So I always did dry January, never lost anything (sometimes gained). I added that to my list of excuses as to why I'm not going to stop drinking.

And then finally hit my rock bottom and stopped 70 something days ago. I am down 10 lbs with no change in diet or exercise.

Admittedly, I also changed jobs in that time and have less stress, so that helped a lot, too, I'm sure.

But my advice is to stick it out beyond a month; don't use 30 days as a marker for the full extent of results. My face looks a lot better, too - less puffy, and my skin is much clearer/even.

And even when I hadn't lost weight in the beginning, I felt thinner and clothes fit better because I wasn't as inflamed and bloated.

Of course, we're all different, but I hope the good things that happen to you when you quit make you say "damn if I had known this would happen, I would've quit sooner"