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

maman

Ellsbel wrote: »

5/22 please - very tempted tonight as not in the best of moods! so if I declare early, I won't give in to it.

Good for you. We never said it was easy but you'll feel great afterwards!:D

aneres

8/26 please Shaggy

satchmo1

9/17 AFDs for last night. The wine sirens were trying to tempt me to get a bottle from the stash in the boot of my car (for Christmas), but the weather helped as it was way too wild to venture out.

Barny1979

11/15 AFDs today

Ellsbel

Thank you maman and Honey Bear
I'm finding it so motivating being part of this virtual support group:)

grassgirl

Joining please x
Had an early present given to me I would love to open it but I know it'll be gone instantly and stupid shifts at work are a nightmare enough without a hangover..
So 20 more days left so going for 15/20 as a target.
I don't normally drink but when I do I do keep going so imposing another limit on myself to include at least a litre of water every day and when I do drink, no more than a pint/equivalent every hour..

Honey_Bear

Welcome GrassGirl!

Ellsbel, the mutual motivation is exactly why I stay! Without this thread and by that what I really mean is the contributors, to be honest, I'd be lost.

OH is away for three nights and while I considered having a Becks Blue, I didn't bother to open one last night. I very rarely drank on my own, but found the company of other adults in the evening always led to alcohol, and in my case with a depressing frequency of too much. Mind you, I also never drank during the day and have found myself really looking forward to the evening ritual of the BB, to the point of actually opening one a couple of weeks ago at about 4.00pm.

helena124

Ellsbel wrote: »

Thank you maman and Honey Bear
I'm finding it so motivating being part of this virtual support group:)

I'll second that Ellsbel and well done for resisting temptation :T

grassgirl

Bad news for me, first two weeks of housing benefit will be £0! No idea why, I'm on 24hours and earn £6.50 so have to go sort it tomorrow morning
Won't open the wine though, but I am going to have a cheeky take away once I've done an hour of housework. Grr but being good. Ish x

maman

grassgirl wrote: »

Bad news for me, first two weeks of housing benefit will be £0! No idea why, I'm on 24hours and earn £6.50 so have to go sort it tomorrow morning
Won't open the wine though, but I am going to have a cheeky take away once I've done an hour of housework. Grr but being good. Ish x

I do hope you get your finances sorted soon but meantime any cutting down you do will save you money. :T for making a start now rather than leaving it to New Year.


No drinking here tonight.


4 AFDs please Shaggy.