The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for October & 2025 :)

leftatthetrafficlights

Declaring early for today- 27/30

Can I have 29 for November please @cathybird? 😁

oceandreamer

Declaring early for Monday too, 23/24 today please Cathybird.
I will stick with 24 for November, it does get trickier at this time of year because there seem to be lots of events/birthdays coming up, but I am slowly getting better at not drinking at social events, and not even really thinking about it... or not wanting to miss another AFD towards my target!

dustydigger

Hi people Remember the song Amazing grace? Well now I can enthusiastically ,if tunelessly, sing along wholeheartedly with the line ''I once was blind but now I see '':)
Yep finally got my glasses,and what an enormous difference. They are strictly reading specs,so cant look across the room and see Mr Dusty's face its a bit blurred,nor the telly,,so off come the specs,then on again to look back at the laptop. I havent needed specs for about 15 years so I had forgotten all that kerfuffle but I'll soon get used to Going to buy a chain so I can wear the specs round my neck
One of the most difficult things was a couple of months of my phone screen being a complete blur so that I couldnt really use it. My kids were in kinks at the horrific spelling of my texts and gave up bothering,so this month has been an enormous reduction in texts which was fine with me.I am so not into social media
I;ll be back end of the month to post AFDs for October.,quite probably another AF month,4 in a row I think. I may have to be AF forever. They still cant find out what's wrong with my blood. The red cells are low despite B12 jabs and folic acid and another drug to try to pack my blood. What cells I do have are too big too fat to get into cells where they are needed,so I  am continually weak and gasping for breath I was to have a back op but the surgeon was suspicious about my blood  and decided not to do the op. 77 yr olds with pernicious anaemia that refuses to respond to treatment are not to be tinkered with unless in an emergency so I just have to cope with the back issues despite obvious degeneration. I have learned to cope anyway after 60 years dealing with my arthritis so I'm not bothered. Was worried about what would happen with Mr Dusty after my op and recuperation so thats one issue off my brain.
They ruled out pancreatic cancer,and probably coeliac disease (though they are going to do more tests about that) but personally I think it is heart failure,I can tick off all the boxes and I remember my sister who had that conking out and almost dying on the table during a procedure. I suspect my surgeon had something like that in mind when he decided not to operate. All the symptoms I have been putting down to to pernicious anaemia also could be heart failure,so who knows. Dusty keeps on plodding.

maman

Good to hear from you @dustydigger and your post was immaculately spelled so the new glasses are definitely working! 🤣

👏👏👏 for you @Vanlady. 😊

Well done @maggiem on reaching your target with time to get a few more AF days in. Don't knock your achievements, all AF days count.

Thanks for adding me to the list for November @cathybird. We're away next week so I will be getting off to a slow start but hope to catch up when I get back.

14/10 AFDs please@cathybird 

Jellybaby

Still sitting on 23 😁.   For November I’d like to go TF please. I’ve found a number stresses me slightly 🙈

cathybird

@dustydigger sorry to hear your health is not great but it's lovely to hear from you xxx 

cathybird

October AFD challenge 2025

7 days =  

14 days =   

21 days =  

28 days =  

Target reached =  

Target beaten =  

Entire month =  

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October targets

BlueJ94 10/25   

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cathybird 25/21            

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Dark Sunday 9/14   

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doingitanyway 19/25      

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Dryjan 18 

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dustydigger 24 

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Jellybaby 23/TF        

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leftatthetrafficlights 27/30         

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maggiem 10/10      

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maman 14/10          

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oceandreamer 23/24        

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PriceySOS 19/23      

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redofromstart 26/20            

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RobM99 26/30         

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satchmo1 20/25       

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Season of Mist 22/27         

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sukeyboo 11/10        

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tiddles 1/10  

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Vanlady 2/6  

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Watty1 17/20       

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Wishus 4/20  

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WBF 7/14    

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

🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

cathybird

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!)

November targets

BlueJ94 25 

cathybird 21 

Dark Sunday 14 

doingitanyway 25 

Dryjan 18 

dustydigger 24 

Jellybaby TF 

leftatthetrafficlights 29 

maggiem 10  

maman 10 

oceandreamer 24  

PriceySOS 23 

redofromstart 20 

RobM99 29  

satchmo1 25  

Season of Mist 27  

sukeyboo 10  

tiddles 10  

Vanlady 15  

Watty1 20  

Wishus 20  

WBF 14  

🌞 🌞  Newcomers welcome! 🌞 🌞

satchmo1

20/25 for me today... it looks like I will fall 1 short of my October target

Vanlady

Evening folks,  
2/6 AFDs please cathybird.
Had a really busy day, but enjoyed a small glass of tonic water with minty/lemony cordial at 5.30pm.
Im only 2 days in, but doing this challenge is really making me more aware.

Enjoy your new glasses DustyD, I'd be lost without mine.