Anyone doing Dry January?

[AnnieK]

I am going to do it this year and might extend till my birthday in March. I only drink at weekends but going to knock that on the head for a bit. I don't sleep well and rarely sleep past 6am so hoping if I have an alcohol detox it may help.

Anyone else doing it or maybe Veganuary?

[Niamh.]

Might do a couple of weeks, half dry January? [emoji23] just a Christmas detox

[Cherie]

Can I do dry second half of Jan, I am away going away on Monday until the 11th, I am back on plan on Slimming world as dont want to come back to having put lbs back on so any alcohol will be very on plan so I suppose its more or less dry Jan tbf :laugh:

[Cherie]

oh snap with me and Neem on second half dry Jan we could start a new trend :laugh:

[GoldHeart]

I rarely drink anyway, only at special occasions like Christmas etc.

[Benjamin]

Might do a couple of weeks, half dry January? [emoji23] just a Christmas detox

Dry day

[Swan]

Yeah i am. Been drinking way too much recently. Alright at the time, but such a massive downer otherwise.

Im doing 6 months sober (gonna try my hardest). Last year, i got my 6 pack back, good eating (1 cheat day a week), lots of walking and working out.

Im gonna start a "lets go" thread in the new year. Eat well, drink non, walk, lift weights, move etc. A thread where we can encourage, give tips, will each other on.

[thesheriff443]

I’m always dry

[Niamh.]

Can I do dry second half of Jan, I am away going away on Monday until the 11th, I am back on plan on Slimming world as dont want to come back to having put lbs back on so any alcohol will be very on plan so I suppose its more or less dry Jan tbf [emoji23]Yeah I'm doing slimming world as well [emoji23]

[Cherie]

Yeah I'm doing slimming world as well [emoji23]

:laugh: I have never been to a Club before but its not too bad and it works!

[Glenn.]

I don’t drink much anyway

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yes I am 🫨

[Crimson Dynamo]

Had to be the designated driver today in Edinburgh for my brother's big doo. 3 adult kids and I'm fecking driving :rolleyes:

[Swan]

Yes I am 🫨

:clap2:

I know you like a shant too. Proud brother!

[Crimson Dynamo]

I even drank very little Christmas day so I could really appreciate Gavin and Stacey at 9pm..and it was worth it

[Cherie]

I even drank very little Christmas day so I could really appreciate Gavin and Stacey at 9pm..and it was worth it

:love: not seen it yet

[ThomasC]

Yeah i am. Been drinking way too much recently. Alright at the time, but such a massive downer otherwise.

Im doing 6 months sober (gonna try my hardest). Last year, i got my 6 pack back, good eating (1 cheat day a week), lots of walking and working out.

Im gonna start a "lets go" thread in the new year. Eat well, drink non, walk, lift weights, move etc. A thread where we can encourage, give tips, will each other on.

That sounds like a great idea.

I don't often drink, but when I do there is normally some sort of calamity.

I went out for a Christmas brunch in Birmingham and somehow ended in Manchester with no idea how I got there. No other trains back and hotels full so it cost me £370 in a taxi to get home which was 113 miles away

It doesn't bother me to not drink, it makes me feel quite down afterwards anyway.

Looking forward to getting back into a healthy routine where I'm eating better and exercising

[Niamh.]

[emoji23] I have never been to a Club before but its not too bad and it works!I went there 7 years ago, I didn't sit down for the meetings but I went to get weighed every week, kept me motivated

[Cherie]

I went there 7 years ago, I didn't sit down for the meetings but I went to get weighed every week, kept me motivated

The meetings can be handy with tips on what to eat to stay on plan if going out for dinner

[Niamh.]

The meetings can be handy with tips on what to eat to stay on plan if going out for dinnerI didn't stick to it that rigidly, if I went out to dinner I ate what I wanted, it still worked really well though (obviously I wasn't eating out loads)

[jones89]

I haven’t had a drink since April.. giving up coffee would be more of a challenge for me and i’m not up for that :joker:

[Nicky91]

i never drink so


well i do drink but not anything with alcohol :joker: i myself got fruit flavoured crystal clear spa water nowadays, or apple juice

[Alf]

Slimming World?

Paying money for someone to tell you to stop shoveling food in your mouth.

I'll tell you for free.

[Redway]

My birthday’s in January, so no.

[Benjamin]

I haven’t had a drink since April.. giving up coffee would be more of a challenge for me and i’m not up for that :joker:

Giving up coffee would be hard!

[Zizu]

Giving up coffee would be hard!


About 10 years ago I went cold turkey .. 6 coffees a day to ZERO

Stopped on Friday evening

Felt great all throughout Saturday

Woke up Sunday morning with a dreadful headache/migraine and felt ill for 2 days which included random/intermittent vomiting !!

[Benjamin]

About 10 years ago I went cold turkey .. 6 coffees a day to ZERO

Stopped on Friday evening

Felt great all throughout Saturday

Woke up Sunday morning with a dreadful headache/migraine and felt ill for 2 days which included random/intermittent vomiting !!

Gosh. Remind me not to give up coffee :laugh:

[ThomasC]

I haven’t had a drink since April.. giving up coffee would be more of a challenge for me and i’m not up for that :joker:

I will NEVER give up coffee

Nice picture btw 😊

[Zizu]

Gosh. Remind me not to give up coffee :laugh:


Its a serious addiction for sure

[Maru]

I rarely drink anyway, only at special occasions like Christmas etc.

I barely even do that. I like alcohol during social times, but it has to be paired with good food. Food quality has gone so much overall, I don't see the point of going out to get anything to pair at home.

I haven’t had a drink since April.. giving up coffee would be more of a challenge for me and i’m not up for that :joker:

Sadly yes, I'm considering this when everything calms down.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Giving up coffee would be hard!

The actual thought

:omgno:

I'd never poo again

[MTVN]

I'm thinking about it. I've been quite overindulgent recently and I'm running a marathon in April so I really need to focus on my training for that. I also have hardly any social occasions in January but that can make me more tempted to drink because I love a solo couple of pints on a quiet weekend

I think I'll just have a mini detox in the New Year then see how I'm going. Might end up being more of a damp Jan than a dry one

[Gusto Brunt]

I'm doing dry - water only January, February, March - 2025 onward. :p

[Gusto Brunt]

I was talking to a guy in hospital who told me his friend beat the booze by being hypnotised into thinking water was gin!

That's how he got over his booze crave.

[Zizu]

I'm doing dry - water only January, February, March - 2025 onward. :p


Excellent !!

I love water … thankfully we have probably the nicest tasting water around in the NW of England

[Gusto Brunt]

Excellent !!

I love water … thankfully we have probably the nicest tasting water around in the NW of England

Cool. :hee:

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[Jessica.]

I drink very rarely and I don't binge drink so I feel like it would be pointless. I think it's a great idea for people who do drink though and I commend anyone who lasts the whole month!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Excellent !!

I love water … thankfully we have probably the nicest tasting water around in the NW of England

I was amazed other day watching 2 different Asian people buy copious amounts of bottled water in Aldi. Do they not have taps?

Scottish tap water is the best water in the world

[Vanessa]

I don't drink

[Swan]

I don't drink

Then you are one of life's winners for sure.

[Crimson Dynamo]

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