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

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  • Honey_Bear
    Honey_Bear Posts: 7,475 Forumite
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    Paspatur wrote: »
    I do really struggle with soft drinks, sounds daft since I drink beer but I hate all sugary drinks
    Have not found a replacement except water which, while good for me, gets a bit boring
    Or too much coffee
    My biggest struggle will be holidays but luckily my next one is visiting a relative in the Middle East and she does not drink

    The most difficult thing about life without booze was finding something to drink that I liked enough to want to drink all evening. I share your dislike of sugary drinks, which made it really difficult. My fallback in the early days was tomato juice with a good slug of Worcester Sauce, but I could only manage a maximum of two per evening, which wasn't enough.

    I was a wine drinker and I tried all of the AF wines and they were all equally disgusting.

    So I started on the alcohol-free lagers and that was, fortunately, where I found what I was looking for. I needed something slightly sour and my preferred brand is Beck$ B1ue, but I'll drink any AF lager or beer that any pub or bar has, and they're all preferable to anything sugary.

    Bonus time - after water, they're the healthiest drink in the pub, according to a doctor on the radio the other day. Hurrah!

    I'll catch up with the rest of the thread tomorrow.

    30/31 please, Shaggy.
    Better is good enough.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    Would like to try 20 days November to start with. Hope everyone else is ok and enjoying the first Sunday of the winter hours xxxx

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    and Good Luck!
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    October 2017

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    _autumn__by_jagveress-d8r0b21.gif= 28 days AF

    e283d9ecb3ebdb170eba460fdbfc62cc.gif= 31 days AF

    97405adab61ef2c5821b57010bbbba92-d88k3ho.gif= Target Achieved

    flying_witch.gif= Target Beaten



    Alcohol Free Days

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    Arkers 21/TFherbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=6468CQgb2mkiIjrD5QXE4a1XWPiYIwvLvTgCzyw9l4c6TIzsgB9XkRNIw==.gif
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    CuppaTea 13/18herbst0015.gif
    Eltee 9/25herbst0015.gif
    ElusiveLucy 12/14herbst0015.gif
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    Honey Bear 30/31 herbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=6468CQgb2mkiIjrD5QXE4a1XWPiYIwvLvTgCzyw9l4c6TIzsgB9XkRNIw==.gif_autumn__by_jagveress-d8r0b21.gif
    MaggieM 15/15 herbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=64697405adab61ef2c5821b57010bbbba92-d88k3ho.gif
    Maman 15/10 herbst0015.gif97405adab61ef2c5821b57010bbbba92-d88k3ho.gifflying_witch.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=646
    Nicnak 7/15herbst0015.gif
    Paspatur 19/20herbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=646
    Poor S Lady 25/24 herbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=6468CQgb2mkiIjrD5QXE4a1XWPiYIwvLvTgCzyw9l4c6TIzsgB9XkRNIw==.gif97405adab61ef2c5821b57010bbbba92-d88k3ho.gifflying_witch.gif
    Pricey 16/20herbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=646

    PurpleMumof2 3/10
    Shaggy 20/13 herbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=64697405adab61ef2c5821b57010bbbba92-d88k3ho.gifflying_witch.gif


    SlowDown 5/8
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    TakingOneDay 27/31 herbst0015.gifsmileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=6468CQgb2mkiIjrD5QXE4a1XWPiYIwvLvTgCzyw9l4c6TIzsgB9XkRNIw==.gif

    WBF 5/14


    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!
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    November 2017

    meditate-smiley-emoticon.gif= 7 Days AF

    smileys-halloween-500315.gif?w=646= 14 days AF

    Smilies_Bananas_ChristmasDancing.gif8CQgb2mkiIjrD5QXE4a1XWPiYIwvLvTgCzyw9l4c6TIzsgB9XkRNIw==.gif= 21 days AF

    _autumn__by_jagveress-d8r0b21.gif= 28 days AF

    Picture_263.gif= 31 days AF

    15_1_111.gif= Target Achieved

    cheer.gif= Target Beaten



    Alcohol Free Days

    AlexLK


    Arkers /10

    Barny1979


    CathyBird /21


    CuppaTea

    Eltee

    ElusiveLucy /14

    GreenKaren

    Honey Bear /30

    MaggieM /15

    Maman /10

    Nicnak /20

    Paspatur /24


    Penelopedee /20


    Poor Single Lady

    Pricey /22

    PurpleMumof2 /10

    Shaggy /13

    SlowDown /20

    SukeyBoo /14


    TakingOneDay

    WBF


    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!
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • shaggydoo
    shaggydoo Posts: 8,435 Forumite
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    Roll up, Roll up. A New Month, A New Challenge.
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    SET A
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    30 days up for grabs!

    Everyone Welcome!!!
    What do we do when we fall? We get up, dust ourselves off and start walking in the right direction again. Perhaps when we fall, it is easy to forget there are people along the way who help us stand and walk with us as we get back on track.
  • Arkers
    Arkers Posts: 1,587 Forumite
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    Good evening everyone,

    1AFD please Shaggy.

    Arkers x
  • 8/15, please

    Thank you xx
    September 2017 Debt = £25330

    Starting afresh.

    You can do anything if you put your mind to it. x
  • Paspatur
    Paspatur Posts: 538 Forumite
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    20/20 for last night please
  • Well October wasn't very good for AF days.. but for November I'd like to go for 10 and hoping for more. Hope everyone is ok.
    LBM 1st Feb 2015 £18182 to go :o
    my diary: time to step up to the plate. SPC#079
  • sukeyboo
    sukeyboo Posts: 2,308 Forumite
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    Jumping on the broom (by the skin of my teeth ;)) with 15/14 for today please Shaggy - thank you so much for all your hard work keeping track of us all - you are a star :T
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