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

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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.

I'm in too. I'm a secret wine drinker who can drink way way too much. I'm going to the doctor in the new year and am terrified of what state my health is.

I'm also the person you would never suspect of this. Well dh knows but no one else. the secrecy is damaging too.

I am in! I am not a daily drinker but have noticed how much wine is affecting me. Blackouts, wasted days, guilt and anxiety like I’ve never experienced. Coupled with menopause a reset is definitely in order. Hopefully with a view to not drinking again.

Can I join please? I get married mid April 26 so it's a needs must! I have been on holiday and drank each Noon apart from yesterday!

This is great! Thank you

Does anyone suffer with bad anxiety the day after? Mine is so bad at the moment

Love this! Just popping up from the Alcohol Free thread to say good luck. 100 days is a brilliant aim to really see how much better you'll feel from not drinking and also experience some typical drinking events sober.
Writing down how you feel right now is really important - you need to give yourself reminders of your 'why' when you start to feel much better as it's actually the feeling amazing which will be the trigger to start drinking again.
Download the TryDry app and put your 100 days in as a goal.
I'd also thoroughly recommend the naked mind app which has a 30 day challenge in it to do throughout January - that will help you sail through Feb when everyone around you starts drinking again.
Oh - and what @reset100said about allowing treats - eat all the haribo you need to stop you reaching for the wine.

I used to suffer terribly from anxiety @CowPony17- it should get better without the booze. Still get a little of the Sunday scaries and also hormonal linked anxiety but it's worlds apart from before. Hope it helps.

I'm in. Drinking around half a bottle of wine each day and fed up with the habit and the snacking

I’m in too. I can easily drink a bottle of wine and I’m so worried about how little it seems to affect me. I always leave a little bit so it looks like I haven’t had the whole bottle. Done this too many times over Christmas. A 100 day reset is hopefully just the beginning.

I did my first social night without alcohol yesterday! Only to the inlaws, but I usually would have drank so I’m feeling good!

New Year’s Eve will be a lot harder though 😳

Oh yes please, love to join you! The habit, the negotiation, the cost - and of course the impact on health! Need something to spur me on 🤞

Thanks for starting this thread OP. I’m in, I’ve been drinking a bottle of wine a night for a few years, like others have said, I don’t really get much effect anymore. Extended family don’t seem to be enthusiastic about meeting up anymore and I’m sure it’s because of me…I’m a fun drunk but become too much and I’ve got a reputation. I’m worried about my health, I’ve noticed red palms which I’ve googled (palmar erythema) and I’m sure I’ve damaged my liver. I drink because I’m bored. I work in a stressful job full time and it’s my quick fix to unwind. I’m spending about £300 a month - including cigarettes (smoking has also ramped up, especially when drinking), I can’t afford it ….If I manage a week without alcohol I kid myself that I haven’t got a problem…I’ve read all the ‘quit lit’ and it resonates…sorry for the essay, thank you again for starting this thread x

@reset100 Great username OP and great thread. I am definitely joining as 3 months or thereabouts without booze sounds like just the ticket. I would like to do it for health reasons as alcohol doesn't go well with rheumatoid arthritis meds

I would love to join. I did about 70 days last year alcohol free and felt so much better! Slipped back into bad habits and have drunk every day this month! I have a big reunion meet up on the 2nd of January with some old friends I haven’t seen for years – so my plan is to start on the 3rd if that’s allowed?

I’m in…..starting today!

Please can I join? I manage a week and then cave because I'm so tired/awesome/have a rest day and aren't running tomorrow. I'm sick of trying to talk myself out of wine and failing even though I know it makes me a worse person and crucially a worse mum.

I’m in. I’ve been going through a separation and I’ve been on and off drinking wine to numb some feelings. I last a few days/week and then go and by a bottle of wine. I’ve had my last glass tonight. There’s no lore in the house and I am done. I’m thinking of buying a walking pad to use at night while watching tv when the children are in bed. Does anyone have one or could recommend?

Gone from 1 bottle to 2 most nights (Nov and Dec haven’t been too bad though) the damage to my physical and mental health, including the weight gain and not to mention the £££! I’m going in slowly with Dry January.

I'm in
Too much wine over Christmas
Will follow for inspiration and mutual support

Well done everyone! As someone 3 years not drinking can I give you one tip? Approach the upcoming time with curiosity, not with a sense of 'going without'. Bring an open mind to what might come into your life, not just what's leaving it. And be curious about how and when you want a drink, what it feels like to not have one, what it feels like in the moment, versus the next day. Treat it like an experiment. It makes it a lot easier than feeling constantly like you're depriving yourself of something. And you'll be alive to the things that will keep you off alcohol if that's right for you after the 100 days are over.

@SparkFinder I love your advice, puts such a positive approach to avoiding alcohol. I think I'll start noting thoughts and feelings over time. Thankyou

I’m in. Love the list for the evenings.

I've saved your advice to look back on when I have one of my many wobbles. Thank you

Can I join. Not sure I can last 3 months but I am drinking too much and cannot sleep as well as I used to. Seriously worried about my health too. I l drank equivalent of 2 bottles of wine last night!

Please can I join too?

I was keeping an eye out for a dry January thread but I prefer the reset theme in all honesty. My dry January lasted 6 months in 2025 and then someone pointed out that as I'm not by any means an alcoholic, I should have the occasional drink if I want one. I went with that and happily had a theatre interval drink or shared a bottle over a meal. I peak at about half a bottle of red. And more than that and I'm woolly headed the next day. There were too many woolly days in December and I haven't drank since Christmas day.
I think what I've learned since last year is reset for as long as you can. I'm here for the 100 and have already clocked 4. If you do go back to moderating, don't keep wine at home so it really is a treat when you are out. I know its annoying to pay £10 + for a glass when out and about but it is way cheaper than wine appearing as one of 'your regular buys' on the supermarket shop. I'm old enough to remember when alcohol wasn't routinely stocked by supermarkets and I honestly think that has been the turning point in our behaviour and the success of subtle lifestyle marketing like the mum's wine time nudge. So let's raise a glass of our favourite AF tipple to 2026.