Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

CuppaTea

I’m on 13 days please. 

I didn’t drink yesterday. But I’m unsure about today. I’m driving in a bit but I’ll see later on. 

I hope everyone has had a good Christmas.🎄🎅

CCW007

After several days of drinking, I've had an AF night tonight.  Declaring early at 7/10 and glad to be back on the wagon.

Watty1

18/18  I made my target.  Drank a lot yesterday and felt the effects today so today AF and back to it.  

cathybird

December

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

December targets

alt80 26/TF

Arkers 14/TF Barny 19/20 cathybird 23/21 CCW007 7/10 Coveredinbees 13/10 CuppaTea 13/TF lantanna 12/12 leftatthetrafficlights 1/10 Lupus Lou 15/25 maggiem 5/10 maman 11/10 marahouti 23/21 PriceySOS 9/20 RobM99 24/29 satchmo1 22/25 Season of Mist 20/20 sukeyboo 11/10 Watty1 18/18 WBF 17/20 Newcomers welcome!

alt80

26 for today please

Wanna_Bee_Free

I hope everyone is having a good Christmas. 17/20 for Boxing Day yesterday. 

CuppaTea

I spent yesterday reading Belle’s 100 day challenge. I think HB used it to stop her drinking. 

I’m unsure if I want to give up completely. But I am tired of thinking about drinking and the voices in my head go back and forth. 

100 days seems a lot. I don’t think I have gone that many since I was pregnant. 

I’ve decided to break it down into bite size chunks. Dry January to start with but it starts today. I’ve a busy week and I really liked waking up yesterday clear headed. 

I’ve tipped away the leftover wine and have nothing in the house. I’m under no illusion it won’t be easy and there will be some difficult days. 

But alt40 and Rob have managed it. I want to as well. 

Here’s to Day 1!! 

I’m on 13 days still for December. 

alt80

@CuppaTea some days will be easier and some more difficult. I stopped drinking tbh not sure I can really say I have stopped drinking as I’m not looking that far ahead rather I acknowledge my life is generally better without alcohol. It’s a great feeling waking up with a clear head although that’s not to say there aren’t other challenges. 

I complete emphasise with the thinking about drinking & voices going back and forth in my head. I stand by I wasn’t addicted to alcohol, generally I could take or leave it when I did binge on alcohol it was either related to the other substance or because I had put the other one out of bounds and tbh that was what I was really craving. Appreciate you don’t or probably don’t have that going on but I’ll just say it’s nice to not think about drinking generally although I do if I am going for a meal out especially with someone other than family so I wouldn’t say AF is a route to never thinking about drinking again iyswiacf.

satchmo1

22/25 for me today, as didn't drink yesterday but didn't log on either.

Christmas Day was excessive, boo. On examining that statement, it wasn't as excessive as previous years but I certainly paid for it yesterday.

Barny1979

19/20 AFDs for me today