Dry January - How was it for you?
Dry January - How was it for you?
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wilfandrowlf

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603 posts

243 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Today is the 1st Feb and I personally am looking forward to a drink tonight after work.

I did however manage it and am feeling quite pleased with myself, how did everyone else fair?

I also gave up chocolate for a month and I think it has done me some good, I would definitely say I've lost some weight, however it's too easy to fall back in to bad habits so I'm going to make a real effort to resist the temptation.

How was it for you?........

HTP99

25,402 posts

171 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Covered quite a lot here: http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

However after the initial week being tough, I found it easy, I have come out of it with more energy, better skin, half a stone lighter (was hoping to lose a bit more TBH) and more money.

I intend on carrying on through Feb too.

leigh1050

2,462 posts

196 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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January passed in an alcoholic haze.

addz86

1,473 posts

217 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Weigh day at the gym tonight, also had no takeaways through Jan so we'll see if it's made a dent.
I don't really feel any difference, though I've been swearing a lot more at work according to me colleagues

E36GUY

5,907 posts

249 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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What dry January.

I don't drink enough to feel like I have to dry out for a month. Generally no booze at all Monday to Friday and at the weekend it's usually only a couple of pints on Saturday so I never feel guilty on the odd occasion I fancy a beer on a Wednesday.

Jasandjules

72,680 posts

260 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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I tend not to drink so the same as last July, August, September, October, November and December......

S10GTA

13,812 posts

198 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Jasandjules said:
I tend not to drink so the same as last July, August, September, October, November and December......
Ditto. Is this really a challenge?

soad

34,737 posts

207 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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leigh1050 said:
January passed in an alcoholic haze.
Ditto. beer

GOG440

9,298 posts

221 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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E36GUY said:
What dry January.

I don't drink enough to feel like I have to dry out for a month. Generally no booze at all Monday to Friday and at the weekend it's usually only a couple of pints on Saturday so I never feel guilty on the odd occasion I fancy a beer on a Wednesday.
Similar here except the only night I tend to have a beer is Monday at the motorclub meeting (as long as it isnt my turn to drive obviously)

If I do go out for a beer on any other night well it doesnt matter because I am well under the suggested limits anyway

kwaka jack

270 posts

203 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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The same as any other month really. Is it really a thing thinking it's an accomplishment being able to not have a drink for a month?

photosnob

1,339 posts

149 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Wet.

chopper602

2,335 posts

254 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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As our annual company dinner is in January (although cancelled this year!), I tend to favour a dry February (so starts today) and it's also a shorter month! I *am* going to try and stop completely though and see how much weight I can lose before the summer.

TurboHatchback

4,240 posts

184 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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S10GTA said:
Jasandjules said:
I tend not to drink so the same as last July, August, September, October, November and December......
Ditto. Is this really a challenge?
Indeed.

Actually January was veritably alcoholic for me, I had a couple of cognacs whilst skiing which is more booze than I've had in the last two years combined.

Frimley111R

19,397 posts

265 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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I didn't do a dry Jan but tbh I could have. It was pretty quiet socially so no big challenge in doing it in Jan.

Ganglandboss

8,562 posts

234 months

Monday 1st February 2016
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Pissed it! Plenty of dry Martinis and dry wine!