Calling time on wine: 100 days sober - starting 01/01/26

[reset100]

My wine drinking has slowly spiralled into a daily habit and I’m calling time on it. No drama, no rock bottom - just the realisation that it’s become a crutch and I want out of the swirl.

From 1st January, I’m committing to 100 days sober and I’d love others to join me. This isn’t about moderation or “just weekends” - it’s about a clean break and supporting each other to go completely alcohol-free for the full 100 days.

If alcohol has crept in as a daily default, if you’re tired of negotiating with yourself every evening, or if you simply want a proper reset with people who get it, you’re very welcome here.

No judgement. No pressure. Just accountability, honesty, and support.

@reset100and @freshstart2026give yourselves both a non alcoholic treat…chocolate…ice cream whatever it takes you’ve got this. What days you’ve both had.

Night 4 sitting to watch tv with DD2 and DDog. Had some chocolates no desire for wine.

well done all

I don't know if it's the same for anyone else but
I like to reward myself in an evening. I've done a day at work, kids are in bed, kitchen has been reset. I'm mentally maxed out so when I'm done and sitting down on the sofa, I want a 'nice' drink to unwind. That used to be a glass /bottle of wine daily but I managed to cut down a lot last year because I found that actually, a nice soft drink poured into a nice glass still brings me some enjoyment. Absolutely not as satisfying as a glass of wine but I get some pleasure out of it. I guess it's doing the ritual of pouring and sitting with a drink means I don't feel completely deprived. And it has to be nice and treaty, it doesn't matter how fancy the glass is, water won't cut it!!😆

The trip drinks were on offer the other day so I ordered a mixed box to try for the first time. They arrived today so that's my tipple for tonight. Has anyone tried these before? I think they might have magnesium in which is supposed to aid restful sleep or something like that??? Or maybe I made that up lol....I need to do more reading on it.

@Raindancer101ive tried them they do magnesium ones and CBD some of the flavours are nice. Enjoy.

Hi everyone can I join please?
Bit late to the party but I want to make changes!
Really glad I found this thread as it really resonates with me.
Ive been in the habit of drinking a
bottle of wine every night for over a year now.
Like many others it’s my ‘treat’ from a busy day at work, my ‘relax and wind down a bit of me time’ watching tv with a glass of wine.
Its made me feel less alone reading these comments seeing others are also in the bottle of wine a night habit, and have made changes and are seeing benefits gives me determination!

So tonight I haven’t had any wine!
Got a cup of tea and some chocolates.
What did everyone experience on their first night, next few days after no wine?

I have health anxiety so I’m a little anxious about any withdrawal symptoms but trying to rationalise my brain knowing others have drank a bottle (if not more) of wine a night and stopped ok xx

Welcome! It’s great you’ve found this thread and found the motivation to make some changes. You will feel a bit rubbish for a few days but lots of people stop without support at the level
of drinking you are at. I’d suggest investing in some nice AF drinks; I like fizzy water and ‘grown up’ cordials and AF beers (leffe is my favourite but there’s loads of good ones around). Lots of people rave about AF sparkling wine too although I’ve not tried them.

I’m on day 6 and i feel so much better, so much calmer and so much more capable and in control.

good luck x

Welcome @CocoBean22 never too late to join us. We are all in a similar situation - bottle a night. . Worried about the affects but not enough (up until now) to stop! I found day one easy, yesterday was a struggle but tonight despite all the car drama I’m absolutely determined not to press the fuck it button and sabotage my own progress. Stay in your lane - focus on your WHY and if you feel yourself having a wobble come and talk to us! Always PLAY IT FORWARD 😉 pause and think about how you would feel if you had a glass/bottle tonight? You’d be surprised how easy it is to distract yourself for 10/20 minutes until the urge has passed.

Thank you!
Well done on your progress!
I'm a little anxious about going to bed tonight as I’ve relied on wine to help me nod off for so long.
X

I don't know if anyone here has a similar reason, but I need to go 100 days free to try and heal up my ulcerative colitis. I may be able to have the occasional one or two after every now and again in the future, but my habit of 8-10 glasses of prosecco with friends every couple of weeks is not doing me any favours whatsoever and needs to stop. I'm not a daily drinker, often only once every 2 weeks, but when I drink - I drink!

This research article is really drilling it home what alcohol is doing to my digestive tract. Here's a link in case it helps strengthen anyone else's resolve: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5513683/#sec1

This time next week you’ll be sleeping better than ever! Just don’t cave in the first few days.

Safely in bed. Six days sober! Big well done everyone 💪

I'm now on day 6 which is an absolute miracle in itself. I am totally ashamed to admit I was a wine hider. I would walk the dog and buy little bottles of wine to drink on the walk. I've lost count of the number of bottles of wine I'd keep hidden in my wardrobe, under the bed, in the car - anywhere they couldn't be found by anyone else. This was my secret wine to top up what I would drink with my husband.
So far it's going great. I've not had any cravings and have enjoyed drinking Guiness zero.
One thing is though I am totally constipated even though eating lots of fibre etc. Is anyone else the same?
Also this thread is amazing and so are all of you 💗

Well done @enok! That's an amazing achievement! How much water are you drinking? Might upping your water intake help?

I find eating an omega seed mix (Grape Tree is where I buy mine) helps a lot

Appreciate your honesty @enokand well done you.
try chia seeds soaked overnight with milk yoghurt and you can add fruit ( see chai pudding recipe)
it’s called the Internal Shower and the results are outstanding!

well done @enok - it’s so easy to slowly slip into behaviour we know is wrong but it’s incremental and we justify it to ourselves. The problem is, once you’ve done it once it’s ’an option’ whereas in the past it wouldn’t have been. The insidious moving of the bar is what allows things to get out of hand, but you can stop, I can stop, we can all stop if we want to. You’re doing great 👏

Lots of inspiring stories, history and motivation on here! Well done everyone who has had a fuck it moment but not gone with it.

Day 4 here. Currently not struggling with anything other than sleep - it's horrendous for me at the moment! I'm sure it will get better 🤞 I'm feeling a kind of determination that I haven't before. Possibly because I've not told anyone I'm subscribing myself to 100 days. Doing dry Jan with DH so it'll be the beyond that where more social plans creep in where it'll be assumed I'm drinking! I'll cross that bridge when it comes to it though....

Despite my tiredness as another sleepless night!, I’ve noticed my
eyessight is less blurry. Not lost a jot of weight though disappointingly

@enok I totally relate, I’d not only hide drink (I’d regularly add spirits to my can of Sprite) but I’m embarrassed to say that in the last 6 months if I’d used public transport to get to work I’d actually drink in the toilets. And yes @2026x even though I’ve been drinking for 30+ years I’d never thought of doing it before, once I did I started using trains/planes/taxis more often! @ImALittlePea I’ve also not disclosed about 100 days (or that I’ve stopped for good 🤞) everyone is supportive of Dry Jan but lets see in Feb! I’m on day 9 & it’s been easier than I could have dreamed, but I feel terrible this morning.

Yesterday was day 11 for me and was the first night that I sat down after tea and thought that I really want a glass of wine. It was also the first of those 11 days that I hadn't been out for my morning bike ride.

I've long known that if I get outside and exercise in the morning then I don't want to snack during the day so if getting off my backside on the sofa and onto my backside on my bike also means that I don't want to drink at night then I really have no excuse (other than snow and ice and wind and rain etc etc etc 😆)

Sending love and support to everyone

I’m going into day 7 feeling relaxed and refreshed. Thinking about my assessment yesterday, I would have got through it if I’d drank the night before, but I wouldn’t have been anywhere near as on the ball. Even if I don’t succeed, I can be proud of myself that I brought my A game, gave it my all and didn’t allow my performance to be affected by alcohol.

Thanks again to @reset100 for helping me play it forward when I wanted a “reward” drink last night.

And I’m loving @SwiftyFifty’s motivational posts - they are helping hugely!

Slept a bit better, to 5.20am, but I feel so tired and stressed. I have ADHD and a huge to do list. Trying to work out what I don’t need to do, I say yes to everything, especially new stuff, like a dopamine junkie.

Day 6 for me, and confidence high, especially since I can relate to all of these posts.
We're not alone in our past habits. And, we can develop new ones. Without wine.
I've got a Big Party on Saturday. I've already perused the af options, I know what I'm drinking and now I'll forget about it til Saturday. Have a tendency to over think.
Though my sister asked if I wanted to do one of our 3 hour hikes Sunday morning and I didn't hesitate to say yes.
I don't plan to be hungover Sunday morning so all good.
To think, I used to actually plan my hangovers. Grim.
Have a great af day, everyone - we're all doing brilliantly.

Good morning all, struggling to get to sleep at night .. went to bed well after 12 and was up again by 5am 😩 still feeling rubbish with this cold and still have a broken down car. But - none of this will break me. Sometimes we have to face difficult obstacles and challenges, that’s life quite frankly! If I’d drunk wine last night I’d have terrible anxiety this morning and it would all be 10 times worse. Onto day 8 wine free for me, feeling determined 💪

@reset100 well done for not caving. Yes, you'd definitely have felt terrible this morning. Your sleep should improve when you get your car sorted 🙏

Morning all, you're doing great!

I am 9 days away from 1 year of being alcohol free.

For those of you feeling embarrassment and shame, my advice is make a point of feeling it and acknowledging it, and accepting that this was a part of your life that you are not proud of, but do take the opportunity to forgive yourself and try to move on from it. I think this is the part of the process that took me a while to get through. It did, however, help me to keep my resolve, knowing that I never ever wanted to repeat those behaviours again.

Almost a year on, my overwhelming feeling is relief - knowing I will never be at that place again.

In forgiving yourself, acknowledge that you have been addicted to a (highly addictive) substance, so it is little wonder you are opening a second bottle, topping up secretly, or hiding a stash - as when you are needing something, it is natural to ensure you have it on hand.

I can say, without a shadow of a doubt, the positives hugely outweigh the negatives, and you'll soon feel so refreshed by all the positives while the negatives diminish - you're already encountering them - reduced anxiety; feeling better on waking; better eyesight, etc. I promise sleep gets better. Those of you waking up 3 ish and not getting back to sleep - it is a natural detox. Your liver is working its way through it all, and your body has been used to being knocked out as soon as your head hit the pillow (not really sleep). Hang on in there, as you WILL have refreshing sleep. It takes a wee while, but it will happen.

When I embarked on my journey, as you are doing now, I was determined to be alcohol free for life, which I'll admit was a bit scary (past attempts at moderation hadn't been successful) and as I said in previous posts, I made the switch to knowing that alcohol was not doing anything positive for me (I used to joke that "wine was my best friend" - it really wasn't the support I thought it was; my addicted brain wrongly believed it was), so it was relatively easy to say, why would I choose to drink an addictive poison at an occasion/holiday/weekend? Some of you won't even have made a resolve to quit for good, and you'll be successful at / want to moderate. What I would say is don't be surprised if you decide on your journey to be sober for life. Expect it and don't worry if that happens. @SwiftyFifty posts are so great - so many positives that far outweigh the negatives and it is 100% easier not to drink in any situation, so don't fear it.

Once your withdrawal is over, your resolve get's mega charged as there are a lot less physical effects holding you back (I was stunned when I had zero withdrawal symptoms, as I was drinking way in excess of a bottle of wine a night - more like 1.5 bottles at my worst). It still amazes me a year on that that part was much easier than I envisaged. Think of the money you'll save too! literally £1000's a year.

This thread is great and lean on it when you need to. If you slip up, start afresh the next day. I think the most important thing is owning it is an issue, which everyone on here has already done - that is the hardest part actually.

Wishing you all huge success.