Dry January

and there was me thinking no rain or snow in January!

Yes, DH & I will be trying for a dry month, just as we have in the past three Januarys. (Whether we'll succeed in the current climate, remains to be seen.)

If I’d had a wet December it might be worth trying, but since my only alcohol intake in December has been 1 glass of Prosecco on Christmas Day and someone bought me a bottle of Baileys Chocolate for Christmas . . .

For our 50th anniversary we were given 3 bottles of champagne, and 14 bottles of wine.

We did have a bottle of the champagne with fresh orange juice on Christmas Day but I had an awful headache on Boxing Day.

I’d like not to be dry especially at the moment.

Wine anyone?

If something makes you down right miserable then don't do it. You can be sensible about it by making healthy adjustments.

I do not drink alcohol at all so one month is the same as any other for me.

If you just have a (small) glass of wine of single whisky/brandy etc every day, then it’s fine, even good for you. Anymore watch out, I ended up drinking every day when I retired and was horrified when realised the units. A glass of something is not just one unit, it could be two or three according to size. But yes I used to feel good on it, now I’m T total.

I’m absolutely with Lady Stardust. January is probably the most miserable month in normal times, why would you put yourself through it with everything else going on? Just try and be moderate!

Have done dry January twice as a kick start to lose weight and help with my motivation at the gym.

There is no way on earth that I am doing dry January this year, like most every single thing that contributes to my quality of family life has been stripped away in 2020 and having an occasional glass of wine or fizz is my treat to me.

We have a glass of wine every night with our meal. On Sundays a g and t for me and a whisky for DH as well as the wine.1 Never do dry January.

Good thinking Grumppa

I drink on Friday nights, does that constitute a problem?
I did dry January, no problem once, but didn’t enjoy the fact others around didn’t. ( don’t drink at home either)

Absolutely. Fino Sherry, dry Martini, Lanson Black Label brut champagne, draught bitter: they should see me through January adequately enough.

After the celebrations of Christmas giving up booze for January is a good way to loose the extra weight added so I will cut right down and loose half a stone, OH hardly drinks at all so won’t be affected.

No, but I don’t drink (wine or spirits) most evenings, it tends to be at the weekend.
Since the winter we have started drinking a hot chocolate with Bailey’s or rum in each day about 11 o’clock and not planning to give it up until Spring.

I think for those who drink regularly, it may well be worth the effort to ensure that a pleasant habit doesn't grow a bit every Christmas when, almost all but the teetotal drink a bit more than usual, .and become an unpleasant habit. But for those who are light drinkers, those who drink an occasional glass of wine/beer/cider with a meal out or Sunday lunch, it seems pointless.

Like many others my alcohol intake has increased with all the staying at home, no holidays, no socialising year we’ve had. A glass or two is an enjoyable part of many people’s evening and is an easy habit to get into. I usually do dry January, and think I should but haven’t quite convinced myself yet.

I read somewhere that drinkers with a less good relationship with alcohol are mostly the ones who go for dry January. Sensible, moderate drinkers don’t see the point of it.
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I have given up enough this year so, no, I won’t be giving up my glass of wine in the evening. It’s good for my mental health and doesn’t damage my physical health. No need to give that up too!

I have a glass of wine as I sit down to eat my evening meal. I aim for two or three days off but since march, confess to not having always achieved that. I won't join the dry Jan group but will aim to re-establish my three or four nights a week wine free.

Phew kate, I thought you were advocating it.

We have a couple before our evening meal while we watch the news and I cook. It is a lovely part of our day and I am not going to stop - especially now!

I have a glass of wine every day with my evening meal. Red or white depending what goes with the meal.

That’s is all I ever drink. Unless I’m socialising which isn’t happening at the moment.

Not bothered about dry anything tbh.

I didn’t drink for 5 weeks before Christmas. I needed to recalibrate after a summer spent in Spain - it’s too tempting in the sun and felt ‘holiday-ish’ - for too long.

I Had malt whisky Christmas Eve, champagne Christmas Day and a glass of fizz again on Sunday. I’m getting better at moderation. I will drink on NYD then probably not bother again during January.

I honestly find it easier to have none at all that ‘one’. One isn’t enough for me. It flicks a switch & I continue drinking.

Life has enough challenges right now without deliberately adding any.
I have a glass of wine, sometimes two, with my evening meal. It’s something I enjoy & look forward to, & don’t see any reason to give it up.

No, no, no. Don’t see the point. In one breath, they say that a glass of wine is beneficial, in the nest they say to stop drinking. Everything in moderation and 2020 has been miserable enough without giving up the little treats that make life tolerable!