Giving Up/Cutting Down Alcohol Thread part 18

Wanna_Bee_Free

Makingmehappy, congratulations on day 1. That's great news you got through it. Glad my post helped. Hope it didn't depress everyone else on here too much. 

Good luck with the cravings. Some things I sometimes found useful but I am no good example here so please take it in the spirit of ideas designed to help...
Food treats and sugary drinks - don't get hungry or thirsty. I was addicted to B0ttle Green Ginger & Lemongrass at one point although there is a debate to be had about replacing one bad habit with another I took the whatever gets you through approach. The acronym HALT was helpful to me - Hungry Angry (although I do sad more) Lonely Tired.  I went to the cinema to take my mind off it and going for a swim or a bath assuming I was strong enough to take a soft drink in. I also used to stick gold stars on a paper calendar and tell myself how good it would feel the next morning when I did that. Putting the booze money in a pot every day to show yourself the money and tax saved works for lots of people - Rob has been a great example of that on here. Plus the perennial favourite of go to bed early! Good luck. 

RobM99

Hi all, as @Wanna_Bee_Free reminds me, the £5-a-day has built up to £3,300+. Money I would otherwise have glugged! 

It's 14/27 here and I've got a date later. OK it's at the Magistrate's court but it still counts (not really!).

satchmo1

10/26 for me today please.

Rob, don't fall for the magistrate... I had to go up into the witness box decades ago in an application for a license - I tripped on the step and fell. I hadn't been drinking, really I hadn't. 

Years later at a training session on speaking in public, the trainer tried that old chestnut "whatever your fears are, they won't happen". I said "oh yes they will" and relayed that story. My worst fears are still that I'll trip up when approaching a podium. I can trip up over nothing, and do. Strangely, never when I've been drinking.

Arkers

Good afternoon everyone,
7 please Cathy 
Arkers x

maman

9/10 AFDs please @cathybird

Glad to hear you're OK @sukeyboo. 😊

Thanks for the very useful tips @Wanna_Bee_Free. Even now I find it easier to have a distraction if I need an AF day at weekends. I'm fine if I have to drive somewhere or go to the theatre or cinema. At home it's much harder until after dinner. I'm fine with weekdays though. 🤔

lantanna

10/15 please 

cathybird

February

7 days = 14 days = 21 days = 28 days = Target reached = Target beaten =
Entire month =
February targets
AllNightDiner 5/13 alt80 10/TF Arkers 7/TF cathybird 13/21 Coveredinbees 9/18 CuppaTea 10 Dark Sunday 7/16 dustydigger 9/24 GotToStopSpending 10 happydenial 6/14 ITL89 15 lantanna 10/15 leftatthetrafficlights 7/20 maggiem 12/15 makingmehappy 1/16 maman 9/10 marahouti 14/25 MissPennySave 3/12 oceandreamer 8/20 PriceySOS 23 RobM99 14/27 satchmo1 10/26 Season of Mist 12/25 sukeyboo 5/10 sunshine raincloud 11/25 TornErse 11/26 WBF 5/10 Newcomers welcome!

marahouti

Good evening everyone.
I am 14/25 (and the excitable dog 😃) please cathybird. Thank you. X

Dark_Sunday

7/16 @cathybird

maggiem

12/15 please - getting close to the running dog.