The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for October & 2025 :)

sukeyboo

Finishing September on 16/10 please cathybird - as always, thank you so much for looking after us all - it is very much appreciated 👏.

@Season_of_Mist - your post made for very interesting reading - I can only second what @cathybird said and that you are drinking on so few days, I don’t think giving up completely is going to help you any more health-wise and it would be a shame to miss out on those very few occasions when you would like to enjoy a drink with your friends/family.

Just a shout out to my ‘target buddy’ @maman - you have smashed it out of the park this month - well done 👍 

Wanna_Bee_Free

Finishing September on 9/14 - thanks ever so much for scoring for us all Cathybird.
seaon of mist, thanks for your thought provoking post. I don't feel able to comment on your amazing scores but i don't see a huge benefit in going from <5% drinking days to 0%. Especially because it can be nice in life to occasionally drink for special occasions.

oceandreamer

25/24 please Cathybird.  Thanks for keeping score and posting how we are doing on the annual challenge - it's very motivating to see those AFDs adding up.  Season_of_mist, I would love to do what you do and just have the occasional drink on special occasions.  I take it that it wasn't always that easy or else you wouldn't have been here in the first place, so it is quite inspirational what you have achieved.

satchmo1

27/25 to bring September to a close please. And we flutter into October which is jam packed with family birthdays, sadly some of them heavenly birthdays. Sister, brother (heavenly), mum (heavenly), son, ex, plus loads of cousins.

My cold started lifting after lunch, which I'm pleased about, although I spent the morning cancelling various activities for tomorrow and Thursday. Ah well, can't be helped. I did a precautionary Covid test and it wasn't positive, hurray. 

redofromstart

30 for me please Cathybird.

thank you!

cathybird

September AFD challenge 2025

7 days =  

14 days =   

21 days =  

28 days =  

Target reached =  

Target beaten =  

Entire month =  

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September targets

BlueJ94 25/25          

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cathybird 29/21              

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Dark Sunday 11/14   

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doingitanyway 25/25          

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Dryjan 6/18 

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dustydigger 24 

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Jellybaby 20/28      

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maggiem 2/10  

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maman 20/10          

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oceandreamer 25/24            

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PriceySOS 24/23            

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redofromstart 30/20                

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RobM99 27/29         

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satchmo1 27/25             

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Season of Mist 30/30               

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sukeyboo 16/10           

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tiddles 22/20             

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Watty1 23/20             

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Wishus 19/20       

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WBF 9/14    

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To see September's results on phone or tablet, click here. See 2025 results here

🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

cathybird

Annual AFD challenge 2025

50 days =  

100 days =  

150 days =  

200 days =  

250 days =  

300 days =  

Target reached =  

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2025 targets

BlueJ94   66/150    

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cathybird   246/275          

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Dark Sunday   86/160    

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Dryjan   115/TF      

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dustydigger   209/300          

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maggiem   89/200    

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maman   134/TF      

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oceandreamer   193/200        

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PriceySOS   204/TF          

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redofromstart   239/300          

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RobM99   270/325            

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Satchmo1   250/TF            

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sukeyboo   130/TF      

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tiddles   200/257          

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Watty1   154/300      

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WBF   75/168    

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To see the updated results for 2025 on phone or tablet, click here

🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

wishus

I haven't been checking in, but I can say I came really close. 19 days in September!

PriceySOS

24 for September please
Target 23 for October please
xx

Watty1

I finished the month on 23/20  It is getting easier.  On those days i did drink it was less, gone are the binges with multiple bottles.  Having read seasonofmist and following comments I did think that whilst I would like to be AF I think I would miss the odd glass with friends so AF is not for me but this new found "much less" and "no binges" is sensible.   There was a small glass x 2 in a bottle in the fridge from the weekend so last night we had a glass each.  A nice amount to end the month.   I am happy with that.