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

Rosepetal1701

NewStart13 wrote: »

Hello, I am hoping I can join you. I came across this thread by accident and have been lurking for a couple of days. Now I have joined MSE so I can be part of what is clearly a very supportive community.
I don't know whether I am an alcoholic but I certainly drink far too much every day. My husband is an alcoholic and doesn't want to stop drinking; I do, or at least drastically cut down.

Hi there, I too worry about whether I'm an alcoholic. But since finding this forum, I have had the longest AF stretch since God knows when and tonight I was out for dinner, had a small glass of wine which I had planned and there is a real difference to how I usually think about it. The support on these forums has really helped and hopefully you will find the same.:j

maman

AlexLK wrote: »

Well, as I had some business to attend to this evening, I've only just got home and there's no point starting now so I'll declare an AF Saturday! That's 18/21 then.

Brilliant thinking Alex, I can see a witches' hat coming on for you too!:)

NewStart13

Good Afternoon everyone
Well I don't know whether I will manage these 2 AF days next week but I am feeling quite positive. I had three large glasses of wine yesterday evening (510 calories and 9 alcoholic units :eek:) . That sounds bad I know but that was from 5.30pm to about 11.30 pm and previously I would have drunk more. Today (after church ) we went to the club before lunch as usual and I had 1/2 pint of lager and a diet coke; I would normally have 2 pints of lager or two glasses of wine. At lunch I said "I don't really fancy any wine yet" DH said he didn't either so we drank tap water with our meal!
On the minus side we went to Sainsburys and bought loads of wine because it was 25% off (thanks Maman). I have a plan though; I'm going to suggest to DH that we each have our 'own' bottle so I can monitor how much (or little) I'm drinking.

maman

NewStart13 wrote: »

Good Afternoon everyone
Well I don't know whether I will manage these 2 AF days next week but I am feeling quite positive. I had three large glasses of wine yesterday evening (510 calories and 9 alcoholic units :eek:) . That sounds bad I know but that was from 5.30pm to about 11.30 pm and previously I would have drunk more. Today (after church ) we went to the club before lunch as usual and I had 1/2 pint of lager and a diet coke; I would normally have 2 pints of lager or two glasses of wine. At lunch I said "I don't really fancy any wine yet" DH said he didn't either so we drank tap water with our meal!
On the minus side we went to Sainsburys and bought loads of wine because it was 25% off (thanks Maman). I have a plan though; I'm going to suggest to DH that we each have our 'own' bottle so I can monitor how much (or little) I'm drinking.

If it's cutting down you're after and you've drunk less than previously then that's good. I think it's important to have some AF days but it's not the only way of cutting back.

Funnily enough, I've done the 'own bottle' thing too. It does help.:)

ManPants

Well, had a weekend away with other half and some friends and alcohol was involved. After my 21 days of being alcohol free, when we had some champagne together a hangover had already started by the time we were on the second bottle!!!! By the time we went out to dinner I was drinking water!!! From this I deduce that I have grown a "Stop" button that i never previously have had!!

Next day was drinks out in a country pub and I did have some water and sat out of one alcoholic round but did have a few beers. Nothing to make me a nutter or get beer monstery about! Home now and back on track for sobriety!

Hope you've all had a good weekend!

SPS X

365days

Just stopping by for my yearly update!

4 Years sober today.

Alcohol does not cross my mind 99% of the time, but I know if I had one drink I'd be back where I started.

Hope everyone is having exactly the type of relationship with alcohol they want.

Rosepetal1701

Not AF tonight but it was a conscious decision so I'm pleased about that. Normally Its a bottle a night for me but I'm finishing the bottle I opened last night. Still on track for that little witchy pumpkin :T

AlexLK

Also not AF tonight by conscious decision and also on track for the cauldron stirring one.

mrsdee

another one clocked up, that's 9/10 for me please Shaggy. thanks so much everyone for the support on here...
Had some white de-alcoholised wine made by Torres (Natureo) and it was actually very pleasant. Not v MSE as same price as wine though! Good for a nice dinner at weekend, not every day.
Have a good week everyone!

Barny1979

16 AFDs from yesterday