Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18

Wanna_Bee_Free

2/10 for yesterday please Cathybird. (Had put Shaggy in by mistake - old habits!!

cathybird

August AFD challenge

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

Entire month =

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August targets

AllNightDiner 2/TF 

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alt80 TF 

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Arkers 3/TF 

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BlueJ94 9/31   

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cathybird 4/14 

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CuppaTea 4/TF 

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Daywon 20 

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dustydigger 2/24 

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JezzedIt  

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lantanna 5/15  

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leftatthetrafficlights TF 

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maggiem 4/21  

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maman 4/10 

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marahouti 9/25 

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oceandreamer 1/10 

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PriceySOS 23 

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RobM99 8/30    

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satchmo1 7/20      

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Season of Mist 31  

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Shaggydoo 4/16  

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Shrewbie  

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sukeyboo 6/10  

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tiddles 7/24    

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Watty1 5/22  

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WBF 2/10  

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🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

satchmo1

7/20 for me today please.

BlueJ94

8&9 Please 

oceandreamer

Hi everyone, sorry been away (literally) for a while.  Can you put me down for 10 AFDs for August please Cathybird? Only 1/10 to declare so far.

marahouti

Good evening everyone.
I am 9/25 please cathybird. Thank you. X

Daywon

Hi Cathybird, I'm late to join for August but I'd like to go for 
20/31 please.

cathybird

August results updated here

shaggydoo

Hi Cuppatea

My diet is pretty good (though not perfect) so I think my high cholesterol could be :-

1)alcohol (alcohol goes straight to the liver and gets changed into cholesterol)

2) exercise (my main exercise is long walks and the weather has been so rainy I haven’t been able to get the miles in - I’ve joined a gym, loving it - doing walking on the treadmill at fast speed -  getting my heart rate up to 130/140 which is the zone where you lose weight). Excercise lowers cholesterol. 

3)excess pounds - whist my bmi is in the healthy category I am still carrying fat. I read that losing 5 to 10 % of your weight will lower cholesterol. For me that is between 6 to 13 pounds. I’ve lost 3-4 pounds in a month.

So I’ve been trying to target all the above.

I “May” have found something that will solve my sleep problems- which will also solve some of my issues around alcohol. Magnesium supplements. Started them a few days ago - first day seemed to make no difference but last night I had an excellent night. Alcohol depletes magnesium, magnesium is needed for sleep. Fingers crossed that I might have discovered my sleep cure. I can hope! 

4/16 please Cathybird. 

Shaggyxx

shaggydoo

Cuppatea

By the way, nearly everyone I know is battling with high cholesterol 😅

Shaggy