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Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

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  • pollyanna24
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    RobM99 said:
    Go, Polly - you can do it!  Bees - keep on doing what you aren't (or similar)!

    28/30 and it's cuddly penguin chicks day (not a common expression) and 299 in a row. Ooh. 300 tomorrow to state the obvious. Gold Star Day Monday, that's a first.

    I tried some Aldi alc' free pilsner. Not great but OK, better than Heineken 0.0 which tastes like fizzy water that someone's waved a can of beer at. Pointless. I have some Sainte Ettienne (also from Aldi) to try later. I notice that alc'free gin is £20 a bottle.  Just...why bother?

    I don't understand the whole alc'free gin either.  I'm not saying I'm doing this to save money, but it is an helpful bonus if that makes sense.

    I wouldn't mind trying some of this alcohol free spirit without having to spend the £20.  Does it taste like the real thing?  If not, why not just drink fizzy water with flavourings in?
    Pink Sproglettes born 2008 and 2010
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  • lantanna
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    18/14 please, I’m going for 12 in Feb. I’m off to Lanzarote on the 26th of Feb so I’ll need to get them in before I go. 
  • sukeyboo
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    Thanks for adding me to the February list cathybird
  • marahouti
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    28 please cathybird. Thank you. 
    My February target is 25. X
  • cathybird
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    edited 28 January 2022 at 10:44PM
    January

    7 days = image 14 days = image 21 days = image 28 days = image Entire month = image
    Target reached = image Target beaten = image
    January targets
    AllNightDiner 11/11 imageimage alt80 28/TF imageimageimageimage Arkers 20/TF imageimage Barny 25 cathybird 23/21 imageimageimageimageimage CCW007 27/27 imageimageimageimage Coveredinbees 28/15 imageimageimageimageimageimage CuppaTea 14/30 imageimage Dexsmummy 18/23 imageimage [Deleted User] 27/31 imageimageimage lantanna 18/14 imageimageimageimage leftatthetrafficlights 8/10 image Lupus Lou 22/31 imageimageimage maggiem 16/15 imageimageimageimage maman 18/10 imageimageimageimage marahouti 28/25 imageimageimageimageimageimage pollyanna24 23/TF imageimageimage PriceySOS 16/20 imageimage RobM99 28/30 imageimageimageimage satchmo1 28/31 imageimageimageimage Season of Mist 23/28 imageimageimage sukeyboo 13/10 imageimageimage Watty1 19/24 imageimage WBF 14/13 imageimageimageimage Newcomers welcome! :)
  • cathybird
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    edited 28 January 2022 at 10:46PM
    image

    Yes it's a bright shiny new month just round the corner ... Any thoughts on targets?

    February targets
    AllNightDiner
    alt80 TF Arkers TF cathybird 14 CCW007 26 Coveredinbees 15 CuppaTea Dexsmummy 21 [Deleted User] 24 lantanna 12 leftatthetrafficlights 10 Lupus Lou maggiem 15 maman 10 marahouti 25 pollyanna24 PriceySOS RobM99 28 satchmo1 24 Season of Mist sukeyboo 10 Watty1 WBF Newcomers welcome! :)
  • cathybird
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    hi from Melbourne! and let me know if I've missed any emojis etc :) Grey here this morning, but very warm!
  • CCW007
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    @RobM99 my other half really likes the Aldi pilsner.  Just as well we all have different tastes eh? I got a mix pack of AF "shots" to try and really liked the hibiscus and rosehip gin so bought a bottle which I wouldn't have done without trying it first.  Although it's not cheap, I'll only have one or two during an evening so the bottle lasts ages.

    27/27 for me tonight.  Woohoo, made the target with a few days to spare!

    Going to be a chicken and.make my February target 26 please x
  • alt80
    alt80 Posts: 4,663 Forumite
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    28 please and tf for feb thank you. 

    Hope you’re enjoying Australia @cathybird
  • going early with 28, I could go early with 31 but that would be cheating.

    Put me down for 15 in Feb
    Nothing to see here, move along.
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