Giving up/ Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 16

maman

Well done cuppa. 👏
And well done on reaching your target cathy. 👏

I've got past the craving stage. Definitely wouldn't cave this late. I told myself that having a 4 day weekend every week would be the thin end of the wedge. 😉

13/10 AFDs please Shaggy. 

marahouti

16/TF for yesterday please Shaggy. Thank you. X

maggiem

CuppaTea said:

Proud of myself today. We had a bbq and a friend left me a bottle of wine on my steps. I was umming and arrhing for a while until the food was ready. Then I left the wine as I wanted 4 consecutive days, I had an online exercise class this evening that wouldn’t have happened and I hadn’t planned to drink today. 

Will power exerted despite the sunshine. 

Wouldn’t have happened pre lock down. 

Well done CuppaTea, that's really good. I think it's harder when the sun is shining for some reason. We had a BBQ and that was tempting but I resisted. 

Well done Cathybird too for reaching target - and with days spare too. 

I'm glad Maman it is Friday too. Sometimes doing 4 weekday nights is easy for me and sometimes it is really hard. However, I must admit it does feel more of a treat having a drink tonight than when drinking has become a habit. 

I need to remain AF Saturday night and Monday to Thursday next week to meet target but I am feeling hopeful about that. 🤞

cathybird

Morning all, it's 22/21 for me today

Thanks maman and maggiem

Wanna_Bee_Free

Wanna_Bee_Free said:

I caved yesterday. I stayed strong whilst OH opened wine but then the colleagues social watching everyone drinking on video was the final straw. Especially knowing there was a nice cold white open already. 
April is another month. 
Cathbird, I love the trampolining one for 150 - thank you! I will get back on track and not procrastinate until the Autumn and then panic and miss my target. 

I am pleased to report that after initially struggling with it I can now watch my colleagues boozing on a weekly team social video call and not join them. My OH hasn't been adding to the temptation by opening white this month although he had red wine last night but I stayed strong. I went back and reread a few of my old posts from March - not that I posted that month as I was on holiday and then boozing almost every night to try and pretend everything wasn't really odd. It didn't work. Hey ho.
So I still love the trampolining emoji for 150 Cathybird - thank you! I will steadily close my 12 day gap as I need to not do my usual trick of procrastinating until the Autumn and then panic and miss my target. 

I need to work out where I can find my extra days from and come up with a plan.

sukeyboo

Not doing very well this week - FIL had a fall on Sunday which resulted in a heart attack - currently very poorly in hospital. They let us visit yesterday as he had deteriorated but by the time we got there he had improved slightly.

Hope to catch up on my AFD’s next week and aiming to beat target 

Barny1979

14/20 AFDs today 

shaggydoo

maggiem said:

 just missing family very much.

Me too

shaggydoo

CuppaTea said:

Another early declaration 14/19 for today. 

Struggling today, not with wine but just this situation. Feeling quite low. My usual mood lifters haven’t worked. Feeling flat. 

This will pass.......

CuppaTea it must be really hard......

shaggydoo

Arkers said:

Good morning everyone,
15 please Shaggy
Significant birthday tomorrow in quarantine.  I'm thankful to be able to celebrate it with my immediate family in this amazing weather.  I will be having bubbles!!!
Arkers x