Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18

marahouti

15/25 today please cathybird. Thank you. X.

Cousin_Creditor

In for this. I haven't drank today but is it more fair to start tomorrow?

I'm aiming for 7 days to begin with.

cathybird

Cousin_Creditor said:

In for this. I haven't drank today but is it more fair to start tomorrow?

I'm aiming for 7 days to begin with.

hi Cousin Creditor and and welcome to our lovely thread! Yes it's completely fair for you to start whenever you like I've added you to the list, best of luck with the challenge!

cathybird

December AFD challenge

7 days =

14 days =

21 days =

28 days =

Target reached =

Target beaten =

Entire month =

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December targets

cathybird 15/21   

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Cousin Creditor 7 

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CuppaTea 15/24   

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Dryjan 12/22 

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dustydigger 20 

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lantanna 15  

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leftatthetrafficlights 15/24   

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maggiem 4/10  

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maman 6/10 

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marahouti 15/25   

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oceandreamer 9/12   

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PriceySOS 12/22   

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RobM99 16/30    

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satchmo1 13/20  

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Season of Mist 4/24  

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Shrewbie 1/18  

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sukeyboo 7/10    

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tiddles 11/24    

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Watty1 8/10    

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WBF 5/14  

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🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

cathybird

December results updated here

CuppaTea

Thank you all for your kind words and encouragement. I gave myself a shock 3 weeks ago when I ended up in A&E with stomach pain. I’d previously already had a scan showing all my organs were ok. The blood work i had done was clear but the cause at the time was unknown. I was worried sick as I’ve drunk the heaviest and longest this year to cope with the truly “sh!!!est” year I’ve had in a while. 

But with many people dependent on me I then manifested worry and anxiety into cancer thoughts etc.  Coupled with me watching “Binge drinking and Me” on iPlayer made me think I’ve been dangerously levels since January. 

This gave me renewed hope that I luckily had got away with it so far, but I had to change and I might not get a second chance. So on Monday 25th November I set myself a 30 day challenge and a reset button. 

Turns out the pain is probably muscular and abdominal tearing through heavy lifting but I have one more test next week as I do have stomach issues anyway. 

This has given me the impetus to carry on. It’s been lovely having a clear head, no hangover or hangxiety, can remember what I said and what texts I’ve sent. No guilt over the amount of wine bottles in the recycling and no back and forth thoughts over wine on the way home. 

However I’m very aware how easy it will be to slip back. That’s the bit I’m scared of and I don’t know how to navigate that. Old habits die hard. 

15 for today and 21 consecutive days please. 

Welcome to Cousin Creditor too. Good luck with your 7 days. 

RobM99

Old habits die hard it's true but they can be broken. I managed it - and I'm nothing special!

16 today please.

satchmo1

13/20 today ... back on track

sukeyboo

7/10 for today please cathybird 

Bet you needed a drink after the football result last night @maman - apolgies for bringing it up but I am a Spurs fan 🙄

cathybird

@CuppaTea, sorry for not commenting last night, that sounds pretty scary ending up in A&E, hope it does turn out that everything is fine. xx