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[quote=Anonymous]OP - gee did I write this post? I have the same routine and thoughts, and am just about to start cutting back as well. Mostly b/c of PP's comments about me being a bit useless after dinner, which is a signal to me that it's not healthy for me or for anyone else. A couple of things I'm trying:

1 - although I know it sounds silly, white wine spritzers. Now that the weather is warming up, these are actually pretty refreshing to me. And it cuts the alcohol in half.

2 - seltzer with a bit of juice added to them (orange, grapefruit, etc.) or with herbs added (mint, basil, etc.) while making dinner

3 - designating school-nights as alcohol-free-nights, or at least nights during which we don't drink wine with dinner, which is when we tend to consume most of our wine. This will only work if my husband is on-board and that bottle isn't sitting right there on the table.

Let me know what you figure out. I think that, like you and others, this has just grown into a habit and I'm looking for ways to start a new routine. PP's suggestions about yoga are interesting, since "cocktail" and "dinner" hours are not really ever conducive to practicing yoga (I have visions of myself in the kitchen with pots and pans simmering away, doing the warrior pose, while yelling at my kids to stop asking me questions about their homework b/c I'm "relaxing". HA!)

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