The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread!

pariskate

Hello everyone - not posted for a couple of days - I've been really tired in teh evenings and had to go to bed early (well, 9.30). I think it's because I'm looking after three children who are on holiday from school on my own!!. Not had anything to drink so far this week and am feeling good with it - I certainly couldn't manage with the children if I was drinking.
I've only got tomorrow here and then we're coming to the UK for a week - shouldn't be too boozy at all really as my Dh won't be with me and I don't want to be p***ed in charge of kids.

Good luck everyone in your various endeavours - sorry got to go to bed!!

singlemum_4

Evening all,
Well, Ive managed another alcohol free day, still feeing great and really positive.

Amazon how was the dance class?There's a jazz class in the next village on a Friday perhaps nows the time for me to give it a go!!

BHB 3 weeks is fantastic, loving your sig too I was thinking I should put my wine 'savings' to one side for a treat at the end of the month

Jo how did DD get on with the interview?

Leigh any luck with the CAB? Hope you're feeling a bit more up beat today.

Basil, any news on the second interview yet? Still keeping everything crossed for you.

Hope everone's had a good day and managing to stick to their guns!!

SM xx

amazon_spice

Day one grog free.
Am not giving up completely - like the thought of "choosing not to drink" more often seems a more positive sentiment.

Can't tell you how much perkier I feel this morning.
Did my line dance class last night. Drove there and back.
Double plus for the diet - extra exercise and no empty booze calories piling on.
Got home at 10pm and would normally have had a quick nightcap but didn't.
Had a proper, healthy, tired (not just zonked out) sleep and woke feeling really positive.

Going for day two today.

Appreciate the support here, TY.

yellowmonkey

Morning.

Today is day 3 alcohol free.

No beer no fear :rotfl:

Good luck to everyone.

ym

basilcat7

Morning all- well on Day 4 again, but in the last 12 days have only had one blip and I reckon about 1 and a half bottles of wine on the blipped saturday night. All in all, very very good...;)

Still haven't heard about 2nd interview !!! Grrrr making me wait :mad: Also heard from work yesterday that I may not get the payout as the new company have offered me a 'reasonable alternative' position. Double Grrrr:mad: :mad:

Anyway, was stressed to the max last night and OH bless him took me out for dinner to a local pub we go in to to eat quite a bit- the woman on the bar knows me because of this and as soon as I walked in said- large white wine? and I said no- orange juice please... Don't know who was more surprised, me, her or OH !!
So, diet also going well..... (only had caesar salad- no dressing !!)

have realised that alcohol wouldn't have really helped and wasn't really tempted either- nice feeling !!

Will hopefully hear today anyway.. have a good day all

Well done YM- no beer- no fear x

singlemum_4

Morning all,

Basil, well done for the OJ last night thats fantastic after the day you had. Hope you get some news today.

YM excellent day 3!!!

Amazon, well done, doesn't it feel good to wake up alert!

Well Im feeling really great, slept well again and the sun is shining so feel another good day coming on!! Off to town in a mo to grab a few bits but going to give Tesco a wide berth in case Im tempted with their wine offers, think I'll get DD to come along aswell as an extra precaution:rotfl:

Well done everyone, keep up the good work

SM x

jo1972

Morning all,

Well no beer, no fear (ish) here either :rotfl:

Basil, when are you going to hear, I can't stay crossed forever you know :rotfl: Fantastic news about you going to the pub last night and having an orange juice! Bless your OH for taking you out for a meal, my OH's idea of being nice to me is looking up from the telly :rotfl:

BHB, lasagne's lush, how you doing?

Pariskate, I've been off work for 2 weeks so had my 3 kids in doors and I'm absolutely exhausted so I know how you feel! Kinda looking forward to going back to work next week where there are 480 kids for the rest :rotfl:

SM, you're doing great, glad to hear you're feeling so positive too DD went to see the bloke about the job and he took her name and number :rolleyes: It seems that that's all they do, and they never ring back :mad:

Amazon, I was pleased with myself before I read about your excerise last night, I spent the evening eating a huge dinner, laying in the bath and watching telly, then thinking that I've put weight on and I really need to do summat about that, ah well one thing at a time

YM, well done no-beer buddy What you doing today?

Leigh, how you doing hun?

Shopaholic :wave:

Lurky, is it day 3 but not day 3 :rotfl:

Got my counsellor appointment tomorrow at the drug and alcohol centre, considering cancelling it as it did me no good whatsoever last time, in fact it made me worse. What do you all reckon?

basilcat7

Hi Jo- tell me about it- I have a headache the size of Scotland today and not even hungover......Nightmare..

The alcohol and drugs centre ? wow sounds scary !! what do they do to you there??

And as for OH taking me out- we've only been together a year and a half so suppose he's still trying to impress.... although when he's watching football, rugby or any other sport he doesn't even hear me talking, but I think thats a trait of the male species???:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

jo1972

Ah a year and a half, you're still in the honeymoon period Me and OH have been together 18 years and will be married for 15 in July (if we get that far :rotfl:)

The alcohol and drugs centre does counselling and has a doc on site to give advice and checkups and stuff. I went a couple of years ago when I was doing all the thought records and stuff which made me 100% worse :eek:

yellowmonkey

No golf today but hoping to get about 3 games in next week.

Keeping busy here. Been shopping,Stew is on the go for later,Washing hanging on the line and just about to wash up.
Swimming later and then chilling in the evening.

I feel that if I keep busy I have less time to think about booze. Mind you I really only think about it when I am in bed and been having some weird dreams :eek:.

Thinking long term I feel it is time for a bit of honesty. I dont think I am going to give up altogether. I will have the occasional drink when out Etc. The aim of this is not to drink EVERY night as I was doing. I was drinking up to 12 cans per night every day I was off. That is going to stop and more sensible supping from now on.

For the moment I dont feel like having any so Day 3 it is.

Got to go and clean up and then contact Payplan for my annual review :eek:

Speak later

Ta Ta

ym