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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for November & 2025 :)
Hi peeps. 15/15 AFD for me today.
Reached my target, so another fab emoji coming up! Although in retrospect , looks like I've set my target too low, I really should have more self-belief, so I'll definitely be increasing it from now on as I'm finding it much easier than I thought I would. This thread is great for accountability, so thank you everyone and cathybird.
Thankyou Maman and cathybird. That means a lot.
A very sensible approach there Maman.
It was the almost daily/midweek habit that I wanted to knock on the head, and ive achieved that.....so far......long may it continue. And I feel soooo much better for it, so much happier! There is now a spring in my step!
But like you Maman, I still want to be able to drink (sensibly) at weekends, holidays and social occasions.
I'm slowly reading the link to the original thread from Feb 2008 that Cathybird posted at the beginning of this thread (30th dec 2024), it's makes a very interesting, educational, poignant and sometimes very humorous read.