Less alcohol- February 2018- one day at a time

Misty2711

I will join you!

SunnyDays930

Count me in. This is the most encouraging and honest group of people. It is a pleasure to be a part of it!

FreddiJacks

Trying to stick to 5 ounces a day. I enjoy sitting with a glass of wine before dinner (with my husband.)

nirreha

Working in the service industry, it's hard sometimes to turn down almost nightly post-shift drinks with the coworkers! Trying to keep it down to 2-3 nights a week this month.

ami_s

I'm in!

MichelleWithMoxie

Hi! I'm in again for February for less alcohol like January has been! Not abstaining completely, just more moderately.

skilgore2012

I am in. This is exactly what I need to lose a few pounds.
We can do this!

bdbchick

Will be joining in this challenge for Dry February. I’m trying to think of another way to say dry February though. Any suggestions?

BuffMom84

I drank 8 days in January which is way better than what I was doing before (3-5 times per week) but would still like to drink once per week or less. Hoping I can learn how to moderate when I drink, otherwise I'm quitting altogether. Looking forward to February!

xcjumper

I'm in! I did bookmark and read every post for January. It has helped me a lot. A huge thanks to all that shared their experiences. I read This Naked Mind and plan on reading a few others mentioned in the January thread. I was able to cut down from my daily wine drinking considerably but would like to figure out how to be totally dry as I don't like how I feel when drinking so much. Part of the issue is that I am surrounded by drinkers and drinking in the sport that I do. Just about everyone drinks after the competition hours are over so it is pretty hard not to partake. But, I absolutely do not need to be drinking nightly at home. I have a champagne problem, lol!

RubyRed427

https://blog.bulletproof.com/dry-february-benefits-tips/

Good article for some motivation if your goal is a Dry February. Hey, it's only 28 days. A shorter month !

donimfp

I'm in. Thank you Julie for keeping this going. I'm on Day 8 of no alcohol after abstaining Jan. 1-14, drinking Jan. 15-21. So, I'm planning to stay dry for Feb. My biggest test yet will be this coming weekend, traveling to a big family event with lots of drinking. My intention at this point is to let myself savor a nice glass of wine or two when I head to Italy in mid-March but to stay away from alcohol completely until then. It's still a daily struggle at this point, though.

I started re-reading Drinking: A Love Story last night. It was on my Kindle from when I read it about 3 years ago. At that time, I thought, "Wow! She's way worse off than I am," and that reassured me that I was "fine." This time, though, I realize that if I'm honest I identify with much of her thinking if not with the extremity of some of her actions. I can totally relate to a feeling of discomfort thinking that alcohol will be absent or that there will not be enough alcohol. And although her sneaking alcohol into her parents' home seemed bizarre to me the first time I read the book, this time I think, "Yep, that's probably what I'd do, too, if I were "stranded" at my parents' home and was 45 minutes away from the nearest liquor store." My drinking hasn't changed in 3 years; I'm just being more honest this time. One of the perks of getting older, I guess.

For those of you joining this thread for the first time, welcome. You will love it here. A great group of supportive, non-judgmental, and even funny people. I'll miss the hilarious Norminv who completed his dry January and has now joined the "lush February" group.

Frankie_Fan

I'm up for this!

snoo61

I'm in again. Honestly I only succeeded on my cut back about 50% of January. This month will be better!

smurphx

I want to joint this, my goal is to completely cut out alcohol during the week and enjoy in moderation at the weekend. I want to have more Weekend days waking up feeling hangover free and more motivated to get to the gym and eat healthier!

SunnyDays930

Good morning. I blew it last night and had way to much wine while binge watching The Americans. Now I have to go online and read the recaps because I don't remember any of it. As usual, I feel regret when I overdo it. Sadly, I can't moderate like some of you. I wish I could because I do love wine. I am glad it is a new month soon and am really going to try hard to not drink, not even Valentine's Day. Thank you for this group. It helps me dust myself off and start over when I fail.

SunnyDays930

JulieAL1969 wrote: »

https://blog.bulletproof.com/dry-february-benefits-tips/

Good article for some motivation if your goal is a Dry February. Hey, it's only 28 days. A shorter month !

Thank you, Julie! This is an excellent article!

kcn2bluesky

I'm in for a Dry February! I joined the previous month's group, planning for a Damp January as I had a few glasses of wine the first couple days of the month. I ended up not drinking at all past those first few days. I generally don't miss it and see no reason now to drink at all.

Good luck to everyone with your goals, whether it's to be Damp or Dry for February!

FlottenAdmiral69

I'm so happy to read that the Feb thread is started, thanks Julie!

And yes, this is hopefully a easy one because of the 28 days :-) :-) I'm in! And let us see how it feels when waking up in the morning!

kittybenn

The Dry January group was key to keeping me on track this month. I'm in for at least a very damp February. Thank you so much, @JulieAL1969, for keeping this going and for setting such a lovely, non-judgmental and encouraging tone.