Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread Part 17

AllNightDiner

 Hello everyone, it is a lovely sunny spring day where I am. I would love to sit outside with a glass of wine… never mind, it’s sparkling fruit juice for me and 5/14 please Cathybird!

pollyanna24

I am up to 9 for the month and 64 for the year.

Im still finding after my little slip up last Friday that I am constantly tired. I have no desire to drink at the mo, but weekends were always my downfall. Hoping some extra sleep this weekend sorts me out.

cathybird

March

7 days = 14 days = 21 days = 28 days = Target reached = Target beaten =
Entire month =
March targets
AllNightDiner 5/14 alt80 9/TF Arkers 7/TF cathybird 10/21 CCW007 5/29 Coveredinbees 4/18 Dexsmummy 3/21 [Deleted User] lantanna 5/12 leftatthetrafficlights Lupus Lou 21 maggiem 7/15 maman 7/10 marahouti 8/25 pollyanna24 9/TF PriceySOS 6/23 RobM99 10/31 satchmo1 3/27 Season of Mist 27 Slowdown 3/20 sukeyboo 6/10 Watty1 WBF 4/19 Newcomers welcome!

Slowdown

I didn’t drink last night which is very unusual for me on a Thursday! 

I’m now 4/20 I think. 

I’m possibly having a planned drink tonight and tomorrow but I’d dearly like to stick to two drinks. 

Thank you 😊 

Coveredinbees!!!!

7 please for me, off work yesterday and today with some sort of lurgy my wife bought home from work. She works in a skool office and trys to avoid the kids as they are always infected with something. I'm still amazed she never got covid.

marahouti

Good morning.
9/25 please cathybird. Thank you. X

cathybird

March

7 days = 14 days = 21 days = 28 days = Target reached = Target beaten =
Entire month =
March targets
AllNightDiner 6/14 alt80 9/TF Arkers 7/TF cathybird 11/21 CCW007 11/29 Coveredinbees 7/18 Dexsmummy 3/21 [Deleted User] lantanna 5/12 leftatthetrafficlights Lupus Lou 21 maggiem 7/15 maman 7/10 marahouti 9/25 pollyanna24 9/TF PriceySOS 6/23 RobM99 10/31 satchmo1 3/27 Season of Mist 27 Slowdown 4/20 sukeyboo 6/10 Watty1 WBF 4/19 Newcomers welcome!

CCW007

Declaring early for the day as I am driving later on so won't be able to have a drink.  11/29 please.  Visiting family next weekend so *may* have a drink but we'll see.

I had COVID a few weeks ago and my energy still hasn't quite recovered - I do wonder how much worse it would have been if I had still been drinking heavily / regularly and hadn't lost the weight I have done so far this year.  I'm thinking about how much I have improved my health in the last 2.5 months since deciding to cut back.  Last day of habitual drinking was Christmas Day, I had one drink on Boxing Day, then several drinks on 3rd Jan following OH's exam and a few drinks early Feb when I visited family. 

Even on weeks when I was "being good" and only drinking at the weekend, this would almost invariably be Friday, Saturday and Sunday so I've cut back a huge amount.  Being honest, there were some weeks when "being good" meant I didn't drink on a Monday!  And to be honest I can't really say I miss it.  My low energy at the moment reminds me of weekends feeling exhausted from lack of good quality sleep and I really don't want to go back to that through something I can avoid.   

RobM99

The 'sleep issue' is little appreciated. Sometimes I take a while to get off to sleep, but when I go, next thing I know the alarm clock is going!

AllNightDiner

….. taking another night off so 6/14 for me please @cathybird - have a great weekend, everyone.