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

Fruball

Green_Karen wrote: »

No more AF to report, have been on a 'use all your allowance for Feb in a week' mode

Also 'did a fruball' the other day and declared an early AF and then succumbed, excuse being meeting friends for a meal then all winds and accidents closed all motorways around Manchester and we ended up being two hours late.

Alex - am in awe of your determination and will power - keep going!

SPS - really sorry you're having a rough time, had an awful time with my OH over Xmas being grumpy and distant, thought we were coming to the end after 11 years, but he has rallied, still don't know what it was. Relationships, jobs etc all the same, just deciding on a day to day basis if the pros outweigh the cons.....good luck with whatever you decide.

WBF - boring name really, I am just a mad environmentalist!

:rotfl: Love "did a Fruball"

I am also spectacularly hungover today and in self destruct mode. My trigger is being out and passing the shop at a certain time of day so it is this that I must learn to avoid. Also, the great expanse of the evening looming. I am just so bored in the evenings.

Anyway, definitely will be AF tonight so 1 more for me please Shaggy

shaggydoo

Afternoon :hello:

1 more AFD.



Shaggyx

shaggydoo

gien wrote: »

My username is a type of pottery I like!

Just looked that up - really really nice.

My user name is a mix of scooby doo (already taken) & his wing man shaggy.

shaggydoo

Febuary 2014 :-

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF


= target achieved

AFoolWithMoney 13/26
AlexLK 13/25

ArsenalBarnie 4/12
Baileysonice 8/15
Barny1979 11/24

Beth /21
DebJay 9/20
DoshWaster 8/16

Fruball 6/18
Gien 10/24
Green Karen 9/23
GreyCatLady 7/TF

Guinness-Cat 6/21

GWithBag 4/14

Joanne 1/22

Judi /20

Maman 6/10

Milky1991 3/12

Mummyto3boys /15
Munchin 10/16

PriceySOS 5/22

RachelWW1 /10
Satchmo 12/24
Shaggy 8/17

SpinningSheep 4/27
Stupotstu 10/22
Sukeyboo 7/12
TillerGirl 10/20

TopGirl 4/20
Wanna Bee Free 7/14

5 Year Plan 6/20


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

10/20 for last night. It's great to hear all the successes so far this month.

afoolwithmoney

14/26 please Shaggy

Barny1979

12/24 AFDs tonight, half-way there

AlexLK

Pleased to announce 14/25. Thank you all for the encouragement, I'm rather determined to meet my target this month still.

StuPotStu: Hope you and your OH manage to sort things out.

satchmo1

13/24 AFDs tonight, even though I'd planned to have a couple of glasses of wine. However, a painful exam at doctors has sent me to bed with a hot water bottle.

gien

Well done Alex!

Fruball and 5YP, I hope you don't mind me saying, but it seems that drinking is filling in for 'being on your own', you are using alcohol to avoid being sober, alone, with your thoughts and ideas.
If this might be the case (and PLEASE forgive me if I am being too invasive, or just plain wrong) I really empathise. I think it takes a lot of work to realise and work out what a sober life looks like - I'm only just starting along that road and it is hard!

tonight I have had my last drinking night for the month and I must say that I feel a bit bereft - 'awwww no more booze for two weeks, it's not fair', Yet I didn't feel this in January when I was in the middle of a sober month. I didn't even question it. I need to reflect on this.