January - Drink FREE - Will you join the club ???

[Crystaltips]

Following on from another thread - I have decided to give up the booze ... ( for January ).
There are a number of reasons why I felt the need to grasp the nettle ( so to speak )

• 3 alcoholics in my family
• very over weight
• my health is suffering
• I am ( truthfully ) becomming rather dependent and feel that the pros outweigh the cons

Only trouble is ... i know that it will be damn hard for me ....

anyone want to join me

I am dying for a drink HELP

I am trying to stop myself having a Malibu as have some in the cupboard.

Please talk me out of it as dh is egging me on!

I'm afraid I cracked last night and had a bottle of lager.

Think it's helped to make my mind up though, as I didn't really enjoy it at all, and I had a really bad headache by the time I went to bed!!!

Have definitely decided I don't need the demon drink to be happy!!!!

I just searched to find this thread to report smugly that I am still on the wagon, so that's 10 days, gawd, is that ALL? It seems like much longer! It's amazing how quickly I've got out of the habit of opening a bottle actually, I've surprised myself. I've craved wine a few times but haven't done it. How is everyone else? I think I'm going to keep this up until we go on holiday, which is 10th Feb.

we had an amnesty last night

please can i be in your club? Ive not drunk for over 2 years. this is not a joke by the way

I can also smugly report I have had nothing to drink since 2 Jan. I am feeling a lot better for it but my tea and biscuit consumption has also gone up so that's the next thing to crack. I am finding it easy now and not thinking about it at all. Went out for lunch yesterday and, although my rule is I can drink, just not at home, I wasn't tempted.

Bought some milk thistle yesterday to see whether that does anything.

My aim is to keep going to half term.

Puddle, I'm going for half term too! So from the evening of the 10th, just for a week, I'm going to give myself permission to drink wine and Champagne.

Anyone else still doing this or is it just me?!

Hi WWW. I haven't had a drink yet this year (or chocolate, or caffeine). DH keeps forgetting I'm on the waggon and offering me white wine but so far I have resisted. It's my birthday at the end of Jan so I'll be starting again then (I do this every year).

I've just cracked at dh's suggestion. Crap day, stressful month so far. Oh well, that wasn't bad going!

Not bad going at all.

Hope you enjoy it and sorry to hear you've had a bad day, hon.

I am still atop the wagon.

I went out to dinner last weekend and had a couple of glasses of wine but that's all this month. The main thing I wanted to stop was the bottle a night habit with dp and we have really knoocked it on the head. Feel loads better for it - I am doing weightwatchers too so am feeling great.

My plan is still to go to half term, but I actually think I've changed my habits totally - don't even think about drinking at the moment.

Oh it wasn't a terrible day scums, just a bit rubbish! Thanks, I am proud ish of myself!

Puddle, me too re breaking a habit (a weekend one for me though, have been not drinking in week since Aug due to staying with teetotal ex mils!) - I have got used to not drinking at weekends. I am enjoying this glass of wine though, it's the first of any alcohol to pass my lips since 2nd Jan or might br 3rd.

Oh good. The day will soon look even brighter as you will get pissed v quick after all that abstinence, perhaps.

I'm planning to give up for Lent, again! I lasted 17 days last year, not bad eh! Hoping to break that record this year.

ATM I drink (at the weekends) half a bottle of wine and a couple of halves on Fri and Sat night, and maybe half a bottle of wine on Sun. That's really bad isn't it? Trouble is finding an alternative as I don't smoke or drink coffee or do drugs, so what can I do?