be more responsible with alcohol

I want to cut down on alcohol mainly for health reasons – but also to save money, lose weight, and to stop having to appologise to people the next day.
Maybe cut down to drinking only once a week – and keep that in moderation. I’m going to try to drink tap water instead of alcohol, and to spend more money on one really nice (maybe even non-alcoholic) cocktail than 5 mixers for the same price – hopefully it will make me drink slower!
Ahh. I will do this.

And I am going to have a drink.
My work mates are planning on getting me totally rat arsed.
I am going to have to be careful.

I haven’t drunk since Saturday, so that is 3 days.
I want to do this to:
*Save money
*Prove I have will power
*Lose weight
*spend more time on my music and not drinking.

So far my friends are disappointed with my decision.

I am feeling pretty grim today, I keep drinking to much and doing and saying things I regret the next day.
I drink nearly everyday an are getting fat.
I need to learn to say NO to liquor.

Well I didn’t have to do much to accomplish this goal, just make a concious effort just to have a few drinks whenever I go out and not try to get trashed. I might still struggle with this sometimes but I can’t even think of the last time I was really drunk. Overall I think I will lead a healthier life and will loose less friends over the stupid things I tend to do when I drink a lot.

I think the main problem for me is that all my buddies in the Army drink a lot, all my fraternity brothers drink a lot, and my dad drinks. Since I like being social with all these people its a little hard not to get put in situations with alcohol, and once I drink some I tend to drink more…