Cut down or stop drinking from today

[Waterfall]

:maldives-Drunk:

Thought I would start this thread so those who want to cut down or stop drinking for whatever reason can support each other. I want to stop drinking for a while while I lose weight. I have no intention of stopping for ever and I don't think I drink a dangerous amount.

Whether we want to save our waistelines, livers or pockets, stop for good or just cut down - In true PTS spirit (excuse the pun :p) Lets support each other. :maldives-glass:

[whamfanuk]

i for one will be getting smashed tonight, but good luck to you all

[monkeypuzzle]

I gave up alcohol about a month ago and feel so much better, I definitely don't feel as 'down' as I did before giving up and I feel fresher, (if that makes any sense) it was difficult the first couple of weeks but is getting easier by the day, made me realise how much of a 'habit' it really was - haven't lost any weight though as choc consumption has gone up - so replaced one habit with another!

[rainbow]

I rarely touch alcohol. I can't say I'm teetotal, as I will have the odd glass perhaps a couple of times a year on special ocassions, but I don't enjoy it at all. I'd rather a cup of tea TBH! I have no objections to folk enjoying a drink if they like it, but I hate to see alcohol abuse. If anyone on here is being controlled by alcohol, and finding it hard to cope with life without it, I'd urge them to seek help now. Like waterfall says, there are lots of reasons to stop or cut down, and I think this thread is a good idea. :tea:

[gobbyash]

I've been dry for:

183 hours, 13 minutes and 40 seconds

[Waterfall]

I've been dry for:

183 hours, 13 minutes and 40 seconds


Well done Gobby. I havn't had a drink since Friday night and today is DH birthday so I have set myself a bit of a challenge. :help:

[whamfanuk]

we are having a bit of a drowning sorrows remembering life thing tonight, got a couple of my grown up neices and nephews coming round

[ChickenCottage]

I was sorry to hear of your loss Wham :hug:

[celticmaiden]

I need to cut down but trouble is off to Turkey tomorrow with XL courtesy
of Mr T - All inclusive so maybe week after I will join you ................

[Gavvy]

Stop what??????

I have 84 diddy bottles of vino in my spare room just calling my name!

Oh god I realy have got a problem.. and an ulcer!

[ohsobusy]

I tried to give up a few weeks back and lasted for 3 days. :(

I was worried at the time that I was drinking too much and I have managed to cut down. So I will be quite happy if I can stick to 1 or 2 glasses a night a few times a week. Dh has a few beers 4 or 5 nights a week and up til recently was feeling a bit lethargic and unfit. About 2 months ago he started running and cycling again and has lost I'm guessing about 1 1/2 stone and looks fab.

Good luck to all you who want to cut down or give up. I know that I would fail if my target was to give up completely. But I do want to stay within sensible limits.

[Grace & Favour]

After I received the witches warning from my GP three months ago . . I stayed on the wagon for 9 weeks . . and now limit my drinky-poos to 1 1/2 bottles per week . . and feel a lot richer for it . . . (no weight loss though!!!! )

I'll be very happy to bolster up flagging willpower with my PTS friends

(PTS - p1ssed til Sunday?)

[Cinderella]

:oi'm having such a stressful time at the moment.... hub leaving, 2 small children, I need an op, debt, gotta sell house....when the guy came and nailed up the for sale sign, a couple of days ago, i was so upset, i had a glass of wine (when hub in bed with kids) then frankly drank till i fell asleep... most attractive- tears, snot and paint ( i had been painting a door & obviously had lent against it)
i believe i do have a problem :Cry:

[tiger]

:oi'm having such a stressful time at the moment.... hub leaving, 2 small children, I need an op, debt, gotta sell house....when the guy came and nailed up the for sale sign, a couple of days ago, i was so upset, i had a glass of wine (when hub in bed with kids) then frankly drank till i fell asleep... most attractive- tears, snot and paint ( i had been painting a door & obviously had lent against it)
i believe i do have a problem :Cry:

Not surprising with all that going on, but if you can admit you have a problem then maybe you don't have too much of a problem, IYSWIM.
PM me anytime you're feeling low, Cinders. :hug:

[Cinderella]

Cinderella – I really feel for you, I’m in the same boat, my hubby left me and two kids five months ago. Last week he told me we have to sell the house, as he can’t afford to help pay the bills anymore. I started drinking just to help me sleep but now I’m drinking all the time just to help me cope. It upsets my that I’m drinking as I’ve been on the wagon for 15years, and now it’s worse that before.

for some reason i cannot pm u time out.... (have tried but seem to have probs getting pm to work) but if u want to pm me anytime :hug: the doors open xx

[Cinderella]

duplicate post- glitch

[boysmum]

I gave up a couple of weeks ago, lasted two weeks lost half stone in weight, then the stress of work kicked in and back to a couple a night, off on hols in a week then plan on cutting back for longer :)

[time out]

Cinderella – I really feel for you, I’m in the same boat, my hubby left me and two kids five months ago. Last week he told me we have to sell the house, as he can’t afford to help pay the bills anymore. I started drinking just to help me sleep but now I’m drinking all the time just to help me cope. It upsets my that I’m drinking as I’ve been on the wagon for 15years, and now it’s worse that before.

[Waterfall]

Time out and Cinders have a big :grouphug: This is obviously a very difficult time for you. Things will get better and your lives will move on. We are all here if you want to rant. Next time you feel like a drink post on here first.

Time out - did you get professional help 15 years ago? Drink is never the answer in the long run.

[Cinderella]

situation hasn't changed, yet having a clearer head since friday nights events has helped with coping the day to day stuff......

[celticmaiden]

you will both get through it with time - I sold my house, moved to a different
district, moved jobs and got rid of partner all the same day! It worked I get a bit lonely sometimes but then I remember the 'bad' times and decide it was
the right thing you all take care...............theres a better world for you waiting and you are both worth more than you can think! xx

[Cookie Monster]

I rarely touch alcohol. I can't say I'm teetotal, as I will have the odd glass perhaps a couple of times a year on special ocassions, but I don't enjoy it at all. I'd rather a cup of tea TBH! I have no objections to folk enjoying a drink if they like it, but I hate to see alcohol abuse. If anyone on here is being controlled by alcohol, and finding it hard to cope with life without it, I'd urge them to seek help now. Like waterfall says, there are lots of reasons to stop or cut down, and I think this thread is a good idea. :tea:

Snap. I don't even have a drink on Christmas Day or New Years Eve. (I am the ideal friend coz I'll not drink and drive!!)
Hubby is the wine fiend, but I will only permit him to drink at the weekend (admittedly he'll have a bottle of Australian red on Friday, Saturday and Sunday!!!) He'd probably have a bottle every night if 'd let him!!

[time out]

WATERFALL– I didn’t get professional help 15 years ago, I had a miscarriage. No one could say why it happened but I was convinced it was the drink so I gave up and tried again! Then a few months later I found out I was pregnant again and I never drank again, not even when I had my second miscarriage. That’s why I’m so mad about it now!

[janedoe]

I've been dry for:

183 hours, 13 minutes and 40 seconds

EEKK not even been in the shower or the bath?

[janedoe]

I do hope that some of you can come to the PTS weekend Day/Weekend trip to Drayton Manor just for the help and support from other members which you will meet.

[jim12]

I'll drink to that...hic

[tiger]

There was an item on the radio news today about drinking alcohol increases your chances of getting bowel cancer.
We get told that moderate wine drinking is good for your heart. Can't win can we?

[Waterfall]

Well had a small glass tonight but am pleased with progress. Generally cutting down and feel slimmer (I hope :rolleyes:)

[Unintended Muse]

There was an item on the radio news today about drinking alcohol increases your chances of getting bowel cancer.
We get told that moderate wine drinking is good for your heart. Can't win can we?


We can't win at all.. I read somewhere that grapefruit was good for something.. heart/cholestral I think.. Since then I've read that post menopausal women shouldn't eat too much cos it can cause breast cancer! Even "healthy" foods are bad for you, so enjoy everything in moderation is my motto. And if you can't stick to moderation, then best leave well alone.. lol

I don't eat any butter cos I know I prefer it and will therefore always choose that option.. I refuse to die miserable for always choosing the "better for me" option though, so will continue to enjoy a glass or 2 of wine when I want it.. but I would NEVER drive if I have had a drink.

[minniem]

I have just joined Rosemary Conley and can't have a drink for the first two weeks! Hope I can stick to it.

[Cinderella]

well, i hope no one minds me posting this, i have to stop drinking attempts at cutting down aren't working.... official detox day1 - wish me luck

i'm posting this in the hope now i've said it i can't go back:nono:

[sparkles123]

well, i hope no one minds me posting this, i have to stop drinking attempts at cutting down aren't working.... official detox day1 - wish me luck

i'm posting this in the hope now i've said it i can't go back:nono:

Good Luck to you!

You are a braver woman than me...no alcohol! :eek:

[Cinderella]

Good Luck to you!

You are a braver woman than me...no alcohol! :eek:
yes i am kinda thinking omg never ever gonna have a drink?? :shocked: it seems impossible but it must be do able...

a little while ago someone posted about drinking the communion wine - they appeared to be possibly a recovering alcoholic- i'd dearly love some advice from them but i cannot find the post to pm them

anyone who has any advice i'd appreciate it:confused:

[Waterfall]

Good luck Cinders :hug: Sometimes stopping altogether is easier than cutting down as one leads to another be it :maldives-wine: or chocolate :RDB-Choc: If you need support or :help: you know where we are :)

[Cinderella]

Trying to think of a positive at the mo...

of course there is a plus side.... all the giveaways there will be of my wine vouchers:o

[beba]

Cinders, my husband is a recovering alcoholic and has been dry for 10 years!! When I ask him what do you think about never having another drink he says I will not have a drink today!! The answer is "just for today", thinking of months and years is just too much! You will be OK and if you want any support PM me and I will get his AA book which has some wonderful sayings to get you by! Good luck and all the best

[Cinderella]

Cinders, my husband is a recovering alcoholic and has been dry for 10 years!! When I ask him what do you think about never having another drink he says I will not have a drink today!! The answer is "just for today", thinking of months and years is just too much! You will be OK and if you want any support PM me and I will get his AA book which has some wonderful sayings to get you by! Good luck and all the best

thank you, i may take you up on the pm. 10 years is fantastic.... and he has a supportive wife:) you are right of course i need to stop thinking forever, and think today

[wwcrazy]

Cinders, I havent had a drink for 11 days. Cant mix alcohol with the meds Im on. It wasn't easy, I wont lie, but Im getting by.

Good luck

[beba]

You are more than welcome to PM me... Good luck, just think you've not had a drink today and that is FANTASTIC :)

thank you, i may take you up on the pm. 10 years is fantastic.... and he has a supportive wife:) you are right of course i need to stop thinking forever, and think today

[rainbow]

Just bumping this up for anyone thinking of cutting down on alcohol consumption

[carismacab]

Cinders, hows the not drinking going..?

I am a recovering alcoholic..

Please feel free to PM me if you want to talk.

And/ Or I can put you in touch by email, with some lovely female friends of mine, who have the problem and have been sober a few years like myself.

All the best,

Graham

[Cinderella]

Cinders, hows the not drinking going..?

I am a recovering alcoholic..

Please feel free to PM me if you want to talk.

And/ Or I can put you in touch by email, with some lovely female friends of mine, who have the problem and have been sober a few years like myself.

All the best,

Graham

thank you Graham, :hug: i fell off the wagon quite a few times... new year being alone (well i had my kids but no husband) for the 1st time in 16 yrs was awful.... i told myself i needed a drink to block out him kissing someone else at midnight:o january was utterly pants- he moved in with her. i have a great counsellor & at the moment am trying to stay within safe no. units per week. nothin alcoholic for the last few days, just wish i wasn't so weak!! i just take each day as it comes & am having acupuncture weekly (started last week)

[rainbow]

You are not being weak cinders. You are being very strong. It takes a lot of guts to admit to having a problem and doing something about it, and I admire you for that. I'm sure Graham can give you lots of support and advice. Don't give up :hug:

[SuzyWoo]

You are not being weak cinders. You are being very strong. It takes a lot of guts to admit to having a problem and doing something about it, and I admire you for that. I'm sure Graham can give you lots of support and advice. Don't give up :hug:

Exactly. You should be incredibly proud of yourself Cinders. :hug: