The moderating drinker - anyone care to join?

[notanotherusernameidea]

I'm at a stage in life where I'm aware I drink too much. I would say I drink 5 nights a week, probably consume best part of a bottle on these nights.
Ironically I work in healthcare so you would think I would know better.
I don't want to be tee-total but I'm aware I need to reduce my alcohol intake.
Is there anyone similar who would like to join this thread and maybe we can support eachother?

@Dollface20

Hello May I join please x I want to get pregnant and I know drinking is not helping me at all I drink due to stress ! Test does anyone else do now instead of drinking when things are stressful ? I'm thinking if takin up knitting 🤪😃

Great idea. I learned to knit as a distraction to my anxiety. There are some great youtube vids for beginners. I like "RJ Knits" as he has a good teaching technique.

I have started reading lots in an evening and forgotten how much I enjoy it and it makes me sleepy! I try and stay away from netflix and the like because I associate that with a glass of wine. Best to do something very different that takes your concentration away from drinking..something to make you focusx

Just giving this one a little bump as we recently decided we need to cut down.
Got into bad habits during lockdown #1, drinking nearly every night and usually a bottle of wine betwen us.
Then we started to open another one ,drinking perhaps two thirds of it.
I can't drink more than half a bottle these days without feeling horrid the next day so by the end of last year I was frequently waking next day with a hangover and struggling.

We cut back to just one bottle between us but felt that we were still drinking too often. So our plan now is one half a bottle each on Friday and Saturday nights only. This week has been tough, and it scares me a bit to realise how hard it has been.
Grew up with an alcoholic parent and I should know better!