Dry January 2020 thread 2... keeping it dry!

[ParanoidGynodroid]

Thread two to help us continue to share the love (and dryness)

Keep going, everyone... good luck

I’m replacing booze with sugary crap. But I’m sleeping better. I want to keep off it for longer but the thought of a really cold Pinot Grigio is haunting me.

I had a pang tonight as I virtuously chopped veg-I love a glass of wine whilst cooking...

But I have resisted so far

Can I join?

Searched for a thread a few weeks ago and couldn't find one - this just popped up on Active.

Been doing DJ since the 1st. Only usually drink on a Friday. Last 2 Fridays have been fine but this has been a tough week at work and I'm craving those Friday glasses of wine now!

Checking in. Horrendous day/week. Could murder a drink but staying strong!

@LuvMyBoyz

Me too. I just phoned DP and asked him to pick up chocolate on the way home. As I have already polished off the Christmas chocolate.

Checking in. Wobbly day yesterday but managed to hang in there. Lost 3lbs, feeling less sluggish.

I’m hanks for the second thread. I don’t post much but I do read.
Hard day today with toddler DS. My mental health is a bit shaky at the minute and there’s nothing like a bloody minded two year old to test a person.
I could absolutely have a drink right now. We only have spirits in, and I can’t drink them neat so that’s that. If there was a hint of tonic water in the house I would have cracked today. Roll on tomorrow being a better day.

I’m trying an AF red wine here. Normally I’m white only, and I find the AF versions just disappointing. Now I like red wine, but it makes me very aggressive, lol, so I usually avoid. And this Sainsbury’s one at 2-75 is very pleasant indeed!

Tonight is the first night I've really wanted a drink. And I know it's just habit - DH is out, and that's usually my excuse to open a bottle of wine and watch a box set.

I'm not going to crack. But I might have a VERY early night.

@BookSkark

I get that. When my OH is out for an evening I would ALWAYS drink.

Early night with a good book works for me hope it does for you. I feel your pain.

Day 16, horrendous day at work, was coming home on the tube thinking i needed a drink, then felt deflated when I realised I'm doing dry jan At least it's Friday tomorrow which is normally a bit quieter at work, and bring on the AF lager tomorrow night!

Hi all, hope that you're feeling the benefits of the break from alcohol. I'm really feeling wobbly this evening and so I'm trying to forget that there's a bottle of white in the larder and a bottle of elderflower gin that are both still miraculously unopened. I decided to cook with wine a few days ago which was a big mistake as seeing the wine in the fridge was tough! My dh decided to drink the rest of the bottle which was another test as he put the glass right next to me when we were watching TV. I miss wine but I don't miss the increased anxiety, the embarrassment after I did something stupid when tipsy and the feeling of dependency upon it to relax after work. Congrats to everyone who's doing this. We're halfway now

Running a bath this evening I fleetingly thought a glass of wine would be nice. Odd as I rarely drink in the bath and if I do it's a spirit (worra lush). Anyway, I ignored it and had a nice cup of tea instead.

I’m in bed already with a cup of tea and biscuits

And I'm in bed too. Have also brushed my teeth to remove all temptation. One very bemused DS (9) who couldn't quite work out why we were going to bed at the same time!

I'm in bed as well! Today is the anniversary of DDad's death and that would usually be a good reason to race DH to the bottom of a bottle of red. No need this year, although I did think of using it as an excuse for a while, until I realised it was an excuse. So, am I drinking tea instead, which is exactly what he would have done.

Checking in!

Still bumping along in the back of the wagon. Support all.

I'm still here too hoping to make it through this weekend!

Hello new thread. So glad to be half way.

Great to find this post! Also doing DJ first time. Feel much more clear headed. Not had a particularly difficult time of it as not many social things on this month. Next month is different but already I'm thinking I don't want to go back to how I was

It’s good that social stuff tends to stop in Jan. My first outing after NYE is a 40th on 1st Feb. Gives me a month clear.

Getting through the weekends will be my challenge. Two down and two to go.

Well I’m just bored of it now. The weeks seem to fly (Friday again tomorrow?) but I look at the app and the white days till February seem bloody cavernous. I’m doing okay but has it really ONLY been 16 days? Feels like a sodding lifetime frankly. Maybe when this weekend is gone and there is only one left then that’ll feel different.

I’ve also got to get through my ‘over 45’ health check tomorrow. Depending on which nurse I get (I assume it’s the nurse not the doc) then I’ll either get a bollocking or just a sage smile. Wish me luck.

@nomorewineever

I know what you mean. I’m going to have to get myself a hobby that isn’t eating cake!

Checking in. Am finally recovering from my slip on Tuesday. I have had the world's worst headache for nearly two days now even though I didn't actually drink that much. Let that be a lesson to me. I felt so bad at work today that I thought I might be getting flu. Plus felt miserable, depressed etc etc.

Day off work tomorrow and will be making up for wasting the day on Wednesday.

It is a bit boring not drinking but its a whole lot less boring than feeling ill constantly.