I went the past two weeks without alcohol to kick start some weight loss. It felt great, and obviously not having those empty calories helps.
My girlfriend and I were talking about how to go forward with better habits around drinking. We both love it but want to stay healthy. We aren't raging alcoholics, in fact neither one of us seems to have a physical addiction, just some bad habits. We also both hate being really drunk, but love the buzz of 1 or 2 drinks. We drink something most nights, often just 1 or 2 beers, glasses of mead, cocktails, or whisky (not 1 or 2 of each). But often, maybe a couple times a week I have enough to get a bit drunk and feel crappy the next morning. I know from experience that just saying we'll drink less or not drink on certain days is ineffective.
So we have started a ten drink a week rule. This puts us on average in the healthy 1-2 drinks a day range but gives us the flexibility to have a few drinks when friends are over for dinner or to let loose on special occasions etc. Its also realistic, I know we can do this. Basically it makes us think and make a decision each time we decide (or not) to drink.
Anyone ever do anything like this?