She definitely didn’t want to attempt both. Katie then decided she wanted to try WW instead. When I decided to give Dry January a try, both my son Greg and my daughter Katie said they would do it with me. January brought a lot of drama and combining not drinking with a diet was not the smartest move. I’m happy to say I made it through the month. I started WW between Christmas and New Year’s and stopped drinking on Jan. ![]() Because I wanted to lose weight quickly, I decided to commit to both Dry January and WW. She also wanted to lose weight and asked if I wanted to try the program with her. My sister-in-law and others who had quit drinking in the past said they felt so much better physically.Īround that same time, my son’s girlfriend Melina decided to try Weight Watchers, or WW as it is now rebranded. I knew the calories in the cocktails weren’t helping with my weight. While I’m only a social drinker, mostly on the weekends, I found myself drinking more over the holidays. I decided in late December I was going to give Dry January a try. It came down to buying new clothes or losing weight. When I tried to put jeans on, they were tight. Nearly 10 pounds may not seem like much, but on a 5’2” frame it is. He laughed, but I didn’t think it was funny. You’re still within a healthy weight range, but you may want to address that.” He asked if anything was wrong, and I said, no, but all I bleeping do is eat. When the doctor read the chart and said “you know you’re nearly 10 pounds heavier than you were last year. When the nurse weighed me, I couldn’t believe the scale. My wakeup call was a December checkup with my doctor. ![]() Because I’ve been working from home in sweatpants all day, I didn’t notice how quickly my weight crept up. The quarantine 15 is what they’re calling it. Ruth offers a recipe for this low point chicken sauté in this week’s column.
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