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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Up until January 2024 I consistently drank the equivalent of five shots of bourbon every day, more on the weekends.  I'm a 40yo female.

I did a Dry January and it stuck for five months.  More recently, I have had a few drinks at social events/vacation.[/quote]

Good for you, PP! Any tips to cut back? I want to make a change and so does DH. [/quote]

PP here.  I can tell you what I did.

I leaned in hard to focusing on not drinking, and my health.  I got an app for my phone that counts the days without drinks (and tells me how much money and calories I saved).  I read every book under the sun on alcohol reduction and health/wellness in general.  I spent a TON of time on walks listening to those audiobooks.  As a result, I went to be early, ridiculously early.  If I'm not awake at 9:00, I can't pour that 9:00 habitual drink!  I focused on getting quality sleep, quality exercise, and intentional time doing different things with friends and family.  That got me through Dry January.

I had every intention at stopping at one month, but just...kept going without thinking about it much.  After about two months, I got to the point where it didn't occur to me to have a drink.

I do have one of those Recess "adaptogen" drinks quite frequently.  I think it is just a placebo, but I like the way they taste.  I tried a bunch of NA beer/wine/liquor, but they weren't for me.

We'll see how it goes from here.  It was never my intention to stop drinking forever.  I just wanted to feel better, and I do![/quote]

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