If you think that is hard to give up don`t try the other kind 😯

Still dry and still not missing it.

I cant believe how well I’m sleeping and just how much better I feel during the day.

Going away on the 16th Feb, so might extend the dry spell to then.

From the 1st jan I gave up booze, soft drinks ( diet soda ) and sweets/ candy.
Not really missing anything so plan to keep going until mid feb.

I’m dry too since 31/12 also apart from a solitary glass of wine on my birthday. I’m off down to that there London with some lads on 23/02 so my plan is to break the embargo then. All through the majority of November and December I was drinking virtually every night so it was time for a change. I also received 2 bottles of whisky from Christmas, which I’ve put in the Attic out of temptations way. I do miss a drink but I want to see if I have the willpower to resist.

Only one evening “off” for my birthday earlier in the month. Tried Brew Dog ‘Nanny State’ the last couple of nights and it is one of the best tasting non-alcoholic ales I’ve ever had. Not bad at all.

First two weekends were ‘helped’ by early get ups for MTB rides with mates and a solo ride both days). This weekend the car needed an MOT, so was Zwifting whilst waiting. This morning was doing more organising in the man cave. It’s coming together in there, considering there are 9.5 bikes in it ! (0.5 is a tag-a-long that I should sell).

I have been out and bought a ‘Dolce Gusto’ pod machine with birthday money, but have gone for for a selection of coffees including lots of decaf pods. I don’t drink any caffeen in the evenings, for obvious reasons. We all ‘chipped’ in for a machine at work, so I bought the same for home.

So, how many of you boozers have got the shakes yet?!

😉

Out for a curry Feb 1st…I’ll be on the floor after 2 beers!

Had one night off (by prior agreement with wifey) so far. Been drinking way too much in the run up to and during Christmas, so will be using this to reset things a little. As others have said, it’s been the improved sleep that’s been most noticeable for me.

My sleeping’s still rubbish, but I do enjoy listening to podcasts in the middle of the night – the mellow voice of Melvin Bragg.

To be honest, I dont get the alcohol free stuff.

If I’m off the beer / wine, then I just usually have a couple of cups of tea instead.

Lost 8 pounds in nearly 3 weeks of abstention. To be fair I was a fat bastard with a proper beer belly so not surprising its fallen off so quick.

Still loving the sleep.

I like the taste of beer, certainly prefer it to soft drinks anyway. If I can get most of the taste without the alcohol then that’s a win for me.

I’ve lost 1.5 kilos or thereabouts, but I also haven’t been hugely active this year yet 🙂

I did dry dry January once, just for the month, but kept going and now in my 4th year. I was a daily drinker too.

If anyone wants to continue two things worked for me, firstly when you get to 31 days it’s only another 19 to make 50 so why not continue, then at 50 if you want to go on it’s only another 50 to 100 etc.

Secondly work out what you have saved. Even a modest alcohol spend soon really mounts up. So really roughly for me at a fiver (bottle of wine) a day it’s £5500.

I do miss booze still, but I realise I’m a stress/comfort drinker, I definitely do not miss hang overs and most of all I like being liberated from it.

End of January brought forward to tonight, drinkers confirm

Feeling quite happy about the lack of booze in my life…

Gonna push on through Feb as well..

Have to admit all of you giving drink a miss has been an inspiration. I’m going to try for 31 dry days next year. Only not all in one month 😉

Wasn’t really too much of an issue for me as I was one of those that doesn’t really drink much anyway. I’ll keep it going though I’m off to Prague and will be having a beer or two. For February I am going to try to sack the cakes,sweets and biscuits and think this will be a harder challenge all together.

i’ve done it – 39 now and not really ahd more than 2-3 dry days in a row as an adult before. Dead easy, think i may just keep going for now 🙂

#richer #healthier #notastired

Not knocking any off you, good luck with it all. But I saw this video and it’s so so true 😂