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

Fruball

satchmo1 wrote: »

2/24 AFDs for me for last night.


Yesterday was a much better day, despite mum locking herself in and me out of our apartment (eek). I had to ring her to bring her to the hall so I could talk her through unlocking the latch. Her first reaction, when she couldn't immediately unlock it, was "shall I just leave it then"??? How did she think I was going to get in!


She is definitely getting worse.

Sorry to hear that It can't be easy (((hugs)))

Maman - If you can't boast here about your AFness, then where else?! Boast away

Welcome to Miss_Piggy, or welcome back I should say

Hi to all the lurkers reading this! :hello:

1 more for me so 3/21 please. It has been a stressful day and previously, I definitely would have reached for wine and considered it a 'legitimate excuse' but not any more

Progress isn't always about exactly how many AF days we have but breaking bad/unhealthy habits/associations I suppose

Honey_Bear

Sorry about your Mum, Stachmo.

Brag away Maman! I love hearing success stories. I'm fully intending to lash out and celebrate tonight with a few B'Blues, havng achieved something I've been trying to pluck up the courage to tackle for a whole year - today. Done. Very, very chuffed with myself, and if it leads to anything, that's great, and if not, at least I gave it my best shot.

It was one of the things that I used to put off in my drinking days because I had a hangover or felt tired, or whatever excuse I could dream up to let me off the hook. I had intended to get on a train and go and do it today, but in the end I did it all in the comfort of my own home, in my own office, at my desk. Technically, very straightforward - the difficult bit was making myself do it.

I love how the only two lines everyone knows that quoting Hotel California means - are always those very two, Miss Piggy.

And, while we're in the mood for music, tonight is *Celebration time, come on!*

4/31 please, Soon-to-be-SuperSlim Shaggy.

Hopefuljoy

Hello shaggy!

So far so better than usual.... 2/27 please. That means four Fridays are allocated and no scope for anything else. Xx

Satchmo I'm sorry to hear your mum seems more poorly. Xx

debjay

4/23 for tonight please.

Barny1979

4/26 AFDs tonight

Wanna_Bee_Free

Welcome back to Miss P! :j
Satchmo, so sorry to hear about your Mum.
I've been reading on here and have decided I will be AF today. I laughed out loud at the Hotel California stuff as on other occasions I've dropped off the thread I've always read everything when I came back so this time I've learnt I can never leave either and have been catching up every day or two.
I'm not wanting a March target yet but will want an April one. I'm in a different time zone this month and originally wanted to break out of my routines when I left the country but have kept this one as per the song.
Have a good evening everyone!

satchmo1

3/24 AFDs. Thanks everyone, I'm going to have some respite mid-March, which will do me and DH good. Mum's very positive about it, saying we need the break.

graemecarter

maman wrote: »

That was my first and only challenge MissP and then I excuse myself for special occasions and holidays. I'm pleased if I can not drink on school nights BUT my attitude has changed. On drinking nights I'm having less and I can stop when I've had enough (novel idea eh??). And if I go out and have a single glass I don't just carry on when I get home. Sorry if that sounds boastful. I was just listing my own little successes for me.:o

My hat is off to anyone like you maman who can take a drink and then be in control over how much they drink.
I tried that for many many years and all the evidence shows me that once I have any alcohol in my body, I then have no control as to when I will stop drinking. It could be 2 drinks or 22 drinks!

My relationship to alcohol is all or nothing, and I have had to choose nothing.

Chardonnay

Pleased you will be getting some respite soon Satchmo - it must be very wearing and worrying for you!

Well done to HB for achieving what you've wanted to for so long! Hope you enjoyed the Becks Blue :T

4/31 for me please Shaggy! Hope the weight loss carries on going well. I've got 4 weeks before my holiday to lose half a stone :eek:

Miss_Piggy

Good morning all

Shaggy - please could I go for a target of 18 in March please?? And I'm currently on 3/18

Well done everyone on their AF'ness, sometimes in very trying circumstances. Thursday is food shopping day today - I'm going to make a concerted effort not to put any wine in the trolley. We are off out tomorrow night for a meal for our Wedding Anniversary so will allow myself a couple of glasses of wine the.

Miss P
xx