Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

Lupus_Lou

Morning everyone, 
Cathybird,  I am also declaring early on 6/30 please.
Welcome aboard the wagon Watty.

Loops x 

marahouti

Thank you for my pumpkin cathybird 😀. 8/25 for today. X

Watty1

Barny1979 said:

Watty1 said:

I think I need to join in here.   I seem to have lost the weekend in a fuzz of feeling awful and it is time to admit my drinking is somewhat out of control.

Well you've stuck to paying your mortgage off, so you an do this too

And there in hangs a tale. I paid off the mortgage rather putting money into my pension.  Am not married. Relationship broke down as ex had an affair. Hung in there and tried to work things out, finally after 3 years of being treated badly I left.  Somewhere in that whole sorry tale I started drinking after 15 years of not drinking at all.  I now realise this is a stomach bug not a hangover but it still is acting as a wake up call as I've lost too many days to feeling sick.   Ex refuses to settle.  My life is a mess but it will be less of a mess if I stop drinking so here I am showing up and saying I'm not sure I can stop but perhaps I need to look at my diary and plan when I can and will drink rather than randomly hitting the bottle.

Watty1

Thanks for your lovely welcomes.  So how does your counting run from?  Are you setting month targets?  I think at this point I'll just declare today alcohol free because I know I can manage that.  I do love how positive you all are.  

maman

Watty1 said:

Thanks for your lovely welcomes.  So how does your counting run from?  Are you setting month targets?  I think at this point I'll just declare today alcohol free because I know I can manage that.  I do love how positive you all are.  

Welcome @Watty1.😊 Briefly, we start counting from the start of each month, setting a target and then posting AF days as we go. It sounds like you'd be better off at the moment just going for Target Free. If you did decide on a number to aim for then you can always change your mind.

Personally my aim is to not drink during the week at home, so potentially 4 days a week unless I have a social occasion in the week. I prefer that to making every day a potential drinking day and then having to decide. Some people choose not to have any booze at home so they can't be tempted.  I'm sure you'll decide on your own 'ground rules'. Good Luck!

5/10 AFDs please @cathybird

satchmo1

Watty, welcome :-). Think about how much you could put into your pension by cutting down/cutting out the booze.

I give myself a target of 25 days alcohol free per month. I reckon I'm saving at least £14/week or £56/month. 

satchmo1

7/25 for me please

cathybird

November

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

November targets

alt80 6/TF

Arkers 5/TF Barny 7/25 cathybird 7/21 Coveredinbees 6/18 CuppaTea 4/20 Elisheba 3/29 lantanna 6/20 leftatthetrafficlights 10 Lupus Lou 6/30 maggiem 6/18 maman 5/10 marahouti 8/25 Pollyanna24 PriceySOS 23 RobM99 7/29 satchmo1 7/25 Season of Mist 29 sukeyboo 4/10 Watty1 1/TF WBF 4/16 Newcomers welcome!

lantanna

6/20 please

alt80

+1 please.

@Watty1 it's completely up to you if you want to set a target or not. I have found target free works well for me just adding a +1 per AF day without any pressure.