Anyone interested in cutting down - especially not drinking wine at home during the week

[Lemonsaretheonlyfruit]

Hi

I'm probably in a fairly common situation on here and have been going round in circles for a few years with this.

Single parent to 2 DC. Pretty stressful job and am on average a bottle of wine a night. One of my parents was an alcoholic and so I am only too conscious of the damage it can do and the merry go round that goes with It.

If I could cut out the wine at home and only drink when I went out or had a friend over (2 nights a week on average) then I think I could settle with that. It would be a whole lot better than where I am now.

Things I know.

I think the expression in AA is 'sick and tired of feeling sick and tired' - I am definitely sick of it all. The waking up feeling like shit. The carbs I eat the next day. Not giving the best of myself to the DC, no motivation to exercise and the subsequent 2 Stone weight gain.

I can't have one or two glasses. I have no off switch. So the dry nights have to be totally dry so that means no booze in the house and no trips to the shop- DCs (Both at secondary school now so easier to nip down to corner shop than when they were younger annoyingly)

I stopped for a while before and the thing that kickstarted it was the v popular 'The unexpected joy of being sober' so am re reading now. It really helped.

I have just had the first Saturday night in as long as I can remember without wine and I feel so pleased and happy and clear today. I'm going for a swim. I need to remember this.

Are there others out there who would either like to do either .. no drinking at home or it could be .. only 2 nights drinking in a 7 day week (well aren't they all 7 days ? )

I’ve done Monday and Wednesday wine free and aiming for same tonight.

Av been wine free since friday, 2mrw will be the killer... SOS!!

5 nights free.. I am feeling both pleased and a bit bored with it ! Tonight I am allowed wine , which hopefully will feel like a treat, but tomorrow night I have a short night as DS1 is emigrating sunday morning and we have to get him to Gatwick by 6am.. I won't be driving but I don't fancy being up with minimal sleep so will be a one glass max.
My aim is to keep it weekends only or at the very least to the guidelines (if there is a mid week occasion). I keep visualising my liver smiling !

I'm doing a booze-free Lent. Anyone else?

Am feeling good so far (2 days- woo!)

I’m aiming for a dry March to make up for my failure at dry January. So start tomorrow

Can I join you all?

After really taking a good hard look at the wine drinking every night thought something has to be done about this.

So from Monday to Friday no alchol at all, its been hard, but I am doing it, a G&T lasts for ages now, and on a weekend as I cannot drink as much, sleeping better and saving so much money, which I really need to.

Im slowly loosing some weight which is another benefit as I keep thinking a glass of wine is just the same as a piece of cake, no the wonder I am getting bigger.

Im am drinking milk of a night time, and god I look forward to it how mad is that! Also drinking much more water as well.

Dont think I can give up altogether, its my treat (did a dry October for charity, hated it) but even one day is a bonus!

Good luck and well done to everyone who is trying

I was at a gig in the week and out for a birthday meal and another get together the last couple of nights. Surprisingly doable without the drink. Definitely feeling better during the day and sleep seems to be better. I have been drinking a couple of glasses of wine a night every night.