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

judi24

10/31 for me - been busy day but pleased that i have made it througha nother weeked (nearly!!) with no alcohol - could kick myself for drinking on Thurs! but whats done is done! Just hope i can sleep tonight - still struggling with this! Dunno if it is related to stopping the alcohol or whether I was using the alcohol to help me sleep!

rachelww1

No more AF days to report here, but just thought I'd share the film me and DH watched tonight. 'Flight' with Denzel Washington. Completely not what I was expecting, but very thought provoking on the alcohol front. Def worth a watch if you haven't seen it.

shaggydoo

Morning :hello:

1 more AFD. Beautiful morning here. Shame I have to do some work from home today.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

new_year_new_start wrote: »

It's quite hard to look at to be honest, £6,862 gulp!

Oh my, that's a lotta lotta money....think what you could do with that...:think:...........................

shaggydoo

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Another failure this weekend...why am i bothering??

There's still 20 more days up for grabs!

shaggydoo

January 2014 :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved

AFoolWithMoney 11/31

AlexLK 3/14

ArsenalBarnie 3/10

Baileysonice 3/15
Barny1979 10/31

Bliss /22

BrokeMedic 5/TF
CuppaTea 7/22
DebJay 11/31
DoshWaster 10/31

Fruball 6/18
Gien 8/28
Green Karen 7/25
GreyCatLady 11/31

GWithBag 4/15

Jess The Cat 6/16
Jo1972 8/31
Judi 10/31

Lucy /31

Maman 2/10

Milky1991 3/TF

Mummyto3boys 6/21

Munchin 5/16

NewRoadAhead 4/20

NewYearNewStart 2/30
PriceySOS 7/24

RachelWW1 4/10
Satchmo 11/31

ScotsDebs 4/TF
Shaggy 9/17

Sukeyboo 5/15

The Green Lady /31
TillerGirl 10/31
TopGirl 11/31

Wanna Bee Free 3/14

WantToBeSE 6/30
YvieBlue 11/31

40 SomethingMum 3/26

5 Year Plan 8/31


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!

gwithbag

maman wrote: »

Definitely no getting shouted at on here!:)



I find it best to keep reading/posting regularly. I do a similar thing to you in that I buy in the amount of wine I plan to drink in a week. If I was stupid enough to drink it all on the first night then I definitely wouldn't buy any more. I could fall back on the sherry/spirits etc in the cupboard but I know I won't.



I'm on a measly two as well. Promised myself I will do better next week.

I do keep reading, it's just the posting I don't do: thinking of changing my username to "Lurkio"!

AlexLK wrote: »

I don't know what's up with me. Didn't learn my lesson from earlier on in the week and had far too much to drink last night. No wonder I'm ill today. :mad:

Acknowledge, accept... try not to repeat!

WantToBeSE wrote: »

Another failure this weekend...why am i bothering??

Some professionals etc., don't like the word "try". They quote Yoda: "Do or not do, there is no try!", in their zeal they seem to forget that to think of trying is to mean that you want to do something at some level, however weak/fretful/fearful you feel: surely it's one of the first steps?

Anyway, I am trying to not drink for an extended period now, and have so far managed 4/15, please Shaggy.

Good luck and well done to all us triers and succeeders!

Greytcatlady

I do like this getting up and getting the best part of the day when you're not hung over.:j

I'm with gwithbag about those all or nothing mantras. Now I'm a huge fan of all those trite and hoary sayings you get from the internet, and it's sub folder Pinterest. Mostly because they're true. But ones like the one mentioned above and I think , 'oh get over yourself.'

brokemedic

Can I join please - even though I am a little late?

I have been doing this myself but would love to join a thread which keeps a track of how many days I have done and its nice to know that I have company and support along the way.

I went on holiday for a couple of weeks last year and didn't drink once. When I came back people commented how clear my skin was and how I looked like I had lost weight. I don't think I had lost weight, just the bloat associated with drinking. Unfortunately the bloat has returned.

If I am allowed to join I would like to report 5 alcohol free days so far.

shaggydoo

brokemedic wrote: »

Can I join please
If I am allowed to join I would like to report 5 alcohol free days so far.

Pushing out the for you...you're on the list and Good Luck! I've put you down as TF (Target free) but shout if you want to set a target number of days AF in January.