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

Barny1979

7/21 AFDs tonight

loveasale

Bless you no super woman!
One step at a time ,, and when your starting this journey I believe honesty and having the odd failed time can only make us stronger and more determined ,, I've not thought of drinking what so ever tonight,,,,, I knows it's only one night ,, but for me it's a big thing ,,,
4/15

Soworried

I'm up and running with 2 af /12 so far.

Will be AF tonight also

sukeyboo

5/12 for today please Shaggy

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 more AFD for yesterday.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

February 2017
= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= Target Achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Arkers /15
Barny1979 7/21

CathyBird 4/21

CuppaTea 3/20

DebJay 6/24

DizzyImp 3/TF

Dprovan /18

Eltee 2/20

ElusiveLucy 1/15

FakePlasticTwee 3/15

[Deleted User] 5/25

GreenKaren 6/12
Honey Bear 7/28

LoveASale 4/15

Lulubelle 5/26

MaggieM 2/15

Maman 3/10

NewMe 4/TF

NoSuperWoman 6/28

Poor Single Lady 4/21

Pricey /22

RolandTheRoadie 6/28

Sandypan /14

ScatterBrain /28

Shaggy 4/17

Smiley /28

SoWorried 2/12

SukeyBoo 5/12

WBF 2/13


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!

cathybird

5/21 for me please.

Green_Karen

7/12 AF for me for last night. Off on hols tomorrow so not sure what I will be doing from the alcohol point of view. Back on Monday so won't be too long a lapse if I succumb :rotfl:

maman

I heard an interesting discussion on the radio last night. Happened to be about nutrition (changing to healthy eating) but could just as easily be about AF. Gist of is was people beating themselves up about craving and falling off the wagon. The message from the 'expert' was cut yourself some slack, be kinder to yourself, you're not going to get a life changing decision 100% right all in one go. So true.


Enjoy your break Karen.:)


No drinking planned for today.


4 AFDs please Shaggy.

Honey_Bear

nosuperwoman wrote: »

Well, I lapsed last night.

I had the 'I've lapsed so I might as well do it again urges this afternoon but rode them out and am AF tonight. So 6 out of 28 for feb onward and upward

It happens, NSW, so well done for realising that was then and this is now. It's writing off all of the successes because of one slip up that's the mistake.

loveasale wrote: »

I've not thought of drinking what so ever tonight,,,,, I knows it's only one night ,, but for me it's a big thing ,,,

Brilliant, Loveasale! It's quite a major shift when it happens and you're right to celebrate it because it is a Big Thing.

maman wrote: »

I heard an interesting discussion on the radio last night. Happened to be about nutrition (changing to healthy eating) but could just as easily be about AF. Gist of is was people beating themselves up about craving and falling off the wagon. The message from the 'expert' was cut yourself some slack, be kinder to yourself, you're not going to get a life changing decision 100% right all in one go. So true.

This. Such a help to know that it's exactly what Shaggy's been saying in her sig, to help ram the message home. We are so hard on ourselves, and we write off all of our achievements because of just one slip if we're not very careful.

I forgot to mention, thanks for the information on why women find sleeping through problematic, Shaggy. I hadn't heard that before. At the moment (touch wood) I'm okay with it, but I know pretty much all the women I've known when they get to a certain age (at least 70+) say that sleeping through the night is problematic.

However, I also heard that when people who end up at a sleep clinic which means they must be having serious problems to have got that far, are told to give ALL caffeine. No decaffinated coffee, only caffeine-free tea, no hot chocolate, no energy drinks etc etc - 50% of patients report their sleep problems disappear. *!!!!!!* Gone. I always think I'm virtuous drinking decaff coffee, but it's just lower, not caffeine-free.

8/28 please, Shaggy.