am I barking mad to do this?

[BucksBugsy]

Originally Posted by Minnie18

It's best not to think of the length of time just take one night at a time and we are all here for support/encouragement.

I will start a social thread for anyone that wants to use it.

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I'm interested

[Minnie18]

Originally Posted by BerkshireBugsy

I'm interested

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Aww thanks BerkshireBugsy I've just created it 😊

[snowbelle]

I am not going to lie I B***** love alcohol,the taste, the relaxing affect etc
I drink less now than I used to as DH doesn’t drink much.
I tend not to drink at least 3 days a week .
I am a wine and whisky drinker

[Rebelrebel]

Good on you . I tend to share a bottle of wine with DH on a Friday and Saturday night and don't really drink spirits anymore. I really hate being drunk so tend to avoid it and just have a small amount to enjoy feeling mellow .

[megaflyer]

Good luck - this time of year is hard !

I generally don’t drink until Friday or Saturday then in the evening if out. There are always exceptions such but I don’t beat myself up if I slip - i just don’t drink on a Saturday instead.

I also no longer have any alcohol at home and don’t serve it to guests. I buy alcohol free gin for friends but I prefer iced water myself .

Mine was purely for health reasons - borderline diabetic . I have lost a heck of a lot or weigh (48w to 36w in a year) and not lost any friends by my strict routine

It’s important to find out what works for you - we are all very different. Mine was trial and error but I am as stubborn as a mule and function better with a strict routine

[Floridatilly]

I think it’s a brilliant idea! We all know alcohol & sweet stuffs no good for us so cutting down is a big bonus for your health and let’s not forget the money you will save and the inches you will loose! It’s a win, win situation !
Good luck
I think I will try to cut out the sweet stuff until Christmas... but I won’t hold my breath

[PPM]

I found it difficult to resist these sweets when on holiday in Corfu

As I said before I don’t drink.

[RickT]

Originally Posted by PPM

I found it difficult to resist these sweets when on holiday in Corfu

As I said before I don’t drink.

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[Nicksgirl]

Good luck, I hope you do well.

I am at a complete loss, I was supposed to lose weight and try to stop drinking for our holiday to Tenerife which is in 11 days.

I have just lost about 2lb at the most, I am disgusted with myself. As for the drinking, I only last a couple of days and then I either see a programme where they are drinking wine, or we go to friends and I am offered a glass of wine and bingo, I drink.

I would dearly love to give up drinking, great at the time but that's it. We are going all inclusive to Tenerife and the cocktails are amazing...… I would like to say I am going to be good, but I know I wont. When we get back I am really going to try.

Hope you do well. xxx

[archibald]

Threads like this make me think that most people do drink at home most nights - is this really the norm? I always assume that the drinking issues seen in the press are people socialising a lot, and having a party lifestyle.

We have kids that are out at activities until 9pm 4 out of 5 weekdays, then often early weekend mornings too. Drinking at home doesn't cross the radar and nights are are few and far between.

Pre-kids seems a long, long time ago now, and even then we didn't drink at home, but we did drink more as we went out more.