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Old 28-12-2024, 07:01 PM #1
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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?
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Might do a couple of weeks, half dry January? just a Christmas detox
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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
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oh snap with me and Neem on second half dry Jan we could start a new trend
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I rarely drink anyway, only at special occasions like Christmas etc.
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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
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I have never been to a Club before but its not too bad and it works!
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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.
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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.

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

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Gosh. Remind me not to give up coffee
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