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

mrsdee

shaggydoo wrote: »

I think that's 6?

ooh yes it is thank you!!!:j

SkintDadUK

Been extra busy the last couple of days and this has definitely helped resist the urge for a cold one. 23/30 AFDs for me please! :j

satchmo1

Skintdad, well done on your great start with the debt busting. 2.08% in your first month is fantastic!

Barny1979

15/20 AFDs tonight

mrsdee

reporting in with 7/10 please Shaggy! thank you for counting! Very happy to have an AF Friday - weird feeling!!

gien

not AF tonight but I will be all next week as I have to take some antibiotics and it's a type that you shouldn't drink alcohol with. Good incentive!

AlexLK

17/21 Determined to do this now!

Rosepetal1701

10/14 for me! Out for dinner tomorrow so that will be my planned alcohol for the rest of this month!:D

Rosepetal1701

AlexLK wrote: »

17/21 Determined to do this now!

Well done! Only 4 to go :A

Pippilongstocking

Hey up chaps - Shaggy my love have to look at diary and tot up my af days to date.

Hope you're all good.

My father was an alcoholic in answer to the question posed a way back. Found stone dead at 53 having drunk himself to death. Sorry if this upsets anyone but I constantly keep myself in check by thinking of how easy it would be sometimes to just keep up the drinking I use to do. I really don't want to upset anyone but I saw him get worse and worse and no help worked as he didnt' want to help himself. Its a horrible disease (alcoholism, not social moderated drinking).

I'm 45 now and not that much younger.

What a waste of his life, I want to celebrate life not destroy my own.

Anyway - not dwelling, just thought I'd respond.

We - ahem, me new husband and I really missed him at our day, we had a really great wedding - and whilst the wine flowed freely we also had a huge variety of soft drinks which were well scoffed.

I had only one glass of wine the whole day - didn't want/need/crave it.

Nice to have a beautiful event to remember without my head in my hands thinking 'oh god what did I say'.

Lovely weekend with chums, with various partying going on but nice to feel in control too.

*link to some photos on my rambly blog if you want a neb, no laughing at my wellyboots!

Never thought I'd get to this stage in my life, be surrounded by vino and not actually scoff the lot. 60 bottles later I scoffed none of it. Although I slurped my way through gallons of elderflower cordial.

Progress of some description.