Lots of socialising going on= more drinks and not enough af days.

Not too much to report.. I have upped my dose to 1 and half tabs as I intent to have more af days and so don't mind experimenting with more


Pre TSM 30-45 un/wk 1af/wk us units
0 43/0 6 39/0 12 46/0 18 32/2 24 36/2 30 31/3
1 40/0 7 37/0 13 34/1 19 26/2 25 33/2 31 24/3
2 29/2 8 34/0 14 35/0 20 32/2 26 43/0 32 33/1
3 44/1 9 39/0 15 31/2 21 31/2 27 49/0 33 41/1
4 35/2 10 25/3 16 25/2 22 43/0 28 49/0
5 31/3 11 42/0 17 40/0 23 30/2 29 29/2

I'll be very curious to hear if your 1 1/2 tab dose works for you. good luck!

two ok ish weeks, both 24 units which is low for me. One I was walking in the highlands of Scotland so couldn't drink, during the other I was ill but with a load of mates and didn't overindulge.

Not sure the 1 and half tabs is working but also not sure it isn't! will continue

Pre TSM 30-45 un/wk 1af/wk us units
0 43/0 6 39/0 12 46/0 18 32/2 24 36/2 30 31/3
1 40/0 7 37/0 13 34/1 19 26/2 25 33/2 31 24/3
2 29/2 8 34/0 14 35/0 20 32/2 26 43/0 32 33/1
3 44/1 9 39/0 15 31/2 21 31/2 27 49/0 33 41/1
4 35/2 10 25/3 16 25/2 22 43/0 28 49/0 34 24/3
5 31/3 11 42/0 17 40/0 23 30/2 29 29/2 35 24/2

A couple of folk on here have tried upping their dose - some say it does nothing except make them flatter, others feel it helps - I have not tried it yet but in a few weeks might try it for a couple of days - I have heard that before 6 months it does not do any good. Again - not sure how that goes either - but anyway - good that you had a couple of relatively good weeks - like you, I also need to try and have more AF days !

hugs, Maggie

harder week, full of triggers, hot sunny and working hard in the vineyard all point to a beer at the end of the day.... 'you deserve it' 'you've earnt it' all that rubbish, my daughter came home from Uni and it was fathers day so all in all an excuse to many days.

as a result I had only one af day, seems like I did ok with numbers on the others. you know I hate to say this incase I jinx it but I now often leave wine in the bottle, the last glass really doesn't taste that good, in fact the first really is the only one I enjoy, but I am still caught in a turmoil with my mind telling me that I have had the pill so go ahead. Would be great to have the pill and one glass only... now that's a plan!!

Still doing 1 and half pills

Pre TSM 30-45 un/wk 1af/wk us units
0 43/0 6 39/0 12 46/0 18 32/2 24 36/2 30 31/3 36 36/1
1 40/0 7 37/0 13 34/1 19 26/2 25 33/2 31 24/3
2 29/2 8 34/0 14 35/0 20 32/2 26 43/0 32 33/1
3 44/1 9 39/0 15 31/2 21 31/2 27 49/0 33 41/1
4 35/2 10 25/3 16 25/2 22 43/0 28 49/0 34 24/3
5 31/3 11 42/0 17 40/0 23 30/2 29 29/2 35 24/2

That all sounds good, Nigel. Leaving wine in the bottle.........yay!! Yes, 1 glass, I agree, I aspire to that too. We WILL get there. Nal on!! Newlife

yes! I'm beginning to have less of a cheapskate problem with pouring booze out, too. good for you, Nigelrs.

same same same really. some good some bad, but at the beginning of this all I was so sure that I would turn away pretty much totally from alcohol, there are changes of course and I had a week away in a situation I used to drink very heavily at but I just didn't; however I am still drinking over recommended levels, I still look forwards to a drink, I still have days I want to be Af that I change my mind at 3pm. Its not the massive change I hoped it would be.

So got m wondering what is cured? Alcohol no longer controls everything. I don't drink to very drunk anymore, these are all good, but I want to shift the last thing, and just like before all my good intentions wether its more AF days or moderation management just don't happen, and some of that is the TSM I have an excuse to drink 'safely' if I want to.. so I do.

Pre TSM 30-45 un/wk 1af/wk us units
0 43/0 6 39/0 12 46/0 18 32/2 24 36/2 30 31/3 36 36/1
1 40/0 7 37/0 13 34/1 19 26/2 25 33/2 31 24/3 37 23/2
2 29/2 8 34/0 14 35/0 20 32/2 26 43/0 32 33/1 38 30/1
3 44/1 9 39/0 15 31/2 21 31/2 27 49/0 33 41/1 39 31/2
4 35/2 10 25/3 16 25/2 22 43/0 28 49/0 34 24/3
5 31/3 11 42/0 17 40/0 23 30/2 29 29/2 35 24/2

it's progress, for sure. the ability to drink "safely" most of the time is huge. the other night I had 2 beers before going to a concert. the show was 4 hours long and the beer lines were ridiculous. I chose to not drink at the show. I know THAT would have never happened before Nal! keep on keeping on...

Nigel, I feel the same way as you and I am not too far behind you. HOWEVER there are lots of folks on this board, either now or in the past, who took way longer than the book says to get to cure. So I am not going to give up. I hope that you don't either.

Nal on!! Newlife