Dry January
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@elisa123gal , YES... totally a correlation between drinking and weight gain (or no loss) for me, too... even when I'm within my calories. After not drinking for two days, I'm down two pounds. If only that trend would continue for the whole month!
@sarah7591 , I wanted wine so badly last night, too! And if I had had any in the house, I probably would've caved. You're right -- we can do anything for a month!
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Husband and I are in. We’ve drank way too much this past year! Better health is my goal.6
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Sunday= football= beer.
Nope..Lord help me.5 -
I'm on day 34 of the 75 Hard challenge which includes NO alcohol.
Won't lie, there have been a few days I REALLY wanted a glass of wine or to enjoy an adult beverage with a friend.
But I've stuck to it, not going to fail now that I've gotten through the holidays with no misses!5 -
HoneyBadger155 wrote: »I'm on day 34 of the 75 Hard challenge which includes NO alcohol.
Won't lie, there have been a few days I REALLY wanted a glass of wine or to enjoy an adult beverage with a friend.
But I've stuck to it, not going to fail now that I've gotten through the holidays with no misses!
Wow!!! Thats awesome!0 -
HoneyBadger155 wrote: »I'm on day 34 of the 75 Hard challenge which includes NO alcohol.
Won't lie, there have been a few days I REALLY wanted a glass of wine or to enjoy an adult beverage with a friend.
But I've stuck to it, not going to fail now that I've gotten through the holidays with no misses!
I just had to look up this challenge and I backed out before I’d even read all the challenge aspects 😂 well done for getting so far with it
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I was doing it.
I’m not now. Maybe that means I should be?
But but but... I watch what I eat. I work out. A little booze is my only vice left.
And I been locked down for four zillion years. I need SOMETHING.
But I am in awe of anyone who can.2 -
RunnerGirl238 wrote: »I was doing it.
I’m not now. Maybe that means I should be?
But but but... I watch what I eat. I work out. A little booze is my only vice left.
And I been locked down for four zillion years. I need SOMETHING.
But I am in awe of anyone who can.
Ha! I totally get where your coming from RunneeGirl!! I workout basically 6 days a week and eat well. I like thinking I deserve a bit of relax time. Especially this crappy year. But I have a small health issue and dry January is another 'try'.2 -
I started yesterday...we shall see how long it lasts...my consumption was getting pretty out of control there4
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My wife and I are on Day 4 of Dry January. Didn't expect to make it this far LOL
We'll be tested 26 more times and may yet fail, but for now the ship is holding steady.
It's unbelievably easier to hit those calorie targets without alcohol. We all but quit alcohol for a year when we started dieting in May 2019 but the last 6 months ... slippage. And our weight loss rate reflects it. It's nice to be able to put every calorie into actual food.7 -
I’m doing this also I suppose. Sine I haven’t had any alcohol in years (don’t like the taste) maybe I don’t count.2
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john_not_typical wrote: »I’m doing this also I suppose. Sine I haven’t had any alcohol in years (don’t like the taste) maybe I don’t count.
No, it's supposed to be a *challenge*, and since it's no challenge for you (or me) our abstinence does not count2 -
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northviewvintage wrote: »I'm cooking some eggplant parmesan for tonight....trying to think of something better than red wine to go with it...coffee?
Yum!!! That calls for a nice bold red. Oh wait. This dry January has more pitfalls than I thought.😊
Lemon water?2 -
i find myself wanting to snack more since I'm not drinking, so not sure that's going to help with weight loss...3
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i find myself wanting to snack more since I'm not drinking, so not sure that's going to help with weight loss...
That's interesting, I usually find the opposite!
I am not 100% because I only started on the 2nd, not the 1st, but so far sticking with it. How is everyone else doing?0 -
northviewvintage wrote: »Lemon water is always good! I'm going to make some mint iced tea for tonight. Yesterday was the toughest day, for me, so far because I had so much going on during the day.I would have, normally, had a few glasses of wine since I stayed up late watching the news. I think it'll probably get easier after the first week.
After watching the news today I'm really going to struggle ... 😳
Must
Turn
Off
News... Lol5 -
northviewvintage wrote: »LanceALars65 wrote: »northviewvintage wrote: »Lemon water is always good! I'm going to make some mint iced tea for tonight. Yesterday was the toughest day, for me, so far because I had so much going on during the day.I would have, normally, had a few glasses of wine since I stayed up late watching the news. I think it'll probably get easier after the first week.
After watching the news today I'm really going to struggle ... 😳
Must
Turn
Off
News... Lol
Yes, I think I've reached my limit over these past two days, haha...
Was hoping 2021 would bake better. Yesterday 2021told 2020 to 'hold my beer and watch this:5
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