I'm having a 'night off' the beer, as I can't remember the last time I did so, and I'm trying to make an effort to address my habitual drinking. The recent 'how much booze do you drink' thread made me sit down and consider just how much I actually do drink, over a week. I have cut down a fair bit, but I do want to cut down further. Down to the 'recommended guidelines' of 21 units a week, would be ideal.
Trouble is, I really like beer! It's not so much the alcohol, as the taste. I've become so used to a couple of cans/bottles a night, I've forgotten what it's like not to have one!
I don't consider myself an alcoholic; I have a couple of bottles of wine in the cupboard, and don't fancy drinking any. I only really drink wine with a meal. So it's not the alcohol that I'm craving, it's beer!
And no, alcohol-free beer is not the answer. Tried it, don't like it.
A can or two has become part of my normal evening routine; end of the day chill out. In my schmoking days, I'd probbly be skinning up a joint.
I spose I need to break the ritual of having a beer in the evening. Purely psychological. Physically, I feel fine.
Anyone else have trouble trying to cut down? Any tips??
I feel it may be a little more difficult trying to sleep tonight...
) but in the lead up to a race, I just don't have any in the house. If it's there, I'll drink it. It's easier not to buy it in the first place rather than buy it and figure out how not to drink it. Nothing like a cold beer in the evenings though...go on, have another mate.
