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The Giving Up/ Cutting Down alcohol support thread - number 13
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2/10 to report so far and possibly another one tonight as offered to drive to a works do and want a clear head for Christmas shopping tomorrow.
Thanks as always Shaggy for keeping score and to everybody else for their motivation xDF by Christmas 2014 #78 £18,964.15/£15,000
DF by Christmas 2015 #07 £16,500/£21,992.92
DF by Christmas 2016 #42 £4570/£4,500
CC and loan debt at it's worst April 07 - £54,489 plus
27/01/14 Officially Debt Free - except mortgage which I'm working on!
26/02/16 mortgage free0 -
Back from hols yesterday and now out of the starting blocks with 1/10 for last night.
I'm not quite sure how I thought I was going to make 10 AFDs this month when I set the target but I will give it my best shot!What goes around comes around.....I hope!0 -
Good evening
Calling in 5/20 for tonight
Thank you Shaggy for keeping track
XSealed pot challenge number - #057 2017 = £172.57 2018 = ????
15/12/17 Mortgage £219,902 Secured loan £54,946 Unsecured £66,088:eek:
15/1/18 Mortgage £219,596 Secured loan £54,492 Unsecured £64,,459 :eek:0 -
That's amazing, well done you. I don't know what I have done as haven't added up. But its great to hear the results have helped you to reset yourself!!
hi CuppaTea, aw thanks- the reset isn't something I expected at all, I thought I would go on liking a drink as much as I ever had and would just have to control myself to get through the whole year, but actually one of the nicest things is I just seem to have increasingly lost interest in drinking, and it has become easier. I could actually contemplate permanently giving it up now and at the start of the year I would have said that was impossible. I'm not going to do that, but it is nice to know that alcohol has lost so much of its grip on me.
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7/15 AFDs today0
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9/31 please, Shaggy.Better is good enough.0
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Had a few drinks tonight but all controlled and stop button activated.
But im feeling very bad as i inadvertently offended someone today by a thoughtless comment. I was apologetic when i realised my mistake and hv apologised again but im being ignored. This is by someone who usually has their phone attached. If i dont get a response I'll try again verbally. Its an acquaintance rather than a friend, but i feel awful and can't stop.thinking about how I've upset them. Lesson learnt and reminded if you hv nothing nice to say.........Live for the moment and plan for the future0 -
We all do it, Cuppa. I've done it this week too, so you're not alone.
10/31 please, Shaggy.Better is good enough.0 -
Calling early, but will be AF today as got a 10k tomorrow morning, so 8/15 today.0
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didn't manage to not drink at xmas do last night. Feeling awful today. I really do need to give up for good.I want to be a writer0
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