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

ManPants

Hello

On my 3 AF night since I returned from NYC where I <obviously> drank every night! By my calculation that is now 14 AF nights for the month - TWO WHOLE WEEKS!!

Yeah!! Was doing great prior to holiday but I guess like everyone that binges on alcohol once I start its the stopping I struggle with!

Hope that you all have a lovely booze free easter weekend!

SPS! X

Imagnu_2

28 afd's please. Strength to all those that life is handing a bum deal to at the moment.

Lilith1980

28 AFDs please Shaggy

Off to Silverdale in Lancashire today for a couple of days - gorgeous sunshine so hopefully it will stay that way and we just have to wrap up a bit

Will probably post when back on Sunday as not sure if we'll have internet there

macpep1

Hi All :wave:

Well once again, I have failed miserably this week, March Target was a joke . I will do better in April, and due to the amount of units in a bottle of wine, I am aiming to stay within the government guidelines. I have an overnight tomorrow with hubby & some friends. We will consume a lot of alcohol, no doubt.

I feel like a total failure, only myself to blame, I am not looking for sympathy, I chose to drink.

I will do this in April, I know it will be extremely hard but I only want to drink on a Saturday night, I have 3 nights out in April, I am sure they are all Saturdays, so I am aiming to set my April target 25 days, I have allowed myself 1 contingency day. I know with the help & support on here I will do it. What I would love to do is open a bottle, drink a glass & then stop, then go have a hot choc or something, if that were to happen, I will cross a major obstacle. Its the cravings that get me at night.

I am aiming to be af tonight, planned night out tomorrow & AF for the rest of March. Considering I was drinking every night, I have so far managed 7 days AF so need to keep telling myself I can do it

Cuppa - Thanks for sharing your story, you are coping well, sorry to hear you are still hurting x

41 - Your a doing absolutely brilliantly, I hope I can do better in April x

CuppaTea

macpep1 wrote: »

Hi All :wave:

What I would love to do is open a bottle, drink a glass & then stop, then go have a hot choc or something, if that were to happen, I will cross a major obstacle. Its the cravings that get me at night.

I am aiming to be af tonight, planned night out tomorrow & AF for the rest of March. Considering I was drinking every night, I have so far managed 7 days AF so need to keep telling myself I can do it

You know that was me and not too long ago, I was drinking practically everyday and craving it by the evening, usually way before and planning my day around buying alcohol if I had run out. I feel ashamed of that. The more I drank the less I ate too, it was filling the void I had of an ED and numbing my emotions of daily life. It was also making me a lesser person than I am now.

I never thought I would be in this place I am now, I have tried many times. I say my struggle with alcohol was over 3-4 years, luckily or not so, my marriage break up forced the issue for me.
a) I couldn't afford it anymore
b) being a single parent I wanted to be there for my kids, they are more important than drinking.
c)my health
d) being responsible and setting a good example

Lots of good reasons. I very much doubt my husband will ever want to reignite things, its been too long, he doesn't love me and we are talking about divorce. Don't get me wrong he does have a part to play and blame to share, I am just saying that even though he never said it to me, I think my relationship with alcohol was a contributing factor,alongside many others.

Anyway, stick here with us, this thread has helped me get to where I am today, the highs and lows and its been gradual, so sustainable.

Take care, xx

macpep1

Thanks Cuppa

I too plan my day around going via the supermarket etc. Good for you getting to where your at now. I have two lovely kiddies and a lovely DH and don't want to lose them (I lost my mother through alcohol. I will come on here at night to declare my AF whilst sipping at a hot choc I am determined to do this not only for my health etc but for my family as I can be a nippy sweetie with them at times with the evil drink .

Enjoy your holiday weekend everyone, I am working today, we only get Monday off in Scotland x

satchmo1

27/31 AFDs for me yesterday, oops I forgot to log that!

I took five of my colleagues for a 30 minutes power walk at lunchtime yesterday. It was so cold that we all kept up a fast pace. It was good to get out, and it is a great way of stress-busting.

Then, as soon as I got home that evening, I put my running gear on and went for a 5k run that was a PB at 37 minutes. 58 seconds faster than my previous PB in October 2012.

It meant I clocked up 12000 steps. Sometimes I've been as low as 2000 when I have been so busy at work that I've hardly left my desk all day, and was too exhausted to move in the evenings. That's a thing of the past, along with the binge drinking 4 nights a week.

if_at_first...

Fantastic - I just discovered this. It is one of my aims to cut out the booze and only drink on other people's costs How cheeky am I? But what I mean is when I go to my parents house they normally open a bottle of wine or something...

So I would love to join: for April can you put me down for 23 days

Thanks!

arsenalbarnie

Am failing miserably this month but aim to be af tonight, will report back later. Please put me down for 10 afd s for AprilAnd I will aim to beat that. Happy Friday folks.

satchmo1

27/31 AFDs for me.

I've decided to go for 29/30 for April, and give myself permission to celebrate my DHs birthday on 8th April.