Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18

shaggydoo

Oh how wonderful to hear from Honeybear Congratulations on your civil partnership!! And for living in sin for 31 years!  I hope you have a special day! You’re doing fantastic! And it’s so great to know what you’ve been up to. Looking forward to your next update! 

I’ve been on a long weekend with my extended family. I thought I might have an odd AF night but it didn’t happen. My drinking was reasonably tame - about 5 or 6 units in a sitting. 

Back on it last night so 12/16 please Cathybird. I have a smart watch which monitors my sleep and for the first time this month I got a “deep sleep” on an alcohol free night. This is massive progress for me.  

Can I have a target of 16/31 again for August please and thank you.

To anyone who thinks they are struggling - you’re doing great!

Shaggydoo Xx

shaggydoo

To anyone who’s interested this thread was started on the 24th February 2008! Over 16 years… I did join near the start but I know some posting on here still predated me… Maman and Pricey for example. 

maman

Wow @shaggydoo is it really 16 years. I can't remember exactly when I joined but the thread was well established when I came on board. 

My goal was complete vanity as although I know it's good for health and money saving, what I wanted was to lose some weight and I knew I'd have to cut down on the calories. 

I cut back on alcohol for about a year and then started seriously healthy eating. I lost 3.5 stone between October 2010 and August 2011 and I've kept at my target weight for 13 years on 18th of August. 

It's made so much difference to how I feel about myself so I'm living proof that the thread works. 👍

AllNightDiner

Really nice to catch up on all the positive comments since I last checked in!

Less nice is that I only have 6/10 to report for July. I will just keep trying and not running away: this is a conscious decision even though I am stumbling. And who knows - there might be someone reading this in a similar situation who might be convinced not to shy away and instead to give this thread a go. 

TF for August please @cathybird - I am spending just about the whole month travelling which is not at all good for trying to get back to good AF patterns. 

RobM99

Good evening everyone. I've been away camping in East Sussex for a few days. Found a pub called the Swan and succumbed to a point of alcohol free Guinness - and very enjoyable it was too. So it's still 30 for me today, please. And I'm on course for a gold star for tomorrow. Woohoo.!

maman

16/10 AFDs please@cathybird 

lantanna

15/15 please 

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 6/10 

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alt80 TF 

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Arkers 11/TF   

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cathybird 21/21         

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chemteacher78  

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CuppaTea 6/10 

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Dark Sunday  

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Daywon 23/31        

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dustydigger 24 

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JezzedIt 7/25 

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lantanna 15/15      

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leftatthetrafficlights 24/24        

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maggiem 12/24  

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maman 16/10       

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marahouti 5/25 

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oceandreamer 5/10 

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PriceySOS 25/23         

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RobM99 30/30           

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satchmo1 16/20    

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Season of Mist 29/31         

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Shaggydoo 12/16    

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Shrewbie 12/21    

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sukeyboo 14/10       

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tiddles 19/20   

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Watty1 12/10     

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WBF 9/15 

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🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

cathybird

July results updated here

cathybird

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

August targets

AllNightDiner TF

alt80 TF

Arkers TF

cathybird 14

CuppaTea

dustydigger

JezzedIt

lantanna 15

leftatthetrafficlights TF

maggiem 21

maman 10

marahouti 25

oceandreamer

PriceySOS 23

RobM99 30

satchmo1 20

Season of Mist 31

Shaggydoo 16

Shrewbie

sukeyboo 10

tiddles 24

Watty1 22

WBF

Newcomers welcome!