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

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  • 10/16 for tonight please Shaggy. This has got the potential to be my first month meeting target (or even exceeding it). The diet is definitely helping with cutting down the alcohol.
    What goes around comes around.....I hope!
  • AlexLK
    AlexLK Posts: 6,125 Forumite
    Debt-free and Proud!
    Checking back in here after quite a few months off.

    Generally things have been going well, I drink a lot less than I did and quite infrequently (1-2 nights per month) or was until this last few weeks. During the last few weeks I've started to get back into the habit of drinking on an almost daily basis. Just a glass of wine with my evening meal but for the past few days one glass has turned into two. I know this is not a route I wish to visit again, so am going to not drink for the rest of October. :)

    I couldn't have dreamt about having such self control a year or so ago. :)
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  • New_Me
    New_Me Posts: 263 Forumite
    Checking in early for tonight makes 7 AF. No chance of back sliding as I have slimming world weigh in tomorrow
  • Arkers
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    Good morning everyone,

    9/15 please Shaggy

    Arkers x
  • CuppaTea
    CuppaTea Posts: 1,387 Forumite
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    Still got horrible cold so 11/18 for me please Shaggy.
    Live for the moment and plan for the future
  • maman
    maman Posts: 29,953 Forumite
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    Good to see you back Alex. Being in control is a good feeling:).


    mobo, would you go out for the birthday celebration and be AF? Your choice of course.:)


    Target day for me and there's loads of month left.:)


    10 AFDs please Shaggy.
  • cathybird
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    Morning all, 13/15 for me please. :)
  • Honey_Bear
    Honey_Bear Posts: 7,536 Forumite
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    mobo1980 wrote: »
    I didn't want to drink anything and oh has arranged for me to go out for a birthday drink with someone on Friday (I haven't known her long) , so I think i'm going to have to make my excuses and let her down and risk upsetting her

    Tricky. The good news is that you could take this as an opportunity to find out if there's a real chance of this person becoming a good and real friend, or that she'd just prefer to be a drinking buddy. If you're honest with her and say that you'd like to meet up with her but you're off the sauce for a few days, you might be pleasantly surprised to find that she'd be okay with it. Good luck with whatever you decide to do about it, anyway.

    Welcome back, Alex!

    18/31 please, Shaggy.
    Better is good enough.
  • mobo1980
    mobo1980 Posts: 368 Forumite
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    Thankyou Maman and Honeybear :)

    I think at the minute I wouldn't be able to go out and be AF - unless i'm with oh and driving so Know i have too .
    I hope one day I will be able too though i am nervous in social situations if im on my own without oh , soo this morning I texted her and thankfully she was fine about it - yay !


    Mobo xx
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  • debjay
    debjay Posts: 2,091 Forumite
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    18/31 for tonight please.
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