The Cutting Down Alcohol Challenge for November/2026 :)

satchmo1

13/25 for me - I didn't press "post" yesterday, doh!

cathybird

October totals updated here

Jellybaby

Morning, at last double digits - 10 for me please

antonic

Well today is the 15th anniversary of me giving up alcohol.

I can honestly say that I have not been tempted once to drink and I still have an active social life that includes visiting licencesed premises and not being tempted.

I retired a year early from the Civil Service last year at age 59 after 37 years and I was 60 on the 13th October and have claimed my free OAP bus pass.

However this year has not been good to me health wise as I have had 3 kidney operations in 3 months - 2 on my left kidney to remove kidney stones and the last one was on my right kidney to remove a tumour.

The operation on my right kidney was done by robotic keyhole surgery so it looks like I have been bitten by a shark :) - I am now not in pain though , but have to waut another 4 weeks for the biopsy result.

Keep strong everyone and I send you all my best wishes to keep fighting the good fight !.

Vanlady

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82169367#Comment_82169367

Hoping for good results for you antonic and happy 15th AF anniversary👏.

9/21 for me please cathybird.

Season_of_Mist

Thanks for dropping in, antonic. Sorry to hear about the health issues. Did they say whether not having drunk any alcohol for 15 years will have contributed to a quicker recovery? There must be a significant health benefit.

I do like reading these posts from occasional contributors who used to be on here regularly but have now moved on, given up alcohol completely, and are out on the other side.

I am at 15/27 today please cathybird. A few days ago I passed the six-month mark since I last had anything to drink. It’s not 15 years but - it’s long enough now that I am at the point where I am reasonably confident I could stop completely if I decided I wanted to. I am not totally sure that is what I would want just at this point in time but I at least know that it would be me making that decision, not the alcohol.

satchmo1

14/25 for me today please.

Happy 15th AF anniversary @antonic , and glad to hear you are no longer in pain from the kidney issues. My SIL has just one kidney, which is just working at 15% but she manages pretty well.

maman

Many congratulations on your 15th Anniversary and your retirement @antonic .👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

🤞🏼 that all is well after your kidney surgery.🤗

7/10 AFDs please @cathybird

antonic

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82169853#Comment_82169853

They didn`t but one thing I learnt was that being a chunky monkey increased my chances of getting cancer.

Thank you for your thanks

cathybird

@antonic well done on refraining from drinking for 15 years, that is a real achievement. Sorry to hear about the kidney issues though, and I hope the biopsy turns out to be clear and that you recover quickly from the operations.