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

shaggydoo

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

SET YOUR

23 days up for grabs!

Everyone Welcome!!!

BHB

4/20 Please Shaggy

CountingPenniesClaire

I'm declaring early for tonight. 5/21 for me shaggy. Thank youuuu x

Ellsbel

Out tonight and tomorrow so I think my next AFD will be on Monday - I'm determined to meet my target though!
Honey bear you're doing brilliantly:) - one thing I've noticed this month is that making the decision to stay AF all month seemed to be easier than picking and choosing which nights to allow myself a drink!
On the plus side, though I am sticking to one or two and finding that's enough, when I do drink.
Have a good weekend everyone:)

Fruball

Ellsbel wrote: »

Out tonight and tomorrow so I think my next AFD will be on Monday - I'm determined to meet my target though!
Honey bear you're doing brilliantly:) - one thing I've noticed this month is that making the decision to stay AF all month seemed to be easier than picking and choosing which nights to allow myself a drink!
On the plus side, though I am sticking to one or two and finding that's enough, when I do drink.
Have a good weekend everyone:)

I think this may be a good strategy for me. I pretty much now drink every other day and the days I don't drink, it is almost a relief but, just as drinking every day used to be a habit, now, drinking every other day is a habit!

stoplurking

5/22 for last night please Shaggy. Having wine tonight and probably tomorrow night as well. Hope to be back Sunday. Thanks.

Honey_Bear

Ellsbel wrote: »

Honey bear you're doing brilliantly:) - one thing I've noticed this month is that making the decision to stay AF all month seemed to be easier than picking and choosing which nights to allow myself a drink!
On the plus side, though I am sticking to one or two and finding that's enough, when I do drink.
Have a good weekend everyone:)

Thank you Ellsbel. Before I stopped drinking I tried to cut down and moderate which I just never got right no matter how many times I swore blind I was going to do it. Breaking the habit of drinking every night was a toughie for the first couple of months but once I'd found an alternative to alcohol it was very straightforward. OH, who drinks a lot less now that I don't, finds it difficult to be AF two nights a week and I'd struggle with that if I allowed myself to go back to it. For me, this is easier.

satchmo1

5/21 AFDs tonight. Was going to go to a quiz night, but a sleepless night caught up with me. An early night beckons.

graemecarter

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Thank you Ellsbel. Before I stopped drinking I tried to cut down and moderate which I just never got right no matter how many times I swore blind I was going to do it. Breaking the habit of drinking every night was a toughie for the first couple of months but once I'd found an alternative to alcohol it was very straightforward. OH, who drinks a lot less now that I don't, finds it difficult to be AF two nights a week and I'd struggle with that if I allowed myself to go back to it. For me, this is easier.

I was hopeless at moderation. All or nothing for me, so it has to be nothing.

What is the alternative you find works for you?

Wanna_Bee_Free

Just to let you all know I don't think I'll be around much. My focus is not here at the moment but I'll be back at some point. Shaggy, thanks for scoring and everyone else thanks for being so fab and supportive.