Ha! Yes, the bonus calories are a nice perk ;)

I haven't had that nice cushion of comfort at home. Husband is a drinker. It's also football playoff season. So, that's fun :p Thankfully he is a good sport about things this month and is encouraging and helpful in that regard. But I'll be damned if I can't smell a glass of wine from halfway across the house right now.

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Day 13 done. And it was an easy day. Hooray for almost 42% of the way there!

Today otherwise would have been a beer day- playoff football, rest day tomorrow, and after a long run too (I’m a big fan of showerbeers). I drank a lot of water (and got plenty of electrolytes).

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13 days in and checking in. We had a house warming party we attended last night and it was hard not to grab a drink (our friends own a whiskey company and it was free flowing), but I managed by using ginger beer and soda water for a mock tail.

So legit question - how do you keep the water out of shower beers?

Also, hubby is so far on board with my dry January plan. It started off with him being all "Oh no, not dry January" and now he's hopping around talking about how much better he recovers between workouts.

I have a shelf in the shower that is out of the line of spray from the shower head. If you don’t have one, a shakoozie also works very well: https://shakoolie.com

And it’s awesone that your husband is on board too! I bet that makes things a bit easier and more fun. I’m also laughing at his dry revelation :)

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Had my last alcohol on new years eve.

Will drink however next weekend because we're invited and it will otherwise get boring.

Plan to stay basically sober for half a year, as I do every year.

With the little exceptions, like next weekend or the birthday of my wife in may.

I sort of accidentally complied until Saturday. Drank my fill on New Years and then was sick with a virus for 10 days. The whole family was down with it and since we didn’t go out, I didn’t drink. Saturday, however, I went to the football game with college friends and consuming was a given.

The thought of "i can have a few beers tonight, tomorrow is a recovery day" happens a lot. The fact it kind of negates the recovery day doesnt. I just put in a huge week and feel about half as trashed as I should! Also down 5 pounds already, keep it up all.

Day 14 in the books! Two whole dry weeks down. Boom.

Today was easy. Tomorrow is an “open the pool” workout day, which means waking up early, which also means potential alarm anxiety. Nights like this are usually easier to sleep through with a glass of something, but I will survive.

Kudos to everyone still in! And no George-style cheaters either! Well done :)

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Day 15, done and dusted. Queuing up the Bon Jovi music for tomorrow ;)

I fielded an infuriating phone call from my father and his wife this evening. Any other month and I probably would have gone straight for the bourbon. I felt like I conquered just a little more tonight by exercising incredible patience and grace. My run tomorrow morning is already thanking me.

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Good job Dr_C. How was the early swim?

so I'm curious about how straight edge the abstainers are:

I will fess up and say I had a taste (tiny sip really) of an expensive bottle my husband cracked open (he knew I didn't like the type, wasn't being mean). So with the tiny sip --blech-- I still dislike it.

A slightly bigger sip out of an open bottle of white in the fridge. To taste!

that's it. Am I struck off? Or are you other guys at 100%?

I'm at 99%. I was out with my staff last week and I had to make a toast - just one swig. I felt bad doing it, but it was the right thing to do and it doesn't affect my dry-January.

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Not a sip.

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I am Still at 100%. I have had one beer in my fridge all month. Last night I tried to convince myself to drink it as a reward for making it halfway, but reached for the seltzer water instead.

My wifes cousin and family are going to come over for dinner tonight. Her husband and I played rugby for rival teams in college, and tend to drink absurd amounts of beer everytime we get together. Tonight may be a challenge to not give in.

Thanks!

Early swim was COLD. The only open lane was next to the emergency exit door that was propped open. Real feel of 4 degrees outside. I pretended I was a penguin in the water, lol.

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I'm at 100% but as I mentioned above, the other half is on board with this and we haven't really been out anywhere so the temptation just hasn't been there.

Only you can judge if you've stuck to the challenge you set for yourself. (That sounds kind of sanctimonious, I don't mean it that way at all; last year I got to January 26th and felt a sense of being done so I drank some Merlot. This year I kind of want to do better than 2018 me.)

100%, I am still Master of my Domain. I am surprised at how tough this has been at times. Which is why this is probably a good thing to do.

This is why we need a like button. Keep up the good work!

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I am in

Not struck off, and keep on with what you're doing. I agree with Scheherazade -- these are all challenges for you to decide. We put them out here because being saying/typing it "out load" makes it more "real."

I'm still at 100% -- more than half-way now, and I'm enjoying the process, more or less, but also looking forward to the end.

Feb 1 is conveniently on a Friday ...

Apparently January 17th is the day where we're most likely to be feeling weak re fitness related resolutions: https://twitter.com/.../1085688584932274177 Stay strong tomorrow. Fire practice for me tonight and I will be making a speedy getaway afterwards so that I'm not tempted by the popcorn and beer socialising.

(Personally I'm hoping that this means that come Friday the level of chaos at the pool during lane swim will have returned to normal levels.)

WHOOAAAAAAAAAAA WE’RE HALFWAY THERE

16 days down. Over 50% conquered. Like I tell myself every run at the halfway mark, it’s all downhill from here.

Today brought a new challenge, running to the ABC to get wine for my husband who is not dry this month. My first reaction was “really? You’re making the dry girl do your dirty work? Rude”. But then I accepted it as a challenge and made it an experiment and made a long mental and physical observation during and after. No uptick in craving the goods. No crankiness over being dry. Just kind of like, oh here’s another stop to make today”. The hubs SHOULD be doing this challenge with me, but that’s neither here nor there. But I felt fine.

If tomorrow is truly the day where people cave on their resolutions, then check in here to let us know how you’re doing, and if you need some loving encouragement (or a kick in the pants). Tomorrow the countdown begins!

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This is my third year doing NA Jan and it has gotten easier each year. I really haven't given it much thought this year.

ALL THE WAY STRAIGHT LIKE A SNAIL ON THE EDGE OF A STRAIGHT RAZOR