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

maman

CuppaTea wrote: »

Maman do mind me asking where the stop button sits these days. What do you class as low tolerance?

I suppose it depends where you're coming from cuppa. Before I joined this thread I was drinking at least a bottle of wine a night, every night of the week. Frequently we'd open two bottles and I would have more than my half IYSWIM or to hide my consumption from DH I'd have a couple of glasses of sherry mid evening to make the wine last longer. Weekends and parties I'd probably have even more.


Now I try to have 4 AF nights a week and at weekends I don't finish a bottle of wine each night. I stop mid evening and have a cuppa;) to pace myself. Recently I've switched to mainly drinking gin and my NBF is a jigger! It's one of these measures

which means that I have exactly 25mls each time. I can manage 4 to 5 a night liberally diluted with tonic. That might still be an awful lot to some people but for me it's the limit beyond which I know I risk a hangover. HTH.


Today's my last AF day for August as I'm out for dinner with friends tomorrow.


September won't be an easy month, we're away for a few days next week and there are a number of family birthdays but if I can scrape my 10 I'll be happy.:)


15 AFDs please Shaggy.

shaggydoo

August 2017

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= Target Achieved

= Target Beaten


Alcohol Free Days
Barny1979 19/24
CathyBird 27/21
CuppaTea 14/16
Eltee 18/21
ElusiveLucy 10/15

GreenKaren 1/5
Honey Bear 29/31

Macpep 3/10
MaggieM 14/15
Maman 15/10

ManPants 5/TF

NewstartDMP /21
PollyAnna 8/TF
Poor Single Lady 15/20
Pricey 9/22

PurpleMumof2 2/10
Shaggy 16/21
Smiley77 14/31
StichyWitchy 10/26
SukeyBoo 15/14

WBF 13/18


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

2017 Targets
= 50 Days AF

= 100 days AF

= 150 days AF

:A = 200 days AF

= 250 days AF

= 300 days AF

= 350 days AF

= 365 days AF

= target achieved


Alcohol Free Days

Arkers 118/TF
Barny1979 165/275
CathyBird 170/252
CuppaTea 115/200
DebJay 85/TF
DizzyImp 52 /TF
Eltee 138/200
ElusiveLucy 94/TF
FakePlasticTwee 119/TF
GreenKaren 84/120
Honey Bear 212/365:A
LoveASale 50/TF

MaggieM 50/185
Maman 87/TF

PollyAnna 63/TF
Poor Single Lady 152/TF
Pricey 140/250
ScatterBrain 140/TF
Shaggy 122/260
SukeyBoo 96/150

WBF 65/150


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 A

30 days up for grabs!

Everyone Welcome!!!

Honey_Bear

ElusiveLucy wrote: »

I did really badly at the weekend and had too much to drink on more than one occasion.

Bank holidays are really, really tough if you're used to drinking on the days when you don't plan to work the next day. We all go a bit mad, it seems, over the August Bank holiday, Christmas and New Year. For some reason, Easter and the May Bank Holiday aren't usually quite so tough.

Poor_Single_lady wrote: »

But In my bid to cut down a friend who drives has introduced me to Alcohol free Ginger beer.
She has no idea how much this will help me and does not understand my gratitude. It's very very nice. Would recommend to all.

Ginger beer is a godsend! And, as this is MSE, you can make it yourself, which I thoroughly recommend.

*Ouch* Shaggy! I think I've got my sugar cravings and consumption under control, but I could still do with losing the 8lbs or so I can't seem to shift. I feel your pain. Good luck with it. 30/31 please.

maman

shaggydoo wrote: »

Hi all,

Weighed myself this morning and I've put on a stone and a half in 14 months :eek::eek: I know why - I have been worrying about someone I love who is going through a horrible break up. But this must stop!

Lots of AFDs must be had.

Shaggyx

I feel your pain Shaggy. I put on half a stone on holiday and 2 months on I've only managed to shift a couple of pounds. I'd recommend non alcoholic ginger beer with no added sugar!

This is on offer at Sainsbury's at the moment. I find it better than the own brands. Unfortunately so many soft drinks can be very sweet. I don't like the taste and I certainly don't like the calories! That's why I've been having gin with slimline lately.

Barny1979

20/24 AFDs today

Wanna_Bee_Free

14/18 for me this evening. Good luck with the weight loss Shaggy.

Barny1979

September target of 25 AFDs

CuppaTea

Thanks for the explanation Maman. I've found that helpful. I've felt guilty thus august and want to get back on track. My days haven't slipped massively but my consumption on non AF's is creeping up.

15/16 please shaggy