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Originally Posted by nieuwy-89
Anyone else trying this? A friend and I decided to do it after a pretty heavy couple of months of drinking, particularly in December.
My drinking habits have changed during Covid. I have been having 2-3 drinks, 3 times per week, plus maybe a glass of wine or a scotch here and there. I drink heavily (more than 5 drinks, usually out at the pub) once every 2-3 weeks.
I’m tracking my weight this month and monitoring my sleep to see if cutting out alcohol has any effects. 8 days in and I don’t feel any physically different but I do notice the urge to have a drink now and then. So far no problem resisting it.
I didn’t sign up for the fundraiser, but it is a good cause with proceeds going to cancer research. I recently tapped on friends and family for Movember so I’m sitting out the fundraising this time.
If you want to learn more, here is the website.
For anyone else participating, let me know how it’s going. Let’s support each other! |
I did it two years ago and then we ended up with a global pandemic. Actually, I didn't even know it was a thing. It was just a stressful time for me personally and I thought not having a drink would be a good thing. I was thinking of doing it again this year, but I forgot. Oh well. I have a lot of friends that do sober October and don't get me going on no nut November.
Anywho, I think cutting down and/or eliminating the consumption of alcohol is a good thing. At the very least we need to normalize not drinking. My current consumption is a single drink after work 3 times a week plus a few pints at the pub with guys a couple of times a year. Although I do wish we could have a guys night out that did not involve drinking.