robby b Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Are any of you VT people doing Dry January? (Maybe you do Dry January every year? Or some years?) Well, Day 3 today so that's 2 down, 29 to go ! I find it easier to stick to by going running two or three times a week and eating more healthily, as this helps to keep me motivated and focused. This year one of my new year resolutions is to go the first three months without an alcoholic drink, which I haven't done since 2018, so I felt it was about time for another bigger 'detox'. Then another resolution is to drink 100% moderately the rest of the year; this one is more difficult for me than the abstinence one but I'm really determined to succeed with it totally this time (during the whole year)... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I've already booked into a whiskey tasting in a couple of weeks, but other than that, yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rjw63 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 On a more serious note though, I'm definitely cutting down. Not for any health reasons, but since I had Covid nothing tastes as nice as it used to. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I'm a social binge drinker so if I go out then I'll be drinking If for any reason we get told to stay at home then I guess I'll end up doing a dry January but its not something I'm ever going to consciously do 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Definitely not going totally dry but will cut down after Xmas/new year, just getting too old to hack it any more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Yeah, and will extend into Feb if I can. Technically only day 2 for me, as day 1 didn't count. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 I admire the many people who don't do Dry January or Sober October as there's no benefit in them doing so because they always drink moderately! They might have a few drinks every month of the year but just in moderation. (Admiration/a bit in awe face). Whereas I don't drink in January or October but then I spoil that by sometimes going beyond moderation in the other ten months of the year! When I was young it was fun having four or five drinks now and then instead of just two but I want to join the moderates from now on, the good role models. 1 hour ago, Phil Silvers said: Definitely not going totally dry but will cut down after Xmas/new year, just getting too old to hack it any more. Me too, also getting too old to hack it any more. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidcow Posted January 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Xela Posted January 3, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2022 Dry January? Nah 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby b Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Xela said: Dry January? Nah Love this guy! One of my fave Fast Show characters, so funny. "And I have to say... I was very, very drunk". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2022 Nah. Regular but moderate - one or two drinks most nights, but never binge, it makes me far too ill. I'll keep it that way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted January 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2022 My last drink will be this evening until February 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I'll start tomorrow. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubbs Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Absolutely 100% not. The way this year has started there's no way I'm staying sober at the moment. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 Got covid so seems the decision has been made for me for now. Had a wine yesterday and it was a terrible decision, so def staying clear. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I am good. Good luck to those that choose to do that but not for me. Tried it once, didn't like it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted January 3, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2022 If I had to choose between bingeing and teetotalism, I'd choose the teetotal option without a doubt. Fortunately I don't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Silvers Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: If I had to choose between bingeing and teetotalism, I'd choose the teetotal option without a doubt. Fortunately I don't. I'm in the same boat, have a few Nips every few days, never drunk, indulged over Xmas and felt the worse for it and honestly didn't enjoy having too much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 I drank way too much during lockdown and became conscious I was borderline developing a problem. Have cut back the alone drinking a lot to just 1-2 a night. Now I never really drink heavily. I live in a country where there ain’t really much of a nightlife so drinking heavily just isn’t worth it. Hangovers are now so brutal and depression inducing that I really try to avoid them. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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