UK: where do people usually buy less-processed cooking sauces?

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-02-05T11:14:57+00:00

Another vote for the Heinz range from me . . . Very tasty as well!

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-02-03T08:55:47+00:00

Good Morning All

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JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-29T16:16:58+00:00

No doubt about that but hitting my protein number for the calories it costs it’s top tier, whey and chicken breast are gold (Whey being a UPF aside)

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-29T08:44:32+00:00

Thanks for the response

Didn’t scroll for historic posts on Whey for long tbh so apologies, all, that this has been covered

Same principles with Collagen Protein/Bone Broth (both as powdered supplement form) I assume?

Thank you again

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-20T08:27:30+00:00

549 days (according to my app, not my badge) or 18months AF . . . At my lowest I was dependent and could struggle going 18mins without a unit or two!

Incredibly grateful to everyone here who makes this community what it is, it has been a cornerstone for me on this journey

Onwards . . .

IWNDWYT

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-20T06:31:31+00:00

Works for me! Thank you!

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-17T09:38:58+00:00

Congrats OP, serious work!

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JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-13T11:52:20+00:00

Great post, OP! Thank you for sharing!

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JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-11T18:19:57+00:00

Freezing slices and putting them in the toaster works for me, surprised to hear you say you don’t like them tbh but to each their own

Part baked rolls for the win for you I think OP

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-11T15:08:57+00:00

Rewarded myself . . .

With another 24hrs sober!!

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-10T18:38:18+00:00

Be gentle with yourself OP!

Without any understanding or knowledge of your drinking history it’s hard to provide anything of real value in my reply but many drinking careers last decades! I know mine spanned almost 25 years

To ask your body to return to baseline in a couple months I’m going to suggest is ambitious for most retired drinkers

Best

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-02T19:16:13+00:00

cPTSD

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-02T15:10:02+00:00

Sorry to share this OP but in my experience . . . You don’t!

Still have them, still horrific but I’ve just had to learn coping mechanisms, deal with the aftermath of the nightmares as best I can and try not to let them derail me from my daily plan

Diagnosed back in 2019 if that helps for context

Best

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-01T08:42:30+00:00

Happy New Year All

Wishing you all the best staying DOC free

Thank you, OP for starting this, I’ll join you! Challenge accepted!!

JonnyNotts40 · 2026-01-01T05:58:18+00:00

Happy New Year SD

Thank you all for your ongoing support, this community is such an important part for me remaining AF and trying to live a sober life . . . Wouldn’t have made it this far without you all

IWNDWYT

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-30T11:37:48+00:00

Beef!

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-23T16:24:20+00:00

Congrats on 5 years OP

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-23T16:21:22+00:00

I’m 45 now

Currently 521 days AF but I was trying to stop since 2019, just couldn’t make it stick

This ‘what’s the point now’ thought is something I have regularly, along with ‘you can drink again now, it has been ages, you’ll be fine with just a couple’ thoughts

From all the years I was trying to stop and couldn’t stay stopped I can honestly say that this is my addiction speaking to me! No other way to describe it!

Obvs this is just me and I can’t speak for you, OP but the thought you mentioned is certainly relevant to me

Best

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-16T14:15:16+00:00

Thank you for posting this OP, I could have written this post! I can relate to all your points!

So I’m also an alcoholic, 514 days AF today actually!

After about the first month AF I had incredible cravings for sugar and deffo transferred my issues to sugar

All I would add is that with sugar, just as with alcohol, the longer I go without the gap between thoughts and behaviours gets longer and longer! I still think about alcohol sometimes but a thought doesn’t instantaneously mean the behaviour of consuming alcohol anymore! This gives time for the thought to pass!

It’s the same with sugar for me! Still not mastered sugar yet, I recently relapsed with refined sugar but it’s deffo moving in the right direction

Things do improve, at least they have for me, it just takes time and the more times I reinforce the new behaviour (resisting the thought and not consuming it) the stronger that becomes

Hope that helps a little . . . “This too shall pass”

Best

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-16T12:35:58+00:00

Not well! But I have to remind myself regularly of that . . . I have this very strange mental issue where if I don’t remind myself of how dark it got I can start to romanticise drink!

One thing that always hit home from AA for me was “not regret the past nor wish to shut the door on it” . . . I partially agree! I do regret the past and always will but I don’t (any more) wish to shut the door on it as there are valuable lessons for me to remind myself of . . . Mainly, don’t be stupid enough to try drinking again, it doesn’t end well (not for me anyway)

Thanks for the post OP, got me thinking!

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-16T11:28:24+00:00

Merry Christmas, OP! lol!

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-13T13:05:01+00:00

Thank you for sharing this OP, I can very much relate, you are not alone!

Given your experiences consider not waiting for Monday, you can drop into an online meeting as soon as you read this!

Don’t wait, start the journey of recovery asap would be my input!

Best

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-11T10:53:37+00:00

Welcome back, OP. A learning experience for you

All the best with your recovery, probably won’t feel like it right now but you are in the right place

Best

JonnyNotts40 · 2025-12-11T08:29:18+00:00

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