Calling Time on Wine - 100 Day Reset | Thread 2: One Day at a Time - Together

[therockingbird]

Welcome to Thread 2 of Calling Time on Wine 100 Day Reset 🍵

If you’re here, you’re doing something genuinely brilliant. This reset isn’t about perfection, shiny lives, or pretending it’s easy. It’s about choosing ourselves one day at a time, even when life keeps lobbing chaos our way.

We’ve already proven we can sit with hard evenings, bad days, stress, boredom, celebrations, and still not reach for wine.

Thread 2 is about keeping the momentum going, supporting each other, being honest when it’s tough, celebrating the wins and remembering why we started when motivation wobbles. Clearer heads. Stronger bodies. 💪

So pull up a chair, grab your tea, water, or AF alternative, and keep going. You are not doing this alone - and you are doing so well. 💛

Did I elegantly sip half the bottle? Did I bollocks, I drank the whole thing!

Lol @Crocodocodile - this made me laugh because it’s so me!

As others have said, thanks for sharing your experiences - it’s definitely helpful to read. One thing I have noticed is that nearly everyone on this thread who has drunk this month has said afterwards that they didn’t feel it was worth it. I am starting to think we hype up drinking so much in our heads as something highly pleasurable to do, then when we actually do it, it’s a bit of a let-down - especially after euphoria of the first few sips anyway.

I’m home making dinner and sipping an AF beer. I would love to pour a glass of wine just for a bit of escapism TBH but am going to sit in my uncomfortableness as Ian C would say and stay strong.

Dry Jan done and dusted so will hop onto this thread to keep myself going into Free February.

Welcome!

This is kind of sad but I’m looking forward to seeing my TryDry app tip into February. It’s only showing January at the moment!

@freshstart2026 I am impatiently waiting for the same 🤣

My DH isn't doing dry Jan but he has much healthier drinking habits that me so he doesnt need to. He had some wine last night and offered me a glass a couple of times. Proud of myself for declining but today is day 32 and I'm a bit bored. If he poured tonight I'm not sure I'd decline 😆

Glad it’s not just me 🤣 I’m hoping February will appear as soon as I tick off the 31st later tonight!

I had a brief moment earlier when I was feeling a little envious of the Dry January crew as they all celebrate getting to “the end”. But actually to be totally honest, I’m feeling glad to be carrying on into February. I’ve seen some remarkable improvements in January (physical and mental) but I don’t feel my body and mind have fully recovered yet. I think another month is going to be so beneficial for both. And I’m excited to compare how I’m feeling now with where I’m at when I get to the end of Feb!

@freshstart2026 same I'm looking forward to seeing the difference again at the end of February. I've still not fully de puffed or got rid of all the water retention. I've lost a lot of inches so far and my body shape has changed a lot, I want more of the same in February. Have you taken any photos of yourself? I've been taking pictures at the end of each week the difference between week one and now is a big incentive to keep going.

I'm also impatiently waiting for Feb to show. I think not being able to scroll into Feb has made it seem very much as if I've reached the end so my mind automatically goes to "you've completed it, well done. Drink to celebrate". I'm a visual person and right now, there are no more days ahead 🙈😂

I’m the same! I’ve ticked off day 31 now and it’s still not there. Maybe it appears at midnight! 🕛 I hope so because as silly as it sounds, stuff like this can really throw me off course. My brain doesn’t need any excuse to throw in the towel - give it an inch and it’ll take a mile! 🤣

@Ladymuckypuddle I haven’t taken photos but my clothes feel noticeably looser. I’ve also been on the 5:2 diet since 29th December which has helped. Congrats on losing the inches! 🙌

We have reached the end of time @Raindancer101 🤣

I've watched some good TicTocks on the tricks you're brain tries to lure you back in with after DJ. Basically just what your describing. The solutions were the usual things keep busy, remember your why's etc.

@freshstart2026 thank you. I started calorie counting with Nutracheck on the 1st also. Glad the 5:2 is working well for you.

Yay, we have arrived in Dry February.
My sleep is still scrambled (3am today) but I’m starting to look different. I look as if I’ve lost weight but haven’t really (a couple of pounds). My face is more defined, my eyes are clearer. I’m definitely more productive and more patient with my children. I like not being drunk in the evenings. I no longer fall asleep on the sofa. I like having a clear head. My heartburn has massively improved.

Morning! 💛
Alright ladies - we bloody did it. Dry January: DONE. 🥳

Today’s the 1st of February and while half the world will be popping prosecco and congratulating themselves with a hangover pending… we’re still standing strong. And that deserves a massive shout-out.

January was the hard graft. The rewiring. The “I’ll just have one” moments you pushed through. We’ve changed routines, reactions, sleep, mornings, patience levels.

February isn’t about deprivation. It’s about momentum.

Clear heads. Better sleep. Less anxiety. More energy for the kids, work, life, you. Hopefully the calm is starting to feel normal now, and that’s when the real shift happens.

So if you’re carrying on I salute you!
If you’re taking it day by day - perfect.
If today feels wobblier than yesterday - don’t quit on a good thing.

I’m so proud of every single one of you.
February, let’s go. 💪✨

Lovely post @therockingbird. I’ve just been sitting and thinking back to December and feeling very proud of myself. No urge to start again currently, just going to keep going. I’ve had the best January I can remember in living history, much reduced anxiety, good eating and exercise. Nothing else has changed so I can only put it down to the booze

Im still here and feel excited about February. Day 27 for me thanks for your post @therockingbird your right January was the hard work knocking down the old and laying new foundations. I'm looking into February as the time to build new habits and rituals.

@MysticHalfWitch same! No urge to start drinking again. I feel like my mindset has shifted. In previous years I’d have been delighted with myself right now and looking forward to a celebratory drink this evening - the 100 day reset has flipped that thought process. 32 days under my belt and many more to go - and that sits right with me. I’m actually feeling much happier now, more focused on life, more present. I’d be devastated to break that feeling so I know the right thing to do for me is to carry on. I’m super proud to have got this far after years of nightly drinking 😩 it was such a vicious circle of abuse to my body and no longer having that feeling is such a relief!

@Icecreamhelps Exactly that! We’ve built the foundations. The best is still to come 💪

Hello February!!!

I’m sitting in bed with my smug morning coffee catching up on the thread ❤️ I’ve also had the best January @MysticHalfWitch - it’s been healthy, busy and productive and I feel I’ve achieved a LOT. It’s such a great feeling to have started a new year so well.

Love your posts @therockingbird and @Icecreamhelps about January being the hard graft and building the foundations. I’m soooo proud of myself and all of us for getting this far. I’ve no doubt there will be more challenges in February but I feel like the hardest part is done.

@Raindancer101 just checked the Try Dry app and February has appeared in all its glory. I can’t wait to tick off the first day of the month!

In other news… my sleep is definitely better lately. When I was drinking I’d have constant dreams every night and would wake up feeling my brain had no rest. Now I’m barely dreaming and feel I’m in a much deeper sleep (although I’ve read dreams mean deep sleep so am a bit confused!)

One last thought… it feels like a relief not to be going back to the booze, hangovers and feeling like crap today. Dry Feb here we come!

Good morning!

I’m still here and excited for February.

I’ve got to admit that this weekend I’ve had cravings. Friday really surprised me as there was no particular reason for said craving - the day doesn’t particularly signify anything for me. I did the Ian Callaghan thing and sat with the discomfort until it passed (which felt like ages!).

Saturday was much more predictable. I had to do my long run in the afternoon, it was a session within a long run and very tough, 3pm by the time I had a chance to get out, and tanking it down when I got back. I was freezing cold and smug for doing it, therefore ‘deserved’ my wine for being so badass 😳🤔. Luckily, I’d stuck a casserole in the SC for my return so we ate as soon as I showered. This is a trigger for me, this particular run and habit, so I’ll have to use tactics until I disassociate.

So in a way, I’m glad February is here, it feels like fresh impetus to leave the cravings behind and embrace a new month.

I did wonder if this weekend would be hard for us, seeing folk having ‘endured’ DJ having a drink, it’s lovely to see so many determined and committed posts. It feels like just what I need.

@Crocodocodile - I had a drink the previous Friday, a glass of wine. It added nothing to my evening either, but I also chose to learn from that experience and draw on it again. I still think though that if I ‘moderated’ to 2 times a week then I’d ‘moderate’ to 3, then 4 etc. I tried last year and it helped me cut back my drinking radically, but it’s a constant exhausting mental battle whether that night will be a glass of wine night and trying to ignore the craving the following night after I’d had a drink.

Also, from a health point of view, the not drinking Monday-Thursday - I remember talking to my friend who is a consultant whose close colleague is a liver specialist. He said that the liver just about processes the toxins from the alcohol and then we top them up again at the weekend. He recommended Dry January and Sober October at the very least to give the body a break, if that’s helpful to anyone.

Thanks. I regret my wobble on Friday BUT it was a useful lesson. I spent yesterday feeling very miserable and sorry for myself. Alcohol has that effect on me more now that I’m older.
Im fresher and happier today.

Hi all.

Joining late but I have completed dry Jan. Last year I caved on the 31st as it was a Friday but stuck to it this year and keen to carry on. Going to take it a week at a time but no desire to drink yet this year.

My ultimate aim is to be one of those people who only drinks when they go out or have friends round.

I've used wine to quieten the noise in my head after a busy day in the past and want to stay away from that moving forwards.

Let's go February!

That's January in the bag but I just had a bit of a wobble in Waitrose as I've relaxed my guard. I know I can moderate using the app and so I thought I could buy a bottle and spread it across a few days. In the end I thought better of it. Partly because I'm not in the car and with other shopping, it would be awkward carrying. I think I'm in a never say never frame of mind. I don't want the occasional drink to become a drama but for now the longer the reset the better.

Hi, I’ve stayed in the background and got through dry January as a result of you guys (someone said previously- we are getting support from a group of randoms on the internet - but this group of randoms have helped so much). It’s this thread that has kept me on the straight and narrow but I’ve broke. Half way down a bottle of Jamesons - wine was drink of choice- doing keto, so spirits fit with ‘the plan’ - shit, I’m loving feeling mellow but guilt is ruining it - I’m on antidepressants and have been for years - best mate just found out she has cancer and is googling- ‘can I drink on chemo’ - she has secondaries and said - enjoy the day and drink - I’m no different from the original me ….

Well done for resisting @WorriedMutha!

Welcome @Shanda5!

Glad you are feeling better @SoberannSerene

Another weekend done here without really even thinking about wine. Had guests this afternoon and poured lots of glasses of champagne for others whilst being completely content with my nozeco.

Still enjoying my focus on diet and exercise. Have sat getting ChatGPT to help me work out a good exercise plan for the week ahead, and worked out what I’ll eat tomorrow.

Got an air fryer for the first time last week so have been playing about with healthy options in it!

This time next week I’ll be on day 40, the time is going so quick!!