Cutting Down Alcohol Thread

Poor_Single_lady

Morning all. 13/23 please

Thank you all

1 in pub
Few out with friends
1 at home - unfinished. Tasted funny.
Going to friends 17/3/18
Would like Sunday AF.
Then nothing till 22/3/18.

Baileysonice

Itisme wrote: »

7/10 for today please.

cathybird wrote: »

Morning all, 14/21 for me please, smiley day, yay.

:T:T:T well done on smilie day cathybird and Itisme :j:j:j

lamarsi

Hi all I’m always late to the party...
7/21

ElusiveLucy

Catching up after a couple of days of not being on here. Up to 7/15 for Weds night. Let myself down last night and had two rum & diet cokes. Serves me right because the coke kept me awake til god knows what time, just couldn't get to sleep. This month seems to be going to pot AFD wise.

Baileysonice

lamarsi wrote: »

Hi all I’m always late to the party...
7/21

Welcome lamarsi :wave: Better late than never and already 7 under the belt :T

Baileysonice

ElusiveLucy wrote: »

Catching up after a couple of days of not being on here. Up to 7/15 for Weds night. Let myself down last night and had two rum & diet cokes. Serves me right because the coke kept me awake til god knows what time, just couldn't get to sleep. This month seems to be going to pot AFD wise.

Oh dear on the other hand you have 7 days so far which is good going and a new smilie worthy. If your anything like me then thats more than you would have done before this thread so well done :T

Honey_Bear

Welcome Lamarsi! :wave:

fatrab wrote: »

Every night the little devil on one shoulder has to be kicked into touch by the angel on the other side. I'm about to leave work and the thought of going for a pint has crossed my mind in exactly the same way as it does every other night, my digs are straight across the road from a pub, another pub is less than 100yds away, but I've resisted a midweek pint for nearly 2 months now.

Staying off drink has been easy. Getting out of the habit hasn't been.

Best of luck

I can't stay I found staying off it easy for the first few months but then it suddenly was. The cravings only happened very, very occasionally to be begin with and as I'd given up smoking about 10 years before I tackled the booze, I knew they only lasted 20 minutes.

The habit, though, I agree with you was the hardest thing of all. It was the habit that I found so difficult to break and without Bec*s Blu* I'm not sure I would have managed it. The fact that AF lager and beer are now available pretty much everywhere has been my saviour, but particularly in the evenings when we have dinner. I have one every night with my evening meal and that's usually enough. I'm not sure I'll ever get past that habit while OH and I are together, because dinner is a big deal for him.

When he's not here I don't even think about a proper meal in the evenings. I'd rather carry on the way it is than risk changing anything and going back to old really, really bad habits.

doingitanyway wrote: »

I haven't made it any easier by going cold turkey on chocolate and cheese and processed food. All props gone! I think there is an element of craving the sugar in the booze and not the alcohol so much?
Thank god for coffee

I wouldn't have succeeded if I'd tried to do it all at once. I'm far too weak-willed. I finally gave up sugar for four weeks for Lent before I caved, but it's been nearly four years since I stopped drinking. Up until this Lent I've managed a week twice, but that's been it. I think I caved after four weeks because I hadn't lost a single pound, despite also cutting out cheese and normally that combination is enough for me to lose 2 lbs a week. I'm blaming it on age and have consoled myself with a bit of chocolate but I'm back on the wagon now in every way.

Giving up sugar thing is every bit as tough as stopping smoking or drinking but it's less important to me, much, much less important.

fatrab wrote: »

Two words. Dark. Chocolate. As pure as possible, in very small amounts. Hotel Chocolat Dark Tiddly Pots are ideal. Tiny buttons of 70% cocoa. They're an acquired taste to begin with but they take the craving away. Just one or two and let them melt, don't crunch them. Works for me every time

We've got a fabulous chocolatier just round the corner - it's the closest shop to the house! Pretty much everything they do is out of this world and it's been a factor in my downfall!

16/31 please, Baileys.

Arkers

Good afternoon everyone,
10 please Baileys
Arkers x

doingitanyway

fatrab wrote: »

You're brave going CT on all of them at once lol!


Two words. Dark. Chocolate. As pure as possible, in very small amounts. Hotel Chocolat Dark Tiddly Pots are ideal. Tiny buttons of 70% cocoa. They're an acquired taste to begin with but they take the craving away. Just one or two and let them melt, don't crunch them. Works for me every time

Or completely mad. I figured hell was hell. There is not a little bit hell or a lot hell just hell.
Today is 4/15. I think it is getting harder NOT easier. What is that about? I had to avoid the wine aisle completely in the supermarket today. Sigh. Friday night makes it worse too! End of moaning

Paspatur

doingitanyway wrote: »

Friday night makes it worse too! End of moaning

Well done - Friday definitely makes it worse and I don't even have end of the work week as an excuse since I am retired
I gave in tonight and I am now drinking a bottle of German lager


Of the alcohol free variety
16/31 please Baileys