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Cutting Down Alcohol Thread

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  • 12/25 and 2/5 for me today.

    Well done everyone esp Loveasale and Shaggy for your impressive AF totals!
  • sukeyboo
    sukeyboo Posts: 2,388 Forumite
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    Declaring early on 6/12 for today please Shaggy
  • Shaggy over 100 days with no alcohol,,, how did you feel going back to it after that long time ?
    May I ask why you did your alcohol diary in the first place ,, mine is easy , when I drink I don’t know when to stop ,,,,,!
    2/5. 12/28. X
    :money: I will never be rich but I'm happy :rotfl:
  • rosy10
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    10/23; please Shaggy. Back from the mini break! I did split a bottle of wine with the OH when eating out on a couple of nights and I enjoyed it but didn't feel the need to have anymore than that - straight back into the AFD swing. Well done everyone for great Feb. totals.
  • pollyanna24
    pollyanna24 Posts: 4,391 Forumite
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    Oops, mini slip up.

    Not only did I drink Fri and Sat, but also Thursday and Sunday, hmmm.

    Can I join the SNC and go for 4 please? I'm up to 1 this week.

    My total for February is 5/14 and for the year is 33/183.
    Pink Sproglettes born 2008 and 2010
    Mortgages (End 2017) - £180,235.03
    (End 2021) - £131,215.25 DID IT!!!
    (End 2022) - Target £116,213.81
  • I decided my conscience wouldn’t let me have a cold cure with a shot of whisky in and still claim an AF day, so I held off and am now at 11/25, thank you.

    Instead I picked up some Night Nurse and interestingly (OK maybe it’s a little boring), the leaflet says it contains 18% alcohol which sounds like a lot, and in fact 20ml of this medicine is equivalent to 72ml of beer or 30ml of wine! So I probably could have had the whisky hot toddy after all...
  • AnnieG
    AnnieG Posts: 877 Forumite
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    Hello
    I ended up drinking on Sunday, finishing off the last of the beer in the fridge. So, today is 2/5 for the SNC and 8/15 for February.
    Say what you mean.. mean what you say... without being mean.
  • AFD thank you
    2017- 5 credit cards plus loan
    Overdraft And 1 credit card paid off.

    2018 plans - reduce debt
  • Should be 8/21 thank you. Struggling to post. Not sure if it’s my phone.
    2017- 5 credit cards plus loan
    Overdraft And 1 credit card paid off.

    2018 plans - reduce debt
  • maggiem
    maggiem Posts: 1,987 Forumite
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    7/20 and 1SNC please.

    I have had some wine Sunday and Monday as I am on holiday but none tonight so yay, got a smilie! I'm not sure how the rest of the week will go but do want to make a choice to drink rather than just because, if that makes sense to anyone except me.
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