cut down on drinking

i haven’t checked in here for a while it seems. and guess what … progress has not been made.

i went Mon – Thurs without alcohol last week, and did not experience cravings, then I drank at the Energy Fest and now I’m back on weekday beers, but I have the vision of the week off as a perfectly achievable feat.

better.

if I really want to do this, I’m going to have to work at it.

Hmmmm.

I like this site. It has really helped me clarify some basic issues I have with what “doing a thing” really means.

not doing well on this. sorry, future jenny.

Since arriving here (insanely picturesque Bennington College) I have not had a drink, nor have I missed it. I wasn’t even tempted the night I went out to dinner with Cecelia and Andy. Tonight there is a party. I would like to maintain sobriety. My body feels so good (it’s the yoga and all the walking, not to mention the wonderful diet, I am eating plain black beans and brown rice and a big salad at both lunch and dinner). But, I may succumb to a convivial beer. We’ll see.

this i am not managing

I had so much fun at the sleepover graduation party on Saturday. I did not have to moderate cause of driving so I drank to my heart’s content. And in the a.m. I had a beer just for fun!

But then I decided to give my body a break from alcohol and not buy any beer for the evening. I stuck to it even when Matt opened a bottle of red wine.

Who knows, perhaps I will continue to give my body a break today.

last night Matt got most of our six-pack – five to my 1

i’ll take that as a cut-down

I don’t know the extent of any of your habits..
I would say that for me.. I didn’t have a problem per-say, but I recognized the tail tell signs that if I didn’t make changes and gain some sort of control I would end up with a problem.

I have to start with small goals.. If I say statements like I am NEVER going to have a drink again, I know that I will fail because the idea just seems so unrealistic and daunting.
The goal that I set for myself is that I won’t drink during the week and only indulge on the weekends. So far it has worked for me…I have found that I am so much more alert, coherent and happy. I am a lot less anxious, because I am not feeling guilty about the things that I “messed up” because I was either drunk or hung over. When the weekend comes, I haven’t found myself binge drinking like I did in the past..
I have started an exercise regimen and set goals for my self regarding fitness. I think that exercise is what keeping me motivated.. I know that I am for sure not going to get on the treadmill if I have a hangover…

I drink (wine) pretty much every day…I enjoy wine and dont get stupid – I have 3-4 glasses a day. I would like to not drink during the week but somehow I always find myself reaching for that delicious red liquid…then I wonder why I beat myself up over it…you have to enjoy life right?