Febfast - Giving up Alcohol for a Month, means...

5 Feb 2013

Quote by keoloke

This abstemiousness is already costing you thousands and without the fun.

I know! The tooth grinding was probably a result of alcohol withdrawal. I should never have broke the chain!

5 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
Getting old sucks!

It beats the alternative.

And who needs teeth, if you're primarily on a liquid grape diet? That would be an excellent location to insert future straws through.

I see it done all the time here in my neck of the woods.

The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.

5 Feb 2013

Proud of all of you doing the challenge.
Your livers thank you too.

5 Feb 2013

Quote by DirtyMartini
I actually went alcohol-free for several years...

Yeah, those grammar school days were pretty tough from what I can remember...makes me want to drink just thinking about it...

I'll be sitting here on the sidelines with Alan watching and cheering you all on with either a iced mug of beer in my hand or a nice large Cabernet. I have been addicted to hard drugs in the past and found it most unpleasant to withdraw from them. My shrink told me I'm an addictive personality. Seems to me most people are in one way or another. I find that life ongoing as well as life memories are best for me dulled in the evenings with a glass of something. Keeps me out of the nuthouse or morgue.

I too need a crown or two Nic. My guy told me it's $800.00 per and I thought that was high. I feel for ya.

Alan? Raise your glass with me to these fine people. This rounds on me. occasion5

6 Feb 2013

Nicola, you should advise your friend that Duck Face is so 2006.

The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.

6 Feb 2013

Eh, I'd probably think about having a vodka cranberry, but I wouldn't go crazy over it.

8 Feb 2013

Well, I fell off the group. It was one of those days today. Nothing has gone according to plan, and there were two bottles of wine just sitting there, BEGGING to be consumed.

8 Feb 2013

And so it begins...

(I don't think I can hold out much longer, especially with Valentine's Day around the corner, and a friend's 40th a few days later. I'm only human... help

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9 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
And so it begins...

(I don't think I can hold out much longer, especially with Valentine's Day around the corner, and a friend's 40th a few days later. I'm only human... )

if you fall off the wagon, kitties will cry. you don't want to make kitties cry, do you? poor, cute, sad kitties? cat

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.

9 Feb 2013

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(English folksong)

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Their fortunes for to try,
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Threw clods upon his head,
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Till the rains from heaven did fall,
And little Sir John sprung up his head,
And so amazed them all.

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Till he looked both pale and wan,
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And so become a man.

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To cut him off at the knee,
They've rolled him and tied him by the way,
Serving him most barbarously.

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Who pricked him to the heart,
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For he's bound him to the cart

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Till they came unto a barn,
And there they made a solemn oath,
On poor John Barleycorn.

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To cut him skin from bone,
And the miller he has served him worse than that,
For he's ground him between two stones.

And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
And he's brandy in the glass;
And little Sir John and the nut-brown bowl,
Proved the strongest man at last.

The huntsman, he can't hunt the fox,
Nor so loudly to blow his horn,
And the tinker he can't mend kettle nor pot,
Without a little Barleycorn

9 Feb 2013

There's something a little haunting about that track fsharp, very moving!

Day 10 - I'm thinking double figures is a perfectly acceptable milestone, and a brave attempt!.... Embarassed

9 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
There's something a little haunting about that track fsharp, very moving!

Day 10 - I'm thinking double figures is a perfectly acceptable milestone, and a brave attempt!....

i might have had a beer last night... it was sanctioned by my wife, tho, so it doesn't count. smile

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.

10 Feb 2013

Sprite - I declare it a draw...I had a glass of wine with dinner tonight.

Febfast is over for me, a big "sorry" to the stayers! I have too much going on socially this month to stick to it!

10 days is a minor win in my book! book

10 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
Sprite - I declare it a draw...I had a glass of wine with dinner tonight.

Febfast is over for me, a big "sorry" to the stayers! I have too much going on socially this month to stick to it!

10 days is a minor win in my book!

Great job going as far as you did. And to everyone else still trying, good luck!! You have all given me inspiration to try and give up alcohol for Lent.

10 Feb 2013

Quote by Nikki703

Great job going as far as you did. And to everyone else still trying, good luck!! You have all given me inspiration to try and give up alcohol for Lent.

I think i'll be more successful if I give up "giving up" for lent . kekekegay

10 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
Sprite - I declare it a draw...I had a glass of wine with dinner tonight.

Febfast is over for me, a big "sorry" to the stayers! I have too much going on socially this month to stick to it!

10 days is a minor win in my book!

That's great. thumbup

I seem to only make it 4 or 5 days at a time.

I've decided to cut out alcohol during the week, which isn't as easy as I thought it would be. Embarassed

I really do enjoy a glass of wine when I get home from work.

Good luck to everyone who is still holding strong!

10 Feb 2013

10 days is great Nicola! Especially with extensive dental work plus a 40th birthday party!! I'm just working towards a week off the booze here (single figures) so all respect!!!

10 Feb 2013

means i'll save about $20. I don't drink that much

10 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
Sprite - I declare it a draw...I had a glass of wine with dinner tonight.

Febfast is over for me, a big "sorry" to the stayers! I have too much going on socially this month to stick to it!

10 days is a minor win in my book!

*hugs* i think you did amazing, Nic. you have lots to be proud of! next year, let's go for 11 days! Regaeman Man

You can’t truly call yourself peaceful unless you are capable of violence. If you’re not capable of violence, you’re not peaceful. You’re harmless.

11 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
"Reinvigorating your body, boosting your bank balance, and cleansing your soul."

I'm giving it a go for the whole 28 days...I can really relate to this article.

Who's with me?

Choose n Practice Happiness

Life is simple; we are what we eat and what we read. Talk is superfluous.

12 Feb 2013

I'm in my 50's and after all these years I have found that the less I drink, the more I enjoy it. I don't mean I enjoy the fact that I am drinking less. I mean I find that I enjoy each drink so much more. I do not drink every day, and when I do drink, I only have 1 drink. To sit down and enjoy a glass of scotch on the rocks, or a manhattan, or a bloody mary is a welcomed treat. I'm not interested in getting drunk, I'm interested in savoring the taste of the alcohol.

So, I have decided to spend the next few months trying a variety of whiskeys (or whiskys) and appreciating them for their differences. What a wonderful journey it will be!

12 Feb 2013

Quote by cheeseball
I'm in my 50's and after all these years I have found that the less I drink, the more I enjoy it. I don't mean I enjoy the fact that I am drinking less. I mean I find that I enjoy each drink so much more. I do not drink every day, and when I do drink, I only have 1 drink. To sit down and enjoy a glass of scotch on the rocks, or a manhattan, or a bloody mary is a welcomed treat. I'm not interested in getting drunk, I'm interested in savoring the taste of the alcohol.

So, I have decided to spend the next few months trying a variety of whiskeys (or whiskys) and appreciating them for their differences. What a wonderful journey it will be!

I'm just curious, but about which year (of my fifties) can I expect this particular malady to hit me? drunken

The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.

19 Feb 2013

Update: I did have a glass (OK two) of red in honor of St Valentine, (the best of excuses). I'm back on track now. Yes, I did feel the difference since I was "dry" for 13 days. You don't think that it affects you when you have a drink every day or most days.

Choose n Practice Happiness

Life is simple; we are what we eat and what we read. Talk is superfluous.

19 Feb 2013

I gave up alcohol for Lent and so far, so good. But I am going to Las Vegas in early March. So it will take a miracle!!

20 Feb 2013

Quote by Nikki703
I gave up alcohol for Lent and so far, so good. But I am going to Las Vegas in early March. So it will take a miracle!!

It's OK Nikky. It's the city of sin anyway, it's allowed. If you don't sin you can get arrested there. Like they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas... just don't bring home any of the happily swimming creatures from the above cartoon.

Enjoy your trip, be safe.

Choose n Practice Happiness

Life is simple; we are what we eat and what we read. Talk is superfluous.

20 Feb 2013

Quote by keoloke
Update: I did have a glass (OK two) of red in honor of St Valentine, (the best of excuses). I'm back on track now. Yes, I did feel the difference since I was "dry" for 13 days. You don't think that it affects you when you have a drink every day or most days.

Well done! My 10 days was a minor miracle.

I got a little drunk last night too, I had to, considering the dinner's entree..

20 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola
I got a little drunk last night...

The same GQP demanding we move on from January 6th, 2021 is still doing audits of the November 3rd, 2020 election.

21 Feb 2013

Quote by nicola

Well done! My 10 days was a minor miracle.

I got a little drunk last night too, I had to, considering the dinner's entree..

You really do need to treat yourself after you find a bug in your food. I know I saw that in writing somewhere.

OK, I think I've been going about this all wrong. I've been trying to limit my drinking to the weekends. confused1

I think I had it all assbackwards. I've now decided to limit my non drinking days to 2 days a week and drink the other 5. I am pretty sure that I will be much more successful this way. I will let you know how it goes. dontknow

My self control SUCKS!

21 Feb 2013

Quote by CurlyGirly

You really do need to treat yourself after you find a bug in your food. I know I saw that in writing somewhere.

OK, I think I've been going about this all wrong. I've been trying to limit my drinking to the weekends. I think I had it all assbackwards. I've now decided to limit my non drinking days to 2 days a week and drink the other 5. I am pretty sure that I will be much more successful this way. I will let you know how it goes.

My self control SUCKS!

Is that like being a light drinker? You only drink when its light!