Dry January

Lol I've got one!

 

For those interested, there’s a great little app called I Am Sober that helps you track your sobriety. Calculates your financial savings, calories you’ve avoided and stuff like that. You get daily updates, motivational messages etc. I’ve found it useful. You can also chat to other users on the app if you feel like you need to talk to people on the same journey.

 

I feel like I’ve got things backwards, I’ve never been interested in drinking but I’ve just seen something that said a large glass of wine is equal to an ice cream sundae and my mind instantly thought ‘ooh, I don’t drink (well, extremely rarely), I could have an ice-cream sundae every night instead!’ I don’t think that’s the point it was trying to make!

 

Reminds me of my youthful plan to use nicotine patches to work my way up to cigarettes as I didn't like smoking but all my mates did it.

 

Must have been a good NYE if it took 3 days to sober up!

 

I lasted a day. Call for a drink after work on a Friday. Sorry fellas.

 

Was she chopping a steak and preparing some pastry? Joking aside sorry to hear about your health.

It's easy to forget about chronic conditions at times.

 

Day 3. Sat watching the darts final with a glass of dilute pop. Feeling slightly irritable today, although it might be cos the wife has given permission for 3 of the kids’ friends to sleep over tonight. It makes a trip
To the pub seem like a good idea!

 

I cannot help feel a bit guilty as Barnsley Chopin seems to have been labelled a Billy No Mates when it was me that said he had no friends. It must be contagious.

 

My complete lack of social skills. Also, moving to another country as an adult, it has been almost impossible to make friends outside of work. Consequently, all nights out involve sitting around talking to the same people I've been talking to all day, but with a five quid glass of Coke Zero going warm in front of me. I do have some friends outside of work but they are almost exclusively female and going on nights out with them does not go down well. I know this to my cost.

 

After beating Wrexham at HOME dry January out of window on first day

 

Sounds bang on that going out with a team of Shiela’s

 

Good on you. It's a funny one isn't it? If alcohol wasn't yet invented and someone introduced it now it would probably be banned. Few upsides but huge negative impacts on health/ society as a whole.

Personally I'm up and down with it. Usually do dry Jan (not this year as got stuff on which would be very hard not to drink at) and did 100 days start of 2021 which was admittedly easier as pubs were shut. Felt miles better, lost nearly 2 stone but then lapsed back into bad habits and back to square one. I'd guess most weeks above recommended govt limits.

Resolved to not drink around the house in 2024 so see how that goes. Good luck with it - posting on here will keep you going I'm sure.

 

Thats a,shame.

 

I do like a few drinks when out socially.
Else I ain't bothered. Rather have a pot of tea int house.
What makes me laugh and I know plenty of what I'd call serious drinkers who can handle the stuff. Is those, got to beat mi mates and shove as much ale down me as possible b4 a game, especially away games as though it's a competition. Pub at 6am. A gallon whilst on transport. A gallon when get there afore game. 3 pints at half time missing 20 minutes of the game. Calling for more ale for on the way home. Then acting like a two hat and spewing up for others to clean up. Just an observation over many yrs

 

I know many that chose a lifestyle of being on their own. You don't sound like one of those. Are there no groups you could join, I'm pretty sure you'd be made welcome.

My best mate at pit in my early years was the most quiet person you could wish to meet. And some couldn't understand. I got to know him well and we struck up a great friendship. One thing I say to folk I meet (not so sure it's a good thing lol. ) is you either listen to me or talk to me. . As many of my friends (hope so anyway ) will testify to. (Jud. Cowboy. Kiz. Judith. BMW and Recently Andy Mac and a few others on here lol )

So get out there mate. Join a group or whatever you may be surprised.

 

I like a glass of wine but I'm more a drink in moderation type, a glass or sometimes two say 4 nights a week and 3 off the booze as a compromise!

 

Bought some Leffe 0.0 to enjoy with the football today.
Opened first bottle, turned my back, 2 year old has tipped it all over himself and the floor.
Will report on bottle two shortly…