Anyone doing Dry January 2021?

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I was going to go sober this year...but for various reasons (excuses) it didn't happen. DP and I have agreed to try Dry January as we are both drinking too much. Anyone else fancy coming along for the ride?

Day 3 for me. Hope it’s ok to join in now. I have always been a binge drinker at weekends when not working. Xmas has been every day. I have started to notice that I feel anxious every day after I drink. Friday will be tricky I think but I am feeling motivated for now.

Morning.
I’d like to join in if I can?
Day 4 for me. I used to drink quite a lot, but have cut down massively in recent months. My partner is completely teetotal and I’ve decided to give it a proper go now (truth be told, I was drinking far too much before I moved in with him).
My first goal is dry January and ultimately looking to go for a full year.
I’ve tried some af alternatives - mostly beers, but need to lose weight too, so sticking with sparkling water for the time being.
Let’s do this!

Well done everyone, for making it to day 4. Just getting this far is great.

I'm off to make myself a large coffee before I start wading through my emails (2 weeks off) and start another Groundhog Day of working from home...

Hope everyone has a good day!

Morning everyone. Here's to another hangover-free wake up. Welcome to the new joiners. I'm starting a new job today so very glad to be going in having not drunk last night.

Morning all! Another crappy night's sleep here but hopefully the blissful sleep will happen soon.

Day 3 done. Surprisingly easily here as I just feel,so disgusting after six weeks or so of over indulgence (comfort eating after a bereavement and a mental health relapse). Am also back to work after five weeks off.

@NorthernLights77 I'm hoping to stay AF after DJ but I'm trying not to think about the longer term at the moment as even doing DJ feels like a big task from where I've been drinking wise

Day 4 here. DH isn't doing this with me and has had a few drinks the last few nights but like a PP said I think because he generally drinks beer it's less tempting as I don't like beer and tend to drink wine. We would often share a bottle of red (or two) on a Sunday but he stuck to beer last night so no temptation for me which was helpful.

Good luck to those returning to work today and those starting new jobs!

I'm in.
I started on 27th December (had a major drink fest on boxing da) so I've done 8 days already but want to continue to the end of January
I want to lose half a stone and the only way I'll do it is to cut out booze as it gives me the munchies.

Day 4, had a good sleep, now also going to try to lose some weight but not prepared to weight myself yet - always a bad sign! Good luck in new job myghast, hope all goes well and to those returning to work! Going to look for information the health benefits of dry jan week by week for some motivation!

I've figured it might be slightly easier this year because there are no social things to go to. So less temptation.

Oh god its weigh day.

Theres weigh day?

Todays the day I'm starting this, and also trying to eat healthily. All the alcohol is now gone or being fed to my mother whos part of my bubble

Absolutely NOT likeamillpond

That's for me and me only!

Day 4 and quite possibly the grimmest day of the year (back to wfh). Slept ok but was anxious about work so had some more bizarre dreams.

Not going to weigh myself as I’m premenstrual and my boobs are horrendously sore and feel huge so I know I’m retaining water. Will possibly weigh Friday.

Sigh. Day 1 again - DH's preference that we start today. Though TBH he is a good companion in sobriety. How is everyone else doing?

Whoop whoop day 4! Currently the longest alcohol free stretch I've had in months (shameful I know) so feeling could. Still dreaming like a demon and actually feel a bit hungover which is annoying. But determined to function like a reasonable human being so here we go. Keep going everyone x

Cracked last night and had the half bottle of posh Prosecco that I couldn't possibly throw away down the sink. Followed that with some red, which one again demonstrates that I have no off switch. Woke up this morning feeling dreadful, why do we do it to ourselves???!!!
Still, no excuses, or open bottles left now, so time to take this seriously!!

Easily done @Allycat and I have struggled with throwing away the 'good' stuff too in the past. But today is a new day. Dust yourself down and reset fir day 1 today

@TeaRose29 I understand what you are saying about your DH being able to moderate better than you! My DP does drink more than recommended limit, sure, especially in the last few months, and he does very much normalise drinking, but he has an "off switch" which I seem to have lost. He is capable of saying "it's late, I can't have a hangover tomorrow, I have to do xxx", and pouring that last glass down the drain. I have/had got to the point where I couldn't do that...

Three days down and I slept a bit better last night.

@CandyLeBonBon this is also the longest alcohol free stretch for me months (and I only had a stretch in the summer because I was ill and in hospital!). It does feel shameful when one looks at it like that but we have to look at it the other way and congratulate ourselves!

Day 1 again for me. Oh hum. My new mantra is “Today is a good day to be sober” and repeat.....I can do this.

Keep going @Els1e

Morning sleep still not great although I am having some dreams so must be sleeping but don't feel totally rested when I wake up. Like some other post this is the longest AF I've been for months (four days.... ) tbh it the coming weekend that wobbles me...... but one day at a time

Well I feel pretty amazing! Must not get smug lol! I’ve always blamed the fact that I’m alone ( with 14 year old never leaving the bedroom) and so I had no one to monitor or voice disapproval about my drinking. However from reading the above, I can see that sometimes it’s a blessing as if I was with someone who drank I would have cracked last night. Well I’m fact Sunday afternoon is usually my bad time. I had dinner much earlier than usual as I realise that I’m usually hungry but delay the dinner whilst I’m glugging down the wine. Then of course by the time it’s ready I’m half smashed and eat all in sight. So my plan is to have dinner ready at 5.15 ( luckily I’m wfh but I know harder if you are not) stuff it down snd once I have eaten I rarely fancy a drink. Fingers crossed it will work!
Must say I feel far less down today than I usually would despite having a rubbish sleep!

Well done everyone. And for those that had slip ups, dust yourself down and start again. It’s ok. Many of us wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t have a problematic sort of relationship with alcohol. I’m 3 days sober after not having a day off for about 2 years.