I know many people give up (or try to give up) alcohol for January, but I’m daft enough to take that giving up a step further.
1. It is sponsored, so I can’t get out of it
2. It is not just alcohol, it is all about healthy food and exercise too, so no chocolate, crisps, junk food, fun etc.
3. I have stupidly upped the challenge so it is not just for January, but until I raise my target funds, which is £1,250!
This is the 4th year I have done this. I choose a different charity each year, and this year it is in aid of Amnesty International.
Since stopping drinking at midnight on New Year’s Eve, I have raised £485, which sounds great, but means I still have around 60% of funds to raise before I can stop this and give myself a break, which means that I get more and more grumpy as the time drags on.
I have actually been enjoying the food I have been eating, which is a plus. I do miss rich food though.
As an added bonus, I have lost 4.2 kg / 9.3 lb and one of my chins.
The link below shows full details of what I am doing, a daily diary of my activities / diet, and of course, online donations 
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https://www.justgiving.com/alibarrett2012
Prawn salad with spinach, avocado, mushroom, tomato and bean sprouts.
Steamed salmon with watercress, spinach and rocket and quinoa super food lovely stuff with ginger
Dry-fried chicken with lemon juice and black pepper, avocado, lemon-stuffed olives, tomatoes and lamb’s lettuce
Wholewheat pasta with tuna, steamed broccoli and char-grilled pepper, celery, mushroom, tomato and courgette
Prawn salad with avocado, tomato, olives, watercress, mushroom, spinach and rocket
Cod steamed with lemon, chilli flakes and black pepper, steamed spinach and broccoli, oven-baked skin-on Anya potatoes, tomatoes
Peppered mackerel with superfood salad
Trout steamed with lemon juice and black pepper, steamed vegetables
Dry-fried chicken with spinach, watercress, rocket, olives, tomatoes and chick peas.
