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

41_and_i_know_it

Hi everyone, my nerves are in tatters at the moment, hope none of you feel the same.

gien

School Night Challenge


Contenders and scores so far:

Gien 1/4
41 AIKI 3/5
Freebyfifty 2/4
Joanne 0/4
Shaggy 3/5
Barny 3/5
MacPep 3/4

I am letting the side (an myself) down - another drinking night last night whilst watching the apprentice. Arrgh.

The_Boss

macpep1 wrote: »

Well done Boss, I am a long way off that, :rotfl:I am pretty pleased with 3, I wont ever get past 5 days as I enjoy my wine at weekends & until this week, wine through the week as well. 5 more until 100 days, wow....some achievement :T

Thanks. The thing is it is easier when you HAVE to do it. I couldn't give up chocolate, pizza etc but I knew someone who had a heart attack and will never touch anything like that again. I needed to give my kidneys and liver a nice long break and they are going to get another month to recover. I wish my OH would drink less than she does but unfortunately cannot persuade her.

macpep1

41_and_i_know_it wrote: »

Hi everyone, my nerves are in tatters at the moment, hope none of you feel the same.

Why whats up?? Oh wait.....is it the tennis??? :rotfl:

gien wrote: »

School Night Challenge

Contenders and scores so far:

Gien 1/4
41 AIKI 3/5
Freebyfifty 2/4
Joanne 0/4
Shaggy 3/5
Barny 3/5
MacPep 3/4

I am letting the side (an myself) down - another drinking night last night whilst watching the apprentice. Arrgh.

Today is a new day Gien, don't beat yourself up over it. I just had a few weeks like that. If I could have a drink every night & stop at 1 glass then I would be ecstatic, problem is I can never hit the stop button, I get tooooo greedy & will drink anything in site :rotfl:(except the 5.5% wine thats been in my fridge a week) :rotfl:

The_Boss wrote: »

Thanks. The thing is it is easier when you HAVE to do it. I couldn't give up chocolate, pizza etc but I knew someone who had a heart attack and will never touch anything like that again. I needed to give my kidneys and liver a nice long break and they are going to get another month to recover. I wish my OH would drink less than she does but unfortunately cannot persuade her.

Thats a shame boss, you can lead the horse to water and all that....she has to decide to do it for herself though x

Barny1979

4/5 SNCs and 4 AFDs

41_and_i_know_it

No don't watch tennis, paint/dry springs to mind lol.
Lot going on and a lot of tension headaches too.
Struggling with my mental health at present.
Hopefully, I will relax soon as I am so stressed it is affecting me physically.
4/5 SNC and 3 AF/31. Thanks shaggy and gien xx

maman

shaggydoo wrote: »

JULY 2013

SET YOUR

Everyone Welcome.

Please put me down for my usual target of 10 Shaggy.

I'm back from my holidays and although no AF days to report I have been very restrained compared to holidays in the past. Three G&Ts most days and [STRIKE]no wine[/STRIKE] as wine in Turkey is carp IMO. Just remembered I did have a few glasses of rose over the two weeks.:o

Have a great time on your hols too Shaggy.

Haven't caught up with news yet but :wave:to everyone.

1 AFD for July please.

JoolzS

Two non-AF days for me. I decided when I signed up on this thread that I would be honest with myself and on this forum. I'm still on target for the month so long as I do two on two off - so long one of those two off is actually a three! That's why I set myself a realistic target.

I have to say that I love the non-judgmental tone of this thread. I haven't read every page, but none of the posts I've read has berated someone for not making their target, or for drinking. I only mention this because years ago I was posting on an AOL (yeah, I should know better) board and said that although I was a couple of weeks AF I was going to my best friend's wedding and planned to have a couple (or more) drinks. The fallout I got from that one post was unbelievable.

Anyway - thank you all for having me - and I hope that as many of us as possible can reach our targets this month.

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

I didn't start my holidays with a drink so 1 more AFD and 5 for the SNC please and thank you Gien.

If I don't get to pop in later - I'm going to be watching the men's semis this afternoon - keep those AFDs coming and I will pick them all up when I get back from holiday in 2 weeks.

Happy Friday

Shaggyx

shaggydoo

The_Boss wrote: »

Passed my personal best at about 5pm yesterday. Now on day 95.

Fantastic!