dryathlon

[Willthisworknow]

Need to lose weight but know the booze is my major downfall! Need a buddy(s) to do dryathlon with to keep the motivation up and to raise cash for Macmillan cancer support. My DH guffawed when I said, ..... Want to lose lbs at the same time (ps dryathlon is to keep off th booze for all January). I am 13 st 4 lbs and could do with losing a few stone too....eeek

I'm feeling wuff! Got kids bug I think..... Luckily means tonight for once I'm not craving wine but unluckily, feel like I've drank too much! Boak.....

We are in double figures

Yes. Double figures... i am in bed already at 9.30 on a friday. But i do have a book (and a phone!), rather than wine and rubbish tv. Maybe that is progress.

On the bright side, my skin is starting to look less wrinkly - maybe thats the fag free bit...

Me too but cos I feel like boaking but dd3 wailing like a banshee cos daddy told her off!

Oh dear! I hope you feel better soon will - and that the dc stop crying and go to sleep soon too!

The habit of a Friday night wine is feeling hard but had No alcohol sine NYE !

Not doing as we'll on the chocolates though

Hope you feel better soon Willthis

Well done chaos, spud and sparkle

Could have sold my firstborn for a glass of Pinot at 8pm but have braved my way through it with a hot bath and a diet coke-bloody boring though and I'm in a right old grump! I doubt I will lose any weight or improve my skin as I'm eating shed loads of crappy food to compensate for having to have a miserable evening ;)

I've been eating like a bastard all week!
But went to a yoga class this evening, this is the longest I've not drunk for years.

Well done all except I'm glued to the throne and feeling so sorry for myself. I hope it passes soon but good news ill prob lose a few pounds!

Stay strong, I'm still dry and ths year not eating my body weight in sugar to compensate. ( last year ate so much I needed the shred)

I don't miss it, I do miss the ritual of it though. Shows how we get conditioned to something.

My skin is starting to look great, massive sugar reduction probably helping too. I've lost 3 or 4 pound so far.

Day 11 ( I think)

Willthis...hope you feel better soon. Stay well hydrated or else you will feel like you've got a hangover.
Fed up......one thing at a time!
I managed to get through last night by watching benidorm and birds of a feather I'd recorded......Benidorm was about a cocktail competition and BOAF ended with them all sipping massive glasses of wine! NOT HELPFUL!!!
Feel great this morning! Skipping off to work!

Yes defo a third through now peeps. Wish I was skipping but certainly better than last night. Lost 2 lbs overnight tho will no doubt be put back on again. Making it easier in the no alcohol dept this weekend. Now to try food! Spud - yes doesn't helpbutthink how good that wine will taste when u know you finally have it!
Well must go - feeling better but wiped!

Good luck tonight I am definitely going to find it tough tonight...as has been said, it is the habit rather than wine itself!

willthis hope you feel better soon

spud wish I felt great but can honestly say I feel no different

Oh no spooky! How exactly are you feeling?

Just the usual I am not springing out of bed, no change to skin etc.

I go to gym classes at 9.30mon weekend mornings and it was no easier today without drinking the night before than it used to be after wine

Day 12 - everyone still coping? I am feeling better today but DH not well now. He said he had it the other day. My friend has asked me if I fancy dping a sponsored firewalk! Anyone done one of those? Another weekend survived! Less than 3 weeks to go!!!!

Coping, but was a bit tetchy between 8-9 on Friday night! Saturday night was easier as we were out and didn't ever really drink Sunday-Thursday anyway, so that's one tricky weekend ticked off!

It's a bit boring though to just drink squash in the evening! What can we drink that's a bit different to daytime drinks?!

I'm still here

Mocktails?

Me too. 12 days done, 19 to go...

have you tried the drink spudmasher described earlier? cranberry juice, lime juice and soda water...it is lovely and you can pretend there is gin/vodka in it

I don't think the dark is helping with the mornings........
I always feel a bit SAD at this time of the year....should ease soon as the days lengthen. Maybe you'll have a bit more zing then spooky
Has anyone noticed weight loss? I haven't.....but this week I intend to rein in the calories a bit more... No more evening trips to the biccie tin or fruit bowl come to that. I'm going to close the kitchen after dinner.

Has anyone thought about doing this for longer than a month? In the book I mentioned upthread, Jill Stark gives the booze up for a year. She quotes a movement called 'Happy Sunday Mornings' which suggests going for 3 months. I'm intrigued but not sure whether I want to do it.

I nearly cracked yesterday, but the feeling just passed. It is kind of worrying how hard this can be!

I'm doing this and, although I'm finding it 'easier' than I anticipated, I must confess that the only thing that is keeping me going through January is the fact that on the 1st February I fully intend to have a bloody good drink.

I also weighed myself today and, unless the scales are faulty, I've lost 5-6lbs without an excessive change to my diet (other than no alcohol). I think this is probably down to the fact I'm not snacking on crisps and peanuts and chocolate with my wine/vodka whatever, and then ordering in a pizza or Chinese or Indian, and then having a big fry up to get me going in the morning, along with a whole load of other stodge.

I can't say I'm feeling particularly good for having no alcohol at all. I've got 2 coldsores at the moment - the last time I had a sore was over 2 years ago. And my skin and hair isn't looking any better. But, i'll persevere. And the reason I was doing dry jan in the first place is because I am concerned about the frequency and amount I drink, so although I'm going to continue drinking, I'm definitely going to cut back and moderate my alcohol intake more.

That's brilliant weight loss Peppa (love your name)!!
I'm too scared to stand on the scales after my crumpet, cheese bread - fest last week