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January 2015 - No Alcohol Challenge!

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  • santd
    santd Posts: 236 Member
    I'm late joining, but will give it a try.
  • KardioKim
    KardioKim Posts: 160 Member
    Three days late but I'm with you guys. I'd love to see where we all are at the end of the month.

    I'm like Marcie - I eat way too much when I drink. It's like drinking flips a nibbling switch or something and I start munching away... :o

  • bsminplano
    bsminplano Posts: 3 Member
    I want to join this also! I plan to go til April the 1st, as I am on my way to losing 20 lbs! The alcohol always gets in the way for me!
  • ereilly311
    ereilly311 Posts: 244 Member
    goddessofawesome wrote: »
    What happens after January? Do you go back to drinking or is this something you plan on doing for life?

    I will go back to drinking, but it's nice to have a break from it. I hope it also helps me cut back. Not that I drink a TON but same as someone posted above, one leads to two which leads to three which leads to bad food choices.
  • FixieFreak
    FixieFreak Posts: 11 Member
    I am not drank since March 2012, but I'll join!
  • GretchenB02
    GretchenB02 Posts: 59 Member
    I'm in. I'm 4 days in of no caffeine and added no alcohol starting today.
  • terrycullen
    terrycullen Posts: 2 Member
    Count me in!
  • Debmorrissette3
    Debmorrissette3 Posts: 8 Member
    I am in starting today. Since May I have gained 18 lbs. Its so easy to lose control and snack after a few drinks. Good luck to all
  • amunet07
    amunet07 Posts: 1,245 Member
    I'm in! I haven't had any since NYE
  • nancymitch62
    nancymitch62 Posts: 7 Member
    Doing this anyway - the extra support can only help. I'm in!
  • peachy48161
    peachy48161 Posts: 17 Member
    CJ8585 wrote: »
    Laurend224, I tried fitting drinks into my calories but I easily get off track doing that so I need to try a different way for now.

    Mycophilia, did you find that cutting out alcohol helped with weight loss?

    I agree with you, i've tried adding them into my daily calories, but tend to go over then over eat.
    So I accept your challenge, well starting today anyway, since I just seen this, of no alcohol for January! :)

    I'm excited to see how it affects my weight loss!
  • allisonstoops
    allisonstoops Posts: 25 Member
    edited January 2015
    I'm in.
  • linloss
    linloss Posts: 1
    Better late than never! Just joined MFP and it seems like a good idea to kickstart my weightloss by cutting out the alcohol for a month. I am doing 2 fasting days a week so wine certainly does not figure on those days anyway!
  • meeganbrett
    meeganbrett Posts: 26 Member
    Hi. I just joined and end of day 1. No booze for month part of my plan so I am in. I am missing my wine already! But I eat too much when I drink and honestly probably drink too much. Cheers!
  • astrobabe25
    astrobabe25 Posts: 2 Member
    Hi I have started the same no alcohol for a month and 2 days fasting.Good luck.
  • JohnH71
    JohnH71 Posts: 123 Member
    I'm in ~ started today. I think the weekends will be tough, but I am hoping to see an increase in my general fitness levels. If that’s the case, then I might have to think about stopping all together. Lets see how it goes!
  • randomtai
    randomtai Posts: 9,003 Member
    Nah I just fit my alcohol into my daily calories. :drinker:
  • pamprough738
    pamprough738 Posts: 1 Member
    I am in....will be nice to have some support
  • caddir
    caddir Posts: 150 Member
    It was always part of my plan to take part in the dryathon (dry January) as well as focussing on my weight loss.

    I gave up when I got up on the first (though I had drinks into the early hours before bedtime on New Year's eve).

    So far it's going really well - though hubby was off on Saturday and wanted to know if I wanted some Sake, which I do like, and I sat drinking diet cherryade instead!
    Mostly I will be drinking tea.


    So, hell, yeah, I'm in!
  • regor14
    regor14 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm in! I've actually quit on the first and will be quitting for good (hopefully)!
  • CJ8585
    CJ8585 Posts: 48 Member
    Hey everybody! So happy that so many of you are in this with me. I definitely need a lot of support myself. I made it through my first weekend booze free!!! I feel a lot better this morning when usually Monday's I am still craving greasing foods. I find that alcohol makes me crave bad food for days. Anybody else have a successful weekend?
  • CJ8585
    CJ8585 Posts: 48 Member
    For those asking, what happens after January.. At the end of the month, I plan on assessing how much the alcohol free month has helped and see if I need to stay away from alcohol longer or maybe try limiting it. We'll see :)
  • caddir
    caddir Posts: 150 Member
    Like you I will assess whether it is worth giving up for longer or not.
  • jumpy737
    jumpy737 Posts: 1
    I'm in too!

    I originally had the goal of a full year off alcohol but I like the one month at a time. I've been off since NYE and have been looking for a community support.

    Let's do this!
  • FitWarrior7
    FitWarrior7 Posts: 332 Member
    Count me in, effective today.
  • ksmalls013
    ksmalls013 Posts: 25 Member
    Count me in. I've done it before. Might as well do it again.
  • mariafh0709
    mariafh0709 Posts: 8 Member
    I am still hanging in there.
  • jpaulie
    jpaulie Posts: 917 Member
    I'm still in from day 1, no more secret munchies at night! Losing weight faster than before. Starting to like this maybe for longer term
  • xXBabyBelleXx
    xXBabyBelleXx Posts: 110 Member
    Count me in, I'm doing dry January as from yesterday :smile:
  • novembersuse
    novembersuse Posts: 77 Member
    Absolutely! Alcohol goes with crisps and junk food, and hangovers go with full-fat Coke and junk food. I've been off since NY, and am also keeping an eye on how much money I save... :)
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