Dry January

[darmstadt]

Pissed down last night, black with a hint of amber showing through

[oscarose]

[Platypus]

From a calories point of view, if nothing else, I need it.

WSS

My liver is fine. My weight is not.

[mudskipper]

Whilst I regularly go a few days here and there without alcohol, the whole 'dry January' thing has had me obsessing night and day. This way alcoholics are born.

[BrilloPad]

Still dry here. Its easy.

[Platypus]

BBC News - Detoxing in January is futile, says liver charity

Our liver vacation: Is a dry January really worth it? - health - 01 January 2014 - New Scientist

A dry January could be a sign of a drink problem - Telegraph

That New Scientist article is very good. Thanks!

[mudskipper]

That New Scientist article is very good. Thanks!

Yep, it would be good to know how much those guys were drinking.

[Lockhouse]

Still dry here. Its easy.

Me too.

[Platypus]

Whilst I regularly go a few days here and there without alcohol, the whole 'dry January' thing has had me obsessing night and day. This way alcoholics are born.

Yeah, same here.

For my sins I'm still battling on with 5:2 fasting therefore I already don't drink 2 days a week. I always feel marvellous the day after fasting, very fresh and detoxed in the morning while looking forward to whatever I want to eat that day and a pint or glass (or three) of red that evening.

But like you said, it's mainly calories for me. I probably drink 50 units o' booze a week = approx 5000 calories. No wonder the fasting diet isn't really working wonders for me

F*** it



EDIT: I'm considering allowing myself one day per week of drinking during January. The first one being today. I'm crawling the walls to go to the pub!

[mudskipper]

Feckit, given that there's less than 1% chance of making it to the end of the month, I may as well fail early and then I can relax.