She ain't heavy.. she's my Lighter sister... tra la la la laaaa!

[Mittz]

Well, I'm just here for the banter and a chance to talk bollox, and we also do weight loss, WATER drinking (I'm the 'ficcial water monitor, and I have a badge), and heart to hearts..

I am the Mittz(not Mitts), I need to lose about 10lb, but get my head straight in the process..

I am sure one of my lovely companions will be along shortly......

I think from health POV it is safer to cut back than go cold turkey straightaway anyway. good advice from SAF - spirits can slip down surprisingly quickly whereas pints of beer/cider do take up space and take time to drink.

SAF - could be fun baiting the daily mail reading contingent

Morning

Mouse - If you drink spirits, do you have a measure? After working a lot in pubs, it is amazing the difference between a pubs' single measure and a glug you pour at home. Beer is a good substitute, so is getting a bigger glass and measuring out your spirit to one single measure and topping right up with tonic.

Do you want to know something shocking? When i used to work in a big chain pub, come a weekend night, if someone was drunk we wouldn't put the alcohol in their next drink (different with beer of course) but the amount of vodka and redbull/coke etc that had no vodka in them was amazing.

I don't know what would work for you, but does MrMouse drink as much? Would he be willing to join you? Promise yourself that you won't either of you drink before 7pm, and be back on a soft drink by 10pm, or alternate? I have no firsthand experience of this, but just trying to think of things which may help.

Feeling rubbish this morning special K and hot choc for breakfast. Kitchen being started today

Eddie Reader Saf? {find my love}

Morning Alice .

Haven't slept very well but have woken up perkyish. They deliver the bread for the shop next door at 3.30ish

DS gives his video statement today. I have hiccups that hurt .

Takes turn on tea and coffee and water duty.. your bodies are temples ladies.. lets treat them in manner that befits divine worship.....

Good luck with today Mittz, it will not be easy but i hope it is over quickly for you and DS and you can go back to trying to make everything better for him.

Trah lah!

I'm up!
Have also been into work for an hour and am now doing domestic thingys. Will be back later.

Kitchen being started today? Started what? Alice are you mad, that baby could come at any second!

Goobs that is way too energetic for a Wednesday morning.

I had 1.5 pints of beer and half a bottle of wine last night (went out for dinner). Was very nice, but I know how easy it is for the units to count up.

Yes i am Trills!

Morning, tis me, Mouseface.

Mittz - sorry you got no sleep. I hope DS is as ok as he can be later. Be thinking of you both. xx

Alice - oh no! You are actually living in my house aren't you!! My kitchen is a no go zone too today. They have smashed the back door out. Half of the house is now missing because of the way the door they have removed was thrown into the original structure.

Re the booze. MrM is not really on board with me. He drinks the same amount of units. He's a beer/wine man. I have 50/60ml of vody in a tall glass topped up with lemonade.

I like the suggestions of beer and cider. I like Magners which takes ages to drink as I fill a pint with ice and just top up the cider.

At the moment, there are still 2 bottles of vody in the house. They will be drunk. But yes, like last night, the drink will start to flow later and end sooner.

I had 2 drinks less than normal and felt a tiny victory last night. This morning I feel very hungover which normally I don't. Withdrawl.

Trills - morning.

Double - well done for getting rid of your unwanteds

Goobs - where is my snog??

Double - can you com eover here and hold my hand for a while then if you're not busy.

Suddenly gone all wobbly. The builders are really stressing me out today.

Alice - how are the tightenings?

Can I jusy say a HUGE THANK YOU to you all. Your support means the world to me given that I am such a newbie amoungst you. You have been so wonderful about all my moaning, I'm such a dram queen! And now you are helping me battle the booze.

THANK YOU. xxxx

Shh - you are both gorgeous creatures.

Coffee, yes please SAF, I can't get to my kettle.

DS is very very sicky today. I have just spent 2.5 hours trying to get a feed to stay down.

My knee is killing me! Stupid rubbish legs.

I really want to bake something. You two are making me feel motherly.

I have a door to paint later, that'll keep me busy. I want to bake fresh bread. MMMMmmmmmmm.

Double - have you tried de-friending first????

Why not friend me and I'll tell you what message I get if any or if you just vanish?

I culled a load of twats people a while ago.

If you de reg, I think you will need a new e-mail but not sure.

You'll need a whole new account......