Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18

RobM99

Season_of_Mist said:

Finishing August on 31/31 thank you cathybird. I have more or less done dry summer now; the last occasion I had any alcohol was in mid-April so for me May, June, July and Aug have all been completely AF months. 

Another way of looking at the numbers is to say that I have had 9 non-AF days out of 242 so far this year. 

31/30 for me (numbers fiddled so I get a full emoji set!). I've had 6 alc' days in 2023 but Menorca next month will add to that. Ah well, compared to my old ways... 

marahouti

RobM99 said:

Season_of_Mist said:

Finishing August on 31/31 thank you cathybird. I have more or less done dry summer now; the last occasion I had any alcohol was in mid-April so for me May, June, July and Aug have all been completely AF months. 

Another way of looking at the numbers is to say that I have had 9 non-AF days out of 242 so far this year. 

31/30 for me (numbers fiddled so I get a full emoji set!). I've had 6 alc' days in 2023 but Menorca next month will add to that. Ah well, compared to my old ways... 

Well done both 👏👏. I've had no non-AF days this year 😊. However, neither have I had any holidays ☹️. Starting Abstinent Autumn tomorrow.
31/25 today please cathybird. Thank you. X

Season_of_Mist

That’s good going marahouti! No drinking at all up to the end of August is great work. And RobM’s total of only 6 days is a pretty skinny number too. 

I do hesitate to put up a running total on here sometimes because I am very aware that not everyone is where they want to be with cutting down, and some will openly post about how much they are struggling. I’m just conscious that it might seem insensitive if I post up some numbers that I am happy with on the same page as someone else who is not in a good place with their drinking. It just really helps me to type out my progress on here, somehow it makes it seem more real if that makes any sense. Or at least reinforces in my own mind that I am on the right path. 

It definitely hasn’t always been that way for me and to anyone who is finding it a struggle, I would just say that it IS possible to cut down, it is NEVER too late to start and to please keep posting in this thread as just the act of keeping track of numbers / units / days on here will help to give a sense that at least you are being accountable to yourself.

sunshine_raincloud

Season_of_Mist said:

That’s good going marahouti! No drinking at all up to the end of August is great work. And RobM’s total of only 6 days is a pretty skinny number too. 

I do hesitate to put up a running total on here sometimes because I am very aware that not everyone is where they want to be with cutting down, and some will openly post about how much they are struggling. I’m just conscious that it might seem insensitive if I post up some numbers that I am happy with on the same page as someone else who is not in a good place with their drinking. It just really helps me to type out my progress on here, somehow it makes it seem more real if that makes any sense. Or at least reinforces in my own mind that I am on the right path. 

It definitely hasn’t always been that way for me and to anyone who is finding it a struggle, I would just say that it IS possible to cut down, it is NEVER too late to start and to please keep posting in this thread as just the act of keeping track of numbers / units / days on here will help to give a sense that at least you are being accountable to yourself.

Very well said! I’d be another one to reiterate that it is never too late to start cutting down. Things were very bad for me after my dad passed away but this thread really helped me turn things around. 

I’m also on day 31 today for this month please. 

Thanks everyone! 

PriceySOS

23 total for August please
Target of 22 for September please
Thank you xxxx

cathybird

August

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August targets

AllNightDiner 5/9

alt80 31/TF            Arkers TF cathybird 29/21              Coveredinbees!!!! 17/TF    Dark Sunday 6/10 doingitanyway 18/21    dustydigger 26/24           lantanna 13/15 leftatthetrafficlights 17/25   maggiem 5/10 maman 15/10         marahouti 31/25                  oceandreamer 6/7 PriceySOS 23/22               RobM99 31/30                  satchmo1 20/20     Season of Mist 31/31               sukeyboo 14/10        sunshine raincloud 31/30                  WBF 7/14   Newcomers welcome!

cathybird

Annual challenge 2023

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2023 targets

AllNightDiner 76/122

alt80 121/TF Arkers 101/TF    cathybird 219/300          Coveredinbees 175/240       Dark Sunday 78/180 dustydigger 208/300          family355 112/150    lantanna 130/215    leftatthetrafficlights 156/300       maggiem 63/185 maman 123/120    marahouti 243/325          MissPennySave 45/120 oceandreamer 163/250       PriceySOS 164/TF       RobM99 236/350          sukeyboo 100/160       sunshine raincloud 217/300          WBF 74/120 Newcomers welcome!

satchmo1

Yay, 20/20 for me today please, despite DH offering me a glass of wine with dinner!

Wanna_Bee_Free

I finished August on 7/14. Please can I have a target of 14 in September. (A triumph of optimism over experience...)

I drrink on more days since my mother died suddenly last August and I started caring for my father. Strangely my lower numbers are bothering me less for 3 reasons. 1. I often now have days where 1 glass 'ruins' an AFD to be sociable with my father and sister. I try not to think of this as wasting an AFD and it means I am drinking fewer alcohol units weekly. 2. I have less brain space and time for anything and everything in my life at the moment so spend less of it worrying about my drinking. 3. I have worked out that being kind to myself and moving to acceptance is healthier than self-flagellation as when I obsess about what a bad person I am I drink more.

I think those people with great numbers are part of the inspirational side of the thread so as one who struggles along I'd say be very un-British. Brag, boast, holler and shout from the rooftops abput how great it's going for you and light the path clearly for others. 

sukeyboo

Finishing August on 14/10 please cathybird 

Well done to everyone on here - whether you AF days are less or more - just being on here shows we are all trying 😀. To all those who have very high numbers, please don’t feel bad about shouting it from the rooftops - you are an inspiration 👏👏👏

Special thanks to the wonderful cathybird for keeping track of us all so well - you are a ⭐️.