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

CountingPenniesClaire

9/24 :-) dunno if I'll make target but will certainly do 20 +

CountingPenniesClaire

How do you find the energy for three parties in one weekend? I'm flakey after one even without alcohol. And a 30lb loss - oh wow! Huge congratulations; another example of what willpower can achieve

Thanks Honeybear. This board has definitely helped with the weight loss. Not least being generally bad for your health too much alcohol made me a fattie (along with all the usual naughty foods)! I'm not on any diet but have totally changed my lifestyle - more exercise, more active through the entire day, moderate alcohol and treat intake. Most importantly balance the calories in v calories out books (well create a deficit in my case - at least until I am at target weight)!

As for the parties - fortunately they were not big rave ups!!

Barny1979

16/31 AFDs today

Honey_Bear

Barny1979 wrote: »

15/31 AFDs and 3kgs lost too!!

Wow! You're rockin' it now, aren't you Barny! Good on you.

Fruball wrote: »

Liver test came back slightly raised as I expected. It was last time too and I wasn't a drinker then! My Dad always had higher than normal liver test results and he didn't drink. They said that the fact I am 4st overweight would contribute to the results and the fact i am dieting (8lbs down so far) will help.

It's all progress on the weightloss front, isn't it? I didn't realise carrying extra had an impact on liver function tests, so thanks for that.

I'm trying not to indulge my late night habit of reading blogs etc on the laptop and am going back to books at night, especially while OH is away for a few days, hence calling early at the moment. I know I couldn't trust myself in the early days but I've felt relatively safe doing it recently, so 16/31, please Shaggy when you get back from your break - although I hope to increase that number by then.

Barny1979

17/31 AFDs

debjay

9/20 for tonight please.

Fruball

debjay wrote: »

9/20 for tonight please.

Snap!

9 for me tonight too

jimmy*c

What a week this has been. So much churning around my head. An AF weekend for me... "alcohol full" weekend. Sigh. Really going to have to pull the stops out to go through next week AF, but I am determined to do it.

Keep it AF guys. Unlike me.

Dizzy_Imp

Two more to add, making my total 15/24. Step-kids are being supportive while their dad is working away, so I'm feeling less desperate for a glass of wine by the evening, which feels like a real achievement

Chardonnay

12/24 now please Shaggy!