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Sitting in Perch right now. Ordered a pint of lime and soda. The waitress misheard me and brought me a pint of Estrella and soda. They’re all out to get me!

Good timing. I weighed myself yesterday morning for the first time in a few months, and the scales confirmed what I suspected, that I'd put some weight on. Despite running an average of 8 miles every day (1264 days and counting) and, with additional dog walks etc, averaging 23,000 steps per...

Update: Running - 588 days and counting. Not drinking - 0 days. 10,000 steps or more in a day - 608 days and counting, On that booze-less streak earlier this year, I think I had a drink again on what would have been day 101. I've largely been in drink-like-a-fish mode ever since, which also...

Chains/streaks/call-them-what-you-want are certainly a method that works well for me. The desire to avoid going back to Day 1 is strong! Running - 431 days and counting, including some days with injuries where, frankly, I shouldn't have run. Not drinking - 97 days and counting. 10,000 steps or...

Still dry here since NYE. I've been very tempted over the last week or so - first couple of garden social occasions and also just really fancying a glass of red, but I've resisted. I've decided I'll stay dry until I'm next at a pub, which may well be Monday, but I'll have gone over 100 days AF...

Still on the dry wagon here - 88 days now. I'll keep it going until the pubs are open again, which will put me beyond 100 days, which feels like a good number to hit. I feel like I've firmly broken the habit, although that did happen two years ago and I slowly got back on it again. The key for...

How are people going? Still dry here on day 53, although I have utilised the crutch of Heineken 0.0 a few times, primarily when football is on. Which reminds me I need to go and get some for tonight.

I've just cracked open my THIRD Heineken 0.0. I had one for each half but, as you suggest, tonight is a night to go CRAZY!

33 days in and still gong here, although I fell back on the crutch of an AF beer more than I did last time I went dry, although it was mainly when watching our games throughout the month. From this I can say Heineken 0.0 is a lot nicer than San Miguel 0.0. How's everyone else getting on?

Still going, or still not going, depending on your point of view. I have no concerns of seeing January out, so it's a matter of how far I go from there. In 2019 I made it to July 25th which was the first morning of our family holiday. Making it to that day was a triump in many ways, not least...

Also thanks for sharing these. I saw the original programme and a couple of follow-up articles, but I'd not seen these. Chiles sounds exactly the same as me - absolutely no intention to have a life without something I enjoy so much, but I need to do better at finding a balance that works for...

Good luck! I've over-indulged, quite ridiculously, over the last year and I'm cutting back as of today, for two reasons... 1. General health - less alcohol is clearly better for us. 2. Running performance. As you say, alcohol contains a lot of calories. I'm not fussed about losing weight...

But I wouldn't be in the pub not drinking - I'd be drinking with my mates. Unless I had a good reason not to drink - driving, perhaps - I'd not be on the lime and soda. Last year I went seven months without a drink as part of getting rid of some weight and improving my fitness and I only had 2...

By way of coincidence, I'm trying to draw the line, again, as of last night. I had to pop into Tesco yesterday evening for a couple of bits, and instead of picking up a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, I picked up some Heineken 0% as last time round this particular block I found it the best option of...

Absolutely, yes!

Need to get back on the dry train - I've drunk a fair bit over the last week due to Coronastress. I was all set for a dry night last night and then someone gave me a bottle of read wine as we'd looked after their son on Saturday night. That's gone now. It's not all bad news though - I'm running...

Average that over the last seven months and you've had less than a thimbleful a day!

Tricky - but I'd suggest you just do whatever feels right at the time. As others have said recently on here - I am a drinker, and I enjoy drinking. But my enjoyment had undoubtedly gone too far and my nearly-7 month dry stretch last year helped me find a balance with alcohol again. From my own...

I’m only on day 28. I’m currently sitting in a pub. Drowning in lime & soda. I’m bloody tempted to have a proper drink, but I won’t.

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