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Dry January

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  • SusanofRockwood
    SusanofRockwood Posts: 122 Member
    Here we are. January 6. Still dry.
  • bellaa_x0
    bellaa_x0 Posts: 1,062 Member
    yup no alcohol for me started on Jan 2nd... probably for longer than just January though
  • tmbg1
    tmbg1 Posts: 1,513 Member
    I want to join if it's not too late
  • ekfulton
    ekfulton Posts: 24 Member
    edited January 2017
    I'm in! Dry for seven days! Actually easier to say " no " to my nightly wine habit than I thought it could be!
  • SusanofRockwood
    SusanofRockwood Posts: 122 Member
    Almost halfway. Thanks for the forum
  • ahkelteke
    ahkelteke Posts: 1 Member
    I am! I've cut all alcohol and fast food (including Starbucks). I'm being more thoughtful about the meals I cook and the snacks I eat, drinking more water, and exercising more consistently. Since the 1st, I've lost 9 pounds... 4 more pounds and I'll be at my goal weight. Yahoo! Beyond that, I just feel better! I do miss my pinot grigio, though!
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    Fitgirllife72 wrote: »
    Anyone doing dry January this year?

    I'm in for 2024. I've done it the last two years, and it's okay. It is a little thing. Like making your bed in the morning starts your day off with a win. Dry January starts the years off with a nice accomplishment.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    This went over like a wet paper bag....Perhaps I was a bit premature, it might be a New Years Day kind of thought.
  • b3achy
    b3achy Posts: 2,195 Member
    chris_in_cal wrote: »
    This went over like a wet paper bag....Perhaps I was a bit premature, it might be a New Years Day kind of thought.

    You might have a better response starting a new thread than reviving one from 2016/2017. People see the old date and think it's an old challenge, not a current one.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    b3achy wrote: »
    chris_in_cal wrote: »
    This went over like a wet paper bag....Perhaps I was a bit premature, it might be a New Years Day kind of thought.

    You might have a better response starting a new thread than reviving one from 2016/2017. People see the old date and think it's an old challenge, not a current one.


    Ah, you are right. I thought it was in the motivation category, not the challenge category.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    For the 2024 version: I'm in.
  • elizury
    elizury Posts: 15 Member
    I’m in. Have been saying I’m doing this for months since COVID (ok, it’s been a few years) and glad to have a a group to join with the same goals.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    elizury wrote: »
    I’m in.

    Good, anyone else want to check in?
  • StepWise123
    StepWise123 Posts: 181 Member
    Going for dry January. Me and hubby!
  • QueenZeeIsm
    QueenZeeIsm Posts: 104 Member
    I am. This holiday season actually exhausts me. Need a reset.
  • MsArriabella
    MsArriabella Posts: 469 Member
    I'm doing it, makes it easier to keep with my other fitness goals!
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    MsArriabella wrote: »
    I'm doing it, makes it easier to keep with my other fitness goals!
    And for me it improves my sleep. Great. I made it through Day 2 - feeling good
  • mef1107
    mef1107 Posts: 23 Member
    I'm in :)
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    mef1107 wrote: »
    I'm in :)

    Good deal....D1-D4 is good so far. I'm taking off on a Vacation later this month...that's going to be challenging.
  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 1,024 Member
    Sure I'd love to join. I actually quit on 12/28/23 and selected New Year's Eve as my "Soberversary" date. I must confess that I did have alcohol this past Friday, 01/05/24 (a LOT!), but none on any other day so far. I will post daily in the evenings here (counting total days beginning 12/31/2023) to keep myself accountable and will also use the "Sober Time" app on my phone.

    Best wishes to all!

    💗Carole
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    Good. I am through day seven. The one big change is my sleep is much more deep and restful.
  • Walela617
    Walela617 Posts: 1,024 Member
    Need a group that is activity DAILY. Best to all! 💕
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    Walela617 wrote: »
    Need a group that is activity DAILY. Best to all! 💕

    I understand, that really does help. Best to you too.

    I am sticking with it so far. So far so good.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    Three weeks and so far so good. How is everyone else doing? @Walela617 how about you?
  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    I haven't had any alcohol since 12/29. I'm aiming for Dry January, also, but it hasn't been easy. Today, I thought about having a drink after I got off of work but that decided not to sabotage my progress. Definitely it's a much needed restart, best wishes to all...
  • LoveyChar
    LoveyChar Posts: 4,336 Member
    Seven days and it will be a whole new month! Still a Dry January for me, I hope everyone here is doing well...
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    Good work!

    I've been hanging in there too (even through going on a vacation.)

    I've been invited to a Feb 11th Superbowl Party...I'll see how that plays out. It feels pretty fresh and clean here on D26.
  • chris_in_cal
    chris_in_cal Posts: 2,724 Member
    Done and done!

    Dry January is a fun and challenging little game. It happened, I did it!

    Congratulations to all who played.

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