Cutting Down Alcohol Thread

Barny1979

20/26 AFDs today

arsenalbarnie

Calling in tonight before the gym. No alcohol for me tonight so up to 10 afds and 5 snc

maggiem

17/20 and 4SNC for tonight. Glad to be back on an AF day.
Tired tonight - wish my post read before going to the gym Arsenalbarnie! Enjoy your weekend Honeybear.

AnnieG

Shaggy... you've got me as reaching my target, which I haven't yet! I need a purple bouncy for 14 days.

I fully intend to meet my target next week!!

GlendaSugarbean

Loveasale: how are you doing today?

HB: have a great weekend.

Well done on the blood tests Arsenalbeanie

22/28 and 5/5

CuppaTea

Do you know what’s causing you to feel low Loveasale?

cathybird

Morning all, 18/21 for me today thanks.

Barny1979

21/26 AFDs today. Doing the London Marathon next month which has curtailed my drinking.

loveasale

Well ,, it’s a long story , but mainly just life ,,,
My marriage broke up 7 years ago ,,, we just grew apart after a very long time together, I tried , but sadly you can’t make a happy marriage on your own !
Ex sadly changed his mind on the equity in our family home ,
House is sold and going through,, I can’t get a mortgage to buy again, as I’m self employed ( my boss put us all on it so as not pay the pension ,,,, very annoying, but common in the hair and beauty industry) I need 3 years accounts by an accountant,
It’s frustrating, as I’ve paid my and my husbands share of mortgage in full on my own for 7 years , I never go overdrawn, and I have a credit rating of 999 ! Yet on paper I’m not worthy to give a mortgage to !
I’ve also started a new project along side my every day job , so hopefully I will be able to buy again in a year or so !
So ( for the first time ever ) I’m forced to rent , but I’m struggling finding somewhere, I need 3 double bedrooms , and it’s not easy to find !
I have a new man , but we live 2 hours apart , we love our time together, but we both have jobs local to us , so moving in together is not an option ( yet) and we are both happy how things are at the moment !
I find all this too much for me every now and then ,,,, and now seems to be a very hard time for me,, I sort of feel that saving and working hard all my life is all in vein at the moment ,,, there seems to be no reward for being good !
I think my frame of mind is what pushes me to drink heavily,,,, block it out !
Not drinking tonight I think I’m,,,,,17/20 5/5 61k

AnnieG

I'm sorry to hear that you're having a tough time Loveasale. I spent many years renting when I could have easily afforded mortgage payments, and was also declined a mortgage for reasons I didn't understand at the time.

As long as you have a safe and warm home, you're ok. I'm sure you'll be in a position to buy somewhere in good time.

AF again today, 16/20 for the month. I will have a drink at the weekend, probably on Sunday as it's Mother's Day. I'll be on my own but that doesn't matter.