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

shaggydoo

January:

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF
= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Alex 2/28
Barny1979 15/25
CathyBird 18/31
CountingPenniesClaire 15/27
DansMam 18/31
DebJay 18/31
DizzyImp 18/31
Doshwaster 12/24
Effyb4 7/20
[Deleted User] 18/31
Gien 17/31
Honey Bear 19/31

HR_money /31

JHiggins 3/23

Jjef /18

JulieTheMuse 16/24

Lincs 4/31
Mackeroo 8/10
Maggie 7/15
Maman 7/10

Mari 1/20
NewMe 14/23

PenniesFromHeaven 6/23
Piggles 9/18

Poppety 2/11
Pricey 12/20
Satchmo 17/31
SandyPan 14/29
Shaggy 7/17
SmallHoldingSister 15/31

Smiley_77 6/31

WBF 2/10
Yellowmonkey 18/31

Alcohol Low Days

Shaggy 14/23




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!

debjay

19/31 for tonight please.

smallholdingsister

19/31 please Shaggy. Xxx

yellowmonkey

19/31 please Shaggy

maggiesoup1

What I can't seem to get over is drinking too much early evening. I do wait for wine o'clock (which is 6 p.m. in these parts) but then I drink the first glass(es) much too quickly usually while prepping dinner. Anyone else find this?


Hi Maman, yes this is/was EXACTLY my problem. I'd be checking the clock every 10 mins until 6pm then whoopee I'm allowed that glass of wine while prepping dinner. Problem was, drinking on an empty stomach made me lose my appetite fairly quickly, especially on the second glass of white, so I'd end up eating less as I'd mentally be juggling the calories. My resistance would then be low so after dinner I'd continue drinking, but add a few bags of crisps to the mix.... I've calculated that I probably drank/nibbled about 700 calories a night JUST IN BOOZE/CRISPS!!! Neither wonder I've lost 4lbs since I stopped this madness:)

So, having identified that 6pm was (and still is) my nemesis, I have a cup of tea until I sit down to dinner and once I've eaten a decent plate of food I don't feel like a glass of wine.

I'm hope this is the key to my success, this is half way through the second week and seems to have done the trick, but I'm not too getting complacent yet :eek:

Another AF night please Shaggy (sorry, I can't work out how to highlight red on this new laptop !!!)

Effyb4

Thanks for all the support about Ofsted everyone.


I am going to declare early tonight 8/20 please

Poppety

3/11 please.

Almost everyone's tale sounds familiar. The wine o'clock time, dinner prepping time, add the crisps and never mind time. It's all there.

Tonight I was tempted. Long day, meetings, marking (which I haven't finished and will get up even earlier to do). I am exhausted and the temptation is great. However, I've cooked the dinner and now I'm in the bath. (Bet you're glad we're not on Skype!) I'm languishing here as long as I can to stave the crave.

So, declaring earlyish to help myself.
I still feel I'm about to fail at any moment though.

Kind regards
Poppety.

juliethemuse

18 /AF days Feeling great. this no drinking lark is good for the waistline too.

gien

No booze for me tonight!

I know exactly what everyone means about the first class of wine whilst cooking, losing your appetite and then snacking - is a pattern I follow too.
I'm finding the not drinking actually surprisingly easy one I've said 'no' for the evening so that is helpful.

Also a big hello to all the new people and all the returners.

Dizzy_Imp

19/31 please Shaggy x