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Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17
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22 please. Really awful day that wouldn’t have been made better by drinking or anything else. Pleased I’ve chosen this path.6
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Amazing resilience @alt80. You've come such a long way. 👏👏👏
Managed to get to target today. So pleased to get this far. Any more will be a bonus. ☺️
10 /10 AFDs please @cathybird5 -
December7 days =14 days =21 days =28 days =Target reached =Target beaten =December targetsalt80 22/TFArkers 12/TF
Barny 17/20
cathybird 20/21
CCW007 6/10 Coveredinbees 13/10
CuppaTea 10/TF
lantanna 12/12
leftatthetrafficlights 1/10 Lupus Lou 15/25
maggiem 5/10 maman 10/10
marahouti 22/21
PriceySOS 9/20
RobM99 22/29
satchmo1 18/25
Season of Mist 16/20
sukeyboo 11/10
Watty1 17/18
WBF 16/20
Newcomers welcome!
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13 days please, doing better than expected as usually when I'm off work it all goes south.
Nothing to see here, move along.5 -
leftatthetrafficlights said:I'm declaring now as definitely not drinking tonight- finally off the blocks with 1/10!! 🙈2
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Committing early again for 16/20 and 146/150 please Cathybird.
Well done Alt80, that's a huge milestone.4 -
Declaring early for today on 11/10 please cathybird
Well done to alt80 for resisting and Leftatthetrafficlights for getting off the blocks 👏👏👏3 -
cathybird saiRob, think your target is 29 - did you want to change it?
@Cathybird Yes, 29 not 21 (I only choose 29 so I can get a full set of emojis! Maybe we could have a "Whole Month one - you know, massed angel choir in the sky
). Those dastardly digits!
That's 263 AFDs in a row now (My £5-in-a-jar-per-AFD has saved me £1315 in 2021). Still don't fancy a drink - crikey, what a turnaround... I've gone from panicking because 'the offy opens in 20 minutes' to really not wanting to drink at all. They must think I've died! Sometimes I fancy the actual flavour - not the effect anymore - but it's partly the volume of drink I like, the actual physical action. I drink soda and lime now when out, 3 pints easy but I now have no interest in alcohol at all. I even have some Leffe 0.0% that's been in the fridge a week! I Don't drink, smoke, not on any med's - I feel like Adam And The Ants!
As previously mentioned, many alc' frees are just not great, although I think the Leffe 0.0 is tasty for sure. "Noughty Bear" is a decent amber ale but not easy to find.
Anyways, rehearsal last night cancelled at the last minute - grr.
Now a gainfully employed bassist again - WooHoo!2
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