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

sophietb

Hi macpep1

I've registered with drinkaware to and it has really opened my eyes to how much I was drinking. Some how that g & t before dinner and half a bottle of wine with didn't seem too much but thats classified as binge drinking for a woman :eek:

I have found the not drinking quite easy - it's the controlled drinking that i have found harder. Next month along side my AF target I will target myself not to exceed DAILY government guidelines, now that will be a challenge :rotfl:

maman

Good to see you Mrs R but sorry to hear the news. Fingers crossed redundancy won't happen.

I took Kudzu when I first started to cut down. I'm not sure if it worked or whether it was psychological in helping me induce a state of mind. I used to religiously take it about 5 p.m. as part of my preparations for ignoring wine o'clock bells.

I think this thread was a great help to know that others are going through the same and were sympathetic and could share coping tips. And while the thread has never been judgemental there is a feeling of commitment so that if you say you'll be AF then you feel guilty if you don't try your hardest. Other than that, for me, it was a case of will power and keeping going until good habits were ingrained. It may be different for others but as a cutter-down that's my take on it.

mrsdee

sophietb wrote: »

I have found the not drinking quite easy - it's the controlled drinking that i have found harder. Next month along side my AF target I will target myself not to exceed DAILY government guidelines, now that will be a challenge :rotfl:

this is my problem too... Not drinking is fine because I'm just not drinking... It is harder to be moderate, in my opinion.. For me anyway. I am working on it but think it may always be difficult. For now I am focussing on not having more than my government guideline units during the week. Havent thought about the daily amount though!!

macpep1

mrsdee wrote: »

this is my problem too... Not drinking is fine because I'm just not drinking... It is harder to be moderate, in my opinion.. For me anyway. I am working on it but think it may always be difficult. For now I am focussing on not having more than my government guideline units during the week. Havent thought about the daily amount though!!

Me too, If hubby has beer lying in fridge, i wouldn't touch it, but if I have had wine, finished the bottle, it is then I go looking for something else to drink.

I was shocked if I am honest re the guidelines, I now look forward to my bottle or [STRIKE]2[/STRIKE] 3 at the weekend but according to drinkaware to stay within the guidelines it would be less than 2 bottles over the 7 days which I thought was quite low.

I am going to log in now to fill my diary in

tracy_36

Hi all

I have finally got to 10AF :j:j

I got extremely hacked off with the new fella - keep calling him new, but nearly 3 months now, eekkk
He doesnt drink at home, he came over Fri for the football - I had a few beers, he drank tea
BUT, Sat night he went out for a few beers, and was too hungover all day Sunday to come over and spend time with me and the kids, which we had planned - I nearly made myself single, bloody man
Let me down, but worse, he let the kids down
I think he is well aware I won't let that happen again, grrrr
So, I had a few beers last night, felt like a de stress, but I only had a couple then went back onto the hot squash!

Gawd, longest post for a while!

Good to see you posting again MrsR, sorry to hear about the redundancies

And all those looking at units - very brave people lol

Tracy x

satchmo1

24 AFDs for me, and I'm starting to feel a little more positive. Went for a good run after work, and because I didn't set off until after 6, I had to run faster than usual - which is good training.

Hope you're all having a positive evening!

satchmo1

24 AFDs for me, and I'm starting to feel a little more positive. Went for a good run after work, and because I didn't set off until after 6, I had to run faster than usual - which is good training.

Hope you're all having a positive evening!

Barny1979

Day 25/29 for me today

Barny1979

satchmo1 wrote: »

24 AFDs for me, and I'm starting to feel a little more positive. Went for a good run after work, and because I didn't set off until after 6, I had to run faster than usual - which is good training.

Hope you're all having a positive evening!

Satchmo1, aren't you on 23 AFDs?

satchmo1

Hi Barney, I think you're right! 23/31 AFDs for . Now you know why I didn't fit in in the Finance Dept - I never could get the numbers straight from one minute to the next.