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Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17
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Evening everyone
Hi Cathybird, 8/30 for me please.
I'm pretty much in the camp that if you need to moderate, you can't, I find it takes up too much headspace so for me, stopping completely is the best option.
The problem for me is that occasionally I kick the f*ckit bucket and buy a bottle of wine and that one evenings drinking turns into days, weeks or even months of trying to get back on the wagon. When I get the urge to drink, like I did tonight on the way home from work, I play it forward. How am I going to feel in the morning, not just physically but emotionally.
That usually keeps me on the straight and narrow.
Have a good evening
Loops xI used to be broke now I'm just skint5 -
5/15 for me this evening. Going out out tomorrow.4
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5/14 please2
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Reset me to zero.
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4/15, please.
Nothing to see here, move along.3 -
September7 days =14 days =21 days =28 days =Target reached =Target beaten =September targetsalt80 7/TFArkers 4/TF Barny 6/25 cathybird 8/21
Coveredinbees 4/15 CuppaTea 5/15 lantanna 5/14 leftatthetrafficlights 4/10 Lupus Lou 8/30
maggiem 2/14 maman 6/10 marahouti 7/21
Pollyanna24 7/TF
PriceySOS 3/22 RobM99 7/29
satchmo1 8/25
Season of Mist 29 sukeyboo 4/10 thriftylass 4/22 WBF 5/15 Newcomers welcome!
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4/10 for me please 😊'Happiness is not a destination but the journey you walk every day'
Weight loss challenge 2024:
Start weight: 9st 13.1lb
End weight: 8st 13lb
Weight loss challenge 2025:
Start weight: 8st 6lbs
End weight:
JSF: £0/£2000
'It's the small compromises you keep making over time that start to add up and get you to a place you don't want to be'4 -
6/25 AFDs today3
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I had a very stressful day at work on Tuesday followed by an extremely stressful and worrying evening. I caved.But back on it again now.5/15 pleaseLive for the moment and plan for the future3
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marahouti said:RobM99 said:Hi all, I'm back! Did you all hug your RobM99 pillowcases? No, thought not
Anyway, been camping and internet was patchy at best, plus I don't like typing on a phone, too small.
But it's 7/7 here and an emoji please, Rachel
Who's Rachel 🤔?Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!4
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