The Cutting Down / Giving Up Booze Thread (Part 14)

BACKFRMTHEEDGE

3/31 thanks

Poor_Single_lady

Welcome beardedDez

3/21 please

Thank you Shaggy and all.

sukeyboo

Welcome BeardedDez :hello:

3/14 for today please Shaggy

cathybird

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Please don't be offended if something I say jars with what you think or believe - the whole point of the thread is to be able to thrash out what we think and feel anonymously about our individual relationships with alcohol.

Hey no not in the least offended, Honey Bear, just offering my own perspective on the article, which is different from yours, probably because of our different personal histories and approaches. In my book if the article provoked a bit of debate, that's good.

Scatterbrain, I confess I'd be irked by that too - if I had friends over, I wouldn't give them plonk or posh stuff, something decent in between. Or, if I was serving plonk, I'd throw in a couple of bottles of decent stuff as well. Or, if I didn't do that, and hid all the good stuff, I'd at least admit to myself I was being a bit mean with my friends I agree with Honey Bear tho that the fact that she keeps pulling you off the wagon is not a good sign - it shows a lack of concern both for your health and your obvious efforts to deal with alcohol in a better way.

cathybird

And I forgot to add, 4/21 for today please.

Arkers

Good morning everyone,
Hangover free swim this morning....bliss
4 please Shaggy
Arkers x

Mudbath

Hi BeardedDez...I only started on here last month and everyone is really friendly and welcoming.

I'm 2/20 today please

[Deleted User]

Hi Shaggy,

Please could you amend my target to 14 please for January.

Many thanks

Pmo2
x

shaggydoo

Originally Posted by New Me
This article from 2010 is interesting, the writer had given up for almost a year at the point of writing. A lot of honest points in it. I wonder how she is getting on now.

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/healthy-living/virginia-ironside-why-i-gave-up-alcohol-2172619.html

:eek:Oh my days OVER £2000 pa on alcohol way back in 2010 :eek: - that to me is a problem even if she doesn't think so! That is £167 per MONTH. That's 33 plus bottles of wine at £5 (per month). Or 11 plus bottles of spirits at £15 per bottle (per month). Nuts imho.

In 2010 I spent the grand total of £74 on alcohol ALL YEAR - £6 per month - that was also for 2 of us. That was my lowest ever amount however.....:D That year I has 273 AFDs.

shaggydoo

January 2018

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= Target Achieved

= Target Beaten



Alcohol Free Days

Arkers 4/15

BackFrmTheEdge 3/31

BaileysOnIce 3/19

Barny1979 /26

BeardedDez 2/16

Castri09 /20

CathyBird 4/21

CuppaTea

Eltee /20

ElusiveLucy /25

GreenKaren /10

Honey Bear 4/31

MaggieM 1/15

Maman 2/10

Mudbath 2/20

NewMe 4/31

Nicnak 2/20

Paspatur 1/31

PollyAnna 1/19

Poor Single Lady 3/21

Pricey 3/22

PurpleMumof2 /14

Scatterbrain 3/31

Shaggy 3/17

SlowDown /15

SukeyBoo 3/14

Stepuptotheplate 1/8

TakingOneDay /31

ThriftMonster 1/29

Tallyhoh /31

WBF 1/10


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!