drink less alcohol

Haven’t drank for 3 days (wed, thurs and fri).

I’ve not been drinking much at all. A bit of sherry or port now and then or a light beer, but other than that I’ve not really felt like it. I did go on a bit of a binge on Friday at a Halloween party, but it wasn’t happening for me. I drank wine, vodka mixers and a couple of tequilla shots and the only result I got was a headache the next morning. Totally not worth it.

This is day 1 again. Thanks

For the last 6 months, I have been having at least one drink a day, after work. Last night I got so wasted, I can’t remember, and the worse thing, the one thing I am most ashame, I can’t remember driving home, but I drove.

My goal is too completely stop drink until after my exams, on the 26 November. Cheers to this goal. Here we go.

It’s amazing to me how just by writing something down and making it public makes you really try to stick to your guns and DO IT! I’ve said for YEARS that “I should drink less”...”I’m going to drink less…” blah, blah, blah… but never managed to do it. But since I’ve written this goal down, I’m actually so aware and conscious of it, somehow I seem to be able to practice moderation! It’s a miracle! :) It’s usually all or nothing with me, so this is amazing! In the last 3 weeks, I would say on average, I have consumed only 3 alcoholic beverages on an evening out with friends. This 3-4 less than I normally would drink. For example, last night I went out from 7-10 with a friend who needed to drink his sorrows away for not winning an audition and had 2 beers. Then I went to a birthday party from 10-1am and only had 1 beer! I resisted all the shots and other booze they were trying to push on me. THEN, I met another friend who was in town for only one night from 1-3:30am and NO DRINKS!! Even though he kept trying to buy me drinks—I resisted!! I must say, it is nice to be able to wake up after a long night of socializing and not feel like absolute sh*t and to actually be able to have a productive day still. Tonight, I went out with a friend from 7-1am and only had 2 glasses of wine! Not trying to toot my own horn or anything, but I am sincerely shocked at myself! 6 hours of socializing with only 2 glasses of wine?? Unheard of for me. I would have had at least 6 glasses before. Anyway, I feel so much better physically and feel good mentally that I am making progress on one of my goals. Thank you 43 Things community!!

Went on a bit of a binge this weekend. A friend and I shared two bottles of rose. That stuff always knocks me out yet I always go back to it. I felt really depressed the next day, which is no surprise as alcohol is a depressant. I need to remember that feeling next time I’m tempted to go overboard. The next challenge will be my birthday drinks on Friday.

Haven’t drank any alcohol all weekend (so that’s now 4 days without).

Went to a comedy show, had 3 glasses of Lemonade.

I don’t really drink all that much, truth be told, and considering I way only 95lbs. a few glasses of wine will do me, but if I could just keep it down to maybe a couple of glasses per week it would be ideal.

I love having a good buzz but I always go over my limit and end up feeling crap the next day, which I don’t think is worth it no matter how great a time I had the night before. ‘Hair-of-the-dog’ may work in your college years, but I can assure you that as you get older it ceases to work all together. My hangovers last for days, bringing with them headaches, tummy upsets, depression and acne.

If I could just keep to that buzz it would be great!

I didn’t even fancy a glass of wine this weekend and when I visited me friend’s last week I drank far less than them. I really hate the way it makes me feel the next day. I often dislike the way it makes me feel at the time. This is a long term goal though as I slip when I’m in company.