Alcohol free January

Fever Tree tonic with ice and slice of fresh lime - gorgeous -

Elderflower cordial with sparkling mineral water is lovely. The bottle green range do a nice selection of cordials, I had a pomegranate and elderflower cordial with sparkling mineral water and loads of ice when non driver one day over the holidays. Or, if you like ginger, there are some rather nice non alcoholic ginger beers in bottles, I had a lovely ginger and raspberry. I think the important thing is to make it the same kind of treat that the evening glass of wine is; use a nice glass, or put in lots of ice and a chunk of lime if replacing a gin and tonic.

Carigran has given us a nice smug emoticon for those of us who manage another dry day

Is three o'clock in the afternoon too early for a G&T?

Is the lemon one of your five a day?

(I was just testing whether the crown would work on the other emotis, not being disapproving!)

[tcrbrew]

Nah! It only works on the faces

roses yes and no!

Well, that's what I meant of course...

I had an alcohol free April last year. Didn't lose any weight or feel any better for it!
Trying to have a couple of alcohol free days a week to keep the liver fit!
Cheers

Had a slight wobble at 5.00 p.m. today as usual so put a selection of nuts, dried fruit and grapes in a bowl and have nibbled on them. And before anyone says nuts and dried fruit are high in calories I know that

The benefit I have found already is that I no longer have a dull headache before I go to sleep. I often had to have a Paracetamol or Ibuprofen to clear my head. Oddly enough I am not a big drinker, just a regular one.

Just sorting out a nice glass to fill with some non alcoholic beverage with ice. Thanks for this suggestions GillT57.

PPP I found your comment quite depressing, but feel sorry that you didn't get the benefits you hoped for.

Just wish I didn't like it as much as I do! Cheers! wine

Whoops, meant to show a wine bottle then!

And, no, I haven't had one yet!!

Dry January? I'll drink to that.

Puritanism is bad for everyone: the participants and the poor souls who have to endure the abstainer boast and complain.

What a thoroughly unpleasant post.

You for one do not have to endure anything as I suggest you take yourself off somewhere you are appreciated - unlikely though that is.

JillMay, we too have Mondays alcohol free, felt virtuous until reading recently that two consecutive days is best. I've only started dry January today so it won't strictly be a totally dry January but will do my best. Have deliberately drunk lots more water today than usual.
I think it'll be helpful to come on here and read supporting words from those who understand that for some, even light social drinkers, abstaining from something we regard as highly enjoyable can be difficult after a time. A delicious evening meal with no accompanying wine........

Meant to say, Good Luck to everyone doing it!

Can I join in with chocolate free Jan?

After a day looking after my dear Grandson, surrounded by K'nex, Lego and twenty three action men and their assortd kit and kaboodle, i usually do a swan dive into the nearest bottle of shiraz, but strangely, on this, dry day four, i have had no inclination to do so.... I think i must be sickening for something!

I started on New Year's Day. Only had a couple of sips of DH's wine. Lack of alcohol making me hungrier though

We're just doing the two no alcohol nights a week thingy. Life's too stressful at the moment for a whole month without a drink.

Lots of bloody-mindedness commitment being shown on this thread - excellent stuff

Greyduster - after a day with dm who had unplugged every electrical item in the house, cooked two meals from my db who has been living in Spain for the last 15 years or so, tried to vacuum the house without the dust container attached and had dismantled the cooker to clean it and put all the spare parts upstairs in separate places ... phew my thoughts did turn to on the drive home
However - red grape shloer with sparkling water has been tonight's choice of beverage

Day 4 done - keep going

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