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

cathybird

Morning all! Happy New Year to all and 1/21 for me please.

maman

Good to read all the enthusiasm on here and welcome (or welcome back) to all posters.:)


Lots of discussion about Dry January in the media today. Caveats being expressed that while it's a great idea, it's not a good thing to go back to old ways in February and beyond. Many theories about how long it takes for a new habit to be established, especially drinking which is so widely accepted and encouraged.


The great thing about this thread is that it's an all the year round thing. So great if you only want to do dry January but if you want to cut down/give up long term then this is the place to be.:D

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Good luck with it, Roland, and lovely to see you back. Research has shown that we are often more successful if we focus on one change at a time, so if you find your weight stays the same or you put on a pound or two while you're knocking the drinking on the head please don't be too downhearted. It does all fall into place but sometimes it takes a bit longer than we'd first anticipated to turn the juggernaut around - just slowing it down would be a great start, wouldn't it?

Wise words (as ever:)) from HB. I started posting on here roland as a precursor to losing weight. I knew that if I wanted to introduce a healthier eating plan then booze would have to be relegated to treat status rather than a daily occurrence. Having cut back drinking to mainly weekends and drinking less when I planned to drink (I found tolerance dropped) then I found it much easier to tackle my diet. I lost about 3.5 stone and I've kept it off for over five years.:j


First AFD of the year for me.


1 AFD please Shaggy.

Arkers

Good morning everyone,

Thank you HB for all you counting of AFDs it was a real positive.

1 AFD please Shaggy


I am going target free this month. No reason other then I couldn't decide on the number!

Arkers x

debjay

2/31 for tonight please.

CuppaTea

1 for me please.

Soworried

1/30 for me please

Green_Karen

Can I go for a target of 10 AF days for Jan please? Not started yet with AF days but am keeping it gentle for now!

dprovan

Hi all,

I am looking to do dry Jan minus one day so can you put me down for 30 as a target and I am 2 AF as of today.

Thanks

scatterbrain109

Hello Shaggydoo

Out of the blocks today so 1/30 for me.

I ended December on 15

Thank you for keeping an eye on us.

Jo x

Dizzy_Imp

Evening everyone - nice to see such an upbeat start to the month. I'm doing Dry January and so tonight is 2/31 for me please Shaggy x