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

Sandypan

Declaring really early today but really want my 14 day smiley please Shaggy!! Did have a lapse on Thursday when oh cracked open a bottle of cava, 2 glasses later thought may as well have a whiskey coz I've blown it now!!!!! Result dreadful nights sleep, banging head and have felt rotten ever since, plus won't make my target again now for this month!!!

Honey_Bear

yellowmonkey wrote: »

Dry January is not going to make me sober for ever but it has definately made me see that my intake was too high and I will reduce it to very sensible levels in the future

That was an intersting post, Yellow Monkey. I think all the talk of Dry January a couple of years ago was one of the factors in me deciding to join Belle's 100 Day Challenge mid-January 2014, but I cracked after 20 days and found that after a couple of weeks I was back into my old familiar habits. Apparently I'm one of the people who just can't cut down, although I wish I were. Strangely I don't remember feeling any better at all during those three weeks, so it's helpful hearing that you do. Good luck with February!

Welome Poppety! :wave: It sounds as though you've worked out what works for you. Good luck with it.

I think you're right, Cathybird - the whisky probably doesn't help but it blots out feeling some of the symptoms, I'd have thought. Let's be honest, it means we can call it medicinal and therefore good for us!

17/31 please, Shaggy.

Barny1979

13/25 AFDs today

cathybird

Sandypan wrote: »

Did have a lapse on Thursday when oh cracked open a bottle of cava, 2 glasses later thought may as well have a whiskey coz I've blown it now!!!!! Result dreadful nights sleep, banging head and have felt rotten ever since, plus won't make my target again now for this month!!!

Hang in there Sandypan!! I must say though you've summed up the/my problem with alcohol in a nutshell - drink a glass or so and suddenly more alcohol on top of that again seems like a brilliant idea. Which, of course, it isn't!

PriceySOS

11 please, Shaggy, thanks

debjay

Declaring early with 17/31 for tonight please.

maggiesoup1

Didn't do badly on Friday (4 drinks) and Saturday (3 drinks) had already decided I would be happy to have a drink when I'm with partner or friends but not when at home on my own. I'm preparing dinner early as I'm beginning to weaken ...... had a cup of tea and that's helped a bit but can't wait for the chicken to cook as the half bottle of chilled wine in the fridge is definitely winking at me !!!!

Welcome Poppety, I too fooled myself into thinking that I was getting away with it as I'm not overweight and am reasonably fit but of course I was only kidding myself.

Good luck with this week and thanks to everyone who has given me such support this very difficult first week.

cathybird

17/31 for me please Shaggy

yellowmonkey

17/31 please Shaggy

PriceySOS

12 please, Shaggy, ta