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The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for October & 2025 :)

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  • Wanna_Bee_Free
    Wanna_Bee_Free Posts: 2,420 Forumite
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    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
    oceandreamer Posts: 589 Forumite
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    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.
  • redofromstart
    redofromstart Posts: 5,928 Forumite
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    30 for me please Cathybird.

    thank you!
  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,820 Forumite
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    edited 1 October at 10:31PM
    September AFD challenge 2025

    7 days = image 

    14 days = image  

    21 days = image 

    28 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image 

    Entire month = image 



    September targets


    BlueJ94 25/25  image  image   image  image 


    cathybird 29/21  image  image   image  image  image  image 


    Dark Sunday 11/14  image 


    doingitanyway 25/25  image  image   image  image 


    Dryjan 6/18 


    dustydigger 24 


    Jellybaby 20/28  image  image  


    maggiem 2/10  


    maman 20/10  image  image   image  image 


    oceandreamer 25/24  image  image   image  image  image 


    PriceySOS 24/23  image  image   image  image  image 


    redofromstart 30/20  image  image   image  image  image  image  image 


    RobM99 27/29   image  image   image 


    satchmo1 27/25   image  image   image  image  image 


    Season of Mist 30/30   image  image   image  image  image  image 


    sukeyboo 16/10   image  image   image  image 


    tiddles 22/20   image  image   image  image  image 


    Watty1 23/20   image  image   image  image  image 


    Wishus 19/20   image  image  


    WBF 9/14   image 



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


    🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

  • cathybird
    cathybird Posts: 15,820 Forumite
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    edited 1 October at 10:34PM
    Annual AFD challenge 2025

    50 days = image 

    100 days = image 

    150 days = image 

    200 days = image 

    250 days = image 

    300 days = image 

    Target reached = image 

    Target beaten = image


    2025 targets


    BlueJ94   66/150   image 


    cathybird   246/275   image  image  image  image 


    Dark Sunday   86/160 image   


    Dryjan   115/TF   image  image 


    dustydigger   209/300   image  image  image  image 


    maggiem   89/200   image 


    maman   134/TF   image  image 


    oceandreamer   193/200   image  image  image 


    PriceySOS   204/TF   image  image  image  image 


    redofromstart   239/300   image  image  image  image 


    RobM99   270/325   image  image  image  image  image 


    Satchmo1   250/TF   image  image  image  image  image 


    sukeyboo   130/TF   image  image 


    tiddles   200/257   image  image  image  image 


    Watty1   154/300 image  image   


    WBF   75/168   image 


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


    🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

  • wishus
    wishus Posts: 1,300 Forumite
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    I haven't been checking in, but I can say I came really close. 19 days in September!
    Keep reading books!
    August grocery challenge Budget £150. Spent so far: £98.49. Remaining: £51.51
  • PriceySOS
    PriceySOS Posts: 856 Forumite
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    24 for September please
    Target 23 for October please
    xx
  • Watty1
    Watty1 Posts: 7,147 Forumite
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    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.
    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 !!
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