The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

jo1972

ISOM, re the smoking, go take a look at the link I just posted to a vid over on the quitting smoking thread, that's enough to put anyone off. I don't really enjoy the AA meetings round here much, they are all supportive don't get me wrong just not people I want to share with. I've got a counsellor appointment re-booked for sometime this month (gotta check when...), so I will see if there's any local authority group meetings going on.

I'm not really down about last night cos although, yes, I did drink. I did it socially and didn't feel the need to go down to the offy and buy more to drink home alone. But as it's the second mulligan I've had in 3 days I'd better go back to day 1

jo1972

Thanks NTC

I think you should post on here whenever you can rather than lurk and read in silence. Get involved in getting the quitting/cutting down vibes and you might find it easier to do, rather than doing it alone with no support. Nobody here will judge you, we haven't had trolls 'yet' but if they turn up, just ignore em

Keep posting, daily if you can and get some inspiration, and give some to me cos I bluddy need it right now!

xx

barshamhillbilly

jo1972 wrote: »

If you like that, then you're bound to like this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ozc70JPGRMQ

Oops, sorry this is a cutting down/quitting support thread not a great music from the 80's thread!

Jo THATS BRILLIANT !!!! :j

Sorry peeps - enough music - won't say another word!

Jo - Seriously ..... Don't be hard on yourself - you've done really well. And a couple of an evening is just great!

Needstochange - Stay with it ....and us... you will get there.

BHB

singlemum_4

Morning guys

Jo...Don,t be to hard on yourself hun look how far you've come, stopping at two is still a big achievement isn't it


NTC...Nice to see you, keep posting we're all here to support you

BHB...What you gonna do with your AFW spoils..nice treat for you and Mrs BHB perhaps?

Well Im sat here trying to finish a unit for my course and the words just arn't flowing need some divine insperation or I'll be sat here all day:rotfl:

SM x

jo1972

Good luck SM, I'm trying to muster up the energy to get me and the kids ready to go to Sainsburys, that's hard enough!! I'm bopping to youtube nostalgia!

yellowmonkey

Well I had a couple last night and will have 1 or 2 this evening as I am at work tomorrow. Up at 5am :eek: and then I will not have another one for at least 6 days.

I think for myself I need to cut down as opposed to giving up and Jo dont worry about a few. At least you did not get Rat ar**ed and have a horrible hungover reflection today

Ta Ta

ym

In_Search_Of_Me

Hugs Jo - its so hard some days and as others have said at least you didnt get bladdered! You will feel the benefit of no alch though - just reading a book about nutrition and makes me realise how bad my diet is on tope of all else plus drinking just makes you feel naff physicaly & mentally cos you just feel youve failed dont you? Hard to get the balance betwee not being unrealistic while also ack that its an issue....bank hol w/e for me are difficult because they make me feel I deserve a treat (see friday!) but then locically I lost a day on sat cos I felt like [EMAIL="!!!!!Will"]!!!!!Will[/EMAIL] have a look at the linky though! Didnt cave & now cant spend any money until next week as doing a challenge!!

ltm07

Hi all, well I was a boy yesterday:o ! After just having 1 or 2 cans a night all week I really let myself go. Went to the local for dinner with OH,DD & my Mum. OH & my Mum were on the wine,whilst I was drinking lager. My Mum paid for the food whilst we paid for the drinks. Spent way too much but my Mum gave us some money towards the drinks,but I didn't want her too as I feel like a charity case but she insisted,we will buy her some flowers as a Thank You. Anyway we stayed there for a few drinks & should have called it a day at that,but I didn't call it a day & had a few cans when I got in. I walked my Mum home & by this time common sense had gone out the window & I went to the local Working Mans Club with my Dad. So basically I was on the p!ss from 3pm til midight:o ! Felt really rough today & been asleep most of the day. OH at work tonight & tomorrow & there's plenty of beer in the house,but going to try & stay off it all week. To think though that I used to get into that state every weekend is frightening. I absolutely hate wasting days through having a hangover. As I said before we have a wedding do to go to in a couple of weeks,but shouldn't overdo it there,but I know that my Cousin's stag day at the end of the month is going to be the big test. Hope everyone else is doing ok.

mollypolly

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Hello Everyone.
The quote above is how I feel today...DAY 29....(I will be normal tmorrow Jo);)
Hope its been a good weekend for you all.
Hugs to you Jo.Please dont worry about the blip just try to pick yourself up,dust yourself down and as NTC says ...think of all the times you have been strong.
We can all crack this with the brilliant support on here.
Well done BHB for abstaining at the BBQ and well done ISOM.Three days is good.
Well done YM for cutting down and everyone else for cuttingdown/giving up.
Keep posting and reading Needstochange and soon you will.

Lots of Love
Mollypolly xxxx

jo1972

Morning all

Needless to say, still day 1. I feel like !!!!!! this morning, it's all very well having a drink at the weekend like I did on Friday when I can sleep in till 9am and miss most of my hangover but doing it on a night when I've gotta be up at 6.45am :eek:

I've noticed lots of differences today, shakes back again, fingers have started itching incessently which is where I get excema so I'll probably be getting that back today. I don't feel as organised and I'm struggling to remember what I've got to do this morning. Luckily for me, yesterday DS said he wanted one of those Dairylea lunchable box things for lunch today with crackers, ham and cheese. It's also got a drink and yoghurt in it, so all I've got to do is grab is out the fridge and shove a couple of bits of fruit in it. If I had to make a sarnie I think I'd give up and go back to bed :eek:

I didn't drink cos I was in a bad mood yesterday, quite the opposite in fact....lovely weather, cleaned/hoovered the car out, whilst the neighbour (my childminder) was doing her garden, we were chatting, kids were playing out the front. I finished the car and was exhausted and thought, 'I know what I fancy' :rolleyes:

Ah well, today is back to the old routine and I remember all too well how good I felt not drinking the past couple of weeks so hopefully I should be firmly back on the wagon this evening. I will no doubt be on here moaning

Molly, wow, your sun is shining a day early congratulations for hitting such a milestone today! Please don't ever lose sight of that now you know what it feels like

God, I better get ready for work, look at the time AND I'm hang-over'ed :undecided

xx