need friends who have quit/reduced drinking

dcmat

The other thing I have done is to buy higher quality wine & beer from independent sellers. Still spending less than I used to, but actually having a drink not full of sulphur or chemical additives....and sticking two fingers up at supermarkets!

hush7hush

I quit. [:

colorfulcupcakes

I struggle with this issue so much. I know drinking is totally sabotaging any of my healthy eating efforts but I am such a drinker and love the social aspect of it and just can't see life without wine and bloody marys.

This was me until 2 months ago I read Allen Carr's "The Easy Way to Stop Drinking" and I haven't had a drink since. The great thing is that it's not a matter of will power, I simply have no more desire for it. The book is very eye opening about all the mythical beliefs surrounding alcohol, like the thought, "How can I have a social life without drinking??" <-- that was a biggie for me. I was not a heavy drinker to begin with, but it's just that every time I had a drink I got a headache and was so tired the next day was a write-off. For me it was such a waste of time, money, and health.

Emmadennewitz

I have not had a drink since April and don't want to ever have another drink. I didn't drink often to begin with, only maybe 1 drink a month.

redtalent

I'm trying to cut back, and I can pretty easily when my fiance and I are across the pond from each other. But when I visit him, as I am now, or visa versa it's very difficult. He's a big drinker as are a lot of other people around us so there are many nights out. I'm trying to get him to start this journey with me but he's not having it. He can't give up his beer! lol

Kagard11

Me!

The thing is I LIKE drinking! I like going out to bars. I like watching football with a cold glass of beer. And I like enjoying a glass of whiskey with a good novel. I like pairing wine with dinner.

I haven't given myself a formal amount to cut back by or "quit" officially, but just the practice of logging everything I drink and thinking about how it's going to affect my calorie count for the day (especially because I'll probably want to eat something later) has helped me cut back significantly. And now whatever tolerance I had built up through college has officially disappeared. I'm a much cheaper date than I used to be!

This is like me!!!! Except the Whiskey, but I log it all!

Nikkiham520

I know the extra calories in alcohol stalls my weight loss. I love beer!!! Have you tried the MGD 64? it's very light....64 calories and somewhere around 2.5 carbs. It doesn't really buzz you like regular beer. (which I like!) Also, I find that beer is much easier to log into your diary. I thought about the individualized bottles of wine...they would be easier to log, too! Good luck!