CHALLENGE! NO ALCOHOL AUGUST!

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  • Yellabutterfly05
    Yellabutterfly05 Posts: 43 Member
    Count me in! I stopped for a few months earlier this year but once summer started its been impossible to avoid. Now I gotta get ready for tomorrow night......LOL
  • Bronx_Montgomery
    Bronx_Montgomery Posts: 2,284 Member
    Its not that hard...I am on day 30 without Alcohol for a workout routine that I do. I still have another 2 months go to
  • JeanKari
    JeanKari Posts: 4
    Wow! This comes right on time. After last Saturday's rendezvous with tequila shots and Sunday's ensuing agony, I need to just. say. no. Besides that, I'm beginning to cringe every time I add an alcoholic beverage to my diary. . . all that to say, I'm in.
  • ColochaMocha
    ColochaMocha Posts: 10 Member
    Im in... also with the sweets! :cry:
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    With you in spirit--I don't drink all that often anyway, but I have a wedding to go to and there is no way that I can go to that and be sober!!

    That's why I can't commit to this challenge either, lol. Would love to, but what fun is a wedding with a bunch of people that you don't know if you're not drunk? :laugh:
  • fannie23
    fannie23 Posts: 2
    I am in!, actually I was thinking about this before, I drink beer, whiskey and rum... not frequently but boy when I drink... last two weeks I finished up a bottle of capitan morgain by myself... so that's a lot of calories... I am going on vacations to Cabo on August 30... so from today till that day... I will say no to alcoholic beverages, LET THE COUNTDOWN START!
  • SilkyHotspur
    SilkyHotspur Posts: 233 Member
    nope...sorry, can't do it....really don't see the point, but wish you all the best. I'll stick to my 1-3 glasses of wine per night.
  • ThePhoenixRose
    ThePhoenixRose Posts: 1,978 Member
    i'm in! drs orders, but still, this is just another reason to do it! but for me, it'll be no drinks for the rest of the year.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    lol. nope.
  • kimmymayhall
    kimmymayhall Posts: 419 Member
    I was just thinking about this to myself this morning, all the money and calories that I waste on beer and wine, so I'm in! I've got a little bit of open wine left that I can finish off over the next two days and be ready to start clean on Wednesday. When my BF quit drinking last year he lost a lot of weight without really changing the rest of his diet and actually working out less.
  • aclark316
    aclark316 Posts: 66
    not to mention i just went 9 months without.
  • red01angel
    red01angel Posts: 806 Member
    Doing it!

    ...with the exception of my birthday, of course.
  • NWCyclingBeast
    NWCyclingBeast Posts: 157 Member
    That's just crazy talk right there! Like, "No Breathing Wednesdays" or "No *kitten* March"... But seriously, do what you like!
  • bikermike5094
    bikermike5094 Posts: 1,752 Member
    hmm.. Sturgis Bike Week starts in 6 days.. I dont see that happening for me. I'm planning a full week of debauchery and self abuse.
  • ok okkkkk!!! i changed my mind, I AM IN!!!! I think its a great idea to do this and i am........AH CRAP!!!! I FAILED!!!!
  • Nailrep
    Nailrep Posts: 966 Member
    I will commit in September, but my BDAY is August 16, so I don't see having that without a drink in my hand! LOL
  • sinclare
    sinclare Posts: 369 Member
    I started yesterday... one day at a time... :)
  • This would be easy for me, as I am not into drinking...but if the moment arises for a drink, I will skip it.

    I will give up dessert....usually 3 times a week...so that will be one that I will commit to not doing for August!!


    Now if I get cranky before the end of August....well....let's just blame it on those dang sweet thangs!!!!:noway:
  • PRMinx
    PRMinx Posts: 4,585 Member
    This could be tough, but good for me I think. Not only do I want to drop a few, but I'm going through a breakup and I DON'T want to crutch on booze.

    I'm not going to promise cold turkey, but Ill keep it to a couple of glasses of wine, one day per week. That's an enormous improvement for me!
  • SaraLynn85
    SaraLynn85 Posts: 23
    I want to say I'm in but it will be tough. I tend to drink wine when I'm stressed and I am about to start a new job. Maybe I can modify it and do nor more then 3 drinks a week? I will use actual drink sizes instead of my full wine glass! And I will track my drinking because honestly I haven't tracked it :grumble:
  • maryesser
    maryesser Posts: 24
    This is a great idea. I am in! Could be tough on weekends; but alcohol is the one occasional vice I have that I know is getting in the way of even greater progress.

    Let's do this thing!!!
  • Ilbrantdai
    Ilbrantdai Posts: 58
    I feel as though you are speaking to me as well...I want to try!
  • lanie37
    lanie37 Posts: 204 Member
    Count me in until 31ST Aug, Will count in today and tomorrow to make up for that last day (31st) Doctors leaving party, and a reunion party the same night.
  • Timmyttt418
    Timmyttt418 Posts: 103 Member
    I am in. No drinks for August!
  • alerica1
    alerica1 Posts: 310 Member
    Definitely in.
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    I'm in! No drinks until August. This will be tough!
  • wheezybreezy
    wheezybreezy Posts: 313 Member
    I find it funny how so many people are halfway in! Just DO IT! This is gonna suck with the start of a new semester and no wine, but it's for the best.
  • My body forced me to stop drinking cold turkey. 1st it was beer that made me sick as a dog suddenly. It's like an allergy switch turned on instantly one day and I haven't touched it since. Then any hard liquor. I tried a margarita a few months ago and about passed out from 1/2 of one. It was bad. Then wine started to do the same thing so I just said screw it and quit all alcohol a couple months ago for good. It's definitely poison in our bodies. So I'll join you all and cheer you on.
  • amyjax
    amyjax Posts: 102
    I am sooooo in!
  • chris2365
    chris2365 Posts: 76 Member
    OK! Another reason to join in the challenge. (No, that's not me, but you know, I could see it happening.)

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