To ask if I should do dry January?

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I normally drink one glass of wine a week. Over the Christmas/New Year period I had 4 glasses of wine & 3 glasses of Prosecco. I don't think thats alot but as it was more than I would normally drink I decided to do dry January however I'm now thinking does how much I drank over Christmas justify going a whole month without my weekly glass of wine which I enjoy.

I'd also decided not to eat chocolate or meat in January but now feel silly that I've just jumped on the band wagon of depriving myself of the things I like just because it's January & physiologically I like the idea of a "fresh start".

I'm normally very regimented with my food/drink intake so think my need to deprive myself is a reaction to Christmas being chaotic & unregimented rather than me actually needing to to cut back on these things.

Anyone else feel like this or is it just me?

No.

January is depressing enough withought cutting out things you enjoy. Why bother because the month has changed. Unless you think you have a problem, which you clearly don't, why would you bother.

One glass a week is nothing! What's the point!

You don’t need anyone’s permission to change your mind. Just cut back, maybe, rather than be completely restrictive.

I don’t think at 4 drinks a month you have much to worry about

This is what I don’t get about dry January!

Drink if you want to, don’t drink if you don’t want to. (Assuming no drink problems) but no need to make a big thing of it.

Naaaah

If you already do things in moderation you don't need a big shock to see how different you feel etc.

If you want to donate to charity donate, no need to make yourself miserable to do it.

I'm doing it but I can drink like a fish and do most weekend so feel it's needed. If I was you i wouldn't bother

I really wouldn't worry about 1 glass a week!

Thanks for replying. I just felt because I'd drank more than normal over Christmas dry January would be a good idea but as I only normally have one a week the idea does now seems pointless.

What's the point? Surely Dry January is for people who drink a lot on a regular basis rather than someone who drinks very little.

Just enjoy your weekly glass of wine and be done with it.

For the record, I'm doing Wet January in my household. I can go months without a drop of alcohol passing my lips. However, over the Christmas period I discovered a lovely red wine that is very delicious and very drinkable, and stocked up on it so I now have about 10 bottles of the stuff to wade through. Cheers!

OP I did the same- I drink about 3-4 glasses of wine a week. In the lead up to new years’ day I had 2 glasses of wine per day over 3 consecutive days- thought I was slipping back into bad habits so decided to do DJ. Not for physical reasons but to stop the units creeping up again. I have a 1 year old so can’t drink a lot anyway.

I now feel silly as DJ seems to be for “problem drinkers” rather than those just wanting to cut down a bit. I haven’t decided whether to finish it or not. I kind of feel that if I can’t go a month without then that’s a bit sad.

Pre-pregnancy I was a much heavier drinker, probably having at least 25-30 units a week. So I know I am capable of getting into bad habits again.

This is what I don’t get about dry January!

I don't get anything about Dry January, all the people who I've known do it, just go back to exactly the same afterwards for 11 months of the year, except for now having a smug self-aggrandizing opinion of themselves because they managed not to drink certain things for a month. I've gone months without drinking, didn't expect a slap on the back, or give myself one either.