The Brooklyn Pils has 6.3g carbs and the Hoppy Amber has 22g. For me, though, the difference between beer carbs and chip carbs is this: chip carbs are much easier to consume. A single serving of chips is 16-18g, but let’s be honest: I never eat just one serving.
FWIW, I’ve been drying out in January for over 20 years, although in my case my birthday is in late January, so I just dry out until then. That feels like enough to me. The full month sounds like a long time. I find it gets harder as I get closer to the end date as I anticipate what I’m going to open first.
Probably like everyone on this thread, I drink wine virtually every night other than January. Two things happen; I lose weight and wake up feeling a little clearer. I always vow to take a week or two off in the middle of the year, but never do.
I think it’s a good thing. Proves to myself I can deal with it if I have to.
Where is the daily oddball music choice? Or the countdown of hours left to go? Has everyone moved over to the N/A beer thread
The end of Week 2 feels meaningful, so take a mini victory lap. @Patrick_Taylor I’m not stepping into your DJ booth, but I will sign off with
Congrats on the milestone. Having started late this year, I only have a week in the books (today is Day 8 for me). It still feels important, and I have settled in for the long haul.
Just rediscovered this thread today. Decided to give the dry January a try. I’ve never done it before and probably never have gone more than a week or so without some form of drinking since college. I leave for a two week work trip tomorrow and initially was thinking I’d make an exception for work dinners. But another coworker is also doing it, so we will keep each other on track during the week. The weekend out of town might be tough though as I usually make a local brewery a point to go visit. I’ve noticed I’m sleeping better, we will see if that continues in a hotel. Normally I sleep awful in hotels, but that could be the bad food and alcohol consumption on these trips. Initially when I started this I was moving the goal post with allowances for Saturday night or as mentioned above work dinners. But now that I’ve gone 14 days without anything I’m thinking it’s worth it to myself to meet the challenge and continue the rest of the month. Can I spend two weeks with coworkers sober? If might be difficult, but I’m going to try!