Anyone doing dry January?

[GHW]

I'll get my coat.

Seriously though after some overindulgence over Christmas I'm attempting to go five whole days without a drink.

Desperate for a beer right now and having to convince myself that mint tea is a delicious and satisfying alternative.

It's not. Roll on Friday!

 

[MyQul]

Heretic!! Blasphemer!!

Burn the witch!!!

 

[Twostage]

No, but we have switched back to dry Monday to Thursday. Drinking every day of the break ended up being a challenge and I was looking forward to :-

a) giving my poor liver a rest and
b) looking forward to a Friday night drink :)

 

[flash]

listened to an item on radio 4 a couple of months ago where they were discussing binge drinking compared to moderate drinking.
they got twins and one of them drank the government recommended daily amount for a couple of weeks and the other drank nothing all week then drank the weekly total In a weekend.
results (tested by scientists etc):no real difference at all, drinking is drinking, how much was being drunk was the real factor in this, it doesn't matter wether you drink 20 pints over the course of a week or if you had 20 pints over a weekend the effect on the body was the same.
conclusion: dry January can shove itself up its own ****.:lol:

 

[MyQul]

Puritanical Pish as far as I'm concerned

 

[GHW]

listened to an item on radio 4 a couple of months ago where they were discussing binge drinking compared to moderate drinking.
they got twins and one of them drank the government recommended daily amount for a couple of weeks and the other drank nothing all week then drank the weekly total In a weekend.
results (tested by scientists etc):no real difference at all, drinking is drinking, how much was being drunk was the real factor in this, it doesn't matter wether you drink 20 pints over the course of a week or if you had 20 pints over a weekend the effect on the body was the same.
conclusion: dry January can shove itself up its own ****.:lol:

Ha!

Though I'd be willing to bet that if you gave up for january then drank two months worth of beer in February, you'd be in a worse state than if you drank it steadily over the two months

 

[Leon103]

I lasted 5 days

 

[MyQul]

Ha!

Though I'd be willing to bet that if you gave up for january then drank two months worth of beer in February, you'd be in a worse state than if you drank it steadily over the two months

But that's like saying I'm not going to drink for a year and then consume my entire yearly consumption in a few days - probable result, hospital.There only talking about one weeks unit allowance

 

[flash]

Ha!

Though I'd be willing to bet that if you gave up for january then drank two months worth of beer in February, you'd be in a worse state than if you drank it steadily over the two months

if I could give up for January I would try that!:lol:

 

[GHW]

But that's like saying I'm not going to drink for a year and then consume my entire yearly consumption in a few days - probable result, hospital.There only talking about one weeks unit allowance

I might drink my life's worth this year and see how I get on.

 

[MyQul]

I might drink my life's worth this year and see how I get on.

If you did that I don't think your life would be a year

 

[flash]

how many of you are willing to keep a beer diary for a year charting how many pint you've drunk etc.
I can't be arsed but if anyone can it might be quite interesting.

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I am giving it a miss tonight and tomorrow, roll on Friday.

 

[MartinHaworth]

I'm definitely taking the foot off the gas for January...it's 5 days without a drink as of tonight, but I will have a couple tomorrow with friends.

Cheers

Martin

 

[Battleaxe]

Haven't drank since New Years... Don't drink on school nights.

 

[Covrich]

I think all these Government guidelines are a unrealistic and a bit stupid. 3 units a day max so on any given day you can basically only have one pint?? nah, surely having a few at the end of a possibly stressful weeks of work to help relax and unwind cannot be that bad for you.

Personally I don't drink Monday-Thursday anyway.. Friday and Saturday I have a few and I may have a couple Sunday I probably don't even quite hit the 21 unit thing most weeks, not that I care because I think its made up plucked out of the air nonsense.

 

[Cwrw666]

Dry January?
I'm a believer in small steps. How about dry til lunchtime? - that's working for me. Well, except for yesterday when I bottled some Northern Brown straight after breakfast...
:

 

[Chippy_Tea]

I would like to know how they come up with these figures.

 

[Covrich]

I would like to know how they come up with these figures.

I have done some digging around on the net about this before and I think it is widely thought that these unit guidlines are actually made up subterfuge.

I know this means little too but my Wife and mother both agree with that point and they are band 7 nurses (sister level).

I dunno, I always think you know in moderation and all that and as long as your health and it doesn't affect you mentally and or your relationships work ect I think fill your glass and be happy

 

[Manxnorton]

Hello m8,
Not that I want a drink, but for medical reason lol.
I'll be a whole year without alcohol...but on my birthday in a few days time I'll drinking with my lass a few glasses o champagne..
I haven't thought about the alcohol when I'm doing the wine or beer, but more of a habit or with my friends.
I had a glass o sparking wine Xmas dinner...and a couple of testing a...does that count? Lol
I take my hat out to m8...but it makes it all better when u have on...
Take care,
ATB
Bri

I'll get my coat.

Seriously though after some overindulgence over Christmas I'm attempting to go five whole days without a drink.

Desperate for a beer right now and having to convince myself that mint tea is a delicious and satisfying alternative.

It's not. Roll on Friday!