Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 20:12     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I almost cracked tonight but the idea of telling the group I'm doing this with helped me resist. I also started reading The Naked Mind and it's been really helpful.


Quit like a woman is another great resource- and she's funny!


+1. I have read (well, audiobook) both and there are things I liked about each. This Naked Mind really didn't hit me on the same level as Quit Like a Woman.

I have COVID and a drink is about the last thing on my mind - I am at day 110 total!


I have been binging quit like a woman on audio the past 2 days. Omg I may have just found my source of all sober motivation.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 20:05     Subject: Re:Dry January 2023 Thread
Anonymous wrote:I’m moving a sausage ragu recipe tomorrow that calls for a cup of red wine. Help me find a substitute. It’s tomato based.


Buy the four pack of cheap grocery store wine. It works fine in a recipe but is too gross to drink and then you don’t have an open bottle sitting around.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 19:48     Subject: Re:Dry January 2023 Thread
I want so badly to have my spouse participate in dry January, but it would start world war III.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 19:44     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
I’m finding it harder to keep abstaining with each passing day, but still committed.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 19:37     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whew last night was hard, but I feel amazing this morning. Realizing how many Saturday morning kid activities I attended with a headache….


Yup!! I always have a workout class and most Saturdays I felt like crap. Last night was tempting. We had to go to Costco and my husband picked up wine. It would have been so easy to open up but I resisted.

I want it to be like every other food group. I don’t say no but I don’t want it to be regular just because. I don’t sit and gorge on cookies all evening so why do I need to do the same with alcohol? But I don’t want to deny myself for a nice dinner out or my birthday.


This is so true. I would never eat a bowl of ice cream each night, because obviously that would make me gain weight and be bad for my health. Why am I okay drinking a few hundred calories?


This is a good mental exercise for us. I need to reframe my thinking to treat a glass of wine as an occasional extra. I only have dessert maybe 6 times per year.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 19:24     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Whew last night was hard, but I feel amazing this morning. Realizing how many Saturday morning kid activities I attended with a headache….


Yup!! I always have a workout class and most Saturdays I felt like crap. Last night was tempting. We had to go to Costco and my husband picked up wine. It would have been so easy to open up but I resisted.

I want it to be like every other food group. I don’t say no but I don’t want it to be regular just because. I don’t sit and gorge on cookies all evening so why do I need to do the same with alcohol? But I don’t want to deny myself for a nice dinner out or my birthday.


This is so true. I would never eat a bowl of ice cream each night, because obviously that would make me gain weight and be bad for my health. Why am I okay drinking a few hundred calories?
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 19:15     Subject: Re:Dry January 2023 Thread
I’m moving a sausage ragu recipe tomorrow that calls for a cup of red wine. Help me find a substitute. It’s tomato based.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 19:09     Subject: Re:Dry January 2023 Thread
First Friday night was the hardest. But glad to be getting through the weekend while sticking to my goal. In the past the first weekend and the last weekend were the most tempting. But I hope to keep it going past a month this time.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 18:23     Subject: Re:Dry January 2023 Thread
Heading out later to a party - first evening social gathering since NYE. Wondering if anyone will notice or comment on my drinking seltzer? Continued good luck to all this month.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 18:12     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I almost cracked tonight but the idea of telling the group I'm doing this with helped me resist. I also started reading The Naked Mind and it's been really helpful.


Quit like a woman is another great resource- and she's funny!


+1. I have read (well, audiobook) both and there are things I liked about each. This Naked Mind really didn't hit me on the same level as Quit Like a Woman.

I have COVID and a drink is about the last thing on my mind - I am at day 110 total!
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 13:43     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
Anonymous wrote:I am taking a weekly picture of myself to compare what I look like drinking vs sober. I already look less puffy and better hydrated.


I think my face is lot a less red. Just noticed that this morning.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 13:32     Subject: Re:Dry January 2023 Thread
On day 7 here and I’m not missing the alcohol, but I’m missing the plans to look forward to. We meet friends out a lot for drinks and music. Might try to go tonight without drinking. Mostly, I feel proud of myself and less irritable. Hoping to see my mid-section slim down a little.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 13:02     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
Anonymous wrote:Whew last night was hard, but I feel amazing this morning. Realizing how many Saturday morning kid activities I attended with a headache….


Yes, this!! And how I thought some of it was age/being a mom, hormones, etc.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:59     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
^ Also, I noticed I was able to handle the kid with less irritation when they had to be reminded 1000 times about all their soccer gear.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2023 12:57     Subject: Dry January 2023 Thread
Had to wake up early for kids futsal game and it was so nice how refreshed I felt! I'm going to take a long bath tonight and pick out a movie to watch once the kids are in bed.