The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 12

shaggydoo

Welcome. Here we are again, time for a new thread, new starts and new challenges.

Let's take a trip down memory lane and remind ourselves of In Search Of Me's (ISOM) original post in Part 1:

24th February 2008

In Search Of Me "There are a few of us who want to give up/cut down & I thought it would be good to widen the net to support each other along the way!
For me alch & feeling good for the time I'm drinking & then rubbish after go hand in hand. A bit like drinking & smoking & drinking & getting the munchies! Last year I gave up alch & fags for 10 months & then "slipped" towards Christmas until by Jan I was doing both with alarming regularity. I dread to think how much both cost me financially and I know physically that I've felt rubbish. My lungs hurt, have put on weight & literally none of my clothes fit so I will have to buy more - which means a dent in my budget that I can ill afford. My skin is also yukky & much nicer when I dont drink/smoke!
I had my last ciggies the night before last & last wine on Tues. I know I will feel 100% better when I crack it but also know it will be hard. One disadvantage here is that all too often DFW "parties" tend to involve alcohol so I'm also hoping that this can possibly be a safe haven for those of us who want, or need, to abstain, for now at least!
Anway - I hope that this can be a place of real support for people who are sturggling. I do wonder whether there is a link between debt & drinking as from the Jan thread it was obvious that so many struggle to give up! Plus I know for me that I feel much hapier and in control when I dont drink (or drink in moderation) - which of course begs the question "why do I do it?"! Anyway, I do but will now try not t ad hope some of you wil join in. Some days I know I wil fail, just as I do with my debt free journey and I am more than happy to be given a swift (but nice!) kicking when I do! Hugs all and dare I say...:beer: but this time with water!!

And here's what she started!!! :

Part 11 is HERE

Part 10 is HERE

Part 9 is HERE

Part 8 is HERE

Part 7 is HERE

Part 6 is HERE

Part 5 is HERE

Part 4 is HERE

Part 3 is HERE

Part 2 is HERE

and the original starting thread is HERE

Here is a post from back on thread 1 or 2.

Springwatch Girl Well, week 5 of no alcohol and I see a different person in the mirror. My eyes no longer look dull and vacant, they actually have a little sparkle and my skin doesn't look like uncooked pastry anymore. I feel that I have won a battle but not yet the war. Hope everyone else is at the point they want to be, I never want to be that person I was, I have been tempted but I just think back to what I had become. The sun is shining at the moment and I feel good and want to continue to have the sun in my life"

Good Luck Everyone!

Shaggyx

Lilith1980

Morning Shaggy, just posted on the other thread and then saw your post so thought I should move it here

Think I mucked up recording my AF days so I have 24/29 AF now please Shaggy and 4 SNC thanks Mackeroo

shaggydoo

Lilith1980 wrote: »

Morning Shaggy, just posted on the other thread and then saw your post so thought I should move it here

Think I mucked up recording my AF days so I have 24/29 AF now please Shaggy and 4 SNC thanks Mackeroo

Hi updated . January challenge coming up in next post:)

shaggydoo

January :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved



Barny1979 24/31

Cazzyd 1/30

Chloris 12/23

Chocolate Cupcake 23/31

CuppaTea 16/18

December Baby 10/20

Flat Eric /31

Gien 17/20

Jak 24/31

Kiittiej 24/30

Lamarsi /31

Lilith 24/TF
Mackeroo 12/12
Maman 17/10

Mari 19/25

Mookie Pook 7/29

Muchin /31

Mummy2threeboys 10/31

Pinkbrick /25

Rachel 21/31

priceySOS 16/25
Satchmo 24/22
Shaggy 19/17

StupotStu 10/TF

Top Girl 23/31

Tracy 20/31

Unself 12/15

Warbonnet 24/31

WBF 9/10

41 and I know it 20/TF



Everyone Welcome!

Please highlight your AFDs in Red

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

Lilith1980

If nothing else I'm gonna do it just to get that dancing banana!

kittiej

Woo-hoo a shiny new thread :j

Today might be the only alcoholic day of the month, I'll see how I feel later.

My 7yo son has told me we can go to Poundw0rld and I can choose a birthday present for myself

Well done everyone!

jak

Hooray! A lovely new thread! Off to subscribe X

tracy_36

Thanks for the new thread

I am up to 21AF now, and completed the SNC, yahhh

Am taking the kids to meet my new guy tonight, going bowling, so will be AF as driving

I too have been eating alot more junk this week, need to get back into a fitness regime - think the cold is putting me off at the mo

Hope you all have good Fridays
Tracy x

maman

jak wrote: »

Hooray! A lovely new thread! Off to subscribe X

Exactly what she said!!:):T

I did stay AF last night as planned

18 AFDs please Shaggy.

rachelww1

Not been on for a couple of days but still going strong making 24 AFDs and 4SNC. Had quite a few of the 'ooh not long to go now' comments lately. But I think these people may just be jealous as they are all part of my 'drinking' crowd. Now to think of an excuse for when Dryatlon finishes for when I don't want to drink....

Lilith1980

rachelww1 wrote: »

Not been on for a couple of days but still going strong making 24 AFDs and 4SNC. Had quite a few of the 'ooh not long to go now' comments lately. But I think these people may just be jealous as they are all part of my 'drinking' crowd. Now to think of an excuse for when Dryatlon finishes for when I don't want to drink....

Good on you for keeping going despite people's comments. It really irks me that some of the people we consider as 'friends' seem to make jibes, as though WE are the weird ones for giving up/cutting down on alcohol.

It's funny you saying this because I was just about to post about my 'friend' at uni. We were exchanging emails through Facebook the other day and I said that I had made the decision to not drink anymore...guess what, not had a reply since :mad:

Really annoys me. I have my own personal, VALID, reasons for doing what I am doing and some people take issue to it, I think because they have their own issues with alcohol and want to keep others 'down there' with them