The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

lozzywozzy

Bismarck wrote: »

can think of worse things without too much difficulty......;)

yeah me too!!

Well its Saturday night and normally I would have a drink in my hand now, but I've got a cup of tea instead. Not saying its easy but..... I am looking forward to getting up tomorrow with a clear head and doing something with the kids.:j xx

Bismarck

as usual, mine's a coffee.....it's a cheap round!

Different_Corner

Lozzy,
Totally relate to what you are saying ie when did it become so important ? My father was an alcoholic, to the point of hiding it under floorboards. Also agree that smoking and drinking are related.

Had 4 bottles of lager last night whilst slumped in front of the telly with the kids - what message does that send ?

Congrats to all those with AF anniversaries, you are an inspiration.

Bismarck

well, speaking from experience...when it's got a grip, you're not really thinking about how others see you...because that's not that high on the list of importance....I'm glad again that I stopped - it should help them in the future and that's got to be worth something.

polaroid

not so long ago i over heard my daughter playing with her dollys, she was doing a tea party and was asking them all "would you like glass of wine?". i was absolutely mortified. i couldnt beleive she had picked that up, but that was what she was seeing. even though i tried to not drink until she had gone to bed, if i am honest i was usually pouring one before she had got upstairs. like you say bis, you dont see it like that whilst you are living in it, doing it everyday...scary what kids take in

Bismarck

polaroid wrote: »

...scary what kids take in

..and then repeat back to you.....:eek:

lozzywozzy

polaroid wrote: »

not so long ago i over heard my daughter playing with her dollys, she was doing a tea party and was asking them all "would you like glass of wine?". i was absolutely mortified. i couldnt beleive she had picked that up, but that was what she was seeing. even though i tried to not drink until she had gone to bed, if i am honest i was usually pouring one before she had got upstairs. like you say bis, you dont see it like that whilst you are living in it, doing it everyday...scary what kids take in

Reminds me when I was in the supermarket with my kids the other day and the older one said ooo look mum the wines on offer are you going to get some. They should be pestering me for sweets and mags, not pointing out the cheap wine offers.

Feeling really positive today, craving a ciggie but I know that will wear off in the next couple of days, just had a big fruit smoothie and going to take it a day at the time. Try and eat well, get some good quality sleep and basically be kinder to myself. Monday will probably be tough as it will be three days without alchohol and I've not done that for some time. xx

Bismarck

Three days used to be my "I'm OK, I can handle it" milestone...once I'd done 3 days I convinced myself I wasn't hooked.....I managed a week sometimes....good luck

jo1972

Morning all,

Feeling a bit on the crap side this morning cos I had some wine last night. I desperately wanted a drink, had a bad couple of days so I think that's why. My car conked out on Friday evening, luckily I managed to just get it to the garage and onto the forecourt when it died so they had to get it going to move it :rotfl: I had to pay out £120 yesterday for a new battery and new transmission fluid, £120 that I didn't have so had to accept a loan from my pensioner mum Had a huge row or 2 with OH, OH & DD1 were rowing all day long yesterday and it got me down so much, I felt tired and worn out from it all and it would've been handy if I could've just gone to bed. But OH and DD1 were both going out so I was home alone (well, with the 2 littleun's) and as I drove OH to the station I thought I'd buy a couple of cans of beer on the way back and have a relaxing evening with no shouting or screaming, just me and the new V+ box I had installed yesterday

I got near the shop and talked myself out of it, I had just bought the kids and myself Macdonalds too cos I couldn't be bothered to cook and had bought myself a milkshake so I decided that once I'm drinking that the craving for beer would pass anyway.

Later in the evening I still fancied a drink, I wasn't crawling the walls but kept thinking about it. Then I remembered that I had a small 250ml bottle of rose sparkly stuff in the cupboard, which had been there ages. I'm not a wine drinker and so although it had been in the house all that time it hadn't bothered me. Drank that and, predicticably, wanted more. So then opened a normal size bottle of white wine and drunk half of that, but tipped the rest away cos I was aware that I was going to drink all of it if left to my own devices and that's not good. Plus if there was any left I might've drunk it today :eek:

So, sheepishly, I've come on here to say good morning and I don't recommend alcohol to anyone cos I've got a headache and have no energy to do anything at all and I've got shedloads of stuff to do today :eek: if I hadn't of drunk last night then most of it would've been done by now, instead of still sat here in my PJ's moaning about everything I've got to do.

Welcome to the newbies, hope you are getting on alright this weekend

Hi to everyone else, sorry haven't got the engery to even type anymore I want to sit in my chair in front of the telly and not move all day. Unfortunately I've got about 6 loads of washing, shopping, ironing and cooking to do....plus it's DD2's first day at nursery tomorrow so I've got to get her uniform all ready and help her with her homework she's been given and she's not even started going to the place yet :eek: I'm not happy with myself making myself feel so carp knowing how much I had to do today

xx

eselt

Morning all

Don't worry Jo:rolleyes: - last night was an exception for you rather than the rule- you have been doing so well, and you can get straight back on the wagon, you've proved you can do it- best of luck, don't beat yourself up about last nights blip.

Weathers great here today-gonna get out the house and enjoy it while the suns out- I've just seen the 'tall ships' race go across the horizon on their way out of falmouth from the bedroom window- might go up the coast with the kids and see if we can get a closer look.

Hope everyone is OK today.