Help!! Drinking too much

[Poppywell]

Hi I need help - I feel my social life revolves around drink! I don’t drink mid week but a weekend won’t pass when I don’t drink - at home I made ice dinner and we have wine then could have it Saturday and Sunday night too / then every Monday I feel crap /. Look awful bloated etc. every Monday I say I won’t drink at the weekend but I do

 

[Megansnarkle]

What's the motivation for having a drink at the weekend? Is it always with the same person/people? Is it part of a routine? Who suggests drinking?

 

[Poppywell]

I think we see it like - it’s Friday so I cook a nice meal and then we have wine with it! It’s myself and my husband no one suggests it - it’s just become routine and to chill everything outing seems to involve dinner and drinks. I want to go a weekend with out and just keep busy in different ways. I never even think of having a drink mid week but once Friday comes I’m really looking forward to it

 

[Snippysnips]

Could you perhaps change the drink to a non alcoholic version? Am not sure how much a difference there would be in the taste but could it be worth a try?

Or maybe you could have a dessert with drink in it, change the treat from a bottle of wine to a nice dessert?

 

[Mamacita]

Like any habit you just need to try and break it and it gets easier. I used to drink every weekend but then started going to the gym more regularly and didn't want to feel crap on weekends and now I only drink if I'm actually going out or it's a bigger occasion like someone's birthday etc and I genuinely don't crave it anymore. Try to think about how much better you'd feel if you didn't drink. Really try to imagine that and how crap you feel when you do drink- focus on that feeling. Also, what does your husband think- does he want to stop as well? If so, that should make it a lot easier