Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18

shaggydoo

Hello 👋 

How lovely that this thread is still going! Nearly 16 years I think. I still see plenty of names I recognize. I hope you are all well?!

I left this thread when Covid hit in early 2020. Too much going on. In the end we had quite a good Covid - DH got to have a complete rest from business travel, we spent a wonderful 4 months living with DS2 before he moved in with his gf. We had big family walks and we got very close. We caught Covid in 2022 and having had numerous vaccines by then we were completely fine.

Sadly, in early 2021 my sister in laws breast cancer came back and she died in autumn last year. Beyond sad as she was only 58 and my brother and his family are bereft. 

So you can imagine that the last few years from 2021 and early this have been at times very sad and stressful- not all of it of course, life being life - so even though I tried to keep a lid on it and to some extent succeeded - my units were too high. I realized this was having a dramatic impact on my sleep… I was unable to go to sleep without a drink!! So I cut out all social drinking and then gradually reduced my bed time drinking to a couple of units and eventually managed some AFDs, with good sleep. Sleep is now back to normal. 

I had some blood tests done a week ago to confront any health damage the last couple of years might have done. It hasn’t been all bad my diet has been excellent and I walked miles during Covid. I have a BMI well below the recommended 25. But my cholesterol has come back raised.. 6 … it should be 5 or less. So at 62 I’ve joined a gym (part of the trouble is the rain has been awful and I can’t get out walking) which I’m actually loving. I’ve got my units down to 8 in the last 7 days. So hopefully I have a plan to a better cholesterol reading in 3 months time. 

Oh, and me and DH are retired and now pensioners!! We also now support Brentford and Arsenal women as well as Arsenal men! Oh and DS2 is getting married next year! 

I hope I can join this thread again?! And in anticipation of a yes! 5/16 please Cathybird. 

satchmo1

11/20 for me today please.

Welcome to the returning members, you'll always find support here!

I'm finding it easy to not have a "glass" of wine at dinner, even when DH does. If I have any, I can't resist carrying on. 

maman

Great to see you posting again shaggydoo and @pollyanna24. It's good to hear from you and brilliant that you'll be joining the thread again @shaggydoo.

9/10 AFDs please@cathybird 

cathybird

July AFD challenge

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

Entire month =

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July targets

AllNightDiner 3/10 

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alt80 TF 

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Arkers 6/TF 

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cathybird 15/21   

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chemteacher78  

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CuppaTea 6/10 

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Dark Sunday  

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Daywon 31  

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dustydigger 24 

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JezzedIt 7/25 

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lantanna 8/15  

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leftatthetrafficlights 12/24  

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maggiem 8/24  

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maman 9/10 

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marahouti 5/25 

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oceandreamer 5/10 

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PriceySOS 6/23 

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RobM99 14/30   

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satchmo1 11/20  

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Season of Mist 16/31   

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Shaggydoo 6/16    

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Shrewbie 3/21  

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sukeyboo 7/10   

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tiddles 10/20 

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Watty1 7/10 

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WBF 7/15 

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🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

cathybird

@shaggydoo and @pollyanna24, so great to hear from both of you, I had sometimes wondered how you were both getting on! So good to hear that you have stuck to the AFD guns xx

cathybird

July results updated here

sukeyboo

Lovely to hear from you both @pollyanna24 and @shaggydoo 😁

tiddles

10/20 this evening, please.

lantanna

8/15 please

shaggydoo

Morning!

6/16 please and thank you Cathybird!

A filling today! Oh joy! 

Shaggy Xx