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

shaggydoo

Roll up, Roll up. A New Month, A New Challenge.

SET YOUR

31 days up for grabs!

Everyone Welcome!!!

pollyanna24

Well, I did another day! Yay! And although I was still pretty tired this morning, I did feel better than I normally do, i.e. a tad hungover. And also quite proud of myself. It really is not necessary to drink every night. I got in from work and poured myself fizzy water and lime and my mum didn't have anything either. We are quite bad at egging each other "Bottle of wine mum?" "Ooh, go on then!" etc. etc.

Think I will find tonight hard as I find myself wandering around the house or just tucking myself up in bed once the girls have gone, in order to keep myself from the kitchen.

So I am still on track at 2/7

pollyanna24

And I'll have to have a think about December.:p

Barny1979

15/23 AFDs today

maman

Barny1979 wrote: »

Been away on holiday, so slipped a bit, 14/23 AFDs after yesterday

I think that's allowed.;) Hope you had a good time.

pollyanna24 wrote: »

Think I will find tonight hard as I find myself wandering around the house or just tucking myself up in bed once the girls have gone, in order to keep myself from the kitchen.

I think it's quite normal to feel like that. I certainly did when drinking has become an end in itself. I drank masses and masses of water as I had to have a glass in my hand but it does pass I promise. And the later it gets in the evening the more determined I was not to 'waste' an AF day. Nothing wrong with early nights. You don't have to go to sleep until you're ready. You could read. Just do whatever it takes and you'll feel proud you've achieved it afterwards.


I followed my plan. Went out to lunch and had fizzy water.:D


11 AFDs please Shaggy.


I don't think I'll be having any more this month so I'd like to say a great big thank you to Shaggy.:A


The chart really helps. Thanks for filling in my target for December too. I might just scrape it if no more weeknight invitations crop up.

Barny1979

Going to go for 15 AFDs for December, as away on holiday again in early December, then a few evenings out planned!

debjay

17/19 for tonight please.

Honey_Bear

26/30 please, Shaggy.


We had a meal deal at the local arts centre tonight after watching Mr Turner, and the bar there is tiny, so no AF beer. I'm not sure why I need to have anything to drink with food any more, so I decided to have a hot chocolate, which was more like a dessert for me - and I had it after fish and chips (excellent). I now can't quite understand why I drank so much for so long, but there you go, I don't any more, and that's a good thing.


I still find myself thinking, well, I probably won't remember to do insert whatever after we come home so I'd best leave myself a note - because I never used to remember to do anything after a night out. And then I remember I don't drink and know I won't be three sheets to the wind, so I will remember whatever and I don't have to write myself a note. I do anyway, just in case, but at that moment of remembering I don't drink any more, all I can feel is relief. Huge relief.

mackeroo

12 AF please shaggy

Not AF tonight tho as after 2 nights of terrible sleep I've succumbed to a large vino in the hope that I get better night sleep. Fingers crossed

Wanna_Bee_Free

So another one takes me up to the dizzy heights of 3/7 please Shaggy.
I slept better last night but feel more achey today. Sleep well Mackeroo and everyone else.