Howdy, Stranger!
Categories
On The Wagon For January
The materials in this website are in no way intended to replace the professional medical care, advice, diagnosis or treatment of a doctor, qualified personal trainer, therapist, dietitian or nutritionist Runners's World, Part of the Hearst UK well-being network © Copyright 2017
Comments
And there was me thinking ASDA wasn't an acronym for anything at all. l knew there was a reason they were doing all those cheap drink promo's the swines.
So that's the first week done and dusted then folks and a big well done to us all. Easy really aint it
I've never been one for drinking on school nights really and certainly not since l was in my early twenties.
Friday night is going to be the next test for me as i've said but l hope those of you who do often have a drinkypoos with your evening meal all manage to find a way round not reaching for the bottle.
It's going to be a wonderful feeling soon, getting to Thursday evening (day before pay day) and having money in the bank and not in the overdraft constantly.
It's nearly horlicks time....got to go out in the car tonight at 11 so another dry evening coming up! Well done all, keep up the good work! Xx
Morning. Good luck with the blood tests Loon.
Orange juice for me last night. Got a bottle of Erdinger in the fridge for tonight. There are quite a af lager beers that I like. Cobra zero, and Becks are good. What I miss is an ale. I love a glass of real ale but theres nothing out there. I'm thinking about buying to lower strength stuff on my "drinking allowed" days rather than the 4.5 - 5% beers as a compromise. As for red wine, there is nothing I know of that is anything near so if anyone knows of a suggestion I'd also love to try it.
Red Bush tea for me before bed. Knocks me out solid.
ADAS are good mr f, they offer loads of support services like counselling, stress/anxiety management, etc etc etc plus social acitivities. they've been pretty good
start my volunteering stint at a domestic abuse charity today at 1, wibbling
My bedtime drink is hot chocolate!
camomile tea is pretty good
Good morning everyone. I can't believe the first week has passed already
.
I don't know why but I felt rubbish on Sunday. I forced myself out for a 5k that was just the absolute pits
.
I've got a session with my personal trainer tonight - a luxury I have indulged in since packing in the cigs. A tempo session apparently. I probably won't need a horlicks tonight.
Hi all. Day 8 is here and the first weekend a distant memory! Onwards and upwards.
Looking forward to a run tonight.
I have a full health assessment at work on Thursday so that will probably be a wake up call as well!
Well done Loon on your progress at ADAS.
Not sure if something like Erdinger would be good for me as if I enjoyed it and we ran out, may be tempted for a real drink!
I'm not a fan of alcohol free beer,each to their own though. There are some decent quality ones out there as you say. enjoy your personal session k80!
I'm feeling rather pleased with myself having reached day 8. My test really will be at 6.15pm on Friday when I get back from work ./ school clubs etc and sit down for the first time all day. But I KNOW I'm going to come out shining
On another note, if I usually drink 4 bottles (someetimes 5) of wine a week then surely at 1,000 calories approx per bottle then over 4 weeks I will be 16,000 calories down on previous months. WOW!!!! I'm preying the scales reflect this in a few weeks.
It's actually got me thinking that if I can do this for one month then perhaps every month before a major race I could do the same (VLM, Endure 24 ). I wouldn't completely not drink but perhaps every other month would be a good idea?
Evening
LizEE thats a whole two days extra calories just in wine a week
Week one down - this weekend I am actually going out Sat and Friday - friday venue is good at cocktails so I am hoping thats goes for non alcoholic ones as well - apprently they use fresh fruit so I am hopeful i will get some intersting drinks. Saturday is my cycling club's annual dinner - noting fancy just in a local pb so that should be OK
thanks mr f it was just an introduction, go through paperwork thing today, start working on thursday doing admin work, but there's a possible opporrtunity to train on the job which sounds fab
well done all, day 8 and no alcohol
driathalon ?
I like that - Driathlon. some will go for the sprint versoin, some for Oly distance and some for the whole Iron distance. Any is ok
I'm aiming for the full monty me, I'm not sure after many trials, that I can just drink occasionally. It starts off that way (I'm a regular abstainer this time of year), but then just slowly builds up. I may well have to just knock it all on the head. We'll see how it goes. I was off work last week so not much of a problem. Friday is going to be a challenge for me.
The wagon is proving to be of benefit to me already. I've lost almost 3lb in weight and have lots more energy. I've come home from work, cooked tea, prepared tomorrows meal, done all my ironing and finished off and packed a pressie for a new baby. It's not even 8 o'clock yet!
Everyone is doing so well in here, I hope the lurkers are doing as well and that those who have hopped off will feel able to hop back on.
lol driathlon
Thats me to a tee
I've been avoiding lager for most of this year becuase that's what I find hardest to stop drinking. I never used to drink it at all and wish I'd never developed a taste for it. I can easily drink 8 to 10 cans of lager a night and once I've started drinking it I want more again the next day and the next etc. Wine I can take or leave much easier as I'm not a huge fan of the taste as much
Me to a three that maddy and soup. Im just taking it one day at a time just now as if l try think about giving up all together then it seems a whole lot more daunting. In the back of my mind though that's what im aiming for. Im single at the minute so hopefully the next girl l meet will be a light drinker at best or even abstain all together too. Make it a hell of a lot easier if you dont share you life with another pisshead.
But maddy, l think you must have fallen off the wagon already, 16,000 calories, 2 DAYS worth?????
Loon, forgive me but going by your picture your a female? 8 to 10 pints of lager? I think is be unconcious after 6! I'm not a huge drinker as such, is never have more than 4 cans or pints in an evening, its more of the habit I'm trying to get out of.
whoops, sorry that was cans of lager
still too many I know :S but that's not been the case for the best part of a year now
CHello gang...finding it tough going this year as I can resist all but temptation. Cracking curry last night and it just needed some help, honest!
not finding it too bad at the moment, but things aren't massively stressful, but I know there will be difficult times. I know there's a lot of media stuf at the moment saying the january on the wagon thing is a waste of time and can be harmful etc as can lead to binge drinking in february, but for me it helps break the habit of drinking all the time, and it's a test of willpower for me
although the comment inthe media that a couple of alcoholic drinks a week is good for you is very tempting
Evening
Gareth the 16000 calories was the quote for a month 4 bottles of wine a week is 4000 calories so neeerrrrr neerrr ner nerrrrrrrrrr
Feeling good today
well done everyone nearly a third of the way through already