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

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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. 💛

Well
Recent blood tests ( for something unrelated) has thrown up elevated ALT and GGT in liver function test. Repeat bloods in a few weeks.
If I needed my resolve strengthened this is it.
As the numbers aren't too wild I'm not particularly worried but I can imagine how embarrassed and angry with myself I would be if I have damaged/ do damage my health.
It's a wake up call.

@Iamateadrinker my alt was 59 a month off the booze went down to 30. I was the same as you and one month can work wonders and it helps to have something like that as a resolve. My ast also improved massively.

Thanks @SwiftyFifty , mine is in the 80's and I'm 6+ weeks dry ( however have started new meds/ am overweight etc)
Repeat tests next month so hopefully there will be a significant reduction.☝

You will do it! I think some statins can affect the liver too

Having not given wine much thought at all for weeks I can feel my resolve weakening today.

Bored of ‘being good’. ‘Deserve’ to let my hair down etc etc. But then I think about losing my streak and waking up feeling shit and I don’t want to do that either.

Not sure why as there is no particular trigger!

Maybe need to make some nice weekend plans to have some healthy fun without sabotaging myself!

It will be 50 days on 19th Feb. Next week! What a goal to be in sight. We can do this

We're heading to M&S in a minute to get one of those valentine's deals (if there's any left) or pick up something for dinner, and it's hard to move away from getting the alcohol drink because it feels like the better deal and getting the most for your money.

They have loads of wine options, prosecco and even pornstar martinis. The soft drinks choice is super limited and look boring. So tempted to say fuck it because what's one evening out of 45? 😑 But 50 days is calling and the thought of hitting this milestone is the only thing that will probably stop me saying fuck it. I hope DP is on board with the soft drink option!

@Raindancer101
I know what you mean! Doesn't somehow feel like a treat without the booze!.
I was in Waitrose earlier, it's the only supermarket that had Trip round here.. they had the 6 pack as part of the Valentine's meal deal. But i didn't really fancy the meal options..at £25 as well didn't exactly seem like a bargain!

I got a Waitrose deal and picked up Prosecco as part of it- figured I can keep it as a handy gift for someone as it’s a nice bottle!

Planning my meals for tomorrow and the Valentines meal means I don’t have any calories left for alcohol if I’m to stick to my target, which is a good motivator given I’ve felt wobbly in my resolve today.

I know from past long AF spells that the wobble will pass, need to ride it out!

Wow.. that’s a good point! 50 days 😮
I never thought this would be possible and yet here we all are standing strong. It’s a great feeling and bizarrely I don’t miss it.

Oh ny goodness you nust have more resolve than I do. I cant pick up booze and have it in the house (although less tempted by DH's beers)

What did you get to eat? The flat iron steak did look good....!

Alcohol of any type in the house doesn’t phase me really on the basis that I know perfectly well that if it wasn’t there and I decided to drink I’d simply drive a short distance to buy some!

Went for the beef wellingtons, with the scallop and prawn starter and raspberry pannacotta! Need to top up my Nozeco supplies to have with it. Think I might try the red wine version of the M&S AF white I liked… red AF wines are the worst but I’ve perhaps got enough distance from real stuff now to enjoy it for what it is!

Hello! Just checking in.
I was here at the start but aren’t much of a poster. I have however been a constant lurker, and have found you all a massive inspiration, so thank you all, your honesty and openness has helped me no end.
45 days for me today…I’ve not gone so long for many years.
I’m a binge drinker rather than a daily drinker, but it was every weekend, and sometimes through the week, as soon as I was a few sips into my first glass of wine I was planning the next. I’m hoping to carry on beyond 100 days.
I’ve had enough of wading through life feeling slightly rough and wasting time recovering. Every break or holiday we went on I’d come home feeling worse than when I went, rather than well rested.
I’ve found it quite easy, but I’ve not been tested. I’m mainly a home/holiday drinker, we have a touring caravan and will be taking off as soon as the weather starts to pick up and I worry how I’ll get on with that. Our days are usually long dog walks, pub lunches then evenings with wine. I’m not sure how I’ll fill the evenings, it’s easy to distract myself at home but very limited in a caravan.
As for benefits of being dry…I’m still waiting!
I’m definitely clearer headed and more on the ball but that’s about it. My sleep is still poor and I don’t look any different, I’m also going through the flat stage that a few people seem to be experiencing.
A huge thanks to everyone on this thread, you’ve helped me so much and probably quite a lot of other lurkers too.
Stay strong, we can do this!

Good Morning, day 40. Slept much better last night spent all day pretty much sat down with my ankle propped up so the swelling and pain has improved.
I still feel a bit flat but all my research says this is completely normal and it will pass.
My sweet peas have sprouted, I'm going to sew some cucumbers today. I used to grow veg with the DC when they were little and really enjoyed it.
I'm back in work on Monday and instead of dreading it I'm looking forward to the routine and seeing my colleagues. This week off has been quite lonely. I would normally have spent it drinking a few bottles of wine a day, doom scrolling then passing out, wake up and drink again.
My plan today is to cook a nice tea, vegatable crumble and chicken, have a bath and shave my legs, try my swimming costume on and book an aqua fit class for next week.
Wishing everyone a lovely weekend.

@Iamateadrinker I was thinking about your results again and if you didn’t know what they were before, then they may had decreased a lot with six weeks AF so keep going!
Im starting to see the blue sky between the grey clouds. Last night was the first night I didn’t think oh it’s Friday night - it was just like any other… quiet and restful.
re having the week off and daily drinking and doom scrolling ( sorry can’t look back on name or I lose the post) I would have been the same. I had a good session with Chat GPT last night and said I realised that a bottle of wine being an inanimate object, is not a “ friend “ and should therefore not be my companion for a night in. She loved that lol but said thst it’s good that I’m realising that now and it’s a step forward. My big night out would be home alone boozing and talking shit to my sister also boozing and wake up in bits. Then if I met a friend and was hungover I could say I was “ out” as in my mind I had company. Hope that makes sense but how tragic!!
Hope we all enjoy the sun today and wishing all those with partners or husbands a Happy Valentines Day!

@SwiftyFifty thanks
My thoughts exactly re results, they may (would) have been a lot worse 6 weeks ago. I'm not especially worried, which is a massive positive as my generalised anxiety has definitely improved and I am seeing it as a wake up call that I am not immune to the health problems excess alcohol brings. Thanks for the support
The sun has put in an appearance here at last so onwards and upwards!

Will catch up properly later but just checking in to say we’re going out for a family meal later today. I won’t be drinking obviously and feel annoyed about it! It would just be so lovely to have a few glasses of wine with my food. Of course, I’m trying to focus on how if I have a few glasses I’ll end up on over a bottle by bedtime; tomorrow will be a write off; Thursday is a HUGE milestone as it’s day 50 etc. Not gonna lie though, I still feel a bit miserable!

Also, I do not want to do anything to jeopardize my weight loss journey. I didn’t lose any weight last week and am determined to be at least an lb down by Monday. Wine will totally ruin that!

@freshstart2026 , don't know if this is helpful but I would use today almost as an hour by hour experiment. I turn it into a challenge and score each section out of 10 re my enjoyment
Ok this sounds bonkers
So. When I get to the pub it's going to be 2/10 (10/10 is the best score)
When everyone arrives it will be 3/10
When everyone drinking 2/10
When I arrive home sober and fed up it will be 1/10
THEN I score it in real time ( maybe on my phone)
So actually it might end up being 5/10 7/10 6/10 10/10
It's expectations versus reality if you like
Good grief - no wonder my peers think I'm odd 😀
It's a long winded way of saying that it might not be as difficult as you think and sometimes we " borrow" trouble.
I just like to assign numbers to it!
I do this if I have a difficult work/ family situation or something else I'm not looking forward to such as a long drive.
I am odd aren't I
Never mind
I'm odd and sober today

Hope you enjoy yourself @freshstart2026!

My mindset wobble seems to have completely passed today, happy with my Nozeco this evening! I think I need to always remember that my thoughts about bailing and drinking never last longer than a day or two! Our brains can be so tricksy, yesterday my head did a great job of trying to convince me giving up on this 100 day thing was a marvellous idea… relieved to be on day 46!

Hi all, well I’m back and had a rubbish time 😞 By coincidence we ended up sitting next to another family we know so naturally we were talking a lot. Everyone was drinking except me and I just found the whole meal, small talk etc (they’re friends but not best mates) sooo hard without a few glasses of wine. I came home and had to lie down for half an hour because it tired me that much. I honestly don’t know how I’m going to navigate social situations sober. They’re part of life and unavoidable (unless I become a hermit) so it’s quite worrying really. Am now sipping a cup of tea in the lounge and feeling quite low.

@freshstart2026 I do feel your pain. I’m not gonna offer up platitudes.., I simply don’t enjoy and avoid social nights. I’m ok for two hours tops but that’s it, I’m hoping it will get easier but have my doubts. Although you WILL feel very good tomorrow morning I suppose

Thanks @SwiftyFifty. Honestly it just left me drained and exhausted. Not to mention subdued. Yup, I will feel good tomorrow and I won’t have anxiety about saying anything silly (although I am worried that I came across as quiet and rather boring). I feel I’ve mostly got this (not drinking) when home alone or working or basically just living a very quiet life, but social situations are HARD.

I'm feeling very wobbly for the first time tonight. Would love a glass or 2 of red. Just trying to distract myself. Am determined to make it to the end of Feb at least.

46 days!! £468 saved!! 29.9k calories saved!! WOW 🤩 I’m going to weigh myself this morning.. something I haven’t done in a while. To be fair I’ve lost a lot of weight in the last year and also started strength training in November. I’m trying to build muscle mass - let’s see what the scales say. 🤨

The weather here is looking grim, I can hear the howling wind and rain, it’s Sunday morning which means only one thing - rugby club / mud / photography. I love it! Happy Sunday all.