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@MissMay Chocolate gelato rum martini That made me smile. One of the things I remember from when I've posted before is that I've almost never heard of the cocktails you order :D 3 x AF, 2 X A

Even Steven's for the month now. 2 A and 2 AF

October 2 x A 1 X AF I chose to drink in Sunday after saying I wouldn't which was stupid. However, back on it yesterday and will be again today.

🎃Happy October🎃 - May all your Lattes be Pumpkin Spiced I'm Andy a Brit living in Sweden. I'm 49 and have been a heavy daily drinker for many many years. I'm here to change that - for the long term this time! August - 10 days AF (the final 10) September - 30 days AF Yesterday was a planned drinking day, 2 large glasses of…

@MissMay You Rock! Taking the time to start a new thread when you are moving home halfway across the US is above and beyond!!!! As always of course. The big 40 AF for me today! I'm planning to have a drink tomorrow but not Sunday. I hope I stick to that :D

Nice work dodging the Porter (I love a nice Porter) and good luck to your DH taking a swerve for the rest of the week too. o:) My wife was said on Sunday she was having a "white" week this week but changed her mind. Not that she drinks anywhere near the level I do when I'm drinking. Besides I know enough not to make…

That sucks about your Mums knee cap Joans a broken kneecap sounds REALLY painful. :#

I've had a few AF beers over this current streak of 38 days AF but not many. One has been enough to scratch the itch each time. I tried an AF "spirit" at the weekend called Gnista Barrelled Oak....it was awful! tasted like very sweet cough syrup. I also bought a bottle of AF red wine last night as my wife asked me to get…

That is so cool! Do you need a curing chamber to get started? Or is their a way in before you commit to all the kit?

We don't get it here but isn't Coors edge a alcohol free beer @Forestdweller?

Still going on my streak. 37 days now. My original plan was to go until 1st October which would also give me 40 days. However, I'm now starting to fidget over October. On the 9th I head to Malta for a week long sales conference, I'm home for the weekend, then off to Frankfurt bookfair for a week. Both of those are very…

Just a quick check in as I've been very busy this week with work onboarding 2 new hires. I caught up with all your post and I really hope you all have a chance to relax and recalibrate this weekend. A lot of posters seem to be going through a lot this week so it's amazing seeing all the mutual support in the group. (Sorry…

@joans1976 Thanks. No I don't feel like I missed out really. Ultimately, I've set myself a goal and I'm glad I'm sticking to it :) @forestdweller1 Let's just say it makes a change that is ME being the sensible one, it'll surprise none of you I am sure that my wife has been the one being sensible much more often than me :D…

Yesterday was my toughest day this time around (so far). I was really craving a drink. My wife got back from her week in Pittsburgh and she wanted some wine in the evening. When I was opening the bottle for her I really really fancied joining her for a glass. I would have been so easy to join her and chill together over a…

You didn't miss much @MissMay with the Cheers bar. It's right there on the edge of the Public Gardens in central Boston but while it looks vaguely the same from the outside inside it was just a fast food place and shop! I was really looking forwards to having a beer with Norm and Cliff :D

Another AF weekend navigated. I'm using an app called Drinkaware to track my "none" drinking. Looking at the 22 days AF in a row is keeping me motivated not to drink just out of habit. However, I'm hoping it'll also help me next month to transition into occasional drinking too. The song "its 5 o'clock somewhere" should be…

@dawnbgethealthy Enjoy your vacation Dawn. It sounds amazing.

19 Days AF much to my own surprise! A bit of an odd day for me as a Brit yesterday to land in Sweden and find Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II had passed away. She has been our Queen not only for my whole life but she ascended to the thrown in 1952 the year my Mother was born! Anyway enough self indulgence. Enjoy your…

Well still on it B) Or maybe that should be off it? Anyway 16 days consecutively AF. I'm at the airport waiting to fly home. My wife flies out to the US on Saturday on business for a week but at least we'll see each other Friday! Have amazing Thursdays people and smash those goals!!! As we are all sharing Taurus and 49.

That's exactly how I am normally Pez :D Which is why I'm trying to steer clear for a while. I've said it before but I'm a Pringle drinker. Once I pop I can't stop! This is the picture I tried to post from my phone earlier. The view from todays hotel. Mind you it doesn't look so nice just now as we had a thunder storm roll…

@globalhiker all of the people I work with are definitely in the drinking until the early hours group 🤣 We did a few pubs and a very nice high end fish restaurant. I bought everyone (well my expense account did) lots of nice wine, cocktails and beers but stuck to 2 AF beers and sparkling water myself. I got a few "are you…

I won't lie, it was :D I had an AF beer but it's just not the same :D I'm actually sitting in the Airport Lounge right now watching everyone partake in the complimentary full service bar. While I sip my diet Coke. I'd normally be enthusiastically taking advantage of a free bar before my flight but its my fault I can't…

Wow @dawnbgethealthy that's a monster Sunflower! Especially for one that just randomly self propagated. You'd should harvest enough seeds from that to grow a whole field full and still feed half the local bird population as a than you for dropping the original seed :D

No beers while watching Sunday football ✔ No wine with dinner ✔ Sober Sunday ✔ Booze free weekend ✔ I'll take that as a little win. So far so good, 15 consecutive AF days.

I managed a second Saturday AF. We were supposed to have people over but my wife has a cold so we cancelled. 14 days AF and counting. I am flying over to the UK tomorrow on business. That means a week of entertaining clients and publishers with boozy dinners. I expect there'll be a few surprised faces when I order a…

@ahoy_m8 and @Womona thanks for shoutouts, it feels great to get such a warm welcome back from everyone :) @dawnbgethealthy when you say smoky do you mean from forest fires? That's quite scary. How close do they get to town?

Happy Weekend All! I guess it's a long one for many of you as its Labour day on Monday in the US right? I hope you all hit your goals for Friday! And if you didn't well at least its a learning experience right? Another night AF for me so 13 now. I'm going to aim for the whole of September. I've never managed a month before…

Hi Breathe, I'm sorry for your loss. My Dad committed suicide a little over 2 years ago. Losing someone is never easy but I think the manor of his death made it even harder. If I look from my Mums point of view she hasn't completely quit counting "anniversaries" but they have become further apart. Like you she counted many…

@Lilylady3k @dawnbgethealthy @lmlmrn @MissMay Thank you all for the mentions and kind words I'm looking forwards to being part of your journeys again :) 12 days consecutive days AF is a big win for me. Not really tempted right now which is good but I know if I did have a drink tonight it wouldn't just be one.

Hi I'm Andy, a Brit, living in Sweden. I've posted on these threads previously so I'm absolutely delighted and inspired to see so many of you not only still posting but making wonderful progress and offering each other so much support and advice. I looked it up and its exactly a year since I last posted at the end of the…