The Cutting Down Alcohol challenge for October & 2025 :)

cathybird

@redofromstart thank you xx

maman

redofromstart said:

1 for me please.

well done on hitting your annual target Cathybird

And well done for noticing that @redofromstart. That's brilliant @cathybird. 👏👏👏

Vanlady

Well done cathybird

I'm calling it early for me today, so 1/15 for me today please. There....done.

Yesterday wasnt an AFD, but i only had 2 glasses of wine , less than I normally would have. I think im having a lightbulb moment

I was in our local morries yesterday. Recently refurbished. Now has at least DOUBLE the amount of aisles selling booze. All conveniently placed next to aisles of snacks. Less food aisles. Scary. 

leftatthetrafficlights

Declaring early 2/29 for me please 😁 

Wanna_Bee_Free

Congratulations Cathybird, thanks for telling us @redofromstart Declaring early 1/14 please Cathbird.  

Watty1

Great work @cathybird  and @oceandreamer I so could have written your post.   I've lost whole days this year because I have felt so ill after drinking when I said I would only have one glass.  No matter how many times I've said no more, it just happens again.    hang in there because this thread does help.

1/20 and declaring early for Sunday night at 2/20

oceandreamer

Thanks Watty1 and well done Cathybird - that's impressively early in the year!
Declaring early today 2/24 please Cathybird.

Vanlady

Dodged a bullet earlier, was offered a glass of wine but I resisted. I've only been on this thread a week, but long may it continue, it's really helping me.
Oceandreamer....I've been there too. Might be the what the heck mentality, who knows. But as Watty says, hang in there  x

maman

I think you'll find that as you have AF days, your tolerance will diminish. This will mean you drink less on drinking days. Although I choose to still drink at weekends and holidays, I can't remember when I last had a hangover. There's half a bottle in the fridge from last night. That would have been unheard of before I joined the thread. 😁

sukeyboo

Congratulations on reaching your annual target so early @cathybird

@oceandreamer - I am in the same boat - I need to stop overdoing it on the days I do drink - yesterday was a prime example and I am suffering for it today ☹️ - not got a hangover but I had a very late and restless night so feeling very lethargic and tired 🥱. I still can’t quite shake off the mentality of ‘as it is going to be a drinking day I may as well make the most of it’.