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

Imagnu_2

sneaking up on the bunny with another AFD making 20 afd so far for March.

tracy_36

9AF please Shaggy

Happy Birthday Lilith :bdaycake:

sophietb

Happy Birthday Lilith!

Lilith1980

Thanks guys

Shaggy, just a correction to the list that I have 20 AFDs please

maman

Happy birthday Lilith, that concert sounds great!:)

mrsdee

sophietb wrote: »

1AF for me (7/11 AF yay my first smilie)

Last night I realised that it was easier not to drink than to have a drink and then stop....mmm...this needs some thought.

Sophie, this is me too... easier to have nothing at all... I find it difficult to find my off button so it's easier just not to start at all...

macpep1

maman wrote: »

I know we all want to meet our targets but if you're a cutter down and you and DH want to plan in a drink for a Tuesday 'date night' (hate that expression) then that's fine, don't feel bad about it.

Thanks Maman

I think I was being a bit over-ambitious when setting my target, cutting down from 7 nights a week to 2 a week was a bit unrealistic, guess I got caught up in all the hype, didn't realise how hard it would be, still fancy a bottle at night but it is getting a little easier I guess.

maman

macpep1 wrote: »

Thanks Maman

I think I was being a bit over-ambitious when setting my target, cutting down from 7 nights a week to 2 a week was a bit unrealistic, guess I got caught up in all the hype, didn't realise how hard it would be, still fancy a bottle at night but it is getting a little easier I guess.

My rule of thumb is three nights for planned weekend drinking and 4 AF but I am flexible when it comes to holidays and special occasions. It doesn't always show up in my monthly targets as it depends where the weekends fall in the month but I know I'm doing OK. Over time I found my tolerance levels dropped too so I often stop before I finish a bottle, unheard of previously!

I've been doing this for about 3 years now and I still have occasional AF nights where I fancy a drink but it gets easier to resist. Promise.;)

Barny1979

Carrot-munching Bunny Day for me!

satchmo1

20/31 AFDs for me please. No wine bells for me, but my colleague who has pledged to abstain for a year was fantasizing about wine today.