The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

Pippilongstocking

Muskateers required this evening shoppy? Finding it hard too - there is a bottle of wine calling for me from the fridge, I will put in my ear plugs - will pop in later - hope everyone good xx

Needstochange

So far so good here:j :j Drank a couple of litres of water today and just done a diet coke with ice and lemon to have with my tea:D

It is hard shopaholic I totally agree and this is only my first AFD - you are doing so well. fay my fridge is getting louder by the minute but I am resolute (at least I think I am:o ) No social plans tonight so celebrity and an early night will be on the books. If I make it I will be really proud. I never thought I would be a muskateer so soon.:o Molly hope you stick by your guns I am sure you will:T

Good luck to everyone and thanks again for your support

115K

I really fancy a drink tonight and I was even going to walk to the shop at this time but I ordered a takeaway instead.:o

Different_Corner

WB
Thoughts with you and your daughter. Sometimes this world just doesn't make sense.

winebox

Hi all thank you all so much for your thoughts, gosh you are all so caring / lovely it blows me away, I have spent about 4 hours on phone today ( aftr work) & am frazzled. Am not being AF. erm sorry, but will be tomorrow, for sure. I think I always knew today wouldn't happen. Have had so many conversations with so many people....head spinning.

MP hope you are hanging on in there? Jo well done for finding mp old post (how do you do that?!) MP you & me are the 50-ish club!!
NTC hope you also ok tonight...& all others. x

Bismarck

Hang on in there folks.

Not had half as bad a day as most of you - esp WB - sorry to hear the news news....terrible shame....

Molly...keep to the plan! you knwo you want this so much...please don't falter.

Eselt - thanks for all the your good stuff recently - especially with the newcomers - you're far better at it than me!

And everyone else...keep at it - you're great folks...gotta go...I've a book to read by Tania Glyde - Cleaning Up...I'll let you know how it goes....

take care

biscotte

Evening folks,

Now, steady as she goes..... we all seem to be hitting some delicate points in our lives right at the moment but I'm hoping we can all hang in there and ride the storms.

it is hard, especially when we are stressed or unhappy or tired or hormonal, it's so easy to fall back into behaviours that we have learnt over such a long period of time (feel bad/stressed, crave have drink.......)

please look out for yourselves tonight and take care, everyone.

3rd AFD for me, much to my surprise!

Needstochange

Well I am confident now that I wont be giving in to the whine of the wine in the fridge I therefore declare my first AFD successful.:j One small step for me
Really wanted to put a signature in but for some reason it wont let me ah well.

Hope everyone else who wanted a AFD managed one. Doubt I will tomorrow but i have set some new rules for myself and I have realised I actually have enjoyed the day so who knows.

winebox

Needstochange wrote: »

Well I am confident now that I wont be giving in to the whine of the wine in the fridge I therefore declare my first AFD successful.:j One small step for me
Really wanted to put a signature in but for some reason it wont let me ah well.

Hope everyone else who wanted a AFD managed one. Doubt I will tomorrow but i have set some new rules for myself and I have realised I actually have enjoyed the day so who knows.

hey well done ntc. why doubts re tomorrow when you enjoyed today? I'm not only a nag but a hypocritical one cos have been there.......who can understand this thing.

no way af for me today but at least on way to bed - no sofa-crick-neck - & having mug of tea. far from saint-like but started early so am finishing....now.

Hope you're all ok & ridin' that wagon....or at least clinging to the sides.....

Pippilongstocking

The whine (good name by the way) is out of the fridge and relegated to the cupboard, warm white wine, yuk!! (I know it works with ice) lol

AFD 3 for me - I have stuck mine on my sig cos I get depressed when i end up back at my first one, when Bis pointed out I had managed a couple already this month, previously unheard of before starting on this thread. YOu are all really truely special and motivational!

Got an orchid today (cost two bottles of wine) as my lillies (previous first wine savings purchase) went all over, they lasted for ages though.

I know its silly, I never treated myself to anything before - couldnt justify it/afford it etc - now I have my head saying OK treat OR wine you can't have both. And wine doesnt change anything, a silly bunch of flowers on the other hand seems to spurn me on. Each one of them shouts - that's a bottle of wine I didn't drink.

God knows what that says about me. Hugs and thoughts to those going through horrid things - this morning I broke down (adjacent to the police station) at before 8am - normally I'd be dodgy to drive at the best of times, but this morning was harrassing enough without worrying about being questioned by police and reeking of booze. Made me think.

Love to you all, hope don't sound too droney groany! Night AFD3 WOO HOO