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

Barny1979

12/31 AFDs tonight

Greytcatlady

13/31 for me today please.

Hoping to eat out later this week, we've got a voucher:money:
Unless driving, which isn't often since we only try to go to places in staggering distance, I don't think I've ever been out as a adult and not imbibed. I normally down at least a half bottle wine with dinner out so we'll see how that goes. Now that will be a cheap night if it goes to plan. And the pub isn't flooded out.

afoolwithmoney

13/31 For me today please Shaggy

CuppaTea

9 AF please.

satchmo1

13/31 AFDs in the bag tonight


Good news on the parkrun Facebook page today. A new venue (Ormskirk, Lancashire) will begin in March - just ahead of my move Northwards. Ormskirk is only 20 minutes drive from where we'll be living. I'm very pleased with that running news.

Angela84

Hi!
I know Im coming in late for the January challenge, but may I join? I have spent many years happily drinking, and then the last year decided it was a bit concerning I wasn't able to go more than a day without a drink. I have really really cut down, and feel very excited I might be breaking free of the chains.
As there are 19 days left of January, could I pledge 15 AF days please? With today being my first?

Baileysonice

Hi everyone and welcome to notechno and Angela 84 good luck both with your goals.

Not been AF for a few days now starting with some wine on the train on Thurs then just carrying on over the weekend. Anyway back on track today and feeling good for it already.

4/15 please Shaggy:A

Pretty awful really but tomorrows another day

gien

Another AF night for me - 10 in total thank you Shaggy

debjay

I'm on 13/31 now although can't say that I'm feeling much better in the mornings for it yet.

Maybe I won't as I work shifts and really unsocial hours - on call overnight.

beth2242

Please could I join this challenge? I have read through all the posts from #1 and found them all to be very encouraging. I wouldn't have said previously that I had a drink problem but I certainly enjoy a drink and dread the nights I know I can't.

However, I have manahed 8 days so far this is my 8th day on the run and I hope to get to the end of Jan alcohol free! BUT (and its a big BUT) I am very P$*%£d off with H2B as he was supposed to be doing dry January with me and hes bottled it on the first weekend and already planned two nights out! Grrr! I'm doing it to lose weight, feel healthy but more so to allow us to manage our money more effectively and put more money towards our wedding fund - so at the moment he is well and truly in my bad books as I feel like I'm going it alone, budgeting, being healthy AND having a dry January.

We went out for a family members birthday on Saturday night - I drove so that I wasn't tempted to drink and he and his Mum laughed at me all night saying I was boring and cracking jokes about me not drinking.

SO I'm hoping I can get the support I need from you guys! PLEASE!! I've been doing the WW diet too for a week and its my first weigh in tomorrow so if I lose weight I feel like laughing in his face and saying 'ha! now who's laughing'. :rotfl: