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

Blanc

so would like to sign up for this. want to have 21 days AF for August. how do I sign up ?

Wanna_Bee_Free

Tabithabooboo wrote: »

How do I join in for August? Totally confused by the numbers!

Welcome Tabithabooboo. The numbers are all of us reporting back on our alcohol free days (AFD) in red and a larger size if your machine allows. If you're interested in setting a target for sober days in August (30 days still up for grabs including today) then let the wonderful Shaggy know on here. You can always try target free if you prefer which would be counting how many you achieve but without a target. As we go through the month this thread is supportive and friendly for both those who have stopped drinking and those who are just cutting back and even those like me at the bottom of the leader board.

I hope you find the thread useful, it might be worth popping back to page 1 which will tell you about us better than I can first thing in the morning. Keep posting on here and good luck in August

Blanc wrote: »

so would like to sign up for this. want to have 21 days AF for August. how do I sign up ?

Welcome Blanc and good luck with your target of 21. Shaggy will be along soon and will sign you up on the leader board. Keep posting on here, it's a supportive place to be.

Anyone else lurking, come on it, the water (or other soft drink of your choosing) is lovely!

1/11 for July and 1/10 for August please Shaggy. Will aim to double last month this evening. I had the best sleep for ages last night but I'm still trying to deny my stress and sleep patterns are made worse by drinking.

stoplurking

Hi all
I am setting quite a low target for this month as I have lots on, so for me it's 10 AFD please Shaggy.
Good luck everyone.

New_Me

1/10 for last night pls Shaggy

Arkers

Good morning everyone,


1 AFD for last night please Shaggy.
I'm going away for a couple of weeks on Friday for our family holiday. I have already decided that this won't be AF, but I hope I don't go mad as I did in the past. I do feel as if I'm in a better place then last September when I started my own personal journey, however we'll see, as I still don't totally trust myself.


Thank you - Arkers x

sukeyboo

Hello everyone,

Can I sneak back in after having been AWOL from this thread for over a year?

I have just been reading back through some of the more recent posts and you are all so supportive - I realise that I did so much better having AF days when I was posting on here so I would like to re-join if that is OK?

Alcohol has been sneaking back in to my life more & more lately so I need to get a grip and get on top on the situation

Could I declare a target of 15 for August please Shaggy and I had my first one last night so that makes 1/15.

Good luck to all for August & glad to be back :j

cathybird

Morning all, 2/15 for me please Shaggy.

Honey_Bear

Lovely to see all the gang as always, old friends returning (Hi Satchmo! and SukeyBoo! :wave:), lurkers :wave: :wave: surfacing and everyone else who contributes, especially Shaggy.

Huge congratulation son your youngest's up and coming wedding, Satchmo. I hope you make your target weightloss. Three pounds a month would do it, wouldn't it? Hmm. Put like that, I might join you, if you don't mind.

Tabithabooboo wrote: »

How do I join in for August? Totally confused by the numbers!

Hi Tabitha! :wave: As WBF said, most of us put the target number of days we want to not drink first, and then the total number of days in the month. It helps Shaggy if you embolden it and put it in red; if you can't just increase the size of the font so it stands out for her.

Blanc wrote: »

so would like to sign up for this. want to have 21 days AF for August. how do I sign up ?

Hi Blanc! :wave: If it's in red Shaggy would see it and add you to the list. That's it; very simple.

I did wonder if that raspberry vodka would make it to Christmas, Dizzy, but you've done so well already this year, and if you're taking each drink much more slowly that sounds as though you've really achieved something. Well done.

2/31 please, Shaggy.

maman

Good to see you back satchmo. What lovely news about the wedding, something to aim for.:)


Welcome to new posters and sukeyboo returning. I think we all find the discipline of posting on here is far better than going it alone. Good luck with your August targets.


No plans to drink here today.


2 AFDs please Shaggy.

debjay

satchmo1 wrote: »

Thanks, Honey Bear, you are still really lovely.

I'm back, having got fed up with myself, my lack of willpower, and lack of AF days.

I'm also back with a huge incentive to lose 2 stone by 14th July 2017 when my youngest gets married at Gretna Green. Maxing the AF days will help considerably with that goal.

So, can I target of 29 for August please, starting tonight with 1/29.

Welcome back satchmo. My DS got married at Gretna last August. I wish that I had lost weight for their wedding but didn't as didn't think I'd lose enough as only had 6 months to plan for it. I've since gone on to lose 3 stone since November. Better late than never I suppose. What are you doing? SW? WW? Good luck with it.