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

maman

Have a great holiday HB. Is it Barcelona?:)

loveasale wrote: »

Well sadly not AF yesterday ,, no valentines excuse either,, just had some wine (2 glasses ) left over from Sunday ,, rare as I always Finnish an open bottle ! And a,so rare that once I'd had the 2 glasses didn't grab another bottle , as I normally would .
So not AF but better than I used to be ,,,,!

While clocking up AF days is a very useful tool, spreading a bottle over two days (rather than a bottle one day and AF the next) is still cutting down. Well done on not opening another bottle (on either night).:)

lulabelle wrote: »

12/26 for yesterday! No booze now for 12 days. Not sure I feel any better for it physically but at least I know it must be doing me good

It's good for your finances :money: and for proving to yourself that you can do it!:T


No drinking here today.


8 AFDs please Shaggy.

Green_Karen

Have a great holiday HB.
14 AF days for me, no Valentines temptations as away with work.


Lulubelle - I am same as you, 14 days without a drink but don't feel any better. In fact I am sleeping like never before and I think 10 hours a night wouldn't be enough at the moment! But I am waking without feeling exhausted so that's good.


Also to all those that have commented on expecting weight loss, I have been eating no more since not drinking, in fact less as OH is on a health campaign and there are no goodies about. But I haven't lost any weight either. And I have been exercising a little this year for the first time in about 20 years! I haven't been trying to lose weight, but that's not the point
But I do feel the benefit of the additional time as I am using the evenings to better effect. And I genuinely feel happier and healthier in myself.

shaggydoo

February 2017
= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= Target Achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Arkers 3/15
Barny1979 11/21
CathyBird 12/21

CuppaTea 6/20
DebJay 11/24

DizzyImp 6/TF

Dprovan /18
Eltee 9/20

ElusiveLucy 5/15
FakePlasticTwee 7/15
[Deleted User] 11/25
GreenKaren 14/12
Honey Bear 15/28
LoveASale 7/15
Lulubelle 12/26

MaggieM 2/15
Maman 8/10

NewMe 5/TF
NoSuperWoman 8/28
Poor Single Lady 10/21

Pricey /22
RolandTheRoadie 8/28

Sandypan /14
ScatterBrain 10/28
Shaggy 7/17

Smiley /28

SoWorried 4/12
SukeyBoo 8/12

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!

Barny1979

12/21 AFDs today :-)

Wanna_Bee_Free

Have a lovely holiday HB!

I've come on with no more AFDs to report. S*d it days and happy days and every excuse in between. In spite of the stoppered bottle of wine in the fridge I am coming on here to declare I am resolved to have another AFD today and that will be 3/14 including today.\
Well done to all those happy with their month so far. Sympathy and strength to everyone else.

fakeplastictwee

I had two glasses of wine last night, from a bottle I opened last Friday evening, (the one I was proud that I didn't finish), so I wasn't AF yesterday.
I'm noticing that 2 glasses is making me feel exhausted the next day, when before dry January a couple of glasses was the norm and I didn't feel so bad. I'm not sure whether this is because my tolerance has dropped, or that I was just used to being permanently tired!

My energy levels haven't been great recently, both with and without booze. The last two weeks of dry January I was sleeping for 9-10 hours and feeling like I hadn't slept. I suppose I would have to do a much longer stint of being AF to fully determine whether alcohol is a factor or not, but I suspect there may be something else underlying.

I absolutely won't be drinking tonight, so it's first smiley time for me, 7/15 please Shaggy.

debjay

Didn't post yesterday for some reason 13/24 for tonight please.

Poor_Single_lady

11/21 please

Should be 12 tommorow, I have some weekend plans but using this group as motivation to keep sensible. And today went to pub and had Diet Coke. Unheard of but I had study plans this evening and wanted to keep a clear head.

I think without all the wonderful people who post here I wouldn't feel that this was possible. Big thank you to everybody and much appreciation to everyone.

scatterbrain109

Evening everyone, I fell off the wagon yesterday visiting a friend in London. Back on the wagon today though.

Can you put me down for 14/28 please Shaggydoo?

Thank you

Jo xxx

CuppaTea

1 more for me please.
Happy holidays HB!