Dry January and beyond - Thread 2

[BulldogMumma]

Hey everyone
New thread as the old one was filling up
@Flicitytricity @coastergirl @TimeForNosecco

Well done everyone for making it through Jan (whether it was dry, damp or soaked! ) spring is nearer!!! Hope everyone enjoys their Saturday night whether af free or not!!!

I’ve just had some quiet mind herbal tea bags delivered so am going to enjoy one of those later 🤣😂🤣 now that was a sentence I would not have been saying a month ago!!! 😂🤣😂

Day 1 (or 32 sounds so much better) cracked open the fizz (aka schloer 😂)

Signed up for another month. One month at a time is my goal.

Evening all
I do have a glass of wine as we speak but I've been drinking it for the past 45 minutes, a glass never lasted me 45 minutes a month ago.
I've decided to stick to having wine on a Saturday night, I like being clear headed for work so just drinking on a Saturday will be better for me.

I've just had a couple of trips. The subscription I get every month is barely lasting more than a week. They are too moreish and refreshing.

Well done everyone 👏

Day 36 for me...my aim is 100 days AF. Going on holiday this month, usually I would drink alcohol each day I'm away. Looking forward to the challenge

Haven’t been on for a few days and need to catch up but I’m on day 33 now. Went out last night for a meal and was pleased to stick to soft drinks fairly easily.

Edited as I forget not everyone will remember but my aim is doing the whole year dry, so no alcohol for me tonight(!)

why would I want to drink on my 2 days of rest from a long week!
@TimeForNosecco that is a really good way of thinking about it. I would drink every Friday and Saturday night, meaning I felt shit every Saturday and Sunday… why?!

On another note, am I the only one feeling a little sad about losing some of the group to a damp Feb thread? I don’t mind hearing about people drinking. Most of the time it helps keep me on track or serves as a reminder of some of the reasons I don’t want to go back.

Im on day 31 having started DJ on the 2nd Jan. I’m aiming for 100 days dry although am focused on dry Feb for the moment.

Went to the theatre on Thursday and noticed others with their wines but focused on enjoying the play and the slight craving passed.

I was so tempted to get some wine last night!! I think the completion of DJ and others having a drink made me think well I could just have the one night off and I was feeling a bit irritable too as it was an annoyance in my head

I didn’t succumb- I just kept reminding myself that I’d got plans to be up and out early today and not to let it ruin my weekend. I would t be up now if I had drank and I thought then I’ll also want a drink again on Sunday and the flood gates will just be open and reminded myself that I have no self control when that starts.

I can’t envisage myself just sipping and savouring one bottle of wine over 7 hrs for one night only - I don’t know maybe in the future hopefully.

I think the wine witch will be back later this afternoon so I’m going to keep as busy as possible and physically tire myself out - tough weekend

@Sammy900 that's exactly why I'm staying AF for the foreseeable.
I just can't trust myself to just have a glass of wine on a Saturday night. It would turn into a bottle. Which would mean buying another bottle for next Saturday with my 'big shop' which I do on a Monday.
The chances of that bottle actually making the weekend would be slim.
I do still have 4 bottles in the wine rack, untouched and no interest in them. But one glass might just be the catalyst....🤨

Well done that’s great!! I’m with you there, good luck with the holiday that is one I’m yet to master! Just think how rested you’ll feel I always get on the plane looking like crap as I’ve spent the whole week drinking not sleeping properly never have I come back glowing shall we say 😂 let us know how you get on!!

morning all frosty start here!! But hopefully the sun will make an appearance so I can get outside!.
Feel like I’ve been out drinking this morning!! Extremely late night at the quiz night it went on for 4 hrs!! And I bloody hated it first 2 hrs fine! But anything past 9pm I’ve zoned out and just want my bed.
A lot of fake smiling which I hate, unfortunately I couldn’t leave as I was with my mum and DP so I had to wait it out.
another lesson learned take my own car or just don’t go!! One thing I was pleased about it had nothing to do with not having a drink and everything to do with being out so late and just not enjoying the loud noise from the quiz caller all night.
Had I been drinking that would have forced me to go overboard out of pure boredom I would have drunk more to get through it!!
New day today I tried to be social and I’m happy to now understand I am massively introverted and sensitive to any noise that is unnecessarily 😆 a house in the woods with high fences round for me!! I think possibly I’m socially drained by the weekend I see and talk to new and old customers 24/7 at work and I just haven’t got anything left by the weekend

Yep it’s frosty here too, not great weather to be out and about. I have a busy day between DD’s social life, unwell in-laws and a house that needs a good tidy, so I will keep myself busy. Lucky for me I didn’t use to drink on a Sunday so I should be ok today.

Morning all
It's a lovely sunny but cold day here. I've got the washer on and will crack on with the cleaning soon.
So I ended up having 3 glasses of wine last night, woke up with headache this morning and felt sick. I feel fine now but it reminded me of how I don't want to feel.
It shows how much my tolerance has gone down, I was having a bottle a night before and felt fine the next day. Might have to rethink the wine on a Saturday night plan

Yes…reason why I stayed AF. Too scared of the impact now!

Morning I had 2 glasses of medium sized wine last night, loads of water then went onto AF cider. I feel absolutely fine this morning and enjoyed it but anymore I think would leave me hungover this morning. I never drink on a Sunday so today is not an issue.

I think having a dry few weeks has really opened my eyes to my drinking, triggers and the negative impact it has on my life and particularly my weekends.

I am planning on carrying on updating my dry app so I can set myself a target of dry days a year (maybe 300). I feel I needed the reset and I think I want to continue to moderate and limit far better. If am unable to do that long term I will be stopping drinking. It helps the dcs have loads of evening activities in the week as that keeps me busy and driving.

morning all! Sorry you felt rough first thing @BulldogMumma

gorgeous day here! All blue sky & promise of spring!

i had my first wobble in a supermarket similar to @Sammy900 my brain tried a “one day won’t hurt, you’ve done so well” conversation.

I took a deep breath and walked on and grateful that I did!

hope everyone having a good day!

oh and my other big news is I’ve given up another vice today is my first Pepsi max free day!!!! Not sure it’ll go as smoothly as dry jan tbh but here’s hoping!!! 🙈

I'm still not drinking! Two days into Feb and I just don't want to give up the feeling of not feeling crap! Although my memory is still poor and I wake up sometimes not being able to remember things - but I am diagnosed with adhd and am menopausal so assume it's that - at least I don't have to blame it on booze any more!

Well done everyone!

I was just thinking this morning how much of the weekend I used to spend in bed. Recovering from a hangover or sometimes watching tv there. Hiding I guess because I felt rough. It is wonderful to feel like I’m getting a real break at the weekend and using the time better. The weekend is definitely feeling longer.

Funnily enough @ThriveIn2025 i was just mentally checking off all the things I try & do on a Sunday and they’re all done!!

Pre dry Jan I rarely got even half of them done on a typical Sunday

going to sit down with a cuppa and put my feet up before the bedtime routine commences! Unheard of!!

another nice thing today is my best friend is in a&e with her son (minor injury) & I’ve taken picnic over for them save them buying hospital sandwiches! That wouldn’t have been possible with my previous Sunday tipple!!

little wins but have made me happy today! Not the a&e but obviously!!!! 🙈

I have one foot in this thread and one in the damp February thread. Day 33 so still dry. I do want a drink but am.so scared of sliding back into bad habits that I'm holding off for now.

Same!

I had a dinner out with a friend last night - first proper evening out since end of December. I felt actually quite nervous about it as ridiculous as that sounds as I knew I'd be tempted..especially after a really tiring solo day with the kids. Anyway, I caved and ordered myself a G&T.. I really started to feel it affecting me after about half but I didn't really like the sensation. It was a sort of overwhelming feeling of losing control of everything I've been working hard at for the last few weeks I had a couple more sips and then decided to leave the rest! Mixed feelings a bit after as on the one hand I felt good for ditching it, but I also felt bad for getting it in the first place..

I'm at a point where I know I can't really moderate and I still thinking it's safest for me to completely abstain.

I had an amazing sunny day at the beach today and got so much done ready for the week, am feeling quite calm and relaxed so hoping for a food productive week ahead.

@Seahorsesplendour same - seem to get so much more done now, its a good feeling.
Hope your friend and son are OK. Nice you were able to help them out. I have had a few trips out in the car to do things in last few weeks that I'd not have been able to do whilst drinking!

@Seahorsesplendour Fizzy drinks are one of my downfalls and I really need to cut them out. Well done for starting. Lol I am not brave enough yet.

@AuraBora Sun?? What's that?? As. Scottish highlander I haven't seen much daylight in a while let alone sun. I am very jealous and desperately in need of some sun.

Daily reader but only posted a few times. Well done everyone

30 days here. Didn't start until the 4th. It's been so much easier than I anticipated and even spent a weekend at my best friends (my long term wine partner in crime) and we had a lovely sober weekend.

So I'm toying with idea of 100 days. I feel like I feel need to get a holiday and few parties under my felt.

Who else is thinking about 100 days?

Also anyone else find some things in life feel a bit boring without wine. 😬