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A Successful Dry Janaury

02/02/16 | fitness

For the second time I successfully completed a dry January!  What does that mean?  From the last sip of champagne at midnight on New Year’s Even in Florida through today I have not had any alcohol.  That includes even trying specialty cocktails on nights out, like last weeks night’s magnificent Indian dinner or my best friend’s birthday. To be honest – it was not as hard as I thought it would be and the most difficult part was not will power, but two friend’s who were unsupportive or told me I was a spoil sport. See that bottle? It has been sitting on my counter since before Christmas – I think it is finally ready to go in the fridge! 

Sparkles and Shoes Dry January

I had an idea to continue this into dry February but I am going on vacation next weekend and I will be definitely enjoying a few glasses of wine in Florida, so that will not work. Not only did I wake up every morning with a clear head but my workouts had a renewed vigor and I had a great month in terms of my fitness goals. I actually got home from the grocery store one day mid-month and while unpacking my bags took a look at what I had purchased marveling at how different it was than what it would have purchased a year ago. I will do an updated post on what I have been eating but it has been pretty on point and I am coming to learn that all calories are not created equal. 

Healthy Food Grocery Trip

That shot was from a few weeks ago and the most recent trip looked quite similar and while these tripes are expensive, they are paying off.  Dry January is now over but I have not been dying for a drink largely in part to the great successes on the scale. I thought about cracking open a bottle of wine last night but drinking by myself is not something I do so I will wait until a friends 30th birthday this weekend for a long awaited glass of vino. 

Not drinking plus a renewed workout schedule allowed me to not only succeed in my two DietBet games but crush them – I was more than 2 pounds less where I needed to be and getting the congratulatory emails over the weekend felt great.  I knew this was going to be achievable so I doubled down and won $40.68 and $50.24 respectively.  If you need a reminder, I wrote a post about Getting Paid to Loose Weight  with Dietbet where you wager on your  ability to loose 4% of your bodyweight in 4 weeks, and for the second time around I was successful in this quest, thanks Dry January! 

Diet Bet January Jumpstart Winner Email

It has been a great dry January but I am excited to go out drinking with friends and coworkers again and to have a few cocktails with my grandmother next weekend for her birthday! And because I want you to celebrate this mini victory with me, make sure to enter to win a bottle of Miss Dior perfume!

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Comments

  1. Marianna Farese says

    February 3, 2016 at 6:56 am

    Great post! Congrats!
    Marianna
    http://www.heelsallure.com

  2. TatumRiley says

    February 3, 2016 at 12:34 am

    Congratulations <3 Living fit and healthy definitely takes time and dedication, but it's ok to indulge from time to time.

    Good karma,
    Tatum || AbstractAphrodite

  3. Mica says

    February 2, 2016 at 11:59 pm

    Congrats on hitting all your goals, it’s a great way to star off the year when you are achieving everything you want just in the first month 🙂

    Away From The Blue Blog

  4. Christina says

    February 2, 2016 at 11:04 pm

    Congrats on your success! Takes a lot of hard work to hit your health & fitness goals 🙂

    Christina | http://www.cuddlepill.com

  5. Ane says

    February 2, 2016 at 8:37 pm

    Taking a month off alcohol is one of my 2016 goals. Maybe I will give it up for lent!
    Love,

    Ane | Basque Prep

  6. DEMELER says

    February 2, 2016 at 8:31 pm

    <3 love
    xo
    http://thedemeler.com

  7. Kasey says

    February 2, 2016 at 5:39 pm

    Good for you girl! Hope you have a blast in Florida!

    xx Kasey

    kasestyles.com

  8. Head to Toe Chic says

    February 2, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    Congrats!!! I have been drinking very rarely lately and it definitely makes a huge difference.

    xo,
    Angela

  9. Denise says

    February 2, 2016 at 10:59 am

    Congrats on your successes so far! Amazing that you did not drink for an entire month and also that you were able to keep some fitness and food goals as well!

    Denise | Fashion Love Letters

  10. Sandy "HC" Callan says

    February 2, 2016 at 10:21 am

    Oh man, that’s not cool that you have some friends who gave you a hard time about your dry January! That’s totally unfair of them! If I had friends like that I would seriously consider erasing their names off of my friend’s list! Anyway, congratulations and thank you for being so inspiring! I need to get my butt off the couch and get to the gym since over the holidays I let my fitness and eating well slip a little… womp womp 🙁

  11. Amy Ann says

    February 2, 2016 at 9:08 am

    Congrats on a dry month! It’s amazing how many calories we can consume in liquids of all kinds (pops, coffees, juices, etc) without even thinking about it. Sounds like you have had such a healthy month.

    Amy Ann
    Straight A Style

  12. LARA ROSE says

    February 2, 2016 at 8:49 am

    Great post! I think I will do a dry january next year too! Good job!

    x

  13. Rachelle says

    February 2, 2016 at 7:52 am

    congrats on doing so well, yea a dry month will be benficial for sure. Love seeing people’s groceries.

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