Just found this thread. Day 11 for me. Some great advice on here!

I abstain from alcohol every year during Lent. It's a nice way to drop 10lbs.

January is still hunting and football season, so hard to not have a few drinks here and there. But I'm really trying to limit to Fri/Sat only in January. Holiday season was as usual, way too many consecutive days of drinks (threw in a 12 day trip to London/Paris in early December) and too much food.

So far so good.. first week was a breeze. I ate and drank too much from Thanksgiving onwards so I was looking forward to a reset. I find that going to zero is easier than limiting it to 2-3 drinks a week.