What do I replace my nightly glass of wine with?

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Just that really. Trying to stop drinking during the week as the summer comes to a close but......just what do I have in the evening to look forward to? I HATE baths btw. Hit me with some of your best suggestions to break this cycle please

A Nosecco (the alcohol free Prosecco)

start watching a series and only watch 1 episode per night

a hot chocolate

buy some very expensive or delicious chocolates you wouldn’t normally and have 2/3 a night

what was a treat to you before you were old enough to drink?

Would you replace with another drink? Or are you thinking of a ritual/activity? I like Goodrays CBD drinks in a lovely glass with ice. They relax me and still feel like that end of day treat

There are so many nice non-alcoholic drinks now! I bulk buy cans like Dash water, kombucha etc and have one cold out the fridge once the kids are in bed. Cracking the can feels like a nice treat!

Fizzy water.
Reading.
Crochet.

A decent, creamy hot chocolate and a book.

I’ve been having a nightly TRIP drink and I’ve now filled the fridge with all the flavors 😅

If you’re looking to fill your time, maybe start a skincare routine/ face yoga regime? I should take my own advice [rubs flakey mascara off my lashes as I type]

A nightly walk around the block? Gets the steps up and gets my head out the snack drawer!

All great suggestions. I would add - don't expect any of them to be THE SAME as your glass of wine. You'll only be disappointed. Focus instead on how good you will feel with a clear head and a good night's sleep under your belt in the morning.

Im loving these responses thank you!! I've never heard of CBD drinks and Dask water so ill definitely be looking into those. Hot chocolate and my own stash of special treat chocolate also sounds like a winner!

Lime cordial with fizzy water and ice

Rubicon lychee fizzy drink

I’ve found sentia spirit gives me the relaxing feel of a glass of wine - whether that’s all in my head or not I don’t know but it works! It’s expensive but worth my health I think. after years and years of drinking daily this is the first thing that has stopped me

+1 for fizzy water and a good TV series

Nojito,
Gone and Tonic (Fancy tonic with something refreshing: cucumber , mint, lime or lemon zest)

Liquorice tea - sounds gross but is bliss ! Sometimes the one with peppermint whatever is on offer I’m not fancy x

Ok, im so looking forward to the clear head feeling in the morning already. Ill go shopping for a few of these ideas tomorrow. Must also look up a few good series on netflix. In fact everyone has been talking about YellowStone, ill get on that.

I've got a can of alcohol free G&T tonight with loads of ice. It's really good.

For years I was anti the alcohol free substitutes, thinking what's the point, but this summer I have discovered Lidl alcohol free beer and it's actually really good, and does have that same initial feeling as settling down with a real drink.

If it's about a distraction or something to replace the drink, have you ever wanted to learn something? Crochet, drawing, piano, calligraphy?

LA Brewery Citrus Hops Kombucher or Hotel Chocolat dark hot chocolate when it’s chilly. Both give the same ahhh as a glass of wine.

Nosecco
alcohol free lager

My nightly treat is a curly wurly. I look forward to it from mid afternoon every day 😆😆

My husband stopped drinking a couple of years ago and he really likes the McGuigans alcohol free wine. I like some of the brands of bitter that he buys and can’t tell some of them from real beer. Alcohol free Guinness is quite nice too.

I have had a recommendation for a drink called Mother Root - it's basically a ginger drink. You have it like a spirit mixed with tonic water or sparkling water or those Dash drinks.

However, it's about £30 a bottle so I found out there's a drink I can make quite simply, called Ginger Switchel - it's on BBC Good Food I think.
It's ginger root chopped up, steeped with water, ACV, lemon juice, and honey or similar, blended, strained, stored in Kellner jar or similar.
Really nice as nightly drink with sparkling water over ice.

@DontBuyANewMumCashmere that sounds fab!
When I first stopped drinking alcohol I quite often drank bottles of Supermalt.
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Bit weird maybe. But I liked it.

I'm loving the Thatchers zero cider.

I second Goodray CBD drinks. They have some lovely flavours and will quite happily have a couple of those instead of a couple of glasses of wine.

I've also quit during the week (only 2 weeks ago) but I'm having a alcohol free beer and occupying myself with doing some diamond art. I've never been into crafty stuff but it's amazing at allowing my anxiety full head to have a break.