Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

alt80

22 please. Really awful day that wouldn’t have been made better by drinking or anything else. Pleased I’ve chosen this path.

maman

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 @cathybird

alt80

Thank you @maman doesn’t always feel like it but reflecting end of day knowing despite feeling completely !!!!!! defeated for most of the day I’ve stuck to staying in recovery is a nice one.

cathybird

December

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

December targets

alt80 22/TF

Arkers 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!

Coveredinbees!!!!

13 days please, doing better than expected as usually when I'm off work it all goes south.

marahouti

leftatthetrafficlights said:

I'm declaring now as definitely not drinking tonight- finally off the blocks with 1/10!! 🙈

Well done 👏. Keep posting, it does get easier. X

Wanna_Bee_Free

Committing early again for 16/20 and 146/150 please Cathybird.

Well done Alt80, that's a huge milestone. 

sukeyboo

Declaring early for today on 11/10 please cathybird

Well done to alt80 for resisting and Leftatthetrafficlights for getting off the blocks 👏👏👏

marahouti

alt80 said:

22 please. Really awful day that wouldn’t have been made better by drinking or anything else. Pleased I’ve chosen this path.

You should be so proud of yourself. I'm sure your family and friends are. It's a tough path, very well done👏👏

RobM99

cathybird sai

Rob, 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.