know it's only 4 cans of Stella but its the principal. I'm like a child that has no control and I am self-sabotaging and on the pity pot now. I don't want pity. I just want to draw a line under Thursday night and start again. What is wrong with me I'm on anti-depressants and alcohol is a depressant. My GP told me that they won't work if I drink, the pharmacist told me that alcohol will just make me more sleepy. Who do I believe? Why am I unable to just stop completely. Makes me feel like drinking cos I'm so fed up of being not in control. Fed up of failing, alcohol is everywhere you look.

warbonnet

Morning all

Don't give up, as you say all AF days are good, even if we slip up now and again. I keep thinking about the reasons I want to be AF and trying to focus on them.


Last night was my first AF Friday for as long as I can remember. I kept busy until about 10pm then watched a film and I bought some Fiery ginger beer(no added sugar) from Aldi. I had it with ice and lemon and a little straw-I really enjoyed it.


This morning I have noticed that I only have about 2 cups of milicano coffee left, and although I am trying to be frugal this year, I think that a tub of that costs less than 1 bottle of wine and will last me a coupe of weeks! I think I deserve a nice cup of coffee, realistically I probably used to spend about £20 per week on wine the coffee is around £4 and will last so much longer.


Today I am busy with sorting the house out after Christmas etc, going to make a homemade lasagne, usually buy a ready made one, but I want to keep busy, then tonight I am going out with friends, but I am driving, even though I could easily walk, just a safeguard against the dreaded drink!


Have a good day everyone.
Julie


Shaggy please put me down for 4/31 AF DAYS THANKS

jak

Ooops. You're right. About 650 ish calories. Hhhmmm. Started CBT and told the therapist I'd stopped drinking. Think she may have been trying to motivate me. Even so, it's empty calories and as I was drinking loads I'm guessing on average I was consuming between 1300 and 1750 a day. Not a great suprise ive put on 2 stone in the last couple of months! X
She was a bit annoying and kept going on about me stopping smoking. I told her id just given up booze so no chance even considering it til at least August. She said it was linked to depression etc and think of my little boy. Think im going to change actually as shes really annoying me.

*Mari*

41_and_i_know_it wrote: »

After all my wise words the other day, when I was so so smug about having one bottle of Bud on NYE I went and blew it on Thursday night was that the 3rd Jan. Partner went off to darts and I was feeling so proud of myself that I wanted one can to just pass the evening. Four cans later went to bed. 8.4 units in a few hours, yesterday my nerves a bit bad, guilt, regret, depressed etc. I know it's only 4 cans of Stella but its the principal. I'm like a child that has no control and I am self-sabotaging and on the pity pot now. I don't want pity. I just want to draw a line under Thursday night and start again. What is wrong with me I'm on anti-depressants and alcohol is a depressant. My GP told me that they won't work if I drink, the pharmacist told me that alcohol will just make me more sleepy. Who do I believe? Why am I unable to just stop completely. Makes me feel like drinking cos I'm so fed up of being not in control. Fed up of failing, alcohol is everywhere you look.

Try not to let one little blip get the better of you. That has been my down fall in the past, I'd have one off day and then sabotage the rest of the week/month/year! This time I am trying really hard to just think about one day at a time. I really want to hit my target, but if the worse happens then tomorrow I will start again. So dust yourself off, today is a new day as you say, draw a line under it and start afresh. You can do it, just take each step at a time

Barny1979

As I've stopped drinking alcohol, I've paid £18.00 off my mortgage instead. This would be what I would spend on a Friday/Saturday night from the shop.

mackeroo

shaggydoo wrote: »

Put me down for please mackeroo

LOVE IT!!:rotfl::rotfl:

mackeroo

Hi Everyone
Managed an AF Friday eve so 3 AF please Shaggy. Wont be AF this eve, nothing special planned, curry and bottle of wine in front of the telly.
Good luck to everyone with your personal AF challenges this weekend x