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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for November & 2025 :)

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  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,981 Forumite
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    25 for me please.
  • Vanlady
    Vanlady Posts: 183 Forumite
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    19/15  AFD for me today please.  Mounting up nicely, all I needed was a bit of effort  :)
  • oceandreamer
    oceandreamer Posts: 642 Forumite
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    23/24 today please Cathybird
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,961 Forumite
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    edited 26 November at 5:12PM
    November AFD challenge 2025

    7 days = image 

    14 days = image  

    21 days = image 

    28 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image 

    Entire month = image 



    November targets


    BlueJ94 25 


    cathybird 23/21  image   image   image  image  image 


    Dark Sunday 10/14  image  


    doingitanyway 5/25 


    Dryjan 18  


    dustydigger 24 


    Jellybaby 19/TF  image   image  


    leftatthetrafficlights 25/29   image   image   image 


    maggiem 10/10  image   image 


    maman 11/10   image   image  image 


    oceandreamer 24/24  image   image   image  image 


    PriceySOS 17/23   image   image  


    redofromstart 25/20  image   image   image  image  image 


    RobM99 22/29   image   image   image 


    satchmo1 23/25   image   image   image 


    Season of Mist 21/27   image  image   image 


    sukeyboo 13/10   image   image  image 


    tiddles 15/25   image   image  


    Vanlady 20/15   image   image   image  image 


    Watty1 21/20   image   image   image  image  image 


    Wishus 20   


    WBF 2/14   



    To see November's results on phone or tablet, click here. See 2025 results here :)


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  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,961 Forumite
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    edited 26 November at 5:14PM
    image

    Yes it's a bright shiny new month just round the corner ... Any thoughts on targets? (I've listed the same targets as this month but pls say if you'd like to aim for something different!)

    December targets

    BlueJ94 25 
    cathybird 21 
    Dark Sunday 14 
    doingitanyway 25 
    Dryjan 18 
    dustydigger 24 
    Jellybaby TF 
    leftatthetrafficlights 20 
    maggiem 10  
    maman 10 
    oceandreamer 24  
    PriceySOS 23 
    redofromstart 20 
    RobM99 30  
    satchmo1 25  
    Season of Mist 27  
    sukeyboo 10  
    tiddles 25  
    Vanlady 21  
    Watty1 20  
    Wishus 20  
    WBF 14  



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  • oceandreamer
    oceandreamer Posts: 642 Forumite
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    Declaring early today as it's target day but I'm really busy later and don't want to forget! Thanks for putting December targets up Cathybird, I'll stick with 24 please.
  • Vanlady
    Vanlady Posts: 183 Forumite
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    edited 26 November at 8:23AM
    I've an early start today so I might as well declare now for today please, 20/15 AFD.

    Thankyou cathybird for being organised for December, can't believe we're almost there! 

    Even though there will be lots of ho ho ho happening, Im going to up my target to 21 for December please.
    Having a target to aim for is really working for me, it's keeping me disciplined from caving in plus I'm enjoying feeling 'normal' in the mornings  :D.  

    Oceandreamer....we must have been typing at the same time so I'm just editing to say well done on reaching your target of 24!

  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,511 Forumite
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    21/20   I did it . Getting easier to hit the target.  Going to stick with 20 in December which might be a stretch but we shall see.
    Made it to mortgage free but what a muddle that became

    In the event the proverbial hits the fan then co-habitees are better stashing their cash than being mortgage free !!
  • oceandreamer
    oceandreamer Posts: 642 Forumite
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    Thanks @Vanlady and well done @Watty1
  • leftatthetrafficlights
    leftatthetrafficlights Posts: 2,255 Forumite
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    edited 26 November at 9:14AM
    25/29 for me today please 😁 

    I'm going with a target of 20 for December please @cathybird - I should be able to do more but I'm seeing family that I don't usually see and doing visits that I don't usually do so who knows!!🤷‍♀️🤔😂
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