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

pozza_73

14/16 AFD So chuffed with myself and hubby is 15/16 AFD which is amazing as I was very concerned about his heavy drinking at one point. Starting to realise how much I was spending on booze. We went into town yesterday and instead of going for a drink in the pub we went for a lovely latte in Costa coffee

satchmo1

14/29 AFDs for me. No cravings today, and I think that was because for a change my DH wasn't imprisoned by his depression and actually came out with me to a local event - and enjoyed himself!

Sorry you are going through turmoil 41, I have no medical knowledge to offer, just a {{hug}}

Satchmo x

maman

satchmo1 wrote: »

Sorry you are going through turmoil 41, I have no medical knowledge to offer, just a {{hug}}

Satchmo x

Same here 41, I can't help medically but hopefully your GP will soon get the scan to look at and be able to advise you and put your mind at rest.

I'm off on holiday on Thursday and I'm planning to get a couple more AF days before then. I won't meet my target but I know I've been sensible despite more drinking days than I'd like this month.

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 AF Sunday please Gien




Shaggyx

I have updated #2386

41_and_i_know_it

Hi everyone, 1/5 SNC and 14 AF days/30.

41_and_i_know_it

Hi again lol.
I have taken to recording my expenses daily as my benefit ends on 17th July. When I record if I am AF I will also record my expenses and this will be a reflection of how much life costs without buying alcohol.

Mon 10th June - School Dinners £7.80
Milk Money £0.80
McDonald's £9.72
TOTAL £18.32

Tues 11th June - McDonald's £1.59
Home Bargains £8.97
TOTAL £10.56

Wed 12th June - Sainsbury's £3.03
Tesco's £3.12
Church £1.90
TOTAL £8.05

Thurs 13th June - McDonald's £1.59
Fruit Co-op £7.60
Slimming World £6.20
TOTAL £15.39

Fri 14th June - Lidl £5.12
Tesco £2.29
Spar £5.42
TOTAL £12.83

Sat 15th June - Church £0.90
Sainsbury's £13.69
TOTAL £14.59

Sun 16th June - Sainsbury's £5.89 TOTAL

WEEK EXPENDITURE - £85.63 divided by 7 days = £12.23 per day.

joanne109

Aftrnoon all

Shaggy - still on 10 AFD but hoing to make it 11 by close of play. I will update before I go to bed.

Gien I'm aiming for 4 SNCthis week, again I'll updat before bed.

I hope everyone is well, 41AIKI, sorry I can't give any medical assistance but hope they can give you some answers.

I'll be back later

Joanne

satchmo1

15/29 AFDs for me.

I didn't get the Internal Communications job I applied for in my organisation, boo. It was just 6 hours a week, but it'd have been 6 interesting hours. Still, at least I'm not at threat of redundancy, which has just been mooted, so mustn't grumble!

Lilith1980

Hi all,

No additional AFDs for me. Was moderate with my drinking on Friday and Saturday but not yesterday. Was father's day and I was stressed all day. Me and OH went for one drink at our local and that was it, I bought a bottle of rose and drank it all last night. Also ate a load of crap

I know it's my way of pushing down difficult feelings, but this has been one time out of 6 months so I should be grateful for that...I have the awareness now so hopefully that will stop it becoming a habit again.

Apart from the fuzzy head, the main feeling I felt was shame. I know my AFs aren't great this month (I feel bad that I don't have more) but I'm not drinking a lot (one or two units at a time), it's just yesterday was a bad one.

Makes me wonder whether I should go back to not drinking at all...there wasn't this problem then.

Feeling angry at myself, so sorry I can't be more positive. Good to see so many others doing well though xx

gien

Monday check in for the SNC, with some eager beavers already scoring on the AFDs

We have:

Gien 0/4
41 1/5 nights
Freebyfifty 1/5
Shaggy 1/5 nights
Barny 4 nights
Joanne 4 nights

Good luck for the rest of the night - I had a very nice cool beer because it is so hot here at the moment - 35 this afternoon and only just now cooling down. So not AF but quite moderate.