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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for December & 2025 :)
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17/10 to end the month please Cathybird and thankyou for keeping a tally for us all for the past month.6
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April AFD challenge 20257 days =
14 days =
21 days =
28 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
Entire month =
April targetsArkers TFBlueJ94 2/25cathybird 29/21
CuppaTea TFDark Sunday 10/14
doingitanyway 25/20
Dryjan 20/18
dustydigger 21LittleMissDetermined TFmaggiem 6/10maman 17/10
ManPants 26/30
mrosie 1/15marahouti 30/25
oceandreamer 17/10
PriceySOS 24/22
redofromstart 30/20
RobM99 30/29
satchmo1 30/28
Season of Mist 28/28
sukeyboo 15/10
tiddles 17/15
Watty1 7/20
WBF 3/14To see the updated results for April on phone or tablet, click here
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Annual AFD challenge 202550 days =
100 days =
150 days =
200 days =
250 days =
300 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
2025 targets cathybird 99/275
Dark Sunday 39/160Dryjan 74/TF
dustydigger 63/300
maggiem 46/200maman 65/TF
marahouti 119/325
NeverendingDMP 44/250oceandreamer 73/200
PriceySOS 95/TF
redofromstart 88/300
RobM99 120/325
Satchmo1 116/TF
sukeyboo 58/TF
tiddles 83/257
Watty1 43/300WBF 34/168To see the updated results for 2025 on phone or tablet, click here
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I did make it to 28/28 thank you cathybird.6
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May AFD challenge 20257 days =
14 days =
21 days =
28 days =
Target reached =
Target beaten =
Entire month =
May targetsBlueJ94cathybird 1/21Dark Sundaydoingitanyway 23Dryjan 18dustydiggerJellybaby TFmaggiem 10maman 10ManPants 31marahouti 25oceandreamer 24PriceySOS 24redofromstart 1/20RobM99 30satchmo1 1/20Season of Mist 31sukeyboo 1/10tiddles 15Watty1 20WBF 14To see the updated results for May on phone or tablet, click here
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1/10 for today please cathybird5
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1/23 for me please
I just came back from the shops. It took me a good 15 minutes looking at wine and beer as I have a friend coming. So overwhelmed I left it all and bought some milk so my guest can have a cup of tea. If they want booze they can bring their own. Bought some nice fizzy water for myself.
I thought this would be easier...If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20256 -
1/20 for me today, pleaseWhat would you get if all you got was what you were thankful for?6
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I do feel a lot better for cutting out alcohol in my head as well as physically DIA, I just need to master the art of eating now to compensate for the lost calories. I quite like fizzy water if it is cold, hope it works for you too. I think social drinking is far harder to avoid.
My visitor today kindly bought me a bottle of my preferred Prosecco. It is under the sink testing my will power, if the food noise gets too much then it might have to leave the building.
1 of 20 for me please CathybirdMy mortgage free diary: +++ Divide by Cucumber Error. Please reinstall universe and reboot+++
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0/23 for me. After my battle at the sm I lost in the end. I went to the beach with my friend. I thought we were just going for a walk. I didn't even take my card. She bought me a glass of fizz. I drank it! Socially, as you say @redofromstart it is very hard!If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them
Emergency fund 350/1000
Buffer fund 100/100
Debt Free (again) 25/07/20256
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