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

cathybird

Morning all, 1/21 please.

Last night for dinner I had a steak with half a bottle of red wine, something I used to do all the time before this year and I used to enjoy it so much. I have got wine round the house, a product of when I used to belong to one of those wine clubs, but it is packed away and I haven't drunk any of it since March. The dinner was delicious but I obviously can't drink as much as I used to because I missed my footing on the stairs and have now twisted my ankle, ow :rotfl:Anyway, I took that as a sign that this year was right and my past way of life was wrong, and I tipped the rest of the bottle of wine down the sink this morning. God save us from the tyranny of the leftover wine. I might see if I can give the other unopened wine away. If I can go this long without touching it it's clearly not that great a temptation but by the same token there's no point my keeping it either.

There's actually a load of other booze which I had to move out of the pantry this past week - a big collection of spirits, which I also haven't drunk from since March. I had to move it because I got someone in to fix the window in there. I shifted the collection in and out of the pantry a couple of times to make way for the fixit man and then thought "why the hell have I got all this booze then". The collection included midori and some beer, a bottle of cheap tequila and two bottles of champagne, none of which I even like, so I have chucked most of that away too. If I'm not drinking it, why is it there?

sukeyboo

Declaring early on 1/14 for today please Shaggy

maman

Slowdown wrote: »

Trying to imagine my 20/30 for Nov. I'm feeling a bit daunted but I'm going to give it my best shot.

Good luck for the coming month everyone.

Try not to be daunted slowdown, see it as a challenge that you can take control of. It helped me to map out in my diary the days when I plan to drink rather than try to be AF all the time and then beat myself up if I fall short. I find that more manageable. Hope that makes sense.:)

Honey_Bear wrote: »

I'm going to have to be sugar-free, chocolate-free and cheese-free for November. Defo need to shift this tummy or by the new year I'll look like a tub of lard.

31/31 please, Shaggy.

:T well done on another AF month HB. That's quite a challenge for November.:eek: On the weightloss, as you know I do SW. I'm not saying you need to do that but the principle of limiting treats to a fixed amount each day or each week might help going forward. I suppose it's similar to having a number of AF days or sticking to a number of units.


I'm pleased to be starting the month off today. I always feel a bit despondent when a month starts at the weekend and it takes me a while to get off the ground.


1 AFD please Shaggy.

cathybird

Honey_Bear wrote: »

Fantastic achievement, Cathybird! Well done. :T :T :T

Hey thanks Honey Bear - though obviously not quite such an achievement as yours :T:T:T Also, without this thread and everyone on it I'm quite sure I would be nowhere. I really feel I have made progress and am happy and am going to cling to this thread like a limpet so that keeps happening :rotfl:

Arkers

Good afternoon everyone,
1 AFD please Shaggy.
Arkers x

shaggydoo

Honey_Bear wrote: »

I'm going to have to be sugar-free, chocolate-free and cheese-free for November. Defo need to shift this tummy or by the new year I'll look like a tub of lard.

If I manage it, this will be my 11th day in a row Chocolate-free....also managed to exercise 11 days in a row. Scales now moving in the right direction....but it is a painfully slow process....

shaggydoo

Arkers wrote: »

Good afternoon everyone,
1 AFD please Shaggy.
Arkers x

Hi Arkers is that October or November?

shaggydoo

October 2017

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= Target Achieved

= Target Beaten



Alcohol Free Days

AlexLK 14/21
Arkers 23/TF
Barny1979 18/24
CathyBird 25/21
CuppaTea 13/18
Eltee 9/25
ElusiveLucy 14/14
GreenKaren 14/TF
Honey Bear 31/31
MaggieM 17/15
Maman 16/10
Nicnak 9/15
Paspatur 21/20
Poor S Lady 25/24
Pricey 16/20

PurpleMumof2 3/10
Shaggy 21/13
SlowDown 7/8
SukeyBoo 15/14
TakingOneDay 27/31


Tallyhoh 31/31

WBF 5/14


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cathybird

Re weight loss, not a subject on which I am any kind of expert but I have managed (for now at least) to substitute those rice cakes with the thin coating of chocolate on top for any other kind of chocolate - they are quite low-calorie and it seems to help.

shaggydoo

November 2017

= 7 Days AF

= 14 days AF

= 21 days AF

= 28 days AF

= 31 days AF

= Target Achieved

= Target Beaten



Alcohol Free Days

AlexLK

Arkers /10

Barny1979

CathyBird 1 /21

CuppaTea

Eltee

ElusiveLucy /14

GreenKaren

Honey Bear /30

MaggieM /15

Maman 1/10

Nicnak /20

Paspatur /24

Penelopedee /20

Poor Single Lady

Pricey /22

PurpleMumof2 /10

Shaggy /13

SlowDown /20

SukeyBoo 1/14

Stepuptotheplate /10

TakingOneDay

Tallyhoh /30

WBF


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