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

shaggydoo

October:

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF


= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days
Alex 23/TF
Barny1979 27/25
Chardonnay 8/21
Charmed 30/31
Cuppatea 12/21
DebJay 15/13

Desperado 4/21
Gien 9/10

Lincs1205 /31
Honey Bear 31/31
Maman 10/10

Milky 4/15
Pricey 17/20
Satchmo 14/14
SandyPan 18/21
SmallHoldingSister 14/21
WBF 7/21

Alcohol Low Days
DizzyImp 24/22
Piggles 13/8
Shaggy 21/25




Everyone Welcome! It's never too late to join....

Please highlight your AFDs in Red

Don't hesitate to let me know if I've made a mistake!

shaggydoo

November:

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF

= 30 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Alex 1/28

Barny1979 /20

Chardonnay

Charmed /22

Cuppatea

Dansmam /30

DebJay 1/22

Desperado

Doshwaster /24

Gien /15

Lincs1205

Honey Bear 2/30

Maman /10

Milky /10

Piggles /15

Pricey /20

Satchmo /20

SandyPan

SmallHoldingSister /29

Tee /15

WBF

Alcohol Low Days

DizzyImp /23

Shaggy 1/22




Everyone Welcome! It's never too late to join....

Please highlight your AFDs in Red

Don't hesitate to let me know if I've made a mistake!

shaggydoo

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

SET YOUR

29 days up for grabs!

Everyone Welcome!!!

maman

shaggydoo wrote: »

Something that's really helped me recently is realizing that you only have to overeat by 50 calories (half a biscuit or 2 squares of Dairy Milk!) each day to put on half a stone in a year and a 100 calories (a hole biscuit or 4 squares of dairy milk) to put on a stone.

As a seasoned-dieter yourself you probably have lots of tricks too! Tbh I never really had to think about what I ate until about 7 years ago when I started to gain weight - I think because my job changed a bit and I was getting less exercise. So I have had to educate myself from scratch!

Those are scary figures for what a harmless bit of chocolate can do. Strangely enough my story is similar:eek:. I was slim all my adult life until I changed my job, more sitting in meetings and more stressful so ended up rewarding myself with booze and generally less active. I gained weight slowly over a few years and eventually decided enough was enough as I hated being fat. So I came on here to control the booze first then joined SW, my first ever 'diet'.


I'm making a start of November today, hoping for 3 days this week.


1 AFD please Shaggy.

piggles1

I managed 14/8 ALD/AFDs for october because the last two days were two AFDs in a row in practice for november

Then yesterday I had an 'on' day and had two units. I felt it this morning, tired, groggy, why did I bother

So my system must be used to me not having any now and reacts to having just some. Back to none again as often as possible I think.

I remember it being really difficult to cut down from one bottle a day to slightly less and it kept going back up, and now after all that inching it down it's got a lot easier. I can still feel the want a bit more mentality creeping in but the really low tolerance and a bit of willpower means I'm less interested in it. Not having to keep buying the stuff is a huge relief and a good incentive as well

missingmum

Can I join please? Had a wedding this weekend so not off to a great start. But aiming for 10 AFD this month, sounds pathetic:(

maman

piggles1 wrote: »

So my system must be used to me not having any now and reacts to having just some. Back to none again as often as possible I think.

I remember it being really difficult to cut down from one bottle a day to slightly less and it kept going back up, and now after all that inching it down it's got a lot easier. I can still feel the want a bit more mentality creeping in but the really low tolerance and a bit of willpower means I'm less interested in it. Not having to keep buying the stuff is a huge relief and a good incentive as well

I found my body got used to having less and any overindulgence and I feel it. Felt so cross with myself on Saturday as I haven't had that hungover feeling in ages. Good deterrent though.:(

missingmum wrote: »

Can I join please? Had a wedding this weekend so not off to a great start. But aiming for 10 AFD this month, sounds pathetic:(

Not pathetic at all, and welcome to the thread. I have a target of 10 every month;). Last month that's all I managed, mainly due to a holiday. Otherwise I aim to beat it if I can and not drink to excess on the days in between.


The lovely Shaggy will add you to the list when she's next posting:).

satchmo1

1/20 AFDs today, to kick of for November.

Barny1979

1/20 for me today too

charmed1318

piggles1 wrote: »

one day missing isn't bad at all, congrats on the interview and a well-earned beer! I'm a fan of real ale but haven't had one lately. Now with my targets I can only have one pint, but the good news is it can be whichever beer I want, not necessarily the weakest because I'm not going to have 4 pints

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Well done on the 30 days Charmed. You did amazingly well, imho.

Thanks for the support guys.

For the newbies, in a way, I wish I hadn't had that pint on Saturday. A month free of the stuff and now I need to get it out of my system.
The interview went no-where as I would have heard today.
Never mind