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. 💛

Just checking in on day 83, day 80 passed by without me even noticing, which is awesome!

I echo what everyone is saying about this group changing everything for me. I joined because I was looking for a Dry Jan thread and couldn't find one. I wasn't planning on going beyond dry Jan, yet thanks to this thread, here I am nearly the end of March and I can truly say I've not drank a drop of alcohol all year.

I am starting to get a few comments about not drinking though and people just don't seem to get it when I say, no I'm good I just don't fancy it. I probably should be honest about the 100 days but I haven't felt like sharing beyond this group. Weirdly, the pushiest of them all is a colleague. We both like a drink and chat about what we've been drinking, but we don't drink together apart from usually the Xmas party, so I can't imagine why they care, but they are persistent 🤷🏻‍♀️

@Raindancer101thats annoying funnily enough I’ve had the opposite with people being very congratulatory.
Had my annual medical blood tests back and I’m so annoyed- no changes and in fact my ast is up three points from end Jan, my bilirubin up to the highest level without being over, my MCV and Mch unchanged and right at the top oh and now my kidney function is being further tested as creatinine at the max and the eFGR thing at 71
Ti say I’m devastated/ shocked that I would have no improvements since end Jan is an understatement.
12 weeks today obviously not long enough!

@needastrongone and @freshstart2026 thanks both! I've got an interview mid April and I'm so pleased.

@Raindancer101 I've had the same thing with the comments. Its a bit upsetting to think that people aren't pleased for me but I'm not prepared to drink again to make other people feel comfortable. Thats why im avoiding social stuff. Plus no-one is owed your reasons for giving up. I've been shutting down nosiness and saying that I realised I don't miss it and I feel great and then they stop pushing!

@SwiftyFifty I'm in awe at you for doing these tests and knowing where your body is at. That's a big thing.

@SwiftyFifty I can totally understand why you feel so disheartened by your test results. It's totally natural to want to see the 'fruits of your labour' in the test results but try to remember that what ever is going on inside your body, you are in a MUCH better place than you would be if you were drinking. Most of us have drank heavily for many years so whilst I am sure your body is healing, perhaps the progress is not entirely linear. You can take pride in the fact that you are doing everything you can to help yourself along, I am sure those test results will catch up soon.

Hi @SwiftyFifty. I’m honestly not sure that I could have worded it better than @2026x excellent response. I’ve queried one of my bio markers as that was slightly up too, and I know this can be linked to endurance exercise, which I obviously do loads of. Were you dehydrated or had you just exercised perhaps? But honestly, you are doing everything right and have got to be in a far better place re health by not drinking. Bodies are incredibly resilient but we’ve abused them with booze for such a long time, they may just need to do a bit of resetting first.

It’s funny how we feel we have to justify not drinking or feel like we will be judged, doesn’t happen with cigarettes does it?! I’ve started to tell folk I’m taking a break and leave it at that, let them think what they want.

I was so tired yesterday after a long day travelling that I felt a bit sick and headachy last night and drinking is starting to not even cross my mind for days anyway but certainly not last night! It did for a fleeting moment at the airport after a nightmare customs and general check in queue, I felt a nice glass of wine to stress bust would have been a given years ago but I grabbed a bottle of water instead. I’m sure there are certain scenarios we have to be in to test ourselves!

Thanks yes was such a difference in the first 25 days I expected a lot more but there are no results that are actually over whst they should be just expected some to have reduced a bit at least! Onwards we march!

Afternoon.

Hope you are all well. Another day ticked off. Nothing of note to report but just checking in.

Checking in on day 86!! 🥳 How is that even possible. I actually think I might of cracked this.. I don’t think about having a glass of wine in the evening anymore, woosh deliveries are a thing of the past - almost a nightly thing before. I’m clearly saving money and I feel far healthier than I have in years. I hope you are all keeping well and staying focused 💪 here’s to another sober day ahead.

Check in . I m still here . Day 81 for me .

Bit harder at the moment. I had to get a crown fitted ( first part yesterday)so in a bit of discomfort . Haven't really lost any weight this month , maybe a couple of lbs .
AND there are work food and drinks tonight so office is already merry .

Easiest thing to do would be just to say f**k it and have a drink BUT I ve gone home instead to watch House reruns with my lovely boyfriend.

Keep going anyone who has hit a bit of a wall . This too shall pass .

Day 80 check in. I'm off work tomorrow so the voice was loud on my way home to buy wine. I bypassed the supermarket and came straight home. I've got food in to make something up for tea and an easter egg to eat tonight.

Wow well done you!
what an inspiration!
can I ask how long and how much you were drinking before quitting?

Oh dear. After smashing January and February and thinking I had this nailed, I have come undone and fallen off the wagon. Stuck on 70 something days. Why? WTF. Angry with myself but will stagger after the wagon and try and haul myself back on board. Sorry,guys.

@Hedjwitch don’t be sorry you’re doing amazingly well! Think of it like a marathon, you stopped on route but that doesn’t mean you don’t finish. 70 days is still something to be immensely proud of.
I can’t believe we are really near the finish now ( continuing the “ race” theme) although personally I’m going to continue and having end June as the next marker.
I really don’t seem to want to drink now at all which is shocking considering how it consumed me before. And I know it would again even after one drink so I need to continue but that’s just me.

@Hedjwitch I did the same last year, but I carried on drinking daily until I stopped again this January. Try not to let this slip get you down too much, dust yourself off and get back on board you've got all those previous days they still count.
@CocoBean22 I've been drinking for years socially I would binge drink on nights out. When my children were young I didn't really drink as I rarely went out I would have the odd glass with a meal but could leave it at that. My drinking esculated during my divorce which coincided with covid lock downs. I also experienced a very traumatic event just before this. Upto stopping this January I was drinking about two bottles of wine a day sometimes more on my days off. I would drink alone slowly and rarely went out. Over the past five years I've had about 2 to 3 months sober at the beginning of the year then start again with the intention of moderation it always esculated eventually to daily drinking with occasional days off if I got really ill. I really want to complete a year of no drinking. I know I can't go back to where I was, it was horrendous and no life at all.
I'm off out for a walk today to get some exercise and look around the charity shops for some books.
Hopefully you're all keeping well and if you have had a drink don't beat yourself up about it alcohol is a sneaky thing and thrives on self loathing.

Don't be hard on yourself! Many of us joined this thread with low expectations that we would even finish dry January, so 70-something days out of a possible 80-something is a huge achievement!

Thanks all for your kindness. Day 77 and I am determined to get to 80 as my next target. Visiting my sister which isnt helping but have got AF beer in for tonight.

Hey @Hedjwitch don’t be so hard on yourself. Remember you’ve got 70+ days under your belt lady! Move on and refocus. Could have been far worse - back to daily drinking. I’ve just ticked off day 87.. did I ever think I’d get this far - not on your Nelly!! I need to do some work on what happens come day 100 as it’s fast approaching. We all know how much better we feel, how clearer our skin looks, the clarity and energy.. I have a very difficult situation approaching at Easter. The boys are off for 10 nights to Spain 😩 I can’t let this be my wobble moment!! I’m planning some DIY tasks to keep me in check - can’t paint pissed or hungover for that matter. We have two more weekends before day 100 and I’m absolutely determined to reach that goal - and beyond!

Well done you!
Did you just stop one day?

Hey lovely ladies. I haven't checked in a wee while but im still here.. day 86.

Really feeling my mindset around alcohol changing and it feels good - I still want to go on after the 100 days as I know this is what I need and I cant moderate as I learnt last year.

Don't have much to report otherwise.. just wanted to check in and it's nice fab to see everyone doing so well (including the odd blip here and there..to go so far in the year with so many dry days is still massive) :)

@CocoBean22 not really I've been trying to stop for a few years. I'd do well, feel great and think I'd cracked it so reward myself with a drink. Each relapse gets worse, I think I need to accept that alcohol can't be part of my life anymore. I never want to go through the withdrawals again, they get worse each time.

I'm on day 99 today. I've given up so many times before and when I start to feel better I've gone back to drinking. Not this time. I'm going to commit to going back to basics for the rest of this year to maintain my improved resilience. So bed before 11, eating 3 meals a day, getting outside for a daily walk and doing short meditation every morning.

"So bed before 11, eating 3 meals a day, getting outside for a daily walk and doing short meditation every morning."

@Yearoftheskin I'm with you on this. 99 days is amazing 🎊

Check in day 83 . Been cinema and then for dinner with a friend.

Both enjoyed it and home in the warm by 930

Morning.

@@Hedjwitch - it’s merely a blip, it honestly doesn’t negate all the wonderful work you’ve done. I had a blip early on. We’ve a lot of work to do psychologically and occasionally we will falter. We have the tools now to pick ourselves up, dust ourselves down, and carry on.

I’ve had a couple of really strong cravings this week, seemingly out of no where, as I’ve been getting used to not thinking about drinking. One I had to really ‘fight’ for quite a long time before it passed. I can’t put a finger on why, like I usually can. So definitely still a work in progress here.

Hope everyone isn’t too tired from the clock change.

I am feeling very proud of myself
Recently I have faced issues that I would ordinarily have " solved" with wine, celebrations, holiday ( change in routine)
Pet illness, car trouble and I have been in company with people who started drinking at midday
There's a lot of alcohol in the house where I'm staying, all freely available
Friends - I have enjoyed my af beer and wine and more importantly and surprisingly - haven't wanted the alcoholic versions my friends are drinking.
When asked I just said alcohol wasn't agreeing with me and I'm trying to lose weight and no more comments were made
Amazing