The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 13

shaggydoo

July

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Anita 10/TF
Arkers 16/TF
Barny1979 21/24
CathyBird 15/15
CuppaTea 13/15
Dansmam 11/20
DebJay 17/20
DizzyImp 15/20
ElusiveLucy 11/16

Evo /25
Honey Bear 28/31
LotsToGain 12/21
Macceroo 7/12
Maman 26/10
Manpants 14/29

NewMe 6/10
Pricey 19/20

Sandy /10
Shaggy 17/17

Shy /15
StopLurking 10/16

WBF 1/11


Everyone Welcome! It's never too late to join....

Please highlight your AFDs in Red

Don't hesitate to let me know if I've made a mistake!

shaggydoo

August

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Anita

Arkers /TF

Barny1979

CathyBird /15

CuppaTea /15

Dansmam /15

DebJay /20

DizzyImp /31

ElusiveLucy /18

Evo

Honey Bear /31

LotsToGain

Macceroo

Maman /10

Manpants

NewMe

Pricey /22

Sandy

Shaggy /17

Shy

StopLurking

WBF /10


Everyone Welcome! It's never too late to join....

Please highlight your AFDs in Red

Don't hesitate to let me know if I've made a mistake!

shaggydoo

Roll up, Roll up. A New Month, A New Challenge.

SET YOUR

31 days up for grabs!

Everyone Welcome!!!

Baileysonice

Hi everyone

Just been having a read back and want to join again for August.

I am going to go for 10 days for August which embarrassingly is a stretch for me but I have to stop giving myself excuses

My plan is to not drink on skool days or anyday where it is just me which is most nights so I should beat my target easily :rotfl:

I think I am really starting to cross the line where this becomes not just a habit but a problem habit. Ill give you an example I am suffering at the moment with some menopausal symptoms and would like to discuss taking something for it with the doctor but I wont go as I am confident they will want to take blood tests and I dont want my drinking to be so obviously highlighted

So before I go for the dreaded blood test I would like to have a calm August. I don't have much planned so its quite a good month for me to be selfish and focus on this for a while.

Looking forward to diving in and chatting with you all again

ElusiveLucy

Well I made it last night, so I am feeling a bit happier to be at 12/16 after such a bad start to the month. I did find that Tues/Wed were the hardest days. Getting through last night seemed easier after not partaking on Tues or Weds.


I am planning on having a couple tonight just because it is Friday and I want to!

maman

ElusiveLucy wrote: »

Well I made it last night, so I am feeling a bit happier to be at 12/16 after such a bad start to the month. I did find that Tues/Wed were the hardest days. Getting through last night seemed easier after not partaking on Tues or Weds.


I am planning on having a couple tonight just because it is Friday and I want to!

Well done lucy.:T I'm sure you'll enjoy your drink tonight more because you've planned it and not just 'given in' IYSWIM.


I had a single, small:eek: glass with lunch out yesterday.


27 AFDs please Shaggy.

debjay

18/20 for tonight please.

Barny1979

22/24 AFDs today

CuppaTea

+1 pls shaggy

Honey_Bear

Baileysonice wrote: »

I am suffering at the moment with some menopausal symptoms and would like to discuss taking something for it with the doctor but I wont go as I am confident they will want to take blood tests and I dont want my drinking to be so obviously highlighted

I can't say I got a lot of help from the medical profession with the menopause, and found reading around the subject online and through the library a lot more helpful than going to the see my GP, much as like him, and sympathetic as he was. My drinking wasn't even mentioned as an issue, ever, by any medical professional, and I never lied about it, in fact I talked about it as potentially problematic and it was ignored. I never asked for help with it, though which was a bit silly of me, looking back on it but that's probably pretty normal.

When I broke my wrist the anaesthetist asked how much I drank. She needed to know because it affects the body's ability to deal with what she needed to pump into me to get me under and then wake up again safely, so, safety first and all that, I told her. She told me I was the first person who said they drank more than the recommended maximum! An interesting discussion ensued, me doped up on the trolley, her in her scrubs, no judgements, no lectures, just interesting stuff. They're not there to judge you, they're there to help you.

I'm not sure if they can tell a lot about alcohol consumption from a blood test if they're not looking for it anyway so I wouldn't let that stop you from contacting your surgery. September is their busiest time of year, too, so I'd think about making that call sooner or later. I've PMed with some information I wish I'd had really early on to save you some time.

maman wrote: »

I had a single, small:eek: glass with lunch out yesterday.

Oooh, you naughty thing you, Maman!

30/31 please, Shaggy.