New Year, New Start. Probably dries and lows as we Tryers to be Dryers try 2019.

[Frouby]

New thread for the New Year.

Support thread for those who want to moderate and reduce alcohol. Absolutely no judgement, just advice and support. Absolutely everyone is welcome whatever your goals or hopes for 2019.

Am no good at clicky linke but there are previous threads and we look forward to continuing to moderate and reduce in 2019.

Especially today. 14 coming for 3 courses at 3pm and I have a raging hangover to start the year. Fml.

Mmm pie. Yet another thing DH can't eat, sob. We are having risotto. Again.

I love these pie stories . I love a good pie, but nobody in my family will eat them. DP does, thank God, but I would need to live with him to get the full benefit of him and his pies.

DS has gone off on his way, but not a pie in sight.

Complete fail here, as family came for lunch (to see DS). This involved wine, which is still flowing. FML a million times over. DD refused to come (stayed at her dad's) because she won't speak to DS. I am Mrs Peaceful on the outside, and try to make everyone better. Hence I drink.

Longest, I am glad there has not been another sick episode.

I've gone from dry january to 4 wet days out of 6. I'm officially caving until this cold goes away. It's the only thing that takes the edge off the sodding earache.

I decided to forego my pastry in favour of a pint to go with my tea. I don’t regret it one bit. Instead I had pie innards, butternut squash waffles and cabbage. Top nosh!

NC4 I now want a pie, of any description at all. Sadly, it looks as if it will be a cheese toastie as I am all alone.

Posterbook, earache is horrible.

Hello all! I’m interested in the matched well as well frouby. Sounds like everyone has had a lovely few days (wet or dry).

I’m very jealous of all the food talk though as I’m on a no fat/low fat restricted diet until this gallbladder is out and honestly I’m not really wanting to eat as I don’t want another attack. Mainly living on soup, crackers, pasta and low fat cottage cheese. Also skint which doesn’t help! I have tins of chickpeas, and cannelloni beans. Got sweet potatoes also and I really need to get my arse in gear and make some curries. Just have no energy at the moment. At least I’m dry at the moment!

The DCs actually surprised me. Dd ate 3 roast potatoes and said how amazing they were. I might have forgotten to do hers seperately and they might have been done in goosefat. In my defence the goose was probably dead and its fat in a jar before dd went veggie so I can live with it.

Ds ate some veg. He ate 1/4 of roasted carrot, a tiny piece of roast parsnip, a shred of cabbage, a whole brussel sprout AND a mouthful of broccoli. He keeps coming up with excuses to come downstairs and say 'you're really proud of me aren't you mummy, for eating my vegatables, really, really proud' 😂😂😂.

Am not going to talk about the cranberry sauce they were smothered in to disguise the taste, and cranberry sauce is another of his 5 a day so fucking smashing parenting here.

I meant to make a crumble but forgot to take the fruit out of the freezer this morning. Now I really want some. Think there is a pantatone in the cupboard still and debating opening that, and possibly some mince pies that might still be in date. So could have mince pies and custard.

Zoflora your diet may be miserable, but enforced dryness may not be a bad thing.

Frouby, your post made me laugh out loud. You win every parenting award in the universe.

Just wine for dinner, here, as no DC.

I love custard, btw.

Had neighbours round for Sunday roast. We had a full on Christmas dinner, turkey, pigs in blankets, sprouts, the works. Started drinking at 3.30 and still going. I am so going to regret this in the morning but at least it will make it easier being AF for the next few days.

Oh, Canshop. I think we are twins. I will regret it all tomorrow, but have have a lovely day with family. Not sober now, though... Could we do another few days AF together, once we have recovered from today?

Yes absolutely Dionysa, I’m planning on Mon to Weds AF - let’s do it together.

Frouby - Pmsl at your roast potatoes 🤣🤣

As I was dishing up, dh announced he didn’t like roast beef either so didn’t know why I’d bothered!! Wtaf. So I fished up beef, Yorkshire’s, cauli cheese, roasties, parsnips, peas and green beans!! Dh pushes it around his plate!! What a wanker!! I’m so cross with him that I’m not trying not to drink in case I say something I shouldn’t!!

Meant to write ‘I AM trying NOT to drink!!’

‘Fished up beef’ Wtaf was I writing!! Bloody should have fished up beef!! And slapped it round his face!!

😂😂 Flossie !! Yes, a slap with a bit of beef would probably be a good response to all DHs/DPs...

A bottle plus extras down. FML.

He's a wankerbastard flossie. Same as my one who announced a few months ago (same time dd announced she was veggie) that he doesn't like spag bol.

Spag bol was my place I hid alldaveg. Ds even liked fucking courgettes (which I always end up hating the sight of my august) in his spag bol. He's happily eaten spag bastarding bol for 12 years. Cunt.

He's decided he only likes pasta in a white or cheese sauce. 12 years I have made tomato based pasta fucking sauce. Oh, and he doesn't like meatballs either. Or shepherds pie (another veg disguiser). Or lamb tagine. Or salmon. Or chicken on the bone unless I take it off the nasty bones for the poor little fucking man child.

Have started treating him like the dcs. 'You do like it DH, you know you do and that's what we are having so just try a little bit and if you really don't like it, have some fucking toast'.

'Make your own fucking tea' said like Mrs Bob in Rita, Sue and Bob too is also said.

I like cooking. But get sick to death of trying to meal plan around a 14 year old health concious but bone idle veggie, a 5 year old suspicious veg refuser and a fickle 51 year old.

I tell them to chose and they just say 'I dunno, owt you want, am not fussy. No, not that. Nah, don't fancy that, no, no, no, no. Well I don't know, what do YOU want?'

Wankerbastards.

Oh, Frouby, I am crying with laughter at this, despite nursing an oven burn to my fingers, which has made me cry with pain. I am completely not sober, but alcohol has not dimmed the pain!

Frouby - total wankerbastards indeed!! How can a grown ‘man’ suddenly stop liking foods?!?! The ONLY food she says he likes is fajitas (as long as no veg with it so no onions or peppers....just fucking chicken!) or lasagne. (Obviously Just mince beef, no veg etc in there). Oh and he likes steak and chips. NOTHING else!! Seriously!!!!!!!! It’s easier feeding the kids!! If I suggest anything he says ‘nahhhh’. If I ask him for suggestions, he says ‘lasagne or fajitas’.

I’ve got friends coming for dinner on sat night..Wtaf am I gonna cook?!!!!!!

Oh and moderation....a weak gin earlier when cooking the sodding beef and then just under half bottle of Pinot

Flossie, this really does sound like moderation tonight. Unfortunately for me.

Wankerbastard is my new favourite swear word ❤️❤️❤️

I enjoyed all the descriptions ofeveryones Sundays 🙂

Today is day 26 AF. Feel rubbish despite 9 hours sleep last night.

Day 26!! That’s bloody incredible!!

DS1 returned home last night and the pair went feral. I swear it's because they hadn't seen each other all weekend.
I went up for a bath, and heard a load of crashing and shouting. Wrapped myself in a towel to administer a bollocking and found them chopping firewood in the bloody living room!
Got back in the bath and came down to a kitchen full of smoke and a smell of burnt popcorn. My house bloody reeks now. They'd been making popcorn in the microwave.
WTF?!! It's like they are toddlers that need supervising again. Who chops wood in the living room FFS?

Frouby I thought my DS was a fussy eater until I read your last post. Spag bol is (fortunately) still a favourite for mine and I can't see that changing.
Water you are doing brilliantly. How do you feel? Have you noticed any physical or mental changes?
Dion I'd have drunk too, it's horrible when DC don't get on.
NC4 good luck with getting rid of the burnt popcorn smell. Kids!
I drank an entire bottle of wine on Friday night and felt dreadful the next day, I just can't drink like I used to. Apart from that I moderated quite well so the tally over the week was under 3 bottles, 30 units but not too bad. I've lost one of the kilograms I put on over Christmas, it was all due to drinking every evening.
Good luck to everyone for moderating this week!

Excellent article in the Guardian yesterday about the how alcohol causes anxiety
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jan/27/hangxiety-why-alcohol-gives-you-a-hangover-and-anxiety