Giving up/ Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 16

sukeyboo

Welcome annetheman - you have done amazingly well with keeping off the alcohol for 61 days so far and saved a stunning amount of money too 👏👏👏

Declaring early for today on 4/10 please cathybird 

RobM99

As an aside, anyone counted the calories they've not consumed? 

Coveredinbees!!!!

Only 3/15 so far, should be 4 but we bottled up the sloe gin and you got to try it haven't you

cathybird

December

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

December targets

Arkers 3/TF

Barny 5/15

cathybird 7/21

Coveredinbees 3/15

Cuppa

happydenial

lantanna 7/17

maggiem 2/15

maman 4/10

ManPants 2/TF

marahouti 7/20

PriceySOS 3/22

RobM99 8/28

Season of Mist 4/18

smushesma 11

sukeyboo 4/10

WBF 2/10

ALL WELCOME TO JOIN!

cathybird

annetheman said:

Hey all! I don’t know the codes or anything but happy everyone’s doing well in this thread, well is a day at least!

I wish I joined months ago, I didn’t know this existed - I have gone 61 days with no alcohol whatsoever, reason was to save money!

I have now cleared my CC debt (was around £2000 2 months ago!), feel happier, made £400 as employee of the quarter runner up, and saved around £207 I would’ve spent on wine (based on usual levels). 

Think I’ll keep it up 👍🏾 

hi annetheman and welcome , very happy to add you to the list if you'd like to join!

cathybird

maman said:

Good to see you posting annetheman. You're very welcome to join. The thread has been running for many years but it's been particularly helpful during lockdown when so many people seem to have increased their drinking (and eating). 😊

I was at a funeral yesterday and strong drink was taken. Back on the wagon today.

4/10 AFDs please Cathy

Sorry to hear about your loss, maman - hope you are okay, or as okay as circumstances allows xx

Season_of_Mist

Today will be AF and I am up to 8/18 please cathybird.

Can’t help but notice that a lot of the Christmas advertising this year is very much along the lines of “Wow it’s been an awful year, really tough for all of us, so go on, treat yourself this Christmas” accompanied by seriously beguiling images of their food and drink. They are really pushing the narrative that it’s OK to indulge. I do think it will help to foster a sense of entitlement (if that’s the word I’m looking for?), where many of us will be drawn into that mindset of, ‘well yes it has been a completely grim time, I can’t go out or see my friends & family, so I will just stay in and open another bottle of booze tonight’. 

marahouti

RobM99 said:

As an aside, anyone counted the calories they've not consumed? 

I haven't Rob but I think I have filled the gap with other things. I certainly haven't noticed any weight loss, quite the reverse 😕.

marahouti

Good morning everyone.
I am 8/20 for yesterday please cathybird. Thank you. X

Barny1979

6/15 AFDs today